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Star Wars: The Old Republic [Releasing Date: Dec 20 NA/EU - NDA Lifted]
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Dinosaur Tamer
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I just can't believe my bad luck. I was so quick to pre-order I probably would have been one of the first Origin users to enter the code.
Now the god damn game does not show up in Origins. I got my fancy purchase confirmation but no Early Access Code.
Contacted support but that is going to take hours or (more likely) days. I already hate Origins.
Now the god damn game does not show up in Origins. I got my fancy purchase confirmation but no Early Access Code.
Contacted support but that is going to take hours or (more likely) days. I already hate Origins.
I'm guessing the Early Game Access is the same experience for everyone, and the pre-order bonuses don't apply until you input the actual game code for the version you bought on the game's release date. I'm wondering if this is the case because what is there to prevent you from pre-ordering CE or DCE and then changing your pre order to Standard while retaining your characters and the items from the other editions. The bonuses are listed though when you enter the pre-order code so this is all speculative.
http://www.coolshop.co.uk/catalog/product/57561-star-wars--the-old-republic--for-pc
£27.29, cheapest I've found it in the UK but it has no early access I guess. Not really a big deal to me.
I don't know why EA thinks it's acceptable to charge FIFTY FUCKING POUNDS for a PC game. It's almost maddening enough to make me not buy it altogether.
£27.29, cheapest I've found it in the UK but it has no early access I guess. Not really a big deal to me.
I don't know why EA thinks it's acceptable to charge FIFTY FUCKING POUNDS for a PC game. It's almost maddening enough to make me not buy it altogether.
Doncamatic
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eastmen said:
Oh yeah. Well our group will annoy him until he does.
Mr. Luchador
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So... how long do you think we wait till we can download the client? haha
Mr. Luchador
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CcrooK said:
True.
God, Origin is such a pile of shit. I was one of the first to order, got an email saying I probably didn't get in, but nothing else. So now instead of just ordering it from Amazon and saving myself the pain of dealing with this shitty service, I have to wait 48 hours and see if I actually did get in, by which time pre-orders for the CE on Amazon will probably have sold out. At least send me a notice saying I for sure didn't get a pre-order EA, so I can move on. I really can't afford to have multiple $150 charges coming in right now. If I get screwed out of a CE because I made the mistake of putting my faith in EA, I am going to be pissed.
pilonv1 said:
I'm not sure if I understand this right. Is it that the game will only be available In North America and Europe at launch or that the preorders where limited to those area? Somehow the statement isn't so clear.
Glad I'm in Canada...
Edit: Seem to be the later.
@stevencasta: @rockjaw as an aussie, will i be able to pre-order a physical copy from amazon, get it shipped and get early access or will it not work? Thx
@rockjaw: @stevencasta yes, you should be able to do that.
Dinosaur Tamer
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Finally got my code. They never responded to my ticket but it magically appeared more than three hours after the confirmation email. Not really feeling any better about Origin, but at least I can calm down now.
I don't know how to feel about limited pre-orders. Yes, it will probably help with a smooth start for those that got in, but it sure does not strike me as a very fair system. Personally I would probably be very upset about having to wait.
I don't know how to feel about limited pre-orders. Yes, it will probably help with a smooth start for those that got in, but it sure does not strike me as a very fair system. Personally I would probably be very upset about having to wait.
Fuck this. I'm considering ordering the digital deluxe edition but i cannot see the price... or even the game on Origin (in Finland, fuck this, everything comes late here). Fucking update it globally, not a timezone at time or some such shit.
Considering the DDE because only place to pre-order TOR physical CE in Finland is GameStop, and only way to pre-order something from them is to visit a store... Yeah right.
I could theoretically order it from some other store but then there'd be extra costs.
Sigh...
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"Star Wars: The Old Republic is not available in your region"
WHAT IS THIS SHIT? DDE is not offered on all countries? What THE FUCK???
Considering the DDE because only place to pre-order TOR physical CE in Finland is GameStop, and only way to pre-order something from them is to visit a store... Yeah right.
I could theoretically order it from some other store but then there'd be extra costs.
Sigh...
