Star Wars Old Republic Beta invites

Sonics2k

haha crafty buggers they are.

Weekend of Skyrim release and they mass invite thousands of EU players (including myself on an alternate email address), but don't say when it's active. And this with only a month to go before the release of the game.

It's not even proper beta testing anymore as the game is mostly done, it's just upping the interest in the game before the release.

Dcully

I also got an invite, doesnt refer to what weekend though?

V9

Got an invite too. Happy days. Hope its not for a weekend or two tho, I have Skyrim/BF3/MW3/Saints Row 3 to juggle!

ZeitgeistGlee

Dcully wrote: »

I also got an invite, doesnt refer to what weekend though?

Best guesses are either 26-27th of November of 3-4th of December. If I had to pick I'd say probably the November ones because it gives BioWare over three weeks of word of mouth advertising as against the 10-15 days they'd have if it goes in December.

Frankly I'm still very disappointed the EU got 1, apparently quite small, general beta and this is very likely going to be our only beta weekend prior to launch. I'm having distinct flashbacks to WAR and hoping they're not justified.

Raphael

This one will be the last - it's the I can't believe it's not open beta to stress test the **** out of the servers prior to launch.

My money's on Thanksgiving weekend for it.

-Kenny-

Checked my emails while skyrim installed and i was like no:eek::eek:.... no not this weekend !

Happy out I got the invite cant wait for the testing weekend

ZeitgeistGlee

Raphael wrote: »

My money's on Thanksgiving weekend for it.

Didn't even think of that, but that'd be the 26th/27th weekend.

Venom

ZeitgeistGlee wrote: »

Best guesses are either 26-27th of November of 3-4th of December. If I had to pick I'd say probably the November ones because it gives BioWare over three weeks of word of mouth advertising as against the 10-15 days they'd have if it goes in December.

Frankly I'm still very disappointed the EU got 1, apparently quite small, general beta and this is very likely going to be our only beta weekend prior to launch. I'm having distinct flashbacks to WAR and hoping they're not justified.

I was in the WAR beta for the best part of a year and so were a good few euro guildies from Goonsquad.

RichieD

I got the invite also, only 20gb to go now

RichieD

I actually got 2 email invites, one for the general beta now and one for the testing weekend.

slyph

RichieD wrote: »

I actually got 2 email invites, one for the general beta now and one for the testing weekend.

Where did you find the download link ?

In my invite email, all I got was notification of an invite, no sign of a download link

RichieD

slyph wrote: »

Where did you find the download link ?

In my invite email, all I got was notification of an invite, no sign of a download link

In the general invite email there is a grey button that says respond now.

I think you only got the weekend testing email that came from swtor@email.swtor.com

The general beta invite comes from no-reply@bioware.swtor.com.

Shiminay

I got the Weekend Test mail too, have just checked over twice and no mention of a date, so I guess that means I'll just keep playing BF3

aligator_am

RichieD wrote: »

I got the invite also, only 20gb to go now

Just wondering what way the download works, is it torremt based like WoW?

I'll be ordering up parts for an i7-2600K system next week and I'd say it'll take about 5 working days for the parts to arrive, hope they land before the beta weekend

seanbmc

Lads, where do we download it? Doesn't seem to be a link anywhere in the email.

aligator_am

seanbmc wrote: »

Lads, where do we download it? Doesn't seem to be a link anywhere in the email.

If you got the weekend invite then I think they will send another mail with a download link closer to the testing weekend itself.

Omphin

aligator_am wrote: »

If you got the weekend invite then I think they will send another mail with a download link closer to the testing weekend itself.

Email was worded poorly

TheDoc

Yea there was alot of confusion, the open beta will be to stress test hardware and expected Q's.

That is done usually the 3-4 weeks before release.

So I'm putting my money on last weekend in November

RichieD

aligator_am wrote: »

Just wondering what way the download works, is it torremt based like WoW?

I'll be ordering up parts for an i7-2600K system next week and I'd say it'll take about 5 working days for the parts to arrive, hope they land before the beta weekend

Not sure but it was seriously fast for me getting around 3mb/s on my 30mbit UPC connection, was done in 2-3 hours.

I spent all weekend playing and though it takes a few hours getting used to it, all i can say is its amazing. Best MMO I've ever played and its still in Beta.

