Will the game survive 2013 ?

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Will the game survive 2013 ?

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HammersteinSW

10.25.2012 , 05:00 AM \| #1	Quote
A direct question - what is EA's roadmap for this game ? I really want to enjoy the class stories and invest the majority of my game time into Swtor. But EA does so little to make me trust in the future of this game. There is no real communication with the playerbase, the Q&A panels only focus on silly stuff like "Can we marry Wookies ?" while I am more concerned if I will still get to enjoy Swtor next year. I don't want to pour money for Cartel Points and the little game time I have into a game which might already be doomed. The weird f2p decisions (paying for an extra hotbar), the fresh bugs introduced with every patch and the dwindling subscriber numbers often make me wonder if sometime next year they will just close it down because it does not create enough cash to pay for the Star Wars license and the running costs.

simplius

10.25.2012 , 06:13 AM \| #2	Quote
i know what u mean,,i bought lots of stuff in CoX 4 months before thery closed the best way to support a game is to buy it, play it,,, and remain silent

hyuplee

10.25.2012 , 06:43 AM \| #3	Quote
The purpose of free to play is to make the game available to public so they can see how fun the game is, and hopefully they will decide to invest some money in it buying the extra goods to make the game even more fun. Now, let's look at this game from a free to play player's point of view shall we? You can only play 3 warzone per week. You can only have 1 crew skill. Your money caps. You can't trade. You can only talk on trade chat once per min. You have 1 quickbar. Your CDs are longer than everybody else. And these are just the tip of the iceberg. Which means the only thing you can do in the game, most of the time, is just grind, do quest, and grind some more. Who on earth would find playing with such stupid restrictions fun? If playing the game is no fun, who would invest money in it?
Lordoss - Cake is Real

VegaPhone

10.25.2012 , 06:45 AM \| #4	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by simplius i know what u mean,,i bought lots of stuff in CoX 4 months before thery closed the best way to support a game is to buy it, play it,,, and remain silent no.no

simplius

10.25.2012 , 07:04 AM \| #5	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by VegaPhone no.no thank you for supporting my cause,,we all know a hutt will ALWAYS lie

kevlarto

10.25.2012 , 07:22 AM \| #6	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by HammersteinSW A direct question - what is EA's roadmap for this game ? I really want to enjoy the class stories and invest the majority of my game time into Swtor. But EA does so little to make me trust in the future of this game. There is no real communication with the playerbase, the Q&A panels only focus on silly stuff like "Can we marry Wookies ?" while I am more concerned if I will still get to enjoy Swtor next year. I don't want to pour money for Cartel Points and the little game time I have into a game which might already be doomed. The weird f2p decisions (paying for an extra hotbar), the fresh bugs introduced with every patch and the dwindling subscriber numbers often make me wonder if sometime next year they will just close it down because it does not create enough cash to pay for the Star Wars license and the running costs. I understand where you are coming from and the way these companies close down games now a days, you have a valid concern. I would look at a couple of things, if I were to play the game under the f2p model will it be cheaper than sub ? how much do you currently play ? You have to watch that store you will end up spending more than the 14.99 a month, I dunno if Tor will be dropping the sub cost like lotro did after f2p, they are 9.99. If you enjoy the game I would say play and enjoy invest as little as you can to enjoy the game, warhammer is still online if that offers you any comfort.
Do not dwell in the past, do not not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Expectations lead to suffering

HammersteinSW

10.25.2012 , 07:26 AM \| #7	Quote
Thing is that even in Guild Wars 2 - with it's silly Black Lion chests and keys - which are essentially gambling boxes you can find those from a lucky drop and get the content without spending a dime. But crippling the user interface and having people pay for access to the most basic features like hotbars is completely wrong. I expected cool armor sets as CP content but having to buy essential features just shows how little EA understands about running an mmo. You do not gut the basic controls - imagine if Battlefield 3 required a micro transaction to enable the WASD keys.

Goretzu

10.25.2012 , 07:26 AM \| #8	Quote
Will the game survive 2013 ? - Yes. In what form though, is not so clear.
Real Star Wars space combat please, not Star Wars Fox! Maybe some PvP and flight too? Goretzu's Law: As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving "Entitled" approaches 1

Froippi

10.25.2012 , 07:32 AM \| #9	Quote
i don't know i can't recommend swtor to anyone after seeing the f2p restrictions tell them to go play LOTRO as least you can send tells etc. and have better game experience under lotro f2p model

huggaa

10.25.2012 , 07:37 AM \| #10	Quote
Hate to be the pessimist here but I don't think the game will make it to 2013 and here is why...... Mayan calendar ends on Dec 21 2012 there for the world must be doomed to end! all joking aside I think it will survive but they will have to act fast on any changes to the F2P Model if things don't work out at launch like they hope it will. I remember when eq2 went F2P and they had some very harsh restriction for the basic F2P people unless they paid $5.00 to get some extras to make it better.

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