ETA on Advanced Class change?

I've played lots of games that added spec/pseudo-class changes after release. I don't think it ever noticeably changed their numbers. Wow's population only went up after allowing spec changes and dual spec. Other games have added the ability for characters to make significant changes even, effectively, "class" changes and I don't remember any uproar or population drops. Why hasn't BW implemented AC changes? I don't know, maybe they've been busy with other priorities?

Again, you can use the Wayback Machine website to prune quotes from the devs on the original beta boards. It takes quite a bit of work and research, but I have managed to dredge up quite a few quotes from the original boards.

Anyone is welcome to run over there and check it out.

[QUOTE=Ottoattack;6451482]I don't understand people who are against AC change. You don't like it don't use it. Its an additional option for people who want to use it. People who change their AC, have to deal with changing gear consequences.

The end.[/QUOTE also to add to this why wast ur time complaining i mean I'm not about to waist my time arqueing

I am kind of in the middle for this topic ... On the one hand, I wouldn't mind trading my Jugg for a Mara but I don't mind having to level one up if I want it either. Same with my Operative ... I love my Slinger so I would much prefer a Sniper, but again, I don't mind having to level it.

It is just one of those things that have a lot of supporters and a lot of non-supporters. But in the end it is up to Bioware to figure out if they want to put it in or not (I think WoW's is like ... 25$ or something along those lines).

I don't know how people can tolerate leveling through the exact same planets over and over and over again. After playing my Vanguard some more I wish I made my Mercenary a Powertech, but I sure as hell don't want to do Belsavis or Voss again just to play a Powertech. Allowing a switch won't break the game.

You cannot change your class in WoW, for any cost. I hope that this game continues to follow that example.

Fortunately, there are alternate ways of leveling than doing all the same planetary quests again, although you would have to do the story quests again.

Sure... give players more reasons to not play the game...

There should never be an advanced class change option, ever. If you want to try the other advanced class, roll another character.

There is no reason NOT to allow advance class changes. What entirely are you losing from switching AC? Your story is the same, your companions are the same, your base skills are the same...all you lose is one set of skills for another. Its the same thing in every other mmo, when you change specs you lose some skills and gain some new skills. When you change specs in this game, you dont lose any abilities or gain any abilities, your rotation is different. Yes you get abilities from your skill tree but that happens in almost every other mmo so you cant use that in this argument.

For those saying allowing AC changes will ruin end game/taking gear for other AC...you can avoid this by either running your own operations and managing the loot yourself or finding a guild to run with.

For those saying that this game would be like World of Warcraft when it comes to allowing class changes, it should. Do not allow class changes. However AC changing isnt a hard class change. There is no difference from a trooper switching from commando to vanguard then a paladin switching from protection to holy. Its the same process, you gain new abilities, new roles, new rotation, ect.

Not giving players freedom with there character is what will destroy this game.

Its actually quite sad that so many of you are against such a minor change such as this yet dont care that your allowed to change your race and appearance whenever you want. I guess its okay for my trooper to one day be a human then magically turn into a cat the next, but the second I swap guns and shoot from a different distance all hell breaks lose.

#Logic

Yup I just want a double bladed saber for my Sage. Stealth would be nice too I would buy an AC change to a Shadow, cause I cannot bare the lvling in this game anymore (mind dumbing missions) and I personally feel it would be a nice change. However, the gear issue would be a problem, but maybe if we had 2 gear sets, and 2 move sets, if you equipped a weapon (e.g. single bladed saber for Sage, and double bladed saber for Shadow. Or 1 saber for Guardian, and 2 sabers for Sentinel) we could maybe change AC on the fly, just by changing your weapon.