I have found the actual % chance of learning a schem from an RE to be much lower than the rate that the tooltip shows. Yes, small fail.

So if you've been subbed one month and have one level 50, you hold more value than someone who has been subbed since release? Not in my opinion. Apparently to Bioware that is the case though. Also, the colored text. Please, enough everyone! Call Mom and Dad if you need attention.

I have two lvl 40+, two lvl 30+ toons. I have been subbed since release. I am currently considering, and likely will be, resubbing but I find this a little discouraging. A free month is a free month, and I know a business can't just hand out freebies like candy. Nevertheless, this promotion seemed like it was poorly thought out. I think that those who have been subbed since release ought to be more worthy than a player who has been subbed one month and has one level 50s. Furthermore, my 4 toons amount to about two level 50 as it is anyway. This situation makes me debate resubbing just a little bit more. There is a good chance I will resub, but there is also a very fair chance that I won't, and this didn't help. And I am happy with 1.2.

Never paid for server transfers on Rift, and you are allowed to transfer as often as once a week. If they make us pay for transfers after a smaller market game does not, it'll be a real shame. It honestly surprises me that, as a customer, you do not expect more, but hey, it's your money.

be cool dude.

I started PVP in Rift and I generally got the !*#? kicked out of me every time. These are the main things that helped me improve. Keybinds: Set up keybinds that allow you to be mobile. For me, I mapped my Q,E,R buttons and made A,D strafing buttons. Turning I only do with the mouse. This helped me reach those buttons quickly while on the move. Macros truly help mobility, especially for melee, and I think they ought to be in this game, but there are many differing opinions on this. A gaming mouse would allow macros, but I don't have one (nor the keyboard), and frankly, I hold my own just fine without them. Know your class and its advantages/disadvantages: If you are range, stay the hell back and let melee do their job. Knowing my classes, as well as learning the mechanics of the game (ie., capture the flag, domination, etc.), made a huge difference for me. Rotations: Honestly, I don't use rotations in PVP nearly the same as in PVE, but learning them, and doing a little min-maxing really helped me learn what was worth using, and what to use first. Roll a Bounty Hunter: Instant gratification. I topped leader boards every time with my merc starting with the very first WZ. So unfair. The epitome of running around and button-mashing random high damage skills. BH is the PVP spec for the completely inexperienced PVP'er, in my opinion. I actually stopped PVP'ing with him because I was starting to feel guilty.

Preach brotha!! Please Bioware! Transfers and Merges are a must. Implementing some form of devices that encourage grouping would be great too. I have fairly limited mmo experience, but I thought Rift did a nice job of this.

God bless Noam! Thank you for giving tribute to the United States greatest American (IMO)with your own name.

Let's get it done Bioware!

i like my immortal/jugg. it's tricky to put up big numbers true, but i still do fair enough. honestly, i use the spec as more of a supprt class, in a sense. sure i do bigger damage with my merc, but i enjoy the jugg more because i feel like i actually make a bigger difference in the outcome of the game itself by using him to his advantages. the only thing i dont like about it is that you never get noticed for that stuff, and you never get mvp votes, despite being a difference maker.

^^Lol, so true!! Nevertheless, is that true? Was that actually how it happened with Warhammer? If so, kinda sad that they'd be willing to repeat that strategy.

Do you read the Q & A's? They do answer questions with "We are thinking on it" answers. If they're going to answer the easy questons that way, then they might as well answer the tough ones that way too. You're just playing developer's advocate. You're no bigger than anyone else who is greatly disappointed in this weeks Q & A. You seriously had the immaturity to try to play the 'adult' card on everyone? In a video game forum? You levelled an insult at people for expressing their thoughts on the Q & A, yet nobody attacked you. If we all need to grow up, and maybe we do, then include yourself in that list to.

