Members of the Jedi Community and all SWG players. I know this post may get flamed, but it is only expected. There have been many rumors around the forums, but my source is a bit more than a rumor. I have been a member of the Jedi Community for a long while, and a member of SWG since the beginning. What I am about to disclose to you is top secret SOE stuff so to speak. I have a friend whose uncle is a SOE employee. (I would give his name here, but I was advised not to because I do not wish to jepordize that individuals job. Anyways, I told my friend to ask his Uncle "What is going on with jedi recently, and why all the nerfing and changes?" He did, indeed ask him, and the response was shocking. I cancelled my account immediately after hearing this. I am not advising you to do this, but since the SWG Community Relations, and Devs will not answer all of these issues, I felt obligated to inform the community of my disturbing findings. Here we go........ 1.- Jedi are being phased into a regular profession, that will be selectable from the beginning of the game. This is the reason so many nerfs appear to be hitting jedi recently. They are attempting to slowly transition jedi into a normal class. They have not and will not inform the community about this, because it will enrage the vets. But they are hoping to keep everyone quiet while they work on this. They are also counting on the fact that more and more players will be influenced to buy the game, if jedi are immediately selectable. The bottom line is their numbers show that more players have quit the game because they were lazy and didnt want to work for jedi, as opposed to players who complain about jedi, but will not quit. They are hoping that subscription rates will soar if Jedi are immediately selectable, because jedi is the reason most players buy this game. This is also the reason why pearls/ FRS have been removed, so that vets will slowly become accustomed to being converted, and hopefully stay with the game. 2.- All melee classes are being removed. The bottom line is that SOE feels that melee professions do not appear in the movies, and they will remove them from the game. The current status of Ranged professions being dominate is all in their grand scheme of things. They are hoping that most melee players will switch their templates to Ranged now, so that when they eliminate all melee, there wont be enough of them left to cause an uproar. Therfore everyone in game will be A.- A jedi B.- Ranged C.- Crafter, Entertainer, or other. All remaining melee players will be given a respec period. 3.- All grinding is going to be removed. All leveling will soon be quest based and not grinding. Example: You will need to run to a trainer, get missions from him, he will teach you a skill box, back to step one. They are hoping that this will keep the playerbase more nethralled with the game, and get the quest based system they have always wanted. Now the reason this may all seem far fetched to you, is because so many people on these forums cry wolf, and start rumors. but I assure you, this is the reason we dont get the responses we are looking for. Alot of people complained about the CU, but once they played it, they became adjusted and despite their complaints they still stayed subscribed. If they announced all this now, it would cause mass mahem and anger, so they will keep it quiet until it goes live, and then we are stuck with a "Like it or leave it" option. And the bottom line is (it has been proven) we will still play it. Also, cancelled jedi accounts are a given in this, but look at it from the outside, ALOT of new players will also spawn out of this mess, because jedi will be made readily available to them. I did not get any info on the Jedi vs. BH situation, or other important issues, but they did make it clear that there will be no more alpha classes in this game. Also do not shoot the OP, or myself. He is a messenger for me (since my account was banned) and I am a messenger from another, and I simply feel obligated to inform you all. So if you flame me, that is fine. I am not a troll nor a rumor starter, and it is your choice alone on what you want to believe. I am simply warning you all that this will come to pass.
Ahhh memories
Lol... they missed it by _____ that much.... Everything was spot on except for what the players were willing to accept... Apparently they forgot to carry the 2 and cross the lower cased j's...
operation Custer is a go... I repeat.. operation Custer is a go....
Hindsight is always 20/20... The solution would be for another company to make a starwars MMO that encompasses the good from all 3 playstyles, fix all the bugs, add tons of content and actually get feedback from they players they have, and not the mythicals ones the boobs in accounting think are out there.
Xcathdra
Having access to a billion $ IP - Billions of dollars.. Having access to a massive fan base of said IP - Even more Billons... Singly handedly alienating them due to stupidity - Priceless.
Originally posted by miagisan why do rumors only last a couple days before they die?
Actually, I'm waiting on Info to keep this one going, hopefully. However, my source had a prior walking date with a Princess & Elmo... Who am I to compete with Elmo?
