1.5 Million People signed up for the Star Wars The Old Republic Beta

[The Helper]

As we reported yesterday Chief financial officer Eric Brown reviled that around 1.5 million gamers have registered their interest in being part of a Star Wars: The Old Republic beta.

... We've got well north of a million, million and a half ready to test for free," he said of Star Wars the Old Republic beta. "We're not that concerned about generating initial demand. For us it's about creating the right experience, expanded beyond the tier one and the tier two users.

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[Varine]

How many usually sign up?

 

[Whitesock]

Is this a sequel to KotOR?

 

[FireCat]

That's crazy! What's so special about this game anyway?

 

[Varine]

I've never heard of it before.

 

[Bloodcount]

Hm... that is not too good. This means that ~1.5 million people want to try the game. How many will play it and be active players is another thing.

It will be a big game, but nothing to shake the throne of blizzard.

 

[thewrongvine]

Because it looks awesome. Been waiting for this game. If it already came out, I would have probably gotten this over DC Universe

 

[Sim]

I'll be definitely trying this.

 

[azareus]

How I like thinking about how few will get in >

 

[seph ir oth]

Hm... that is not too good. This means that ~1.5 million people want to try the game. How many will play it and be active players is another thing.

It will be a big game, but nothing to shake the throne of blizzard.

For any MMO nowadays, hearing that 1.5 million are interested is great news. Server upkeep costs are minimal compared to the amount you get from monthly subscriptions.

I wonder how much money was dumped into production, though.

 

[Mahucharn]

For any MMO nowadays, hearing that 1.5 million are interested is great news. Server upkeep costs are minimal compared to the amount you get from monthly subscriptions.

I wonder how much money was dumped into production, though.

Way too much, although this is a Star Wars game so (hopefully) it will be worth it and not totally suck.