SWTOR has received some changes with the latest patch, which particularly benefit free-to-play players. We reveal what has changed.
The MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic is free to play; however, there are some restrictions that players must live with if they do not have an active subscription. These limitations have been the subject of harsh criticism time and again. Now, BioWare has made some adjustments with the newest patch and eased some of the restrictions. This means SWTOR can now be enjoyed better as a “free” player than before!
These player types exist: In SWTOR, there are three different types of players. Which group you belong to mainly depends on how much money you spend on the game.
- Free players: These players have not spent any money and have played SWTOR completely for free.
- Preferred status players: These players either had a subscription in the past or have purchased something in the cartel market.
- Subscribers: These players currently maintain a subscription, meaning they pay monthly for SWTOR.
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What has been improved: Depending on which type of non-subscribers you belong to, there are some new or improved features that you can now access. These include medical probes, fast travel, an increased cap for credits, and – perhaps most importantly – additional action bars for your character.
- The cap for available credits has been raised for free players and preferred status players to 1,000,000 credits. Previously, the limit was 200,000 (free players) or 350,000 (preferred status).
- Fast travel, which means teleporting to known locations within the same world, is now available to all players, regardless of their status. The corresponding items from the cartel market that were previously needed will be removed.
- The number of available quick slots increases from 2 to 3 for free players and from 4 to 5 for preferred status players. This allows for more abilities, mounts, toys, and pets to be placed on the quick bars. For subscribers, the maximum remains at 6 quick slots.
What do you think of these improvements? Is it a good thing that there are now more options for free-to-play players? Or should these differences not exist at all?
