PaulyTheHut Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I have been very impressed with the content cadence Bioware has maintained throughout the life of SWTOR. However, I have to wonder if this is a really bad time to release what looks like a beefy and strong Xpac. With all the attention in the world being directed toward Warlords of Draenor (apparently its going to push WoW's numbers up to those of the glory days again) I would really hate to see such an important Xpac for SWTOR fall by the wayside. I would gladly wait longer for its release if it would help publicize this grossly under appreciated MMO once the "shiny" wears off of WoD. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddballEasyEight Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Don't care. Want it nao. GIEF!½ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrintoSFJ Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 You are happy they released couple of easy mode fp, only 3 new ops, 1 pseudo ops, some pvp map and some of the most wanted features that should have been here since launch in the lifetime of 2.0-2.10(which is nearly 2 years) but you are now worried they are releasing a major update as fast as possible? i don't understand the logic and i don't understand what WoD have to do SWTOR at all, WoW players will always play WoW, they might get bored and pick some other game for a while but in the end they will go back there. SW series have their own fanbase and own players, WoD has no effect on SoR release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallorik Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) I only play wow after im completely burned out on all other mmos, I took a break from swtor the last 6 months and still didn't go check out wow this time, when I got the email about swtors new expac with new ops I immediatel pre ordered. And as a raider whos played swtor since beta, im not at all impressed with "biowares content cadence". Edited December 1, 2014 by Mallorik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essence_of_Light Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Don't care. Want it nao. GIEF!½ Preach it brotha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSRB Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 This is exactly the right time for SWTOR to release an xpac: it's called counter programming. While there are a lot of people going "hey a new WoW xpac", there's also a lot of people saying "this xpac is the last straw for me" and are moving on (no particular slam against WoW here: every xpac for any MMO will contain some type of major change that is a deal breaker for many players). And there are the players that return and remember "oh yeah, it's still World of Warcraft and I'm still tired of it". And that's why WoW's largest competitors are also launching high profile content patches around the same time: to pick up the numerous players who aren't impressed enough to stick with WoW and/or those who are finally done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halinalle Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) WoD? But I remember that World of Darkness was canceled a long time ago. Edited December 1, 2014 by Halinalle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshlaBoga Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 This is exactly the right time for SWTOR to release an xpac: it's called counter programming. And that's why WoW's largest competitors are also launching high profile content patches around the same time: to pick up the numerous players who aren't impressed enough to stick with WoW and/or those who are finally done with it. ^Saved me the effort of posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianDavion Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 more to the point after 3 weeks for the "casual wower" who goes consumes the new content then goes back, the new shiny should be wearing off right about now. Honestly I think a better question for BW is "so have we had time to beat Inqusition yet?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulyok Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 WoW? Warlords of Draenor? What is that? Don't care. I finished my first Dragon Age: Inqusition playthrough, got my heart broken, and now I'm looking for some payback. Those Revanites would do nicely. For the Empire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDraxter Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 WoW can launch whatever they want I don`t care, Swtor is my home bring on the Xpac already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiredgutter Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 WoW? Warlords of Draenor? What is that? Don't care. I finished my first Dragon Age: Inqusition playthrough, got my heart broken, and now I'm looking for some payback. Those Revanites would do nicely. For the Empire! Without going to spoilery, did you not like DAIs story hence the heartbreak? I'm loving it! Haven't beaten it yet though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyVix Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I have been very impressed with the content cadence Bioware has maintained throughout the life of SWTOR. However, I have to wonder if this is a really bad time to release what looks like a beefy and strong Xpac. With all the attention in the world being directed toward Warlords of Draenor (apparently its going to push WoW's numbers up to those of the glory days again) I would really hate to see such an important Xpac for SWTOR fall by the wayside. I would gladly wait longer for its release if it would help publicize this grossly under appreciated MMO once the "shiny" wears off of WoD. Thoughts? I don't want a bunch of WoW monkeys dictating when content in SWTOR is released. If they want to play WoW, let them enjoy their crappy graphics and friendly community. I'll deal with the game I enjoy here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulyTheHut Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share Posted December 1, 2014 I don't want a bunch of WoW monkeys dictating when content in SWTOR is released. If they want to play WoW, let them enjoy their crappy graphics and friendly community. I'll deal with the game I enjoy here. SWTOR doesn't have a "friendly community?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hebruixe Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) Warlords of Draenor is fun. I enjoyed leveling through it. But it's still just WoW. I unsubbed in favor of Shadow of Revan. Edited December 1, 2014 by Hebruixe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagy Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I have been very impressed with the content cadence Bioware has maintained throughout the life of SWTOR. However, I have to wonder if this is a really bad time to release what looks like a beefy and strong Xpac. With all the attention in the world being directed toward Warlords of Draenor (apparently its going to push WoW's numbers up to those of the glory days again) I would really hate to see such an important Xpac for SWTOR fall by the wayside. I would gladly wait longer for its release if it would help publicize this grossly under appreciated MMO once the "shiny" wears off of WoD. Thoughts?wait longer? this game hasnt had a meaningful content update in over a year. if they delayed this expansion i'd cancel my sub about 30 seconds after i read the announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four_fun Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) - deleted - Edited December 1, 2014 by four_fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cernow Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 SoR would have been positioned pretty well against WoD if circumstances hadn't changed. Anyone resubbing to WoW for WoD would have been up for subs renewal at roughly the time SoR was released (fully, not the headstart). But Blizzard extended everyones' WoW subs by 5 days because of their launch debacle. There's always some rival product launching, whenever you schedule it. Circumstances change, dates shift. It's not really good marketing to try and compete (or not compete) too directly with other launches. Be aware of what rivals are doing, but focus on your own product and getting it right. They couldn't change the SoR launch date now if they wanted to anyway, so just bring it on and let's hope it's a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUXs Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Then wait. You don't need to buy it now. I happen to think 2014 has been an abysmal year for content (as in no new Ops, no new HM/SM FPs and one horribad WZ). The only thing I don't like about the timing for SoR, is how freaking long it took. This game stagnated this year...SoR is badly needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foambreaker Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 SOR doesn't have to worry about "WOW the 13th, sequel 23"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagy Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 SoR would have been positioned pretty well against WoD if circumstances hadn't changed. swtor couldnt affect wow if it tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordArtemis Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I only think it is bad timing in one way...the discipline system should have been introduced a month ago IMO. It is rough to introduce that system AND the new content in the same patch, especially for casual players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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