Source: SWTOR is going free-to-play, subs dip below one million [Updated]EA BioWare is making the jump to lightspeed -- and free-to-play. That's right: As of this fall, Star Wars: The Old Republic will transition to a hybrid F2P business model.
Players who choose to engage in free-to-play will be able to experience a majority of the game for free, including the first 50 levels and all eight classes. BioWare did state that there will be restrictions, but those can be removed with microtransactions.
I try to keep up with game industry trends and I have to admit I didn't expect SWTOR to go F2P this quickly. Then again, I didn't know they'd dipped below a million subs, either.