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Is BLIX the Saviour of Star Wars Galaxies?

Nikoz78Nikoz78 Member UncommonPosts: 910
in SWG Veteran Refuge
A few links that show a track record of Blix (the new Lead Developer) making fast and positive changes to Star Wars Galaxies in the last couple months.



* Beast Master: the Return of Creature Handler



starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/players/content.vm



* Mutations of Science



starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/players/content.vm



* Camp Sites improved and expanded upon.



starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/players/content.vm



* Housing Purge



starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/packup/



* Reverse Engineering



starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/players/content.vm



* Entertainers Are Important



starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/players/content.vm



Leading the way with Crafting Revamps and upcoming expansions, Blix seems to be taking an aggressive attitude toward making SWG worth playing again.

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I miss the good ol' days when nerds were actually intelligent.

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  • IkosrouIkosrou Member Posts: 40

    NGE still there???

     

    IF YES Nope no savior just someone repackaging stuff they took out

    IF NO then maybe he is.

     

    NGE still there??

    As long as it is and $OE is in charge nothing will save it in my eyes.

     

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  • soecabalsoecabal Member Posts: 115
    SWG is unsavable by anyone, by any means, or by any method at this point.

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  • Fraya9Fraya9 Member Posts: 112
    At this point they cant remove the NGE.



    That was only possible immediately after its launch.



    They can only slowly convert the systems back to the way they were which is what he seems to be aggressively pursuing.
  • mrw0lfmrw0lf Member Posts: 2,269

    It doesn't matter what happens to this game anymore because people are reminiscing about a game that only ever existed in thier minds.

    The old SWG was bug ridden and annoying for the most part and the forums were full of people complaining about no development or fixes, the way most people recall this game now, you'd think it was the .....the .... (eneter witty something that is really, really good).

    Aside from that most people can't come back while soe are running it, they threw their dummies so far from the pram there's no way they'll ever find them again.

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  • †WaRGaMeS††WaRGaMeS† Member Posts: 69

    Indeed, although i would applaud improvement for the players still playing and trying to find a home (no love for ignorant nge lovers though, sorry i flame stupidity), i would say swg is dead; profession-based non-level complexity is dead, and swg along with it.

    TO SWGEmu!!!!!

  • IkosrouIkosrou Member Posts: 40
    Originally posted by mrw0lf


    It doesn't matter what happens to this game anymore because people are reminiscing about a game that only ever existed in thier minds.
    The old SWG was bug ridden and annoying for the most part and the forums were full of people complaining about no development or fixes, the way most people recall this game now, you'd think it was the .....the .... (eneter witty something that is really, really good).
    Aside from that most people can't come back while soe are running it, they threw their dummies so far from the pram there's no way they'll ever find them again.
    Yes the Old SWG was bug ridden and they were complaining for fixes.... NOT CU or NGE but bug fixes and content.

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  • JasPlunJasPlun Member Posts: 155
    Hello my fellow Gamers!  1st of all I would like to say as long as The NGE stays the game will never be saved. 1st off I tried the game out again recently and as of today I decided its not any better at all,yes they have made strides but its far far from being a decent mmo in my opinion. Second, I have a decent PC and great Video card and the games performance is really really bad, Low frames per second ,horrible lag in any place you find a crowd and I dont see how anyone could enjoy pvp or anything with game performance this bad. Lastly The game still has that horrible FPS format that just plain sucks,It feels clunky and uncomfortable to play. One last add yes they have a server purge coming and I agree with that plus all the new adds but even with all these things coming the game just feels horrible,Pre-Cu and CU versions of the game did not have much better performance but I do remember it running a heall of alot smoother than it does now. Had they not have jacked with the combat system I might still be playing, with that said I am enjoying my stay In WOW and funny thing they have a similar combat system to what CU tried to copy and they dont seem to be hurting for Subscriptions so the whole FPS thing was just plain stupid.   Have fun guys and I hope you are enjoying what ever game your playin woot.
  • ShaydeShayde Member Posts: 4,529
    Like performing CPR on a corpse. His efforts would be better spent helping the EMU crews.

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  • superkewlsuperkewl Member Posts: 27
    swg is dead



    blix is a nooblet who deside nge will stay & put pve content in NO 1 WANTS PVE CONTENT U NOOBZ
  • DracusDracus Member Posts: 1,449

    Originally posted by Nikoz78

    * Beast Master: the Return of Creature Handler



    This speaks of how deceiving the past developers and Mr. Smedly have been.  I quote, "... only 1% of the player base plays Creature Handler."  So if only 1% of the play base played Creature Handler, why is it being reinstituted? Answer: The developers never did listen to the player base and instead sought out the almighty dollar.

    Leading the way with Crafting Revamps and upcoming expansions, Blix seems to be taking an aggressive attitude toward making SWG worth playing again.

