I remember the WoW launch. It was an absolute disaster. The servers were more unstable than Lindsy Lohan after a stint in rehab.
It took some time but WoW did just fine.
Some other MMO launched around the same time called EQ2. Its servers were much more stable and yet it failed to capture gamers the way WoW did.
While the mmo space is much more competitive than it was back then, a game like SWTOR doesn't come around every year. The success or failure of this game will be based on the quality of the game. Not by how the game launched.
No, I have not gotten an invite to EA. I will wait my turn because that is all I can do.