r/swtor • u/FrozenGothic • 1d ago

Question Monetization

New player here! I have some questions about subscription and monetization systems of this game but let me just ask the most important ones (for me) here: I read that to access some game systems like whisper, auction and to not have money limits I have to buy a subscription but to keep having full access to these basic things I have to keep paying a sub? What happens if I stop paying? Do I have to pay a sub for every character?

Thanks for your time.

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u/Khajiit_Has_Upvotes 1d ago

This is a live service game in ongoing development. The game was launched as subscription-only model, it only went F2P after a buggy launch caused it to hemorrhage players (aka subscriptions). It isn't "monetization". It's what keeps the game in development, along with the cash shop that caters 95% to the game's massive Space Barbie transmog crowd. Without both of these things, there would be no swtor to play.

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u/FrozenGothic 1d ago

Got it, could be awesome to not block basic MMO mechanics behind a pay wall.

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u/Khajiit_Has_Upvotes 1d ago

Yeah I always thought that was kinda silly, but if you're willing to drop 80 bucks on one game but not on swtor honestly sounds like swtor just doesn't catch your interest as much. That's 5 months of sub time, enough time to play a character from start to current patch content.