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The free hero rotation or free-to-play hero rotation is a set of 14 Heroes playable for free in the game modes Training, Versus A.I., Quick Match, Unranked Draft and Ranked and in Custom Games, by all players. The rotation changes every Tuesday, usually offering an entirely new selection of heroes. Access to the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Hero of the weekly rotation is unlocked when a player reaches level 5, 10, 15 and 20 respectively.

Current free Rotation[edit | edit source]

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Free rotation: October 20, 2020

List of previous free rotations[edit | edit source]

See List of previous free rotations

Notes[edit | edit source]

• In the early Technical Alpha, the developers temporarily allowed Raynor as an additional 8^th free hero, in order to ease new players' transition out of the tutorial.
• The store closed on September 22, 2014. After that, all Heroes were temporarily free to play until September 29, 2014.
• On December 8, 2015, the weekly rotation was expanded from seven to ten free Hero slots.^[1]
• From April 8 to 11, 2016, all Heroes became temporarily free to play to celebrate the Heroes of the Dorm grand final.^[2]
• On March 14, 2017, the weekly rotation was expanded from 10 to 14 Hero slots.^[3]
• On May 2, 2017, the unlockable hero slots' minimum level requirements were raised from 5, 7, 12 and 15 to 5, 10, 15 and 20 respectively, to correlate with the new hero leveling system.
• In late 2019, Blizzard stopped updating the free Hero rotation posts on the official forums (free Heroes still continue to be marked as such on the official website).

References[edit | edit source]

1. ↑Heroes of the Storm Patch Notes – December 8, 2015
2. ↑Celebrate Heroes of the Dorm with a Full Hero Roster and 50% More XP
3. ↑Heroes of the Storm Patch Notes – March 14, 2017

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• 7How to Upgrade My Account?

Free-to-Play, or F2P, is a play option that was introduced with Patch 1.5.0. Players who choose this option do not have to pay a monthly subscription fee. Characters can be played up to level 50, but there are gameplay and grouping restrictions. Any combination of these restrictions can be lifted through purchases from the in-game Cartel Market, which would automatically upgrade the account to Preferred Status. Free-to-Play includes:

• 8 distinct class stories, each with three chapters across 12 planets
• Each planet has optional unique side Planetary Quests and Exploratory Quests, which are different on the Imperial and Republic faction
• Repeatable Heroics (2+ player content that can be completed solo), which are different on the Imperial and Republic faction
• Level 1-50 Flashpoints (aka 'dungeons', 4-man group content with a solo version available)
• Warzones (player-vs-player content)
• Galactic Starfighter (space player-vs-player)
• Galactic Strongholds (player housing)
• Space Missions (solo space content)

Unlocking Expansions and Level 51-70[edit | edit source]

For new players, access to levels 51-70 is obtained by subscribing for one month. All expansions and levels 51-70 will be unlocked for all characters and all new characters for the life of the account. This includes access to the 3 Flashpoints that are a part of the expansions.

You only need to subscribe for one month to unlock the current expansions forever. If you unsubscribe after one month, you will lose your subscriber perks and status, but will keep your expansions and ability to reach level 70. Once you unsubscribe, you will be a 'preferred' player - you will have access to more perks than a free to play player, but less than a subscriber.

Expansions[edit | edit source]

Previous players may find that they already have access to some or all of levels 51-65:

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Rise of the Hutt Cartel (aka 'Makeb'): Access to Level 51-55 was obtained by purchasing the Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion, the Shadow of Revan expansion, or by subscribing for 1 month after September 2013. This expansion is unlocked for the duration of the account even if you unsubscribed.

Shadow of Revan: Access to Level 56-60 was obtained by purchasing the Shadow of Revan expansion. If you subscribed 1 month after October 2015, you have this expansion for free. This expansion is unlocked for the duration of the account even if you unsubscribed. This expansion includes 2 Flashpoints: 'Blood Hunt' and 'Battle of Rishi.'

Knights of the Fallen Empire: Access to levels 61-65 can only be obtained by subscribing for at least one month after October 2015. You will receive all chapters for Knights of the Fallen Empire released until you unsubscribe; these chapters will be unlocked for the duration of the account. (Example: You unsubscribe after chapter 10 is released. You will keep access to chapter 10 and levels 61-65 for the life of the account, but will not have access to chapter 11 onwards.) This expansion includes the 'Star Fortress' Flashpoint.

