Stupid F2P Restrictions

They shouldn't bother calling it F2P then.

If you want to see a real F2P model, take a look at DDO, or LOTRO, or STO. They have models that work, and don't make the paying F2P player feel like a second class citizen. All of this nickle and dimeing is ridiculous, and it will not do SWTOR any favors with trying to court new players.

please read my post again and then come back again, they didn't say free to play, they said free to play option, and if i'm correct they even said 'restricted free to play option' =/= 'free to play'

edit : plus, you get to play your story for free, which makes the story part of the game free to play the way you see it, it also makes the kotor fans happy because they get to come in and play the story of the game without any extra cost.

Im torn on this. There is a need to get people to sub for this game, at the same time F2P can actually be more profitable than a sub (and has been for some games apparently), we don't want people to leave the game in frustration, but at the same time will they really know that players have these features normally?

It seems a bit odd to restrict some of the items at the level they have...requiring constant purchases it seems Unlocks would have been better IMO...much like the way legacy works.

Also they should be adding convenience features that both F2P and paying customers could use, like a way to reduce or remove recharge times on QT and Fleet, speeder rentals, etc. But I guess restricting game features is one way to go.

One thing that does concern me is that this game is already pretty lean on features. The purple restriction is a bit odd, especially considering some purple items are technically orange gear...but if they stay unlocked for former paying subs this may not be a problem.

I like F2P because I can pay for features I want when I want them. If I am interested in PVP I can pay to unlock it. I can also pay for extra cargo slots, extra bag space instead of using in game currency, which is very light early on in the game. That is, if they go this way.

As long as they do not treat F2P as a punishment, and add grat convenience features that used to be credit sinks in the game for both sub and f2p players I think it's a good thing.

If you are subscriber, you won't have to.These restrictions are designed good, they are different from other games, but TOR is different too. First time I'm ever saying this: Bioware is right, this is going to work. Don't be so negative. Subscribers will not be inflicted negatively anyways.

Soooo you basically wanted to pick up your previous gaming experience but for free with no penalties? they informed there would be restrictions since day one of the f2p press release.

as a subscriber i already find that the game is lacking features - like no possible change of haircut - face (like buy a Sith tattoo ^^) - no real vanity gear - useless legacy perks - hours of waiting for a queue to pop up - tons of glitches and bugs - 50% of playing time spent on running from 1 place to another on a humongus empty map and so on.
i already feel cheated - so how a f2p user will feel about a slice of an already incomplete game ?

i used to play f2p games and spend quite a lot on them - a lot more than a sub - but i was spending money on items i had FUN with (social or vanity) or that were needed for PvP survival. so far i don't see any real interesting offer neither for bored subscribers to stay subscribed nor for F2Pers to buy one - i sadly see more possibilities to milk the cow tho even if that poor cow has been quite dry for some times.

my grand mother used to say "you don't catch flies with vinegar" - but at times we all need to fail somewhere to gain experience and learn and grow stronger (wiser?)

so it'll be a wait and see approach for me but i don't have high hopes.

LOL Death what ? There is not penalty to speak off. Bunch of crybabies.

Doesn't all this only apply to F2P players?

Yes.

Doesn't stop the entitlement issues though

correct this applies to players going into the free to play option, nothing changes for subscribers