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  1. Unsubbed for now, playing out the rest of my time. Renewal pending solid updates/implementation of Character Transfers. Also its a good time to take a break for RL, get some summer in etc. 1. Like most people, Server population. My guild died last week, Its hard finding a group for a HM, and I cant even think about doing an operation anymore. Getting into a WZ takes forever and after 10:00 or so i just stop trying, it can take all night. 2. I feel like I'm being led on. All of the legacy unlocks I wanted are "coming soon in patch 1.3", Ranked WZs getting pulled from 1.2. Its alot of just wait for the good stuff while we take your money. Ill just consider resubbing when its all out there. 3. Bored. Im not an altoholic by any means, Im fully geared on my main and already have 2 more 50s. This is from a guy who only had 1 character at level cap/raiding in WoW and a few others lvls 10-30. I dread the thought of leveling another alt right now (the legacy unlocks in 1.3 would help but that's more waiting). 4. There is a distinct feeling of lack of planning from the developers. I don't blame them solely, not to sound like one of those "hate the evil corporation" people, I'm sure EA made them rush the release a bit. Everything they've done seems reactionary instead of planned. massive class changing revamps, alot of PvE being affected by PvP issues, even their lack of planning on server population management. I don't have a good deal of confidence currently 5. Tab Targeting, seriously?. Enough said
  2. It doesn't matter what you say to him. Ive seen his other posts. BW can do no wrong and anyone who has concerns about the future of this game is below him. He just wont realize it until he's sitting on his FTP empty server. Do you have numbers?
  3. a little late but wanted to throw in my $0.02, mostly because i cant sleep His title is Joveth Gonzalez | Associate Online Community Manager it is his job to post here. He was hired as part of a PR team. Just because people get angry doesn't mean he gets to stop doing his job. I work as a manager in a restaurant, if I took a week off every time i had to deal with an unhappy customer I would be terminated the first time. -Which segues into: Again, they have a team specifically for PR, these people don't develop the game. Their purpose is a communication liaison between the people making the game and the community. Their silence is the opposite of busy. There is ZERO excuse for this company not having learned from the experience of developers and community over the past 7+ years. Everything they did should have been built off of this experience. There are things the MMO player has come to expect as a given that should not have taken a step back in progress. This of course applies less stringently to NEW things being done in the genre which obviously requires some trial and error, development, and feedback to get to the place where it works, but all things should be built off of the experience garnered by previous attempts. This is why "new prototype cars" don't take steps backwards, sure some experimental steps forward may not work, but never regression. On the issue of server merges: Not having the foresight to see that launching with so many servers would necessitate the need for server merges/character transfers was a huge error of the part of EA/BW. This previously stated experience would have shown the population boom and subsequent drop of an MMO launch. People dont like games, for whatever reason and they unsub. A server merge is not losing face, it in and of itself doesn't mean a game is dying. It is simply good population control and should have been used proactively to keep them out of the situation they are in now. It is a cycle that starts with people unsubbing because they don't like the game, cant afford to pay, whatever reason; when the population is spread this thin servers begin to lose population and then you have people unsubbing because of low population, NOT specifically because they have an issue with the game, but because it is impossible to find a group or enter a WZ. This drives more people to unsub or reroll, to say The Fatman, for the same reason. Now they have to implement character transfers to stop the bleeding instead of having it ready to go proactively. Not only this but they are saying "early summer" which means we could still be looking 2+ months into the future before we can get some relief. all the while this cycle will be at work. At this point it seems too little too late. I'm not saying the game is dead, I'm sure they can regain some lost subscriptions and pull it out of a nose dive if they work quickly and wow us with something spectacular. It just doesn't look good from where I'm sitting. I don't mean to upset you militant defenders of all things Bioware. When I unsub it wont be because I don't like the game. Horribly broken Tab-targeting, getting stuck on every rock I walk near, crappy companion AI, imbalancing PvE for the sake of lowering PvP TTK, and the myriad others aside, I really like the game. When I unsub It will be because I cant get a group for any endgame content, because I have to wait so long to get into a WZ, and because the developers are so close-mouthed and vague on their plan for this game.
  4. I would suggest leveling in the engineering tree, I did this until about 40 or so when i respec'd into MM. You get alot of energy help as well as survivability in the engineering tree that is a big help until you pick up your healer. Another thing i would suggest is, without most of the heavy energy regen talents you get later youre going to run out of energy if you just try to burn everything, try to pace yourself a bit more remember the non-linear way energy regenerates and like posted about try to stay above 60, throw in rifle shots to fill between ambushes and snipes. Don't be afraid to use energy probe when you get low, EMP Discharge later in the engi tree makes it come up alot more.
