sinergie Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 This is early access, not official launch. Be grateful for your extra time. I truly wish more people would remember this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixOnFire Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Ok, lets say they let EVERYONE IN. 900k+ people flood the servers.. wait time is huge, servers crash at alarming speed, you post a thread: "Bioware y u let every1 n!?" Same point as you but it's more like 2.5 million + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackseed Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Just flag the OP folks - let Bioware and the mods handle the self-entitled posters. I ordered 7/21 - I am not in as of the 2nd wave that was just sent out. Just means I'm gonna be in a bit later, that's all. No reason to grumble that you're being treated unfair considering this is 2 extra days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulouch Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 u mad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corada Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Lmao a kid that can't read. The 5$ is a deposite and is not extra that you pay for early access. Early access is free time that they give you. Also it was stated that you *MAY* so again you failed to read something properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentinelBorg Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 The only thing that really bothers me, is how slow they let the people in. Looking at live stream, the start zones are empty on most servers. Like 5 people per zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VariableEntity Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Read the post smart ***. No, you are charge 5.00 for your early access, it's not free... and it's a standard rate. When you pre-ordered and paid your 5.00 the early access was still advertised as starting on the 15th, so no, you're not being done in since the last time I check today is the 13th so you're still getting what you "paid" for, some people are just getting a bit of a bonus with the two additional days BW added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazikeen Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Just putting this out there, Bioware is the first company in MMO history to do this staggered early access system (smart companies just let everyone in... RIFT did it just fine with around 750k preorders by simply adding servers... I played for nearly 15 hours straight that day [nerd squad]) BioWare COULD be the first company with 900k-3mil pre-orders (since only boxed orders were counted and many ordered the digital edition) BioWare COULD be the first company with the sense to stagger access so they ensure that they don't get a massive number trying to log in at once and clog servers BioWare COULD be the first company to care about how customers experience the first days of access by trying to make things as smooth as possible BioWare COULD be giving us up to 7 days of free early access so they can do these things without affecting our normal, paid playtime Just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icebaron Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I didn't pre order till after I played the beta (11-11-11). Would I like to be playing now? Sure. Am I going to whine about it on the forums? Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seravie Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 RIFT did it pretty seemlessly (sans server queues, which were QUICKLY alleviated by adding new servers) with well over 750k people. My server didn't go down for well over 24 hours, Biowares' already had 2 down. Rift!?. This SWTOR, with a huge amount of preorders(physical copies) not including digital or overseas counterparts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfeisberg Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Read the post smart ***. No, you are charge 5.00 for your early access, it's not free... and it's a standard rate. My understanding it is $5.00 to pre-order and is a part of the standard $60.00 price, not an extra amount for getting Early access. Meaning if you buy the game next month in January, the game will still be $60.00. Also, if you cancel your order before the 20th even if you still played early access, you get all your money back, including the $5.00 pre-order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todaz Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Yes but when you have over 2 million early access players already. They can't let everyone in right away. By launch there looking at 3-4 million players. this isn't rift. This blows wow number out of the water for launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brene Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 BioWare COULD be the first company with 900k-3mil pre-orders (since only boxed orders were counted and many ordered the digital edition) BioWare COULD be the first company with the sense to stagger access so they ensure that they don't get a massive number trying to log in at once and clog servers BioWare COULD be the first company to care about how customers experience the first days of access by trying to make things as smooth as possible BioWare COULD be giving us up to 7 days of free early access so they can do these things without affecting our normal, paid playtime Just saying Once again there is no official number, 900k is NOT that many in the grand scheme of things. XBL was able to handle well over 6.5 MILLION players on the first day of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. #2, see #1 #3, doubtful - they still pretty much just care about your money. #4, once again it is not FREE access. Though I do agree #3 would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turukano Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 My understanding it is $5.00 to pre-order and is a part of the standard $60.00 price, not an extra amount for getting Early access. Meaning if you buy the game next month in January, the game will still be $60.00. Also, if you cancel your order before the 20th even if you still played early access, you get all your money back, including the $5.00 pre-order. Which is why the OP is posting massively hateful posts toward the moderators and Bioware. He is not going to be here much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralBurnsides Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) The OP is complaining about getting to play a game for free. ugh Edited December 13, 2011 by GeneralBurnsides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuleZmaj Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Screw you guys, I'm going home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quakereject Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 RIFT did it pretty seemlessly (sans server queues, which were QUICKLY alleviated by adding new servers) with well over 750k people. My server didn't go down for well over 24 hours, Biowares' already had 2 down. 3 day queue times were "seamless" to you? Ok. New servers didn't alleviate queue times for quite a few of the servers, just because it worked out for you doesn't mean it was the answer for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brene Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 My understanding it is $5.00 to pre-order and is a part of the standard $60.00 price, not an extra amount for getting Early access. Meaning if you buy the game next month in January, the game will still be $60.00. Also, if you cancel your order before the 20th even if you still played early access, you get all your money back, including the $5.00 pre-order. Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Digital Standard Edition Pre-Order Fee $5.00 Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Digital Standard Edition Pre-Order Fee Serial Number: xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wargolem Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 your complaints would be valid if this was the 20th. But nope its the 13th your comment would be valid if names were not at a premium no one wants to play with a toon called asfghej Maybe you can understand this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katra Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 inb4 cry and ib4l Just putting this out there, Bioware is the first company in MMO history to do this staggered early access system (smart companies just let everyone in... RIFT did it just fine with around 750k preorders by simply adding servers... I played for nearly 15 hours straight that day [nerd squad]) This is why I am GLAD they are doing this. Rift just continuously added servers, all day. Then a month later, when some people decided they didnt care for the game...those servers eventually became dead. They then had to make server transfers free to try and fix it. So please, be HAPPY they are doing this, so in a month or two when the influx of people has settled down, we wont be in the same boat. Most of us know we wont leave, but SOME will leave and I'd rather not be left with barren servers. This way they can evaluate very carefully if they need to open up new servers or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sainnt Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Your quote would be valid, if it was witty. my quote is valid because its true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellfromgrace Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I'd like to have the names I want as well but it really doesn't matter guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moroder Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Since these forums opened is anyone else really starting to hate the internet lately? Why do people have to post this crap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufutiz Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Bioware is punished by having to deal with customers like you, OP that is all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazikeen Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 You know, I'm not fond of banning accounts and the like, but this OP really should get removed from the forums There is absolutely no call for this kind of treatment. I could be mistaken but I'm pretty sure this was the same person to call Stephen the worst CSA in history. Sure, he's made some bad calls, but they were just plain nasty to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts