[How does this happen?]

3 hours ago, DeannaVoyager said:

Or browser cookies, if people don't log out when they leave the site.

This is my theory - I've been able to post anywhere as preferred each time I've unsubbed (which I am again). I did not, however, log out of the site.

[Why is there a delay on restoring Advance Reputation conquest points?]

8 hours ago, TrixxieTriss said:

Also, BS mostly limit who can post on the forums to subscribers only. They’ve only recently opened up a couple of sections to preferred players to post. But I don’t think they can post outside of the new player sections or bug sections.

<--- Unsubscribed back in late January/early February (have also uninstalled the game completely now). Still able to post here....

[I'm providing my feedback regarding my thoughts on the current state of the game and the subscription statuses.]

/shrug

Must admit, I've never noticed any difference to the graphics after the 'update'. Everything just looks the same as it did before.

[Detached...]

On 1/24/2024 at 12:01 AM, Przemo_No said:

 

I had no issues remembering each of my characters "story location" in the base game, but after Valkorion, I just lost it, because ...it does not matter anyway, I will end up cleaning another cantina with my Galactic Superhero... becuase no one can actually invent a meaningful story for our characters.

 

Given the extremely high level of technological sophistication in the SW universe (starships, lightsabers, droids, plasma blaster bolts, ergonomic chairs etc), you'd think they would have at least invented a Roomba....

[very solid ( and very relevant to SWTOR ) commentary by IGN here....]

Yes!! So much truth to that video!! BG3 has absolutely shone a light in the darkness of extremely mediocre, microtransaction-focused game development that is absolutely bedevilling the industry now. And why indeed should not players' expectations be raised?? Talk about lazy thinking and writing, coupled with maximising returns on minimal funds invested (which is what's driving the p*ss-poor product offering we are being fed and expected to pay top dollar for (and for which we should be SO grateful), while being ripped off) .

[Shae Vizla Launch Updates]

14 minutes ago, Nee-Elder said:

Maybe cuz  BG3 is a  'turn-based'  type game?  ( turn-based combat & movement i think ? )

Yes, it is - based on D&D 5ed. Took some getting used to, but you can swap perspectives to your companions and play as them, allowing you to be VERY strategic in fights, including ungrouping to give precise control over your party.  If I know a fight is coming up, I can ungroup then move each member of the group into position to give me the best coverage (rather than having them follow my character around)....you do have to think quite a bit about how you play and composition of your party, which makes it challenging.

 

The only thing I really don't like is the movement mechanics. Still getting used to that.

[Shae Vizla Launch Updates]

5 minutes ago, AFadedMemory said:

I bet you felt similar when SWTOR was the new game...

Yes, and no - I was in beta, and there were major issues right at the start, some of which have never been fully resolved. The vanilla game, with all different storylines and companion choices etc, certainly had a similar feeling. But there was always a certain 'clunkiness' somehow - technology has moved ahead and BG3 looks and feels vastly different to how SWTOR did in the beginning.

 

"...and if we meet again, well - we will have....met again..." cracks me up every time.

[Shae Vizla Launch Updates]

19 hours ago, Whykara said:

I think it's a good thing that Jackie is playing Baldurs Gate 3. I hope the writers are playing too!

I am! Due to being told to stay away from Fleet over the silly event period if I didn't want to participate, I took the advice and tried a new game - BG3. It's SO good, fantastic story, fantastic writing - I'd forgotten what a joy it is to have developers and writers who actually give a rat's behind (it shows in their product). I'm having so much fun, trying out different builds and different storylines with different companions, that I've cancelled my SWTOR sub.

[Character transfers]

Ok, so you won't even consider any possibilities that don't fit a specific narrative. Can you truly speak for EVERY APAC player and determine that no, summer holidays has (have?) no impact on player population at all?  You certainly don't speak for me.

How utterly unreasonable is that position?

