pattongb Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Are you kidding me? Last wave? My friend who put his code in at the exact same time as me got in, but I didn't. I was sitting next to him as we both typed our codes in. Well that's just fan-friggin'-tastic. Rigggggghhhhtttt...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavensAgent Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 i cant even imagine when aug/sept pre orders will get in LAWLz..I imagine most of the August preorders will get an invite tomorrow, if not all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkilZodiac Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 July 27th Looks like the last wave invited people up to the July 27th. Tomorrow they should be starting with July 28th. Hopefully they can go from July 28th - Mid Aug tomorrow. With how slow they are going, I don't see that happening. Maybe to the beginning of August; but not mid August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arturo_bandini Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I just wanted to give a big shout out to whoever came up with the waves plan for prelaunch. I hope they fire you at Bioware and you end up living under a bridge. Better yet, I hope someone spits on you and you make a scene so that security has a reason to beat you before bouncing you off the concrete. The waves plan was great. The error was telling everybody about it. If they had kept the early access date as 12/15 and sent out the same five waves today, people would be tripping all over themselves singing their praises. Instead they sent out an email implying that we would get to start playing today (and yes, I know that technically it didn't say that) and disappointed over a million people. In short, they bungled it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRaevin Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I imagine most of the August preorders will get an invite tomorrow, if not all of them. People that ordered the first two days aren't even in yet and they're done sending, don't be foolish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broachesty Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Quit complaining really, lol they sold this game with these intentions by saying first come first serve. By getting pre order money to keep EA off their back for another 4-6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsoon Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 “We’re well over 200,000 pre-orders in the first five or six days.” – Eric Brown, Electronic Arts CFO Seems like cut off was around the 27th July, so guessing they sent out 200K-250K invites out today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkilZodiac Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 The waves plan was great. The error was telling everybody about it. If they had kept the early access date as 12/15 and sent out the same five waves today, people would be tripping all over themselves singing their praises. Instead they sent out an email implying that we would get to start playing today (and yes, I know that technically it didn't say that) and disappointed over a million people. In short, they bungled it. Uh, no. If they kept it a secret and people found out they that had just gotten an invite 2 days early, people on the forums would be freaking out just as much, if not more, because there was no info about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavensAgent Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 With how slow they are going, I don't see that happening. Maybe to the beginning of August; but not mid August.There were a lot fewer preorder codes submitted in August than there were in the first week that preorders were available. In all honesty I wouldn't be surprised if the total number of people invited today exceed the orders placed in August and September combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthZail Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Wondering if I should off myself now, or w8 until tomorrow lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indurin Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I hate to repeat myself, but i'm very disappointed with this. We're not in the testing phase anymore Bioware, we are actual customers now. I have been a huge fan of bioware for as long as I can remember. The games are great, among my favorite, and swtor looks to be no different. So why does this feel like we're still in beta? Testing the server load? That was done already. As a customer who preordered because of the early access guarantee, this looks like it's being handled very poorly. The customers who ordered first get in first, that's great, but there is absolutely no reason to stop sending invites. We spent our money, now it's your turn to uphold the other end of that agreement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen_Starsolo Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 This website is ridiculous. Constant 'waiting rooms' so i can see why they don't trust their servers. Absolute joke - its clear they've never done an MMO before, all of their systems freeze external to the game. Actually, from what I hear, this is pretty much the Warhammer Online crew Bioware picked up from Mythic. Now whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is totally up to each person. I cringe because of the whole credit cards getting overcharged by WAR though. lol It makes me want to go timecard again since I did with WAR and dodged that bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkilZodiac Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 There were a lot fewer preorder codes submitted in August than there were in the first week that preorders were available. In all honesty I wouldn't be surprised if the total number of people invited today exceed the orders placed in August and September combined. We will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tehblade Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 If your waiting for the email your being impatient wrong. Email can be delayed by whatever email service your using. Anyone who didn't get in today, I highly recommend you build your own Exchange server tonight so the second they send you the email tomorrow it will pop up in your inbox! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurav Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 lol what a joke. Staggered launch will go down as the stupidest idea in MMO history. Not only have they barely invited ANYONE today (not even past July 26th) but they are done sending invites at 1:30pm???? What in the world are they thinking? There is still the entire day ahead. Guess they all went home and let the monkeys run the show until tomorrows invites. this would be true if it was launch day, but it isnt. It's early access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordKOLZ Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) What a completely horrible launch day... Don't give me some BS about the 20th being launch, anyone who wanted the game pre-ordered already. What kind bs is it? The launch day is the 20th. Learn to read. Edited December 13, 2011 by LordKOLZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberfubar Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Some folks need to get over their raging. It obvious they had to work through a massive amount of pre-orders from July 21 and the first week it was available. Just because they didn't blast through to september code redeems on day one of early access is no reason to throw a fit. Go have a drink and relax. The game ain't going anywhere and you'll get your freak on soon enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodokai Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) because 60% of the invites that were sent out earlier were to people who were at school/work. and this evening there will be massive amounts of people logging in. You're wrong. http://i.imgur.com/SZ1Xk.jpga Same on european realms, only one server had two origin worlds instances rest had no sub-instances yet we're in PEAK times. How do i know? Two accounts *****eees Edited December 13, 2011 by Kodokai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arturo_bandini Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Uh, no. If they kept it a secret and people found out they that had just gotten an invite 2 days early, people on the forums would be freaking out just as much, if not more, because there was no info about it. Maybe, but probably not if they just said "We've started sending out invites two days early! don't worry, if you haven't gotten your yet, it will come!" As long as you make the reality exceed the expectations that have been sent, you've succeeded. When you make reality fall short of the expectations you've created, you've bungled it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xabre Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 “We’re well over 200,000 pre-orders in the first five or six days.” – Eric Brown, Electronic Arts CFO Seems like cut off was around the 27th July, so guessing they sent out 200K-250K invites out today... I suppose counting digital copies maybe, but if this includes both then that is false. http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x444/oldneb/chart.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VertisReaper Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 this is rediculous im getting an lawer and sewing biowear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavensAgent Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 People that ordered the first two days aren't even in yet and they're done sending, don't be foolish.All preorder customers that submitted a code by July 26 should already have access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruktuim Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 With how slow they are going, I don't see that happening. Maybe to the beginning of August; but not mid August. Maybe not, but like SR said, the Pre-orders numbers were HUGE in July and than they kind of dropped off. It sounds like a large number of their pre-ordered were front loaded in July. They let those people in today. They said after they July people are in the dates let in will cover larger ranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkilZodiac Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Maybe, but probably not if they just said "We've started sending out invites two days early! don't worry, if you haven't gotten your yet, it will come!" As long as you make the reality exceed the expectations that have been sent, you've succeeded. When you make reality fall short of the expectations you've created, you've bungled it. What? Everything you just said is no different than what is happening now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrStoner Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 What kind bs is it? The launch day is the 20th. Learn to read. The game has been launched. Don't believe everything you read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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