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  1. I agree that we have this is the same thing it is a carrier problem not a manufacturer problem with regards to updates, but they currently have no "buy-in" to sort out the problem (they would much prefer you to buy a new phone). I had a top of the line Samsung s4, and I decided I couldn't wait 3 months for a fix if it failed again. Buying a second new phone doesn't strike me as a good backup plan for a hardware failed phone. For all the problems they have (they are not top of the line in terms of features anymore, and Id argue ios8 isn't particularly spectacular), if it breaks I can walk in to any apple store and have it fixed or replaced with a new one, and it will pretty much do everything I need. My tablets are all android as I can live without them, if there is a problem with my 60 quid kids tablet, ill try and fix it, or get a new one.
  2. Im guessing the struggle is going to be the amount you need it's pretty intense over a long schedule, Im assuming most people are thinking the same as me! If you are struggling consider dropping your number of days to 2-3, or 1.5 hours per night 5 days... There's plenty of time to play I might be interested if you weren't looking for so intense a schedule, especially straight off the bat.
  3. Speaking of facts my iPhone tethers perfectly well and has done for the last year (not sure before that as I rarely feel the need for it)? SD Cards and removable batteries, honestly for me they are a meh on a phone, but some people's mileage varies I can see that (on a tablet I agree they are more useful). Most people dont choose iPhones because they cost you extra, even on a contract, most people would rather not pay when they can get an "iPhone" for free (that's how a lot of android phones are pitched in your big mobile shops, most people don't care that its not if they get it for free, I have overheard loads of the sales people, who get bigger margins on android phones, selling android phones based on this). Android devices do not need to be rooted if you are happy to have your device sit at the OS you buy it with. Virtually all UK operators, at least, rarely update a handset's OS as it is way too much work, and they have already given you a phone (I think some now have to update if the handset is less than 3-6 months old), but after that you are left with the OS you have. Want a new OS, then you are looking at cyanogenmod, etc, which may or may not require you rooting your device, and if not then requires at least some technical confidence. This has resulted in lots of people running Android OS versions with security holes that they don't even know about. Like I said depends on your viewpoint with phones, if you are happy to wait 4 months for a company to return your brand new phone when it has a fault with in a month, with out any form of replacement, and then another two months after the one they send you as a replacement (which is second hand with scratches all over it) also develops a fault in a month, before they send you a lower spec device than your original, then you probably aren't so worried. Being told by said company that the solution is "You will need to buy a new phone whilst we resolve the issue, if you need one" is not exactly the kind of service one expects on a 5-600 device.
  4. Whilst I would agree the issue is that if you happen to hop in to a pug of any kind you would need to ensure everyone had the same version of the application you wanted to use, then get them access to the server, etc. You make it sound easy, but it really isn't as easy as it should be.
  5. This may or may not be true, but I recently was looking for something about iPads and came across the original discussions on an article, and Apple were being shredded by all the experts for delivering something that "nobody wanted", there was "no use for", and was a solution for nothing that an ultra portable Linux laptop couldn't do. However for me I just don't see where the iWatch would fit yet.
  6. Go to love Apple haters: 1) superiority complex over mobile OS - check 2) irrational belief in google's "Do No Evil" tagline - check 3) Willingness to come up with increasingly complex and bizarre ways to keep your device relevant (rooting your phone, downloading packages, sideloading games, etc) I have both Apple and Android devices. Android devices are great when I don't need to worry about downtime, tablets around the house, for my kids, etc, perfect and do a grand job. For devices like my business smartphone I want a device that when it breaks I don't have to wait 4 months for a fix/replacement, to be sent a different secondhand phone. I want to go somewhere or ship somewhere and receive it fixed or a new one in days. Personally I cant see me ever wanting a iwatch, and it seems like a complete miss to me, but that's what we all said with the iPad.
  7. you really want wildstar, people would be screaming PHAAAILLL if they did it like wildstar. Put items anywhere but no interaction? the doooooommongers would be back in a flash.
  8. One of the things SWTOR gets slated for is bolster in PvP, want to tell me how the legendary PvE gear is better than PvP gear for PvP? A 6 month old bug? So yeah I like it, but it isn't killing TOR by any means.
  9. Will they fix botting? Yeah probably, but this has been a problem since opening day, and isn't fixed yet. Last time they tried to fix it , they completely screwed up pvp, making it unplayable. Wildstar: PVP - Pugfarming, afk bots, hacks, hit detection, op healers (unkillable), PvE - welcome back to gated content, to make snowflakes feel special, as more people reach those gates the game will die, or be nerfed for casuals Wildstar has its place, it is a good MMO but I wouldn't bet on it being around as long as swtor, Star Wars could carry SWTOR, what is going to be W* focus in five years.
  10. And AshenK proves he hasn't even played the game, or been on their forums... I therefore suspect AshenK is spending more time playing SWTOR than he ever has done in WS..
  11. To be fair the stylized design makes it easy to slate it as crude, especially as the graphics do look like something from 10 years ago in terms of style (not quality), the fact that the optimisation is horrendous doesn't help. It is also likely to split people down the middle, its not my ideal style, but I can see how some people will just hate it.
  12. Or wait for Star Citizen and Elite Dangerous. They are going to be way better at this stuff. SWTOR was never a sandbox style game, never will be. You can ask, but it really doesn't fit in with the direction everything else has gone. The engine probably couldn't handle it anyway,
  13. Mission critical systems rarely get updates, you think that the cadence on patches is bad now? Testing is a hugely complex area, and not something that is done lightly, but you can only ever test so much. I am not sure on the release strategy (do these patches go on to PTS first?), however as has been stated there may be other factors at work, without knowing them we cant judge it.
  14. The issue isn't about them being any good in BG they just stand there and afk. Which is obviously a pain in the backside if you get 5 bots on your team you can never win. The bots are only there for the free XP. They run around an auto attack every so often. They have tried to do something about this, but this is now killing legitimate players as they are getting booted from games. This arguably more annoying than the bots as you can be playing for 5 minutes be winning then get booted as a bot. They may get it under control or not. ZoS have not got their bots under control, BW pretty much have, which way it will tip depends on the dev. I agree CREDD ay resolve the issues, however Carbine have said they are not going to release CREDD atm (it has been delayed indefinitely). My personal experience with gold spam may be different to yours, I know I am not alone however. I got 100+ spam emails in a few hours. I have never had any gold spam in SWTOR , but maybe BW have had the time to deal with it. I actually like the game in many ways, and hope they fix it, personally SWTOR is going to be my go to game for a while, but I like to take a break and think that this may be the game I will go to while I get tired of it.
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