TruSeeker Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I've read recently there's a free-to-play option coming soon, so I'm curious about what will happen after my time is up on my subscription. I have a character that is a level 42, will I be able to use free-to-play to continue playing him in the future? Or is my account already activated and in turn I can't access free-to-play? I also heard there's a free public test server, but which server is it? (All the servers have fancy names) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happysister Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 yes, your toon will still be available to play if you switch to F2P. the PTS is accessed on the launcher. you need to click the gear button in order to enable it. then you need to download the patch for the test server which is almost as big as the game itself. it will be a very long download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ognajd Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 As a new subscriber I have to say all this f2p talk seems like an ominous cloud lurking in the distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oggthebase Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 A few questions have been answered by Blaine Christine regarding F2P / subscriber / preferred status and what happens when switching from one to the other http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=546823 But to reply to you directly: you keep everything you've earned with the character you're playing when the game goes "free to play". If you stop subscribing you'll get limited to the 2 quickbars, and won't be able to equip new purple stuff you find, but you can pay to unlock both again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happysister Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 As a new subscriber I have to say all this f2p talk seems like an ominous cloud lurking in the distance. why would that be? other F2P games do extremely well. i mean, take a look at League of Legends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodan Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 why would that be? other F2P games do extremely well. i mean, take a look at League of Legends. and lotro. when they switched to f2p they increased their revenue A LOT and have released 2 expansions since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happysister Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 and lotro. when they switched to f2p they increased their revenue A LOT and have released 2 expansions since this too. i know i was one of those people who started playing when it went F2P, lol. played it until SWTOR came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oggthebase Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 *put on a long grey beard and a worn pointy hat* YOU.. SHALL.. NOT... PAY!!! Best add for F2P ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothematic Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 *put on a long grey beard and a worn pointy hat* YOU.. SHALL.. NOT... PAY!!! Best add for F2P ever I can imagine the CEO of EA doing that and blasting non subscribers with force energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ognajd Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 why would that be? other F2P games do extremely well. i mean, take a look at League of Legends. For me it feels like the focus is on f2p, so then why subscribe? May as well just stop paying the monthly fee and join the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happysister Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 (edited) For me it feels like the focus is on f2p, so then why subscribe? May as well just stop paying the monthly fee and join the crowd. have you seen the list of differences between subs and F2P accounts? honestly, it's cheaper to stay subbed if you want to keep your account exactly the way it is, seeing how if you go free, you'll have to pay real money to unlock everything all over again. and not all the unlocks are account wide. Edited November 4, 2012 by happysister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ognajd Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I think there's an acceptable level of sacrifice one is able to make when determining what level of f2p is cheaper than a subscription. The biggest drawback for the game is the substandard features it provides, in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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