Larishet Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Game launched on the 13th and early access was "promised" on the 15th. Now, since we learn that early access is actually until the 19th, that means that 57% of players won't get those 5 days. Is there any reason to keep a pre-order now? Gamestop already messed up by not getting pre-order codes to customers. I'm ready to just tell them to screw themselves and I'll buy the game online or cheaper off ebay from a rage-quitter. It'll save me a trip to the store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larishet Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 Holy cow, bounced to the 2nd page already...didn't even have a chance to finish writing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlyJeff Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 They never promised 5 days of early access. I never had that impression and I haven't been following the game very closely until recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ippollite Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 surely you decide that one for yourself, no? If you dont want early access, then you dont have to participate in it. You are therefore free to buy the game at your own convenience and at the price point youre happy with. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zottle Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 They promised early access, nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kill_Kayt Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 You will get at the least 1 day. This according to SR> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salvadorellama Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Game launched on the 13th and early access was "promised" on the 15th. Now, since we learn that early access is actually until the 19th, that means that 57% of players won't get those 5 days. Is there any reason to keep a pre-order now? Gamestop already messed up by not getting pre-order codes to customers. I'm ready to just tell them to screw themselves and I'll buy the game online or cheaper off ebay from a rage-quitter. It'll save me a trip to the store. Even from the day pre-orders were available it said "you MAY get UP TO 5 days access". ---------------> English comprehesion website is that way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If I wasn't so bored I wouldn't even bother reading/posting here. *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazardOOI Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Game launched on the 13th No it didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noctivagus Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 They never promised 5 days of early access. I never had that impression and I haven't been following the game very closely until recently. You do realize that early access is the ONLY incentive to pre-order, right? This is the year 2010, and digital downloads have the concept of "sold out" obsolete. If they want our money before the game actually comes out, they better give us something worth it. I didn't preorder for an asterisk, I preordered for early access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doombomb Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 My only hope is to get in a day early before official release so I can get out of the 1-10 area without the mad rush. Any earlier would just be a perk. Until then I'll keep owning impatient kids in League of Legends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBJammin Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 It was worth it to me to get my copy on release day. I'm thinking that the EGA schedule will advance faster than most folks think. I'm hoping to get in on Sunday since it's my day off, but if not... I'll pout a little and get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noctivagus Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 No it didn't. Yes, yes it did. Servers are up, people are playing. Game is live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turukano Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Game launched on the 13th and early access was "promised" on the 15th. Now, since we learn that early access is actually until the 19th, that means that 57% of players won't get those 5 days. Is there any reason to keep a pre-order now? Gamestop already messed up by not getting pre-order codes to customers. I'm ready to just tell them to screw themselves and I'll buy the game online or cheaper off ebay from a rage-quitter. It'll save me a trip to the store. What part of "up to five days" did you not understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogblaster Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) No it didn't. yes it did: ''Welcome Message from Ray Muzyka & Greg Zeschuk ' This is a big day for us; we are launching Star Wars: The Old Republic, BioWare’s largest and most ambitious project to date, and we’re very proud that you’ve been able to join us. It’s an honor to be able to share this game with you.'' Edited December 14, 2011 by Dogblaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uben Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Game launched on the 13th and early access was "promised" on the 15th. Now, since we learn that early access is actually until the 19th, that means that 57% of players won't get those 5 days. Is there any reason to keep a pre-order now? Gamestop already messed up by not getting pre-order codes to customers. I'm ready to just tell them to screw themselves and I'll buy the game online or cheaper off ebay from a rage-quitter. It'll save me a trip to the store. Please show the math you used. Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KazdamRass Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) preorder earlier, next time Edited December 14, 2011 by KazdamRass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knewt Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Game launched on the 13th and early access was "promised" on the 15th. Now, since we learn that early access is actually until the 19th, that means that 57% of players won't get those 5 days. Is there any reason to keep a pre-order now? Gamestop already messed up by not getting pre-order codes to customers. I'm ready to just tell them to screw themselves and I'll buy the game online or cheaper off ebay from a rage-quitter. It'll save me a trip to the store. Please learn to comprehend what you read. They said up to 5 days of early game access. The only guarantee I've seen is 1 day of access. If you don't like it, cancel your pre-order and play the game on the 20th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cgbrat Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 You do realize that early access is the ONLY incentive to pre-order, right? This is the year 2010, and digital downloads have the concept of "sold out" obsolete. If they want our money before the game actually comes out, they better give us something worth it. I didn't preorder for an asterisk, I preordered for early access. where did you get your asterisk from? it didnt come with my preorder :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youno Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Until then I'll keep owning impatient kids in League of Legends That's what I did for 6 hours this morning waiting to see if I got in...Wave 4 >.< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duxkraven Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 You will get at the least 1 day. This according to SR> oh my god im about to cream my pants!!! 1 day what a joke. Im sure glad i didnt get the upgraded version with that stupid mount thing that looked like a segway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzillamax Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) Here is a reality, while it states "up to 5 days" most everyone who pre-ordered probably did so with the belief their pre-order was buying them access 5 days early, not just 1 or 2. Why, because customers had no way of knowing how many of those 5 days they would get depending on when they ordered. A person pre-ordering on December 12th was given the same promise as the person who ordered on July 1st, yet the reality is that the person who ordered on Dec 12th in no way shape or form will get more than 1-2 days early access, yet he paid the same early access cost. If anything you could make a somewhat valid argument BioWare was using deceptive marketing techniques to play on this belief when in reality they knew fully well most people probably won't get anywhere near to 5 days of early access. It's about as honest and ethical as saying you created and/or saved jobs. If anything this staggered launch will go down in the annals of MMO history as an abysmal customer service fiasco, or people will rapidly forget about it and the bottom line of BioWare will show it was a financial success (at the cost of a little customer satisfaction capitol) and you can rest assured future MMO launches will replicate it. Edited December 14, 2011 by Godzillamax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noctivagus Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 What part of "up to five days" did you not understand? You missed the point. It's about what a pre-order is actually worth. It's the same amount of money either way, BUT investing money into a game early despite knowing whether or not it's good requires an incentive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youno Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 You missed the point. It's about what a pre-order is actually worth. It's the same amount of money either way, BUT investing money into a game early despite knowing whether or not it's good requires an incentive. You do know that you aren't fully charged the whole amount until the game is shipped or on the official release date, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaestmannaeyjar Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Even from the day pre-orders were available it said "you MAY get UP TO 5 days access". ---------------> English comprehesion website is that way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If I wasn't so bored I wouldn't even bother reading/posting here. *sigh* The 'up to' part wasn't actually translated in all languages and was omitted in some countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadsford Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 You do realize that early access is the ONLY incentive to pre-order, right? This is the year 2010, and digital downloads have the concept of "sold out" obsolete. If they want our money before the game actually comes out, they better give us something worth it. I didn't preorder for an asterisk, I preordered for early access. First of all, its 2011. Second, they said from the beginning "UP TO 5 DAYS", meaning you could get 5, you could get 1. Turns out they decided to open the doors 2 extra days early. And they don't just do early access to sell more pre-orders. They give in game incentives to also entice people to pre-order. They do early access to ease the servers and the software into it. Have you never played a game on launch day that didn't offer early access? Server crashes, login queues, authentication and account server crashes. Anyone remember SWG? Even WoW had a few bumps in the first few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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