TOR release date theory

[eeth]

This is based on their latest "The Lost Suns" comic info; 5 issues starting in June would take them to Oct. 4th, assuming the usual Tuesday release day. Let the 4th be with us please!

http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110603-0

Features a concurrent storyline that runs with the start of TOR and threads through the in-game stories we will be playing.

I'm putting money down on Oct. 4th now. As much as I'd love for it to be sooner (and as much as I fear it will be later).

What are the chances we'll get a date from E3?

[Tbone]

People have come up with theories before based on the timeline videos. But then that got all screwy, so...

[Paitryn]

yeah, honestly I dont think BioWare knows when the game is coming out. The original timeline theory (being one a month) led up to the spring target release date, yet when we missed that there just became far less timeline updates (i dont think there has been one since the spring release schedule). then there is the book release theory (also being around october).

I think if they knew when the game would be released for sure, we would already have a release day. Its only been asked, pleaded, begged, and raged about for the last year almost.

[ExternalError]

well apparently they are playable demoing it at eurogamer at earls court in september so you can throw out a any release before september if theres any uk people going to eurogamer let me know as ill be there with 6 other old mxo players

[Saint]

They have already said they will be demoing it before and after release.

[Tbone]

Earls Court is where I spent a month working in London!

But yeah, the demo could still be after release.

[NoCry]

Earls Court is where I spent a month working in London!

But yeah, the demo could still be after release.

But the highlight of your trip was of course the mrs nocry and mini nocry experience;) or subb of course!

[Subb]

The Revan book is out in November - and they've said that they want this book to come out AFTER the game, so you can't guess the Revan plot lines.

[eeth]

The Revan book is out in November - and they've said that they want this book to come out AFTER the game, so you can't guess the Revan plot lines.

now THAT i like to hear!


Edit: well now, that info from Subb combined with the Nov. 15th release date that Del Ray has for the Revan book. I think the latest they'd release is the 1st or 8th of Nov. leaning probably towards having 2 weeks separation between game and book, rather than just one. Who knows though.

so most likely somewhere between Oct. 4th and Nov. 8th! woo! I'm just glad that it's looking like late Nov. is off the table.

[CT]

My original theory was November/dec. My original reasoning for this is because blizzard always releases their WoW titles around that time frame. Sounds stupid I know but blizzard has the mmo throne and November has always worked well for them. However, I do like Eeth's theory - It just became my proxy theory.

[Tbone]

We will not be getting a release date at E3:
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=328878

Steven Reid points out that just because they are announcing the Origin download thingy for EA doesn't mean that they will be giving out a release date. He pretty much blatently says "no release date will be announced at E3".

[Paitryn]

Mr Reid does say in that post that when they do get ready to announce a release date, we will all know its coming in advance. most likely due to the hype train being in full steam at that point.

[Revalis]

... most likely due to the hype train being in full steam at that point.

Are you saying the hype train is NOT at full speed already? :P The hype is basically the trailer for Super 8.. a derailed train with something trying to break out of it.

[Paitryn]

well to be honest, most of the hype train comes from outside media and fans more than it does from bioware itself. "less is more" approach to marketing hype has worked well here, as most of the momentum is carried by us than it is by the team over at bioware. if anything they often speak against the hype trying to keep it down.

but once we have a release date, you can imagine the hype to be 100 times what it is now. the general forums really only have a few hundred active posters that post daily, it will jump to the thousands I imagine when this thing approaches release.

[JP]

Boom, my original prediction i made 2 years ago holding up, November release.

http://www.torocast.com/index.php/news/swtor-news/item/563-a-hint-at-the-swtor-release-date