Oceanic testing invites have landed

A small portion of joy was handed out to Oceanic SWTOR players overnight, with the announcement that game testing invites have gone out to selected Australian and New Zealand players.

More specifically, it’s a time-limited test of the Californian data centre which will be the main point Oceanic players access the game. The direct info from Allison Berryman:

This test is a small, limited-time test including testers from New Zealand and Australia. Data from this test will be used to inform decisions about the launch of the game in Oceanic regions. We currently have no updates regarding the launch of the game in these or other territories, but will provide information as it becomes available.

So for those invited, enjoy! If you haven’t got an invite then you won’t at this stage as all invites for this specific test have been sent.

Here’s a prediction though: testers will be at least happy and possibly pleased with the ping times i.e. they’ll probably be incredibly similar to say World of Warcraft where ping times of under 300ms are the norm usually. If that ends up being the case then we have a very playable game (PvP’ers need not flame me with diatribes of how 300ms = death in PvP).

Thugs fighting, Jedi style

I love a good ‘Star Wars in the real world’ vid and this one’s another one to add to the collection. Watch some ‘thugs’ engaging in some good old-fashioned buffo leading to some serious Jedi action.

Enjoy:

Jedi Kittens II: The Kittens Strike Back [Video] ~ The Geek Twins

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LOL Jedi Kittens…what a great idea. Very cute. October 7 … It’s Jedi Junkies week and you’ll get your Star Wars fix right here. So come back every day … Four Rules of the Jedi Order You’re Breaking Every…
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Han Solo in Carbonite Iphone 4 Skins

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One of the coolest phone skins I’ve seen 😉
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Flash Point 17: You Say Bayta and I Say Beeta

As always, plenty to talk about. Beta weekends, Jedi Knight vs Bounty Hunter and companion characters dominate proceedings this episode. Also hear host David pronounce ‘Beta’ two different ways in the one podcast!

Points of discussion:
– Galaxy Map
– Bounty Hunter vs Jedi Knight
– Companion characters
– Beta weekends and oceanic players participating
– Bioware at NYCC
– Brief discussion on other game betas out there (Battlefield 3, Wrath of Heroes etc)
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, and Twitter account.

Listen via iTunes or right here:

Bounty Hunter versus Jedi Knight: bring it on

This week’s update sees a great video from Bioware debating the merits and fighting strategies of the Jedi Knight and Bounty Hunter. Before watching the video I was admittedly a little cynical about what would be that new or interesting in the video, but I was more than pleasantly surprised. Have a look for yourself:

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This Star Wars model has 30000 Lego pieces – TG Daily

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This Star Wars model has 30000 Lego pieces. Jay Hoff reportedly spent six months creating the 6-foot-by-6-foot of the scene in Return of the Jedi where Emperor Palpatine (aka Darth Sidious) lands on the Death Star to inspect Darth…
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Why Star Wars: The Old Republic’s release date works

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One perspective on SWTOR’s release date and how it works for a lot of people…

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Star Wars: The Old Republic | Developer Blogs

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The role of a companion in your group, and their AI, is explained by William Wallace.
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What would you like to see in the first expansion? [lol a poll] – General Discussion – Star Wars: The Old Republic Forums at MMORPG.com

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What would you like to see in the first expansion? [lol a poll]. Posted in the Star Wars: The Old Republic General Discussion forum at MMORPG.com. (Star Wars: The Old Republic : General Discussion : What would you like to see in the first expansion?
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Oceanic SWTOR beta invites are rolling in

Just a quick note to say that we’ve had a number of oceanic players email / phone us to confirm they’ve received beta invites for Star Wars: The Old Republic. As you can imagine, they are pretty damn excited.

So, if you were cynical about oceanic players getting more widespread beta access, then maybe it’s time for a Force-induced attitude adjustment!

UPDATE: Some great comments pointing out that invitees may have registered their SWTOR account under a US address – we’ve confirmed with one invitee that that was indeed the case.

[Picture courtesy of Walk Sydney Streets]

Sith Inquisitor in WoW!

Well, not really, but this I love this YouTube vid of a Shaman in WoW doing some serious lightning work as it’ll appear when the next WoW patch (4.3) drops. There’s certainly a similarity there!