Goretzu Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Think you misread me . I don't think I did. Did you mean that lots of people are concerned, if so, yes I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogoo Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 As they say $18.00 for a really, really nice mount is one thing (something like they Overlords Throne). However for something as bad as the Santa mount, basically it should have been given away free, but if they were to charge than no more than $2.00 per character. The thing is - it's a rather subjective thing. I think the meditation throne is really crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goretzu Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 The thing is - it's a rather subjective thing. I think the meditation throne is really crap. Everything is somewhat subjective. Except the Santa Mount being better than any Throne mount, if you think that you're just wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EATtheDEAD Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I think the xmas santa snow blower mount is totally awesome. I think they should have charged 25 dollars for it and made all the other mounts get deleted. Long live the snow blower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorefultv Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) I agree with much that was said in that episode. Again, the SWTOR team had an opportunity to raise the bar. Yet on more than one occasion they have chosen to ignore such opportunities. I agree with Gary Gannon's assessment that clueless or indifferent leadership is at play here. Being in the creative industry myself, a lot of the issues look like the decisions of creative leadership that is either simply clock punching, don't care or are clueless. Despite the team size and the many issues on their plate, they COULD have taken the challenge of Life Day and elevated it to something engaging, meaningful and story-driven. But they didn't. They chose the easy way out. I want to believe that this team has the interest of the fans in mind, but it is clear that their priority (either by their own intention or not) is the cash shop and nothing more. And let's face it, the team has seen better days...it's got to be a tough place to walk in to every day and keep your chin up. This team needs new leadership that wants to challenge the situation, meet it head on with positivity and passion and inspire this team to dig deep and live up to the original core values of SWTOR. As Guy Kawasaki says, "If you make meaning, you will make money." Stop trying to chase money and make some meaning for a change. Regardless, the passion is gone and it's starting to show. Edited December 21, 2012 by aharoncagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fornix Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I don't think I did. Did you mean that lots of people are concerned, if so, yes I agree. I meant it more in terms of many people don't like the looks of the items anyway, and in that sence don't care about those particular items . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarjarloves Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Yeah I think the lack of anniversay events has got a bit overlooked in the lack if Life Day events, if you look at what Warhammer Online did for its 1st anniversary and contrast that to 1 stack of fireworks....... there is no contest at all. what did WoW do for it's first year anniversy? oh that's right nothing. In fact they really didn't do anything till their 5th year when they had the Onyxia throwback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goretzu Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 what did WoW do for it's first year anniversy? oh that's right nothing. In fact they really didn't do anything till their 5th year when they had the Onyxia throwback No I agree completely, if SWTOR had been released in 2004 it might have got away with a stack of fireworks and no seasonal event.............. but this is 2012 not 2004. WAR did much more with much less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarjarloves Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 No I agree completely, if SWTOR had been released in 2004 it might have got away with a stack of fireworks and no seasonal event.............. but this is 2012 not 2004. WAR did much more with much less. ok what did WoW do for it's 8th celebration? http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:zi1ZKMqaj9QJ:us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/7179258205+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us an achievement.... You were saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goretzu Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) ok what did WoW do for it's 8th celebration? http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:zi1ZKMqaj9QJ:us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/7179258205+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us an achievement.... You were saying? Yep it's pretty rubbish indeed, and yet a 8% bonus to exp and rep for a week is still better than 25 fireworks. Edited December 21, 2012 by Goretzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnedRemains Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 This is 100% spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarjarloves Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Yep it's pretty rubbish indeed, and yet a 8% bonus to exp and rep for a week is still better than 25 fireworks. not at all. Everyone can use the fireworks. Only people leveling can use the 8% xp boost. Especially since it ran out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goretzu Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 not at all. Everyone can use the fireworks. Only people leveling can use the 8% xp boost. Especially since it ran out. It is rep too, there aren't many people that will be full exp and full rep, certainly less than those that found 25 fireworks useful/enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fornix Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Yep it's pretty rubbish indeed, and yet a 8% bonus to exp and rep for a week is still better than 25 fireworks. It's only 8% bonus exp and rep per kill, quest rewards aren't even included, making that 8% of less value than the 25 fireworks if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goretzu Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 It's only 8% bonus exp and rep per kill, quest rewards aren't even included, making that 8% of less value than the 25 fireworks if you ask me. I'd rather have +8% exp and rep for a week than 25 fireworks, YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinryu Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) Adding a Christmas event to a game where Christmas shouldn't exist in the world does not make a whole lot of since.... Edited December 21, 2012 by Zinryu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mourkoth Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Adding a Christmas event to a game where Christmas shouldn't exist in the world does not make a whole lot of since.... Life day is a canon part of the series....not sure where Christmas came in though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinryu Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Life day is a canon part of the series....not sure where Christmas came in though. It isn't part of the Star Wars Universe, therefor it shouldn't be in the game.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urael Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Frankly, more people need to open their eyes and see what's actually going on with this game. It's not that they decided not to celebrate Christmas, it's EA/BioWare's idea of celebrating Life Day as well as the game's one year mark is not to have any sort of event, but to sell you crap. This stuff may not be important to you, but it sets a pretty bad precedent of possibly what's to come. We all really enjoy this game, but we don't want to see it continue down the route it's going; which in the eyes of a lot of people is basically a free-for-all money-grab. ^QFE. This pretty much sums up the majority of the threads of the last few days in general forums. I agree. Oh hey ... their not gouging ... but, their charging (see sig below). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mourkoth Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 It isn't part of the Star Wars Universe, therefor it shouldn't be in the game.... Yes, Life Day is considered part of the Star Wars Universe. Research it a little, you'll be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinryu Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Yes, Life Day is considered part of the Star Wars Universe. Research it a little, you'll be surprised. I was talking about Christmas.... Not Life Day..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urael Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Yes, Life Day is considered part of the Star Wars Universe. Research it a little, you'll be surprised. While part of the SW:EU it is really a nod to "Thanksgiving" and not Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahael Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Exactly, adding Christian holidays to fantasy worlds is immersion breaking in my opinion. Life Day is all that was needed since it is in the Star Wars lore. I am a Christian, and I agree with this totally. Somehow an evil Sith Lord with a Santa hat just doesn't bring anything to the table when it comes to honoring the Spirit of the holiday. (Neither did Orc Death Knights in Santa suits) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidmass Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 i don't care that there is no christmas event. was there an eid event? was there a hannuka event? was there a duvali event? was there a solstice event? no..... so what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelCawdro Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Exactly, adding Christian holidays to fantasy worlds is immersion breaking in my opinion. Life Day is all that was needed since it is in the Star Wars lore. Christmas lights, snow and tinsel have nothing to do with Life Day, but everything to do with Christmas. Life Day would have been great if we actually got "Life Day" as content, not a relabel of Christmas. So not only did we not get an event, BioWare still managed to disrespect its IP with these real world references. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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