Just a quick question ...
What would have been the response on these forums if the announcement had stated "Free 30 days for some of our most loyal customers... those accounts that do not have a L50 yet"?
Oh!!! The lamenting from the people that pushed fast to 50 would have been a hundred times louder. There would have been /rage-quitting left and right.
The game was brought to us by BioWare and LucasArts .. two of the better STORY ORIENTED game developers of the past 10 years.. Just exactly whose stupid idea was it to blow through the leveling content as fast as possible just to stand there at the top and look for something to do?
I have a 50.. a couple 40's .. and 10+ other alts... but I totally agree with the OP ... the original offer to 50's only was insanely shortsighted, and slighted a large percentage of the "loyal" fan base. That said, I for one am ashamed to see so many people... in this collection of gamer nerds and Star Wars geeks... posting self righteous, elitist, narrow-minded, entitled drivel about how they DESERVE it more because they played the game different than those that have shown appreciation of the journey more than the destination.
Seriously people... get a grip on your eEgo.