It has the depth of a huge single player game with great storylines and quests that actually make sense plot wise, not just kill X crocodiles.

Then you get the bonuses of being an MMO with pvp & flashpoints and general social interaction, the companions are also really useful.

I've tried all the classes and really they are all fun to play in their own ways. Im not really into Star Wars lore so i'll probably play an agent or smuggler but those classes get great backstories too.

There are definately some kinks to be worked out in game but it has the making of the biggest MMO ever, dont think anyone will be disappointed with it overall.

jeawan

RichieD wrote: »

Not sure but it was seriously fast for me getting around 3mb/s on my 30mbit UPC connection, was done in 2-3 hours.

I spent all weekend playing and though it takes a few hours getting used to it, all i can say is its amazing. Best MMO I've ever played and its still in Beta.

It has the depth of a huge single player game with great storylines and quests that actually make sense plot wise, not just kill X crocodiles.

Then you get the bonuses of being an MMO with pvp & flashpoints and general social interaction, the companions are also really useful.

I've tried all the classes and really they are all fun to play in their own ways.

There are definately some kinks to be worked in the game but it has the making of the biggest MMO ever, dont think anyone will be disappointed with it overall.

I too got the email the weekend for the stress test but i reckon on 2mb ill be still downloading it after it is finished :P i only what to see what two classes are like to decide what will be the first class i play

RichieD

jeawan wrote: »

I too got the email the weekend for the stress test but i reckon on 2mb ill be still downloading it after it is finished :P i only what to see what two classes are like to decide what will be the first class i play

They were doing stress testing on the weekend too for US players. I think they are doing it every weekend now until release and inviting different groups of players each weekend.

Servers were up and down a few times for restarting and maintenance and the EU servers were turned off a lot of time.

Still I had no majors issues when playing on the US servers with about 130 ms, PvP was a bit messy though.

Raphael

The FAQ would tend to disagree - this was the mega-test over in the US, there's (probably) only one weekend left, and it's the global test.

Next Beta Testing Weekend - FAQ wrote:

Does this announcement mean I can play Star Wars: The Old Republic this weekend (November 11th to 13th)?

No it does not, unless you have a previous testing invite - either to this weekend (November 11th to 13th) or to general Game Testing (ongoing). The Beta Testing Weekend we are referring to will happen within the next few weeks.

When will the Beta Testing Weekend start?

It will happen in the next few weeks. We'll have an announcement on the exact timing closer to the weekend's start.

Will this be the final Beta Testing Weekend?

Currently, we expect it to be.

RichieD

Raphael wrote: »

The FAQ would tend to disagree - this was the mega-test over in the US, there's (probably) only one weekend left, and it's the global test.

Oh right, well if that was the real mega-test then the servers held up extremely well.

Raphael

Don't think it was quite mega, but it was way bigger than any before from the devs are saying. Next one is everyone who'd signed up for beta testing prior to November 11th, plus anyone who gets a code from a bunch of websites. So pretty much anyone who wants in, will be in. Should be a great server test, and some great PR if they couple it with dropping the NDA.

RichieD

Raphael wrote: »

Don't think it was quite mega, but it was way bigger than any before from the devs are saying. Next one is everyone who'd signed up for beta testing prior to November 11th, plus anyone who gets a code from a bunch of websites. So pretty much anyone who wants in, will be in. Should be a great server test, and some great PR if they couple it with dropping the NDA.

Yeah I dont know why they drop the NDA at this stage.

The game is so good it would create a good buzz and get a few more pre-orders.

d22ontour

Raphael wrote: »

Should be a great server test, and some great PR if they couple it with dropping the NDA.

The beta has been pretty much a disaster as far as PR goes in fairness, any good publicity they garnish won't gloss over it.

Raphael

Yeah? Anything in particular about it, I haven't come across much.

Raphael

Beta Weekend is the 25th -28th, the invites and download links'll be going out next week - meaning I'll be downloading the client in work, where I have ridonkulous speeds.

ShaneU

Beta keys here http://www.eurogamer.net/giveaways.php?id=87096

I have a spare one for someone if they run out

Kiith

Got a key this morning.

Question, if i pre-order this in Gamestop/HMV, do i get the early access, and will i be able to download it through Origin? I'm just credit-card less at the moment.