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The Star Wars: The Old Republic beta that was scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled. While BioWare originally said that SW: TOR would see beta testing weekends in September, community manager Stephen Reid has said that he can't guarantee “further beta testing weekends during September.”
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“The weekend that just finished was really our first dry run of beta testing weekends as a whole, and we have plenty of data to crunch, and decisions to make before we start things up again,” he said on the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums. "Further to that, we are about to roll out a major new build for The Old Republic. That build won’t be ready for this weekend. Just as we did not feel it was a good decision to ask potential EU testers to download our client only to have to download it again, the same applies for this weekend.”
Reid went on to mention that BioWare needs some additional feedback from internal testing before rolling the beta out to a massive audience. “That process takes a while, and that time varies depending on how testing goes,” said Reid. “We rolled out this previous weekend as a relatively small scale event; from now we will do bigger and bigger events, but that doesn’t mean it happens every weekend. When we do resume, we’ll be inviting many more people in.”
So, if you were planning to play some SW: TOR this weekend you're going to have to find some new plans. If you're wondering how to get in to the beta, Reid also mentioned that BioWare is preparing a comprehensive FAQ regarding Game Testing Weekends as a whole on the SW: TOR forums, so that should clear everything up for you.
But I do have some good news for you. EA said yesterday that they still plan to release the game this year, and that they are hoping to finally give us a release date next month.
Were you planning to check out the SW: TOR beta this weekend?
Source: VG247
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EQWashu
that is my luck to a "t"; I find out about it just this week, and its cancelled. oh well, they said they'll do bigger stuff with more poeple, so maybe thats a good thing...
Sora2810
I wanted to play TOR this weekend. I was so psyched. -_-
kiohto
Im glad theyre not doing another beta weekend. The beta is crowded enough as it is running off of a single server
hobomonk17
Didnt most people get to play last weekend. I did, and it was awesome!
D_Money2180
So first they tell us they will definitely give us a release date in September, only fro September to roll around and tell us that we won't get a release date until October???? BioWare is seriously testing the patience of its community. If they wait any longer interest may break off.
Nathiest
Forgot all about it. Busy weekend so no I wasn't planning on it.
DasNitro
They probably found Puppet Yoda running a muck in Huttball and needed to replace him with CGI Yoda.
Fonil
Last week Bioware reported that their beta weekends played an integral roll in an upcoming release. Well from as far as I can tell whether it be troubles inside (apparently quite a few) or outside (invite problems client dl problems etc). The game is not ready for release, and I would expect that their proposed release date has been pushed back, and I'm thoroughly sick of it. It's becoming one of those games that will always release a quarter from now. Not to mention EA isnt helping anything.
StarStridder
I hope everything gets sorted out, they have about 2 million pre-orders worldwide which is more than enough for a successful game but they just have to worry about retention.
cmdluke
Your title is misleading. they aren't cancelled, they are taking their time with them. They are still planning on one more beta weekend in september.
Remember, when they announced the September Beta Weekends, they said that they were going to have Beta Weekends STARTING in September.
I know all of G4 thinks this game is WoW in space and that GW2 is gonna blow i away, but please stop spreading misinformation in your article titles.
heavymetalwolf
I truly am predicting that they dont make their year end deadline. How can they possibly have the game, thoroughly tested with most major bugs removed, shipped and ready to go by years end. Im all for delaying it if it makes the released product better (like Should have been done with KOTOR 2)
unlvphi164
Get ready for flames galore...
To answer your question: Yes. 2,000,000+ people including myself were ready for the beta this weekend, and we have been for quite some time now. Really a silly question.
What I pray people take from this is the fact that BioWare is giving a TON of attention to the Beta process. This should tell you the type of commitment we can expect from them. They are not cutting any corners with this game, and I respect them for that.
If I never get into the Beta so be it, but at least I can trust the finished product will be a refined & polished gem.
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