Can we not buy this 'Expansion' with Cartel Coins?

Hey, thank you for posting this. I'm not happy about the answer at all, but I'm much happier that you came out and gave us one.

Sad to think what the future of "content" releases will be for TOR...

I just want to thank Bioware (Allison) for coming out and nipping in the bud the rumor that we would be able to buy the expansion with Cartel Coins. It is this kind of proactive approach that will prevent rage and tears in the future.

Personally I have no problem with buying an expansion for this game. The $10 price point is more than reasonable, however I feel there is not nearly enough information to make a purchase at this time. I will continue to watch the updates and see if it grows into something worth buying. I believe it will be eventually, but we will see.

This isnt an expansion. Its a content update. Even Ohlen said so. Try again.
They said at e3 we wouldnt be charged for Makeb. Try again.
Its one planet that will take 2 hours to do, be linear as all **** and has no class story. Try again.

The relevance is your trying to state that somehow buying at mcdonalds is the same as buying for swtor, f2p players may work on that system but Subscribers do not, so if your going to try and compare it to something atleast try and compare it to something relevant.

So, what's the point of the Cartel Coins a subscriber gets, in the long run? There's only so much decorative fluff a person can buy, and the boosts and such are going for a song on my server's GTN. This is ugly money-grubbing stuff, and smacks of desperation.

Even if there wasn't initially an option to purchase it, surely Bw/EA can see that some people might be tempted back if it became a CC purchase down the track?

Welcome, you have entered the...Hickman Zone. Where subscribers are ATMs...with feet.

Hmmm ... wasn't Hickman asking for feedback on the changes. I suppose we'd better go give him some. I get the distinct impression his brief is "See how much gouging you can get away with; sure it'll drive this game into the ground, but we'll know the consumer's pain point for the next one."

And I say that as someone who actually enjoys the game, and will be sorry when people are driven off by this financial experimentation.

if this were an experiment or blunder i might agree that feedback is whats needed, but can you guess who it was that nuked warhammer.

I honestly think paul the octopus would do a better job, and he is dead.

We can't buy makeb with cartel coins!? Lets not forget the fact that it is not expanding class stories. *sigh*


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Bioware it looks like other mmo's are starting to wave at me please change this decision before I may consider going over there to finally say hello. -.-