These are the equivalent of easter eggs with a minor stat bonus, why does it matter what they make you do to get them?
I think this was a great idea, and the fact that they are "hard" to find/obtain in some instances is a positive, not a negative.
Just an FYI, at lvl 26 I haven't found a single one yet and don't notice the absence at all. I may go back and collect them at some point, but am casually going through the story now and in no hurry or need to min/max.
At this point the whole thing is silly anyways. Most of these folks are simply looking up their locations on the web and tracking them down. Then get irritated if they have some trouble still finding them or getting to them.
1. For god's sake mmo gamers, enough with the analogies. They're unnecessary and your comparisons are terrible, dissimilar, and illogical.
2. To posters feeling the need to state how f2p really isn't f2p: Players understand the concept. You aren't privy to some secret the rest are missing. You're embarrassing yourself.
3. Yes, Cpt. Obvious, we're not industry experts. Now run along and let the big people use the forums for their purpose.
The datacrons are a platformer's dream and my night mare rolled into one. Some of the datacrons are far too frustrating to be believe. Yes, I know that the datacrons are not significant but I am a completionist.
The datacrons are a platformer's dream and my night mare rolled into one. Some of the datacrons are far too frustrating to be believe. Yes, I know that the datacrons are not significant but I am a completionist.
Now those are the ones that are going to go nuts over getting these XD
Also, the very ones these were mainly put in for in the first place.
1. For god's sake mmo gamers, enough with the analogies. They're unnecessary and your comparisons are terrible, dissimilar, and illogical.
2. To posters feeling the need to state how f2p really isn't f2p: Players understand the concept. You aren't privy to some secret the rest are missing. You're embarrassing yourself.
3. Yes, Cpt. Obvious, we're not industry experts. Now run along and let the big people use the forums for their purpose.
I stopped getting datacrons on Taris. If I would have come across any during my travels, I would have attempted to loot them, but I simply never saw any and felt no motivation to seek them out. I'm just waiting on raid guilds to require my having all datacrons before I can raid, so I can complain about the system being too similar to LotRO's crappy deed/trait system, but only time will tell if they become that important.
Seriously, not a major issue. Some are a pain to get to, some take teamwork. All give a bonus which may or may not be important enough for you. The point is to give reward for the time and effort spent. Spent the time, get a reward, dont want to spend the time, don't get a reward.
As for alts, yes you have to get on each. I find the alts easier to get since I know where to go, and how to do it. First time thru may have taken me 35 min to get it, next alt its a 5 min grab while I'm running past doing a quest there. Really isn't an issue.
Here is one of the sites I use to get them, look, read, see for yourself. And hey, I'm over 40 (OLD), not a platformer, and I can do these without much trouble. If I can do it I'm sure all you young whipper-snappers can (shakes cane).
(DISCLAIMER - The use of the word YOU in the above post is not directed at any one person in particular, but towards those who fall into the category itself - there is no personal attack here, neither intentional nor implied.)
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At this point the whole thing is silly anyways. Most of these folks are simply looking up their locations on the web and tracking them down. Then get irritated if they have some trouble still finding them or getting to them.
1. For god's sake mmo gamers, enough with the analogies. They're unnecessary and your comparisons are terrible, dissimilar, and illogical.
2. To posters feeling the need to state how f2p really isn't f2p: Players understand the concept. You aren't privy to some secret the rest are missing. You're embarrassing yourself.
3. Yes, Cpt. Obvious, we're not industry experts. Now run along and let the big people use the forums for their purpose.
The datacrons are a platformer's dream and my night mare rolled into one. Some of the datacrons are far too frustrating to be believe. Yes, I know that the datacrons are not significant but I am a completionist.
Now those are the ones that are going to go nuts over getting these XD
Also, the very ones these were mainly put in for in the first place.
1. For god's sake mmo gamers, enough with the analogies. They're unnecessary and your comparisons are terrible, dissimilar, and illogical.
2. To posters feeling the need to state how f2p really isn't f2p: Players understand the concept. You aren't privy to some secret the rest are missing. You're embarrassing yourself.
3. Yes, Cpt. Obvious, we're not industry experts. Now run along and let the big people use the forums for their purpose.
I stopped getting datacrons on Taris. If I would have come across any during my travels, I would have attempted to loot them, but I simply never saw any and felt no motivation to seek them out. I'm just waiting on raid guilds to require my having all datacrons before I can raid, so I can complain about the system being too similar to LotRO's crappy deed/trait system, but only time will tell if they become that important.
Hahahahaha.
Seriously, not a major issue. Some are a pain to get to, some take teamwork. All give a bonus which may or may not be important enough for you. The point is to give reward for the time and effort spent. Spent the time, get a reward, dont want to spend the time, don't get a reward.
As for alts, yes you have to get on each. I find the alts easier to get since I know where to go, and how to do it. First time thru may have taken me 35 min to get it, next alt its a 5 min grab while I'm running past doing a quest there. Really isn't an issue.
Here is one of the sites I use to get them, look, read, see for yourself. And hey, I'm over 40 (OLD), not a platformer, and I can do these without much trouble. If I can do it I'm sure all you young whipper-snappers can (shakes cane).
http://www.swtor-spy.com/datacrons/
(DISCLAIMER - The use of the word YOU in the above post is not directed at any one person in particular, but towards those who fall into the category itself - there is no personal attack here, neither intentional nor implied.)
PFffffffffffftt.... I knew all that 3D World Runner Training would come in handy some day!