when did pre-orders first open? I don't remember

UP TO 7 days..

Greetings!

You have been selected for early access!  You will be able to play 11:45 pm cst Dec. 19 2011..

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Originally posted by sanosukex
when did pre-orders first open? I don't remember

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7/21/11 I preordered 3 hours after it started so I'm sure I will be on the first day.

Originally posted by Hamrtime

 

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Originally posted by sanosukex
when did pre-orders first open? I don't remember

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7/21/11

i pre-ordered 8/25 wonder which group that puts me in...

Originally posted by Hamrtime

 

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Originally posted by sanosukex
when did pre-orders first open? I don't remember

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7/21/11 I preordered 3 hours after it started so I'm sure I will be on the first day.

Me too!!  WOOHOO!!

good god people... its pretty black and white. straight from the email being sent out RIGHT NOW:

Early Game Access* will begin on December 13th at 7:00AM EST, 2011 and ends on December 19th, 2011 at 10:01PM EST.

notice the bolded, underlined section. Early access starts on the 13th. people will be playing on the 13th. end of thread.

i preordered 7/24.... pretty sure im in on the first day.

Originally posted by sanosukex

Originally posted by Hamrtime

 

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Originally posted by sanosukex
when did pre-orders first open? I don't remember

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7/21/11

i pre-ordered 8/25 wonder which group that puts me in...

Pretty much the same for me.  I know I pre-ordered about a month after it became available.  I'm assuming I'll get in a day or two after early access starts, which will give me a full 5 days and that is more than I originally expected, so I'm happy.

Originally posted by Cthulhu23

Originally posted by sanosukex

Originally posted by Hamrtime

 

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Originally posted by sanosukex
when did pre-orders first open? I don't remember

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7/21/11

i pre-ordered 8/25 wonder which group that puts me in...

Pretty much the same for me.  I know I pre-ordered about a month after it became available.  I'm assuming I'll get in a day or two after early access starts, which will give me a full 5 days and that is more than I originally expected, so I'm happy.

a month after? i wouldnt plan on getting in any sooner than 12/17.... 75% of the preorders happened within the first month.... they had like a million preorders digital and hardcopy within a month.... some say it has around 1.5 million preorders digital and hardcopy now.

my point? there is no way they are letting in 500K people a day, that would completely bomb out the authentication servers. hell, auth servers bombed out when early access started for Aion and only maybe 150-200k people were trying to log in then.

take-away: there are a LOOOOT of people ahead of you.

Cut and paste from the email sent:

Early Game Access* will begin on December 13th at 7:00AM EST, 2011 and ends on December 19th, 2011 at 10:01PM EST. During this time, we will be emailing invitations to join Early Game Access based on the order in which you redeemed your Pre-Order Code. Pre-load the game client now, so you're ready to play when your Early Game Access invitation arrives. Note that download time can vary and may take awhile.

The reason they moved it to the 13th was because everyone will most likely get a minimum of 5 days, just the earliest of orders get the bonus 13th and 14th but its likely everyone is in on the 15th.  They have been advertising on their site(and still are) that if you pre-order now you may play up to 5 days early. 

Are they still giving out earlie access codes? I just pre ordered from Game Stop and never got one.. When i called them they said i had to pre order months in advanced to get that code.. But on SWTOR.com it dosnt mention of any time limit and I remember Rift gave me one and i pre ordered it like a week before launch.. Anyone know if they are still handing them out on orgin?

Originally posted by Hellfyre420

Are they still giving out earlie access codes? I just pre ordered from Game Stop and never got one.. When i called them they said i had to pre order months in advanced to get that code.. But on SWTOR.com it dosnt mention of any time limit and I remember Rift gave me one and i pre ordered it like a week before launch.. Anyone know if they are still handing them out on orgin?

That's dead wrong information imo.  Now, maybe they were given a limited number of pre-order access codes at that store, I don't know.  I would call them back and ask them again and if they tell you that they don't have an early access code then cancel your pre-order and order it off of Origin.

Originally posted by Airwren

Originally posted by Hellfyre420

Are they still giving out earlie access codes? I just pre ordered from Game Stop and never got one.. When i called them they said i had to pre order months in advanced to get that code.. But on SWTOR.com it dosnt mention of any time limit and I remember Rift gave me one and i pre ordered it like a week before launch.. Anyone know if they are still handing them out on orgin?

