Can we get Nico Okarr at all?

Considering just how many HK's and Treeks i see on the fleet, every single day - to NOT put a companion as iconic to this game as one that appeared in the opening cinematic... that companion is a solid cash cow if ever i saw one.

For Bioware (really EA) to NOT cash in on that... considering their track record and history... i would bet real money that he does end up on the Cartel Market at some point. Whether it is 6 weeks or 6 months later, it would be foolish to not cash in on a guaranteed seller.

You didn't earn squat. You were subbed at a certain time, that's all. I'm talking about letting people earn him via story progression. Again, we would still be able to have him at lv1 where anyone else would have to play a character all the way through ch 9 of KotFE.



For someone who talks about "earning" this and that, you don't have a whole lot of reading comprehension. I've already said I have him, I'm just not such a sad and pathetic individual that I measure my self-worth by it and am fine with sharing.

Nice when people are good enough to make my point for me.



So being able to call him at Lv 1 isn't exclusive enough for you?

How about this. I started playing this game 3 years ago. I wasn't around to get the party jawa.

People can have Nico when I can have the party jawa.

Deal?

Honestly not sure why everyone is complaining here - Nico is available after Chapter 9 in the KOTFE story as a side quest for Hyto or the smuggler girl. Its as simple as mix a drink and he is yours.

Only advantage of being subbed is you can get him at lvl 1, assuming you were subbed during the 'wait' period.

Honestly not sure why everyone is complaining here - Nico is available after Chapter 9 in the KOTFE story as a side quest for Hyto or the smuggler girl. Its as simple as mix a drink and he is yours.

Only advantage of being subbed is you can get him at lvl 1, assuming you were subbed during the 'wait' period.

If people would unsub because they place a very uninspired companion on the CM than those people were going to unsub anyways. I find it laughable that people are so uptight about Nico smh

No, I do not think that they should release Nico later. Bioware would lose a lot of credibility for any future subscriber rewards.

"(Really EA)" Only a novice with zero experience with BioWare would ever say that. EA has treated BioWare as its own video game studio and just accepting the $$$ that come their way. Much the way they did with Mythic, however very much the opposite of Mythic, BioWare has excelled with their products after the merger.

Nevertheless, it is ignorant and childish to expect BioWare to ignore a potential lucrative deal, whether it is adding Niko Okarr to the Cartel Market or any other idea. I want them to make as much money as possible because it keeps EA happy and BioWare is better able to make ever better and more video games.

See with more profit, they can hire more employees to speed up production or begin on a new project. Unlike governments, private companies base their decisions on money that is actually in their bank accounts instead of what "may happen with the product".

The devs and producers are the ones "responsible" for SW:TOR. Tentatively trusting them to decide what to do with Nico Okarr, ok with am I. Maybe instead they will just keep him as a reward for future events as well.?. I think that may be the best of both worlds. Nico Okarr is current in their story, unlike HK and Treek who are either from KotOR or reminiscent of the original trilogies.

More precisely, I would expect them to add a Gungan, Eridani, or Mira Luka companion to the Cartel Market before adding someone in the current story. It would be as if they offered Satele Shan as a romance-able companion on the Cartel Market. Versus keeping them as a reward they may add for specific unique actions in future galactic events they hold.

As far as Mythic is concerned, they had been bought by EA with much the same understanding. The only reason that changed is because of how very much Mythic failed to deliver. It is also silly to expect EA to not do something to fix it.

That said, E.A. has many Studios that make video games; they get a very much undeserved bad rep because of the failures any unique Studio under their umbrella. People erroneously think parent companies by default micromanage studios and companies in general, that they own.

The only time EA probably visits BioWare offices is when there is a new money deal to be made such as beginning peliminary production of a new game. Such as Dragon Age 5, which probably will occur just before or just after DA IV is released... maybe before given that the franchise has been so lucrative. But a for a bran new franchise?

This.



Lose a lot of credibility? I don't hear anyone ************ about HK-51 being available on the Cartel Market when he's free to subscribers? Or should they remove that free sub reward as well? I think a lot of you forget HK-51 is a sub reward because he's FREE and yet anyone who is f2p or preferred have to buy him off the Cartel Market... My point is if they don't lose credibility for that they aren't gonna lose it for releasing Nico later down the line.