I can say that they are most definitely still working on Ranked Warzones.

 

Great news, and once again thank you for the dialogue.

Hey Pistols-GS,

 

I talked to some of our PvP Devs. Unfortunately, we are still deep in the development process and we don't want to release any details till things are more "final." As soon as we have any updates, we will be sure to post them. Sorry I couldn't give you any concrete details, but keep checking back!

 

Deep in development? It's been almost a year since you released the start of this.

 

See, this is yet one more example of how BW rushes out their content unfinished, untested and without any forethought beyond what new flashy worthless crap they can throw into their cash shop.

I want to see the devs do the harlem shake..........

Wow, I have never seen so many people who either can't read or are in denial. If they were to give you preferred and f2p players all the benefits of subscribers then tell me, what would be the point of subbing? The same questions are being asked over, and over again. Plus it drives me nuts that people just don't get it that 2.0 and the expansion are the same thing, stop saying "Well what else do we get? Thats it? Wow." There is actually quite of bit of content coming, and you all should just be happy that it is, what if there were no expansion? Well my assumption is people would be whining about lack of new content. Since there is it's well why isn't this or that and this in there? People will never be satisfied, ever. Please, instead of flooding every post that has a dev response in it with the same questions that have been answered many times, look up your question before spamming it. Over 80% of the questions I'm seeing have been answered already, mutliple times. I'm just happy to have all this new content coming, and more to come. Learn to appreciate what you have. instead of always trying to get more and more. Edited March 5, 2013 by TrillOG-

Specifically speaking on the topic of Ranked Warzones, we sort of agree here. We came out swinging a bit early on Ranked Warzones. Our intent was to release Season One shortly thereafter Preseason began. When our development made the shift to Free-to-Play, our priorities shifted as well which included the delay of Ranked Warzones.

 

This is why we are being cautious about releasing information on Ranked Warzones until things are a bit more locked down. We don't want to burn you guys a second time until our information is more concrete! Especially knowing that Ranked Warzones is a sensitive topic.

 

I can reassure you that we are in development on Ranked Warzones and as soon as we have information to share, you will have it!

 

-eric

PvP is what gives this game longuivity for me. I would hate to see it neglected. SoloQ for ranked play is something I would really love to see implemented, also to make the grind for gear alot less tiredsome. Getting a group of 8 on together regularly is very hard for some people and they are discouraged by the fact that the current pool of players for ranked is such that only the good teams regularly q up anymore, making the casual have less of a chance to even compete.

 

I truly hope you're introducing cross server q's in order to mitigate some of the community segragation caused by only people that purchase RoTHC being able to q up for rankeds. F2P gave a good boost to the community PvP wise and I would hate to see the pool of players diminishing (read: less q pops) when I hit 55.

 

This is a real concern for me: Is dividing up the playerbase going to mean alot less ranked/regular q pops @ 55? Is BW taking PvP and season 1 seriously? You have already delayed season 1 so much I fear we still have a long way to go before it gets some love.

 

Saying it is "in development" right now isn't really something to go by because you (not you specifically of course, but a dev mentioned it in an interview) said the same thing in an article months ago and we haven't even seen the slightest hint of when we can expect the PvP additions to come. If you still have nothing solid to go by which you can communicate to us this tells me that it is still in the early stages of development.

 

I'm not talking specifics, I would like to know the overall features we can expect in season 1 and a rough timeframe on when we will see those delivered.

 

Please don't leave the PvP community in the dark on this. I urge you to be more transparant about your development process so we can help steer features and content. This not only benefits us as players but you as a company, cause a happy customers is a paying customer.

Edited March 5, 2013 by Winguardian

Specifically speaking on the topic of Ranked Warzones, we sort of agree here. We came out swinging a bit early on Ranked Warzones. Our intent was to release Season One shortly thereafter Preseason began. When our development made the shift to Free-to-Play, our priorities shifted as well which included the delay of Ranked Warzones.

 

This is why we are being cautious about releasing information on Ranked Warzones until things are a bit more locked down. We don't want to burn you guys a second time until our information is more concrete! Especially knowing that Ranked Warzones is a sensitive topic.

 

I can reassure you that we are in development on Ranked Warzones and as soon as we have information to share, you will have it!

