Announcing The Old Republic Guild Summit

This will just be some PR nonsense.

This is actually one of the major reasons I've been pushing to do something like this for a long time. The events you're referring to are public conventions, where you get an audience of people who don't play the game, and aren't aware of the community and the information that's out there already. At those events, we always want to answer any questions, regardless of whether or not they've been answered before. Your audience at a gaming convention tends to be much more "all-around gamer" and less "hardcore SW:TOR fan", and therefore we cater our plans towards that.

In this case, we're specifically inviting guild leaders who are actively playing the game. While we're inviting guilds from all walks of life, the application process is there because we want to be able to raise the level of discourse we hold with the leaders, and so we can have serious, in-depth discussions about the state of the game. This event isn't just a Q&A like we've done previously, this is a two-way conversation between the people making the game and the people playing the game, and I think that makes a huge difference with this event vs. conventions we've visited in the past.

Good idea in theory, I suppose.

But there are reasons I have not joined a guild.

People sending blind invites that do not know me, thus clearly think that quantity of members matters more than quality of members.

Guild politics where the guild leaders pick favorites.

Would-be dictators telling members that they must take certain crew skills (biochem, for example), use certain builds, or fulfill certain roles (so if you were tired of tanking or healing and wanted to spec into DPS and try that out, it becomes a drama-fest).


Are these the sort of people that I think represent me?


I know that they have to start somewhere, and I know that there are some good guilds out there, and I know that guilds are an important part of the social part of the game.

But I am feeling a little cut-off right now. I have thoughts on the game. I see things that I would like to have explained.

But because I am just me and do not claim to represent anyone but myself, Bioware isn't interested.


I would have rather seen them inviting specific players, guild member or not, and letting players, not just guild leaders, participate here, and then letting players submit their names for consideration, not just guild leaders or their appointed representatives.

I would also like to know that videos of every 'session' will be available, along with transcripts.
I would like to see what is being discussed as it happens, or at least as it happened.

And those previews? Why are only guild leaders allowed to see them first-hand? If they are ready to be shown, then why not show them to everyone on the site here?

Why not have a Q&A right here on the forums? Open a thread up and allow folks to post questions. And you guys group similar questions together. Then you answer the questions in one large swoop on the forums.