Should have given 30 days to everyone subbed since release

Like most here, I've been around since launch and have levelled over a dozen characters, the maximum currently at 47.

Poor decision on Bioware's part to exclude so many of those that have remained faithful.

And as stated before it would have saved a lot of problems if Bioware just said that this is why they are doing it. They didn't, and thus we are here.

THIS x1000

How is server population a valid reason for "loyal" customers not being 50.

Wait.

"I'm a loyal player but as soon as I log on and see less than 50 people in fleet, I'm re-rolling. This server's dead"

That's not loyal. Short-sighted, panicked, stupid even. But not loyal.

Loyalty isn't just measured by how long you've subscribed, it's in the effort you've made to become a part of the community. Bailing as soon as you see server population drop isn't loyalty, and frankly the SW:ToR community would be better off without such fickle players.

For those of you that have stuck with the game I actually feel bad for you, but I stick to my arguement that human beings are terrible and will lie steal and cheat to get something they want. 3/4's of the people posting here are those exact people, paid for a long sub at release, quit playing came back for 1.2 and now want free stuff.

For the rest of you, yeah its sucks.

The release of the game was around 4 months ago and well frankly, even with a busy life this should have been plenty to hit 50. Even if you re-rolled 2-3 times.

Oh please beleive me, Im not saying there arent. What Im saying is... this was not something they did to insult you, or anyone else. They did it: (more than likely it stems mostly from Ranked WZ's not making it in. Thats my downlow, quiet, secret, guess.) Its aimed at people in the endgame.

Its not an insult to you. What I dont get is that all of the people who are complaining so much... most of them were three levels or so away from end level. thats two planets at most.... Voss and Corellia. Ive leveled five toons to fifty. Hell, you can have one of mine.

And I didnt powerlevel a single one. I just plodded through the story line, a few hours a day, when I could.

The only way people can not be fifty at this point, is by making a conscious choice not to. If someone did, why complain?

It's not about the ability to play to 50...there are two distinct playstyles. People who play at the top, who feel that the game doesn't exist until you are 50. Then people who play in the middle, who like to spread their time over multiple characters and go explore, RP, or whatever. Neither play style is necessarily right or wrong, but there has and always been a long standing divide between these player bases. Right now this poo-storm is the result of what is viewed as Bioware "taking sides".

I've been playing since launch and I have one character at level 47, and a few less than level 5 alts. I've been taking it slow, completing all the quests I can, acquiring the best gear I can get for my level, and I spent a lot of time leveling all my craft skills to level 400. I only play solo.

I ordered a 6 month sub when I got the game. After playing the beta, I knew I would be playing the game on and off when I had the free time. I would probably play more if my gaming friends weren't broke and had old PCs that can't handle the game.

I have to work and have other things I do besides playing games. I mostly play on the weekends when I have free time. And I play other (non-MMO) games too. I'll often play in spurts in which I may play a lot one month and very little another. I've been busy the last few weekends and haven't put in much time over the last month.

Its kind of lame that I won't get that free month because I didn't make it to level 50 over the last couple weeks. But then I might not even be playing at all in the next couple months after I do finish leveling to 50, completing the storyline, and messing around with my alts. I'll probably come back to the game later, after a few major patches and I have a friend that I can duo with.

I'm a little more peeved with MMOs in general that I can't just buy an amount of hours to play that I can use at my own pace. For casual players like me, its like throwing money away with the only alternative being not playing at all.

Do you work a 9-5? Because I don't. Do you have family and other significant obligations? I do.

There are a whole lot of us who have to lie to our families to play video games...maybe you don't understand what that's like (or maybe you have very understanding family) but I don't.