Early Access Details: Now Quit Yer Bitchin'

[Sky]

Take a look at the Guild Allies/Enemies page if you haven't. We have a sad face  regarding the Flameborn.

Still counts them as an Enemy. I wonder if there is any actual point to having an enemy or ally on another server.

Flameborn couldn't muster enough pre-orders. They're not deployed to any server, so they could choose Shien manually if they'd like.

Lolz vgchartZ, doesn't count Origin orders, either.

Reading between the lines of the tweets, everyone should be playing this weekend.

[Lucas]

Assigned to Server The Fatman

edit: pic incase they change the name

It's a smuggler ship in a really bad Old Republic EU book based on the Deceived trailer. Doubtful they'll rename it. Worst book of the Old Republic EQ stuff I read this fall, and that's saying something.

Got our deployment email at around 4:15, a few hours after swtor.com was updated with the infos.

Also the atomic bomb that landed on Nagasaki :P

Also, an EU name given to the bloke who nearly played Jabba The Hutt in Episode IV but didn't. He's now got a history and everything.

Also the nickname for the guy who composed the music for many Origin titles (among an awful LOT of others) in the late eighties, early nineties:

http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,119/

[CmdrSlack]

I registered my pre-order on Sept 10, so I'm guessing that I'll not be in the first wave. This is good, given that I have a job and stuff. I can't really sink hours into this until the weekend anyway.

[Furiously]

October 12th for me... So I might be playing Friday.

[Riggswolfe]

My guild was also assigned to Shien along with BC, Slap in the Force and a decent size Republic guild that I allied with in hopes of having partners for end game stuff.

[Sjofn]

I preordered in September apparently! Only 'cause Ingmar asked me to, too. 

[Ingmar]

I'm not going to cry TOO much if I don't get in the first day, I have too much of Skyrim left to do and not enough time.

[Sjofn]

I'm going to cry even though I don't expect to get in in the first wave, because waaaaaah. <grabby hands>

[Lucas]

Well, looks like people were ready to mob Oxford Stree in London, tomorrow:

http://www.swtor.com/node/308455

We have an important announcement for those of you who were thinking of attending the launch event at the Oxford Street branch of GAME in London.

Due to unforeseen extremely high levels of demand and in compliance with local law, we have had to change the event to invite only. To make it fair, GAME will randomly draw attendees from a list of those that register their interest. To be in with a chance of attending, please head to GAME’s Facebook page (found here) and follow the instructions given. We’ve also updated the events page on http://yoursagabegins.swtor.com/en/, to reflect this.

Attendance will be limited to 150 people and you will need to be able to make your own way to the event. Good luck!

[sam, an eggplant]

Has anyone seen a list of designated servers to avoid?

IE large overbearing guilds like somethingawful goons, foreign languages like french canadians, chinese, south american spanish, etc.

[AutomaticZen]

Has anyone seen a list of designated servers to avoid?

IE large overbearing guilds like somethingawful goons, foreign languages like french canadians, chinese, south american spanish, etc.

People are assuming Darth Malak is where the shit will originally go down.

[caladein]

Veela is one to avoid by those metrics.

[murdoc]

Shadowlands has the PA, Reddit and Rooster Teeth guilds. Veela has the PvP Goon guilds I think.

[sam, an eggplant]

I managed to get to the guild search page through a google cache (they took the main site down for pre-launch). Avoid these servers as well as those listed above for the goon squad, penny arcade, etc etc.

French speaking servers in US-E or US-W timezones
Veela (bigtime)
Juyo
Keller's Void

German/other (spanish was not a search option. but these are spanish) speaking servers in US-E or US-W
Kinrath Spider
Port Nowhere
Juyo

[kildorn]

Port Nowhere? Really? How did we get the shitty assed server name :(

[sam, an eggplant]

Even if your guild got assigned to port nowhere, you can just ignore it and play somewhere else. All you lose is 5000 credits and a couple days to get enough people ready to sign.

When it comes to picking MMO servers, I generally find where the huge guilds and foreigners are going, scratch those off the list, then pick the stupidest sounding name from those remaining in an effort to avoid queues. I'd create my characters on the "Bi-curious Bothan" server, if they had it.

[kildorn]

Even if your guild got assigned to port nowhere, you can just ignore it and play somewhere else. All you lose is 5000 credits and a couple days to get enough people ready to sign.

