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BioWare, communicate, please?

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BioWare, communicate, please?

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halueryphi
07.23.2012 , 02:14 PM | #101
Is it me or is the general discussion thread filled with just doomsday threads? Have you guys even SEEN the other categories on the forum? This is like the only negative one >.> Stop complaining about every little thing. So they haven't updated in a week. WOW, THEY MUST BE DOING HORRIBLY! -_-
I force choke because i find it funny.

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Tic-
07.23.2012 , 02:16 PM | #102
Quote: Originally Posted by kirorx View Post
What do you want them to say?

"hey guys hope your enjoying the best game in the entire world, soon you will get even more stuff to grind"

"Amazing new features coming one day in the future, very soon. Just keep paying and you will see"
As opposed to saying nothing and expecting us to keep paying?

It would be a start I suppose.

I don't think anyone will deny this game is losing subs pretty quickly. Wouldn't you as a developer want to keep the lines of communication open? Give the folks out there paying your salary a reason to look at the game and see at least a commitment, some positive reinforcement that the game is still moving forward?

The parallels between what i see here, and what i saw with Warhammer are a bit shocking, to say the least.

There was a point after Land of the Dead was released, where i thought, these guys have just given up, no communication at all, poor, buggy patches, lay-offs, server mergers... amongst other things

i cancelled shortly thereafter.

Looking back...They had given up.

bleh.

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Marxeh
07.23.2012 , 02:17 PM | #103
I fear your plea will just fall on deaf ears. The game is on its dying breath and it feels like they're running out of ideas, so no ideas means less things for them to excite their playerbase with.

However in fairness, they're pretty much damned if they do and damned if they don't. If they did do 3-4 Q&As a week then they would get an insane amount of complaints about whatever it was they were discussing (it's just inevitable) and if they don't they people creating posts like this one, it just boils down to what is the lesser evil for them, and because doing what you asks costs resources they probably can't afford right now they're choosing to ignore us. Sucks really.

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TUXs
07.23.2012 , 02:17 PM | #104
Quote: Originally Posted by Urael View Post
Now now TUXs, if they do what you want I don't want to see you playing any of the "SWTOR is too Grindy Threads".

I won't, I promise...I'll simply stick to the PvP forum and **edit** about Open World PvP and Resolve full time
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Soluss
07.23.2012 , 02:18 PM | #105
Quote: Originally Posted by Shingara View Post
Well lets look at some facts, as soon as the uproar happened with ranked being pulled from 1.2-1.3 i do not blame them one bit for now saying we now have makeb coming out soon, hk coming out soon, a social patch coming out soon, assention or whatever its called coming out soon and a space update coming out soon. If they put an exact time date and patch something is coming people fly off the handle that that one thing might be pulled to another patch and totally ignore everything else that came in the patch.

Bliz learned this soon and just stamped soon tm on everything or didnt tell us anything at all, basically the 1st time you hear anything about there its either datamined or hits the ptr or the beta build.
Oh look, the leader of the white knights has spoken. Let me tell ya about the ranked being pulled... it was already on test and people resubscribed just because of it. I think they had a fair complaint. Now as far as makeb is concerned that planet will last 2 days. HK will quickly be forgotten as another pet to sit on the ship. Whats a social patch? Space update? How many people play that thing called space on a regular basis? And finally.... this was what was talked about comming in the next year... if this is all they have planned for the rest of the year then they are in serious trouble.

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Soluss
07.23.2012 , 02:19 PM | #106
Quote: Originally Posted by Arkerus View Post
While I can understand people's frustrations...

Bioware is under no obligation to answer your individual questions. It is very possible they simply don't have anything to report on at this moment. And if they did report on something, it would only satisfy a few of you. They are not here to answer your exact questions. The forums are simply a community tool for the players.
Its called customer service and companies with ****** customer service dont last too long in the business.

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Soluss
07.23.2012 , 02:21 PM | #107
Quote: Originally Posted by Arkerus View Post
Do you eat the food or pay for it? No. You have the same right here. Un-sub and stop demanding Bioware's attention each and every one of your individual demands.
If all the unsatisfied customers listened to your advice, you wouldnt have a game at all anymore.

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Soluss
07.23.2012 , 02:27 PM | #108
Quote: Originally Posted by Bloodstealer View Post
And thank stars your not a game developer.... if you think releasing a game that is backwards in comparison to another that is 10yrs old is the answer then.. luckily its just a game and not say an aeroplane or a car or .. well pretty much anything that has been developed ever!

