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BioWare, communicate, please?

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BioWare, communicate, please?

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Holden_Dissent
07.23.2012 , 07:54 AM | #21
Not sure what you are expecting them to say. I wasn't expecting to hear from them until the next patch.

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Jerrjerod
07.23.2012 , 07:56 AM | #22
Quote: Originally Posted by Holden_Dissent View Post
Not sure what you are expecting them to say. I wasn't expecting to hear from them until the next patch.
no more patch please .... I want to play in next few week

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archeraplyxa
07.23.2012 , 08:00 AM | #23
So you want the developers to spend more time on the forums reading threads, and give feedback? Surely they can work twice as many hours per day so they can spend both time on the forums and hit their deadlines with their tasks.

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Rayla_Felana
07.23.2012 , 08:04 AM | #24
Quote: Originally Posted by archeraplyxa View Post
So you want the developers to spend more time on the forums reading threads, and give feedback? Surely they can work twice as many hours per day so they can spend both time on the forums and hit their deadlines with their tasks.
Communication with the player base is an extremely important part of maintaining it, players want to know what is happening with their game, they want to know what's in store, they want to know what the Devs themselves think.

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TUXs
07.23.2012 , 08:17 AM | #25
I agree 100%!!!

Silence is a KILLER to games. Bioware's silence, to me, indicates that they take our presence for granted and they really don't feel like they owe us (their customers) anything, not even a simple 60second forum post. They don't need to communicate, but silence breeds discontent, discontent breeds frustration and frustration breeds anger. I'm not at all shocked people are angry and upset...this isn't the first MMO, nor the first MMO developer, to take the stance that they know better than us and believe that we're replaceable. I've seen this played out several times before...Bioware is just fast tracking it.
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Spatology
07.23.2012 , 08:37 AM | #26
I disagree, ive been looking at the forums over the past couple of weeks. Older post included and posting history. We have a large vocal minority who will jump on anything to complain about. It seems to me many of these people spend more time typeing up post and trolling the forums then they do actually playing the game. Nothing wrong with that persay, however, asking for things that you potentially wont even use very much is selfish and wasteful to those who actually play the game.

I hope we dont hear anything from anyone about anything till they have some clear cut goals to work towards. With a new operation and companions already announced, im really only looking for another warzone. Fluff content will not keep subscriber's around. Its replay value and actual intial entertainment value is very low. It is, fluff content.

If you havent "specialized" and experienced the game to its highest level of competition or difficulty i challenge you to go for it. Bioware's first teir of raiding content is very basic and easy to complete if you are willing to figure out and put in a couple of attempts.

Again, id like to reiterate, unless bioware has some info about content updates or actual gameplay footage, its wasted breath and effort.

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TUXs
07.23.2012 , 09:02 AM | #27
Quote: Originally Posted by Spatology View Post
I hope we dont hear anything from anyone about anything till they have some clear cut goals to work towards.

Again, id like to reiterate, unless bioware has some info about content updates or actual gameplay footage, its wasted breath and effort.
I happen to like this game, so I honestly hope you don't your wish. Your "wish" is for people to be frustrated, angry and quit, which isn't healthy for this game, nor any future development of it. What you consider "wasted breath", I consider to be VITAL to generating hope. Hope and excitement do marvels for peoples attitudes.

If Bioware doesn't have any "clear cut goals" at this point, they're doing it wrong. They goals BETTER be in place by now. Development and timelines are badly needed.

We're customers and we deserve to be treated as such. Bioware needs to sell me on the sub fees I pay or they'll simply stop receiving them. They've had time, they've been given a break...now they need to get their rears in gear, layoffs or not, and sell me on my future sub fees.
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Dyvid
07.23.2012 , 09:02 AM | #28
What would you like them to say? That they have a new companion coming soon.... oh wait. How about a new playable species.... hmmm. I know, you want to know if we are getting a new planet with content....well.
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SithVeritas
07.23.2012 , 09:04 AM | #29
Quote: Originally Posted by Rayla_Felana View Post
I have been an avid supporter of this game since way way back in October 2008, when you opened these forums.

But I am starting to see more and more of a lack of communication and even less announcements.

Do you still care? do you still want this to be successful? you have passed most of the Quality of Life issues with this game, you've stabilized the body, now revitalize it and give it some air to breathe, don't just post a weekly Q&A, post two or three, make more videos, do some behind the scenes developer stuff, show people some future content, you don't need to give release dates, just hope for the game.

I am getting to the point where I am doubting what BioWare's intentions for this game are, sure you have had layoffs, but don't tell me, well that's it, pack up bags.

Get this moving and quickly, start the ball rolling, the sooner 1.4 comes the better, please give this game a ray of hope and pump out more content.

But more than anything: COMMUNICATE with your playerbase.
QFT. This is pretty much what everyone has been telling you guys to do, and you're not doing it.

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DarthMaulUK
07.23.2012 , 09:06 AM | #30
Quote:
archeraplyxa-
So you want the developers to spend more time on the forums reading threads, and give feedback? Surely they can work twice as many hours per day so they can spend both time on the forums and hit their deadlines with their tasks.
This is why they have a community team. Its THEIR job to reply, feedback etc and thus far its been an extremely poor show - not just recently but since day #1 and I have been here since day #1