Summary: <br> <br> Brandon and Kim from <a href="http://oldrepublicdads.guildlaunch.com/index.php?gid=160453" target="_blank">Old Republic Dads</a> join Carla and Kathy to discuss the Comic Con reveals. Surprise pre-order announcement sends SWTOR community into a frenzy and it isn’t all good.<br> <br> FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales? This week’s challenge concerns the legacy system, the collector’s edition, and the planet Ilum.<br> <br> More Show Notes and Comments after the jump<br> <br> <br> <br> FROM THE NEWSNET & BEYOND: Roundup of the most important announcements and news.<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110721" target="_blank">Pre-orders!</a> BioWare kicks off Comic Con by opening SWTOR up for pre-orders to <a href="http://www.swtor.com/preorder/faq#q209655" target="_blank">selected parts of the world</a>. Unselected parts of the world are unhappy, esp with the lack of information. Stephen Reid explains why <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=7465799#edit7465799" target="_blank">here</a> and in <a href="http://darthhater.com/2011/07/24/sdcc-2011-stephen-reid-answers-pre-order-questions/" target="_blank">Darth Hater interview</a>. When you register determines <a href="http://www.swtor.com/preorder" target="_blank">when you get into early game access</a>. Some codes are not sent out right away. Allison Berryman says BioWare <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=7646050#edit7646050" target="_blank">does not currently plan to block IPs</a>.<br> * San Diego Comic Con Day 1: SWTOR Q & A. Watch video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChrqpYv1wqM&feature=player_embeddedhttp://darthhater.com/2011/07/21/sdcc-2011-swtor-day1-panel-live-blog/page/2" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> * SDCC Day 2: Darth Hater’s Live Blog & BioWare Q&A. Read blog and watch video <a href="http://darthhater.com/2011/07/22/sdcc-2011-day-2-live-blog-coverage/" target="_blank"> here</a>.<br> * SDCC Day 3: Darth Hater’s Live Blog & BioWare Q&A video. Jennifer Hale! Read blog and watch video <a href="http://darthhater.com/2011/07/23/sdcc-2011-day-3-live-blog-coverage/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> * 7/22 Friday Update:<a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110722" target="_blank"> Join the Fight video</a>.<br> * Dev Tracker: Georg talks about companion death <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=7564304#edit7564304" target="_blank">here </a>and <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=7564503#edit7564503" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> * Dev Tracker: Georg talks about <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=7515395#edit7515395" target="_blank">AC Respec</a>.<br> * Dev Tracker: Georg talks about <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=7565141#edit7565141" target="_blank">flashpoint size</a>.<br> <br> Quick Mentions<br> <br> * Dev Tracker: Georg says Consular and Inquisitor have <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=7288470#edit7288470" target="_blank">combat rez</a>.<br> * Dev Tracker: Georg says <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=7318195#edit7318195" target="_blank">no equipment damage</a> as result of PvP death.<br> * Dev Tracker: Stephen Reid addresses <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=7289275#edit7289275" target="_blank">inviting friends</a> in testing.<br> * Grace period after launch <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Rockjaw/status/95134722178547713" target="_blank">confirmed</a>.<br> <br> SITH OR JEDI? We find out which path we walk in real life with The Test of the Stray Puppy<br> <br> COMMUNITY BUZZ<br> <br> * Velinos asks about server difficulty.<br> * HereticZero asks about age restricted servers<br>
