I try to avoid forum as much as possible, because of posts like this ... no idea where this sort of info come from, but as a player who have several max level char in both JP and TW version, i can say there is no such thing as a level restriction for free players, and i repeat again Wardobe feature ( +mail/trade ), is available for everyone, and not just VIP players, i would say the CN and KR version also have it free, but i didn't play those, so i can't confirm this, how ever, there is no doubt that : the eastern versions ( Especially TW ) are much better in every way than the current state of Eu/Na.
The weird characters names, questionable quests translations, horrible voice acting, poor rewards/surveys, and the wrong approach toward F2P/VIP, are all signs of a dark future for this game ... in this current state, i find myself questioning why i shouldn't go back to TW, at some point i am afraid ping alone won't be enough for an answer.