Or would you be happy for the response "dont worry in 10 years time this game will have all the same features that other game has rest assured.. ooh wait that other game has moved the goal posts again.. how truly unfair of them...
The whole point of bringing out something new, is just that.. it has something new to offer. SWTOR had Voiceover awesome (at least for a few runs round the block).. but it failed to bring a game that was at least on a par with other MMO's in respect of where things stand in the gaming industry and the "new" thing begins to look a bit underpinned.
It's kinda GM saying look at our new car - it is fully voiced controlled.. no need to steer, change gear or anything, just get in belt up and enjoy the journey.... and in the next few years we will be adding front an rear axles with wheels on them, possibly even brakes within 7 years... but wooohoooo the voice control system should keep you happy tfor years to come..

So .. stop using your "the other game has been out 10 years "theme... BW has had many many years to keep its eys on the industry and what its competitors were/ are doing... but they choose to respond by offering something pretty mediochre in comparison.. heck even many of the smaller MMO's have more features then this does and some of those have been out a third of the time of that other game... so why was this game released with such a poor UI, no LFM tool, no transfer capability, no name change facility, poor customisation, out of balance PvP, no RvR, no WvW, no guild ammenities.. errm in fact very little guild anything. Heck it couldn't even get server balancing right and had to utilise a marketed game update to promote its own band aid to try and fix the issue.
The game is ok.. not bad.. just nothing like the "great " I and many, many others were expecting.. and unfortunately the players have responded the only real way they can.. by cancelling and ridiculing. I am not one for the ridicule side of things, I am sure they tried their best but lets face it Bioware is no more and its sadly showing imo.
Well said my friend!

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Soluss
07.23.2012 , 02:34 PM | #109
Quote: Originally Posted by Lunafox View Post
I don't know what exactly some of you want Bioware to say to you. We've been given a glimpse of this new droid we're to get, they've given us practically everything we've whined for...the pvp crowd were given their ranks, the rest of us server transfers and for free, they've even offered us gifts to make up for inconvenience.

Personally, I'm getting sick and tired of seeing this attitude of 'what have you done for me lately' and the general negativity towards the game. Has it occured to you people who are making demands and complaining and whining about how the game is dead, and no one is communicating with you, that YOU are the one's ruining the game. This week, I log on Imp side, where I usually play and people are whining about wanting to know more. I get tired of this, and log Rep side to play my noobs, and more of the same--people crying about how the game is dying, its dead, blah blah ad nauseum.

You whiners are the ones killing it. Can you imagine what new people must be thinking? You're driving them away with this crap. I've been playing since launch, and I'm loving the game, and adequately challenged and adequately communicated with. Reading these forums is DEPRESSING, all because of YOU whiners.

I think people need to be a little more patient. You want stuff fast, if they give it fast, it's buggy...then you whine about bugs. So many of you are never satisfied. Let them have the time they need to sort crap, and I'm pretty sure we'll get events, and additions etc.

I mean honestly. *walks away to play some more*
This is a truely sad post. Yes please continue to blaim the customers. It is not the customers who produced a half *** product. If in fact you are not only seeing, what you call "QQ", on the forums... but also in game as well... what does that tell you? It tells me that there are alot of unsatisfied customers. If there are alot of unsatisfied customers... that useually means a poor product. So yes, please keep blaming the customers as to why the game cannot maintain subscriptions.

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Leggomy
07.23.2012 , 02:37 PM | #110
Quote: Originally Posted by Soluss View Post
Oh look, the leader of the white knights has spoken. Let me tell ya about the ranked being pulled... it was already on test and people resubscribed just because of it. I think they had a fair complaint. Now as far as makeb is concerned that planet will last 2 days. HK will quickly be forgotten as another pet to sit on the ship. Whats a social patch? Space update? How many people play that thing called space on a regular basis? And finally.... this was what was talked about comming in the next year... if this is all they have planned for the rest of the year then they are in serious trouble.
I agree. I dont want some pet. I want new content. Story content. New class quests. Better space combat that I can group up to do. Substantial stuff not this fluff they keep putting in. Makeb who knows when or even if that will come out. They have laid off an unknown amount of people since that annoucement. We have no clue when 1.4 is coming. PTS is down for the count. The forums are being neglected now. Doesnt take a genius to see this ship is sinking and sinking fast. The "captain" and his first mate have both already jumped ship.

Personally I see a f2p announcement shortly or simply the game closes. Im not paying for anymore time until I see something concrete about when we will see new content. I can unsub and just wait why would I pay to wait?