 

-eric

 

While I appreciate that information Eric, remember that Pre-Season came months after it was initally intended too, ala 1.2 fiasco. Granted, we'd rather have a finished product as opposed to buggy stuff, so I'm ok with that being delayed as it was. I do get the shifting of the business model, as it changed dramatically. While a lot of Ranked players would love a full blown update, please pass it on that a ladder based sytem, that would appropriately match teams based on team rating, is sorely needed. We already lost Ilum as a PvP hub (due to incentive being removed), and the Ranked situation isn't much better. We did get 2 new WZ's since release, which is great btw, but I think Rankeds only need 3 major developmental plugs.

 

1. Ladder System

 

2. The ability to re-join a Ranked match upon disconnect (can't stress that enough).

 

3. Pipe dream, which would be cross-server.

 

Thanks you two for commenting on Rankeds, it's been the most we've heard since June of 2012.

Edited March 5, 2013 by Pistols-GS

Well here's a real test for the BW CM team. Can we get some actual feedback on this thread?

 

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=534412

 

What is BW/EA thinking of doing?What are your options? We are tired of our own guesstimating.... Some actual feedback would be good.

 

No more "we have definitely not forgot about the APAC server concerns that all of you have. We are still very actively looking at all possible solutions and I will make sure that you are updated as soon as I have more information!" posts either.

 

We've had 5 of them already. 6 months too long guys.

 

Enjoy the challenge of issuing some actual info.

 

Hi guys... I think we're being ignored again! Can you help please! Kthnxbai!

Specifically speaking on the topic of Ranked Warzones, we sort of agree here. We came out swinging a bit early on Ranked Warzones. Our intent was to release Season One shortly thereafter Preseason began. When our development made the shift to Free-to-Play, our priorities shifted as well which included the delay of Ranked Warzones.

 

This is why we are being cautious about releasing information on Ranked Warzones until things are a bit more locked down. We don't want to burn you guys a second time until our information is more concrete! Especially knowing that Ranked Warzones is a sensitive topic.

 

I can reassure you that we are in development on Ranked Warzones and as soon as we have information to share, you will have it!

 

-eric

 

Well thats great and all, that you're still working on ranked -But you need to push out more pvp content overall, not just ranked.

 

Whats the status on Ilum? Last thing i heard from you was "back to the drawing board"?

-How about the incentive you talked about for general Open World PvP?

 

Adding 2 Warzones in 14 months and removing Ilum counts as 1 addition in my eyes - and sure we have pre-season too, but thats still the same Warzones. So Ok, dont give us any details about Ranked, fine - but when can we expect to see more and new pvp content added?

 

Because surely ranked warzones isn't the only thing we will see the next 6 months, right?

Hey everyone!

I know at times you will have seen our names in different spots on the forums,

 

No, not really. Lots of repeated CS promises about renewed commitment to engaging with the community, and then y'all just disappear when tough questions are asked, especially about bugs that are never fixed (like server disconnects and latency).

 

So what happened to Joveth anyway?

Hi! I'm Amber Green and as Live Services Specialist, I am the community team's first line of defense in fighting the bugs and issues you report.

 

OK, fix this...

 

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=545658

Seen as the devs seem to be very keen to answer questions posted in this thread I thought I would add an important one (to me anyway).

 

I would like to ask for more information on what is happening with the APAC server populations? All we get is that you are 'aware' of it. We would really appreciate a more open discussion on the subject. What options are you considering, what are the draw backs as you see them, what kind of time frame are we looking at for a solution?

 

All we want is to be kept in the loop.

I have a question:

 

Why does Vector have clothes on under his clothes?

I have a question:

 

Why does Vector have clothes on under his clothes?

 

Don't you know, he's a Never Nude!

 

Agree that it is sad and disappointing *pout*

Don't you know, he's a Never Nude!

 

Agree that it is sad and disappointing *pout*

 

No *pouts* All the female companions (except Ashara) are Always Slaves, why can't I have a bare-chested Vector?

Hey Pistols-GS,

 

I talked to some of our PvP Devs. Unfortunately, we are still deep in the development process and we don't want to release any details till things are more "final." As soon as we have any updates, we will be sure to post them. Sorry I couldn't give you any concrete details, but keep checking back!

 

So, how many times have we heard that before.

seen as the devs seem to be very keen to answer questions posted in this thread i thought i would add an important one (to me anyway).

