Maybe my memory isn't as good as it used to be, but I seem to recall other MMOs of the past having EU server maintenance according to US schedule for at least several months after launch (or even longer). Example would be EQ2 (pretty sure that they followed US schedule) I really hope that isn't the case here, as it would mean they might take the servers down when most people are actually getting off work in Europe. - Elim

Yes, the launch is smooth and I like that as much as anyone. You still can't deny the fact that there are many drawbacks to this idea as well(drawbacks which I'm sure they considered when they made the decision). There ARE unfair advantages. The people that got in first will have a huge advantage through the economy for one. People that wanted to play together will either have to wait or end up leveling solo with randoms as their entire guild is dropping in on different days. While Bioware have solved the problems with servers being overloaded (pretty much impossible at this point, as they are playing it safe. Though the 20th will be interesting.), they have instead created other issues that other MMO's that had problems with lag and what-not, did not have. People did not have the same advantage as an example. We all had to deal with the lag, crashing servers and the occasional rollback, so yeah, that sucked, but on a positive note people could play together and start off like equals. Bioware have effectively eliminated the equality from previous MMO launches through their staggering release. The competitive factor is pretty much out of the window as well. Maybe it sounds like I'm complaining, and maybe I am a little, but it's not like I don't appreciate what Bioware have done. Hey, I love the game, it looks great, few reports of lag and it's pretty much as smooth as can be. I'm still a little frustrated, even as a guy that have been through many MMO launches in the past, some of which were very, very bad. Why am I frustrated? Because MMO launches have always been about playing with friends/guildies from the moment the servers are available, for me and for a lot of others. People will either have to wait for their friends/guildies to catch up, ignore them until end-game or make entirely new characters. You might think "lol QQ moar. Play solo or pug ftw?", but what you don't get is that the launch of a new MMO is a big deal. People take days off work, focus off real life, to really get into the new game with their friends. This will likely go down in my memory as one of the smoother MMO launches in history, but I doubt I will remember it as good as my first time in other MMOs where I had the opportunity to play with friends the minute servers went live and we all could have a good time together and no other players had such an advantage that it would be very noticeable in-game as early as Day 2 or 3 of it being released. Yeah, I was aware from the first day I bought the game on July 21st that this would happen and that Bioware haven't promised anyone anything and that EA is a privilege not a right. Still, it makes me a little sad that thousands of people are being hindered from playing together as friends/guildies from the get-go. Maybe most people will have forgotten about this once they're online and actually playing the game, including yours truly, but I will still remember that I never got the chance to play with friends of old from the very beginning, from the very moment that the game went live. I wasn't *there* for SW:TORs real launch, basically, and it was the first major MMO "day one" I've missed for a good number of years. Oh, and in response to the OP: A wipe is not going to happen. Doubt they will even do anything about the exploiters. Bottomline: "To say that there are no unfair advantages, and drawbacks is to fool oneself of the truth. Lying leads only to the Dark Side." - Grandmaster Elim

You're naive to believe that. A minority got to play the game. That shouldn't really be considered good enough to be called a *launch* of a major MMO title. 20th is the real launch date, as that is the official date where the game is accessible to everyone that buys the game. Get your facts straight. On-topic: I was having fun in the epic thread at the top of the general forums.

Woot..my Play button just lit up! ............... Ah, no my bad, it was just the epicness of this thread that gained a new level.

More dps! I want to get the epic lewtz when we down 1000.

503!!!

More dps! Kill <thread>

I bet I'll get in by tomorrow. Kinda feel bad for the peeps that's been taking day offs and didnt get in today though

468 pages and counting. Wonder if I'll be in when its over 9000!?!

More dps, damnit. Stop slacking!

Lulz. I'm reading the posts on page 554 atm. Read fastah!

Why post just to post when you can post just to post while you post dawg?

YES! YES.. I'M ON THE LAST PAG- ..No I'm not. *sadface*

What the ****....I'm spam clicking last page, but I never get to the last page? I'm always 3 pages behind.

This will go down into TOR History as the greatest thread of all time! You'll see! You'll all see! Mwahawhawrawaawhwahaheaa

WTB: Personal Invite Offer: My soul

OMG...I had received a new mail in my junk folder just now, but guess what? It was Blizzard begging me to come back to WoW after two years ...Damn them...Damn them to ****

Now that BF3 is officially down, and I haven't received an invite I'll probably spend the rest of my days on this thread.

*whispers* Pssst... More DPS please.

TANK? What are you doing? TAUNT <Thread>...Healers, focus cast on <Trolls> and the rest of you gogo DPS.

MORE DPS! 1% on <Thread>

inb4 closed thread.

Chuck Norris created god! /hail Chuck Norris <3

I'm already through my 2nd one. Want some coke? - Elim

Lol...for some reason I found this extremely entertaining. Must've been the combination of the smileys and the pure win of this thread. - Elim