Norin Radd Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 Just wondering if anyone who applied to be a Beta Tester has received any feedback from Lucasarts yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudEhead Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 just that they'd warn me if i was in i believe... but i think it will only be on the last day that they'll pick em and chances of being in it are slim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRayne Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 Yea good question. Normaly we know way before if we are in or not like happen for me for EverQuest. I recive a e-mail telling me i was in Beta Phase 2.0 and the same day i recive from the post a CD phase 1.0 lol i got so happy. And phase 2.0 was 2 months later. "The blood on my hands is merely proof of my ambition" [1MAN]BloodRayne Co-Leader of [1MAN]JK2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Inquisitor Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 I applied to be a Beta tester, and I haven't heard anything yet. Supposedly, Beta testing commences on July 17th. Isn't the game supposed to be out in August? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Quel Droma Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 er its july 15th and it comes out december ^.^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith 8 Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 Originally posted by Sith Inquisitor I applied to be a Beta tester, and I haven't heard anything yet. Supposedly, Beta testing commences on July 17th. Isn't the game supposed to be out in August? I WISH! sorry man.. but the game comes out in December/.... bummer hah? nope.. i havent heard anything either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Inquisitor Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 . . .Oh well. I'll have to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudEhead Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 Lets just hope we'll get it in Europe on the same date as they get it in America... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setsuko Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 Well, on the release date... it's more like this: They promised that it will be out 2002. It would look bad if it comes out 2003 (plus, missing out on the pre-x-mas market is unpleasant for the marketing team). The December date is a 'worst case scenario' release date. If things goes well in beta, it migth be sooner. But yes, it is good to think of it as the release date. That means that if they release it in novermber, it's a very pleasant surprise! EDIT: and dudehead, if the game is released later in europe, just buy it abroad and play on US servers until we get some here. No biggie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudEhead Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 biggie is that u will prolly pay more on US than on EU servers but bigger biggie is that it might be a while till i get it if u count shipping and stuff, if there's not a boycot in the first place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sounds Risky Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 Well if beta testing went so well they could release it a month earlier I would think they would take that time to be sure and get vehicles into the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norin Radd Posted July 2, 2002 Author Share Posted July 2, 2002 Well, I must admit that I am a little apprehensive about this game in terms of it's functionality. MMORPG's are notorious for starting out poorly. This is why I am glad they plan to launch the Beta early, so that they can enact fixes via feedback from players. It would be a travesty if Galaxies launched as disastrously as World War 2 Online did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setsuko Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 Well, I don't know. What releases, lately, have been unplayable? WW2Online and AO. What does these have in common? They are both games with only one server (at least they were at the release). Ok, a cluster of servers, but still, one universe for all players. What releases have been quite smooth? Well, games like Dark Age of Camelot. DAoC have many servers. SWG won't have one universal server cluster. It will have many. So there's one less worry. The other danger is that almost none of the promised features will be in the game. Thats why WW2Online sucked so bad, according to my friends who actually played it. Since the devs this far have been very open, and already warns us that vehicles might not be in the initial release, I don't think it's a problem. It's a problem when you buy the box, and don't get what you thought you payed for. It's not a problem when you know what's not there, and when you'll get it. So, if the devs keep up what they do right now, I guess only mindless hyping can kill SWG's release (AO's release, for instance, would not have been a problem if it wasn't for the unexpected hype) *knocks on wood* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudEhead Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 hmmm... well it's pretty hyped for me ... i saw the movies, now what the game can be, what i've seen it wil offer... owning a house, a starship, vehicles on the ground (will u be able to take these with u to other planets?), being a bounty hunter, smuggler, entertainer... just doing all the stuff i like about Star wars... and i like mmorpg's.... all of this combined gives this game great expectations from me and so far i have confidence in the devs they'll deliver the goods, when not immediately, after some patches the game will be fiiiiiiiiinnnnneee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sckitzo Posted July 7, 2002 Share Posted July 7, 2002 Yeah my friend got the email for it and he delcined... I so almost smaked him, got the email for Asherons 2 and declined. its so unfair. o well praobly wouldnt have the time to Beta.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pac_96_03 Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 good thing about livin in europe we get all the americans and so on to test it for us so they can say wether its good or not that tha way i look at it . it makes me feel better, rather than wastin £30-£40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudEhead Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 BS!!!! i'm wanna test this game if it's good or not, i wanna play this game, i'll buy it even if i haven't had the chance to play it and everyone says it sucks.. i'll just play mu free month then, but i'll play, being the sw die hard I am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 I applied, but I can't access my email to find out if I got in or not. &*$&% computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudEhead Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 I think noone has received a mail yet... so don't worry yet we'll tell u when the time for worrying has arrived Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekdrygon Posted July 13, 2002 Share Posted July 13, 2002 EQ and Ultima Online were also both nearly unplayable at release, and both of them were large multi server games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudEhead Posted July 13, 2002 Share Posted July 13, 2002 yeah but star wars' beta testing begins much earlier and every tester who has the privilege to be there from the beginning will do everything in his power to make the game as good as can be i'm sure.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewok Hunter Posted July 13, 2002 Share Posted July 13, 2002 wow, looking back I realize how long it's been since UOs launch. I'm sure that by now MMORPGs have progressed slightly;). I remember that one of the main early problems with UO was the lag, which should be fine for SWG if you have broadband. if not, the Devs are frowning on 56kers and it will probably not be nearly as fun . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_matter55 Posted July 13, 2002 Share Posted July 13, 2002 THey are releasing a number of betas. the first are closed. But THEY PLAN DO TRY AND RELEASE SOME OPEN BETAS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sounds Risky Posted July 13, 2002 Share Posted July 13, 2002 Originally posted by ewok hunter wow, looking back I realize how long it's been since UOs launch. I'm sure that by now MMORPGs have progressed slightly;). I remember that one of the main early problems with UO was the lag, which should be fine for SWG if you have broadband. if not, the Devs are frowning on 56kers and it will probably not be nearly as fun . It sucks to have a 28.8 connection. I probably won't be playing this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudEhead Posted July 13, 2002 Share Posted July 13, 2002 rumour has it that the first 100 emails for the beta have been sent... i didn't receice anything yet ... anyone here who has? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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