Bothelo Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I for one am over the moon about the staggered access. No, I don't have access yet (I pre ordered on the 1st of November). But I am glad about this. No matter when I get in, whether it be 1st wave or last. The last thing anyone wants is a massively overpopulated starting zone. I played all the WoW expansions on the 1st day they were available. Not only were there queues, the whole area was basically unplayable. One reason being too many people, players with lower specced computers could not process the info and have lag. Secondly, any quests that required 'kill x amount of mobs' or 'Gather y amount of drops' are basically unplayable because everyone is doing the same quests. This way, by the time one wave gets access to the game, the previous wave will have cleared most of the content on the starting zones. Besides, you weren't expecting to play til the 15th at the earliest. So just relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyd-yon Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I for one am over the moon about the staggered access. No, I don't have access yet (I pre ordered on the 1st of November). But I am glad about this. No matter when I get in, whether it be 1st wave or last. The last thing anyone wants is a massively overpopulated starting zone. I played all the WoW expansions on the 1st day they were available. Not only were there queues, the whole area was basically unplayable. One reason being too many people, players with lower specced computers could not process the info and have lag. Secondly, any quests that required 'kill x amount of mobs' or 'Gather y amount of drops' are basically unplayable because everyone is doing the same quests. This way, by the time one wave gets access to the game, the previous wave will have cleared most of the content on the starting zones. Besides, you weren't expecting to play til the 15th at the earliest. So just relax. Absolutely THIS. During the stress test Beta I was having trouble getting some of my quests completed and I didn't even start until Saturday. Not to mention the fact that we are getting access 2 days earlier than we expected when pre-ordering. I think BioWare has done a fantastic job of both communicating with its customers, and of planning the launch. Bravo BioWare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bothelo Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 Glad someone agrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mharratsc Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Very much so! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnni Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I completely agree this is the best way to do things, my only complaints are very selfish.. 1. Hope nobody takes the toon names I want 2. But I wanna play with my friends WAAAAA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaquelotus Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordPancake Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Except the zones are instanced... so when population gets high its makes a new instance. Good try though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bothelo Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 Im sure there is a max of three instances though right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordPancake Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Hundreds, if you look once you're in game. It will say like Hutta 223 or Hutta 355 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bothelo Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 Ah, fair play then. Still don't see why people are complaining so much. People who pre order first should get earliest access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixxpixx Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Hundreds, if you look once you're in game. It will say like Hutta 223 or Hutta 355 Correct me if I'm wrong, doesn't that represent the amount of people that in the chat room, and by association, the instance you are in? Also, I agree on this point 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordPancake Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Because people are self-absorbed and feel like they matter more than anyone else. If someone else gets something, they should get it too. It is Occupy SWTOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutherus Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Except the zones are instanced... so when population gets high its makes a new instance. Good try though. They can only make so many instances per server. The servers themselves have hardware limits too, so it's not that simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordPancake Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Hmm yeah thinking back that might be the shard population, but I dont imagine there will be a shard cap at launch. Kind of defeats the purpose of having the instanced zones to keep crowding down. But I guess thats all speculation since we are all locked out lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexxBoh Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I hate questing bottlenecks and i'll admit i am glaring at my guilds forums as most are in there now, but hey, i'll live, i'm sure. Only have today off this week anyways so my EA Will be mostly evening work bar the weekend, which i don't really mind about. I'm a slow gamer so i'm expecting lvl 20 by launch Roll on EA!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitize Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 /signed Wasn't expecting to get in before the 15th, so I don't see how these two extra days can be seen as anything but pleasant. Also, my first wave friend reserved my names for me, so I'm pretty content in the forums for another day or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakov Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I get in when I get in..plain & simple...no sleep lost over anything at all here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordPancake Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 They can only make so many instances per server. The servers themselves have hardware limits too, so it's not that simple. Well thats why there are server pop caps too. Everywhere will probably feel busy early on, staggered or not, just because there will be a lot of folks in the game. A few days wont really change that feeling, it will take weeks/months. I just dont think the staggering has squat to do with people feeling crowded in zones. Its about making sure things stay stable. My 2c anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fardarter Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Because people are self-absorbed and feel like they matter more than anyone else. If someone else gets something, they should get it too. It is Occupy SWTOR. LOL really dude? Go back to Fox News there's a war on Christmas going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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