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Star Wars: The Old Republic [Releasing Date: Dec 20 NA/EU - NDA Lifted]
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Goodacre0081
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I would have been in the same boat as you but I went and RSVP'd and DL'd the client this morning after seeing the thread. I still haven't received my email and I was in during the 11th-13th test.
Hmm I received my confirmation email almost as soon as I confirmed through the site
BudokaiMR2
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Yeah I finally got the RVSP email and the confirmation email came instantly after responding.
WOOOOOOOOOOOT!
WOOOOOOOOOOOT!
I did the same thing last night when it went live and I still got that RSVP email later on in the day. Guessing they must be sending the RSVP email out in waves and not even bothering to check if someone has already started the download.
I got that email too when I did it last night, I meant the confirmation email the RSVP email mentions they'll mail out later in the week confirming which wave your in.
MightyKAC
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I'm just pissed that the "beta" is now. There's other games I want to play. =(
GasProblem
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Same question. I already rsvp'd and entered my security questions etc. Do I have to respond to this email?
Btw, I really hope I'm in wave 1.
Cheers Jira; Hopefully (as im in the UK) I'll get into wave one, would like to try the BH and IA as much as I can to make a decision on class ~
Anyone in any of the recent beta tests tell me if my favorite bug is still in the game?
This is the one i'm referring to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlXmOWY5ygY
This is the one i'm referring to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlXmOWY5ygY
Apologies if this has been answered - tis a big thread. My question is about latency and rubberbanding.
Rubberbanding would be when you run around in the world, and if you're lagging, the server will snap you back to a location on the game client as if you hadn't moved at all. It's especially noticeable in some MMOs where you're running along, start to lag, jump over a fence and keep running, and then a few seconds later you're teleported back in front of the fence.
Does TOR operate in this way - with rubberbanding? Having it present would drastically change playability of this game in my case. I'd very much appreciate a response.
Rubberbanding would be when you run around in the world, and if you're lagging, the server will snap you back to a location on the game client as if you hadn't moved at all. It's especially noticeable in some MMOs where you're running along, start to lag, jump over a fence and keep running, and then a few seconds later you're teleported back in front of the fence.
Does TOR operate in this way - with rubberbanding? Having it present would drastically change playability of this game in my case. I'd very much appreciate a response.
Heh... dance follow
The_Squirrel_Menace
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This whole "tester will be accepted in waves" bugs me. If you are in wave 3 you are pretty much screwed.
Can't wait for the damn early access next month so we are done with this friggin beta. Also, its not helping to read the already "elitism" brewing on the beta forum. WWWAAAAAHHH we regular testers wants to be seperated from the weekenders testers because they make the game unplayable for us.
Way to go guys, way to go. Doesn't bold well for release with such tards lurking on the forum already.
Can't wait for the damn early access next month so we are done with this friggin beta. Also, its not helping to read the already "elitism" brewing on the beta forum. WWWAAAAAHHH we regular testers wants to be seperated from the weekenders testers because they make the game unplayable for us.
Way to go guys, way to go. Doesn't bold well for release with such tards lurking on the forum already.
These tards make up the fabric of our entire society. Better get used to it.
Snkfanatic
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Got an invite too...bit bittersweet though seeing as my roomate just got a invite to Diablo 3 this morning lol
You probably missed the part of the email that explained the maintenance.
BattleMonkey
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All MMO's have that to some extent, but really how well the game holds up wont be known till after launch when you have tons of folks playing and the real game servers are up.
LowParry
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Yeah, I can't even respond and support still hasn't got back to me to help reset my security questions. Meh. I might be just out of luck this weekend. But at least I got the client downloaded from a friend. Maybe I could just use his account.
Tim the Wiz
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Got an invite too...bit bittersweet though seeing as my roomate just got a invite to Diablo 3 this morning lol
Felt the same thing when I saw which beta I got into. I am cautiously optimistic, though.
Harry Dresden
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This will be my 3rd Beta round on this.
kyo_daikun
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Got an invite the day after I went on holiday for 2 weeks, just seen it now and confirmed myself for this weekends trial, hope I actually get some play time in.
AZRandom_guy
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For those trying to get onto the SWTOR site to RSVP, change passwords, or update security settings, there seems to be a huge problem trying to log in right now. I'm assuming the site is getting hammered by the thousands of beta invitees trying to get on to download the client or update their account information.
There also seem to be some severe issues with trying to update account information right now too. I am able to log into the beta client with current info but sometimes when I use the same information to log into the forums I get prompted to change my password. Sometimes it skips this and logs me in anyway.
There also seem to be some severe issues with trying to update account information right now too. I am able to log into the beta client with current info but sometimes when I use the same information to log into the forums I get prompted to change my password. Sometimes it skips this and logs me in anyway.
Reluctant-Hero
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Got the invite, RSVP'd, installed the client. I see this is a "weekend" beta, but still, when can we actually play?
Thursday? Friday? Saturday? What exact time?
Thursday? Friday? Saturday? What exact time?
cartoon_soldier
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Yea..Launch will be a nightmare then
LowParry
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Depends where you are in line with the RSVP. Could be Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
Oh, it's unquestionable that the game will have at least some lag. My question is more about how the game handles it. For instance, WoW does not have any rubberbanding no matter how high your ping goes. You can be somewhere on your screen, but you won't actually be there until your connection finally tells the server that's where you are. However, I've never been teleported back to a spot I was in a few seconds ago, which would be rubberbanding.
Hari Seldon
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Yeah launch is going to be a nightmare haha. If it wasn't coming out right when I had time off I would definitely wait a few months.
Reluctant-Hero
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LowParry
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Why would you think it's going to be a nightmare? They're testing their launch now so that they add potential more servers for a smoother launch week. I think it's a great idea as a whole, but it sucks for those who just get to play on Sunday.
Hari Seldon
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Yeah of course it is a great idea to test this now. But the lack of a patcher, the shaky website stability, the mysterious account security issues that change right before they send out beta invites, the 12 hour or so lag between when you can RSVP and when they send out emails, etc. etc. These guys are newbies at running an MMO and it is pretty much guaranteed that the launch is going to be rough.
LowParry
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Can't say I blame them with the trouble they face now. Considering how many people are wanting to play this game. They got a lot on their plate. Like any other new MMO, patching, adding servers, chat turmoil, and Day 1 woes are pretty natural in the MMO birth.
BattleMonkey
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Well yea, pretty much all MMO launches have been rough, and they are showing at least that they are trying to work around it.
The game does have a patcher, don't know why this nonsense started, patcher has been in beta for quite a while now. As explained before build releases are different matter during the beta due to how they handled the files.
The whole point of this weekend is supposed to be to test all this stuff, there are going to be problems and this is why they are doing this test. It's also why I'm not touching this weekend test. Hopefully they get good info and experience for the launch
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