 

I would like to ask for more information on what is happening with the apac server populations? All we get is that you are 'aware' of it. We would really appreciate a more open discussion on the subject. What options are you considering, what are the draw backs as you see them, what kind of time frame are we looking at for a solution?

 

All we want is to be kept in the loop.

 

+1000

Hi! I'm Amber Green and as Live Services Specialist, I am the community team's first line of defense in fighting the bugs and issues you report. This primarily has me compiling and writing patch notes for all of our deploys and maintaining the Known Issues. Additionally, I work with QA, Customer Support, and devs to reproduce and research issues before they're fixed.

 

Oh, and I don't have a favorite smile, because I am all about the high five! o/''\o

 

 

 

How many time have you been asked if your middle name is Red, or what your favourite cocktail is?

can you make my sorcerer look like this again.

 

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm76/jaymarshi123/Screenshot_2013-02-11_22_43_14_648907_zpsd2f4e82f.jpg

 

 

And relatively soon please.

OK, fix this...

 

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=545658

 

That requires many patches worth of small fixes or one super-massive patch. Hopefully 2.0 will show some improvements but there have been small improvements since launch. Now will we ever see the problem go away entirely? I doubt it, lag is still a problem sometimes even in WoW (300 people in Ogrimmar = molasses)

Specifically speaking on the topic of Ranked Warzones, we sort of agree here. We came out swinging a bit early on Ranked Warzones. Our intent was to release Season One shortly thereafter Preseason began. When our development made the shift to Free-to-Play, our priorities shifted as well which included the delay of Ranked Warzones.

 

This is why we are being cautious about releasing information on Ranked Warzones until things are a bit more locked down. We don't want to burn you guys a second time until our information is more concrete! Especially knowing that Ranked Warzones is a sensitive topic.

 

I can reassure you that we are in development on Ranked Warzones and as soon as we have information to share, you will have it!

 

-eric

 

The same applies for server transfers to consilidate toons etc.? I see this as something more important then anything else right now.

 

Also, can I please see the SWTOR team do the harlem shake in the studio?

Edited March 6, 2013 by Jonoku

Well, its nice to see some community involvement by Bioware. Now that your all here can we seriously talk about what the hell is going on with the APAC?

 

You have Iead us down the rabbit hole for over 7 months now. You have given us half arsed answers, or at best, Copy and pasted the previous response. You seem to just sweep anyone in the oceanic region and their concerns under the carpet as if we are just trash, and we are getting sick of it. We know the solution is not going to be a simple one, or quick, and there are many issues, such as Ranked war zones, which require a lot of attention. If your plan is to do something Months down the track, then tell us for crying out loud. Its not hard and will take all of 5 minutes. I'm sure this is more important than some blog about companions.

 

Do something, anything.

i'm totally behind Spinikar - i've just recently cancelled my sub AGAIN - the first was the absolute pathetic roll out of Oz servers and being unable to have my 50 characters from American servers moved straight away.

 

And this time is due to the worst customer service i have ever and boy do i mean ever experienced for ANYTHING - not just from a game but in my entire 15 years of gaming i have never seen such pathetic customer service in my entire life. I worked for 8 years at a retailer sales outlet and if any of the employees had ever even so much has done 1/16th of what has been happening to the APAC community for over 7 months they'd be out on there collective asses.

 

if your having so much friggin trouble do what Rift and GW2 do with there server transfers can transfer any character across realms but once done its on lockdown for 7 or 3 days. it clearly can't be hard if Rift has gotten it right.

 

At least give us some timeframe or answer instead of the same BS excuse "were looking into it!" and "we haven't forgotten the APAC community" because really guys we've all called ******** and you haven't come back with a response.....

 

It would be prudent for Bioware / EA to give the APAC community an answer or you look forward to your already piddly populations of subs dwindling even further.

 

 

its called Customer SERVICE for a reason and not Customer /IGNORE!

Clearly you forget - The Customer is always Right.

 

 

ALSO - are you totally serious instead of instigating some change to the APAC servers you do a Blizzard and change the log in names...... ***

Edited March 6, 2013 by Tekkiez
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Haha I bet they won't post on this thread anymore or just give an answer with no details and say...

 

'We understand that you're stressed out about this but we are working on it and should have something done soon.'

 

Regards,

Joveth the 2nd'

Word! Lova ya all!