So in an attempt to make the post for today a little more organized:
Please post only if you actually get in to the game. Say when you preordered and which wave you were in. Spell out dates to avoid confusion
Day 1 Summary:
Waves 1-4: July 21 - July 27 Estimated number of people: ~100,000
Day 2 Summary:
WAVE 1 latest date/time:
August 8th Wave 1 estimate: ~ 100,000 people
WAVE 2 latest date/time:
August 23rd Wave 2 estimate: ~100,000 people
WAVE 3 latest date/time:
September 10th Wave 3 Estimate: ~ 86,000 people
WAVE 4 latest date/time:
October 4th Wave 4 Estimate: ~ 80,000 people
Numbers source:
http://www.vgchartz.com/preorders/40762/USA/
Offical post about today:
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=16391
Based off numbers and offical post: number of players by the end of the day: ~500,000 (probably a little bit less)
ROUGH ESTIMATE AT THE END OF DAY 2: Through very early October should get access
THIS IS JUST AN ESTIMATE (accurate and confirmed the latest date is October 1)
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Prediction for tomorrow: So far over half of all preorders have gotten access. Today we saw a little less than 400,000 people. I predict that all preorders will have access by the end of the day tomorrow.