We are excited to announce that we are now collecting information for those interested in applying for the opportunity to test Star Wars: The Old Republic. Our goal is to get feedback to help us make the best game that we can.
We will be selecting testers from the Star Wars: The Old Republic community based on various requirements such as systems specifications, age, and region. Because the testing program requires feedback from within the community, you must have an active Star Wars: The Old Republic (TOR) community account to participate (no banned accounts). The testing is limited to members who are 18 years of age or older and requires the acceptance of the Game Testing Agreement included in the TOR community sign-up process. Users that meet the requirements of the test and are selected for inclusion in the test program will be contacted via email (so make sure your email address is up to date).
Game testing for Star Wars: The Old Republic will be rolled out in several phases over an extended period of time. These test phases will begin with smaller, tightly focused test groups, and later tests will expand.
Want to get your name on the list of potential testers? First, make sure you are a registered member of the Star Wars: The Old Republic community. If youre not already a member, click here to become one today Be sure to check the box to indicate you are interested in becoming a tester. If youre already a member, go to the Game Testing Portal to begin the sign up process.
Please keep in mind that there are no guarantees that you will be selected once you have completed the sign up process. For more information about testing Star Wars: The Old Republic, take time to read the Game Testing FAQ.
We look forward to your help in making Star Wars: The Old Republic a success
Time to get all your information together and fight possible server crashes as everyone tries to get into testing.
Remember people to keep a lookout for scam emails, because they will likely pick up after this point.
Update 9/28/09: The website is being hammered right now so it might take you a bit to get signed up. If you are unable to sign up or have trouble I would suggest trying again later.
Update 9/30/09: Sean posted an update on the forum regarding the site and testing app traffic:
Thank you for your overwhelming support and interest in our Game Testing program. Its been a humbling 24 hours. We knew that interest would be high but yesterday the community proved just how highly anticipated Star Wars: The Old Republic is. We experienced an overwhelming amount of traffic which resulted in having to bring the website down so the team could address the performance and capacity issues.
While we are still experiencing a high degree of traffic, we have brought the service back up and are accepting new accounts and Game Tester applications. We will be continually monitoring the service and do our best to manage the continued volumes of interest. We have also brought up the community section of The Old Republic but please understand that we will take the forums down as necessary to alleviate some of the traffic.
We recognize and have heard from some of you that there are some difficulties in registering with us, and want you to know that we are working to provide you with ongoing solutions. For those of you experiencing issues in signing up, see this thread for more information.
Thank you again for your continued interest
Things to note about the Testing Phases:
Game testing for Star Wars: The Old Republic will be rolled out in several phases over an extended period of time. These test phases will begin with smaller, tightly focused test groups, and later tests will expand.
Our approach is to have new testers for each testing session. That said, players who give excellent feedback or find and report good bugs may be considered for additional testing sessions.
The duration of each testing session will vary depending on what content or features are being tested.
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Posted 9/30/2009 7:51:58 AMI am unsure how I feel about the game possibly being MT based. From a business standpoint, it makes a lot of sense to me, I guess it just depends on how far it goes. Times are changing though, we're going to start seeing MT a lot more.
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Posted 9/30/2009 7:26:20 AM- View User Profile
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Posted 9/30/2009 5:38:00 AMOne is there is an NDA. The only things you will be able to publicly say is that there is a game program (beta testing), and that you are in it.
The second one is huge, and I'm interested to hear people's responses. This is straight from the agreement...
H) You acknowledge and agree that all points acquired during the Game Program are non-refundable and have no monetary value.
(I) You acknowledge and agree that all items acquired for points during the Game Program are non-refundable and non-tradable.
(J) You acknowledge and agree that BWA reserves the right to add or remove points to your account at any time and without warning.
(K) You acknowledge and agree that BWA reserves the right to change/add/remove points rewarded in the Game store at any time and without warning.
(M) You acknowledge and agree that points acquired during the Game Program cannot be saved up for or used in the commercial version of the Game.
(N) You acknowledge and agree that all points will be removed from your account before going into the next test phase (if applicable).
(O) You acknowledge and agree that points acquired during the Game Program do not entitle you to any points during any other test stages (if applicable) or for the commercial release of the Game.
Points? Game Store? Thoughts?
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Posted 9/30/2009 3:21:23 AMIn the community section.
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Posted 9/30/2009 3:20:47 AMi read there gonna have multiple testing sessions , it seems like there gonna be watching if people aren't being useful :D
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