Should have given 30 days to everyone subbed since release

I don't get it.

Player X has a level 50 and plays 7 trillions hours a week, and Player Y has a level 49 and plays for 4 hours a week.

BOTH have active subs, BOTH have played since launch and BOTH pre-ordered. However because Player X decided to get to 50, and Player Y decided to get a bunch of alts into the 30s/40's before making a decision on a main, Y is financially penalised.

You can sugar coat it and defend it as much as you like by saying there's ample time to get to 50 etc, but that's not very fair and I can't think an another MMO that would alienate some of it's playerbase like that.

Poor show BW, poor show.

Theres only two ways to have an account...

1) is a recurring sub
2) is a game card.

So Im guessing you have one of those two... I highlighted in red, so you can see what they say, but the answer to your question is basically it has to be an active account.

Game card. Credit Card. Bartered llamas... whatever works.

They let us know 8 days in advance ??????????????

OMG

if you cant get from 4x to 50 in 8 days time you dont deserve it really.

It is sorta sad..instead of people jumping for joy about getting 30 days (16 dollars) the have and have nots are complain. It's 16 dollars. You can't even get a pizza delivered for that. Is it really worth all the sour bickering.

I must say im totally confused.

No idea what this 30 free day thing is about aside from the first free month when you buy the game. What gives? Is Bioware offering more free time or are some people going crazy?

What is more deserving of thanks? And really, I apologize if I sound condescending or judgmental, it is not my intent. I'm merely posting this because Bioware MADE this judgment call in the first place.

Exhibit A: College student, 15 credit hours, no extracuricular activities, average social life. B+/A- student. Plays 4-6 hours a day and has 3 level 50s as of now.

Exhibit B: Married couple with kids. Play together whenever they can aside from other obligations. They want to level together so can only play when both are free. Both end up at level 47 as of now.

Exhibit C: Super Star Wars Nerd Guy who works overtime shifts on 2 different jobs just to get by and pay the rent levels up to 48 on a dead/dying server. Decides to reroll. Gets up to level 49 by now.

Exhibit D: An alt-aholic who has been around since the very first days of beta levels up 9 different characters to level 30-49 level range. No level 50 as of now.

Exhibit E: Your standard typical MMO player who plays regularly and has 1 or 2 level 50s.

Exhibit F: Your lunatic MMO-nut who plays 10 hours a day and has multiple level 50s and is also a major jack*** on the forums and during the game (ninjas, trash talks, etc.).

Who are the most loyal of these bunch? I would never presume to judge anyone. Yet Bioware did. Bioware thinks A, E and F are "loyal" and "most valuable." B, C and D are the scraps.

How can anyone NOT have a problem with this? Really?

So you cant decide on main after you hit lvl 50 with that char on 49?

LOLS

Read a few of my posts and you will be enlightened.

But then I think people just like to complain so most of what I have said is ignored.

Anywhere I can check my hours put in? THere have been nights where I put in 6 hours in a single night (no sleep). Did I mention I have 2 alts?

It's not about the money, it's about them telling players that don't have 50s that they aren't Loyal or Valued players.