That's dead wrong information imo.  Now, maybe they were given a limited number of pre-order access codes at that store, I don't know.  I would call them back and ask them again and if they tell you that they don't have an early access code then cancel your pre-order and order it off of Origin.

honestly i would just get it from origin in the first place.... best chance of getting access at the earliest possible time.

unfortunately i had to get mine through gamestop.... because i wanted the CE. the statue will look nice next to all my others and i will enjoy going to the CE only club house and acting snooty about it in game. bwaahahahaa

Originally posted by Hellfyre420

Are they still giving out earlie access codes? I just pre ordered from Game Stop and never got one.. When i called them they said i had to pre order months in advanced to get that code.. But on SWTOR.com it dosnt mention of any time limit and I remember Rift gave me one and i pre ordered it like a week before launch.. Anyone know if they are still handing them out on orgin?

 Gamestop screwed you. There's no guarantee ypu would have made it in early buying this late but Gamestop was supposed to give you the code.

Yeah ima go down there tommarow and just cancel.. I prefer getting a physical copy instead of Digital Download but you can't get everything.. It's either i go through with Game Stops bs and miss out on 7 free days (that potentially can save me money if i decide i don't like the game) or get the DDV.. oh well..

Ima give em a peice of my mind tommarow lol

Originally posted by Ashlinde

Originally posted by Airwren

Originally posted by Hellfyre420

Are they still giving out earlie access codes? I just pre ordered from Game Stop and never got one.. When i called them they said i had to pre order months in advanced to get that code.. But on SWTOR.com it dosnt mention of any time limit and I remember Rift gave me one and i pre ordered it like a week before launch.. Anyone know if they are still handing them out on orgin?

That's dead wrong information imo.  Now, maybe they were given a limited number of pre-order access codes at that store, I don't know.  I would call them back and ask them again and if they tell you that they don't have an early access code then cancel your pre-order and order it off of Origin.

honestly i would just get it from origin in the first place.... best chance of getting access at the earliest possible time.

 

unfortunately i had to get mine through gamestop.... because i wanted the CE. the statue will look nice next to all my others and i will enjoy going to the CE only club house and acting snooty about it in game. bwaahahahaa

Lol, don't be snooty! =P

I think the minimum they will give for early access will be 2 or 3 days. But even with 2 days minimum you only had 4 different groups. those that get 2 days, 3 days, 4 days and 5 days.  With at least a million pre orders, do you want to open the game to a 1/4 million new people each day? For most games that is simply 4 separate full launches, not really easing into it. 2 more days will help alot. 

But then, starting early access tomorrow would be even better.  Amirite!   :)

@ Hellfyre420
 

I think you have to get SWTOR's customer service to step in according to their customer service forum threads.  I pre-ordered from Gamestop.com in November and never got my access code, either.  I sent an email to the SWTOR's support@swtor.com and per their instructions gave them an image of my proof of purchase, name/location of store or URL if purchased online, and the game edition ordered.  I don't know if this will get me my code in time, but it is the info they want to investigate.  According to what I'm able to find out Gamestop ran out of early access codes back in the summer, which sounds really, really suspicious to me.

Originally posted by Pagoas

@ Hellfyre420
 

I think you have to get SWTOR's customer service to step in according to their customer service forum threads.  I pre-ordered from Gamestop.com in November and never got my access code, either.  I sent an email to the SWTOR's support@swtor.com and per their instructions gave them an image of my proof of purchase, name/location of store or URL if purchased online, and the game edition ordered.  I don't know if this will get me my code in time, but it is the info they want to investigate.  According to what I'm able to find out Gamestop ran out of early access codes back in the summer, which sounds really, really suspicious to me.

Yeah i sent in a email yesterday.. Still waiting a response.. Maybe ill just take a pic of my recepit and do all that and email it to them now.. It might save me from waiting for a response.. Otherwise im just going down tommarow to take my $20 off and going to pre order off SWTORs website.

Originally posted by Pagoas

@ Hellfyre420
 

I think you have to get SWTOR's customer service to step in according to their customer service forum threads.  I pre-ordered from Gamestop.com in November and never got my access code, either.  I sent an email to the SWTOR's support@swtor.com and per their instructions gave them an image of my proof of purchase, name/location of store or URL if purchased online, and the game edition ordered.  I don't know if this will get me my code in time, but it is the info they want to investigate.  According to what I'm able to find out Gamestop ran out of early access codes back in the summer, which sounds really, really suspicious to me.

i honestly do not understand what the hold up is. Unless you were getting the CE.... why would you preorder from GS over origin anyhow?

you want a physical copy of an MMO, of which you can DL the client right from the developers webpage like all other MMOs? not to mention that in 6 months if you are still playing, that disk copy is going to be horribly outdaged while the one you can DL from their webpage will most likely be an updated version of the game....