-Fritz- Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 getting to the datacrons on tatooine.. you ride on the balloon for over 30 minutes to get there. what am I as a player supposed to be doing with all of this time? i mean really. who designs junk like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CecilTellyn Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Well... you don't have to get the datacron *shrug* I chatted with another player that was riding on the balloon with me. It wasn't terribly FUN but it was somewhat entertaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Fritz- Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 what did you do on your lunch break today jim? i tried to play swtor but the balloon ride was actually longer than my lunch period, so i didnt do anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstring Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 what did you do on your lunch break today jim? i tried to play swtor but the balloon ride was actually longer than my lunch period, so i didnt do anything! Not everything in life is easy to get and it should stay that way. Anyhows screw playing Swtor in your lunch break, take a girl out for lunch or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blotter Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 (edited) getting to the datacrons on tatooine.. you ride on the balloon for over 30 minutes to get there. what am I as a player supposed to be doing with all of this time? i mean really. who designs junk like this? Turn up your music, get your toon nekkeds, dance. That is all. TBH, I don't understand the indignation over this. It's one of those things they do in video games to you if you want to collect all the meaningless easter eggs or whatever: jump thru this flaming hoop....now jump thru this flaming hoop...and hee hee, here's a hhop that's not flaming, but will just annoy the hell out of you and a few months later you'll all be talking about "hey, remember having to do such and such back in the day? yeah, that was crazy!" Lighten up. For realz. Edited March 7, 2012 by Blotter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crendelmac Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I know they want obscure locations and such, but I have to agree... 30 minutes after you get on the balloon. It's not very conducive to managing game play time, but it does reset the IRL WorldBoss (Wife!) aggro counter if you go sit with her for a few! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hologramx Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 You are still lucky if you finally reach the datacron. On the other day, we rode for 30 minutes and then everyone were thrown onto the ground. I was not AFK but maybe someone on the balloon went AFK and it bugged then just threw everyone onto the ground. Wasted more than 2 hours to get that datacron. Well actually I did some crafting in the balloon, not all time are wasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majirayan Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Dance Party on the balloon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holinyx Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 ahh, another young person who never got to experience video games of the 80s and 90s. ever played a video game for 12 hours with no save points? EVERY game was like that. i swear you young people today are spoiled rotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamus_Divinus Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Got the datacron (both those balloon ones). Spent the entire trip yapping to a stranger I met while waiting for the balloon. The topic of the conversation? Star Wars Galaxies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbowsin Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 During my balloon ride, I spent the time browsing the TOR forums reading people qqing about riding the balloon. Was good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Ravenhurst Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 ha the balloon ride was fun. First social event in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkiry Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Not everything in life is easy to get and it should stay that way. Getting the datacron is incredibly easy. Hop on the balloon, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, hop out and click. It's unbelievably tedious and unfun, but it's easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikktwizted Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Not everything in life is easy to get and it should stay that way. Anyhows screw playing Swtor in your lunch break, take a girl out for lunch or something Time does not equal difficulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pekish Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 the balloon is okey unless it bug and disappear aftre 20 minuts and u have to take it again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlarto Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Doing it with friends hanging out in vent or mumble, make it a social event, it can be fun, yea it's 30 min of nothing, but really, if you play a game for 4 hours thats pretty much 4 hours of nothing..LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sernon Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) That Balloon has created many tall tales, so it's a little more than nothing when you put it all together. I'm happy for the more outlandish stuff they have made available, as long as it doesn't stop you in the tracks. In the end we decided to bypass that ride entirely, and it was fortunately possible. --- Edited March 8, 2012 by Sernon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crendel Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Your first MMO? It's a time sink, all MMO's have them. The best part about that one is you don't have to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kourage Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) Skip the balloon. Find a friend. Edited March 8, 2012 by Kourage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewser Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 getting to the datacrons on tatooine.. you ride on the balloon for over 30 minutes to get there. what am I as a player supposed to be doing with all of this time? i mean really. who designs junk like this? I did a bunch of crafting and chatted with other guild members. BTW, depending on your class, you can team up with someone and 'duel' your way up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethality Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 getting to the datacrons on tatooine.. you ride on the balloon for over 30 minutes to get there. what am I as a player supposed to be doing with all of this time? i mean really. who designs junk like this? Have patience. This isn't twitchy Quake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notebene Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 On the way there, I'd like to see: 1) A Jawa sitting on a lawn chair tied to lots of helium balloons. 2) Children launching a Lego man into space under a weather balloon (making a holo recording of it, obviously). That'd be a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srooc Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 I sat in my living room and crushed a few beers. Then when it was time, I screwd the jump up. Fortunately another imperial player didn't and was able to pull me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koalachan Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 You can alt-tab and complain on the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidpop Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Not everything in life is easy to get and it should stay that way. Anyhows screw playing Swtor in your lunch break, take a girl out for lunch or something Hard and takes a long time to do, is not the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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