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StrangeDais

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  1. They can halve the price and it wouldn't make me any more inclined to play at BW's gambling table. In addition to the poor quality of the items themselves recently in terms of SW feel, there is of course the matter of drop rate. That is the real deal breaker here, not the actual cost of the packs themselves (imho). I am willing to pay for a specific item, an armor set, etc. that I like, but I will not pay real money for a miniscule chance that maybe I will get the item I'm after. Get back to the basics. How about more variants of Imperial Officer sets? We see these in abundance throughout the game. I would buy those via direct purchase. I would like access to some of the Republic officer uniforms too, without having to grind rep via GSF (gives me motion sickness). Perhaps the Imperial Trooper armor from the Collector's edition? The game has been out long enough I think we can finally make that accessible to all through direct purchase. Cartel packs are only viable going forward if (1) the drop rate is drastically improved and (2) it is coupled with a recommitment to Star Wars immersion. By that I mean abandon the Zakuul, Iokath inspired cosmetics. It's so tiresome at this point.
  2. I am positing a question and presenting a different opinion. If you wish to interpret that as bullying and harassment then that is a sad commentary on the current state of western society isn't it? As I already stated (and reality bears this out too) people are relatively peaceful and congenial unless given a reason not to be. When an altercation happens it is often the case that all parties involved bear some culpability. Again it is not the responsibility of BW to protect you beyond the tools already in place. If that makes me an insensitive jerk that's fine, I can deal with that. I've never made any claims to sainthood anyway. It is interesting that you bring up your personal past and make mention of physical abuse and being a victim of it. I too was involved in many a fist fight as a youth and I never once considered myself a victim. It made me unafraid of confrontation and accustomed to opposition. The things I see people claiming as harassment and bullying in here is absolute nonsense. A player running in circles around another player is rather comical, if for no other reason than to ponder what that person had been smoking. Big Brother is not your savior.
  3. "Call me anything you want, just don't call me late for dinner." Words are just words. Your hypersensitivity is your own problem to wrestle with. De-facto calls for Big Brother, of which the posts of Fush, Suzi and Enrique can be considered, are not the answer. By demanding that BW do something about people being rude to you is to admit weakness of the worst kind and invites ever more disdain and mockery. The tools for players to sort themselves out (in effect, to police themselves) are readily available. Use them or don't. You are responsible for you. Unless of course you subscribe to some ******* leftist orthodoxy that necessitates an adult being present to hold your hand and supervise your playtime. Finally, I would be curious to know what these player "victims" do to contribute to this supposed harassment? Generally speaking, people are peaceable and not prone to just randomly attacking others without provocation. Could it be that PC crusades and agenda-mongering tend to piss people off? No, couldn't be that. Those things are as pure as freshly driven snow.
  4. It's Theron. Never trust a guy who stole his look from the 1980s.
  5. /signed. While it is true that there are/have been other powers throughout the SW galaxy as evidenced by the (pre - Disney) Expanded Universe, the Republic and to a lesser extent the (Sith) Empire in its various incarnations have largely been the dominant powers. At the time of ANH, the Republic had been in existence for some 25000 years I believe? Recalling the scene with Kenobi and Luke in which he states how the Jedi had been its protectors for over 1000 generations. Anyway, the point being that while I don't mind forays into other areas, like Rise of the Hutt Cartel, the struggle between Empire and Republic has largely defined the narrative and set the backdrop for the more personal stories we all enjoy, like the adventures of Kyle Katarn and Jan Ors. Though I had been initially supportive of the change of direction when it was announced, the execution was middling imho. I played through KotFE and KotET once on my main and have no desire to play through it again. The only time I felt like I was remotely immersed in a SW setting was the chapter with Satele Shan. The rest was a chore and forgettable and Iokath was just plain irritating. Change born of necessity is not a bad thing but change for change's sake is a poor motivation. Yes BW, its time to circle back around and return to familiar waters. Perhaps explore the Chiss Ascendancy? It's established lore, only loosely affiliated with the Empire and largely untouched in terms of the game.
  6. Have players already forgotten Battlefront? Wasn't that long ago SW gamers were fawning over footage from that game and shelling out over $100 for fancy pants editions, season passes and foolishly making pre-orders left and right, only to receive and shallow and uninspired game. Pretty visuals do not make a game and I get the sense you got taken in by eye candy. SWTOR despite its flaws is still an enjoyable game. Outdated? I don't think so but even if it is, so what? Some of the best PC games ever made are the ones of yesteryear.
  7. No. A waste of time and resources. Political Correctness is a fool's errand and should never form the basis of a company's financial decision making. If you wish to include LGBT content in a game starting from the ground up, fine. But to retroactively go back and do it is pandering of the worst kind.
  8. The Republic/Empire and by default, Sith/Jedi dynamic is the essence of Star Wars. Personally, this hippy-dippy ********, lets all get along and be friends to fight some pissant third faction is a tired MMO cliché. Warcraft could get away with pulling this stunt as it was Blizzard's baby from the start. Star Wars is a different animal. If you wish to aquire the license of an already proven IP then it would probably be wise to adhere to its established narrative. To have two distinct player factions at odds with one another can generate loyalties as well as rivalries. Upping the interest factor as opposed to the generic, one size fits all story of late, which evoked a feeling of indifference. I was proud of my Empire and want to see it return to prominence, not as an ally but leading the charge. Zakuul has been diminished. Its time to allow us to return to our original factions to finally settle matters once and for all.
  9. Please let us know when the shuttle lands.
  10. Will be celebrating by burning a copy of Ep. 7 in effigy.
  11. OP, for the love of all that is holy, make use of paragraphs.
  12. Only as long as any potential expansion dispenses with the Alliance and brings back the Republic-Empire dynamic. The common enemy narrative is tiresome and not what Star Wars has ever been about. A certain other MMO went that route long ago was poorer as a result, imho. Writers: you went that route for a time and got it out of your system. Now allow myself, and any other loyal Imperials who share my sentiment, to return to kicking the Republic in the groin. Regardless, maybe Eric will grace you with a response one way or the other.
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