  5. Pick your targets. That's probably the biggest tip I can give. you have one of if not the biggest burst opener of any AC and we specialize in killing blows. Know that you're not going to survive in the midst of the melee. remember you have that big red billboard that people recognize as something thats going to cause a problem if left untouched. In Huttball focus on area denial and holding the center, in the objective capture maps don't try to face tank. Operatives are my nightmare as well, but if you can throw a kink in their rotation they're helpless, they're worse than us when face to face. Juggs, well you're shooting white at a Tank, They're not going to go down easy. but you have alot of tricks to keep them at a distance especially since they cant charge you. Marauders I don't really have a problem with. Keep them away while their god bubble is up and liberal use of debilitate and distraction keeps them from wrecking shop. Marauders take some ramp up time to get their combos going, like operatives if you can stop it early they can be burned down pretty quickly. This. Especially If you're MM you need to be leaving and reentering cover every 6 seconds to keep up Ballistic dampers and snap shot. I love when i can kite 1 or more people. If they're stopping what they are doing and spending time chasing/killing me that's that 30 seconds or more they're not focusing on the objective. If i can get them away from the door, or down into the pit that sets my team up for an offensive action and is well worth the death.
  6. My guess is that if everyone could buy a reusable then eventually there would be a market flood as less and less people needed to buy them (since you only need to buy once and most raiders really only stick with one main for end-game stuff). Id prefer the previously mentioned increase in yield such that our products can be economical and people would buy them to use in raids more often. my question is what was the purpose of only allowing one medpack per fight.
  7. read previous posts or click the link for the Darksaber (Ill re-post it here for your convenience) http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Darksaber_%28lightsaber%29 you said it yourself: "Originally intended to be a vibroblade, George Lucas decided that, to preserve the uniqueness of the Jedi weapon, a lightsaber should not be seen to be blocked by sword-like weapon that is not a lightsaber. With that in mind, Lucas and the show's crew conceived of an ancient precursor to the lightsaber which they named the darksaber" Also, if you don't like the look of black cored lightsabers don't use one. This game is not intended only for you Lucas fanbois for whom everything has to be canonical or its bunk. There's a reason there's not a trivia quiz or a basement dweller virginity check you have to pass before you sign up. Get over it
  8. In layman's terms: Diminishing returns means you get less effect back the more you put into it and at a certain point it becomes inefficient (at the expense of other stats) to put in any more. Like a curve that gets closer and closer to 0 but never quite gets there Ok let me rephrase then... You're not in an "Oh em gee dump crit nao" situation but you're fine on crit and perhaps even have some wiggle room if you want to bump your surge a little more or want to add some power
  9. Crit chance starts to hit diminishing returns around 30% I believe. 38% is a bit high
  10. Flashpoints first for sure. But I for one would like to see an operations option in a group finder. Maybe one that simply organizes the people interested into an easy to navigate table? This way the organizers can see who they are picking (class, role, maybe item level, etc). This would allow a PuG or guild run to pick up that last spot. I'm in a dead guild that gets MAYBE 5 50s on consistently and only maybe 2 of which are interested in endgame instances. I am very interested in experiencing all the content but have been with the people in this guild for years and wouldn't know how to go about getting into a different one anyway. I don't know alot of people who set up operations and its rare on my server to see anyone LFM [insert operation] in general chat, that stuff is usually behind the scenes. A raid leader friendly group finder for operations would help IMO.
  11. and like a few other MMOs edit: Also, BW, please understand that many people arguing for this just wants a higher price for their DNA Samples now that the source is gone. Nothing more fixed it for ya bro your sense of entitlement is astounding, most people that play this game have "IRL engagements" I had "IRL engagements", guess what? i knew i had them and had my purchases settled before the weekend. Im not against putting the vendor back specifically BECAUSE there might be people who didn't know this time. But... OK i didn't get a white color crystal and i didn't know it was going away in 1.2 put that vendor back for a week so i can buy my crystal. my issue is with those who come here making demands throwing a fit because they missed out on something that was in their power to obtain. Also, I don't really care about the rarity, everyone can have the same color for all i care I think it looks cool and I wanted one so when i got 83 i bought one, then i wanted a couple for alts so i got the DNA and bought them. All of my crystals are bound so no i don't really care how much they sell for.
