Star Wars: The Old Republic going free to level 15

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• Shocking. : Visceral Monkey
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  i'm surprised paid MMOs don't just do this right away at launch now. it's a great way to get people to t... : electroly
  • And generally with most of these modern mmo's the first ~20 levels are the most polished. Get people hoo... : fried sushi
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    Biggest reason not to would be that server needs for all of these failed MMOs spike at the release date. So starting free-to-15 would cause them to build out a lot more infrastructure.

    Jun 04, 2012 2:18pm PDT
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    Biggest reason not to would be that server needs for all of these failed MMOs spike at the release date. ... : dfay
    • Plus let's be honest if the game sells really well you don't need to. They still want you to pay the $60 ... : Schnapple
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  Logged in the other day around primetime and there was 11 people in the fleet. A /who returned everyone ... : walker270
  • Part of the reason lots of us say this is a really good single player game. : daggot
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  I think "going free-to-play" isn't as simple as just not charging any more. There's a lot that goes into ... : SkipperMcG
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    Honestly, I just want KOTOR3... TOR was fun but I was done with it after my 30 days. : k1ld0r
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      How many days do you think you would play KOTOR3 for? : SkipperMcG
      • Yer but thats not a fair argument to make, TOR is meant to last you for way more than 30 days, it's an MM... : WootheDave
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    Guild Wars seems to have it figured out. : shyguy74
    • How much of what Guild Wars does are you aware of? : walker270
    • Cuz GW is totally an MMO. And GW2 doesn't have an upfront cost or anything and has shown itself to be suc... : StealthHawk
• So I am betting Old Republic is shutdown in two years. Maybe a year. : larrymadill
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  I'd love to see stats about MMO profit/losses/userbases for shits and giggles. I mean, how many are long ... : ryuuseki
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    Was asking these questions just after EQ launched and the next one was on the horizon; which I think was ... : daggot
    • I don't think MMOs have peaked but the current type of quest-based and grinding types of MMOs are probabl... : LilCrypto
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  SWTOR could have been a great F2P game. Players who don't spacebar+3 through dialog become really attach... : Teirdome
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    It wasn't the subbing that killed it for me, it was the boredom of end game. $15 a month is cake, $15 a m... : Saldrin
    • ^ this : fw_rams
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      yea that game is boring as shit once you hit the endgame : action figure
      • For someone like me who has limited time to play, I hardly ever reach endgame before I move on to the nex... : chadg033
• Cool I might try this out I like a x-wing : Mr.SEX
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  Holding out with playing this game is starting to pay off! I always wanted to try it out and just go thro... : SilverSnake
  • There isn't that much story to be had to only L15. : GodZilly
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  So, free-to-15, but then you have to buy the game and pay monthly fees? Or monthly fees only? Because t... : cerealSAM2
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    Sounds like its an extended trial, play to 15 for free then buy the game if you are interested. : fried sushi
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      So then yeah, once you hit 15 you have to buy the game as well as pay the monthly fees. They're just ... : Schnapple
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        It might get them some box sales, 1-20 is pretty solid the warts don't begin to show till the later level... : fried sushi
        • Yeah, with the speed upgrades, the post-first planet stuff might not be so bad now. : cerealSAM2
• Will i be able to play my old account? : Ziz
• Still hoping for proper space combat :( : skinlab133
• I really enjoyed the free trial weekend as a single player game, I can totally see myself getting every c... : Liquid