Dedline Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 It does not surprise me that Swtor is going free to play by November 21st. They have stopped caring about their subscribers and continue to lose them with consistant server downtime, no cross server pvp, they won't even release their current number of subscribers because its dropped so low. Don't get me wrong, I do love this game, when its actually online to be able to enjoy it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjSnazzyduds Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Didn't you just cry in another thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denpic Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Yea it's so consistent every Tuesday night People you know might plan around this and you know go do something else for few hrs Not me tho I'll make a thread every week complaining about the downtime because How dare they stop me from playing for 4 hrs every week It's madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brool Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 It does not surprise me that Swtor is going free to play by November 21st. They have stopped caring about their subscribers and continue to lose them with consistant server downtime, no cross server pvp, they won't even release their current number of subscribers because its dropped so low. Don't get me wrong, I do love this game, when its actually online to be able to enjoy it... Constant server downtime? Blatent over exageration. No cross server pvp? I dont have a problem, my avg wait time is usually just under 2/3 mins if that at all. It's not going free 2 play btw. they are letting people play to level 15 free. Thats far from free to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kharnis Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 It does not surprise me that Swtor is going free to play by November 21st. They have stopped caring about their subscribers and continue to lose them with consistant server downtime, no cross server pvp, they won't even release their current number of subscribers because its dropped so low. Don't get me wrong, I do love this game, when its actually online to be able to enjoy it... Okay, I'm not very happy with Bioware at the moment, either, and chances are I'm hitting the unsub button in the next couple of weeks. But seriously, dude. Where are you getting this "21 November is free to play day" from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepMe Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Didn't you just cry in another thread? He got ripped a new one in his other thread so he started a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Nala Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 It does not surprise me that Swtor is going free to play by November 21st. Link or are you just spouting nonsense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reevax Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Link or are you just spouting nonsense? yeah is there a link to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alifaraaz Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Somehow the OP has managed to connect the dots that none of us could. Apparently an unscheduled maintenance on Wed Night/Thurs Morning in the 25/26 July means that SWTOR is Going F2P on 21st Nov. Googling "swtor free to play Nov 21" brings up nothing as per usual. Maybe he's another BW Anonymous employee! (Not that Im saying the first one might not be real) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kozzmozz Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 reported by giving false information and trying to undermine the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepMe Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 If they did go F2P which I doubt they are, he'd be crying next about how much money it cost to buy Cash Shop Items which they would need to have in order to keep the game going if they did away with subs and went F2P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paix_Toujours Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Okay, I'm not very happy with Bioware at the moment, either, and chances are I'm hitting the unsub button in the next couple of weeks. But seriously, dude. Where are you getting this "21 November is free to play day" from? If I remember correctly, that was the day SWG implemented the NGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjVybz Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) http://www.gamestm.co.uk/discuss/star-wars-the-old-republic-we-are-looking-at-free-to-play-says-lead-designer/ EA announced at E3 that Star Wars: The Old Republic would include free-to-play up to level 15. Whether or not this was what Lusinchi was referring to or whether BioWare has larger plans for free-to-play remains to be seen. Edited July 26, 2012 by DjVybz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBetty Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 It does not surprise me that Swtor is going free to play by November 21st. They have stopped caring about their subscribers and continue to lose them with consistant server downtime, no cross server pvp, they won't even release their current number of subscribers because its dropped so low. Don't get me wrong, I do love this game, when its actually online to be able to enjoy it... Where did you get that info from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comstrike Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 http://news.mmosite.com/content/2012-07-24/swtor_will_be_free_to_play.shtml This seems to be the oldest link I can find on the latest "Bioware" employee ranting about F2P. *shrug* Though the note about the teams being short handed struck me curious, since I personally think whatever is going on, the technical teams are swamped. Yet I didn't see the technical side of Bioware taking the hits that would give credibility to the comment. Plus, to be fair, an XP cap hike, with a rebalance of the XP curves game-wide, could be taking a lot of bandwidth from the teams. On zee udda hand, the F2P "trial," seems more like they just flipped the switch to an old system, and doesn't match the points discussed earlier. Doesn't feel right. And they didn't hit the start of July as they said. Lets see what the earnings call reveals, if anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoneSage Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I don't trust anybody who doesn't use an Avatar on the Forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comstrike Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Slightly better link, and more disturbing, reading the more direct quote. http://www.gamertechtv.com/2012/bioware-insider-blames-fans-for-swtors-woes/ The fluff store, I dig that. Using the legacy system as a "free" way to get the perks, OK, I don't use it anyway and would normally rather buy the perks. But turning the game into a glorified pay phone? Hmmmm, not going to buy it. Might even drop down my sub if I can keep access what I own for free. Bioware is losing control of things again, in a PR context. This happened two years ago when negative news starting to move from the forums and blogs and into Wall Street analyst reports. The marketing ninjas locked down the staff, and things moved on. Nicely done. Now things are slipping again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaori Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) somehow the op has managed to connect the dots that none of us could. Apparently an unscheduled maintenance on wed night/thurs morning in the 25/26 july means that swtor is going f2p on 21st nov. rofl! Edited July 26, 2012 by Chaori Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_of_Mu Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Thankfully the world will end the following month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBetty Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Slightly better link, and more disturbing, reading the more direct quote. http://www.gamertechtv.com/2012/bioware-insider-blames-fans-for-swtors-woes/ The fluff store, I dig that. Using the legacy system as a "free" way to get the perks, OK, I don't use it anyway and would normally rather buy the perks. But turning the game into a glorified pay phone? Hmmmm, not going to buy it. Might even drop down my sub if I can keep access what I own for free. Bioware is losing control of things again, in a PR context. This happened two years ago when negative news starting to move from the forums and blogs and into Wall Street analyst reports. The marketing ninjas locked down the staff, and things moved on. Nicely done. Now things are slipping again. Thanks for the link. I honestly don't believe a single word of that article. He just comes across as a disgruntled employee spouting lies to hurt the company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twickers Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Official statement or it's not happening, and no I don't believe the link at all anyone can say "I work at Bioware" and make up this kind of BS. And even if it DOES go free to play I'll still stick around, I enjoy the game, just means I can play a game I'm enjoying for free then. And if the legacy system is used to unlock stuff, fine by me, I have a level 47 legacy that will probably be lvl 50 in two weeks. Bring it on:rak_03: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kharnis Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 rofl! What are you laughing for? Can't you see what's happening? 25 July is a Wednesday. I've got news for you that will send chills down your spine. So is 21 November! That's right. The OP doesn't look so foolish now, does he? Starting to see him as the prophet that he is, aren't you? The signs are all there, man. All you have to do is look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZirusZero Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 It seems like there is Blizzard agents afoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_of_Mu Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 It seems like there is Blizzard agents afoot. Meanwhile in the Mists of Pandaria! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarfux Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Remember, remember the 21st of November A day when The Old Republic seems to blunder... Remember, remember the game as it was for it is about to be a scrub, free for the cause... What is this cause you shall ever so ask? Tis the cause of moaning and nothing less Remember, remember the 21st of November... A day renowned by the great coming of winter Remember, remember the 21st of November Will be a day long time coming for the fools who surrender Who is surrendering you ask? They are the former workers at Bioware...how many shall ever last Remember, remember the 21st of November The day when the dogmatic machine of EA makes us free The day when the trolls shall have their moment of glee Remember.....remember....the 21st...of November.... I thank you and goodnight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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