They just did that exact crap like in DAoC with AC2 (Asherons Call 2), releasing it in certain countries around x-mas, then waiting with other countries till months later.
Even worse, you couldnt pay for your account unless your credit card was from these specific countries, thus utterly screwing all the people that had pre-ordered...
Sometimes gaming companies just forget that the internet makes people talk together across the world - Of course when a new online game is released, everyone wants to start and play from day 1, as to not get behind.
If they pull a stunt like this with SWG, fuck them.
