Do lots of players actually do space missions?

Space is for leveling only imo. At 50, it's a worthless waste of time.

In a recent interview, Jeff Hickman said that there is an entire bioware team working on Hard Mode space missions. I don't know about everyone else, but I rarely ever do space missions. I might spend less than 1% of my time doing them, if that. Does bioware have data that shows players spending a lot of time doing the space missions? Does bioware think that by making them harder that it will get more people to play them on a regular basis? What is the justification for expanding this part of the game verses some other part of the game? Could development time and money be better spent on something else? I am not trying to troll here, and I think these are legitimate questions.

What do you think?

There are threads on this site (clicky) that give strategy and tips on running the high-end missions. I benefited from them when I got my first level 50. After putting the tips into play, those tough missions became cake.

Agree. It's a channel of activity some people enjoy and take advantage of. Bioware has good analytics in this game, so they know how much, and even who.

I play them a lot...until level 40. Those 40+ missions are far too difficult to complete so I don't even bother trying anymore. Many others aside from myself have asked for nerfs (especially Sullust Interception! level 3 upgrades recommended my arse!) for existing 40+ missions, and they want to add HARD MODES?!

Seriously? Development time spent on the least used part of the game that many complain about being too hard at the higher levels and you geniuses waste time and resources to make Hard Modes?!

Wow guys, you are so freaking clueless.

You are doing something wrong or need to practice, no offense meant.

Please Bioware...listen to my suggestion from BETA when you nerfed space the first time because of people like this poster who are not as good at them. Please add a difficulty slider that alters the reward amount so then people who want harder missions can make them harder and get say double the reward and people who don't take to this kind of gameplay as well can lower it and get say half the reward (or hell you can even nerf the 'normal' then as long as the 'hardest' is more difficult than it is now).

In beta before they tiered space I could do the first 6 missions with nothing on my ship and people complaining about difficulty got it nerfed and although I enjoy space missions it is far less enjoyable now than it was before. Albeit I can purposely add challenge by removing stuff, but that's lazy development when people have to do that instead of playing it as intended imop.