Thank you for f...ing our ops

That's EXACTLY the point: it's not HARD like the ops are.

It's tedious and boring and time-consuming... exactly the OPPOSITE of what we (those of us who have life responsibilities like work, school and families) want from a game we pay to play.

The increased repair cost is the scapegoat. People are leaving for other reasons; the repair cost is a convenient excuse.

If you're in a good guild that doesn't wipe to silly stuff you're looking at a 200k to 300k repair bill a week. With how easy it is to make credits (most of which can be done by even the most casual player) I don't see the problem.

Edit; I was generous with the amount. Repairs should likely be around 100k or so.

Then again I also think there is a substantial amount suspicious pro-Bioware biased posts from allegedly non-emplyee/non-pay to post gamers... but that is a different topic.

They said they might bring the other events back, this event was designed to reoccur regularly, though people like you would probably freak out less if they actually said how often the even will recur. Also, the vendors aren't going away with the event, so if you have a bunch of alts you can probably get enough rep items to keep capping it every week after the event ends. I predict that there will be players with these weapons before the next cycle.

I thought that about some players too. Turns out, months down the road, they are now just as critical of EA as I was way back then.

While I imagine it's possible paid shills exist and are posting here, I doubt that the majority of, or possibly even any, people supporting EA in this matter are such. I think they're just people who don't care to try to see anyone else's POV or have such a religious fervor for this game they can't force themselves through the cognitive dissonance required to do so.

Your making an assumption that everyone is in a hard core guild filled with players who have no life outside the game. I cant get on this game for that long now and when I see an hour of dailies gone to repair bills because I tried to get through a flashpoint with an entire group of fresh level 50's, then its not worth it at all. Dailies are boring but to realize you did them and have nothing to show for it is a reason to stop playing. I canceled my sub because this issue was the freaking last straw.

I may have missed your background but I feel it is relevant for the argument you are making.

Are you progressing through HMTBF or HM/NiMEC? How much of your guilds play time is dedicated to that ?

I can see those in hardcore guilds that have downed all content not having much on an issue because 1) They usually amass large credit banks thanks to being ahead on crafting and having a much more reliable stream of high end mats and/because 2) They are not wiping as much since almost all relevant content is on farm.

I can also see those who spend the majority of their time not doing progression yet still playing the game not having much of an issue because... well, if you are running SM ops and HM EC and EV and HM FPs over and over and not wiping because ... well you shouldn't then yea this change doesn't affect you as much. I actually feel many posters ( such as you) are likely in this category . Then again I also think there is a substantial amount suspicious pro-Bioware biased posts from allegedly non-emplyee/non-pay to post gamers... but that is a different topic.

So I ask, what advantage is there to the increase in repair cost for a gamer? I can see it benefits BW from both the cartel market and play time perspective... But not to the those of us who play the game and have no financial ties with BW.

Interesting note. I can agree that there are people that just don't care or can't care because their fanaticism gets on the way of doing so. But going through the forums and reading a feedback/criticism posts followed by a multitude of polarized responses... makes me wonder.

I mean look at this repair cost issue... Every gamer benefits from reducing the cost. Am I missing something? Any cred that is not sunk into the game via repairs its a cred in your packet... that can be used to buy gear, mods, upgrades, cosmetics... So I ask, what advantage is there to the increase in repair cost for a gamer? I can see it benefits BW from both the cartel market and play time perspective... But not to the those of us who play the game and have no financial ties with BW.

According to some of the responses higher repair bills will "weed out the baddies" and make raiding more exclusive. So many people pulled from the womb as uber-gamers who were born knowing how to be awesomesauce and never wiped on anything. These gods walk among us. We should be grateful to bask in their shadow.