Originally posted by motoraton

Originally posted by Skuz

 

Originally posted by MikeB

Originally posted by motoraton
MMM i have only one question can u trade the items from the store? u can sell the unlocks to other players? if that can happen i think i will play the game,

Yes. It says this right in the article. :)

 

No, you cannot "sell the unlocks" because those are "feature" purchases for your account.

The tradeable things are "item" purchases, such as gear or consumables, things which are sent to your inventory.

 

 mm if u cant trade the unlocks, how the free player can get the unlocks -.-? only paying ? no other way?

that sucks :S the gear or consumables for what? if u can go to pvp more than 5 time per week? or cant go to raids :S

the other problem is limit credit for f2p so if u can buy one item  only for 200k no more so i think if the unlocks can sell for sure cost more then 200k 

200 k in SWTOR is a great amount of money. LOL when I started to play I could never get to this limit until I got to level 50 and started dailies. Majority of orange gear on GTN costs from 5k to 15k, unless you want something fancy looking or rare like pants for inquisitor LOL. Also you are not loosing credits if you get above 200 k. They are going to escrow account and you can use it when you sub. F2P players will have to watch they credits and buy stuff when they get close to limit... that's that simple.

Edit. Item for more then 200 k are only at level 50 --- purple mods for ops etc.

My concern with this game going F2P is not so much the cash shop, but I read they were limiting the amount of content you can do and be rewarded for on a weekly basis, and it seemed like the limitations were a bit much, like only being able to do 3 flashpoints a week, 2 space missions, etc.

Does this seem like it'd be a big issue from what you've seen?

Originally posted by Aviggin

My concern with this game going F2P is not so much the cash shop, but I read they were limiting the amount of content you can do and be rewarded for on a weekly basis, and it seemed like the limitations were a bit much, like only being able to do 3 flashpoints a week, 2 space missions, etc.

Does this seem like it'd be a big issue from what you've seen?

WHat I want to know is the price of those packs. Operations and Flashpoints unlock. Anyone knows it?

Originally posted by Aviggin

My concern with this game going F2P is not so much the cash shop, but I read they were limiting the amount of content you can do and be rewarded for on a weekly basis, and it seemed like the limitations were a bit much, like only being able to do 3 flashpoints a week, 2 space missions, etc.

Does this seem like it'd be a big issue from what you've seen?

You can do as many flashpoints as you want, full rewards are limited to 3 per week, not particiption. 3 space missions per week unless you unlock weekly pass.

The access to story is free, additional content is limited. You can enjoy the journey to 50 without need to pay a penny if you choose so, if you want to enjoy additional features you need to pay.

Originally posted by Sevenstar61

Originally posted by motoraton
MMM i have only one question can u trade the items from the store? u can sell the unlocks to other players? if that can happen i think i will play the game,

When you first get most cartel items, they are bound to you for a timeframe based on your account status. You will not be able to trade/mail/GTN the item(s) until that timer finishes, and it turns the item back from bound to bind on equip.

 

So answer is yes, but I am not sure what means the account status. I will try to find out.

 

Edit. The timeframe is different for subscribers, Preferred status and F2P. The shortest is for subscribers the longest for F2P. But after this time expires you can sell these items.

Edit 2: I don't think you can sell unlocks.

You can indeed sell unlocks, including Weekly Warzone Passes.

Originally posted by Sevenstar61

There is a new article on massively posted today - and it confirms that the final date for F2P is November 15th,

 

http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/11/08/swtor-launches-free-to-play-on-november-15th-no-rumor/

 

Or, you know, this article right here that you're commenting on does the same thing. :)

Here is a link to prices on Cartel Market. Remember, though that this may be subject to change

http://dulfy.net/2012/10/23/swtor-cartel-market-items/

Consumables

Originally posted by BillMurphy
I plan on trying it too.  I never did get to finish some of my personal stories because other projects popped up.  This will allow that, at least!

I plan on doing this also, I only got to level 39 on my Marauder :P.

 

 

Originally posted by Sevenstar61

 

There is a new article on massively posted today - and it confirms that the final date for F2P is November 15th,

 

http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/11/08/swtor-launches-free-to-play-on-november-15th-no-rumor/

 

Thank you for posting this, i've been wondering when they would do it. I've heard people say either this month or next month, but not an actual date. 
 

Originally posted by MikeB

Originally posted by Sevenstar61

Originally posted by motoraton
MMM i have only one question can u trade the items from the store? u can sell the unlocks to other players? if that can happen i think i will play the game,

When you first get most cartel items, they are bound to you for a timeframe based on your account status. You will not be able to trade/mail/GTN the item(s) until that timer finishes, and it turns the item back from bound to bind on equip.

 

So answer is yes, but I am not sure what means the account status. I will try to find out.

