trueKieran Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I'll bump until someone from BW respond Frankly, I don't think the game will be around long enough for that to happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeikonburns Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Frankly, I don't think the game will be around long enough for that to happen... Well, frankly speaking, if we all start with thinking like this right now we also could stop playing the game right now Hopefully SWTOR will see several more years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueKieran Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) Well, frankly speaking, if we all start with thinking like this right now we also could stop playing the game right now Hopefully SWTOR will see several more years I think you didn't get what I was saying. I never said anything about how long SWTOR will run, rather that the time needed for a Dev to answer here in the suggestion forum might be longer than the time the game still has. Edited October 31, 2013 by trueKieran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtykid Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Having just created a guild and a guild site, and all kinds of bells and whistles, to realize that I have to create and maintain my own database of constantly changing character stats because there is no API available to pull data which is obviously stored in a database on a server which is accessible via my username and password is completely frustrating... It wouldn't even be so bad if the guild system in-game didn't feel like such an afterthought that we can't even see legacy names or know which skills or skill trees members have focussed on... And I don't even want to speak about crafting, because there is no way I would ever feel inclined to manually enter the recipes my toons know... Am I trying to have some fun playing a game, or am I paying a monthly sub fee to become a data entry clerk? OPEN the APIs wo we can haz better tools that are not a full time job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeikonburns Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Never gonna give you up ... /push Come on Dev's , please give us a little bit of feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeikonburns Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 (edited) This Thread has not been forgotten For all those with no clue what a web API could do, here are some examples what data it could return and where the benefits are: - charakter by charakterName / serverId (with option to disallow character query) -> equipment -> achievements -> reputation -> recipes learned - multiquerie e.g. for recipes learned by characters in guild xyz (with option to disallow character query) - items queried by itemID / itemName => returns stats of item - currently active instances of planet xyz / warzone on server abc - currently running matches in warzone xyz - planet map tiles which then could be used like google maps (example from GW2 -> http://jsfiddle.net/cliff/CRRGC/ ) - guilds queried by guildID => returns guildname, membercount, XP-& reputation-bonus, guild logo, website (if we ever get a chance to submit data like this) etc. (with option to disallow guild query) Edited December 10, 2013 by xeikonburns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPryde Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Make the system "opt in" or allow me to "opt out" some or all of my characters and I support you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeikonburns Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 (edited) thanks for reminding jPryde, i simply forgot typing the optOut while creating the post As at least the current hero engine stores all data within a oracle database, i think setting a simple flag ("yap/no" ) for each char should not be that problem But who knows maybe swtor is still running on server side text files :D Edited December 10, 2013 by xeikonburns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeikonburns Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 /bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoollyBully Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Would be nice to get a simple reply to this, would be very useful to be able to export a guild membership list at the very least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amedio Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 /bump So usefull an API is needed if BW/EA want to expand in a better way SWTOR. Waiting for news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeikonburns Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Dear Dev's, can we please have any update whether a WEB API is planned for the future or even just on "the wall of crazy" ? It would be such an awesome feature to be able to query all the characters of our guild to display those in the rooster on our website. Or simply query all characters of the raid group to get a up-to-date item build of those. Edited March 4, 2014 by xeikonburns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratajack Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Dear Dev's, can we please have any update whether a WEB API is planned for the future or even just on "the wall of crazy" ? It would be such an awesome feature to be able to query all the characters of our guild to display those in the rooster on our website. Or simply query all characters of the raid group to get a up-to-date item build of those. You can inspect members of your raid group now. Why do you need a web API to query them? Could it be something like: "This player in our raid group doesn't have all BIS gear and he took talent B instead of talent A. He's a scrub, kick him." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeikonburns Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) You can inspect members of your raid group now. Why do you need a web API to query them? Could it be something like: "This player in our raid group doesn't have all BIS gear and he took talent B instead of talent A. He's a scrub, kick him." erm, no you're totally wrong as we're trying to give every member of our guild raid group equal chances to get their gear, my idea behind it would be a interface displaying all current group members with up to date gear build and then for example highlight we're armouring with set bonus is missing. so the highlighted members then could roll for main need, where the others with allready maxed out gear would only roll if nobody else needs the gear it really has nothing to do with random raid groups, in this point you're right inspect allready is enough to check gear Edited March 4, 2014 by xeikonburns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratajack Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) erm, no you're totally wrong as we're trying to give every member of our guild raid group equal chances to get their gear, my idea behind it would be a interface displaying all current group members with up to date gear build and then for example highlight we're armouring with set bonus is missing. so the highlighted members then could roll for main need, where the others