UPDATED: Free Trial to Become a Permanent Fixture Starting December 20th

UPDATE: The original article was based on early patch notes, not the final notes that will go up early next week. We'll keep you posted when those patch notes are available.

An early version of Release 49 for Shroud of the Avatar have been published with a brief mention of the free trial experience possibly becoming a permanent fixture for the game starting on December 20th. If it makes the final patch, free trial players will play on the Courage Path as developers consider starting off with a sword is simpler than starting with a bow. Free Trial players will be able to advance each skill to level 50. 

As always, all progress from Free Trial accounts is retained should a player choose to become a backer. You can read the forum response to the trial announcement here.

Otherwise, head straight to the Shroud of the Avatar Release 49 notes.

Link: MMORPG.com forums via Aron_Swordmaster