Bimmer Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 So on the day EA launches another big Star Wars game the SWTOR servers just happen to go down for an extended period with no ETA for return. Some might think this was planned in an attempt to get people to consider giving the other game a try while waiting on the servers. It's not the kind of game that may pull many from SWTOR over the long term but if they can make a few extra bucks why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth-Malice Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Wouldn't put it past them. All they care about is the almighty dollar and catering to the lowest common denominator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisIzMe Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 So on the day EA launches another big Star Wars game the SWTOR servers just happen to go down for an extended period with no ETA for return. Some might think this was planned in an attempt to get people to consider giving the other game a try while waiting on the servers. It's not the kind of game that may pull many from SWTOR over the long term but if they can make a few extra bucks why not. Well,since it is EA,i cannot rule this possibility out completely but Darth Occam's lightsaber suggests that it is usual incompetence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyderwoman Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 So on the day EA launches another big Star Wars game the SWTOR servers just happen to go down for an extended period with no ETA for return. Some might think this was planned in an attempt to get people to consider giving the other game a try while waiting on the servers. It's not the kind of game that may pull many from SWTOR over the long term but if they can make a few extra bucks why not. Conspiracy theory much? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadoken Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I really don't think EA needs to close down SWTOR to sell Battlefront units. They'll be JUST fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedia Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Wow. I have only given the new game a passing glance since I don't play FPS games. I'm thinking a lot of SWTOR players are the same way. Do I put it past EA to pull something like this? Not at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runescapeisgood Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) So on the day EA launches another big Star Wars game the SWTOR servers just happen to go down for an extended period with no ETA for return. Some might think this was planned in an attempt to get people to consider giving the other game a try while waiting on the servers. It's not the kind of game that may pull many from SWTOR over the long term but if they can make a few extra bucks why not. / \ / \ / o \ /____\ illuminati slanted pyramid tactics? Edited November 17, 2015 by runescapeisgood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienEyeTX Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 So on the day EA launches another big Star Wars game the SWTOR servers just happen to go down for an extended period with no ETA for return. Some might think this was planned in an attempt to get people to consider giving the other game a try while waiting on the servers. It's not the kind of game that may pull many from SWTOR over the long term but if they can make a few extra bucks why not. lol! I dig the conspiracy theory. A bit far-fetched... but fun to speculate on nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shwarzchild Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 yes...yes...conspiracies are all around us...It's definitely the illuminati. Definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychopyro Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 yes...yes...conspiracies are all around us...It's definitely the illuminati. Definitely. Maybe... On the note of the OP, EA is not that stupid... Stuff like this would make people LESS inclined to buy the game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediTahiri Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 lol i can careless about Battlefront. I wouldn't play it if it was given to me for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmwfte Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Well,since it is EA,i cannot rule this possibility out completely but Darth Occam's lightsaber suggests that it is usual incompetence. Why attribute to malice what can be more easily explained by incompetence? True. Although, why not both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedia Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 "Evil Incompetence" sums up EA pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUXs Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Obviously! That's why Bioware has ignored PvP for so long...they're trying to artificially inflate Battlefront's numbers...because...well...um... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feztonio Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 i bet it's more to do with using the SWTOR servers and bandwidth to run Battlefront; they're also likely making the SWTOR staff help roll the other game out ... maybe by getting coffee and giving foot massages. i doubt it's anything as nefarious as trying to make us buy a different game. it's probably all hands on deck for the new roll out. if anything they dropped the ball scheduling an apparently pretty invasive update the same day as Battlefront drops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filledb Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Well,since it is EA,i cannot rule this possibility out completely but Darth Occam's lightsaber suggests that it is usual incompetence. Like you my money is on Darth Occam's lightsaber, after all there is a long history of fumbling incompetence, indifference and general "We don't give a f%$k" attitude.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadescythe Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Because this is totally the first prolonged downtime SWTOR has ever had when a patch comes out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyborgRage Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 So on the day EA launches another big Star Wars game the SWTOR servers just happen to go down for an extended period with no ETA for return. Some might think this was planned in an attempt to get people to consider giving the other game a try while waiting on the servers. It's not the kind of game that may pull many from SWTOR over the long term but if they can make a few extra bucks why not. tweekers....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drudenfusz Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I have to say, that one EA Star Wars game not working properly doesn't give me the confidence to try out another one, so I would say having this failure with SWTOR today actually is bad for Battlefrong too, since it will not bring people from here to check out the other game, but give up EA altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krikos Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) i bet it's more to do with using the SWTOR servers and bandwidth to run Battlefront; they're also likely making the SWTOR staff help roll the other game out ... maybe by getting coffee and giving foot massages. i doubt it's anything as nefarious as trying to make us buy a different game. it's probably all hands on deck for the new roll out. if anything they dropped the ball scheduling an apparently pretty invasive update the same day as Battlefront drops well thought out post *closes the cookie jar and hides it from BW/EA*......let them eat brussel sprouts. Edited November 17, 2015 by Krikos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kailaurius Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I've never been a Call of Duty fan. Battlefront 3 just doesn't feel very Star Warsy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uruare Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) I was at work until about an hour ago. Now I'm settling in to play more Fallout 4. I'll eventually go look at our gimped companions ...eventually, because I'll have to sooner or later... but since I can read and comprehend things, I'm not exactly excited for when the servers will be back up anyway. I know what I'll find there. The only question is how much of a pointless nerf they've inflicted, and that's kind've like trying to get excited to find out how much more I'll have to pay in taxes this year compared to last. Might not bother logging in all fricken week. Fallout 4's got loads to do, and there's not a single soul being a personified disease anywhere in sight. Edited November 17, 2015 by Uruare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnisaBadgett Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Nah, I think it's Kaliyo's fault. She's offended that she no longer speaks when Vector opens his mouth, so she hacked the update and had a little fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOMAAK Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I don't think that's the case since EA hyped the pre-order of Battlefront so much that they don't need to close down SWTOR to get more people to buy the game. In the end, all they care about is money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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