I'll start my own SWG... with Black Jack... and Hookers!!!
when will people stop talking about SWG? ooh I know !!! I know !!! when its finaly dead and gone ! which will be soon !!! yay !!!!
I will bet you a zillion dollars when somthing better comes along, somthing that is STAR WARS branded and lets you do what you originaly had in mind when you picked up the SWG box in the first place. YAY all we need is this game. Then we call all sing DING DONG SWG IS DEAD !!! WHOOO HOOOO !!!!
I don't know. Where there is smoke there is fire but do you really believe that if they even release Pre CU they will bother to support it?
I don't really think so. I will surely play if they do but i am afraid it will be just a movement from SOE to get a few million dollars to invest elsewhere. This is a trick many companies do to get some cash and then say the usual crap like "It had not the expected response from players" or "There have been some uncontrolable issues" and things like that.
Originally posted by SmurfMagic when will people stop talking about SWG? ooh I know !!! I know !!! when its finaly dead and gone ! which will be soon !!! yay !!!!
I will bet you a zillion dollars when somthing better comes along, somthing that is STAR WARS branded and lets you do what you originaly had in mind when you picked up the SWG box in the first place. YAY all we need is this game. Then we call all sing DING DONG SWG IS DEAD !!! WHOOO HOOOO !!!!
No, it's just going to be the stuff of legend after it dies. Some of us will be old and still talking about "Glory Days". We'll be telling bedtime stories to our children and grandchildren about it. "Then the vile SOE stole away our Creature Handlers and TEFs...."
Originally posted by Wildcat84 If they want to still have a business by February they must launch them and launch them soon.
Otherwise the thing is going into the ground and fast.
I agree. if the holiday season comes and goes without so much as a peep from SOE about "new and exciting developments" the whole game is done.
Yep. Here is the best illustration that I can come up with to describe the current state of SWG:
Take a plane that at a height of 300,000 feet (just for simplification) started to lose altitude. The pilots tried two manuvers to stop the fall and get back up to the desired height, but with disasterous results. The first manuver caused one engine to go out. The second caused the controls to be locked onto a path directly into the ground and the engines on full power.
The crew, rather than trying to calm and reassure the passngers are instead picking fights with them and setting fires in the cabin.
THAT is SWG's current state.
Let me try this again...
THIS is the best analogy I have ever heard describing the state of the game.
Comments
Lol... they missed it by _____ that much.... Everything was spot on except for what the players were willing to accept... Apparently they forgot to carry the 2 and cross the lower cased j's...
operation Custer is a go... I repeat.. operation Custer is a go....
Hindsight is always 20/20... The solution would be for another company to make a starwars MMO that encompasses the good from all 3 playstyles, fix all the bugs, add tons of content and actually get feedback from they players they have, and not the mythicals ones the boobs in accounting think are out there.
Xcathdra
Having access to a billion $ IP - Billions of dollars..
Having access to a massive fan base of said IP - Even more Billons...
Singly handedly alienating them due to stupidity - Priceless.
I'll start my own SWG... with Black Jack... and Hookers!!!
In fact, forget the SWG!!!!
Have faith in God, believe in antimatter.
I will bet you a zillion dollars when somthing better comes along, somthing that is STAR WARS branded and lets you do what you originaly had in mind when you picked up the SWG box in the first place. YAY all we need is this game. Then we call all sing DING DONG SWG IS DEAD !!! WHOOO HOOOO !!!!
Starwars Galaxies, An Empier Diveded, That's what it says on my box anyway.
I don't know. Where there is smoke there is fire but do you really believe that if they even release Pre CU they will bother to support it?
I don't really think so. I will surely play if they do but i am afraid it will be just a movement from SOE to get a few million dollars to invest elsewhere. This is a trick many companies do to get some cash and then say the usual crap like "It had not the expected response from players" or "There have been some uncontrolable issues" and things like that.
Let's wait and see.
THIS is the best analogy I have ever heard for the state of the game.
Let me try this again...
THIS is the best analogy I have ever heard describing the state of the game.