Knights of the Eternal Throne: Access to levels 66-70 can only be obtained by subscribing for at least one month after December 2016. You will receive all chapters for Knights of the Eternal Throne. Note that the Galactic Command system, Dark vs. Light Rewards, and Uprisings are only available to subs.

Free-to-Play, Preferred and Subscriber Differences[edit | edit source]

Each of the limited options below can be opened up through the Cartel Market.

¹'Rewards' does not include credits, some reputation tokens, and XP gained from defeating the last boss. All players, even F2P, have unlimited access to these. 'Rewards' only include gear, decorations, mounts, pets, some reputation tokens, non-reputation tokens, and crafting materials. Note that you only get these rewards if you win the loot roll against other players. You can also get an unlimited number of these if you do it solo.

²Unlimited when grouped with, and queued by a subscriber. Otherwise subject to Solo Warzone limits.

³If you already have a character with that species, you can still play with them as a Preferred player. You can unlock any species for any class with Cartel Coins, credits, or getting a character of that species to level 50. Some customization options are locked for certain classes until you unlock the class using the previous methods. Subs can only make the following species for the following classes unless unlocked:

• Humans and Cyborgs: Any class
• Zabrak: Any Republic class can be a brown Zabrak; Any Empire class can be a red Zabrak.
• Chiss: Bounty Hunters and Imperial Agents
• Miraluka: Jedi Knights and Consulars
• Mirialan: All Republic classes
• Rattataki: Bounty Hunters, Imperial Agents, and Sith Inquisitors
• Sith Pureblood: Sith Warriors and Inquisitors
• Twi'lek: Jedi Knight, Jedi Consular, Smuggler, and Sith Inquisitor
• Cathar: Must be unlocked
• Togruta: Must be unlocked

⁴There have been conflicting reports about Artifact Authorization after 4.0: some F2P players mentioned that are able to use them, others mentioned they could not.

⁵The 5.1.2 Patch Notes mention 'Free-to-Play chat restrictions have been adjusted in order to help address third-party service advertisement spam.' We currently do not know that that means yet: we've seen multiple players around level 20 mention that they cannot access chat still.

⁶Those that subscribed between November 2015 and December 2016 get 1 extra character slot. Those that subscribed between December 2016 and now get another character slot. Those that were subscribed at anytime during both time periods get 2 extra character slots: 1 for each time period. Note that many promotions give out free character slots too.

Free-to-Play[edit | edit source]

• 200,000 Credit Cap (anything above this amount is saved in an Escrow account)
  • Escrow Account Credits can now be transferred out with a Cartel Market Consumable
  • These only transfer credits from the Escrow Account to existing credit balance.
  • Escrow Transfer items ignore the credit cap when used, but do not make permanent changes to the credit cap.
    • Small Package - 50k - 40 Cartel Coins
    • Medium Package - 150k - 80 Cartel Coins
    • Large Package - 600k - 240 Cartel Coins
• Access to 1 Crew Skill
• Access to 2 Character Slots
• Access to 2 Galactic Trade Network slots
• Access to 2 Quickbars
• Access to 3 Species for Character Creation
• Access to 5 Medical Probes (In Field Revive) per Character
• Bank (Cargo Hold) Access must be unlocked (However, Legacy Bank is available to all that have 1 character at level 15+.)
• Can only receive Mail
• Cannot Trade items
• No Access to Priority In-Game Support - Only has access to email, phone, and forum support
• No Access to Rest XP
• No Login Priority - Only an issue right after a patch
• Restricted Chat functions
• Below maximum level: restricted to 3 Flashpoints Rewards from the final boss per week
• Restricted to 3 Space Missions per week
• Restricted to 5 Warzones per week
• Unlock must be purchased to use most Artifact (Purple) gear. Some Artifact gear may be used without an unlock.
• No access to any Operations
• No access to the Galactic Command system, thus no access to endgame gear.
• No access to Dark vs. Light rewards

Preferred[edit | edit source]

Preferred accounts offer a bit less restrictions than a Free to Play account.

