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Phazonfreak
04.11.2020 , 06:53 AM | #41
Thanks for the update. Excited for the new event coming to the game, sounds very interesting. Stay safe.

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Lhancelot
04.11.2020 , 07:11 AM | #42
Quote: Originally Posted by Ylliarus View Post
Do you have any clue of what's going on in the world? The effect that COVID-19 has on everyone? Do you fundamentally lack empathy to understand that people are affected by this crisis and that schedules and plans have to be turned over to fit the new reality? Do you think they want to postpone or change dates? No, of course they don't want to. But the current crisis is demanding that plans be overturned in order for people to stay safe and healthy. If you fail to understand that, then I truly pity you.
I had a “discussion” with a guy who clearly was very young. He mocked me, taunted me, and tried to troll me by saying things like “don’t be so afraid panic is what’s causing all the problems not the virus.” On top of that, he made sure to brag in guild chat that he had “2000 rounds and was ready to unload them all.” What does rounds and bullets have to do with the pandemic? Lol. It took a lot of willpower for me to not go off on this ignorant child. He even had a guy in the guild as his back up peanut gallery informing me that I was not the “Arbiter of humor” when I said it was hardly a laughing matter what was happening to people across the world. I never heard such callous and misinformed chat on a game though, but that’s where we are as people, it seems.

Thing is he was attaching a narrative to me that didn’t even fit... firstly he kept saying I was afraid of getting it myself because I was old, which I had to correct him I am actually not in any of the at risk categories (I am fit, under 50, and I am practicing social distancing as well as not going out in public) and I am doing it for family members, not myself. That’s how narrow minded and dumb some of these guys are that are making light of the pandemic, I don’t know where these guys get their info from but it’s from a really uneducated and ignorant place that much is sure.

My point is I wish people had the empathy they had 20+ years ago, it really seems our society and members of it have forgotten to care bout their fellow man and instead are only worried about themselves and their own safety.

Anyway I didn’t want to talk about this, but I was really disappointed and still am that at this stage there are still people who make jokes about the pandemic. I don’t understand why people have to personally experience the loss of loved ones to recognize it’s a serious situation, though. And never in the history of man, have we ever found death a humorous topic in that when a sweeping plague, pandemic, etc. is running rampant across the globe!

I will never agree that all topics are subject to being considered humorous, this is simply wrong. There are social boundaries in all societies and one that is never humorous is the notion of loved ones dying. So yes, I may not be the arbiter of humor, however our past history of societies and present are, and never has this been an appropriate topic to make jest of.
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Estelindis
04.11.2020 , 07:18 AM | #43
Thanks for continuing to work on the game. I hope that you all stay safe.

This terrible time comes with so much pain and many challenges, but I am hoping that it will end up having some positive effects amid all the bad ones, for instance if it encourages companies to provide more options for employees. When this is all over, I hope that those who previously weren't allowed to work from home, but who would benefit from doing so, would be allowed (at least some days in the week, anyway).
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04.11.2020 , 08:22 AM | #44
Quote: Originally Posted by CharlesBoyd View Post
Hi folks!

I hope everyone is doing well, taking care of themselves, and keeping up the social distancing

As Keith alluded to a few weeks back, EA, Bioware, and the SWTOR team have shifted to working entirely from home to ensure the ongoing safety of our team members. Like us, the voiceover studios where we record dialogue around the world are also eager to ensure the health and safety of their staff and actors, and have postponed all in-studio recording activities. As y'all know, our cast is pretty huge; some actors do have in-home recording capability, but unfortunately, many others understandably do not.

In order to adapt to these unexpected changes and challenges, we've made some updates to our upcoming releases. I've put together a run-down of the changes as we see them currently below. Naturally, this is very much subject to change as circumstances unfold; we will keep you all updated in the coming weeks if any additional changes become necessary.

Update 6.1.1 is moving out one week to Tuesday, April 21:
  • 6.1.1 will include a number of improvements to Conquests, adjustments to class balance and end-game items, and other quality-of-life improvements.
  • We will also begin a Double XP event with this update, running from April 21st until May 19th.
  • However, we have made the difficult decision to delay Master Mode of the Dxun operation out of this update. Based on our testing on PTS, we believe that holding this portion of the content back for further iteration and improvement will lead to a higher quality experience for all of you to enjoy a bit later, in update 6.1.2 (see below).

