James Ohlen: "Makeb is not an expansion"

I'm sure this has been said already, but I haven't read the comments so sorry if it has been said.

EA control this, not BioWare. If anything, James said that and then at a later point in time, EA decided to do what they did and made it a digital expansion. I'm sure this would have been the publishers decision, NOT the developer.

True expansions usually cost anywhere from $29.00 to $49.00 depending on which MMO, WOW expansions are probably the most expensive but they do add a lot of content.

I think people have to come to terms with the fact that this game is designed around F2P which means their going to nickel and dime you every chance they get... Content that was original planned to be free when the game was released with the subscription only model is now going to be charged for under the F2P Model.

As long as people keep throwing cash at EA/Bioware then there not going to change how they do things... I still see people opening cartel packs left and right on the station... People have probably spent 3-4 years worth of subscriptions to get a few semi-unique items... But hey people wanted F2P... Sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for.

For someone that prides them self on being the first to 3-man EC, you sure are late to this conversation. There are plenty of other threads you could have necro'd about the exact same topic, even referencing the EXACT SAME INTERVIEW.

Please point out where I said, "Makeb is not an expansion."

Someone made a comparision between MMO expansions and Single-Player DLC. I did as well. You don't seem to be able to understand english very well.

Makeb IS an expansion, in that it adds a new area and 5 more lvls. That is usually the defenition for an expansion. Whether its DLC or an expansion is irrellevant. We get charged for DLC in single player games, why shouldn't we be charged for Makeb?

Its only 10$ for pre-orders, and 20$ for everyone else. Still a low price. If they were charging 40$ and claiming Makeb would be a HUGE expansion, I could see why people would be upset.

But they're not. They're just promising a new area for lvl 50s, 5 more lvls, same gender romances, etc. All for 20$. A small expansion, but an expansion, none-the-less.

People upset that they are charging for Makeb is stupid. You don't want to pay money for it, then don't. But that isn't your problem. People are upset, because they want the Makeb expansion, but have to pay for it.

Get over it.

This is the question you need to ask him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_mDTLphIVY

its 10 bucks, stop whining.

If it is an "expansion" it would likely mean that any real expansion is far off the table. Lets face it, it was slated as a content update.

I enjoyed the game, but burned through the content. I consumed 6 month subs at a time. I was not crazy about the lack of updates, so I have to leave for awhile.

The current "expansion" was announced last spring and projected by the end of the year. Still we wait. Sorry, but I'll save my money. No, I don't care that you don't care. Please feel free to post long and boring rants about how I need to move on. I am not going to waste my time reading them.

Yes, it's more fun for me to post in the forums now than play the game. If you fan folk were having such a good time, that is where you would be as well.

I imagine this was one of their planned major content updates to release periodically - now that the game has changed to F2P, circumstances have changed, and they're looking for payment for entry. I think the discount for subscribers has something to do with this.

The new level cap sort of says "Expansion" a bit too much though. Personally, I'd rather an expansions be much more... mind-blowing. Bioware can't be that short of ideas.

As others have said, it is only $10, suck it up.

I know they haven't said anything yet,,,but is cathar's coming with this Expansion or did that get canned? or Delayed a year,,,if the game even survives that long. If Cathar's come out,,,mind as well add another race some subs would love to play.





-Subs can have up to 22 characters...one big legacy-family tree.