The Republic: SWTOR is "Out of Control"

Why are they ************ about a trailer....

Hmmm I dunno, but isn't Christmas just lore breaking in Star Wars? Isn't Life Day some cheap horrible holiday special made in an attempt to make money using Star Wars, which George Lucas absolutely had no part of? Didn't Bioware say that they weren't going to do holiday events? So why are people surprise by all of this when they come out with the crappy Life Day stuff?

IMO if they are not going to do holiday events at all then the Life Day items on the cartel market have no place there either.

Isn't everything an attempt to make more money?
I mean, even George Lucas chose to not kill Han Solo because of his toy line

Why don't you try speaking for just yourself, and not everyone... M'kay?

I celebrate it with much enthusiasm... In fact, we're practicing tonight at church for out big Sunday Christmas program (I play the piano).

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Sorry, wasn't trying to derail the thread.

I usually don't care for game companies - version - of celebrating Christmas. Any kind of holiday spirit celebration they implement is just that - holiday celebration. Rarely ever has anything to do with Christmas (LOTRO - yule festival for example).

Life day - is just another "mask" for some meaningless celebration attempting to replace Christmas.

Doesn't matter to me, nor does it bother me.

pretty much. As for george his involvment in the Holiday special is unknown. Some sources say it was all him others say he had nothing to do with it. Truth is probalby some where in between.

But yeah Life day has never been a big deal in Star Wars lore. It's only really famous for having being the first holiday and having that horrible holiday special.

Agreed! If they could place the Life Day pack stuff inside, I want to at least have some Santa hat/helmet. Like why not? They already put in stuff totally unrelated or non-canon inside right? Would everyone have been fine with candy cane lightsabers, speeder sleigh, Ewoks or Ugnaughts dressed in little elves? Come on guys...

I would rather if they could do another Rakghoul Plague or Grand Acquisition Race again.

Or any event really.

But seriously, charging people $18 for "life day" crap? First MMO to CHARGE for holiday events. Congrats on a new MMO low BW. GG

Holiday events should have a place in mmos. Not because Life Day or Wintersday or whatever should be special. It's because there's something special in the really real world. Something happens to the player beyond the pixels and good companies know to "exploit" that, except "exploit" isn't really the word for it, because the benefit is usually shared between the player and the company. The company gets some money, the player feels better in game, feels that it's a dynamic world and whatever. So a smart company will emphasize on the holidays. It's good for them, for the game and for the community.

Also, EA needs to remember something. I swore allegiance with my credit card on a monthly basis to SWTOR, NOT to Cartel Market. I support the game and the company with my money because i hope for more content, in all its forms, more PvE, more PvP (god forbid, maybe even world PvP), more class stories, more unique gear, more gear that the community is asking for ages now and so on and so forth.

Look, if you've been around these forums for a while, you've seen it all. Jedi Knights asking for hood-down armor or masks. Marauders asking for hood-up armor. Inquisitors asking for non-tunic robes with hoods. Special lightsabers. Special blasters. It's like they dig up old threads, see what community wanted 4 to 6 months ago, then make it in game and put a price on it and stick it in the Cartel Market.

Again, EA/BW... and maybe for the last time: i'm paying my subscription for SWTOR, not Cartel Market.

Life day isn't a Christian non-Christian event dude it's A star wars Holiday.... stop grasping at Straws