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"Star Wars: The Old Republic is not available in your region"
WHAT IS THIS SHIT? DDE is not offered on all countries? What THE FUCK???
Called Origin and had my original order for the digital CE cancelled (it was on the wait list. I think it's fair to say if you didn't get a confirmation email quickly, you didn't get in) and just bought the $150 CE from Amazon. What a pain. That a totally digital product would have a limited quantity, an even more limited quantity than the actual box copy, is just bizarre to me. I live in the US so that wasn't the issue, it's just EA being dumb (or trying to get suckers like me to buy the $150 version instead).
Dinosaur Tamer
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Since Finland is part of the -Region the DDE should be 75 (you have to pay 5 to pre-order and the rest at release). That's how much I paid in Germany.
Lostconfused
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Heh the canadian gamestop site doesn't even have the game up yet.
Anyways I am kind of surprised they have it up for pre-order and have the contents of each edition outlined already and there is still no release date.
Anyways I am kind of surprised they have it up for pre-order and have the contents of each edition outlined already and there is still no release date.
It's not silly. It's just fuckig downright moronic. I hope whoever made that decisions never ends up in my way.Island said:
Any experiences with game.co.uk, when ordering from somewhere else than UK/Ireland?
EDIT oh and of course... Well, our ISP being shitty, we will change it at some point, which means i'm gonna lose my current main email. Does anyone know whether changing EA account email is possible?
EDIT2, well, i think BW/EA have pissed me off enough that i won't be getting any CE. STAP looks cool but if there's that, then maybe there will be other speeders than the one in Tatooine vid too. If not, well, i'll walk then and bitch about it on their forums. CE music disc would be nice but i can listen that from YouTube.
Got my pre-order in this morning. Said it was likely that I would get my pre-order for the digital deluxe edition.
I wanted to get a CE in the first place, but spending 150 fucking euro's on it is just crazy in my opinion. Especially concidering that the only three things I'd really want from it are the diary from Gnost Dural, the pet and the vendor.
Besides that Dutch retailers dont even have the CE listed yet.
Just to make sure we get the amount of pre-orders we need for our guild to get implemented:
How many in NeoGAF (europe) have pre-ordered the game so far?
I wanted to get a CE in the first place, but spending 150 fucking euro's on it is just crazy in my opinion. Especially concidering that the only three things I'd really want from it are the diary from Gnost Dural, the pet and the vendor.
Besides that Dutch retailers dont even have the CE listed yet.
Just to make sure we get the amount of pre-orders we need for our guild to get implemented:
How many in NeoGAF (europe) have pre-ordered the game so far?
Dinosaur Tamer
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Woorloog said:
What about Amazon.co.uk? I have very good experiences with them.
Fonds said:
Implemented into what? Did I miss something? Is there some kind of guild beta/head start/bonus for guilds with a certain amount of pre-orders?
Pre-ordered the CE for my Dad for his birthday. He's been looking forward to it for ages, bless him!
Game UK are saying the pre-order codes are being sent next week for their customers. So any orders from there will have to be patient.
I want to hear a release date before pre-ordering for myself, as it could easily clash with work commitments
Game UK are saying the pre-order codes are being sent next week for their customers. So any orders from there will have to be patient.
I want to hear a release date before pre-ordering for myself, as it could easily clash with work commitments
Well, I accidentally got the digital standard, when I meant to get the digital deluxe, but now that's it's over I actually feel pretty good about that. I really just wanted the early access and I'm sure the exclusive items won't be game-breaking or anything so it's probably for the best that I saved myself $20.
Dinosaur Tamer said:
Game have 100% filled pre-orders on everything I've ordered with them. I know some customers got shafted when Cata came out because GAME failed to allocate enough copies for the orders they had already secured, but thats the only time thats happened as far as I'm aware.
Amazon are quite good as well, again only one time I've seen pre-order allocations not arrive on time.
If you live in central london, its worth keeping an eye on HMV and GAME closer to release date, as they are bound to have a midnight launch with a limited allocation of CE's if you fail to secure yours in time.
I've pre-ordered mine at GAME atm, and will see closer to the date if I can secure another means. £130... expensive..
pieatorium
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So this isn't coming out in Aus at the same time as everywhere else?
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