with allready maxed out gear would only roll if nobody else needs the gear it really has nothing to do with random raid groups, in this point you're right inspect allready is enough to check gear If you're in a guild group, why would you not TRUST your guild members to only roll if they are not "maxxed out". Since the bonuses are tied to armorings and armorings are slot specific, only those who do not already have the bonus for that particular slot should be rolling need, IMO. You could even have the raid members link the piece they currently have equipped to determine who is "most needing" of that piece. If you have members of your guild that you do not trust, I would question why you do not get rid of them, and still take them on raids. Edited March 4, 2014 by Ratajack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeikonburns Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Well, as this discussion has nothing to do with the OP, please send me a PN if you want any further discussion ... But as a short conclussion: we more than fully trust our raid members, but no one of us has all item builds of the group in mind all the time. So with the API as example we can have a quick look on the table of players, see "player a that item is the one you need" - done. A simple QoL Tool for the raid group, not a tool to boss the raidgroup members around An maybe my concern was mistaken by you simply because of my english, as im not a native speaker of english there maybe could be something wrong with the wording of my sentences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djnesh Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 One more vote for API ... GW2 like if possible. Also, it will be ideal to have something like http://gateway.playneverwinter.com (or API support for it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Beers Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) I would say yes but im leaning to no cos im not sure the engine could handle it. If the engine can't handle updating the database this game would be in serious trouble. An API would never have to interact with the engine. All the API needs is data. Data that can be queried from a DB. The API would just need to provide the sata from the DB in a JSON format so it could be used by any language on the web. You might not be able to see what your character looks like this way, unless they captured a still of your char similar to the character sheet image, but having all the data on achievements, PvP ranking and gear would be nice to have. Edited March 5, 2014 by Capt_Beers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wainot-keel Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 If the engine can't handle updating the database this game would be in serious trouble. An API would never have to interact with the engine. All the API needs is data. Data that can be queried from a DB. The API would just need to provide the sata from the DB in a JSON format so it could be used by any language on the web. You might not be able to see what your character looks like this way, unless they captured a still of your char similar to the character sheet image, but having all the data on achievements, PvP ranking and gear would be nice to have. hmmm..... tbh... I'd be a bit creeped out with such a thing.... like someone randomly checking out all that stuff from my character while offline or whatever. You want to know my valor rank, what gear I have, log in to the game, find me and then you can check it out. Anyway, I wouldn't be opposed to an API but what kind of information it gives out should be thought through very carefully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djnesh Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 hmmm..... tbh... I'd be a bit creeped out with such a thing.... like someone randomly checking out all that stuff from my character while offline or whatever. You want to know my valor rank, what gear I have, log in to the game, find me and then you can check it out. Anyway, I wouldn't be opposed to an API but what kind of information it gives out should be thought through very carefully Frankly I dont care about character info ... that is mostly for ... contests and elitist stuff. But, having access to the events, maps, chat, GTN (read only, for statistic at least) and crew missions ... that is interesting stuff to have. EVE API is another great example how to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDGroundhog Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 At the very least a way to view all our character data like Jumpgate did for pilots back in 2002. Then we can just parse the data out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeikonburns Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Hey wake up thread ! Is there any possibility to get any response from the dev team ? Tait ? Eric ? May you ask them please ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theUndead Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Hey wake up thread ! Is there any possibility to get any response from the dev team ? Tait ? Eric ? May you ask them please ? No and you pester them about this they will ignore you. Bioware have a said no addons at all which by default men's no API. So while I appreciate your efforts here that this their stance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeikonburns Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) You may read this entire thread, we're not asking for a Addon API but a Web REST-API like the Guild Wars 2 API or the WoW Web-API. This Thread has not been forgotten For all those with no clue what a web API could do, here are some examples what data it could return and where the benefits are: - character by characterName / serverId // like WoW Armory (with option to disallow character query) -> equipment -> achievements -> reputation -> recipes learned - multiquerie e.g. for recipes learned by characters in guild xyz (with option to disallow character query) - items queried by itemID / itemName => returns stats of item Great benefit for sites like askmrrobot or torhead if there is a option to get a full list of all currently avaiable items and their coresponding stats - currently active instances of planet xyz / warzone on server abc - currently running matches in warzone xyz - planet map tiles which then could be used like google maps (example from GW2 -> http://jsfiddle.net/cliff/CRRGC/ ) - guilds queried by guildID => returns guildname, membercount, XP-& reputation-bonus, guild logo, website (if we ever get a chance to submit data like this) etc. (with option to disallow guild query) Or Something totally different like querying your own ongoing sales on the GHN or market values on the GHN in General Edited April 15, 2014 by xeikonburns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyAdmiral Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Found this thread via Google, Just wanted to say there are lots of web developers out there who would love this For some of us, a large part of playing the game is what we do outside the game itself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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