The struggles of an SWTOR pre-orderer

ProfRed

So you pre ordered SWTOR, your excitement can barely be contained as the day draws near.  You registered your code and you must wait painfully over the next week to get access.  The 13th passes and you receive no email, the 14th again you are refreshing your inbox every minute but alas there is no email.  If you preordered a physical copy you have the weight of no grace period hanging over your head. 

Finally your email comes, and hopefully you already downloaded the release client.  If not skip ahead 1 day.  You load up the launcher and the play button is enabled and your heartbeat begins to rise.  You load the game and there is only a black screen.  Oops you better update your drivers.  You load the game and the epic cinematic plays, but you are in too much of a hurry to get in game so you skip it. 

You choose your server and are 875 in a queue of 876 and your estimated wait time is 3 hours and 43 minutes.  "Damn", you exclaim as you exhale a sigh.  No one close to you knows what you are going through, and the forums are too bogged down with people who have yet to receive their emails for you to receive any empathy.  You wait patiently or impatiently, but the time passes slowly as the seconds tick away. 

Finally your turn has come, and you meticulously craft your character.  You spend 30-45 minutes finding the perfect name and then you are ready, you finalize your character and away you go.  The game begins to load only to crash to the desktop.  Just kidding that probably didn't happen because you can't be that unlucky.  The game loads and you are standing in the starter area with players running everywhere too busy to speak.  You are slightly overwhelmed.

What do you do now? 

Me?  I dance.

dubyahite

It's official. People are going absolutely bonkers agonizing over the wait.

Icewhite

You want to be careful with that dancing.

ProfRed

Originally posted by Icewhite

You want to be careful with that dancing.

I will dance with the passion of this beautiful man, and I will keep dancing into the night.

Blasphim

I put on my shades, light up a smoke, remark on how much monster I have in the fridge, and the distance from where I sit to the nearest bathroom, and hit it.....

keenber

Lol the first thing i saw when i joined beta was 4 or 5 guys danceing outside the room where you enter so i joined in

Whacko

Well as long as we don't have the urge to Sing & Dance I'll be fine....

ProfRed

Originally posted by Icewhite

You want to be careful with that dancing.

Thank you for sharing this.  I have already sent it to about 30 people with Merry Xmas wishes including my fraternity filled manly fantasy football mates.  You are the best!

Darwa

Originally posted by Whacko

Well as long as we don't have the urge to Sing & Dance I'll be fine....

Better version

Robsolf

Originally posted by ProfRed

You are 875 in a queue of 876 and your estimated wait time is 3 hours and 43 minutes.  "Damn", you exclaim as you exhale a sigh.  No one close to you knows what you are going through, and the forums are too bogged down with people who have yet to receive their emails for you to receive any empathy.  You wait patiently or impatiently, but the time passes slowly as the seconds tick away. 

 

The good news, I suspect, is that the early access is being rolled out the way it is in order to PREVENT that very thing from happening.  With that and the early download, it's clear they're trying to make sure they have the capacity they need before launch.

TaoMcDohl

Originally posted by Robsolf

Originally posted by ProfRed

You are 875 in a queue of 876 and your estimated wait time is 3 hours and 43 minutes.  "Damn", you exclaim as you exhale a sigh.  No one close to you knows what you are going through, and the forums are too bogged down with people who have yet to receive their emails for you to receive any empathy.  You wait patiently or impatiently, but the time passes slowly as the seconds tick away. 

 

The good news, I suspect, is that the early access is being rolled out the way it is in order to PREVENT that very thing from happening.  With that and the early download, it's clear they're trying to make sure they have the capacity they need before launch.

Yup.  Additionally, the guild creation has allowed Bioware to hand-pick how the population will be spread out.  

popinjay

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Originally posted by dubyahite
It's official. People are going absolutely bonkers agonizing over the wait.

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Lol, yeah it's kind of funny reading the forums right now. ANY forums you choose.

I don't remember this much mania since Wrath of the Lich King was about to drop.

ChaulsinNL

Originally posted by TaoMcDohl

Originally posted by Robsolf

Originally posted by ProfRed

You are 875 in a queue of 876 and your estimated wait time is 3 hours and 43 minutes.  "Damn", you exclaim as you exhale a sigh.  No one close to you knows what you are going through, and the forums are too bogged down with people who have yet to receive their emails for you to receive any empathy.  You wait patiently or impatiently, but the time passes slowly as the seconds tick away. 

