Star Wars: The Old Republic free-to-play multiplayer limited to 3 PvP missions a week
Star Wars: The Old Republic has outlined which features will be free and what you'll have to pay for when it switches to a free-to-play model later this fall.
Star Wars: The Old Republic will be free-to-play before the end of the year, and BioWare has now detailed just what you can expect if you want to explore the galaxy without paying for the privilege. The good news is that one major aspect of TOR, the detailed story, will be completely free for all classes.
Payment starts to come up when you want to run multiplayer missions. You'll get an allotment of three PvP warzone missions a week, three rewarded flashpoints per week, one crew skill, and five revives in the field. If you want to go above that allowance, you can get more by purchasing Cartel Coins. TOR subscribers will already get some Cartel Coins from the start, and those who stay subscribed will get unlimited feature access plus some Cartel Coins to spend freely.
The official site (via PC Gamer) also points out that even making a single purchase will upgrade you to "preferred" status. This lets you sprint, use bank slots, chat and trade, and licenses you to equip purple items.
BioWare has been notably vague about when exactly it will make the F2P switch, but in the meantime has continued producing new content for current subscribers. The company plans on some form of major update every six weeks.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic has outlined which features will be free and what you'll have to pay for when it switches to a free-to-play model later this fall.-
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yeah and I wonder if I'm reading this wrong: . This lets you sprint, use bank slots, chat and trade, and licenses you to equip purple items.
does this mean you cant sprint without paying?....that cant be right....can it?-
So even though there are people that paid $60 for the game in the first place, they can't do any of these things unless they purchase cartel coins or whatever in-game content? I was subbed for the first two months and have purple items; now that I am unsubbed and this is F2P will I be unable to wear purple items that I previously acquired? o_O
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No, I think they a grandfathering in people who paid.
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Ah ok. I feel better now. I really did enjoy the story and look forward to continuing it now that it is F2P. Thanks for the response.
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You have to pay to get access to sprint? Yeah, that's a deal breaker. That's as bad as removing jumping unless you pay.
I had plans to check this out when it became free, but not allowing sprint is just silly.
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Later this fall? It's already goddamn fall, and almost goddamn winter. Go F2P already, star-bitches!
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It really sounds like they're kind of splitting into a kind of single player F2P game and then a traditional MMO that you can buy into. I wonder if this means they'll make the game easier in places? Oh and fuck not being able to sprint until you buy something! Jeez!
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Hahaha geez...3 will get you NOWHERE.
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"John C. asks, 'What's up with BioWare?!'" -- Giant Bombcast email, late December 2011
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Sounds like its going to be similar to LOTRO, which is cool.
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Fail 2 Play
