# WOOHOO! I got an Old Republic beta invite **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 4, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-i-got-an-old-republic-beta-invite/598609 "2011-10-04T21:06:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-i-got-an-old-republic-beta-invite/598609/1 "2011-10-04T21:06:53Z")
It’s for this weekend, Friday evening through Monday at midnight. Anyone else play the beta yet? What do ya think? Now, if I can get my wife to leave me alone this weekend… ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-i-got-an-old-republic-beta-invite/598609/2 "2011-10-04T21:25:53Z")
> [@Daddypants](#): > > It’s for this weekend, Friday evening through Monday at midnight. Anyone else play the beta yet? What do ya think? I have not. My kid has… on my computer. And I shoulder-surfed, so I have some observations. First, a technical one: If you’re running Win 7 64-bit with an AMD HD video card (HD5770 in my case), the game runs well with either the outdated Catalyst 11.7 drivers or the brand-spanking-new Catalyst 11.9 drivers. v11.8? Total loss. Complete game non-start. Now: When I say the game runs well, it runs very well. Other than some incomplete models (floating heads instead of NPCs in a few places), the graphics are smooth, lagless, and nice-looking. This is on a machine which is not top-of-the-line or enthusiast grade. Maybe a year old. Sound was nice. My 5-year-old overheard the game in play and thought it was a Star Wars movie. He’s a fan of the franchise, so recognizing the distinctive sound effects is pretty good testimony. The quests looked interesting, although there was still a fair bit of “kill x bad guys”. I only got to see mostly Republic-faction play, since the player in question didn’t feel particularly Sith. ---
**Author:** ![Harbow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Harbow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harbow)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-i-got-an-old-republic-beta-invite/598609/3 "2011-12-07T14:08:07Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > I have not. My kid has… on my computer. And I shoulder-surfed, so I have some observations. > > First, a technical one: If you’re running Win 7 64-bit with an AMD HD video card (HD5770 in my case), the game runs well with either the outdated Catalyst 11.7 drivers or the brand-spanking-new Catalyst 11.9 drivers. v11.8? Total loss. Complete game non-start. > > Now: When I say the game runs well, it runs very well. Other than some incomplete models (floating heads instead of NPCs in a few places), the graphics are smooth, lagless, and nice-looking. > > This is on a machine which is not top-of-the-line or enthusiast grade. Maybe a year old. > > Sound was nice. My 5-year-old overheard the game in play and thought it was a Star Wars movie. He’s a fan of the franchise, so recognizing the distinctive sound effects is pretty good testimony. > > The quests looked interesting, although there was still a fair bit of “kill x bad guys”. I only got to see mostly Republic-faction play, since the player in question didn’t feel particularly Sith. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![martu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@martu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/martu)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woohoo-i-got-an-old-republic-beta-invite/598609/4 "2011-12-07T14:49:13Z")
> [@Harbow](#): > > 😉 Erm what??