Bioware responded to the continued slide Abo-numbers: Soon you can Star Wars: The Old Republic, a Free2Play model can play for free. There are limitations, however.
Leave after less than a year since the release of Electronic Arts and Bioware exclusive of subscription to Star Wars: The Old Republic. From autumn 2012, the MMO may also be played free of charge from level 1 up to the maximum level 50. Nevertheless, the subscription options also exist. The EA announced on the official website of the game.
The developers respond to these ever-dwindling subscription customers base. After initially nearly 1.7 million customers currently pay less than one million players monthly cost of the Old Republic.
Although allowed to free players to experience all the story quests of the game, but need to cope with restrictions on other activities. So one of the Free2Play limited access as often in Flashpoints, PvP war zones or space missions. Also in the character editor is not all breeds are available. The larger "Operations" instances remain F2P players, however, completely denied. In addition, the free model also lacks some means of transportation. In the "galactic trade network," the marketplace of the item may MMOs, free players only "extremely limited offer" auctions. Paying players are also in the login queue priority.
Another difference between the Free2Play and 12.99-€-subscription in SWTOR: Subscription customers receive every month a certain number of the new currency "" cartel coins. With whom can also special items in the new "antitrust market" can be purchased. The amount of coins depends on the purchased version and the previously paid subscription months. Buyers of the Collector's Edition will also receive a hero banners and 1,000 bonus coins. Free players have the coins on the other hand - shopping with cash money - as usual for Free2Play.
In the coming months EA and Bioware announce addition of new content, the full subscription customers may try Free2Play players, however only with limitations. The war zone "Old hyperspace gates," and new space combat missions are to provide more employment for high-level characters. Only subscription heroes get on the other hand access to the new surgery "horror from the deep".
More information about the change, visit the official website of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Coinciding with the start to Free2Play SWTOR at lower purchase price including a free month will be delivered again in the trade.
