By Jensen Walker
BioWare Senior Community Manager Stephen Reid today clarified the studio’s plans in regards to pre-orders and Early Game Access for upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic. In a post on the official forums, Stephen reiterated that while BioWare still has not set a date for the beginning of the early access period, admittance will be based upon when you pre-ordered on a first come, first served basis.
The amount of people granted early access will gradually be increased in order to ensure server stability, and players will be granted access at regular intervals. Essentially, players will be eligible for early access at different times. If you were among the first wave of pre-orders when they became available, you’ll be among the first groups able to access the servers. The later you pre-ordered, the later you’ll be admitted into the early access period. The difference between being admitted early or later should be a matter of days, not weeks.
Anyone who pre-orders will remain eligible for early access, and currently pre-orders are still available. If you’re pre-ordering today, you’ll likely be waiting a ‘short’ while longer for early access than those who pre-ordered back in July. Makes sense, right? Now all we have to do is sit back and wait (and wait, and wait) for the early access period to begin.
[Source:Ripten]
BioWare Clarifies SWTOR Pre-order and Early Access Schemes
By Jensen Walker
BioWare Senior Community Manager Stephen Reid today clarified the studio’s plans in regards to pre-orders and Early Game Access for upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic. In a post on the official forums, Stephen reiterated that while BioWare still has not set a date for the beginning of the early access period, admittance will be based upon when you pre-ordered on a first come, first served basis.
The amount of people granted early access will gradually be increased in order to ensure server stability, and players will be granted access at regular intervals. Essentially, players will be eligible for early access at different times. If you were among the first wave of pre-orders when they became available, you’ll be among the first groups able to access the servers. The later you pre-ordered, the later you’ll be admitted into the early access period. The difference between being admitted early or later should be a matter of days, not weeks.
Anyone who pre-orders will remain eligible for early access, and currently pre-orders are still available. If you’re pre-ordering today, you’ll likely be waiting a ‘short’ while longer for early access than those who pre-ordered back in July. Makes sense, right? Now all we have to do is sit back and wait (and wait, and wait) for the early access period to begin.
[Source:Ripten]