DarthPhycosis Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 lol as i just ranted about 10 min ago about pre ordering on the 21st and redeeming that same day, i get an invite to early access. Thanks BW. someone is watching out for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnkybttr Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Facebook SWTOR page just posted: "The third wave of Early Game Access emails have been sent, one more to go!" Thinking this means only one more wave of folks today... Sadface. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliTheRobot Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 i ordered when release date was announed, when will ig et my code Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvien Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Either it's going to be screwing a lot of people over in this last wave or its going to be a HUGE 4th wave of invites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkprowler Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 So... if the server my guild was assigned to is flagged as 'Full', yet I haven't been able to log in because we're doing access in waves (and only the first few days of pre-orders are currently in the game), should I be concerned? Will I still be able to create a character on the server my guild is assigned to? And since I'm posting let me just say that, in my opinion, the wave concept is horrible. If the servers can't handle all the pre-order early access volume right now, how in the world are they going to handle things on the actual launch date? They knew how many players to expect... they had server load metrics from the betas... they assigned guilds to servers knowing the current membership counts of those guilds... how hard was it to make sure that there was enough capacity to handle the anticipated load? Didn't they already do at least some of that when they assigned guilds to servers? It's not like adding another server lessens the load on my now-full guild server, unless they have the ability to add capacity to a shard and if they have that ability then they should have added it from start. I'm just not seeing how 'waves' benefits anything. If they've done all of this to ensure a smooth launch they've only succeeded for the lucky few who've gotten in. For everybody else (at least, for those who expected to get in) it's been pretty frustrating. "Up to" 5 days. I get it. They didn't promise much of anything, but they added in early access as a pre-order incentive and the precedent set by previous MMOs was that you got in when early access started. You can refer back to the "up to" sleight-of-hand all you want to, but it's still an underhanded move in my opinion. This isn't "bonus" time; it's time I paid for by pre-ordering (or giving them my money ahead of time). It wasn't clear that I was getting a lottery ticket and not guaranteed access before 12/20. Is that my fault? Maybe I should have read that a bit better and not expected it to be the same as all of the preceding MMOs. Or maybe they should have clarified that and explained their early access plans a bit better. In any case I'll certainly be less likely to pre-order an EA or Bioware product in the future as a result though. I enjoy the pre-launch environment and the excitement that comes along with it, but this one is really wearing on me. I have a mental list (my opinions only, based on first hand experience) of smooth launches that starts with Rift and ends with Vanguard. WoW is in the middle somewhere. As stated, this is personal opinion and is based on server stability, ease-of-access (queue times), availability, etc. SWTOR is about half way down the list right now, and dropping like a rock. My opinion. If you don't like it, I really don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeRadiant Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 July 22nd... Just got in on the 3rd wave (9:11am MST) This does not bode well at all if someone who registered in the first group had to wait until the 3rd wave to get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScramblesTD Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 "the third wave of Early Game Access emails have been sent, one more to go!" Swtor Facebook! Wait! Wait wait wait!! "One more to go!"? What does that mean? One more wave and then they're done for the day? OH GOD IM HAVING A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN ARUAREUHRAU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meancraig Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 The secret is that they're only letting people in who haven't checked if they have access by logging in. awww, crap, I've checked like 5 times so far...just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellintor Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I'm kind of curious how many of these "upset individuals" will keep crying once they get in? Probably a good chunk, most ppl arent happy unless they are ************ about something...lol. Granted yes I myself would like to get in, but I know that isn't going to happen until the weekend (if i get in earlier...hooray for me, but im not holding my breath). Just glad ppl that redeemed on the 22nd are finally getting in, less ppl to post complaints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurav Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 This thread just officially went plaid. If you can read this, please acknowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhobosTiger Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 What the outer rim is this? https://twitter.com/#!/SWTOR/status/146623597442641920 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddsie Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I pre-ordered nov 28 does that mean i wont even get early game access ? you will probably get about 6 hours of early access though untill we get better info of how many are going in each wave you will never know till you get the email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killdingo Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Look at the website ... if you preorder today, you can still get early access ... I guess judging from what I hear, if you pre-order today you are guaranteed early access to the game by Sunday night 1159pm. Thanks for nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choxor Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I think the fanboys need to get a grip and understand things from other folks point of view... I'm at work, so I can't play for a little bit anyway, BUT that said, I have to agree with other comments here. I think the staggered launch was ill planned. They should have broken us up into batches and notified us as to which batch we were in. That way, they still didn't have to tell us when, but at least we would have some idea of which wave we would be in. That's something to hold onto. The looking and waiting is hard to do when everyone is excited about something we've waited years for. My 2 cents. Yes, because you know better than bioware how to go about the BIGGEST MMO launch in history. Seriously? I can tell you've never been involved with any kind of systems development. Giving a rough estimate would be the DUMBEST thing they could do, hence they fact they haven't done it. Get a grip and get over yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickmanUK Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Wave 3 of invites was just sent. More to come.... Any Chance of saying what Dates this wave is for? Anyway.... Found this Amusing while waiting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriki Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 1 Million Pages! Mwhuahahahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandasaur Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 yay <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangccom Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 SWTOR The Old Republic The third wave of Early Game Access emails have been sent, one more to go! 2 minutes ago From Twitter^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabarok Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 They only prommised UP to 5 days they never said anything about promissing 5 days to every one. That's marketing speak for "If you buy 1 day before launch, you can't sue us for not giving you 5 days", however one would expect that since they are still advertising "up to 5 days" that it must still be possible to get those 5 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balint Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 When can i start playing if i pre orderd on the 23 August? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikisis Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Just send them all this is ********... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrAidennwitz Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 This will be the first MMO I've ever played that, well, I don't know when I'm going to play within a week of launch. The launch is on the 20th. There, now you know when you're going to play with a 100% certainty. No need to thank me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zantheon Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Thank you Stephen and thank you Bioware/EA for making what I can only express as the best game perhaps in my lifetime. Can't wait for them to wave at me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caphron Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 This "wave" thing is the stupidest idea I've ever seen. By not providing a person's spot in the "wave list" the SWTOR website is getting hammered by stupid threads say OMG I want to play etc. I really hope this isn't a representation of the kind of thought that goes behind this MMO or I can see failure in the future. Proper planning prevents piss poor performance...... Words to live by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Thorn Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Just be patient, please. I am a 7-22-11 Pre-Order Register and I just got in 30 seconds ago. It will happen. See you all in-game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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