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Star Wars: The Old Republic Adding Free-to-Play Option This Fall

EA and BioWare will add a free-to-play option to Star Wars: The Old Republic this fall, letting players run all eight class stories to level 50 with restrictions.

The most-asked question in the MMO world this year finally has an answer: EA and BioWare are adding a free-to-play option to Star Wars: The Old Republic this fall. The free version lets players run any of the eight class storylines up to level 50, with certain restrictions on the broader game. After the subscriber slide, going free-to-play was the move many saw coming.