Bioware/EA: This is an MMO that will revolutionize all MMOs and hopefully de-throne WoW. We will not launch the game until it is absolutely flawless. We will make a balanced pvp and pve experience. Me:Your time is over. For 3+ years you wasted on this flop, while you rested in your cradle of greed believing yourselves perfect. You were trusted to make an MMO ,but you have failed. As our power to leave has shown you. You assumed that we would take whatever game you gave us and like it, and now, finally you will learn. You were Decieved and now your "MMO" and your reputation shall fall. Bioware has made there money back and had amazing initial subs... and made a decent game but its no MMO. To the rest of you here i hope you enjoy your experience but i'm out.

each store has different rules... i would say no not until launch night because even if the main company does it the retail branches could still be in trouble if someone found out (or rather think they'll be in trouble) That being said i've gone to a local gamestop had a friend as a head manager and was able to get games sometimes a few days in advance... i've gone to others and they refused regardless of what every other branch in that area was doing. as you said you shoudl probably call

july 22nd for the record got in on the second wave

i heard it was the first week get in on the first day but after that not much was known