 

Edit. The timeframe is different for subscribers, Preferred status and F2P. The shortest is for subscribers the longest for F2P. But after this time expires you can sell these items.

Edit 2: I don't think you can sell unlocks.

You can indeed sell unlocks, including Weekly Warzone Passes.

These are consumables so yes, everything what ends up in your inventory I guess.

Originally posted by Sevenstar61

Here is a link to prices on Cartel Market. Remember, though that this may be subject to change

http://dulfy.net/2012/10/23/swtor-cartel-market-items/

After reading that I can safely say That I prefer a million times to reactivate my World Of Warcraft account

Originally posted by Sevenstar61

Originally posted by MikeB

Originally posted by Sevenstar61

Originally posted by motoraton
MMM i have only one question can u trade the items from the store? u can sell the unlocks to other players? if that can happen i think i will play the game,

When you first get most cartel items, they are bound to you for a timeframe based on your account status. You will not be able to trade/mail/GTN the item(s) until that timer finishes, and it turns the item back from bound to bind on equip.

 

So answer is yes, but I am not sure what means the account status. I will try to find out.

 

Edit. The timeframe is different for subscribers, Preferred status and F2P. The shortest is for subscribers the longest for F2P. But after this time expires you can sell these items.

Edit 2: I don't think you can sell unlocks.

You can indeed sell unlocks, including Weekly Warzone Passes.

These are consumables so yes, everything what ends up in your inventory I guess.

i think i will try the game. i think the free player can buy the passes for credits, if u dont hurry for clear the content, u can play without paying 

Is there any info on the price of cartel coins?

How many can 10 euros buy for example?

I have been a subscriber since launch and plan to continue to do so until Feburary 2013. I have been "testing" the Prefered Account options on the SWTOR test server (PTS) up until they converted everyone back to the "subscribtion" character. While playing as a prefered account, Bioware gave each of us 9,000 Cartel Coin to play with. What I found was that the cost in Cartel Coin to bring my characters (account wide) up to what they had been during the "subscription" period was pretty steep. I ended up spending something on the order of 4,000 CC. That did not include an "passes" for OPs (raids) or PvP. What I spent it on as so that I could wear high level armor/weapons; adding back at least one tool bar; and purchasing back a third crafting/crew ability.  There were a couple of other items too which I can not recall at the moment. Anyway, for me it was just very costly to do that. I have not heard the "offical" conversion dollars to CC but unoffical information suggests it will be somewhere north of one cent per CC.

As to the store itself, I did not really see anything that I would pay real money for. There were a couple of items that were interesting but not worth the expentiture either as a "free" player or as a subscriber. I am sure others will find items they just must have but not of them are needed to make me shell out real cash.

My other concern is that subscribers are not going to see much content unless they are willing to pay for it above and beyond their sub fee. Hopefully, I am wrong but based upon how most of those stores operate, subscribers will not be getting much for the sub fees they will blunk down.

So, I am done once my sub is gone. Over and OUT!

One cent per CC? LOL thats a crime.

I mean, if a weekly pass to flashpoints cost 240 conis I would spend around 1000 for a month, or in this case 10 dollars.

10 dollars to do flashpoints alone, not operations, warzones etc etc etc.

Lol

Originally posted by Sevenstar61

Edit. They reward active subscribers, not every person who ever played the game. And I think it's a right choice.

Unfortunately, the f2p thingy is meant to get in new players, and fmr players to come back.....they already have their subscribers tied to the game.

Originally posted by Sevenstar61

You have to be active subscriber at the time of launching F2P to get CC. It is believed that the date will be 11/14/12

 

Edit. They reward active subscribers, not every person who ever played the game. And I think it's a right choice.

 Those are the kind of right choices that made it go free to play in less than a year in the first place.  A lot of people supported this game, a lot of people spent good money on this game, and a lot of people subbed to this game for some time. I dont think it's the right choice at all but It probably wouldnt keep me from trying out some other classes when Im bored of another game.

Originally posted by Sevenstar61

You have to be active subscriber at the time of launching F2P to get CC. It is believed that the date will be 11/14/12

 

Edit. They reward active subscribers, not every person who ever played the game. And I think it's a right choice.

Right, penalize the people who bought the game and actually subscribed.  Sounds like it is right out of the EA response book.

Seriously, why stick it to previous people who actually spent some real money on this game, only EA could come up with such a brain dead idea!

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Originally posted by Ozmodan

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Originally posted by Sevenstar61 You have to be active subscriber at the time of launching F2P to get CC. It is believed that the date will be 11/14/12   Edit. They reward active subscribers, not every person who ever played the game. And I think it's a right choice.

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Right, penalize the people who bought the game and actually subscribed.  Sounds like it is right out of the EA response book.

Seriously, why stick it to previous people who actually spent some real money on this game, only EA could come up with such a brain dead idea!

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