Question(s) for Devs

[Overlord_Orcus]

Q1) Are you ever going to improve the server code? As it stands, the server tells the client what textures to load, and where, for the local environment. This is especially noticable at high ping, but is also incredibly inefficient. The client should already be aware of what textures to load, and where, when the server says "player location is x,y,z in area abc".

 

Q2) The game advertised, before launch, a robust character customisation system, same gender romances and flirts, an exciting space combat system, and several other things that you did not deliver on. When will these be provided to us?

The character customisation system is very limited, and professional mmos have been providing better character customisation since at least 2004. Look at the DDO, STO, Everquest, WoW, APB, and new EVE avatar creator. That is robust. What you have provided is rudimentary, even by early ps2 standards for custom avatars.

The space combat system is not exciting. It is tunnel vision. While it is a diversion from the typical gameplay, it is hardly anything new. Yes, it works well for consoles, but it does, ultimately, just feel lazy.

And the same gender romances, well, would not have taken much at all to implement. Though we all really want to know will you also be including same gender flirt options with npcs during the story? As it stands, TOR is incredibly sexist. All love for males, no love for femals.

 

Q3) Will you be implementing the ability for those with Cybertech, or those with deep pockets, to purchase droids? It could be as simple as an item you buy/craft, and when used adds a certain droid npc, with equipment options, to the companion roster that is flagged as "guest". When this droid dies it is removed from the roster, but otherwise remains for an indefinite period. Limit number of droids to, say, 1 per 50 points in cybertech, +1. Minimum of 1

 

Edit: Q4) When will you be fixing the texture issue? When high textures are selected we are only shown low or medium textures.

 

Edit: Q5) When will you be including advanced graphics settings, like all modern professional, non crappy console-ports include?

Edited March 1, 2012 by Overlord_Orcus