Dev Post EricMusco Posted March 4, 2016 Dev Post Share Posted March 4, 2016 Hey folks, We have been doing a lot of internal playtesting on the Eternal Championship and it is currently not at a level that we believe our players deserve. In keeping with our commitment to offer the highest quality experience possible with our latest expansion, we have decided to delay the launch of the Eternal Championship. We are focusing on overall balance, ensuring each boss fight is challenging, endeavoring to exceed quality expectations, and most of all, making sure it is a fun experience. Please note Bowdaar will also be delayed, but will continue to launch alongside the Eternal Championship. To help ensure we deliver on the deeper experience we promised, we have decided to make the Eternal Championship available on our Public Test Server (PTS) prior to releasing it. We are eager to make this feature as high quality as possible and would love to get your feedback as we work to strengthen it. Once we nail down the release schedule we will let you know how to get access on PTS. I will provide more information as I have it; our goal is to have more information in the next 4-6 weeks. Thank you. -eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casirabit Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 thank youi Now I expect people to throw a fit about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rankyn Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Disappointing, but better to hold it 'til it's right than release it broken and never fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDutchman Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 run eric, they're getting the torches and pitchforks! on a more serious note, please do release it on PTS sooner rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DentMasterson Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 This is both disappointing and, hopefully, encouraging. Let us hope that when it is released, the bugs are at a minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFDebris Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I'm absolutely fine with this, make it something fun and challenging. And since you'll have extra time, hopefully someone can devise some nice rewards to buy with the tokens we'll get instead of just the armor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadtechSavant Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Ok, its far better to delay this than put out a version you are unhappy with. Will another companion be available instead like Bliz was last time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightfrogger Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I would rather have it be polished and ready to go personally, but since we are not getting bowdaar this chapter any way we can get a little sneak peak of who we get in their place this chapter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriksarcasm Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Relax.... this is a good thing. Noone rational will get riled over this. No pitchforks are being sharpened here on Sarcasm Ranch. This is communication, and testing, and quality control... exactly what I like to see. More, please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz-wing Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 So how do i go about getting a refund on this month Sub? The Eternal Championship was the major reason i sub'ed this month. If it's going to take 4-6 weeks for you to have more information, then you knew 2+ weeks ago that the content was not up to standard & this announcement should have been made then. Bait & switch from BW again this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriksarcasm Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I spoke too soon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icestar Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 It is better to release something that works even if it comes a bit later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetPloughed Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 This sounds good to me. I have not been impressed with the direction you were taking EC, especially with the rewards, felt they were very lackluster. Nobody wants unmodded 208 or 216 gear it helps nobody in anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerba Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) You gotta be kidding me! This was scheduled for 4.1, pushed back to 4.2, and now it won't even be ready for 4.3? This was the one content I as a PvE player was looking forward to, don't care about story. :mad: Edited March 4, 2016 by Jerba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PorsaLindahl Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 ROFLMAO I knew it would be delayed. Especially when they announced that they'd open PTS for future content, then left it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetPloughed Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Does this mean Guss is coming on Tuesday? Blizz was pushed forward and his quest ends with Guss dialogue, so hoping this now means Guss is Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Post EricMusco Posted March 4, 2016 Author Dev Post Share Posted March 4, 2016 I would rather have it be polished and ready to go personally, but since we are not getting bowdaar this chapter any way we can get a little sneak peak of who we get in their place this chapter? Good question. You will recruit a Companion as a part of the Chapter, but with Bowdaar moving out there will not be a new Alliance alert with Chapter XI. -eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFDebris Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Does this mean Guss is coming on Tuesday? Blizz was pushed forward and his quest ends with Guss dialogue, so hoping this now means Guss is Tuesday. Zenith probably is since his achievements are already on the live server. Hopefully we'll get Guss too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djiini Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Bioware: *Releases content without adequate testing* Community: WOW, DID THEY EVEN BUG TEST THIS? Bioware: We're going to hold back content until we've polished it fully. Community: WOW, HOW DARE THEY BUG TEST THIS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kakisback Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) While I personally am pretty patient, and much prefer content being finely polished before release to EA's get-it-out-the-factory-ASAP style, it seems like this kind of delaying happens almost every time with this game. These kind of delays are supposed to be relatively unusual. It's quite sad that I'm now more surprised when a swtor patch *isn't* delayed. Edited March 4, 2016 by Kakisback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeridanShear Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) I just have to ask: Why did you all not do this back in January? You know, when it was first delayed? Please note there are many of us that would happily test these things. Not entirely sure of the reason WHY this was not done two months ago. Edited March 4, 2016 by ZeridanShear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costello Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 This feels like the Eternal Championship is now being over hyped. A second delay to make sure it exceeds expectations, its 10 solo player fights so I suspect similar to what Elder Scrolls Online released with the Maelstrom Arena. It seems unlikely that another 4 to 6 weeks will change what it is into something that blows players away and revolutionizes solo end game content. Its 10 fights the first 5 or so which will probably be similar to any heroic mob fight cause unless the engine is vastly changed there is only so much that can be done. The rewards don't seem to make it overly appealing for replay value which gives the impression months to a year will be spent on it for what many players who have access to it (i.e. subs) will spend less time playing through it. Not to mention it adds to the view that smart customers would be best of unsubbing till August when multiple chapters will be playable at once and the Eternal Championship may be available. I to though would like to know what Alerts will be on offer instead of the EC, given it was to offer a large opportunity for new content which is now to be delayed, what new content is on offer in its place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Killjoy Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Bioware: *Releases content without adequate testing* Community: WOW, DID THEY EVEN BUG TEST THIS? Bioware: We're going to hold back content until we've polished it fully. Community: WOW, HOW DARE THEY BUG TEST THIS! I know, right? I'd rather they tested new content and avoided bugs, and the fact that they were straightforward with the customers about the whole thing is GOOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeridanShear Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 This feels like the Eternal Championship is now being over hyped. A second delay to make sure it exceeds expectations, its 10 solo player fights so I suspect similar to what Elder Scrolls Online released with the Maelstrom Arena. It seems unlikely that another 4 to 6 weeks will change what it is into something that blows players away and revolutionizes solo end game content. Its 10 fights the first 5 or so which will probably be similar to any heroic mob fight cause unless the engine is vastly changed there is only so much that can be done. The rewards don't seem to make it overly appealing for replay value which gives the impression months to a year will be spent on it for what many players who have access to it (i.e. subs) will spend less time playing through it. Not to mention it adds to the view that smart customers would be best of unsubbing till August when multiple chapters will be playable at once and the Eternal Championship may be available. I to though would like to know what Alerts will be on offer instead of the EC, given it was to offer a large opportunity for new content which is now to be delayed, what new content is on offer in its place. Unfortunately, Eric said that there is no new content in its place. We just get Chapter XI in March, no new alerts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanArgent Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 This is the kind of thing I like to see. Release when it's ready, but when it's scheduled. Bit of a shame about Bowdaar, but things happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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