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I'm feeling Nickel and Dimed by Makeb

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I'm feeling Nickel and Dimed by Makeb

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Devlonir
01.06.2013 , 01:58 AM | #421
Quote: Originally Posted by darklordpotter View Post
"Expansion" Chuckle.

1)Really you have some inside source of information? Makeb is the only thing being advertised so yes AFAIK Makeb is all we are getting. It was always supposed to increase the level cap even back in those halocyn days when it was free.
No it's not. When it's a level cap increase, a new planet, a new ability for each advanced class, new talent points (and all balance changes because of that). And that is just what has been announced so far. The probability because of language used is that there will also be at least 1 new daily area as well. As it was said that there will be 'repeatable activities'. This may even also suggest new minigames like Pazaak or Sabacc.

In the State of the Game blog post there were also mentions of some of the 'new systems' that have also been mentioned before. One example being 'new things to do with your companion' as well as a 'same gender romance with an NPC on Makeb'.

This is nowhere from inside information and is more than 'just a planet' as you claim it to be.

For me, so far, the little cost of 10 dollars for a little bit of trust that this will be more than just a 5 level grind is looking better than all the cheap whines i've seen in this thread. See you at early access to Makeb, or not if you choose to hold back your purchase until you feel you have your money's worth. I really don't care which way you go personally.

Also, every WoW expansion and/or any other game's expansion can be described as "just a planet/continent/country".. so yeah..
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Holinyx
01.06.2013 , 02:09 AM | #422
the thread that won't die
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Prysha
01.06.2013 , 08:23 AM | #423
Quote: Originally Posted by -IceHawk- View Post
I have this great new product you are going to love!

It is only $9.99, so its relatively cheap.

I will give you the full details after the check has cleared...
Ive Preordered, because i know there is an entire new planet, ( includes audiodialoges , new missions , new flash points , new items , level cap increase , new receipes , new mats and so on...) THAT all must be paid somehow... ima subscriber so it costs me only 8 euros , thats within my limits ...okay...

But you act like they only add a new helmet..lol... ITS AN ENTIRE PLANET!

And for the other people who want everything for free...
DO YOU realise that this games offers many languages? means everything must be spoken by persons... its not like the other cheap games out there....
Updates of this game require alot of time and work....but sure.. you want everything for free...


I hope the game goes pack to PAY, F2P only brings all the freeleechers here...(( not all , but many ))

anyways.. if you dont want to preorder then just dont do it.. wait until release... watch youtube videos how we other s have fun at Makeb and then go cry....but dont complain here because you're being a paranoid.. blasted...
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DigitalDreamz
01.06.2013 , 08:30 AM | #424
Quote: Originally Posted by Prysha View Post
Ive Preordered, because i know there is an entire new planet, ( includes audiodialoges , new missions , new flash points , new items , level cap increase , new receipes , new mats and so on...) THAT all must be paid somehow... ima subscriber so it costs me only 8 euros , thats within my limits ...okay...

But you act like they only add a new helmet..lol... ITS AN ENTIRE PLANET!

anyways.. if you dont want to preorder then just dont do it.. wait until release... watch youtube videos how we other s have fun at Makeb and then go cry....but dont complain here because you're being a paranoid.. blasted...
Really?!

A whole new planet??? A whole new planet with NPCs that don't move, don't interact with the environment and more npcs to get stuck in walls shooting at me!!! A whole planet that within a weekend I do all the quests then I can ...

Riiiiiight because the other planets they've implemented were so engaging, interesting and so alive that I didn't spend 95% of my game time on the fleet.

Things are going to be sooooo much different this time around.

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WhoDaresWins
01.06.2013 , 08:43 AM | #425
Quote: Originally Posted by bibobpipop View Post
The fun thing is:


NOBODY outside of Bioware knows how big Rise of the Hutt-Cartel will be in content except that it brings the lvl-cap-increase and Makeb as planet, yet pretty much EVERYBODY seems to know it won't be worth 15 $.....

So....uh...do you guys have a magic glass-ball or a pimped Maya-calendar that tells you the future or something?


What happened to the good old "we wait till we have ALL the infos, then think about it, then praise / complain" ?


Oh, right, it's alot easier to directly say "i have no idea how many hours of playtime i'll get for those 15$, but in no way it'll be worth 15$, gotta grab my torch and pitchfork"
Except common sense would dictate that they WANT players to purchase it, right? Surely, if you don't want scepticism and doomsaying from already annoyed subscribers you would want to reassure them that yes, this is worthy DLC content and not just a glorified patch they've trying to nickle and dime us for. This is why other games usually release ALL their 'expansion pack' (and lets be honest, this isn't an expansion pack) information on the major bullet points and updates in the patch during the first announcement.

Its like going into a restaurant, paying the chef £12 and having no clue what you're getting except a three course meal. After all the crap EAWare has been pulling recently people have more than a right to be sceptical.
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TheSkate
01.06.2013 , 09:07 AM | #426
Quote: Originally Posted by Goretzu View Post




As I said the price is about right (well not sure about the F2P price), but it's still an "adventure pack" not an "expansion".

Makeb will have been in development for at least 1 year by the time it is released, content to development-time-wise that's not exactly speedy.

Sure I suspect we'll see a lot of new gambling packs and $15 outfits in 2013, but I'm not so sure what other content SWTOR will see.
Do you realize that other MMOs work on expansions for longer than SWToR has been out? It was over 2 years before World of Warcraft's first expansion. Blizzard, which has a WoW development team MUCH bigger than the entire BioWare company, typically works on an expansion for WoW for 18-24 months. There are more people testing the expansions on the test servers than ever subscribed to SWToR.
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bahdasz
01.06.2013 , 09:11 AM | #427
I cannot believe you people have been at this for 11 pages and are still going at it.

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ryathal
01.06.2013 , 10:30 AM | #428
Quote: Originally Posted by TheSkate View Post
Do you realize that other MMOs work on expansions for longer than SWToR has been out? It was over 2 years before World of Warcraft's first expansion. Blizzard, which has a WoW development team MUCH bigger than the entire BioWare company, typically works on an expansion for WoW for 18-24 months. There are more people testing the expansions on the test servers than ever subscribed to SWToR.
you do realize that the wow expansions are nearly as comprehensive as vanilla swtor right?

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DigitalDreamz
01.06.2013 , 11:41 AM | #429
Quote: Originally Posted by bahdasz View Post
I cannot believe you people have been at this for 11 pages and are still going at it.

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DigitalDreamz
01.06.2013 , 11:43 AM | #430
Quote: Originally Posted by Nigredo View Post
10 bucks... really? oh my god...you will go hungry for ... 3min.. shoo rectal monkey shoo
And you too. Shoo go away.

Your condescending tone without knowing why others feel the way they do does no good. You guys pop in, think you say something witty then leave. Does nothing but make you look bad. Especially the insult at the end, are you five years old?