[Character transfers]

Is it perhaps possible that a reason why group content has all but died could be due to the fact that it's currently summer holidays in the APAC region, and people may well be away or doing other things than being stuck inside playing a video game (things like socialising with friends and families, having BBQs, going to the beach, going to the holiday house and relaxing, going overseas for holidays, etc)?

Anyone from the Northern Hemisphere will tell you how population always drops off June/July/August - their summer.

[Asymmetric Gloves]

There's also the Xoxaan's Armour set:
https://swtorista.com/armor/xoxaan

[Snowballs]

1 hour ago, OlBuzzard said:

Keep it simple people!  DON'T overthink it ...

** Lifeday ... wintertime celebration (of sorts).  

** With the wintertime celebration comes the idea of a lighthearted time of fun.  And (for some of us "younger" folks) ... yeah that would include a good old fashion lighthearted snowball fight.  I personally thought the snowball cannon was a nice touch.  It still brings a smile to my face.

** POSSIBLE changes:  Disable throughout certain times of the year (to co-inside with winter months ... I'm sure it's always wintertime somewhere!!!)  😜

 

If a game were to be developed and released where the seasons match those for where I live, I'd probably play it in a heartbeat (so long as it wasn't mandatory PVP). Games do, however, seem to be solely Northern Hemisphere-centric.  Right now, it's the middle of summer for me and other APAC players.  Where I live, it doesn't snow at any time during the year - ever.  I'm in my mid-50s and have never touched snow.

Or better yet, a game where there are NO seasons that attempt to match or tie up with what's happening in the real world timeline.  That would be a whole lot less jarring, for sure.

[Snowballs]

33 minutes ago, OlBuzzard said:

While I don't pretend to be that well versed in technobabble stuff ... programming ... etc...

I would imagine that the best solution would be something on the order of a vaccine .. or temporary injected implant to simply ward off the effects of the dreaded snowball attacks!

(In other words, this seems to keep the solution as simple as possible). <snip>

 

All good, I was just thinking about what DWho said about huge player mounts, and it sort of morphed from there.

[Snowballs]

14 minutes ago, DWho said:

Since a lot of the "disruptive" behavior is based on displays on your client machine, it would seem to be something relatively easy (not easy but relatively so) to incorporate into the client side software.

We already have the ability to show/not show various nameplates as our personal preference on what we want to see on our own monitors, so it's not a huge leap to think that perhaps a similar "show player mounts" toggle could also be incorporated?  Similarly, one that toggles whatever the wording for snowflakes or sparkle bombs or whatever else you don't necessarily want to see could also be done in a similar way.

I'm no dev, so no idea if this is viable or not, but it seems a little odd considering we already have this for nameplates in our preferences.

[Snowballs]

3 minutes ago, VegaMist said:

So, you run out of arguments and decided to use veiled personal attacks instead? Who is condescending here then? Projecting much.

Snowball throwing is normal person-to person interaction as well as part of the event - the two are not mutually exclusive. It's designed to encourage said interaction by rewarding the ones who participate with conquest points, currency (parcels), and achievements. Those who engage, play the game during the event as it was designed. Those who complain go against the event-related game-play and try to shame both developers and participants for imaginary "harassment" (imaginary, since it has nothing to do with reality and using a buzz word won't make it so).

Snowballs don't make one sick or impair ones movements in any way (unlike rakghoul plague). By demanding to respect your wishes if you clicked the effect off immediately, you are effectively demanding people to read your mind. No one knows the reason you clicked it off, if they even noticed you did so, since, in most cases, whoever threw the ball in the first place would have moved on to the next target by then and forgot you even existed. Oh, and there are also NPCs who throw the balls - good luck trying to get them to respect your wishes.

Snowballs work in a way as it's own vaccine, though not a very effective one in terms you'd like it to be. Basically, if one was the last person to throw the ball, that one won't get a parcel until the effect wears off. However, if someone else throws a ball, then the first person can throw again and get a parcel at that point. Making a person appear "immune" to the effect would create an impression of a bug for a person who threw the ball and impact their quality of game-play (yes, there is an impact, even if you don't see it). They may even try to throw again (again) to see if the "glitch" gets resolved (which would make you likely assume they're "harassing" you).

