So much for "early access"...

[Scootaloo]

Is what everyone is screaming right about now with the exception of a select few players who managed to cram into the servers before the limit was hit...

So let me get the straight...

I paid 30 dollars to get early access but I'm locked out because SE screwed up and didn't properly estimate server load? Or is it just that they are terrified that if they allow everyone to hop in the servers that their 20 dollar servers(major exaggeration) will buckle on themselves?

Either way it's highly disappointing that I pre-ordered for early access only NOT to get early access...

[SMNaCarbie]

I'm curious, why did you pay 30 dollars to get early access? As far as I know, they didn't have an early access pass for sale, only the game...

[Slatervonjager]

I would agree with you, if it wasn't for the pony meme.

[Strider-Hiryu_79]

I would agree with you, if it wasn't for the pony meme.

My thoughts exactly.

[Barill]

avoid Sargatanas...

[daiceman]

[sarcasm]You paid for early ACCESS not PLAYTIME, see you're totally able to access the login server, totally able to see which servers are online and even look at your beautiful character. You're just not able to play it at the moment, but you can totally access it.[/sarcasm]

[ntall1]

I am sick of seeing the argument that ppl did not pay for early access. Yes they did! It was advertised as part of the pre order. Pre ordering the game gets you early access AND the game. You pay for what is advertised in the package they sold. You can not get access to early access without paying money!

[daiceman]

I am sick of seeing the argument that ppl did not pay for early access. Yes they did! It was advertised as part of the pre order. Pre ordering the game gets you early access AND the game. You pay for what is advertised in the package they sold. You can not get access to early access without paying money!

To be fair, you can make that argument, but heres some math to back up that idea:

Lets start off with 2 very generous assumptions:
1. You preordered the game 6 months in advance
2. You have some way of getting an enormous 6% interest on your investments (This is extremely high, most savings accounts have less than 1% APY with the highest rewards checking accounts in the nation having shy of 3-4%)

So, 30 dollars at 6 months 6% interest compounded daily gives us an end value of: $30.91

So square "owes" you less than a dollar.

[Scootaloo]

To be fair, you can make that argument, but heres some math to back up that idea:

Lets start off with 2 very generous assumptions:
1. You preordered the game 6 months in advance
2. You have some way of getting an enormous 6% interest on your investments (This is extremely high, most savings accounts have less than 1% APY with the highest rewards checking accounts in the nation having shy of 3-4%)

So, 30 dollars at 6 months 6% interest compounded daily gives us an end value of: $30.91

So square "owes" you less than a dollar.

I preordered a week before phase 4...so how bout them apples?

[KogaDrake]

I am sick of seeing the argument that ppl did not pay for early access. Yes they did! It was advertised as part of the pre order. Pre ordering the game gets you early access AND the game. You pay for what is advertised in the package they sold. You can not get access to early access without paying money!

But you do not pay extra for preorder. You paid for the game, actually you pay for the game when it ships or is picked up on Tuesday, and get EA as a bonus a for helping SE know your going to play to help estimate server loads and such.

And for most/many the only downtime has been maintenance time, so overal early access is fine. Picked to big of a server? Deal with it or reroll onto a server with room, unless your legacy it's not much to redo...