Glzmo Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 (edited) Will chat bubbles for /say, /yell and /emote chat be in Game Update 1.4 and if not, which patch are they currently slated for? Edited September 20, 2012 by Glzmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubacca Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Nvidia SLI performance with the new Shadows in Game Update 1.4 is horrible - it runs much slower than with SLI disabled. This wasn't the case in 1.3. Will you fix this before 1.4 goes live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deewe Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) Hi everyone! While we appreciate all of your questions, I wanted to just quickly remind everyone that we are looking specifically for questions about Game Update 1.4. Questions about the new Free-to-Play option are also welcome! Seriously? Are you just saying the QA will be as poor as all that was done before? What can we really ask but: - You guys implemented class changes not wanted by the players and did not tweak them at all following the cold reception. What do you expect players to do, eat it? - Players asked for less Crowd Control in PvP and your are adding more. What are we supposed to do, thank you? - We are still seeing the re-usage of the much disliked 1.2 gear (meshes and textures) when you agreed it did not look iconic.. What are players expected to do, dress like non SW characters? Obviously I wasted my time writing the QA questions. Edited September 21, 2012 by Deewe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strife Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Will chat bubbles for /say, /yell and /emote chat be in Game Update 1.4 and if not, which patch are they currently slated for? What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyana Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) Are you considering about removing companions from PvP and one-shooting turrets at bases in PvE areas? I do know there are PvP areas where companions are automatically dismissed but I am thinking about PvE areas such as Black Hole. Companions should not be a part of PvP. Also, people on PvP server would like mass PvP but over-protective objects are making it hard for us. Players already cannot enter the 'NPC room' so there is no need for these turrets, at least on PvP servers. Can we expect this in 1.4 ? Edited September 21, 2012 by Boyana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selethar Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 F2P Question 1: Has there been any discussion on allowing Cartel Coins to be used to purchase race unlocks instead of just the level 50/X million(s) of credits options in use now? F2P question 2: Could we ever see some of the Social gear sets turn up in the "Store"? Or perhaps a method to purchase Other faction gear without the conversion happening like it does now? For example, I would be able to use Cartel Coins to buy bound orange shells of Sith armor for my jedi. Any shot at this? 1.4 Question: Can you go into any more detail on the various optimizations you have done for video performance beyond shadows? Specifically I am looking for answers like "We made another pass at texture rendering" or "We have adjusted long distance rendering to improve performance". That sort of thing. I am curious to know where I should expect the best improvements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuskin Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Is HK-51 coming with F2P, and is he going to be free to Subscribers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenemi Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) 1. Can you give us any information on new pets in 1.4? 2. Is the Deep Wiggler HM only? 3. What Vanity Pets can be hope to see in the future? 4. What is your favorite thing in the new operation? 5. Can you shed any light/give any hints on the 16-man HM TfB Cave? (or what it may hold) Edited September 21, 2012 by Jenemi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashivauto Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Three months ago in a q&a, gabe answered my question about open world pvp and its future... He said they were working on it and coming soon.... Is there anything in 1.4 for pvpers? Or must we wait til january? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costello Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Hi everyone! While we appreciate all of your questions, I wanted to just quickly remind everyone that we are looking specifically for questions about Game Update 1.4. Questions about the new Free-to-Play option are also welcome! F2P question then: It appears that Cathar are going to be rolled out in the Cartel Shop when the game goes free to play. Will we see any other species perhaps some more alien varieties not looking so much like humans with facepain rolled out as well? Comment: The community has been asking for more alien species for a long time now and instead we get the Cathar. From what we have seen of them it doesn't even appear that they have realistic fur. We are also told that the sucess of the first role out of new species will be used to judge the demand for it. So it seems as if a single species that didn't meet the requests of the playerbase is going to be the yard stick that other additional species will be judged. Surely a better formed judgement could be made if you offered a couple of species, coupled with doing what can be done well so if the hero engine isn't good at fur maybe a species with scales or the like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THorsblood Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Is Pazaak on your list of things to do? If so how long do you think it could be? Love me some Pazaak!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reble-Dog-Squad Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Hi everyone! While we appreciate all of your questions, I wanted to just quickly remind everyone that we are looking specifically for questions about Game Update 1.4. Questions about the new Free-to-Play option are also welcome! Nice attempt at avoiding all the other issues in the game that require answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savro Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Nice attempt at avoiding all the other issues in the game that require answers. I'd like many answer too, but this is a 30 mins live event and in 30 mins you can talk about 1 (max 2) things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reble-Dog-Squad Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I'd like many answer too, but this is a 30 mins live event and in 30 mins you can talk about 1 (max 2) things... Then why bother with it? its about time that Bioware allowed the community to post maybe two questions and have them answered. It has gone on for too long that Bioware and EA have ignored us and this deception of them giving us a chance to talk about 1.4 that most of us here have not even played. When are they ever going to give us answers to the problems that have been in this game since beta and have been the course of so many people leaving. Damn it they are such a FRUSTRATING company!!!! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savro Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Then why bother with it? its about time that Bioware allowed the community to post maybe two questions and have them answered. It has gone on for too long that Bioware and EA have ignored us and this deception of them giving us a chance to talk about 1.4 that most of us here have not even played. I'm one of the ppl that like this game, but i notice also that a better communication is needed, as i posted here and here (for example) So post this question with me: "With the new patch and with the F2P questions and suggestions are going to increase, are you going to increase the effort you pur on community-bioware communications?