Horrible Q & A. Meaningless questions. This is what amazed me the most about this weeks Q & A. In previous weeks, there were many questions that were answered so vaguely that I was surprised that they would actually pick questions that couldn't be answered more fully. This week they actually gave us some "I dunnos." Why would you pick questions, such as the very last one, if you can't even minimally answer them? Example: joetacticSW: Can we have a ‘Loop music’ feature or some other way to make our experience less quiet? Damion: Interesting idea. Let me give it some thought! WTH is that, and who cares about that question? Maybe the one person who asked it? I'm not saying it's a bad question. I'm saying that the majority of us don't care about it, and it's not a pressing issue. Btw, the part at the beginning where you tell us what type of questons to ask next week, and tell us that you're not attempting to "shy away from answers" was just priceless. I personally will be shying away from posting the questions that you want me to ask. I truly believe that we all serve the game best by asking the questions that matter to us, not the ones the devs expect us to ask. It's just disrespectful to your customers to ask us to put our issues on hold because you want us to give you some more easy ones to say "I dunno" to.

can't believe this issue exists, and am even more amazed that it hasn't been fixed yet. seems rather simple, but sometimes i forget who we're dealing with.

One of the finest pieces of thought-out writing I've seen in these forums. Nice reply. I am in agreeance with all that you said. Bioware should try hire you as a consultant, but I doubt they would listen, and your advanced brain might cause too many "Huuuhh!?" reactions. All the best!

The difficulty of the game should not come from the number of buttons you have to press. It should come from intelligent enemies. Gameplay should not be a task, it should be intuitive, competitive, and enjoyable, and it can certainly be all of those things without straining one's hands. Back to the drawing board with your argument.

Played 'em, loved 'em. They surpass this game easily. Mass Effect surpasses it too. KoTOR 3 should have happened, not this. I've noticed that many of the people that love this game do so because of the single-player elements and experiences. I think that's great, and I'm happy they're happy. So let me ask this question, "How do ya feel about paying $15/mo. for a single-player game?" Am I exaggerating? Sure, but still I think the question is relevant.

I fear you are correct.

OP is completely correct. No other MMO that I know of puts people through this. It's a horrid state of affairs for PVP'ers, but the focus of this game seems built around giving people reasons to create alts. Gameplay is an afterthought.

And yet again, they answer the questions of their choosing, and yet again they find it difficult give full answers. If I was taking a test, and my professor let me choose the questions I had to answer, I'd damn sure get an 'A' every time. Consistently this team seems to take the easy way out. One more thing Georg, Mr. Principal Lead Combat Designer, do you know what is one of the biggest problems with this game? Answer: Combat design. And what about server transfers? I'm guessing that a lot of people are more interested in that than they are in any of the other questions. Maybe I'm wrong though.

What about it is free? Do you mean free, except the 15 bucks a month? I don't in any way consider an MMO patch to be free. That is due us for the prices we pay. We buy that patch with our subscription, and as far as I am concerned it is included and expected in the package. They patch the game to keep us playing. Furthermore, every other MMO patch is just as free as this one. Well, free but with a cheaper subscription. Having said that, I think do it's a pretty damn big patch, and I'd say it stacks up pretty well next to Rift patches. Nevertheless, what I'm hoping for is not in 1.2, so I'm planning on cancelling. Maybe I'll resub around 1.4 or so.

Yeah she ain't too pretty neither.

Good post OP. I don't mind the class storylines, but for every single quest? It's ridiculously boring and mind-numbing. I have more fun reading through my chemistry homework.

LoD was fun to watch. Thanks for linking the vid dude! Good ol' days. That chest piece is still awful. Then again, maybe LoD came from a galaxy far, far away. With the face paint and all... Maybe they were zabraks. Who knows? Maybe that chestpiece is the most 'Star Wars' thing in this game. Thanks for the reply, brother!! /flex

Most of it is awful, most notably, IMO, the juggernaut chest gear with the giant spikes sticking straight up from the shoulders. Ya know.... Hawk, Animal.... the Legion of Doom. Is this Star Wars or WWE online? Sorry if no one knows what piece of gear I'm referring to, but if you've seen it and you like it, then you also like ripped, sweaty guys on steroids. Don't try to deny it.