StephenReid Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) Tonight at 12:01AM EST we are officially launching Star Wars: The Old Republic. This is a huge moment for everyone - both the fans and those who created the game. Thanks for being part of the experience so far, and we look forward to running the best game service we can for years to come. Tonight, we are bringing the servers down for maintenance as we prepare for launch, as previously mentioned. Both the game servers and SWTOR.com will be offline from 6PM CST (4PM PST/7PM EST/12AM GMT/1AM CET) to 11PM CST (9PM PST/12AM EST/5AM GMT/6AM CET). As well as bringing the existing game servers back online, from 11PM CST onwards we'll be bringing up a large number of new servers, spread across all three of our server locations (US West Coast, US East Coast and Europe). As always, every server is available to anyone to play on - just select your preferred location (US / Europe) from the tab at the bottom of the server select screen. Even with these additional servers we are expecting queues on the most popular servers, and these queues are likely to persist for a while yet. We are monitoring them closely and raising population caps where necessary, however this is a careful process that is ongoing. Our servers do not have unlimited populations and we want every server to have a healthy population during and after launch. If you are joining the game for the first time during this launch period, or if you are looking for a lower population server to play on, now is the best time to create a character on a new server. We would strongly advise anyone joining the game to not attempt to create a new character on a server that is listed as 'Full', unless you are comfortable with the potential for queues to enter the server. Finally, don't forget that after tonight's downtime, you are entering a 'grace period' in which you will need to enter your final product registration code (AKA 'game code') from your copy of the game (or your email from Origin), along with your preferred payment method, to activate your 30 days of game time. You can redeem your product registration code here. As another reminder, we'll be taking down the game servers and SWTOR.com at the end of that 'grace period' at 2AM CST (12AM PST/3AM EST/8AM GMT/9AM CET), the early hours of December 22nd. When the servers come back up at that time, you will need a product registration code redeemed on your account to continue playing. To ensure you can continue to play, make sure you redeem your code as soon as possible. We're getting ready for launch - we hope you are too. We look forward to seeing you online! Edited December 19, 2011 by StephenReid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matteis Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Good to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdluke Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 quick question, I'm on the west coast, will I be able to play after 8PM PST or will I be locked out until official launch at 12:01AM PST? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkfunk Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Yay!! Thanks to the BioWare team for their hard work and long hours! And I can't stress this enough... If you are joining the game for the first time during this launch period, or if you are looking for a lower population server to play on, now is the best time to create a character on a new server. We would strongly advise anyone joining the game to not attempt to create a new character on a server that is listed as 'Full', unless you are comfortable with the potential for queues to enter the server. PLEASE. FOLLOW. SUGGESTION. <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mewphiston Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Yay!! Thanks to the BioWare team for their hard work and long hours! And I can't stress this enough... PLEASE. FOLLOW. SUGGESTION. <3 Year, please do this and it will spare you about 2h of que time. SWTOR is the best :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delria Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Will there be a day one patch? Possibly one that let's us turn on AA and change the view distance to something other than max without having to futs around with an .ini file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheButtonlessOne Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 The downtime makes sense. Doesn't mean I have to be happy about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arodin Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) quick question, I'm on the west coast, will I be able to play after 8PM PST or will I be locked out until official launch at 12:01AM PST? You will be able to play at 9PM PST. Edited December 20, 2011 by Arodin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordDaxis Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I think most people that are going to buy the game are already playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hekynn Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 It makes sense for the downtime. And Good thing too that I got my code last Friday from Origin and I put it in and select my payment methods and I'm gtg for tomorrow. Cant wait!! And keep up the great work of adding more servers during the downtimes etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llostris Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Can you please allow us to transfer our toons to less populated servers? For many people (including me) rerolling is not possible due to lack of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneSoul Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Woot! It's almost official! Got my Standard Digital, Digital Delux and tomorrow my CE code will also be entered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blckhood Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Both the game servers and SWTOR.com will be offline from 6PM CST (4PM PST/7PM EST/12AM GMT/1AM CET) to 11PM CST (8PM PST/12AM EST/5AM GMT/6AM CET). Isn't it 9pm pst when its 12am est? Or have I missed something again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nilrem Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I know this is a truly silly question, but I can hope. since it is 12:01 EST when the game goes live... Will West Coast retail stores be able to sell there copies at 9:01PST? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sithjunky Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 kinda confused here =\ do we need to pay for game TIME after tonight, or does pre order have a free month included? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baznasty Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Nice, I'll be making one on a new server. Fatman is getting out of control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcturis Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Can you please allow us to transfer our toons to less populated servers? For many people (including me) rerolling is not possible due to lack of time. Will there be a tranfser service? I don't want to have to reroll and grind to play with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nilrem Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 kinda confused here =\ do we need to pay for game TIME after tonight, or does pre order have a free month included? you need to pay for a month of time in order to get your free month. they gave everyone a 2 day grace period for shipping issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baznasty Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) I know this is a truly silly question, but I can hope. since it is 12:01 EST when the game goes live... Will West Coast retail stores be able to sell there copies at 9:01PST? That's not how it works traditionally. Typically 20th means 20th on local time; however, I think people who buy the game online can enter their game code and start playing at 12 eastern, regardless of timezone. Edited December 19, 2011 by baznasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nilrem Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Will there be a tranfser service? I don't want to have to reroll and grind to play with friends. Agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercurousSnake Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Will there be a tranfser service? I don't want to have to reroll and grind to play with friends. I second this. I would like a transfer service to be implemented ...take your time Bioware I know you're working hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anareon Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Wow. There are already a large number of servers, and they are adding a large number more. This game is getting huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLots Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Isn't it 9pm pst when its 12am est? Or have I missed something again? Yeah its a mistype or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenReid Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) quick question, I'm on the west coast, will I be able to play after 8PM PST or will I be locked out until official launch at 12:01AM PST? Everything's synced to EST as our official 'go' time. That means that yes, you'll be able to play after 9PM PST (12AM EST/5AM GMT/6AM CET). Bear in mind, we'll see a rush of players right then. Edit: confused by my own timezones! That should be 9PM PST, not 8PM (EST -3 hours). Corrected original post. Sorry! Edited December 19, 2011 by StephenReid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argans Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Dang Let me transfer my account to one of the new servers plz!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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