Is there a closed beta for Star Wars: The Old Republic? If the general community discussion is to be believed, yes.
A thread on the official SWTOR forums began this morning, claiming that players have received invitations for a June 25 - 27 closed beta. A post added shortly afterward made further clarification that only 100-200 invitations are going out. Within seven hours the thread reached nearly 200 pages.
So is it for real? On one hand, we don't have a clear confirmation of the fact. On the other hand, as our friends at Darth Hater pointed out, the thread was not locked, something that is usually SOP in these cases. In addition, Sean Dahlberg certainly isn't denying it.
We'll keep our eyes open for any further information!
[Thanks to Nickelpat for the tip]
[Update: Unless our commenters are very, very good with Photoshop, this has been pretty much confirmed. Check your e-mails everyone!]
Reader Comments (50)
Posted: Jun 23rd 2010 8:04PM karnisov said
100-200 people sounds tiny. they could probably get that from just EA corporate. :P
Posted: Jun 23rd 2010 8:18PM (Unverified) said
its no joke. I got the invite in my email box today.
Posted: Jun 23rd 2010 8:33PM (Unverified) said
Posted: Jun 23rd 2010 9:07PM (Unverified) said
I didn't see that the guy who posted the picture on the official forums similar to mine got his deleted. If mods must take mine down as well, my apologies in advance!
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Posted: Jun 23rd 2010 9:15PM (Unverified) said
Dude I think u just have broken the law...xD
Congrats man... Do a good job.
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Congrats man... Do a good job.
Posted: Jun 23rd 2010 10:13PM (Unverified) said
Hypnotoad: After the beta page opened for people to sign up, how soon did you fill it out? I was there within the first 30 minutes, I have a good computer and tons of past testing, QA and beta experience.
I was hoping they'd be picking based on the applicants prior experiences, computer specs or maybe the earliest signup dates.
I guess this is another random selection beta? Bleh. Figured they'd want to pick good quality applicants for the first round, kinda strange they'd just select randoms. Defeats the purpose of including all the dxdiag info and past exprience sections in the application. D:
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I was hoping they'd be picking based on the applicants prior experiences, computer specs or maybe the earliest signup dates.
I guess this is another random selection beta? Bleh. Figured they'd want to pick good quality applicants for the first round, kinda strange they'd just select randoms. Defeats the purpose of including all the dxdiag info and past exprience sections in the application. D:
Posted: Jun 23rd 2010 10:08PM Wisdomandlore said
You better hope the SW:TOR mods don't find out you posted this, or that Massively doesn't report you. Admitting you're in a beta (publicly) is against the NDA, and grounds for dismissal from testing.
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Posted: Jun 23rd 2010 10:13PM (Unverified) said
Wisdomandlore: Have you read the thread? Or the parts highlighted in the article at least? I'll highlight it for you:
"The Game Testing Agreement that was agreed upon (when signing up for game testing) states:
PERMITTED DISCLOSURES
1. The fact that there is a Game Program.
2. The fact that you are a member of the Game Program.
Outside of that, it is a violation of the agreement to do anything more such as posting images or screen captures of anything related to Game Testing that is private and confidential and not already publicly revealed by The Old Republic team."
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"The Game Testing Agreement that was agreed upon (when signing up for game testing) states:
PERMITTED DISCLOSURES
1. The fact that there is a Game Program.
2. The fact that you are a member of the Game Program.
Outside of that, it is a violation of the agreement to do anything more such as posting images or screen captures of anything related to Game Testing that is private and confidential and not already publicly revealed by The Old Republic team."
Posted: Jun 23rd 2010 8:18PM CCon99 said
100-200 out of how many millions that applied? LOL, good luck to everyone, but you might have better odds on a lottery ticket! =D
Posted: Jun 23rd 2010 8:25PM gildhur said
That can't possibly be true. I haven't received my invite yet. 8-O
Posted: Jun 23rd 2010 8:41PM freakyinmate said
hypnotoad - do u have any thoughts on why u got invited?do you post a lot on the forums, in the feedback section, in general discussion...? I would just like to explain to myself why some people got chosen over others.
Posted: Jun 23rd 2010 8:44PM (Unverified) said
not a clue, honestly. I'm a casual poster on the forums, but haven't in some time. Updated my system specs a month ago when I added some parts to my PC, but nothing special. Wish I knew :(
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Posted: Jun 23rd 2010 9:04PM freakyinmate said
If Mr. Rhorle a.k.a. Smartypants knows so much then I suppose you got accepted? Some Beta Testers invite only people who are active on the forums, who have registered at least one year ago, people who spam the Feedback section of the forum with useful stuff.
Btw Hypno thank you for your answer - appreciate it. Hope you have fun mate.
Btw Hypno thank you for your answer - appreciate it. Hope you have fun mate.











