Should have given 30 days to everyone subbed since release

Go away troll!

It's kinda sad that I'm going to miss all these "you should have leveled to 50 already" people complaining next week that there's nobody to play with. If there's a lack of level 50's then the way to get more is NOT to tick off those who are still leveling.

Once upon a time there was a game called anarchy online, sometimes during patches and updates they made so big mistakes that they gave players a free month as a "sorry we messed up" kinda way, many years after a company well know for their awsome games came along and wanted to share the wealth in what was know as the world of mmorpg.
First they showed real promise to the people about the game wich allready had a huge fanbase due to the franchise, then they started showing stuff about how they made they game work and so on and so forth....
Suddenly it was release time and every one was jumping around like antsy little kids that couldnt wait to unwrap all the gifts they knew was under the tree for them.
But then came the big fat CORP called EA and with an evul laugh they told the company that.. " you sholdnt do that just yet because we can improve it to make it more shinny "
The gullible company with the game thought this was the best ideer they had ever heard so they posponed the game just abit longer...
a looong time after came launch day !!! YAAAY !!!
fat happy little hands clapping all around the world in joy !!!

POW BUM BANG and the game was on its way !!

this story could really go both ways from here... only time could tell..
OR COULD IT !!!

some hints have allready been given about the state of things:

1: free month for players with a lvl 50 char ( wich is pure BS, and yes i got 2 of those )
2: ignoring the community on alot of important subjects
3: not inventing the deep dish but instead re-using what was allread there.
4: failing to do so in many areas.
5: loosing subs after the first free month.
6: the cry´s in the community
7: etc.etc.etc.etc

The list only goes longer and somehow they just keep getting worse and worse.
imo this is ( and im a freakin fan of this franchise and BW to ) one of the weakest starting points of any mmo ive played so far besides AoC ( age of conan for those who dont know ) and look what happend to a game with such a promising future...

THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU BIOWARE !!! so pls wake up and smell the roses, give the free months to every account that has been active since launch, fix the big mistakes you made and give the players of this game an apology for how you have treated them...

Was there an email or something about the 30 days cuz I didn't get one. And I have a 50, been 50 for like a month. /shrug

I have played since pre-release, I also have a family, job and a wedding to plan, I don't have a level 50 because I'd have to neglect one of those, 30 free play awarded arbitrarily on if you've got a 50 is wrong, sends out the wrong message to those of us taking our time, levelling alts, or don't have the time available, every one who has paid since the beginning has paid the same, to then say the level 50s deserve special treatment is insulting.

I really like this game, but this is ****** management, so I'm off to wait or guild wars 2.

Totally agree here iv subbed since day 1 but because i get so little time to play i don't get my free 30 days its a bit of a kick in the teeth for those who just don't have the time to get to 50 or try out all the classes first

All they need to do is add a second category of "valued customer". "Anyone who has a level 50 or who has continuously maintained an active subscription for X days prior to the release of 1.2...".

Really I would argue that the added bit should have been the whole of the definition to begin with, and unfortunely for them having both groups included is probably going to be a much bigger cost than the wanted...but really it's the only way they can fix it now as far as I can see.

I have been playing since day 2 of pre launch

I play 10-14 hours a day, every day

I signed up 6 months sub

How do you qualify me as less loyal or valued then some kid that signs up, space bars to 50, complains on forums for 2 weeks hes bored, cancells for 2 months, then comes back day before 1.2 and gets free month for loyalty and value?

Im all ears to hear how you explain this away

I have 19 characters, maxed out 6 crew skills, maxed out companion affections, and have characters from level 43 down to 20 spread over 3 servers.

Im all ears

First of all: I have a level 50 toon, so I got the 30-days.

There is still a way you can get around this "Dear invaluable lowlevel customer" issue. Repeat this 30-day-free-playtime-thing every 2-3 month. Every time the first character of an account hits level 50 this account gets 30 days of playtime.

Alternatively you could extend the offering to every account that is on active subscription since pre-launch/launch of SWTOR.

This happens if you leave important PR work to your trainees and/or interns...

Maybe you have bigger issues.

Also, with a 6 month sub, of course, you are not a less valued customer.
I didn't say you are.

But the issue was not, do I deserve the free month, but is it ok to put players in categories or what should be the criteria for getting the free month.

If the criterium for it is how long you've been paying for the game, and you have been paying for the game since day 2, and still dont get the free month, go tell it to a Bioware employee. I can not tell you anything about how they pick people for that. I was just saying, the customer who pays more is of higher value.