Though, perhaps they could create an item that would block the visual effect (not the parcels though) and sell it on CM for, let's say, 6,000 CC? It most likely would increase the amount of snowballs thrown at that person since people do tend to use snowflakes as visual clues. But at least players would have something to point to next time someone screams in the game chat "you *****, stop throwing snowballs at me."

Well, this is pretty condescending:
"...and stop expecting everything to be about you and your personal level of comfort (helps in life as well)."

I'm certainly not trying to "shame" anyone with a reasonable request. If the visual effect is not evident to me, I don't care how many snowballs get hiffed at me. Fill your boots! I'm not asking for the snowballs to stop being thrown, just for something that removes the visual effect for me (as in, not visual to me on my screen - however it appears to others is nothing to do with me).

I have no idea what happens in chat, as I have it turned off while on fleet. Frankly, if people are indeed saying that sort of thing, they are setting themselves up for more of the behaviour.

[Snowballs]

2 minutes ago, OlBuzzard said:

I did confirm that the affect can be removed by right clicking the "affect" listed near you character !

As for making it an easier step ...

Hmmm

Frankly it's not nearly as bad as the Rakgoul Plague (I find it 100 times more annoying) ...  having the option to "disable" the snowball affects ...  I could live with that.

 

Yes, that is correct. Right-clicking will indeed remove the effect, yet others have admitted in this thread that they do not respect the other player's choice not to have the effect on their character.

The Rakghoul Plague is another annoying one, but you do have the option to disengage with it by buying and using a vaccine.  Be nice to have the same option for the Life Day effect annoyance.

In all the MMOs I've played, I've only very occasionally taken part in any of the seasonal events as I find them jarring. This is, of course, my own choice, and I've absolutely no problem with the events themselves.

[Snowballs]

8 hours ago, VegaMist said:

And? If you can't tolerate normal person-to-person in-game interactions for a few minutes, than maybe you should have thought about it before joining an MMO. And yes, it's still voluntary. Visiting Hyde and Zeke isn't required - you can wait until the event is over if it bothers you so much. Or better, you could learn to deal with things around other people - including interactions you may not always enjoy (while others do enjoy them), and stop expecting everything to be about you and your personal level of comfort (helps in life as well).

Ah, the condescension is strong with this one!

Snowball throwing isn't normal person-to-person interaction in a MMO (and I've played enough of them to know - this game certainly isn't my first). It is only for a specific, time-limited event - but that doesn't mean that those of us who dislike the effect it has on the person who has no choice in being a participant (the target) should be the ones to hide away when we just want to play our game, however we wish to (and how those of us with subs pay for). Equally, those who throw the snowballs should also stop expecting everything to be about them and their personal wishes/comfort, and show some respect to people who immediately click the effect off, indicating that the effect is unwelcome.

As I, and many others in this thread have said, I have no wish to have the event or the snowballs removed - if people find it fun, good for them, and may they enjoy every one! All I would like is an opt-out option for the visual effect. It would not impact others' gameplay or experience, so I fail to understand why there is this vitriol towards those for whom this effect is annoying.

It's also weird having snowballs in the middle of summer...../shrug

[Snowballs]

4 hours ago, VegaMist said:

Did someone force you to log into the game? Or do GTN on fleet of all places while the event is going on? You could go to your stronghold (unlisted if you wanted no one to find you) and concentrate on GTN there, but you chose not to. So whether you like it or not, you are participating in the event voluntarily.

 

You do realise that there are other things you do on fleet than just the GTN, right? Things that you are UNABLE to do in a SH - like Hyde and Zeek vendors etc.  So that makes participation in this tiresome event involuntary - I have no option but to go to fleet, unless you can please advise where I can find these vendors elsewhere so I can go there?

[Snowballs]

4 hours ago, Tantala said:

I also find the snowballs irritating and immersion breaking.  How about a switch so that I can't see them - then other people can have their fun without involving me. 

