Population Decline

There will always be people that just want to play a particular game, realize they're bored with the content, and all they want is more content. There's a difference between being bored with a game altogether, and just being burned out on the content that is available.

Stop asking people to leave, some of us only pay our sub to come here and complain...

He didn't do that, really.

The combat system and overall game is great.

Having EA/bioware cater to CMbabies and jaded SWG sandboxers is not great.

Yes, populations are on the decline again. Why? Likely all the recent terribad marketing choices.

He's done it in multiple threads and one of his own.

Yup, and that one was removed for a T&C violation. I have yet to get a satisfactory answer. If people want to stay when they're bored, that's great. I'm not yelling at them to leave, already; I'm asking why they don't. That's NOT "telling them to leave," and if you think so, I suggest you are reading into my statements what you want to hear, and not understanding what I said.

Now, as was just brought up, wanting new content is not the same as being bored with the game. Point taken and it's a good one, but begs the question.

What new content? I believe people will continue to be disappointed if they expect significant new content to arrive via monthly or bi-monthly game patches. ANYTHING that comes from that direction is going to be relatively minor because there is simply not time in an 8-week cycle to do much more. The BIGGEST "new content" we've had recently is the Hutt Cartel, which presented five levels that have been, well, perhaps not universally, but often condemned as being too little. And that cost $10 bucks.

From those two issues you can conclude that significant "new content," i.e.: Content that will satisfy those waiting around for it proclaiming their boredom about leveling "yet another" toon through the same content they've done "a gadzillion times," is not going to happen any time soon, and when it does, it's going to cost bucks, even though "they promised!" otherwise.

For myself, at least today, I would be willing to pay another $50 for another 50 levels and another ten planets, and storylines for the characters. It would be totally worth it to me and would likely keep me in the game. But I'm thinking this is going to take at least an entire year for that to happen. I believe it is unrealistic to think otherwise, If you want to spend close to $200 to be bored for another year with no guarantees at all that there will even be sufficient new content to not bore you, then I'm sure BW will happily keep your subscription going for you.

If I were in that situation, I would unsub for a year, keep tabs on it, and wait for something substantial to happen while I went elsewhere. But if someone wants to remain bored for a year just to complain about it (which was your first suggestion above), then who am I to even suggest you be deprived of that pleasure? Sorry.

its because good tanks and healers do not waste their time in pugs.

this is so funny, have seen this post in several MMO's now...

the next post in August is: the kids are back in school--- so of course the pop is down...

and then in Nov/Dec... the peeps are celebrating the holidays with their families etc.. so OF COURSE the pop is down

January comes and... the kids are back in school after the holidays.. so OF COURSE the pop is down...

Give the "seasons" argument a long deserved rest.. it has never worked and will never work....

Epic post, and sooo true, lol.

On topic, I know a lot of PvP'ers are bored with less than desirable content (or lack of it), with a continued broken bolster system going on 2 months, and just a general feeling the Producers don't know what players even want.

Yeah, the population has been declining...sucks.

I appreciate not calling me out on this. I have unsubscribed , still have a few weeks left. I did love the game, once, just not anymore.