ZimmMaster Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I'm an avid user of the galactic trade network and I'm sure I'm not the only one. So I've been thinking, is it possible for the devs to create a mobile app for the GTN? Something you can access anytime instead of traveling to your fleet, capital world, or nar shaddaa. You connect your account to the app and viola, portable GTN. I got the idea from the Mass Effect Datapad app. I was thinking it might be a good idea. Anybody agree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bravotwentysev Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Nope horrible idea. All we will get is the people who dont have smart phones saying it a highly unfair advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimessiah Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 So let them QQ.. I like the idea plus one for crew skills please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkkChaos Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Solid idea...probably never going to happen. There is enough bug issues with this game NOW...imagine an in game link to a cellular app? Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see it - but I can only imagine the chaos that would ensue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bravotwentysev Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Yep the first person to buy something through their phone and not get in game will spawn off 100+ more who complain. Than when they take down to fix or remove it will cause more QQ since it gone. Its not worth the head ache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimessiah Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Well nothing worth doing is ever easy. It would be a shame if the fear of getting complaints kept the devs from taking risks on ideas, even if it didn't work out in the end. Not just for mobile apps but overall game development as well. Fear is the mind killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubernetic Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Unfortunately, mobile apps are not an inexpensive venture. From what i've seen, you're looking at around $25,000 per finished page of the application, due to the coding and extensive tweaking and optimization involved. Of course it's a lot easier if you're just programming a simple form, or a fart app that just puts out a sound when you touch the screen. But for something usable like a GTN app, or a crew skills app, that's going to be a sizeable investment, probably $500,000 or more. Hopefully if the F2P cash shop does really well financially, we can get to a point where they can greenlight such an addition. We did hear Damion Schubert say at the Guild Summit that he would LIKE to have a mobile app to do crew skills and crew missions, but he also specified, even back then when they had a lot more subs and more money to throw around, that this would be something "Way, Way, WAYYYYYYY in the future" if it happened at all. It's a great idea, and the Devs have had the idea themselves and have toyed with it, but I wouldn't expect it anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commomp Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I use the one for World of Warcraft just about every day to talk to guild members a well as auction off stuff I have made and collected for sell along the way. It is also cool to look on your phone and see how much or how little money you have made in game. I would absolutely love to have one for SWTOR as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warforever Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 WoW has a mobile Auction House. I used it with no problem. SWTOR can do it. They just have to do it right. I think it would be extremely helpful!! For those who don't have smart phones...wait people don't have smart phones?? Yeeeet they can afford the game or buy stuff from the cartel market...poor excuse to complain about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alavastre Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 It wouldn't be super complicated. Log in with a character. Then it's just sorting a database. You already have the interface between your character and the GTN in game, you simply reuse that coding. This would be much easier if you had a legacy bank. I'm pretty surprised they haven't added something like that in yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightblazer Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I wanted to revive this. I think this would be an awesome idea to make a mobile app similar to how wow does it. Doesn't have to include crew skills, that should be in game. But a gtn app plus talking to guild mates would be perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly-x-Roger Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) I have no doubts that it would be a little costly but they make $15 dollars a month on subscriptions and untold profits on the cartel market. I think they can swing an app for the more avid users. Maybe even make it to where they cannot use it unless they sub, and bolster the sub users that way. Free app for subbers to let them view characters, do crew skills, and trade items in bank on gtn. Heck even if not free I would absolutely pay $15 bucks for that, and I KNOW I am not alone. Edited June 29, 2015 by Jolly-x-Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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