Horse_Radish Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 10.05.2011 Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Digital Deluxe Edition Pre-Order Man this stings bad knowing I only missed it by 3-4 days and have to wait another f'in 20 hours to get in. so sad so sad, guess i got to figure out what to do for the rest of the day. Same day as you and waiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigheadbrandon Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 http://i.imgur.com/KmEBp.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronStorm Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I was reserving my opinion of this whole early access thing until at least the second day since they said they would do bigger waves on the second day. Look like they did, which should finally calm everyone down. I just wish they had told us what dates the planned waves would go through. Yesterday if people knew that wave 9 went all the way into October they would have been fine. Instead people were guessing that today they wouldn't even get through August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redharp Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 10 Oct here hoping for bonus wave. there is no "last wave for today" or info on starting time for tomorow so fingers crossed. If no bonus will be send i will claim my "invite in first wave tomorow" victory and go get myself drunk in a pub lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dranur Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I swear, some people just preordered didnt read anything past "EARLY ACCESS" and ignored every email and didn't enter the preoder code until the 13th when they got mad they didnt get invited to the early access on day one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertly Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 Big thank you to the OP for summarizing, and those that have posted for providing the information. You're welcome mate! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezgejas Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Watching stream, streamer entered code sept25 and SR said that date shouldnt be in yet. So gratz for those who got their change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anyannka Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Well no point of being angry now guys! all the good names have GONE! I made a friend reserve my name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wuggyy Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 10/02...no email Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDeas Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Just checked twitter and it said 4th wave has been sent. Not anything about it being the final wave like they did say. I'm not saying it will happen just that it is a possibility that us Octoberites may get in. I'd like it if I did but I'm going out later anyway so even if I did I would get much play time. It'd just be nice to know it's there tomorrow whenever I want it. Also I must say the forum is so much nicer now. I think because they've cleared everyone that was in a limbo of being relatively close ie. August/September. From now on it's the people that knew it may take a while so didn't feel the need to whine about it, they just got on with their lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sateck Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 bioFAIL you will not get away with what has conspired this week! your ega is as fail as your creativity to implement alien races into a game based on ALIENS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akrokyl Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 DrewIAHWK DrewIAHWK @Rockjaw is that it for today? or will we get a bonus wave maybe? 5 minutes ago Rockjaw Stephen Reid @ @DrewIAHWK It's a little early to be saying that. 1 minute ago Sounding more promising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulliken Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Oct 7th and not in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morvoldo Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 sucks we gotta again wait until bloody 2pm to get in (hoppfully) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LathinX Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) Why would people assume only 4 waves? there were 5 waves yesterday... where the # of waves listed any where? also i havn't see SR say "Last wave" yet. Edited December 14, 2011 by LathinX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooskyarf Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Well no point of being angry now guys! all the good names have GONE! just make a cyborg and name it 000111010010110011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroraKatar Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Well no point of being angry now guys! all the good names have GONE! So true. And so sad. I really made a list with ca. 30 names. I think they are all gone now. Esbern here I come OH WAIT I guess this names now not available too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khadaryan Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 DrewIAHWK DrewIAHWK @Rockjaw is that it for today? or will we get a bonus wave maybe? Rockjaw Stephen Reid @ @DrewIAHWK It's a little early to be saying that. 2 minutes ago be happy all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumgrowth Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 PEOPLE refer to BioWare as bioFAIL, I bet that one gets under there skin. Dude, nobody cares about you and your opinions... Go find another thread to troll instead of this perfectly fine one. Shoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthpoof Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 DrewIAHWKDrewIAHWK @Rockjaw is that it for today? or will we get a bonus wave maybe? @DrewIAHWK It's a little early to be saying that. 2 minutes ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgortrout Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I also tried the game just to make sure and not in yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordPancake Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 @Rockjaw Why