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Rise of the Hutt Cartel questions

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Taorus
12.20.2012 , 12:16 PM | #31
Quote: Originally Posted by Incendi View Post
I can see the legal loophole on this one. We get all future "Game Updates" for free....but a "Game Expansion" is something different....or at least that's what they will claim if they ever bother to answer any questions....
What is the legal loop hole, when "new' is old?

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Incendi
12.20.2012 , 12:36 PM | #32
Quote: Originally Posted by Taorus View Post
What is the legal loop hole, when "new' is old?
I know, I just see that that is the explanation they will give us IF they ever bother to answer any of our questions or bother to communicate with us players at all.
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OdenLocke
12.20.2012 , 12:37 PM | #33
My other issue is that the level cap is only being raised by 5 levels. If It is a true expansion and not just some random update with new content. Then why are we only getting five levels. Its pointless to us that as a selling point. When other MMO's release an expansion its at least ten levels. This it sad, to say the least. Many players will hit the level cap on other planets before they even touch Makeb. Also the fact that Makeb isn't having any Class missions just side quests. Kinda erks me as well. Its like they just wanted to get this announced and out before the end of the year.
Also another thing that kinda worries me is that there hasn't been a single Dev that has posted on the forums in a while... Yeah I understand they get a holiday break, but come one its a game people even some of the devs play it... Or was that just City?
To conclude my personal opinion. Getting five more levels along with a planet with only side quest missions. Isn't worth ten bucks. Oh and just to let those of you know. All of this along with the Cathar were supposed to be released before the end of the year. So we all have to wait another 3-5 months. For this to even come out.
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BadOrb
12.20.2012 , 12:40 PM | #34
Quote: Originally Posted by Jacen_Starsolo View Post
1) It's in the FAQ.

2) WTH makes you think they will touch anything to do with the engine?

3) It's been answered already.

4) Nah, I don't think so. I'll just make a better thread.
As a response to No. 2 , they are looking at the engine , so as to handle more than 8 v 8 in pvp ( more smoothly ) , but I think it won't be ready for RotHC TBH.

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Shingara
12.20.2012 , 12:44 PM | #35
Quote: Originally Posted by Incendi View Post
I know, I just see that that is the explanation they will give us IF they ever bother to answer any of our questions or bother to communicate with us players at all.
Well lets be brutal shall we, space gonna be an expansion, any planets will be, dantooine, dathomir, naboo etc, think of a planet and its gonna be big. minigames, who knows, swoop racing ow i can see it so what else is bigger then a 'normal' patch. I mean im gonna go out there on this one but social patch, player housing and roleplaying stuff, i mean they might think its the sims.
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Incendi
12.20.2012 , 01:00 PM | #36
Quote: Originally Posted by Shingara View Post
Well lets be brutal shall we, space gonna be an expansion, any planets will be, dantooine, dathomir, naboo etc, think of a planet and its gonna be big. minigames, who knows, swoop racing ow i can see it so what else is bigger then a 'normal' patch. I mean im gonna go out there on this one but social patch, player housing and roleplaying stuff, i mean they might think its the sims.
No offence, but it's quite hard to read your posts when I'm trying to fill in missing letters or words that are missing completely from your sentences.

I'm trying to clarify what I think you wrote, so please correct me if I'm wrong.
-You're saying that because they give us a new planet, it will be an expansion because planets are big.
-Adding a mini game would be bigger than a normal patch.
-Social patches would make this game like the Sims.

Did I get that correct?

If so, let me see if I can answer a few of these.
-Quesh is a decent sized planet in the Star Wars universe, but we only get a very small sliver of the planet to play on, unlike say Voss or Balmora, so the planet itself doesn't dictate the size of the missions given/size of the update (plus they already said there won't be any class missions, just overall missions, which lowers the amount of stuff they need to do by a considerable amount.)
-I don't remember seeing ANYTHING about mini games in the announcement. I would love it if they added things like Pazak (I can never spell this right) or Swoop Racing, but I'm not holding my breath.
-I also don't remember seeing anything about social patches such as player housing or "role playing" stuff. Could you please clarify what you consider "Role Playing stuff"? Do you mean emotes?

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Shingara
12.20.2012 , 01:13 PM | #37
Quote: Originally Posted by Incendi View Post
No offence, but it's quite hard to read your posts when I'm trying to fill in missing letters or words that are missing completely from your sentences.

I'm trying to clarify what I think you wrote, so please correct me if I'm wrong.
-You're saying that because they give us a new planet, it will be an expansion because planets are big.
-Adding a mini game would be bigger than a normal patch.
-Social patches would make this game like the Sims.

Did I get that correct?

If so, let me see if I can answer a few of these.
-Quesh is a decent sized planet in the Star Wars universe, but we only get a very small sliver of the planet to play on, unlike say Voss or Balmora, so the planet itself doesn't dictate the size of the missions given/size of the update (plus they already said there won't be any class missions, just overall missions, which lowers the amount of stuff they need to do by a considerable amount.)
-I don't remember seeing ANYTHING about mini games in the announcement. I would love it if they added things like Pazak (I can never spell this right) or Swoop Racing, but I'm not holding my breath.
-I also don't remember seeing anything about social patches such as player housing or "role playing" stuff. Could you please clarify what you consider "Role Playing stuff"? Do you mean emotes?

~Incendi
sorry i couldnt hear you from all the way up there, are you trying to say that you dont think that they can turn around with future patchs that are very large and stamp expansion on them. try stop being high and mighty and i might hear you. thanks.

And dont delude yourself, this thing costs the same as mop, its not an expansion because its expansion worthy, its an expansion because in the words of hickman, this is alot of work for a patch.

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ShepardSpock
12.20.2012 , 02:20 PM | #38
The information is very limited on what the 10 dollars buys. So undecided. There was a thread about it so I was going to post to it but it vanished into thin air. Bioware, why the covering up on something when people are asking about what you want them to purchase from you? Seems rather shady.

Edit - The mods just cost Bioware a sale of the expansion and future sub and cartel money. Their actions make it seem like Bioware is full of criminals. Criminals try to hide their scam and that's how the mods are acting today. So I am too nervous about giving them more money.

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BadOrb
12.20.2012 , 03:01 PM | #39
Quote: Originally Posted by ShepardSpock View Post
The information is very limited on what the 10 dollars buys. So undecided. There was a thread about it so I was going to post to it but it vanished into thin air. Bioware, why the covering up on something when people are asking about what you want them to purchase from you? Seems rather shady.

Edit - The mods just cost Bioware a sale of the expansion and future sub and cartel money. Their actions make it seem like Bioware is full of criminals. Criminals try to hide their scam and that's how the mods are acting today. So I am too nervous about giving them more money.
Just looks like they moved it into this thread and i believe you are over reacting some what as they have said they will announce more of what's coming over time. Okay so if they don't give enough information by the 6th of jan then yeah maybe you have a point , mind you all this over $10 worth of a new planet and 5 levels upgrade.

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Jacen_Starsolo
12.20.2012 , 03:05 PM | #40
Quote: Originally Posted by BadOrb View Post
Just looks like they moved it into this thread and i believe you are over reacting some what as they have said they will announce more of what's coming over time. Okay so if they don't give enough information by the 6th of jan then yeah maybe you have a point , mind you all this over $10 worth of a new planet and 5 levels upgrade.

Cheers,

BadOrb.
Vanishing thread did happen. Actually more than one. Asking to either extend the preorder date or give more information before the 7th.

Which is odd to put the 7th when they say release is next Spring but preorder deadline is just 3 weeks into Winter? They seem to be nervous about something.