To qualify for a preferred account, the account has to have met any of the following conditions:

• Previously subscribed to SWTOR using any method, including subscribing once or re-occuring on swtor.com, buying a subscribtion package from swtor.com that includes bonus items, 60 day time cards and subscription time codes from buying the physical copy of the game, purchasing the origins pack, or purchasing game time from Amazon
• Purchased anything through the the SWTOR Official Store.
  • WARNING: For some reason the 250 Cartel Coin pack ($2.99 USD) may not qualify users for preferred status. If this issue crops up, it is recommended that support is contacted.
  • This method includes buying a Cartel Coin Card from a different website or store and applying it to your account.
  • This mainly includes buying Cartel Coins, Subscription Time, or Subscription Time Packs with bonus items - anything you buy with real money, not in-game
• Have purchased the Shadow of Revan expansion (there is no longer a need to purchase it - simply subscribe to unlock all expansions)
• Purchased the Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion (there is no longer a need to purchase it - simply subscribe to unlock all expansions)

Preferred accounts have more benefits over a F2P account:

• 350,000 Credit cap total (anything above this amount is saved in an Escrow account)
  • Escrow Account Credits can now be transferred out with a Cartel Market Consumable
  • These only transfer credits from the Escrow Account to existing credit balance.
  • Escrow Transfer items ignore the credit cap when used, but do not make permanent changes to the credit cap.
    • Small Package - 50k - 40 Cartel Coins
    • Medium Package - 150k - 80 Cartel Coins
    • Large Package - 600k - 240 Cartel Coins
• Access to 1 additional Crew Skill
• Access to 2 additional Quickbars
• Access to 8 additional Character Slots
• Access to Bank (Cargo Hold)
• Access to Sprint at Level 1
• Access to Trading Items after Level 10
• Mail Restricted (only 1 attachment & cannot send credits)
• Medium Login Priority - Only an issue right after a patch
• Still no Access to Priority In-Game Support - Only has access to email, phone, and forum support
• Almost unrestricted Chat: Only restriction is a timer between General Chat uses
• Reduced cooldown on quick travel options

Note that some previous subscribers that are now Preferred get the following benefits:

• Access to all Artifact Quality Gear you have worn
• Access to Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion content if you subscribed after September 2013.
• Access to Shadow of Revan and Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion content (Free for Subscribers) if you subscribed after October 2015.
• Access to Knights of the Eternal Throne chapters if you subscribed after December 2016.
• Characters that exceed the Preferred number of characters cap will remain 'Inactive' until Character Slots are bought or the player resubscribes. The player chooses which ones are 'Inactive.'

Subscriber / Premium[edit | edit source]

A subscriber or premium member pays a monthly fee of around $15 to access and play the game.

Subscribers / Premium members have none of the restrictions that the other account types have.

Here is a short list of the Subscriber and Premium benefits over pure F2P players:

• Access to 12 additional Character Slots + 1 - 2 additional Character Slots for the life of the account (depending on when you were a subscriber)
• Access to 48 additional Galactic Trade Network Slots
• Access to 4 additional Quickbars
• Access to all Artifact Quality Gear
• Access to Priority In-Game Support
• Access to Rest XP
• Access to Two additional Crew Skills
• Access to Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion content (Free for Subscribers)
• Starting October 27, 2015: Access to Shadow of Revan and Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion content (Free for Subscribers)
• Free Unlimited Re-specializations
• Higher Experience Point Rate over Level 20
• Higher Login Priority
• Monthly Cartel Coin grant
  • 500 base subscriber grant (or more based on number of months bought)
  • 100 for any account with an authenticator
• No Chat Restrictions
• No Credit Cap
• Reduced cooldown on quick travel options
• Unlimited Flashpoints End Boss Rewards
• Unlimited Medical Probes
• Unlimited Mail
• Unlimited Operations
• Unlimited Space Missions
• Unlimited Warzones
• Unlimited Uprisings
• Access to the Galactic Command system (at max level)
• Access to Dark vs. Light rewards

How to Upgrade My Account?[edit | edit source]

Preferred[edit | edit source]

Your account can be upgraded to a Preferred status by making any purchase from the SWTOR Official Store.