 

The good news, I suspect, is that the early access is being rolled out the way it is in order to PREVENT that very thing from happening.  With that and the early download, it's clear they're trying to make sure they have the capacity they need before launch.

Yup.  Additionally, the guild creation has allowed Bioware to hand-pick how the population will be spread out.  

*Your guild Raving Sith Maniacs has been designated to the "Naboo Duckling" server. We hope you will join us for this great release!*

Vandarix

Originally posted by ProfRed

 You load the game and the epic cinematic plays, but you are in too much of a hurry to get in game so you skip it.  You choose your server and meticulously craft your character.  You spend 30-45 minutes finding the perfect name and then you are ready, you finalize your character and away you go. 

You are 875 in a queue of 876 and your estimated wait time is 3 hours and 43 minutes.  "Damn", you exclaim as you exhale a sigh.

Going to correct this for you.

Correction Below

 

You load the game and the epic cinematic plays, but you are in too much of a hurry to get in game so you skip it.  You choose your server You are 875 in a queue of 876 and your estimated wait time is 3 hours and 43 minutes.  "Damn", you exclaim as you exhale a sigh.

You get in after the queue and meticulously craft your character.  You spend 30-45 minutes finding the perfect name and then you are ready, you finalize your character and away you go. 

TinkerBellCommando

I was wondering. Since I had played a Beta Weekend. Do I still need to download the pre-download before launch or can I use the download I used for Beta ?  I know Beta is over however I started the program and it has been patching till the latest.  And it doesnt say Beta anywhere.

ChaulsinNL

Originally posted by GhostRider00

I was wondering. Since I had played a Beta Weekend. Do I still need to download the pre-download before launch or can I use the download I used for Beta ?  I know Beta is over however I started the program and it has been patching till the latest.

Which beta weekend did you play in?

TinkerBellCommando

The one before the last one.

ProfRed

Originally posted by GhostRider00

The one before the last one.

It will patch up to the release version.

Zefire

Yeah but you will have to wait in queue for 3 hours and then create your character.

ProfRed

Originally posted by Vandarix

Originally posted by ProfRed

 You load the game and the epic cinematic plays, but you are in too much of a hurry to get in game so you skip it.  You choose your server and meticulously craft your character.  You spend 30-45 minutes finding the perfect name and then you are ready, you finalize your character and away you go. 

You are 875 in a queue of 876 and your estimated wait time is 3 hours and 43 minutes.  "Damn", you exclaim as you exhale a sigh.

Going to correct this for you.

Correction Below

 

You load the game and the epic cinematic plays, but you are in too much of a hurry to get in game so you skip it.  You choose your server You are 875 in a queue of 876 and your estimated wait time is 3 hours and 43 minutes.  "Damn", you exclaim as you exhale a sigh.

You get in after the queue and meticulously craft your character.  You spend 30-45 minutes finding the perfect name and then you are ready, you finalize your character and away you go. 

Thanks!  I adjusted it.  That was silly of me I was just too excited to post the dance video link. 

Vandarix

Quite possibly The best dancer in the world

Cavod

Originally posted by ProfRed

So you pre ordered SWTOR, your excitement can barely be contained as the day draws near.  You registered your code and you must wait painfully over the next week to get access.  The 13th passes and you receive no email, the 14th again you are refreshing your inbox every minute but alas there is no email.  If you preordered a physical copy you have the weight of no grace period hanging over your head. 

Finally your email comes, and hopefully you already downloaded the release client.  If not skip ahead 1 day.  You load up the launcher and the play button is enabled and your heartbeat begins to rise.  You load the game and there is only a black screen.  Oops you better update your drivers.  You load the game and the epic cinematic plays, but you are in too much of a hurry to get in game so you skip it. 

You choose your server and are 875 in a queue of 876 and your estimated wait time is 3 hours and 43 minutes.  "Damn", you exclaim as you exhale a sigh.  No one close to you knows what you are going through, and the forums are too bogged down with people who have yet to receive their emails for you to receive any empathy.  You wait patiently or impatiently, but the time passes slowly as the seconds tick away. 

Finally your turn has come, and you meticulously craft your character.  You spend 30-45 minutes finding the perfect name and then you are ready, you finalize your character and away you go.  The game begins to load only to crash to the desktop.  Just kidding that probably didn't happen because you can't be that unlucky.  The game loads and you are standing in the starter area with players running everywhere too busy to speak.  You are slightly overwhelmed.

What do you do now? 

Me?  I dance.

ROFL!