Star Wars: The Old Republic Testers Wanted

[Andy Chalk]

Star Wars: The Old Republic Testers Wanted

Applications are apparently now being taken for an upcoming test of Star Wars: The Old Republic [http://www.swtor.com], but it's hard to tell for sure because the site was pretty much blown off the internet the moment word got out.

According to a Blue's News [http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewstory&threadid=102662] report, testers will be chosen from the Old Republic community, so interested parties need only register with the site, then indicate in their user profile that they're interested in taking part. A specific start date remains undetermined, so those selected to take part will be contacted with further instructions at some point in the future.

Unfortunately, Star Wars [http://www.bioware.com] junkies immediately began hammering the site and brought it crashing down even faster and harder than George Lucas' legacy. At last check, the site "is currently unavailable while we perform scheduled maintenance." Yeah, scheduled maintenance at noon on Tuesday.

Anyway, it's bound to come back sooner or later and when it does, you can register for the community (and the test) here [http://www.swtor.com/tester]. Good luck!


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[MorteSphere]

Wow. That is brutal. Congrats to anyone who gets to beta test.

 

[Bigeyez]

Does anyone know if your entered into the beta if you were already registered on the site?

 

[maddog015]

Heh, exactly my thoughts. "Scheduled maintenance, my arse."

Well, good luck to everyone...myself included.

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

Great, they're still accepting applications! Now if I can just register fast enough...I might just manage to get in...

 

[Amnestic]

Hah! Site got fark'd.

Interested, will sign up, probably won't get selected etc.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

and brought it crashing down even faster and harder than George Lucas' legacy.

*titters quietly*

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

Why wont it work? arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I need a beta ;-; If i don't get one i'll cry and nobody wants that
Do they?

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

and brought it crashing down even faster and harder than George Lucas' legacy.

*titters quietly*

"He's like King Midas, only everything he touches now turns to shit."

-Anonymous (Link [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FallenCreator] from TVTropes)

 

[LaBambaMan]

Not a big shock, really. Sad, lonely nerds with no social lives who spend all day surfing the net will jump all over an opportunity like this faster than you can say "cupcake".

 

[ZeroMachine]

Proof positive that SWTOR is gonna be a hit.

Or that BioWare needs better servers

 

[LimeJester]

I will admit when I saw the headline I just looked for the first link and clicked it. Didn't even read the article until after, haha.

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

Oh god, all of a sudden i find myself clicking the link every two minutes XD

 

[Viva La Bob]

This will probably make me seem stupid but what is the big deal. It sounds great but i don't understand the hype.

 

[Jedoro]

If it were a choice between a beta key or an amazingly beautiful wife, I'd actually have to think about it.

"If I could be half the man Bob is, at the price of being a poof... I'd think about it. Not for long, but it would make me pause." Yeah, you reminded me of that line from RocknRolla

OT: Glad I signed up there a long time ago. I'm hoping I get a beta key, but it's kinda weird to test it when not even all the classes have been announced. Or is that just me?

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

and brought it crashing down even faster and harder than George Lucas' legacy.

*titters quietly*

"He's like King Midas, only everything he touches now turns to shit."

-Anonymous (Link [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FallenCreator] from TVTropes)

Damn you for linking me to TvTropes...now if I just check out this tab...[small]and this one...[/small]

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

and brought it crashing down even faster and harder than George Lucas' legacy.

*titters quietly*

"He's like King Midas, only everything he touches now turns to shit."

-Anonymous (Link [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FallenCreator] from TVTropes)

Damn you for linking me to TvTropes...now if I just check out this tab...[small]and this one...[/small]

THE POWER OF TVTROPES COMPELS YOU!

Give in, my child. Give in.

Join me.

Join them.

Join us.

Join our eternal chorus and sing of amusement everlasting.

 

[ZeroMachine]

It now says:

"Thank you for visiting www.StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com. We are making adjustments to the site due to the overwhelming response to the testing announcement. Please be patient and check back later. We estimate that the site will be back up in the next few hours."

At least they're being honest.

 

[Amnestic]

It now says:

"Thank you for visiting www.StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com. We are making adjustments to the site due to the overwhelming response to the testing announcement. Please be patient and check back later. We estimate that the site will be back up in the next few hours."

At least they're being honest.

And now begins the endless refreshing, where thousands upon thousands of rabid Star Wars fans hit the F5 key for hours on end so that THEY can be first to register for the beta.