Obviously old republic had nothing to do with this Looks like wow is starting to drop in userbase finally. This type of trend in subscriber loss is usually normal just prior to an expansion pack release for wow, but this is quite a chunk.. and Mists of Pandaria isn't exactly your traditional expansion pack. I think this is the beginning of an end of an era. Blizzard better start doing some real work on that new mmo!
It's not free to play yet but you can buy the game for $12.99 at Kmart and save it for later. I imagine it also comes with 1 month of play for free. http://www.kmart.com/electronic-arts-star-wars-old-republic/p-018W004236553001P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1&sid=KAx20050801x13xSlickdeals&aff=Y