A short time ago, BioWare announced that there would be no grace period for Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) much to the chagrin of many players. To say that fans were upset would be somewhat of an understatement, especially given that the game officially launches during a busy holiday week and there have been some concerns about game shipments taking quite a bit longer to reach some people.

Today there is some good news for SWTOR fans. In a post to the SWTOR forums, BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk announced that there will now be an official two-day grace period to allow fans a little extra play time window while they wait for their retail copy to arrive.

We've been listening, and after doing another deep review of our platform infrastructure, we're taking action. Today, we're announcing a two day grace period for Star Wars: The Old Republic customers.



This means that everyone who pre-ordered and is in the Early Game Access program has forty-eight hours from launch in which to enter their product registration code, which will be found inside the physical Standard and Collector's Editions of the game; for digital editions of the game from Origin.com, the registration code will have been emailed to you after December 16th and will arrive before December 19th at 11:59PM EST. After December 22nd 12:01AM EST, you will be required to have a valid payment method and a product registration code registered to your account to continue to play. We strongly recommend that you register your product code as soon as you are able to do so (rather than waiting until the last minute) to ensure a seamless entry into the game, a smooth experience on the account website and to collect any special gifts and items you may be entitled to based on the version of the game you purchased.

While this is good news for fans, it may still be a little too short for some. Luckily, this will at least help soften the blow if you were one of the ones expecting your copy to arrive around December 26th. Zeschuk also explained how the grace period will work if players enter their retail code during the extension.

You may be wondering if your 30 days of game time (included with your purchase of the game) will be affected by the grace period. The answer is no. If you redeem your product registration code during the grace period, and add a valid payment method to your account, you will begin your billing cycle from then, and you will be entitled to 30 days of game time. If you redeem your product registration code before December 20th, your billing cycle will begin on December 20th at 12:01AM EST (the official launch date and time of the game).

Source: SWTOR Grace Period Announcement


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Last Updated: Mar 14, 2016

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