A friend and I resubbed at the same time. Sub ended at the same time (13th at midnight). Got the billing email at the same time. He's able to get on but I'm not. Lame.
Free login isn't supposed to officially begin until tomorrow at 0100 PDT. As I understand it, though, they start rolling access out in waves before that time. If you meet their stated eligibility of
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3. Character status under the inactive character options must be set to "Cancelled" status as of
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (PDT).
you should have access by the time the event is set to actually start.