Thread: Early Access

I asume all of you got the email as well, it seems early access is longer/earlier then expected?

Customers who pre-order Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ will be able to play the game before the official launch. “Early Game Access” is the period of time before the official game launch when pre-order customers may access the game. Early Game Access may begin as early as December 13, 2011, 7:00AM EST (Pacific: December 13th, 4:00AM PST; European: December 13th, 12:00PM GMT, 1:00PM CET). The length of your Early Game Access depends on the date and order in which you redeemed your Pre-Order Code at the Code Redemption Center. See the FAQ for more details.

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That would mean 7 days of head start, instead of the advertised 5 days.
What also suprised me was to see they seem to have changed the EU release date from the 22th to the 20th, the same day as the US release.

Definitely good news for you, sir!

You guys have all started your downloading, right?

Since my internet has been delayed until Friday...no.

Then again, there's not really a guarantee I'll even get it Friday, I might just be screwed. And in that event, all hell will break loose

The deadline is creeping up, need me to head your way and kick some people into shape?

Originally Posted by Sufikation

You guys have all started your downloading, right?

Nope, anyone who played in one of the last 2 beta weekends can just patch up their beta client, no need for a new download.

Well guys and gals, my launch starts now...time to play some SWTOR. I was 99% sure I was getting the full early access, im giddy, lol!

Nope, I'll be getting it Tuesday. Monday if there's a midnight release (which would be sweet). I'm off Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week, so I should have plenty of time to get in on the action.

Originally Posted by jd-inflames

Nope, I'll be getting it Tuesday. Monday if there's a midnight release (which would be sweet). I'm off Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week, so I should have plenty of time to get in on the action.

All pre-orders come with early acces, at least 1 or 2 days, possibly more. Regardless of what you were told in a gamestore.

Well, I never got a code. I'd say it's a little late to be complaining about it now, considering if I finally did get my code, I would be at the very back of the line.

Dunno about that, my cousin is already playing the game, even though he only pre-orderd in september.. Yet there are people who pre-orderd in the first week it was available, and still didn't get in. So the hole 'first come, first served' thing seems a bit bullshit, as it also appears to add random people..

I also feel they should be adding a lot more people as well. The only thing I hear from those playing is that the servers are mostly empty, with light to medium loads. We've had stress tests, they should know how much their servers can handle..
Ah well, nothing we can do about it. Just a bit annoyed I got loads of free time now, and I'm unable to play.

Heh. A friend of mine is one of those people who pre-ordered early and didn't get in. It's a shame.

Either way, next Tuesday is fine enough for me. I'd love to be playing it right now, but thinking again, if I were to try and start a 20gb download, I wouldn't be able to play until Tuesday anyway :P Much easier to just install it from the disc.

Got the email today.

Great news Rayden! Enjoy yourself, plug us to the EU community.