Registering a Payment Method before Early Access and Release Day?

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Will players be required to register a payment method to their SE account before being able to play on the 24th and 27th?

For 1.0 players the first month will be free, but it is my understanding that not all players will be receiving a free month. Also, just because the first month is free, that does not mean that a payment method will not have to be linked to your account before playing.

During the launch of 1.0, players had the option to pre-register their payment method, so that the payment method registration server would not become overloaded at launch.

Will preregistration become available before the 24th?

An official statement from SE concerning payment method registration would help alleviate the concerns of many players.