    By Vader's Mother, I have been away just prior to the CU and Revamps are still going on...

    Blix will have a hard time trying to get former SWG'ers interested again.  Previous staffers and managers have deceived the user base, so users do not give a whole lot of credit for those in SOE or LAE with regards to SWG.  The Star Wars fan base has been alienated and burnt.  It is going to be a difficult road to restore confidence.

    And that is why...

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  • NGESUCKSNGESUCKS Member Posts: 153
    Show me a post of an original non rehashedd pre-cu content as new then ill be impressed. As for bieng saved lol good one just flush the toilet already.

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  • LibblikLibblik Member Posts: 27
    This is like a doctor killing a patient and then attaching an extra hand to the torso.



    He didn't save anything. He's just playing with a corpse.

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  • KoolaiderKoolaider Member Posts: 450
    Well, there may be hope for this one yet. I think Blix is doing a good job in actually listening to what people want.
  • ObeeObee Member Posts: 1,550


    Everything that has been added to the game since Blixtev was made Lead Designer was conceived before Helios was moved to the DC Comics game.  Blixtev has brought nothing to the table so far and has given no indication that he ever will.  What has Blixtev proposed that wasn't in one of the RFC posts Helios made while he had one foot out the door already?  What is Blixtev's vision of where the game is headed?



    Blixtev is just an empty suit who is willing to do whatever he is told (ie. 'put a toilet in the living room if his boss tells him to').



    Helios was the second worst thing to ever happen to the game (the NGE was obviously the first), but he at least had a vision of where he wanted to take the game (which was to turn it into Planetside it would seem, hey, the subscription numbers are almost there).



    Is Blixtev the savior of Star Wars Galaxies?  Not even close.


  • AgentSmithAgentSmith Member Posts: 58
    i wont be be happy till classic servers are added with all the bugs fixed!
  • DvolDvol Member Posts: 273
    Originally posted by Koolaider

    Well, there may be hope for this one yet. I think Blix is doing a good job in actually listening to what people want.

    If this were true it would be back to a time when the game was popular and full of players..They have never listened to what anyone wanted..Hence the Cu and now the NGE you are full of false hope..

    To the OP how much were you paid to post this again?

     

  • KoolaiderKoolaider Member Posts: 450

    One Hundred Million Dollars.

  • Death1942Death1942 Member UncommonPosts: 2,587
    SOE needs a huge slap in the face.  its horrible to think they bleed games dry for a living (planetside, SWG and many many expansions to Everquest)  it makes me sick to think that the rights to star wars online games rest in their greedy hands.  a slap to the face, dropping of the game and selling of the rights could revive the (what should have been) greatest space MMO.  but because its SOE they will keep this game running until it makes a large loss and even then i only see this happening in 3-4 years time.



    congrats to SOE for maintaining a crappy, underpopulated and poorly made game.

    MMO wish list:

    -Changeable worlds
    -Solid non level based game
    -Sharks with lasers attached to their heads

  • ObeeObee Member Posts: 1,550
    Originally posted by Koolaider

    Well, there may be hope for this one yet. I think Blix is doing a good job in actually listening to what people want.
    Assuming you're not being sarcastic (your username suggest that could be the case), what has Blixtev proposed that makes you feel this way?  I've yet to see anything that wasn't included in on of the RFC posts Helios made before he was promoted to the DC Comics game for his magnificent success of not improving either the game or its subscription numbers.


  • soecabalsoecabal Member Posts: 115
    God himself couldn't save SWG at this point.

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  • DarkstryderDarkstryder Member Posts: 207
    Originally posted by soecabal

    God himself couldn't save SWG at this point.
    I think he could, cause chances are he would roll back time and make the NGE never happen.
  • SuvrocSuvroc Member Posts: 2,383
    As far  as I'm concerned SOE can re-introduce things from SWG's past as much as they like but until they change the game mechanics then this game is dead to me. Those issues of course are the profession system in place of the skill point system, the level system, the HAM system, decay, interdependancy, encumberance.... etc.....
  • iskareotiskareot Member Posts: 2,143
    Originally posted by Darkstryder

    Originally posted by soecabal

    God himself couldn't save SWG at this point.
    I think he could, cause chances are he would roll back time and make the NGE never happen.



    CORRECT ANSWER FTW!

    Here is a bit of Blixes work commented on from SOEs producers from the past..

    SO YEAH -- enjoy http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=10830

     

     

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  • haxxjoohaxxjoo Member Posts: 924

    Call me when he gets going back to a skill based instead of level based game.

  • ronan32ronan32 Member Posts: 1,418
    how is he the saviour of star wars galaxies..he is just putting in the stuff that they took out, in hope to draw in more players so they can do the same all over again.
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