Star Wars: The Old Republic Goes Free to Play Next Week

All class storylines through level 50 open to free players next Thursday.



Patience, young Skywalker, Star Wars: The Old Republic will be free to play faster than Han Solo can make the Kessel Run. Next week, in fact. BioWare announced this morning that a $15 monthly subscription will no longer be required to play SWTOR beginning on November 15.

Starting next Thursday, all class storylines will be open to free players through level 50. Unless you keep paying a sub, everything else will be limited in one way or another. Here's the breakdown:
Character Creation Choices: limited
Operations: a paid weekly pass is required
Warzones: five per week or the purchase of a paid pass required
Flashpoints: open, but with limited rewards after three full reward Flahspoints per week
Space Missions: three per week or open with a paid weekly pass
Cargo Hold: gain and expand with Cartel Coins
Inventory: limited, can be expanded with Cartel Coins
Crew Skills: one for free, additional available for purchase
Quick Travel: longer cooldown period, can be removed with paid purchase
Emergency Fleet Pass: no free access, must be purchased
Death: revives at the nearest Med Center are unlimited, but free players can only revive in the field a total of five times. Additional field revives must be purchased with Cartel Coins
Item Equipping: most purple items locked to free players unless a license is purchased
Got questions? Get answers at the SWTOR free-to-play FAQ.

Show of hands: how many of you will check out SWTOR once it becomes a F2P MMO?

This doesn't look so free to play, will be glad to see Gamespys review xD

This interest me a little since my Dad plays this often.

Actually its a pretty good structure. This dual style does/has worked with other MMO's as well.