Official Early Access Details

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Early Game Access* for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ is only a few days away! Starting December 13, 2011, The Old Republic will begin emailing invitations to start your Early Game Access. Invitations will be sent throughout the Early Game Access period offering rolling access to the game in the order in which you redeemed your Pre-Order Code, so be sure to check your email inbox!

To ensure that players can get into the game as quickly as possible when their Early Game Access begins, we are now allowing everyone who has redeemed a Pre-Order Code at our Code Redemption Center to pre-load the game to their computer.

In order to download the game client before Early Game Access begins, you need have already logged into your account and redeemed your Pre-Order Code. Once you have done this, you can download the game client by clicking on “My Account” in the upper-right of the window and then click “Pre-Order.” On your Pre-Order page, click the large button that says “Download Game Client” to begin download of the game!

If you participated in our recent Beta Testing Weekend between November 25th and 28th and still have the game client installed, you will be able to patch this client instead of re-installing by simply launching your client, logging in and allowing the download to complete. If you did not participate in the November 25th – 28th Beta Weekend, first uninstall the Game Testing Client and then re-install to ensure your game client will function correctly during Early Game Access.

Learn more about how to get ready for Early Game Access!

If you haven’t pre-ordered Star Wars: The Old Republic yet, you still have time. Visit our Pre-Order Page, secure your copy of the game and redeem your Pre-Order Code at the Code Redemption Center to pre-load the client and qualify for Early Game Access.

If you have any issues installing or patching the game client for The Old Republic, check visit the Customer Service Support section for information and assistance.

*Customers who redeem their Pre-Order Code at the Code Redemption Center prior to launch will be able to pre-load the Star Wars: The Old Republic Game Client before the official Game launch. Pre-loading the Game does not grant you access to the Game. Pre-Ordering the Game only allows you access to the Early Game Access period and your Color Crystal. Early Game Access may be up to 7 days. The length of your Early Game Access depends on the date and order in which you redeemed your Pre-Order Code. In order to continue playing the Game after the Early Game Access period, you must redeem your official Game Product Registration Code at the Code Redemption Center.
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Stephen Reid also clarified the announcement on Twitter:

Stephen Reid No, December 13th is not a typo.

Early Game Access *starts* on December 13th. Emails will be sent on the day you get access.

Yes, this is different from previously advertised. I'll post in Forums later with more details.

He also notified the community about the changes to the Preorder FAQ:

Stephen ReidRemember when I said there would be an FAQ that I wanted you to read? Here it is - please read it: bit.ly/o1lhnl
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I hope I get access on the 13th since I preordered and entered my code within an hour or two of preorders originally going live.
 
I have seen this pop up on a few forums now....

People redeeming there code between:
July-August: 7 days
August-Septemper: 6 days
September-October: 5 days
October-November: 4 days
November-December: 3 days
December 1-5: 2 days
December 5-10: 1 day
 
I'd be surprised if they only let people have a 1 day jump. I thought it's been a pretty standard 3 day early access with releasing MMOs these days.
 
i preordered the first day it was available....and didn't realize you had to actually enter a code to 'claim it'....so i didn't enter the code until a few weeks ago. so lame.
 
BloodyShark said:
I'd be surprised if they only let people have a 1 day jump. I thought it's been a pretty standard 3 day early access with releasing MMOs these days.
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Bioware stated some will only get 1 day early access, although that was before the 5 to 7 extension. People are crying about the no grace period though
 
Pagy said:
1) why does it matter?
2) if someone got to level 50 in 7 days, you're still the actual winner in that scenario
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The only reason i think it would matter is because if you're on a pvp server, that level 50 guy might come and gank you! ZOMG!

Personally, I'm going PvE. After playing WoW pvp server, the repeatable gank fest, while justifiable at times, can get a bit ridiculous. Also, I suck at mmo pvp.
 
Ganking would not be a huge problem as the way everything is set up.

PvP warzones would. If the 50 queued for a warzone there would notbe enough in his bracket so he would be put in with you. So they would scale everyone up to 80% of the highest player. So you would be scaled to level 40, and that 50 would be cleaving you.
 
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