question about new F2P accounts - can they access chromie time or no?

[Malgibbon]

have a friend who just started but can't seem to get access to chromie time. I tried reading around and it seems that blizz requires you to have hit level 50 before you can access it. Can anyone confirm that this is the case or whether there is a work around?

 

[Conzil]

have a friend who just started but can't seem to get access to chromie time. I tried reading around and it seems that blizz requires you to have hit level 50 before you can access it. Can anyone confirm that this is the case or whether there is a work around?

They can't

 

[Chops]

i swear to god