Kashaan Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 In the long run? No. Anyone who got up early to try and get into EA isn't going to quit just because they didn't get in right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portabella Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Granting early access in waves to monitor server load makes complete sense to me. Granting it in order of Pre-order date seems to be a logical way of measuring who gets in during which wave. It sounds like everyone will be in over the course of a couple days anyway... so what's the big deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zones Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Option 1 especially if after all this early access BS they still epic fail it on the 20th with server issues. I'd love to see it happen just out of annoyance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindsplitter Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I have enough work to do to keep my busy. Would like to reserve my names though. I'll be a but put out if my names are taken, but they are very unique so I doubt it... we'll see. It's just a game people, not a very expensive form of entertainment either, so just chill out and do something fun or productive till you get the call. Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorbrand Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 BioWare killed this game before it got to this point. No body wants to believe it but wait a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidpop Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 1. Yes, having to create "waves" of access based on the date you happened to pre-order the game is idiotic and goes against even their own testing in beta. I dont think its idiotic, but they should give people a ETA on when they get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassglass Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 no, just chill and relax, we will get to play before the 20th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmmitchell Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 2 Won't hurt them a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owera Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I think doing it in waves is smart imo. Less stress on the servers means less chance of them crashing. Also, it helps clear out the starting zones for the next wave so you don't have a 100 people waiting to kill the same NPC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maligni Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 1. Yes, having to create "waves" of access based on the date you happened to pre-order the game is idiotic and goes against even their own testing in beta. 2. No, everyone should just chill and just realize that the want this to be a flawless launch (nothing like WoW) and not tax the network and servers too much. Infact they are doing it to benefit the long term stability of the game and servers. They need to know what their current hardware will handle. Doing this in steps allows for a more controlled ramp up. This early access isnt for us, its more for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wubanos Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 It might hurt them in future pre order sales, so i vote yes. But i doubt it will hurt them regarding SWToR subscribers so in that case its a no. Future scenario for any EA pre sales might be, A lot on day one, rest might just wait until last minute order to get in to EGA, after it have started. As it stands now EA announce that if you dont preorder early in the first few days of release you'r preoders holds no value regarding EGA so you might just as well wait until the EGA is ensured and place your order at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrotanaThrall Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 1. Yes, having to create "waves" of access based on the date you happened to pre-order the game is idiotic and goes against even their own testing in beta. 2. No, everyone should just chill and just realize that the want this to be a flawless launch (nothing like WoW) and not tax the network and servers too much. No and anyone who thinks it will is Idiotic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatanka Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Gamers have fickle memories. Folks will have forgotten about their early access week "woes" by Dec 31st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddsie Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 well for server stability it would hurt them more to open up the servers completly, if they just tell us what wave we are in, and how many waves a day they are going to try and do, failing things that noone is to blame for, we would all just have to sit and deal with the day or wave we are delt. as it is everyone is eger to play and putting there life on hold waiting for something that could be days away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WereMops Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) 1. This staggering stuff should have been disclosed when preorders started. If your servers cannot handle the load get more powerful servers and more of them. Blizzard handled their MMO launch much better IMO. The "staggering stuff" was disclosed: "Early access will be granted on first come, first serve basis". Edited December 13, 2011 by WereMops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariadna Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 1. yes i think this is one of worse ideas i've seen for a headstart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KikiLalok Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) No. Stop whining (if you are, or did). Plus I don't see any poll. Edited December 13, 2011 by KikiLalok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeroXs Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 No, people will forget all about it in about a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordarn Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I would say 1. Because it shouldn't be waves it should be by the months. Those who pre - ordered in july should get in first, and then the following months. Not "We are letting people in by waves, and someone who pre- ordered two months before you has a chance on getting in before you." Honestly be fair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osaris Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 of course no, better safe than possible causing a crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandrax Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Fail poll. I vote option 2. Nobody will care about staggered launch once they get in and start playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharard Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 No because after a month or so, who started when wont even matter and you wont be able to tell who started early or not. Go to any MMO after a bit of time and tell me you can pick out someone who started a few days before someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliminarion Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 No, looks good so far. (only a few hours in) Only crybabies would answer yes to this question. No offence. - Elim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starstrk Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 While I don't care for it as I wanted to level as a group with my guild mates and the staggered start makes that near impossible - as has been pointed out those were the terms when I bought the game. What concerns me is why bioware feels it's necessary. After months of testing and a couple of stress weekends - they should know if there systems will handle the load or not. If not - staggering the start the first few days isn't going to solve the issue. Come the 20th if they can't handle it - they are going to crash. IMHO - they just aggravated some portion of their customers for no real value in return. Just my $0.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliminarion Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 No because after a month or so, who started when wont even matter and you wont be able to tell who started early or not. Go to any MMO after a bit of time and tell me you can pick out someone who started a few days before someone else. Yeah, impossible to tell really. Server firsts don't mean squat, since people will be too busy playing the game the right way to care. - Elim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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