When it comes to picking MMO servers, I generally find where the huge guilds and foreigners are going, scratch those off the list, then pick the stupidest sounding name from those remaining in an effort to avoid queues. I'd create my characters on the "Bi-curious Bothan" server, if they had it.

Every internet group would roll on Bi-curious Bothan. Don't kid yourself.

[tmp]

Every internet group would roll on Bi-curious Bothan. Don't kid yourself.

Indeed. BioWare game audience, duh.

[Mattemeo]

I like our server name. I'm not a huge Star Wars nerd but the light saber forms are cool.

[Tannhauser]

Think of our server as Charlie Shien.  You'll be a warlock and you'll be winning!

[Nevermore]

So now someone needs to make a guild named <Tiger Blood>.

[Evildrider]

and for the LGBT crowd <Bi-Winning>   

[Paelos]

and for the LGBT crowd <Bi-Winning>  

<Bi-Polar Bears> is my favorite so far.

Also other guild names on my server that made me chuckle:

Window Lickin' Good
We Have Cookies - a Sith guild
Imperial Revenue Service
Jedi for Jesus
Uh Oh I Sithed my Pants
Wretched Hive
Esoteric Order of Ewoks
The Evil League of Evil
Jawa Jamberoo
Curb Your Imperialism
Cooking with Aunt Beru

[Mattemeo]

<Wretched Hive> is pretty damn good. I also like <Cooking With Aunt Beru> but that's dark as fuck, heh.

[luckton]

and for the LGBT crowd <Bi-Winning>  

<Bi-Polar Bears> is my favorite so far.

Also other guild names on my server that made me chuckle:

Window Lickin' Good
We Have Cookies - a Sith guild
Imperial Revenue Service
Jedi for Jesus
Uh Oh I Sithed my Pants
Wretched Hive
Esoteric Order of Ewoks
The Evil League of Evil
Jawa Jamberoo
Curb Your Imperialism
Cooking with Aunt Beru

Thanks for reminding me why I  RP server rules.

[Ingmar]

Meh, we're on an RP server with our stupid pun name. 

[luckton]

Meh, we're on an RP server with our stupid pun name. 

Call me weird, but I can tolerate Bat Country a heck of a lot easier than most of the names on that list.

[proudft]

He's talking about Slap in the Force.

[Evildrider]

So from a couple posts I saw around, looks like the Brazilians are invading Kinrath Spider.  So, sucks to be you if you are on that server.  lol

[kildorn]

<Curb Your Imperialism> is awesome, you heathens.

[eldaec]

Meh, we're on an RP server with our stupid pun name. 

Bat Country isn't even a pun name, merely a terrible gimmick name. (All guild names are terrible, always)

[Evildrider]

Meh, we're on an RP server with our stupid pun name. 

Bat Country isn't even a pun name, merely a terrible gimmick name. (All guild names are terrible, always)

Guild names suck because when you get a bunch of people together to name a guild it's hard to get a consensus.  Hell my guild is called "The Cryptic Council".  It got named that cuz I think people got sick of arguing over names.  lol

[sam, an eggplant]

Updating my list of servers to avoid from earlier.

French speaking servers in US-E or US-W timezones
Veela
Juyo
Keller's Void

German/other (spanish/portugese) speaking servers in US-E or US-W
Kinrath Spider
Legions of Lettow
Port Nowhere
Juyo
The Red Eclipse
Tomb of Freedom Nadd
Trask Ulgo

Oceanic/Australian in US-E or US-W
The Swiftsure (only official one so far)
The Harbinger
Jekk'Jekk Tarr
Begeren Colony

[Montague]

Updating my list of servers to avoid from earlier.

French speaking servers in US-E or US-W timezones
Veela
Juyo
Keller's Void

German/other (spanish/portugese) speaking servers in US-E or US-W
Kinrath Spider
Legions of Lettow
Port Nowhere
Juyo
The Red Eclipse
Tomb of Freedom Nadd
Trask Ulgo

Oceanic/Australian in US-E or US-W
The Swiftsure (only official one so far)
The Harbinger
Jekk'Jekk Tarr
Begeren Colony

Lord Adraas is going to be the RP "megaserver", ala Moon Guard. Unfortunately, our RP-nerd friends are going there so I'm stuck. 

[Sjofn]

<Curb Your Imperialism> is awesome, you heathens.

I agree, that's an awesome guild name.