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Star Wars: The Old Republic beta testing underway

by Griffin McElroy on Jul 9th 2010 2:45PM

If you submitted an application to take part in the closed beta for Star Wars: The Old Republic, you might want to check your inbox. The first wave of invites were recently sent out to a select few North American applicants, while future waves of invites will be expanded to potential Force-wielders in other territories.

If you haven't applied yet, you can still try to get into future waves by dropping the pertinent info on the game's official site. If you did manage to get into the first wave, then congratulations. We're all really happy for you. No, seriously. Have loads of fun.

Source: Star Wars: The Old Republic official site

Tags: beta, bioware, lucasarts, mmo, pc, Star-Wars-The-Old-Republic, The-Old-Republic

Reader Comments (31)

Lemme IN!

@BlackedOut

Never that easy, usually takes a little foreplay..

/me rubs nipples.

CUUUUURSEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!

Have they announced the system specs for this yet?

@Crimson Major

They've required Windows for the system scan. I hope this isn't any sign of things to come. I know Blizzard collects non-user system specifications. I wish they'd release some statistics so that Bioware would realize what kind of user-base they'll be ignoring if they go with a Windows-only platform choice.

so how is this game different from other mmo?

@gevenstaines

It has voiced dialogue for every NPC.

...that's about it.

@gevenstaines

Uh, you want a list of differences between this and every other mmo ever? This might take a while...

@gevenstaines

Watch this video and tell us how it's different..

http://swtor.com/media/trailers/e3-multiplayer-demo

@Acosta02

"Uh, you want a list of differences between this and every other mmo ever? This might take a while... "

Probably a lot shorter than you'd like to believe. The IP is different, so the locale/name of classes are different. It still boils down to tank, healer, dps, crowd control classes versus dungeons of baddies to get better loot while leveling your character to raise your e-Penis size.

Well, unlike some MMOs, this one has graphics, unlike some others, this one is a full 3D world

The joke was that if you lit every difference... there's a lot.

@SirUrza
I'll be completely honest, that video was boring. I saw nothing new or exciting.

I will bring balance to the Beta, Bio-ware.... just gimme a chance

I got into the Lego beta, never really played it though since it ran like crap on my laptop, so this probably will run even worse :(

Man just got invited to three betas and all of them were "meh" but the one I really REALLY wanted to get in to I don't get. Hell I even got in to a couple of alphas fairly recently. Ah well, here's hoping in a future round I'll make it in.

I just checked my email, no beta invite, Maybe I should email google and tell them their email is broken.

I put a curse upon thine house. And everyone else until I get in, then I will stop thine cursing houses.

I'd just like to say in advance to anyone that comments on here that they got in on the beta. Congratuations and I hate you! May a plague of locust decent from above and feast on you!

death to all who got in unless if they have an extra invite then we can be best friends :D :P

please beta gods, smile upon me!

No WoW beta.
No FF XIV beta.
No SW: TOR beta.

This all leads to a sad sqwarlock.

@sqwarlock

Be happy you didn't get an FF14 beta. It's FF11, but easy mode, with pretty graphics. Oh, and more bugs. LOTS more bugs.

I logged in, just to double check - confident that I had singed up.
I had, but apparently my system scan was not saved and marked "incomplete".
:\

Paul the octopus has foreseen that I won't get a beta :(

@t3hguitarman

And that octopus has never been wrong

@TaintedKane

Now I can send him empty threats saying that I'll eat him

I signed up, I'll play it if I get in, but I can't seem myself spending $10-$15 a month on top of the $50-$60 upfront on any MMO, especially one that holds so true to the grinding, fetch quests, and lack of depth that nearly all MMOs have. Downvote me if you want, but it's true.

@kenny goo

The only downvote is for your forgetting there isn't a monthly subscription attached.

@LaughingTarget

All we've gotten is hints from Riccitiello. Nothing has been confirmed either way. And if they decide to go the microtransaction route, I'll be sure to have *loads* of fun having to walk ridiculous distances (because quick traveling will cost a fee), having to grind through with shitty equipment (because all the good equipment can just be bought), having certain content locked out (because they wanna find a way to charge for something), and god forbid, if they put a level cap, then this game is pretty much DOA.

It really doesn't matter which formula they use. Paid and free to play MMOs are both designed to gauge you with ridiculous monthly fees or nickel and dime you to death. At the end of the day, if you actually want to enjoy the game, both methods are gonna cost a shit load, and very few games update with enough new content to actually justify that price point. WoW gives you a lot, but sure as shit not $15 a month worth.

No email... sadface.

Games looking awesome for an MMO. Props to Bioware.

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