Star Wars The Old Republic: Early Access Date

I, like probably many others, learned the hard way that Star Wars The Old Republic only has a limited quantity of Early Access codes. The head start is said to begin on December 13^th, 2011 only 7 days before the official launch of the game.

Star Wars The Old Republic is widely speculated to be the last true “Subscription” based game to be released, as many companies are starting to fall into the Free to Play (F2P) business model.  The game is still available for pre-order via EA’s digital store Origin  – for $20 more you can purchase the Digital Deluxe version and have access to a few extra goodies.

What side are you choosing? Republic or  Empire?