Kualan Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) I couldn't find another thread addressing this, so here goes! The images and screenshots that Bioware use to advertise its Cartel Packs both on this website and in-game do not accurately show what the items in question look like. The main offenders to this are the Spymaster, Preceptor and Phantom item sets. They have the base 'mesh' correct, and it is textured as it is in the screenshot. However, all the extra "bits" attached to the outfit, the smaller additional meshes such as the Spymaster chestpiece's body armour, the Spymaster helmet's comm tech, the Preceptor's shoulder pads and the Phantom robe's accessories, are not there. To see what I mean, compare the following: What the game advertises the Preceptor and Phantom items to look like in-game: http://dulfy.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/image.png What they actually look like: http://dulfy.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/swtor-perceptor-set.jpghttp://dulfy.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/swtor-phantom-armor.jpg Again, for the Spymaster set, it is advertised as having additional meshes to the helmet and chestpiece in-game: http://dulfy.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/image42.png But lacks them in-game:http://dulfy.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/spymasterhelm1.jpg I don't believe Bioware has intentionally cheated us, and that this is a genuine mistake on their part. Somehow, the base meshes for the chestpieces have been put into the game correctly, but the meshes for the additional accessories (possibly because of the fast-tracked pace they have set themselves to keep the Market updated) are not be inputted correctly. Could we get clarification on this please? And, hopefully, an assurance that it will be fixed in the near future? Edited December 12, 2012 by Kualan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNCommand Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 They do seem a bit flat compared to how they are advertised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoFugga Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I can't really say for sure but the images from the advertisement are on male bodies, your ingame shots are on female bodies, there are some differences with many armors between genders. again I can't say for sure that's what you are seeing, but it could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elear Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 There was another thread about it, somewhere.Curiously enough, in that thread person complaining was also using female character, when all advertised images are males. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stenrik Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) I can't really say for sure but the images from the advertisement are on male bodies, your ingame shots are on female bodies, there are some differences with many armors between genders. again I can't say for sure that's what you are seeing, but it could be. Ah, so they remove shoulders to make the female version lamer/less epic? If so, GG Bioware... Edited December 12, 2012 by Stenrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glzmo Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) Bioware and their false advertisement. How often have we seen Hood-down Jedi Battlelord Armor when it's only available with hood up in the game in their promo pictures? Or screenshots with much higher resolution textures and higher polygon models than there are available in the game (even in cutscenes)? Way too often. Edited December 12, 2012 by Glzmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kualan Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 The gender doesn't make a difference to this particular issue. I'm using the dulfy images which happen to be female, but most of my characters in-game are male and this still exists as an issue . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyer Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) Just out of curiosity, before buying, did you click the preview button on the armor? Did the preview look like the sample art on the Cartel pack image? Curious to know because that was, to my mind, a bigger bug--and one that I *think* they fixed--where previews were doing goofy things like simulating hood-down options instead of what they actually looked like in-game. Edited December 12, 2012 by Journeyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kualan Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 The item preview shows the items as they appear in-game, but not as they are shown in the advertisements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSchmo Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Not saying its right or wrong as I have yet to seen it for myself, but… my Big Mac never looks as advertised either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Lord Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Yeah and while you are at it, write a comment about McDonalds pictures on the menu... the burgers are all 4 inches thick and when you get your cheeseburger it's just a bun with some flimsy meat in it... Ad's are not always true to what items look like in real life, otherwise no one would buy them :-) (Don't take it all so seriously, it's just a game) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kualan Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) Haha, the Big Mac analogy is a good one, but if I can use it to counter; yes, a Big Mac might not look as good as it does in the picture, but you still get everything in that picture. You get a slab of meat, two pieces of bread bun, a piece of lettuce, a slice of cheese etc. With this, it is like they'e shown us a Big Mac but forgotten to include the cheese and lettuce. Sure, they're not the best part of the meal, but it would be nice if we could find out why they didn't put them in. EDIT: Also, it says Bioware has posted in this thread yet I can't see their message. Darn! Edited December 12, 2012 by Kualan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slurmez Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Funny, theres a bioware marker on this thread and no bioware post. To the OP it is a poor show, but then, that seems to be a staple for them at the moment sadly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stradlin Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Rofl. Can't believe they are charging IRL cash for this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyana Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Yeah, at these boots are amazing: http://i47.tinypic.com/a5cb3m.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggster Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Is it just me who has the link saying "first Bioware post" when there isn't a post from Bioware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kualan Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 Is it just me who has the link saying "first Bioware post" when there isn't a post from Bioware? It's visible to everyone, no idea why that's happened. I'm guessing they posted, then removed it for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palar Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Is it just me who has the link saying "first Bioware post" when there isn't a post from Bioware? I think that happens when they edit someone's post in a thread, it happens here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macheath Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) MacDonald's burgers don't look like the advertisements. ...But they should. In fact, I think there were some laws passed a few years back (I live in Canada) that said companies must use the actual product in their advertisements, specifically to address fast food joints using plastic models instead of real food in commercials. You know, BioWare isn't really doing a good job of endearing the idea of a cash shop to us. What's next, giving us cartel packs instead of a Christmas event? Oh, right... -Macheath. Edited December 12, 2012 by Macheath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyer Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Now that I'm looking again, and have received a Reven's Chestpiece, which happens to look rather precisely like ont of the outfits shown there.... I'm beginning to think that OP might be mistaking a similar-looking non-fancy piece of gear for a piece of gear that I just got in a cartel pack. Has the shoulder ruffles and everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kualan Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 Now that I'm looking again, and have received a Reven's Chestpiece, which happens to look rather precisely like ont of the outfits shown there.... I'm beginning to think that OP might be mistaking a similar-looking non-fancy piece of gear for a piece of gear that I just got in a cartel pack. Has the shoulder ruffles and everything. Of the three pieces in the picture for the Blockade Runner's Pack, only the Revan's Chestpiece looks like it is portrayed in the advertisement. The other two sets are missing several accessory meshes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polebreaker Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Why does it say there's a bioware post in this thread? I cant see one... did the forum naz!'s get to them too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNCommand Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 They're teasing us, where did the official response go?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KryptikX Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 They're teasing us, where did the official response go?! Removed for reason: Spam Infraction Points: +3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemfisto Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Not only that, but Revans robes are totally incorrect as well. The investigators robe is brown rather then red.... This is stuff people are paying real money for bioware! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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