Update 6.2, currently targeting June, has become Update 6.1.2:
  • Update 6.1.2 will introduce a unique new in-game event that will join the weekly rotating schedule alongside Dantooine, Gree, etc. The event will be themed around the ultimate Swoop biker rally spread across multiple planets in the SWTOR galaxy. We'll share more info about the insane obstacle courses these daredevil riders are setting up very soon
  • As mentioned above, Master Mode of the Dxun operation will also be released with this update!
  • In addition to more quality-of-life updates, we're also targeting some fun additions to Nar Shaddaa Night Life, which will return this summer!
  • So why is this update changing numbers? Because it was originally intended to include the conclusion of the Kira/Scourge/Satele storyline introduced in Onslaught's finale. Unfortunately, the dialogue has not yet been recorded for that storyline, so we will have to wait to release it until recording operations are back in full swing. Rest assured, getting that story out is our top priority, so as soon as we can get it back on the schedule we will. Based on our current information, our (very) tentative release target for that is late summer/early fall - that patch will become the "new" 6.2.

We really appreciate everyone's patience as we work through these challenging times, and look forward to sharing more concrete details as we get them.

Stay safe out there!
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04.11.2020 , 09:12 AM | #45
Quote: Originally Posted by jedimasterjac View Post
I mean, I'd have to go back through the patchnotes, but I'd imagine every one has come with a Tuesday maintenance and some x.x.x update.
If they said that, it is fiction.

I have played from launch... they have had events based on just double XP. It does not have to coincide with an event. Literally an on/off switch in the code.
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Sarova
04.11.2020 , 09:29 AM | #46
Quote: Originally Posted by lord-angelus View Post
Joke of a company with the joke of a game, seriously can't even release more than one nim operation for 3 years. wow
Forum moderators, this troll comment is worthy of a ban. If you don't like how the game is going, unsub/uninstal/delete your account, naff of from the forums and go do/play something else. The devs are trying their best and lockdowns for everyone's safety are making creating entertainment very difficult (if not impossible) for everyone right now.

I appreciate that due to the staff efforts the game is still running and it's good to see lots of players everywhere (and so many new players). Non guild groups for world boss weekly? Who heard of such a thing before lockdown

P.S. I also appreciate the update, thanks /thumbs up
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04.11.2020 , 10:12 AM | #47
Quote: Originally Posted by NuSeC View Post
If they said that, it is fiction.

I have played from launch... they have had events based on just double XP. It does not have to coincide with an event. Literally an on/off switch in the code.
Yes, but those double xp events always started on a Tuesday when they did weekly maintenance. I don't recall that one of them started on a different day ever. I do recall however one long double xp event around the dark vs light time a few years back that was bugged and they were only able to fix it with a proper update, which extended the event to a later day.

I don't assume to know the reason why this is, I imagine it has to do with the game engine, but it has become pretty apparant that turning them on and off is not just a simple switch. I mean, why wouldn't they if they could? What possible ulterior motive is there for them to not flip it on and get more people to play the game?

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DarkTergon
04.11.2020 , 10:35 AM | #48
Quote: Originally Posted by NuSeC View Post
If they said that, it is fiction.

I have played from launch... they have had events based on just double XP. It does not have to coincide with an event. Literally an on/off switch in the code.
Just curious, are you a programmer?, do you code games? Anything as big as this?
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TonyTricicolo
04.11.2020 , 11:09 AM | #49
All you kids complaining the update as been postponed by a week, grow the F up. The world has more pressing issues at the moment. Everyone knows this is a trying time and understands why there is a delay.
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DarkTergon
04.11.2020 , 11:23 AM | #50
Quote: Originally Posted by TonyTricicolo View Post
All you kids complaining the update as been postponed by a week, grow the F up. The world has more pressing issues at the moment. Everyone knows this is a trying time and understands why there is a delay.
Can't blame it all on the younger generation, i can bet a lot of them are supposed adults, lol.
But either way, you are correct, regardless of their age, they do need to grow up.
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