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eseyrider Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 things we all wot like to see i swtor. 1. sith soldier armor Red/Silver one from kortor 1 that armor the soldiers was wearing on taris. 2. planetary houseing. 3. the old mandalorien armor, the one that starkiller was wearing. blue/yellow, and red. 4. speeder racecourse or betting on other players or Npc. 5. pazzak. 6 working casinos where you can make a bet and win credits. 7. customize youre spaceship. 8. guildships/halls 9. history of what happened to the Ebon-hawk. 10. tradeble imperial trooper armor set. 11. lover price for legacy armor. i hope you will make some of this change. from Eseyrider and thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DujaanKorr Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 In 1.4 coming soon, you note that you are balancing a number of the classes mostly for PVP. It has been proven by the mix-max theory-crafting community, that the 5% difference between classes is false and in fact there are instances where classes are closer to 10% below other DPS classes, namely the DPS Sage/Sorcerer. With people initially rejecting DPS characters who were melee based, it is now coming to the point where operations teams are starting to reject ranged DPS sages/sorcerers due to the lack of DPS they provide in end game raiding. Have you investigated evidence provided by the theory crafting community in regards to the position that the 5% range for all DPS is false? Will you at least investigate this issue before the ranged sage/sorcerer classes are outright rejected by end game operation teams? The majority of end game players are now looking at the guides that theory crafters are providing, and are gearing their characters in 'Best in Slot' mods. So the 5% that you may have thought fine with the vanilla sets are no longer valid with characters who are now gearing in 'BIS'. I hope you will at least look at this as one class will be shunned in future operations due to the lack of DPS that they provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthyrag Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Will there ever been new classes on the Cartel Coin Market, to purchase? Also when is the F2P option starting, is there a release date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sameria Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 1. Is F2P, 1.4 and CC coins all hitting at the same time? 2. Any crafting changes hitting with 1.4? 3. Any GTN modifications? Like filtering search for certain rank(materials, schematics, etc) or filtering schematics by if you are able to learn them or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine_Falcon Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Hi everyone! While we appreciate all of your questions, I wanted to just quickly remind everyone that we are looking specifically for questions about Game Update 1.4. Questions about the new Free-to-Play option are also welcome! Ok. Here's some questions about Game Update 1.4: Will it include... A Hood Toggle?Chat Bubbles?Verbal or Voiced Emotes?Sitting in Chairs?Dual Spec? And once the Free-to-Play option goes live does the dev team have any plans to introduce any form of sandbox content to the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xemini Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 1. Will 1.4 or F2P include better functionality for guilds such as a guild calendar or the ability to see other guild members crew skills? These and other guild features were talked about back at the guild summit and have yet to be implemented or even talked about since. 2. Will there be an Op ready-check included in either 1.4 or at the time that F2P goes live? 3. Are you going to have a preview of items available in the new Cartel Coin shop sometime in the near future (next couple of weeks) or will we have to wait for it to go live to see specific items you will be offering? 4. Will we have to use our "bonus" cartel coins for being past subscribers to purchase Makeb? I personally would like that to just be given to us so that we can use those bonus cartel coins as we see fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JovethGonzalez Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) Then why bother with it? its about time that Bioware allowed the community to post maybe two questions and have them answered. It has gone on for too long that Bioware and EA have ignored us and this deception of them giving us a chance to talk about 1.4 that most of us here have not even played. When are they ever going to give us answers to the problems that have been in this game since beta and have been the course of so many people leaving. Damn it they are such a FRUSTRATING company!!!! :mad: As we mentioned a while back, in lieu of the written weekly Q&A (which we removed due to player feedback), we've increased our DAILY communication on the forums. As an example, please take a look at the Dev Tracker, which is full of useful developer answers as delivered by Allison Berryman. This livestream Q&A's specific goal is to talk specifically about Game Update 1.4 and the new Free-to-Play option coming out later this Fall. Have any other questions? Ask them in the forums and if they are well-constructed questions, your chances of being answered by our developers will increase substantially. Keep in mind that there is always a limit as to what can be discussed, so we won't be able to answer every single question. Edited September 21, 2012 by JovethGonzalez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duithy Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Cathar do we get them in 1.4? Cathar do we get them in 1.4? Cathar do we get them in 1.4? Cathar do we get them in 1.4? Cathar do we get them in 1.4? Cathar do we get them in 1.4? Cathar do we get them in 1.4? Cathar do we get them in 1.4? Cathar do we get them in 1.4? Cathar do we get them in 1.4? Cathar do we get them in 1.4? Cathar do we get them in 1.4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Themerck Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 1. is HK-51 coming out in 1.4 or is that in a future update? 2. any release date on Makeb? 3. are we going to get the next chapter in our class storyline with Makeb? 4. you guys recently stated that new content is going to be come out every 6 weeks but that you were for focusing on group content. is there any content planned for a solo player beside HK-51 and Makeb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cave Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 As we mentioned a while back, in lieu of the written weekly Q&A (which we removed due to player feedback), we've increased our DAILY communication on the forums. As an example, please take a look at the Dev Tracker, which is full of useful developer answers as delivered by Allison Berryman. This livestream Q&A's specific goal is to talk specifically about Game Update 1.4 and the new Free-to-Play option coming out later this Fall. Have any other questions? Ask them in the forums and if they are well-constructed questions, your chances of being answered by our developers will increase substantially. Keep in mind that there is always a limit as to what can be discussed, so we won't be able to answer every single question. Still you failed to answer the number one question on socializer's and role-player's minds: When will we finally get speech bubbles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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