That was hurtful.

I don't. Don't assume I do.

Oh there is definitely one thing we know FOR SURE... it is NEVER gonna be on a console.

Just because I hate what little content we get doesn't mean I don't want to play the game. I love how people always go right to that. Criticize ANYTHING ... "No one is forcing you to play" How about we EXPECT more content from the owners/developers of the game instead of the "here, take this plate of 3 kernels of corn and like it".

... and we get 20 min of "story" and a move to a new development team.

They can't give away their ONLY way to make money for free.

Somewhere he DID say..... "and more" or something to that effect. I personally think that is "a lie"... PR speak because no one wants everyone quitting now. But some are holding on to the hope that someone from BW (now BS) will finally come through and live up top the words they have said to us.

He's a corpo... he never gonna say 100% the truth. The fact he felt he needed to bold and underline "Absolutely not." is very telling. Again... he can't come out and tell people "We are done." especially when they DO have a few more "updates" they were working on before the move. "creative freedom" is so PR speak. This is a complete slap to the face to EA and BW. You don't slap your boss on the way out there door when they kept you from having to go to the unemployment office, albeit with a new boss.

BS hasn't even been bothered enough to make a statement... ANYWHERE. Why?

It's because it is a MAINTENANCE MODE company. They don't make their own stuff... they MAINTAIN. And yet we have these "old BW devs that are now BS devs" telling us the game is NOT going into maintenance mode. Well ... it is. The 23 people that worked at BS before this maintained DAOC and UO. Those 23 people can't maintain a 3rd game... hence the BW hires. They are blowing smoke because they just can't say the game is going to MM... people would unsub in droves. They are in PR mode right now... and some people just can't see through it. Once... just once... I would like for them to be truthful. Respect us. Respect the money we have given them.

They have "reassured" players for years and have a HORRIBLE track record. They DON'T listen to feedback from the PTS's they do... and on the forums in general. At this point... I will be AMAZED if the dates they gave us for 7.4... wait I couldhave sworn I saw in one of these posts it said something about "the holiday"... maybe it was from Musco... anyway... I will be AMAZED if they hit that. You know why? TRACK RECORD. It's the same people.

Because people can't just wait and see without some sort of "hope".

I agree with this... to a point. Where did BS get this massive amount of money to pay these people in perpetuity? BS can't have overflowing coffers. Someone has to be paying this BW now BS people. They had 23 employees. They now have probably double that. Who is paying their checks... their healthcare. I know we don't know 100% but that had to be part of the deal. Also... what does GiantBomb know that most of us here ... do not? https://www.giantbomb.com/broadsword-online-games/3010-25048/ "Broadsword is a studio based in Herndon, Virginia that specializes in continuing the operation of MMORPGs after their original development studios move on to other projects."

It is weird no one from BS has said anything.

"Run better"... "prettier"... DX12 isn't giving us bug fixes and new content.

I still think that had nothing to do with that "Very Low" setting. I think they just screwed up like they always do. I ran on Very Low as well... not because I HAD to... I just thought the game was way too dark otherwise. I don't care if the game looks real or is pretty... I just wanna be able to see things.

But we are all "happy" that a lot of the Bioware people are going over to BS? You cannot have your cake and eat it too. EA is STILL the publisher! Again... they just OUTSOURCED development.

Very subjective... I am a numbers guy. Call me when they do something that makes people play.

Exactly... brag when they do something that makes people want to play the game more besides the CM.

Back after a timeout if anyone cares lol

And that has (and will) make the game so much better?

BTW... Broadsword has exactly 23 (TWENTY THREE) employees listed on their website.

Case in point... Look at the BS website... they "work on" two games. Ultima Online... released 1997 Dark age of Camelot .. released 2001 ... and now SWTOR... released 2011 Their company "manages" game that other people didn't want to "manage" anymore.

They just can't handle people that think nothing will change can POSSIBLY be right. So blind....

I really hate to do this... https://blog.bioware.com/2023/06/27/bright-future-for-swtor/ And so, while EA will remain SWTOR’s publisher, development of the game will move to our partner and friends at Broadsword, a boutique studio with expertise in managing online games. So ... let's let that sink in a bit.... It's STILL EA's baby... they just want someone else DEVELOPING it because they need the bodies for ME and DA.