RamataKahn Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) 16:42 "Addons? We're working on that right now. Will be a post launch feature." "IGN: Moving forward might there be something like a group finder or something like that? An auto-finder implemented into the game?" "James Ohlen: Some people ask for a dungeon finder system but the thing about those systems is they're really for more of a mature online game. If you put a system in early on it really takes away from the exploration of the level up game. If you have people all just basically waiting around their dungeon finder and all being grouped up together, they're going to actually take the time to explore all the worlds that are available in the Old Republic galaxy. So it's definitely a feature that we want to put in, we just want to put it in at the right time. However, the looking for group feature is something that we continue to work on, we want to make that more robust and more powerful. " http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1214438p1.html Edited December 14, 2011 by RamataKahn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamataKahn Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Bumping since I made this thread during the huge EGA whinefest and it got buried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisftw Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 they need something to summon people right now its a chore if you're to far away from the quest spot and you got invited to group. however as far as cross server dungeon finder. i've had no problems getting a group together. also i support addons although even in wow i didn't use very many. just DBM, recount and healbot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syntxerr Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 There is absolutely no problem finding Flashpoint or Heroic Quest groups using the existing social tool or general chat at the moment. As for arena, I'm strictly against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrolepsy Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Arenas ruin the overall pvp and pve balance of MMOs. I think even Bioware would have a huge problem with it. I don't think they should be added. Especially after seeing how much it affected WoWs balance (worse than an underfed prisoner and an alabama fat housewife on a seesaw). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asheru Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 This game needs some time of competitive pvp for skillful pvpers to climb ladders and get better rewards otherwise bioware will lose a portion of their community i know if they don't come out with arenas or rated warzones or something my guild and i are gone. Story only lasts so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeythearm Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 If by arena they mean a 8V8 or higher PvP with nothing but an open circle to fight in, BRING IT ON. But 2v2s, 3v3s and even 4v4s are NOT a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamataKahn Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Arenas ruin the overall pvp and pve balance of MMOs. I think even Bioware would have a huge problem with it. I don't think they should be added. Especially after seeing how much it affected WoWs balance (worse than an underfed prisoner and an alabama fat housewife on a seesaw). They can just be balanced separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunofVich Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 That sucks about the LFD tool. I hope they re-consider as there is no problem with finding groups for flashpoints right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jett-Rinn Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) /sigh The addons really aren't what you think..they will be limited. People are currently finding groups as long as that happens don't expect a LFD. Bioware isn't a fan of Arenas. So in the future expect very limited addon features, and a LFD only when grouping becomes problematic, which won't be any time soon. Edited December 17, 2011 by Jett-Rinn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baizak Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 They can just be balanced separately. It does not work like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamataKahn Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 there is no problem with finding groups for flashpoints right now. Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamataKahn Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 It does not work like that Sure it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamataKahn Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 /sigh The addons really aren't what you think..they will be limited. /sigh, you know this how? Oh yeah, you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yahto Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) All Bioware needs to do is make a good UI (something that WoW did not have) and make it so players can customize it and there is no need for add-ons. There are MMOs that have good UIs and only thing players do is reskin them. EQ2 is a great example with Profit-UI. The EQ2 UI has everything anyone needs out of a UI. The WoW UI with all its add-ons can not even add up to the EQ2 UI, and the best part we dont have to worry about all the add-ons that players complain about with dumbing down the game on top of having to update them all the time. As for the arenas, dont need them. Blizzard even said (it was linked on the forums some time back before the wipe of the forums) that it was a mistake with what they did with arenas. Having great world PvP and the warzones is more than enough. Also Bioware has already said they have a team working on making the UI customizable within the game. Being able to unlock and move things around, resize, ect. Things that are seen in a good UIs. Edited December 17, 2011 by Yahto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrigan Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I hope this game will NEVER see arenas. NEVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamataKahn Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Arenas were not a mistake in WoW, they way they were implemented was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelanos Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Arena's? Please no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamataKahn Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Why would Arenas be a problem if they were balanced separately and the gear from them was equal to WZs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMonkey Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Why oh why is everyone trying to make this like WoW??????Next we'll have the panda lovers over here! Saying why can't SWTOR be more like Kung Fu panda 1 and 2. Seriously! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianDavion Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Why would Arenas be a problem if they were balanced separately and the gear from them was equal to WZs? because ultimately they'd be wateing time designing entirely new classes etc (seriously if the only way you have fun in this game is playing what amounts to a totally differnt game it's time to quit) or you'd have to balance each class for PVP. which would inevitably lead to screams and rages for nerfs etc by the people who don't under stand a MMO is balanced for group play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollycynic Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Any LFD type system needs to learn two lessons from that other MMO: NEVER EVER EVER make it cross server, and require people to still move their butts across the game world to the instance. Cross server queueing truly ruined the community and degraded the social atmosphere of WoW. Same goes for cross realm BGs. Jerks had to check their behaviors and baggage in dungeons and were held accountable for their actions. Once random LFD queueing ensured that you never saw the same people again, many people lost the primary deterrent against ninja looting, greifing and generally just being *****.As for direct porting to dungeons? That killed WoWs game world and created the miasma of sitting in SW/Org waiting on queues. Really takes something out of the game when that happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamataKahn Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 because ultimately they'd be wateing time designing entirely new classes etc (seriously if the only way you have fun in this game is playing what amounts to a totally differnt game it's time to quit) or you'd have to balance each class for PVP. which would inevitably lead to screams and rages for nerfs etc by the people who don't under stand a MMO is balanced for group play Did you actually read what I said? Do you know the definition of separately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamataKahn Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 As for direct porting to dungeons? That killed WoWs game world and created the miasma of sitting in SW/Org waiting on queues. Really takes something out of the game when that happens. lol what a stupid thing to say, the only thing it killed was wasting time traveling there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollycynic Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 lol what a stupid thing to say, the only thing it killed was wasting time traveling there. Oh, and it killed world pvp too. You can't seriously tell me that WoW became a better game when all people did was sit in the capital waiting on a queue. The soul of the game got crushed by the sameness and blandness of it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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