Subscription / Premium[edit | edit source]

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Your account can be upgraded to a Subscriber or Premium status by purchasing a subscription from the SWTOR Official Store.

Subscriptions are currently available in the following plans:

Game CD key for 30 days - Various - One Time Purchase (Note: you now do not get anything else for using a game CD key.)

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• 60 Days - $29.99 USD - One Time Purchase
• 30 Days - $14.99 USD (Billed Every 30 Days) - Recurring Purchase
• 90 Days - $13.99 USD Per Month (Billed $41.97 USD Every 90 Days) - Recurring Purchase
• 180 Days - $12.99 USD Per Month (Billed $77.94 USD Every 180 Days)- Recurring Purchase

After your subscription has ended, you become a Preferred player.

F2P Updates[edit | edit source]

5.5.1 - 11/8/2017

• F2P players will have a default of 4 characters per server (up from 2)
• Preferred players will have a default of 12 characters per server(up from 6)
• Subscribers will have a default of 24 characters per server (up from 12)

5.2 - 4/18/2017

• Free-to-Play now can open all lockboxes

5.1.2 - 2/28/2017

• Free-to-Play chat restrictions have been adjusted in order to help address third-party service advertisement spam.

5.0 - 11/30/16

• Weekly passes removed from the game
• Added Uprisings as subscriber-only content
• Removed loot drops at maximum level for all players. All loot at max level now comes from the Galactic Command system, which is subscriber only.
• Added Dark vs. Light 'hourly' event. Rewards for this event are restricted to subscribers.
• Additional 2 character slots if you subscribe after Nov 30, 2016 (Cumulative 4 extra slots with the 2 extra slots from 4.0.)

4.0 - 10/20/15

• Additional 2 character slots if you subscribe after Oct 20, 2015

October 2015

• SWTOR support forum moved to EA Answers forum and is now available to all users. Email and phone support will still be available to all users; in-game priority ticket support will still be subscriber only.

June 2015

• Security Key app is now available for all users to setup.

3.2.0 - 4/28/15

• The cooldown on the Quick Travel ability has been reduced. For Subscribers and Preferred players the cooldown is now 6 minutes, and for Free-To-Play players the cooldown is now 26 minutes.
• The Legacy Travel I, II, and III unlocks now reduce the cooldown of the Quick Travel ability by 2 additional minutes each.
• The cooldown on the Emergency Fleet Pass ability has been reduced. For Subscribers and Preferred players the cooldown is now 90 minutes, and for Free-To-Play players the cooldown is now 180 minutes.
• The Legacy Fleet Pass I, II, and III unlocks now reduce the cooldown of the Emergency Fleet Pass ability by 30 additional minutes each.

3.0.0 - 12/2/14

• Reduced costs for respecialization for F2P and Preferred (Not mentioned in Patch Notes.)

2.3.2 - 9/4/13

• Experience and Valor penalties for Free to Play players now apply beginning at level 20 instead of level 10.

2.3.1 - 8/21/13

• Free-To-Play players can now train Sprint at level 10.
• Free-To-Play players are now granted the Emergency Fleet Pass ability at level 10.
• All players now have access to all event rewards.

2.1.0 - 5/14/13

• Escrow Credit Transfers are now available for Free–to–Play and Preferred Status Players. Package denominations are available for 50K, 150K, and 600K . Each Package is a consumable that will immediately transfer the Package's set amount of credits from the existing Escrow Balance as listed in the Currency tab of the Inventory Window to the Inventory credit balance. This transfer does not affect Inventory Credit Caps. Therefore, newly acquired credits will go into the Escrow Balance as normal. For example, if the player has a Credit Cap is 250,000 / The player has 100,000 in their Inventory. The player purchases a 600K escrow package bringing their Inventory credit total to 700,000. Until the credits in the player's Inventory drop below 250,000 (the Credit Cap), the newly acquired credits will be funneled into Escrow. Cost:
  • Small Package – 40 Cartel Coins
  • Medium Package – 80 Cartel Coins
  • Large Package – 240 Cartel Coins

External links[edit | edit source]