Gamescom Interview with Jeff Hickman about the future of SWTOR

I think it's hysterical that instead of debating people's interpretations of the video, you just claim that no one must have watched.

We all watched, the only difference is that we recognize placating lawyer speak and pc bs when we see it.

They will only charge for "beefy content chunks" what the heck does that even mean?

Why was HK in the BETA but there is still no release date?

Why were we promised content updates THIS MONTH and all we got was a sloppily thrown together even that doesn't even have rewards for 80% of the classes?

Why are they backtracking away from their original promise that "subs will get access to all content for free," and now saying "well there may be some content they have to pay for."

Where is the secret space project they've been working on for 9 months but can't even tell us WHAT IT IS much less show us a single screen shot of it?

Where is the revamp to Ilum and expansion on owpvp they promised us 6 months ago?

Why do we STILL not have an appearance tab? The ability to queue 8 mans in reg wz, automated server transfers or many of the other things promised to us so many months ago?

Why have only HALF of the promises that came out of the Guild Summit been followed through on?

You see there are so very many broken promises here mate, so many things that were never followed through on.

Remember the huge "wall of crazy" that they said they were looking at putting in the game "hopefully starting at the 6 month mark."

Yeah they haven't even begun dev on those yet...

So when they make promises, instead of being mr. rosy glasses, glass half full guy, I see it for what it really is... more ceo speak to keep us paying while they pull the wool over our eyes.

You did not watch the video. Go back and watch the video. You obviously didn't watch the video. You should go watch the video before you comment. It's not wise to not watch the video before you comment on the video mate. Maybe you should go watch the video.

Define win, would ya?

"we will offer items to increase your power, but not at the highest level"

Unacceptable. An advantage at any level is P2W. So glad I canceled my sub.

Here's the main problem. This is a very very very slippery slope. Most people were worried enough when there was only COSMETIC gear and that from THERE it would go to gear with stats and then quality gear with stats and then pay 2 win. This puts us one step further over the edge on that slippery slope.

Let's say I'm playing warzones in the sub 50 bracket in all greens and I'm getting my butt kicked left and right. I go pay real money to deck my toon out in all level 40 blues.

Before this would have required one or two hundred thousand creds or about 10hrs of farming wz comms. Now I can just go spend real money to deck my toon out in blues. And if you think that's not going to give me an edge over someone in all greens... well then you're just being silly.

Sure it's not paying to faceroll rwz, but you are paying money for a real and measurable advantage in pvp, it is pay 2 win.

I stand by my comment about your comment. You accuse them of micro-transactions for routie periodic patch content. I disagree with you.

If you disagree with my disagreement, that is fine. I know you have an axe to grind with everything about the game. That's you choice.

So you DIDNT read my comment then or at least you failed to understand it at all.

Where did I accuse them of using micro-transactions for routine periodic patch content?

Where did I say they would do that?

Go back and quote the bit where I absolutely accused them of doing this.

I dare you.

Really? What exactly does blue non-cap level gear win?? I've seen this in LoTRO, it offers convenience for leveling characters (particularly when the in game crafters refuse to make low level gear). It does not disrupt game balance of give any player a "win" position against another player.

Selling gear that allows you to use gear as THE method to beat another player is Pay-2-Win. Selling lower level blue gear in a PvE game is not pay to win, particularly if said gear is available in game and is not the best gear in game (and he made it clear that they are not going that path).

Pretty much this. If a guy who is playing normally occasionally meets a guy of opposite faction who buys gear while leveling, second one will have an advantage over first one just because he paid moneh. Isn't it already P2W? And trust me, it's just the beginning.

Gotta say, you snuck that one in there good like