This message is both a plea to Bioware and a request to my fellow players. I decided to play the Sith Warrior and follow a detailed progression guide on its story to ensure I wouldn't miss anything. To my surprise I came across missions that were removed. After digging for more information, I was shocked to find out there is some fundamental content missing, such as events. After much pondering, I decided to write this thread in the hopes that maybe catch someone's eye.
Bioware, whatever merits SWTOR have aside its story, it IS the story the most crowned achievement of this game. Everyone I meet that has played SWTOR will first comment on the quality of the story, the voice acting, the choices, etc. What has possessed you to remove voice-acted stories?
My journey began on this thread:
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=964154
Regarding to these missing quests, they might be inconsequential to what you tried to achieve with the revamp, and there might be few players that actually care about them, but for new player's sake, restore them. These quests are already there, coded, with their rewards and voice acting. Restoring them should be a simple task for a talented team like yours, and it is essentially development cost-free content.
Regarding the events, please bring them back. I love the nature of SWTOR events and that they repeat, it allows people that can't be present a chance to complete them sometime and avid grinders the opportunity to amass more stuff. Again, it is essentially development cost-free content for your game.
And as a personal request, and with the blessings of older players, allow us to get exclusive items. There was a myriad of situations that prevented people from ordering the collector's edition in the past, my own country was blocked during the launch. To Bioware, giving these opportunities again will earn you money, cost free. Maybe in the 10 year anniversary? Maybe once a year?
To the community, I fully understand any opposition to it, after all what is the valor of exclusives if everyone can get them anytime. Hear me out, please. New players would love the opportunity to eventually complete/achieve everything in the game, just like you. For one reason or another they didn't have the chance to play at launch but now they are part of the game like everybody else. Would it hurt to let go of this exclusivity? By all means, put hard requirements on it, but the thought of something in the game being impossible to attain at this moment is truly depressing.
In short, I'd like to play the game in all its entirety, because it is a great game, a great RPG and the stories deserve to be shown. Thank you all for reading.