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They are already discussing milking the subscribers

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uaintjak
12.28.2012 , 10:44 AM | #711
I just love this thread.

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SirMissingno
12.29.2012 , 11:32 AM | #712
Quote: Originally Posted by uaintjak View Post
I just love this thread.
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ObiJuanShenobi
12.29.2012 , 11:37 AM | #713
Quote: Originally Posted by Soluss View Post
I know the fans will come in and say... well its an expansion, of course we should pay extra for it. Sorry but 1 planet and a 5 level increase is not an expansion. Its a way to justify milking more money. This is the type of content that we should have gotten all along.
Ask wow if 5 levels and 1 continent is an expansion. It is...and 40 bucks. It's time for you all to just shut up about it, it's 10 freakin dollars. If you cant afford that, then you should focus on a job and not SWTOR.
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Mattriss
12.29.2012 , 02:14 PM | #714
Even wqith the "nickel and dime routine". Still a better game than some other mmos

And still a better love story than twilight.

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Talon_strikes
03.08.2013 , 02:26 PM | #715
EAWare is coercing us to buy it. I saw the limitations you get if you don't buy it, and if you don't then you really can't reach endgame. They're forcing us to be milked so we can give them their freakin' credits.
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Andryah
03.08.2013 , 02:36 PM | #716
Quote: Originally Posted by HomicidalWhales View Post
EAWare is coercing us to buy it. I saw the limitations you get if you don't buy it, and if you don't then you really can't reach endgame. They're forcing us to be milked so we can give them their freakin' credits.
GEEE..... you mean like every other major MMO... charging a fee for expansion content?

Oh, and I don't know about you but I pay with real money, not freakin credits.

Why keep necroing dormant threads, by the way?

That is all.
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Talon_strikes
03.08.2013 , 02:44 PM | #717
Quote: Originally Posted by Andryah View Post
GEEE..... you mean like every other major MMO... charging a fee for expansion content?

Oh, and I don't know about you but I pay with real money, not freakin credits.

Why keep necroing dormant threads, by the way?

That is all.
Expac? I'd never call this an expac. It's more like downloadable content at best! A freakin' planet that may be quick to eat, and then the players will be crying for more content! Everyone will be racing through those single-player missions and dailies with their Legacy buffs and experience boosts. Many will be 55 in a few days time.

Heheheh, credits are the way I roll, girl.

I honestly think this discussion is still relevant. I agree with the OP very much. Just decided to post. It goes back to the first page. I do hope that more players post their feedback. You feel like you're paying for an expansion like every other MMO, while I feel like I'm being milked for something that seems to be no more than DLC.
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Rafaman
03.08.2013 , 02:47 PM | #718
Necrothreadia....... but then, I guess many of our conversations are just regurgitated over and over.

Expansion packs, in whatever form they take are not new. And usually they cost something whether it is at point of sale or an in game sale. That is certainly not new. As for milking? Well, sure. But then... all businesses milk to stay in business. You choose to be milked. They don't sneak up behind you.

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DarthTHC
03.08.2013 , 02:50 PM | #719
Quote: Originally Posted by HomicidalWhales View Post
EAWare is coercing us to buy it. I saw the limitations you get if you don't buy it, and if you don't then you really can't reach endgame. They're forcing us to be milked so we can give them their freakin' credits.
That's sort of the same in the big MMO's though. When the level cap goes up, end game raiding goes right up with it. If you don't buy the expansion, the new levels aren't available to you.

I've been playing MMOs so long, this sort of expac is second nature to me. Frankly, the thing that surprises me about it is that it's $10 instead of $60. Looking at only the price, I'd be worried that there isn't enough content there. But after seeing the bulleted list of content, it seems plenty fair. Maybe even too cheap.

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Talon_strikes
03.08.2013 , 02:52 PM | #720
Quote: Originally Posted by Rafaman View Post
Necrothreadia....... but then, I guess many of our conversations are just regurgitated over and over.

Expansion packs, in whatever form they take are not new. And usually they cost something whether it is at point of sale or an in game sale. That is certainly not new. As for milking? Well, sure. But then... all businesses milk to stay in business. You choose to be milked. They don't sneak up behind you.
Well the thing is if you don't buy this expac, you won't be able to reach endgame. I also believe you don't get some features of the Legacy and something else. I don't remember, but 3 big pieces of content won't be available for access if you don't buy it. That's why I say we're being milked. This part of a post that this guy posted sums up my feelings entirely.
Quote: Originally Posted by GarfieldJL View Post
I think Bioware's management needs to understand that paid subscribers are already paying for everything, and if they are going to do an expansion or simply adding a planet, that nickel and diming the subscribers when they are already footing the bill is a surefire way of getting subscribers to stop subscribing, especially in a bad economy. If they want to charge F2Pers something in order for them to have access to new content, that's perfectly acceptable, but the paying subscribers have arguably paid for the update already through the monthly fees, and it would be seen as double billing by a lot of people.
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