Same here.  I'd be ok with a 'vaccine' - so they can throw them at me, get the achievement or goal or whatever they get for it, but the effects don't stick to me, just slide off or something. I hate having to confine myself to my SH because I detest this time of year and these blasted snowballs, and only go to do what I need to do on fleet at the time of lowest population - getting in, doing what I need to do, and getting out again as soon as possible. And while they're at it, make the 'vaccine' also work for NPC snowball throwers, who are equally annoying.

[So what's next? Yet another KOTFE/ET cringe fest?]

38 minutes ago, Gamer_Auto said:

They do need better writers, but they won't hire them because they don't have the money (why else has every update been so small?).

The only thing I can say is this: Either learn to accept that it's not going to be exactly what you want/think is best, or drop the game and find another one to play for a while.

I've been playing BG3 for the past week or so - OMG the writing and story is next-level FANTASTIC!!

And nearly the entire game is fully-voiced (other than the Player Character) - it's amazing!  Not to mention the graphics (although not a big fan of blood etc, must admit....).

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1 hour ago, Jarcen said:

Thank you for stating this. I think Nommaz finally got my point. I'm always amused when someone with comprehension issues try to make a discussion...

Nommaz doesn't have comprehension issues, he/she/they have a different lens they are seeing things through.  As do you. As do I. 

Making it personal never works, and only serves to put up barriers.

[Shae Vizla Launch Updates]

Just now, Nommaz said:

As do I, it would stop all of the nonsense.
I just get annoyed by people trying to muddy the waters pushing a fresh start server agenda, don't mind me, I am normally a nice guy hahahah.

They weren't pushing an agenda - just stating how it is at the moment. Equally, others could say that there are a couple of posters in this thread that are pushing a transfer agenda......the issue is polarising. Neither side is wrong - just a different perspective.

Because transfers have not been enabled, SV is *at the moment* acting as a fresh start server. This is not due to any player's action - this is BS's. Whether this remains this way or not, is entirely up to BS.

Nothing will happen now as it's the holiday period, so the earliest they would make a decision to open up transfers or not would likely be mid-January (assuming they follow a similar holiday pattern as we here in the Southern Hemisphere do).

[Shae Vizla Launch Updates]

Unbelievable. Can't believe this arguing over pixels and Monopoly money/gear/non-real stuff. Has anyone actually thanked BW/BS/whoever for opening a server in the APAC region? After it had been requested for years. Which they didn't have to do, by any stretch of the imagination.

If non-APAC people want to play on it with pings like APAC players have had to cope with for 8 (if I remember correctly - feel free to correct if wrong) years, they are more than welcome.

I get that BS is using the server as an experiment, to see how a fresh economy behaves. Opening up transfers immediately would crash that experiment, and it doesn't seem like they want to do that yet (based on Keith's post). Ultimately It is entirely their decision, as they are the owners of the servers. 

Personally, I like the idea of a cloned server in the APAC region - one that is solely a fresh start and leaving SV as a 'normal' server, with transfers enabled. If the economy then tanks on SV as a result, there's BS's answer for their experiment.

 

[Taylir Gra'tua/Ruhnuk: The introduction of grinding and a sign of regression for SWTOR?]

3 hours ago, Strathkin said:

Now the mission will sit forever just using up one precious Journal Mission slot!  *sigh*

Along with the companion alerts for 4X and Pierce for those of us who detest PvP and refuse that playstyle, the companion alert for Bowdaar (Eternal Champion fights) (while they can be abandoned, the alert comes back into your list - give us the option to can it all completely), and the Ilum mission quest that you cannot abandon at all (the vanilla game ends at Corellia for me as I can't stand Ilum and avoid it as much as possible).

[The chance that WE will whipe our CE and FOUNDER MAIL IS 100%!!]

11 hours ago, Darcmoon said:

You don’t have to open it to delete the mail.  You can click the box to the left of the mail and select multiple emails and then delete them or take all the items from those selected.  

Good heavens - you learn something new every day....I did not know that!