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Saandrig t1_j6mikk6 wrote

Reply to comment by morphum in I’m considering trying out “The Old Republic” but don’t really have any experience with games like this. Any advice before starting? Should I even try it? by Trevor-On-Reddit

What features of "getting ahead"? The store offers 99% cosmetics.

Some QoL things can be bought for free players, like extra quickbars or endgame gear authorizations (not the gear itself). But they are only needed if a player wants to dive seriously in the raider/PvP multiplayer part (and are all available automatically for subscribers). So at that point a player should just subscribe.

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morphum t1_j6mju6b wrote

Hmm i guess it wasnt as many as i thought. Mainly just the artifact equipment authorization, crew skill slot, and other convenience unlocks, which admittedly you could easily go without.

I do agree with subscribing though. If OP finds himself really enjoying the game, the one-time 60 day subscription is well worth the investment

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Saandrig t1_j6mkpop wrote

Plus a one time subscription gives access to all currently released expansions and the player keeps that access even after the subscription expires and isn't renewed. That's a good amount of extra story if a player wants more after finishing all the F2P content.

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BuhamutZeo t1_j6n8u4m wrote

> QoL things can be bought for free players, like extra quickbars

Quickbars so you can use abilities is NOT QoL, it is P2W.

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Saandrig t1_j6n9mbg wrote

You have enough quickbars as a free player for all the skills you would use. Especially since you are capped at 60 and won't have all abilities anyway.

Those in the shop are extra ones on top of the free. As a subscriber I didn't even use half of the available quickbars you get.

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