With Star Wars: The Old Republic celebrating a decade of continuous expansion and action, gamers are renewing their interest in the venerable game – one which is already mapping out the next 5 years with plans for another ten years – and one such gamer, checking out SWTOR after a number of years away has made a very welcome discovery; a bank full of Cartel Coins, available to spend in-game.
So I originally purchased this at launch, but fell off once my PC had died…. apparently my Security Key Grant never stopped though xD
byu/marcoalexander inswtor
When Reddit user Marcoalexander, an old Star Wars: The Old Republic player and streamer, returned to the game, he discovered thousands of Cartel Coins waiting for him, thanks to an authenticator he bought years ago.
Cartel Coins are an in-game currency acquired by spending real money, or given as a part of maintaining a premium SWTOR subscription in the otherwise free-to-play MMORPG. Cartel Coins can be exchanged for any number of special cosmetic items and items that loosen the restrictions on free-to-play accounts, granting them access to Premium and bonus features.
SWTOR also gives 100 Cartel Coins a month to those using a second form of authentication, either through the phone app or a physical device. Marcoalexander purchased an authenticator when The Old Republic first launched 10 years ago, but dropped off of the game shortly after. After recently logging in again, he discovered he had over 12,000 Cartel Coins–nearly $100 dollars in value–waiting for him from the monthly authenticator bonuses, which hadn’t stopped accumulating over his hiatus.
Those Cartel Coins might not be enough to buy a starship, but used judiciously they are certainly of value.