Star Wars: The Old Republic

[DivHunter]

It's weekend beta that's why. You'll get emailed your start time.

The launcher still runs and updates (if required) and there is currently a server maintenence message.

[DivHunter]

You’ll be able to begin testing Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ very soon!

Your test begins:

Friday, Nov. 25 at 10:00AM CST

[MSTRshenanigans]

Same as me. Which is Sat morning 2am

[-FIGJAM-]

so you were able to preorder on Amazon?

not worried about region issues? if they have some sort of lock on it for us down under??

[DivHunter]

so you were able to preorder on Amazon?

not worried about region issues? if they have some sort of lock on it for us down under??

Well you don't need to worry about that as every single pre-order CE was bought a long time ago. First batch went very very quickly, minutes after they were for sale for twice the price, I got in on the second batch. $178 after postage.

However no, there is no region locking on SWTOR.

[oweban]

haven't bought; just got into the beta somehow

i don't really remember much, i know i signed up for SOMETHING

will play it when i get bored of wow for a second ;P first time i've been >lv 50 (now at 73) and enjoying northrend tremendously.

[DivHunter]

intredasting

[MSTRshenanigans]

For those who do not have access..... here are some screens from today.

SW TOR Album

Firstly I should say the instance/dungeons are called Flashpoints and HOLY CRAP they are amazing. The keep a fast pace and are actually fun, not the typical slow grindy rubbish you get used to.

The BGs are pretty cool too. They are considered operations. There is a football kinda map and a domination style one that I have played.

[WESTWD]

I was also in the weekend BETA.

I have had an account on the website and been following this game for 2 years now. Only managed to pre-order a standard edition from Amazin though

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Game looks amazing! After trying out all the Sith classes, im still unsure on who to play. Leaning towards Sith Warrior or Bounty Hunter at the moment.

What does suck for us Aussies though, is that although all who pre ordered have early access, after it's released on the 20th, we have to wait until we receive the hard copy and input a seperate key that comes in the retail box. This means we will be playing anywhere from 3-7 days later then the rest of the world (longer if you got standard shipping). Christmas will probally cause additional delays as well.

[driftnick13]

After SW:G this better be bloody good.

pre-nge (before they completely changed the game) SWG shits on on SWTOR so hard, i played SWG heaps before they changed it and loved how i could do pretty much anything i wanted and how complex pretty much every part of the game was, stuff like crafting wasn't just get X and Y and you made a weapon with the same stats every time

sucks that there very few sandbox style mmo's, everybody just seems to want to copy WoW and fail at it, SWTOR is the same and has been a huge let down for me after playing it in the last 2 beta weekends

[FrangaR33]

News from Bioware:

Early Game Access* will begin on December 13th at 7:00AM EST, 2011 and ends on December 19th, 2011 at 10:01PM EST. During this time, we will be emailing invitations to join Early Game Access based on the order in which you redeemed your Pre-Order Code. Pre-load the game client now, so you're ready to play when your Early Game Access invitation arrives. Note that download time can vary and may take awhile.

I am shattered at having to wait for my physical copy from Amazon to play after the early access peroid ends, hopefully it comes before Christmas so I can spend the holiday peroid in my fortress of Solitude

[WESTWD]

News from Bioware:

Early Game Access* will begin on December 13th at 7:00AM EST, 2011 and ends on December 19th, 2011 at 10:01PM EST. During this time, we will be emailing invitations to join Early Game Access based on the order in which you redeemed your Pre-Order Code. Pre-load the game client now, so you're ready to play when your Early Game Access invitation arrives. Note that download time can vary and may take awhile.

I am shattered at having to wait for my physical copy from Amazon to play after the early access peroid ends, hopefully it comes before Christmas so I can spend the holiday peroid in my fortress of Solitude

Yeah, it sucks. I have chosen the quickest method of shipping though. Says it will be delivered 23rd Dec - 29th Dec.

I am also so bummed that i didn't get a collectors edition

[-FIGJAM-]

so looks like the games release in Aus has been pushed back to March next year....

[180fan]

Yeah, it sucks. I have chosen the quickest method of shipping though. Says it will be delivered 23rd Dec - 29th Dec.

I am also so bummed that i didn't get a collectors edition

Amazon often emails out the game cd key on the launch day for this sort of preorder, so you can subscribe before the physical box arrives. Really hoping they do it with TOR, gonna suck playing the early access and then not being able to play until January

[DivHunter]

Guild has been accepted and imported.

See you on Sword of Ajunta Pall.

[WESTWD]

so looks like the games release in Aus has been pushed back to March next year....

Just buy from Amazon. Problem solved.

[FrangaR33]

you have to be joking right?

The amount of f**ked up kids that are going around these day is amazing! and 99.9% are from a so called "normal family"

you should need a license to have children these days, if a same sex couple wants to have children, i'm sure the process of adopting a kid isn't easy and i'm sure it would take fair amount of effort therefore i don't see why that kid would not receive love from both parents!

nothing against you personally mate but it is clear your religious view have a large affect on the way you view things AND that is the problem here.... religion has nothing to do with same sex marriage!

At least for those of you who ordered from Amazon with Priority International Shipping

"Star Wars: The Old Republic"

Previous estimated arrival date: December 23, 2011 - December 29, 2011

New estimated arrival date: December 21, 2011 - December 27, 2011

[A-K]

i heard AU had been IP blocked...??

Edited December 15, 2011 by A-K

[FrangaR33]

i heard AU had been IP blocked...??

I havent heard anything along those lines, also if it was it would be blowing up right about now on the Old Republic forums.

[DivHunter]

No one is IP blocked.