People are amusingly getting up in arms about The Old Republic. It isn't anything to do with the content of the game but instead lies in the billing side of things. Apparently, some people don't know that to activate the free month you get with an MMO, you have to put in a credit card for validation purposes. The amount of hate I have seen for something that has been dating back to at least Everquest 1 days is quite hilarious.
This is how MMO's that aren't wildly popular make some of their money back. They have you sign up for a monthly plan to get your free month and hope that you either like the game enough to keep playing or completely forget to cancel it for a few months. It's sleazy but not illegal or shady by any means. TOR is not the first, or the last, MMO to require this.
Of course, some people have other circumstances related to this that are a bit crappy. Some European customers argue that they don't have credit cards (it isn't as common in some countries) and have to instead by a pre-paid card, an additional $30 right off the bat. Also, the site has been hit hard in the last few days with the game's launch early this week and some have been unable to even update their info on the site, locking them out. These situations are a little easier to feel sorry about.
This is all information that is easily accessed if you just look. I can't feel sorry for anyone (except those with situations mentioned above) who feel cheated out of their "free" month because they don't understand how this all works.
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