Star Wars: The Old Republic has so much for everyone to do to play the game, but it does have some limitations for those who are not subscribers. You do get a very large portion of the game free to play, so you can do the main story to see how it all wraps up your class.
| Free to Play | Subscribers | |
| Expansion Access | Up to Shadow of Revan | All Expansions |
| Available Species (without unlocks) | Human, Zabrak, Cyborg | Human, Zabrak, Cyborg, Chiss, Mirialan, Miraluka, Twi’lek, Sith Pureblood, and Rattataki |
| Level Cap | 60* | 80 (max of current expansion) |
| Monthly Cartel Coin Grant | None | 500-600 monthly |
| Character Slots | 4 per server (24 total) | 24 per server (100 max per server) |
| Credit Cap | 1 million | 4.2 billion |
| Galactic Seasons Reward Track | Base only | Base + Subscriber Rewards Track |
| Character Appearance Customization Discount | None | 50% off (Cartel Coins)** |
| Additional Experience Gain | None | 20% |
| Combat Styles | 1 | 2 |
| Subscriber Rewards | None | Provided throughout the year |
| *Free to Play accounts can level beyond 60 if they use a Master’s Datacron that is purchased from the Cartel Market. **Discount applies to base price of appearance customizations only; does not apply to species or other unlocks and does not reflect the final price of any bundles containing non-discounted items. | ||
Preferred Accounts:
Between Free to Play and Subscriber tiers, there is a middle tier called Preferred. This status can be obtained in 1 of 2 ways:
- A player has made a purchase of Cartel Coins
- A player purchased a Subscription or a bundle with a subscription but it then lapsed*
There are a few additional benefits the Preferred status has over the Free to Play model. Preferred players:
- Have 12 character slots per server
- Can trade with other players beginning at level 10
- Can send in-game mail containing 1 item
*If a Subscription lapses, the now Preferred account will continue to have certain benefits:
- Artifact Authorization – If a player is wearing gear that requires Artifact Authorization, they can continue to use that level of gear as long as they do not unequip it. Should they remove that gear from their character, they will either need to purchase the Artifact Equipment Authorization item or become a Subscriber again to equip the gear.
- Depending on when their subscription lapsed, a player will retain access to unlocked story content, and the max level of that expansion cycle.
Security Key
Active players of any account status who connect a Security Key to their account will receive Cartel Coin grants. Players will only receive the Cartel Coins if they log in within 29 days of their last grant.
Cartel Coins for Subscribers
Different subscriptions grant additional Cartel Coins per month while the subscription is active:
- 30 days recurring – 500 coins per 30 days
- 90 days recurring – 550 coins per 30 days
- 180 days recurring – 600 coins per 30 days
- 60 days game time card – 525 coins per 30 days. Coins are granted 30 days apart.
Subscribers Bonuses
There are also times throughout the year that subscribers will get limited-time login rewards. One example is the “Flashpoint Resurgence” released GDW Weaponcarrier mount if subscribers log in between 7.7.1 launch and October 14, 2025.
According to the Executive Producer Letter for Quarter 3 2025, it was mentioned that some other changes were made and not included for Free and Preferred players above. These are:
- Gaining access to companion customizations
- Gaining access to Legacy titles
- Earning rested XP
- Getting the first Cargo Bay free
- Hiding Head Slot
- Withdraw more credits from Escrow when using Cartel Coins
- ALL ACCOUNTS will have access to all quickbars