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26th October 2012

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A postscript to the F2P limitiations discussion →

When we launch our Free-to-Play option this Fall, it will include three ways of playing The Old Republic: as a Subscriber, as a Free-to-Play Player, or with Preferred Status! We have previously mentioned Preferred Player Status on our website (http://www.swtor.com/free/features) but have not really gone into details, something I plan to address here.

Once our Free-to-Play option launches, Free-to-Play Players will gain Preferred Player Status by making a single purchase through our website. This purchase can simply be a quantity of Cartel Coins, or a Game Time Card, or even a month of a Subscription. Additionally, former Subscribers who are returning as Free-to-Play Players, will find they have Preferred Status!

As a Preferred Status Player, you will gain the following benefits compared to Free-to-Play Players:
• The Sprint ability at Level 1
• Access to your Cargo Hold (an 80 item Player Bank)
• Access to Secure Trade (starting at level 10)
• The ability to send Mail, including one (1) attachment
• Increased allowance for chat message frequencies in Public chat channels (such as /general)
• An increased Credits Cap
• Access to the Who List
• Three (3) additional Sale Slots on the Galactic Trade Network (for a total of 5)
• One (1) additional active Crew Skill Slot (for a total of 2)
• Reduced skill point respecialization costs
• Increased Server queue priority

In addition to the above benefits, Subscribers who return as Preferred Status Players will find that they retain any Cargo Hold and Inventory expansions they had unlocked, any Legacy Unlock or Perk they have gained (including Species) and can continue to use any Artifact equipment that was bound to them previously.

Still no comment on number of characters though.

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25th October 2012

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In case anyone was curious about the restrictions F2P players will have in SWTOR. →

tallypants:

kotorswtor:

Wow. I’ve played the nerfed-down, f2p version of EQ2, and as a casual player didn’t feel too inconvenienced by the restrictions. But seriously? A limitation on the use of genchat (I get that they’re anticipating and trying to prevent abuse of chat by bots/currency farmers, but there are other ways to do that)? A limitation on quickbar usage? Cutting you down to the use of one trade skill? That just comes off as unnecessarily obstructive; I don’t foresee a lot of players who enjoyed the game but weren’t impressed enough to continue to shell out for a sub (I’m currently considering giving mine up until there’s more story content, for that matter) coming back with those kinds of limitations in place.

Yeah, it’s somewhat worse than I expected tbh. My sub’s lapsed anyway as I just don’t have the money right now and I was planning to just stick with F2P when it comes around since I don’t do operations or PvP anyway, but it looks like I’ll have to pay them just to buy back my character slots in order to keep playing all the stories.

I’d be less grumpy about it if they just let previous-subscribers keep their character slots, bank, etc. The inconveniences of losing fleet pass, field revive, fewer flashpoints, Ops, PvP etc. seem like kind of enough given that they’ve had a good £150 from me to date, without locking up most of my characters and a bunch of the items and skills I worked on while paying them monthly.

Are the coins you get for being a subscriber come F2P enough to make a dent in buying back your character slots and bank? If so, I guess I should try to scrape together the cash to reactivate my subscription for the last month if I can.

You can check the number of coins you’d be eligible for on the SWTOR website- it’s different for everyone depending on how long you’ve been subscribed and what type of game you bought.

But… uh… there’s no current price for unlocking character slots with cartel coins. Bank’s 450 CC, which subscriber coins will get you quite easily. Another 850 or so for the two extra crew skills. Still def. within subscription’s margin. But if you want your 14 character slots? By current pts data, you have to subscribe.

On the plus side, there appears to be a gifting function, so people who do stay subscribed like me can help with the bank and such for people who go F2P.

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