  12. Honestly i respect your position a good deal more than most of the other people on here with the entitlement attitudes that say "cater to me" but everything you've described is the way MMOs are that is the purpose of these forums for those who cant or wont bother to figure things out on their own. MMOs have very little approachability for a casual gamer who isn't experienced with them and really the only way to combat that is to change the way ALL of these games are developed (not just SWTOR) or realize that as someone new to the genre there is going to be a bit more outside research needed to fully engage the content. For instance if consulting 3rd party information is not an acceptable way to play the game to you you could have a perfectly great experience without getting the crystals or customizations from the vendor anyway (you cant even really see the customization), It doesn't take anything away from the game. I can agree that adding the information to the launcher would have been a good idea but BW is learning right along with you and future events will -I'm sure- take alot of these issues into consideration. WoW did the same thing with event vendors for a time. Your post has softened my position - for what its worth (not much i'm sure since i cant put the vendor back). I'm far from an elitist and don't want to see newcomers get turned off to the genre, More subscribers = better games. I don't speak for everyone on here but I don't really have an issue with putting the vendor back this time, and maybe next time make it a bit more clear to people who don't frequent forums (Because lets face it, most of the people on here are either pretty hardcore and want to maximize their class or they have something to complain about). The problem with leaving the vendor when the source has been cut off is it leads to price gouging for the currency and I'm positive that's the basis for complaint from a good deal of the people who want the vendor back, they expected him to still be there so they could sell the DNA. Its very frustrating to be one of the people who took the time to make sure I had my DNA samples and purchases squared away in time just to see the flood of whiners who feel entitled to special treatment making demands of BW (Put the Vendor Back etc.) [EDIT]: Spelling
  13. I'm surprised it get to page 4 before someone posted this. YOU HAD A WEEK ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE THAT THE EVENT WAS GOING TO END. don't be sad you didn't get to gouge people on DNA samples
  14. you guys do realize this thread is from december.... (Darth Malgus was maybe worth more back then?)
  15. This one from the 17th of April also shows the announcement that the event will end the 24th as well as the fact that the vendor would disappear at maintenance. http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=4013846#edit4013846 Also, you could have asked on your fleet when you were farming and i guarantee someone would have been able to tell you; thus your "Im to busy to stay informed so cater to me" excuse is void. Your own ignorance and refusal to check dev tracker or stay informed is not BW's fault [EDIT] One other thing ill forget your immature ad hominem attack in suggesting i don't work for a living. Ive been working at least 40 hours a week since 16 and I am now taking graduate level courses at a large university. I still have time to stay informed.
  16. There was a ton of notice as to when the event was ending and i'm 99.9% positive it was dev confirmed in advance the vendor was going away with last nights maintenance. I don't know if you were gambling but you missed out. If they didn't bring back vendors for those stuck with champion/centurion commendations when those vendors were removed without a good warning. they're not gonna put the DNA vendor back for you. side note: if you were gambling you should've known to stock up on the crystals themselves then gouge people for those when the source was gone.
  17. This guy hit it right, TA ->SOS->RF->SOSx2 should be in a full MM rotation, also I never used Ambush without a reactive shot proc. Laze Target on CD, Snipe without a Laze Target is pretty energy inefficient and should be avoided
  18. I leveled with engineering, when i hit 50 i respeced to MM until i got my gear higher and am now running deep lethality (FP and OPS). Lethality is very gear dependent. Engineering has a good deal of survivability and energy regen which makes leveling alot easier. That being said you're in for a tough road, leveling a sniper is not a quick or easy process but I love the class. I used Kaliyo until i got the healer (30s) then ran with him the rest of the time, Makes life alot easier, If you're into PVP do as much as you can before 50. the 10-49 bracket snipers are awesome once you hit 50 you're going to get steamrolled. I still get alot of buggy issues with the cover mechanic, 1.2 was supposed to help but I haven't seen it. so that's just something you have to get used to. youre going to be in the minority now, we're one of the least played classes and it shows. e.g. on my server its rare to find any higher level end/cunning gear on the GTN.
  19. I'm even having problems with it in PVE, getting tethered out by bosses etc. But PvP is where most of the issues i have with it are, even in huttball it seems to be useless. Diversion is a debuff rather than a stun or CC, thats why it can break entrench. Honestly there aren't enough snipers/GS around for Diversion to be that annoying anymore anyway
  20. There's a difference between complaining just to complain and constructive criticism. There will always be those of the former, Just look at the forums for that other MMO 6 years later there are still people complaining. But the latter is necessary community feedback. This patch just shows that at least BW is paying some attention.
  21. Aww look you're like a sniper now. except you can still respec heals for some utility
  22. Not even close to as scary as some of the stuff EA has done in the past. I think it was BF2142 where they installed adware to monitor your internet activity so they could advertise in game.
  23. /signed also people SHOULD keep up constructive criticism because that's the way issues get brought to devs attention but quit all the useless complaining about downtime. Welcome to MMOs. You have a day off with downtime ending at the beginning of peak (US), find something else to do. Go read a book. Go to lunch with a friend. GO OUTSIDE :-0
  24. Have you even read the thread about the downtime? It wasn't the patch that broke things, it was the roll back. Seriously if you cant find something else to do for 1 day off peak then there's something wrong with you. Go read a book.
  25. This. Feel our pain!!! Also, you still have a target in snipers. I've been chain stunned and ~3 hit by a couple ops since 1.2 went live. Granted I'm not full BM and escape was on CD. I can handle a marauder y'all are still the bane of my existence :-)
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