are you guys still advertising up to 5 days EGA? No way will anyone post November get more then 1 day, seems kinda deceitful. Stephen Reid @Rockjaw 6m @DrewIAHWK It's a little early to be saying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mursie Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Congratulations to all of those who have been granted early access! Although you may have initially felt moments of rage and anger over being held out from earlier waves of invites, your trials are over.. and you are gaming happily at this moment. Kudos to you and deservedly so, you pre-ordered this wonderful new game and were given the very early access that was reward for pre-order. But now let us all focus our attention on the problem that is at hand. The arrogance of a game provider holding steadfast to a completely arbitrary, slow, and entirely unnecessary delay in yielding invitations to all pre-order customers. Why is it arbitrary, slow, and entirely unnecessary? Please consider the following: #1 (arbitrary) - the game was initially marketed to have early access beginning December 15th with up to five days of potential early access. Actual invitations began on December 13th. How does this happen? Because the invitation process is arbitrary. The server infrastructure is in place. This game becomes official on December 20th. Do not be naive as to think that this game can not support all customers (including those yet to even purchase) at this very moment. If there was a thought that the servers could not handle the existing pre-order population... there would be no way that launch of the official release would occur in less than four days. The stress test conducted over the thanksgiving holidays proved the severs could handle all existing orders to date... and would be capable of handling additional loads upon official launch. In fact, the successful thanksgiving holiday allowed the arbitrary early access to be moved up. The infrastructure was in place... all was fine... so the provider began to open its doors. #2 (slow) - on the first arbitrary day of early access, our arrogant provider decided to allow only those pre-orders that occurred during the month of July 2011. Why? Because arrogance has blinded the provider. "Keep it slow and regimented and we can build excitement and anticipation. Those pre-orders yet to be invited will sit and wait eagerly." These are the statements of an arrogant provider unwilling to believe that negative marketing consequences can result from such a slow and arbitrary early access schedule. Why only four waves, concluding at 1:30 in the afternoon on the first day of early access launch? Is it beyond the realm of possibility that a full scale mmo, one that will have servers running 24/7 at launch, could systematically phase invitations in on an hourly basis every hour on the hour beginning on 12/13? No, it is not impossible to implement nor foolish to do so... Those that pre-order first, received their just deserts... earlier access than those that pre-ordered later. This is not in question... nor is it being criticized. What is, is the unbelievably slow delays between invitation that are completely artificial, arbitrary, and unnecessary. Done solely based on an arrogant view that all customers will wait anxiously, and any backlash will be minor and inconsequential to the overall gain. #3 (unnecessary) - the reality is that all pre-order customers could have been gaming as of 7am on 12/13/2011. But that would hardly seem fair as those that pre-ordered yesterday would receive the same reward as those that pre-ordered in July. The game provider is correct that a staggered invitation process must be conducted to provide the necessary justification to those that pre-ordered so many months ago... and to ensure the future success of very early pre-order events on games yet to be created. As stated above, it is not a criticism that those who pre-ordered first, received access earlier than those who did not. The criticism is entirely levied at one and only one point. The completely unnecessary and artificially slow delays between waves of invitations. Four waves of invitations on day 1... conducted between 7am and 1pm... with a 19 hour gap until invitations of waves began again on day 2. Please, this is truly an outrage and insults the intelligence of all pre-order candidates yet to be invited. We are not pavlovian dogs...waiting for the email bell to sound. While we surely will game happily when that email does finally arrive, consider that damage is being wrought at this very moment and will continue to build with every passing lazy arrogant hour that further invitations are not sent out. This hold back is arbitrary..and it is that knowledge that yields anger and customer dissatisfaction. The likely result will manifest weeks and months from now... when those whose mouths are currently filled with a very very bitter taste of arrogant, slow, artificial bs... begin to fire back not words of hate on this forum... but dollars of protest in canceled and un-renewed subscriptions. In conclusion, your marketing campaign was effective Mr. Swtor game provider. You achieved the hype and anticipation intended. The early access carrot was effective and many hundreds of thousands have gladly forked 60+ dollars to receive this reward. But now that the hour is upon you... now that invitations are going out... the need for continued slow and artificial delays between invitations is achieving an undesired effect your arrogance did not first pre-conceive. Enjoy the coming fruits of this labor... you have seen evidence already on these forums.... but that evidence is inconsequential. The evidence to your wallet months from now... that will be the evidence you will wish you had anticipated....the type of evidence you would gladly strive then to avoid today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysexlicgamer Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 https://twitter.com/#!/SWTOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueflamers Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I made a friend reserve my name How can he...reserve your name? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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