Nothing for Veterans??

Bioware is making us pay for items to create "our own" Life Day event.... Oh wait, they did give us a stack of FIREWORKS!!!! YAY!!
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So, Bioware is really not going to give veterans rewards for this game? With one of the rockiest starts for a game in the last 10 years, you'd think that they would at least show their appreciation to everyone that stuck by them. Instead, Bioware is making us pay for items to create "our own" Life Day event.... Oh wait, they did give us a stack of FIREWORKS!!!! YAY!!

I have been a CE owner since July 2011 and a paying subscriber since the game's first day of Early Access. The only thing I feel like I'm getting is continuously screwed. The sad part is that I honestly love the game, so I don't want to quit just because the Developers could give a rats *** about a loyal subscribers like myself.

Now, I'm not usually one to complain about not receiving something just because I'm helping pay the company bills, but I really do think it's about time that Bioware shows its appreciation for the subscribers and previous subscribers. Players should be able to openly display how long they have been supporting this game... and yes, I do mean brag. Obviously, the awards should be tiered with awards for: 1 month, 2 months, 4 months, 8 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, etc.

I think it's pretty sad when people feel the need to create demand/complaint topics like this one, simply on the basis of their personal desires. It's an invitation for forum argument.

So I guess we can be sad together, but for different reasons.

I hope you can see though, that these "entitlement" issues do not arise out of thin air. Most of us here have played several MMOs before this one and have come to expect certain things like veteran commendations, anniversary gifts(other than just fireworks) and event fluff that is attainable through gameplay.
SWTOR doesn't exist in a bubble seperate from the reality of other MMOs and Bioware, as much as I tend to defend them on other issues must have been aware of that.

Providing (longtime)subscribers with some greater boons would've gone a long way towards reassuring them that they're still valued by Bioware especially in the light of the F2P transition and growing fear of the game turning P2W as evidenced by the latest issues of putting end game crystals and ship parts in the CM.

I have played nearly every major MMO made and I not only do not expect Veteran's rewards or fluff, I'd rather it didn't exist at all.

For my 15 USD a month I get 720 or so available hours of entertainment. I don't expect any more than that. Just because I've been around since launch doesn't make me special in any way and I don't deserve any more than I've already gotten.

Anything beyond the normal evolution of the game is a bonus that isn't necessary for my enjoyment of the game. I don't need a title saying I'm special, I don't need a companion because I've been here for 12 months and I don't need more fluff taking up Cargo Hold space.

Veterans of a game are nothing more than people getting exactly what they paid for and asking for anything beyond that IS entitlement.

I didn't get past this blatantly false exaggeration.
Whatever else can be said about this games start up, and plenty can, it was no where near as bad a start up as you claim. AoC for instance had a far far worse start than SWTOR.

So, Bioware is really not going to give veterans rewards for this game? With one of the rockiest starts for a game in the last 10 years.