"Sometime in a future patch"

Soon ™

Bioware has patented this

Every Q&A we are getting more of this -

"At some point, this will be possible. No ETA yet, but we have a design fleshed out."

"This is totally in the plan, but we are unsure at this time when it will get to you."

"We have a plan for this. However,"

"in a future game update."

It seems like we a suggestion is made or a question asked thgey are not supposed to say no...

I feel that a lot of the discontent by players, which adds to the irritation by ambigious commitments, is that SWTOR -- for all its splendour -- launched without a lot of the features that MMORPG gamers take for granted in the current gaming climate and is currently playing catch-up.

For more casual gamers, this is less of an issue as such gamers have less time to play and aren't bothered about such issues or may even be aware that an issue is there. For the self-titled "pros", they want to be able to do in a guild in SWTOR what they were doing elsewhere and not being able to do that has pushed them often into leaving the game or crying out bitterly against it.

Personally I'm enjoying the game overall, but then again I'm not a massive fan of PvP. That said, it does irk me the sheer number of bugs introduced by 1.2 and I really hope that a super patch is on the cards for Tuesday's maintenance to fix all the new ones they introduced or at least a sizeable proportion of them. Obviously big patches like 1.2 are going to contain a lot of bugs and need a lot of testing, but the number of little, irritating bugs that got through is quite unsettling.

Outside of bug fixes, the game engine itself is in need a massive overhaul. In addition to the poor way that the game stops rendering whilst it's waiting to load data from your drive (be it HDD or SSD), causing mini-freezes and jerky rendering, the engine is highly inefficient in places, such as Balmorra. To further this problem, there are situations in the game where the game will actively stop using all your GPU and frames will drop massively. (Please note that this GPU issue might happen for some people due to overheating, but it will actually STILL happen for people whose graphics card is NEITHER overheating NOR experiencing a power issue.)

Some players say to be patient, but I think it's quite right to ask where and when the game is going to get features that should be in a triple-A MMORPG in 2012. As paying customers, not just players, it's right of us to ask the devs such questions and to wish for a rough estimate at least. Heck, even a simple, "We're aiming for..." would often be better than nothing. I'm not after solid promises, just an approximation.

The little things can add up too for many people, such as the lack of information on:

• Server merges and character transfers.
• More character slots.
• SGRA (same gender romance arcs) with same-gender flirt options. Many wish for this to be opened up for existing companions, not just new ones that will be introduced months down the line.
• More legacy connections (as the current limited relationships don't allow for much creativity).
• Lack of some basic functions for RPing (such as sitting in a chair/seat).
• Fixing crafting bugs (especially the ones causing crashes).
• LFG tool.
• Global chat (cross worlds).
• Hood toggle.
• Hide companion head slot.
• Unify colours for companions.
... and so on.

I can't comment on the PvP issues, so I won't. I can only say that I do very much enjoy this game, but that the devs need to understand how important all of the issues are to many paying customers and empathise with them that the current slippery language comes across as an insult to their intelligence.

Kind regards
llesna

Wasn't the same answer given with regard to mods as well? I haven't paid attention but thought I saw that they said: Nunh unh to add-ons?

Yup. Folks just don't understand that at the level of complexity this code is...well, it ain't just plug 'n' play. Things happen, deadlines slip and anyone who wants to indulge in an MMO should get used to this or end up bald from tearing their hair out.

If they aren't "willing" to talk about future content, it means said content is still just a a few dry erase marker scribblings on the wall of crazy.

Um.. why can't they say we are going to do this then do it like most companies I pay money to?

OT - Why not just say "Neat idea, but we have no plans at this time." instead of trying to string people along.