Also like other games, there are some restrictions on these free accounts:
- access to the Galactic Market
- ability to use in-game chat
- can’t send and receive mail from players
However, they will receive in-game mail such as the messages and rewards sent by NPCs after completing certain missions.
The second piece of news was about a new speeder mount for players who refer their friends to SWTOR. Bioware also released a video of the new speeder along with some information about it:
- Level: 25
- Quality: Artifact
- Requires Speeder Piloting: Rank 1
- Speed: 110%
- Excellent protection against being knocked off
You can earn the exclusive Kurtob Alliance Speeder by meeting the following requirements:
- Referred one or more of your friends through the Friends Trial Referral Form.
- At least one of your friends purchased the game and paid for a recurring monthly subscription or redeemed a Game Time Code.
- You must be opted-in to receive emails from The Old Republic.
- You and your friend’s account must not be banned.