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Final act of desperation?

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  • akevvakevv Member Posts: 208


    Originally posted by Prime8
    At least this will shut the fanbois up who say oh but you haven't played for years , well now we get another free look and guess what , yep its just as we said , a steaming pile that even the flys wont touch .
     I'm sorry but this is a desperate act by desperate people , please let the fat lady sing . image

    I had to uninstall the game in order to not go back and check things out. I have felt like I should go through the ridiculous download, but there really is nothing there. Those screenshots Obraik posted the other day with EVEN MORE particle effects and glowy things (did you guys see the giant Rebel glowy symbols?) just turned my stomach. The game is ridiculous.

    Akevv Ostone
    No Longer SWG Free :(

  • firefly2003firefly2003 Member UncommonPosts: 2,527

    I recommend that everyone takes screensshots in game of how empty a server is visit each place at you designated timezone  prime time playing and post them here to show our community this game is dead or filled with bots...


  • Originally posted by firefly2003


    I recommend that everyone takes screensshots in game of how empty a server is visit each place at you designated timezone  prime time playing and post them here to show our community this game is dead or filled with bots...

    I've been making them.  Going to post them soon.

     

  • Esquire1980Esquire1980 Member UncommonPosts: 568

    Originally posted by salvaje


    I checked my accounts.  All of them.  Every one of them now has a vet trial.  I've not been able to verify this, but I was told that this trial is for 40 days.  I tried to find out for myself but couldn't.
    This has to be a total act of final desperation.  40 days, btw, puts this out to the end of the 2nd quarter of 2008.  Given what I'm hearing about the current paid sub number, could this be the last, FINAL, desperate push to get people to come back, or else close it down?
    Could be.  I was very unimpressed by their future plans from the recent summit.  They basically gave out vague outlines of 2 publishes, and one foozle instance.  No talk at all about addressing the fundamental core problems with the NGE, nor in addressing the principal reasons why the vets don't like the NGE.
    So, lots will be experiencing the NJE.  I tried it myself last night, and it was everything I expected it to be (and less).  Add to this the insult that the elder robe not only has been equaled, but SURPASSED by a new scavenger hunt grind robe (which is ugly as sin) I don't think that this was a very good publish to try to tempt veterans back with.
    They never have done this widespread or long a free trial before.  Something is up.
    But from my perspective, this is great.  I am all in favor of Blix's terror getting as much exposure to actual players as possible, because I am convinced that it will put off more people from the NGE and SOE.  So, this is a good thing!  They've had over 2 years to fix this mess and have crap little to show for it.
     
     
    SWG is foundering fast.  I've seen a boat load of people leaving the game over NJE and the upcoming commando so called upgrade.  And this is on bria, 1 of the 3 or 4 servers that you can even find other people on.

    Lorin Jameson said exactly what their intentions are via the last summit.  They want "vets" back.  They tried free trial after free trial last year, after more massive game CHANGES and 99% of the vets went to the forums and said, "this aint it".  That's why trial accounts can no longer post on the forums.  The free trial, last year started at 14 day and ended up as 21 day.  Now, appearently, it's 33 days (from SWG forums).

    I may be back at SWG but to be perfectly honest, that's only until something else comes out.  And it looks like that day is coming fast.  I got the beta invite from SGW and everything I have read about that game looks rather nice.  AoC is another that's going to further hurt the falling subs of SWG.  I know several that are heading there.

    You are completly correct about NJE.  It is everything you would expect, from SOE Development, and less.

  • SioBabbleSioBabble Member Posts: 2,803

    Originally posted by Esquire1980


     
    Lorin Jameson said exactly what their intentions are via the last summit.  They want "vets" back.  They tried free trial after free trial last year, after more massive game CHANGES and 99% of the vets went to the forums and said, "this aint it".  That's why trial accounts can no longer post on the forums.  The free trial, last year started at 14 day and ended up as 21 day.  Now, appearently, it's 33 days (from SWG forums).
    Lorin Jameson should realize, by now, that they'll never get the "vets" back with NGE garbage.

    Ever.

    In fact, they've so screwed the pooch, it's unlikely even if they bring back preCU and piss off the NGE kiddies, that the vets will ever come back.  Because SOE cannot be trusted to not nerf player accomplishments away at a whim.  They've destroyed their crediblity, their integrity, and there is no way to get it back.  Their quest for their old customer base is even more sensless than the quest of the vets to get back the preCU.

    The only way they can recover is to issue a categorical, legally binding pledge that they won't ever undercut player accomplishment again and back it up with full refunds of subscriptions paid in from the instant they make the pledge.

    Time for the Niemoidian greedheads of SOE to put their money where their mouths are.

    CH, Jedi, Commando, Smuggler, BH, Scout, Doctor, Chef, BE...yeah, lots of SWG time invested.

    Once a denizen of Ahazi

  • musicmannmusicmann Member UncommonPosts: 1,095

    All i know is that i logged in a few night's ago on my vet account, Kauri server, and i was still parked in the same place that i left 7 months ago,when i had a free trial, Reustess. They had like 3 people in total other than me. Logged in last night and decided to go to Dant and try some of those collections hunting down DJK and adepts. I think i played for a total of like 2 hrs. and there wasn't another sole around for the whole time. So anyone saying that there's other's playing there just spread out is full of it.

    I will also agree with the OP, after all this time the game is, if not the same just a little worse. Talk about being detached and desolete. The funny thing about this whole situation is that SOE has the money and somewhat the confidence to merge Vanguard and POTBS servers, yet tells all the people who plays on the SWG dead servers, there will be no mergers or free transfers. You would think this type of direct neglect and brass attitude the devs have would sink in all the fanbois thick skulls.

    Honestly, does SOE think they can keep the little subs they have happy by rehashing content over and over. Collections while new to SWG is a snore fest. Let me go and kill a thousand whatever to obtain a holo that is part of a set that nobody seems to be able to complete because the loot drop rate is borked.

    Then there's talk about a Hoth instance, yea that's gonna make it into the game, like star destroyers and captial ships.

    The one thing i will give SOE credit for is their willingness to go down with the ship attitude. With so many games that are out or coming out being nothing more than copy cats of WOW, in which SWG has turned into, and not a very good copy at that. It wouldn't take long if SOE went back to the pre-cu code to get back to a respectful number, not all vets would return and i would have to think long and hard, and actually start to bring in new players who would like a chance to play in the SW galaxy and make their own way.

    So all in all, i agree with the OP. Not from just his observations, but from my own as well.

  • LaterisLateris Member UncommonPosts: 1,848

    I just logged in. The servers are dead. Star sider has more people on than bria.  They really need server merges. Such a shame that they wont do crap about it.

  • Graywolf37Graywolf37 Member Posts: 32

    This here is an email that I received on April 30th.

    They seem desperate.    

  • Bane82Bane82 Member UncommonPosts: 1,242

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    Fixed! lol!

  • BurntvetBurntvet Member RarePosts: 3,465

     

    Originally posted by Bane82



    Fixed! lol!

     

    Classic, and so true....

    Just need Benny Hill in there and it'd be perfect.

  • Bane82Bane82 Member UncommonPosts: 1,242

    Burntvet, lets not forget the rumors of SOE being sold to Zapak in India, I can only imagine what Smed's new job title would be if it actually was true lol!

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