Become a Founding Member!

Did Frank Gibeau (President of EA Labels) along with Dr. Ray Muzyka (Co-Founder of BioWare, General Manager of EA's BioWare Label), and Dr. Greg Zeschuk (Co-Founder of BioWare, General Manager, BioWare Label's MMO Business Unit) get a title and medal for ringing the opening bell at Nasdaq the day before SWTOR launched. If so I'd give it back because those bastards are shorting your parent company into the ground as I type this.

LOL!

Thanks for the title but it won't stop people un-subscribing when the real issues aren't being addressed. It is a nice idea, but it is being implemented terribly, and ultimately is like putting little plasters/band aids on a broken leg. Bioware, EA, sort it out!

So what. I don't care about titles. I guess I need something to complain about though since I don't have any pressing issues like others do (or think they do).

A founders title should only be for pre-orders anyway.

Really... we have to be a subscriber to become a founder?? What about us buying the game?? The people that spent 150$ on the collectors edition. We aren't founders? Then all of a sudden the unsubscribe option mysteriously stops working right before the 1st subscription bill? Really? Bioware is a joke and this move caused me to unsubscribe.

The only thing im unsubbing from is this thread... good grief... when they said MMO communities are the most disrespectful needy ungrateful ppl out there, i didnt want ot believe it at first... but now that im seeing it first hand... Godspeed BioWare

This is entirely a logic fail. A founder is generally categorized as someone who puts an initial investment or time into a project. Every single person who paid 60-150 bucks to play has put a huge cash infusion into the game and the company from the beginning. Without them, SWTOR would have tripped and broken its neck at the starting line. What a slap in the face you've dealt to people who made the initial vote of confidence, were left disappointed, and plan on coming back later after the issues are dealt with. You shouldn't be relying on extra cash in order to fund fixes for bugs that were prevalent before release (or should have been obvious if you extensively tested 1.1).

This little tactic is nothing more than wringing the sponge that is your playerbase for money that you know isn't worth paying. If it was, then why push this extra incentive? You should rather highlight the game's strong areas instead of introducing the minor fluff that satisfies the elitist nature of many gamers. In summary, the need to introduce a Founders title only indicates to me that you don't have enough confidence in your product.

PS I'm a continuing subscriber because I personally like the game, but it doesn't mean that I can't be unhappy with this move on behalf of others.

LOL IS THIS A JOKE?





FIX YOUR GAME if you want people to stay, not a stupid carrot-on-a-stick title.

Laughable attempt at getting people to stay. ROFL

This is the stupidest level of nerd rage I've personally witnessed on the internet.

This is a great idea.

Plenty of times in WoW I've heard of people who wished they could be identified as the "vanilla" players. I've never cared too much myself but I appreciate BW coming up with this.