BioWare has announced that pre-orders for its upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Repulic have been limited due to plans to stagger the game's launch, allowing select handfuls of users to play the game before it officially opens, according to Gamefront.We are targeting Star Wars: The Old Republic to be one of the biggest launches of holiday 2011,” said BioWare’s Ray Muzyka. “We are taking all of the necessary steps to make sure The Old Republic has a thriving community built on a stable online foundation from day one, including limiting supply at launch to ensure that players easily transition into the servers. So whether you’re waiting to join the Empire or the Republic, pre-order now to ensure you can enter the galaxy at launch,An image of what purports to be the Collector's Edition of BioWare's forthcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic has appeared online. While there were no specifics on whom the “selected players” might be, those that want a shot at getting in the beta can still sign up on the website at the link below. No specifics were announced as to how many weekends the Beta Test might run.The official forums have a rather large thread on the issue, and there’s no shortage of activity on Facebook and Twitter. It’s always difficult to summarise a situation as fluid as this, but here it goes:
1. You can order box copies of SWTOR from online retailers in the US or anywhere willing to sell them. A "reliable senior retail source" told CVG to expect the game's release in November, but as of yet, EA has yet to pigeon-hole themselves into anything concrete. Leading up to the release, expect a beta for the MMO in the month of September to get the game ready for launch. The beta will be conducted in a series of weekends where sign-ups have already begun.
