Community Relations Archive

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Tiggs wrote:

The following letter from our president, John Smedley, has been posted:

Hello Everyone,

In Austin, our Star Wars Galaxies™ team is focused on a big change to the game's combat system. The "Combat Upgrade" is now live on the SWG test server, and it's getting very positive feedback from the SWG playerbase. The team is also putting the finishing touches on Star Wars Galaxies™: Episode III Rage of the Wookies™, which launches in less than a month. The SWG playerbase is very strong, and we're continuing to put a lot of effort into making Star Wars Galaxies™ even better and adding new content all the time. The latest expansion pack adds Episode III content into the universe -- something our SWG players were asking for!

Thanks,

John Smedley

Message Edited by Tiggs on 04-08-2005 06:31 PM

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So even though over HALF of the community that's voting do NOT like the game, it's a positive feedback? How is this so? Or is someone lieing to him?

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D8alus wrote:

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pneumonic81 wrote:

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NemsisJedi wrote:

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pneumonic81 wrote:

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NemsisJedi wrote:

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pneumonic81 wrote:

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NemsisJedi wrote:

This makes me think like they realy want to get rid of Veterans at all. Newbies will be ok with new system as they not get used to old still.

But loosing 50% peoples heh *cough* CU simply turn game in EQ'ish game. Thats not SWG anymore, fast phased combat is myth, Dynamics gone down by 100%. Just make it 3d action then? Why not

Episode 3 hmm. Never have seen anyone asked for it, nor as Full scale expansion.

CU will "RIP" SwG. I am not whining here, do DEV's actualy see what peoples tell, ot the yacting like Bull which see Red flag? > > > > > *BAM*

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have u even played eq. some fruit one day penned the phrase that CU is like wow and eq, and like lemmings you all bought into it. typical.

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Yes i played it. And i hate it. I like The wayproffesion going to work Certs and such, but combat "Q" removal and This new combat System making me sad.

Message Edited by NemsisJedi on 04-09-2005 04:31 AM

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so how much of cu have u played. im lvl 18 right now and i cant go back to the busted live game. its a mess. cu even its its buggy state is far superior. i knwo exactly what i can fight, and exactly how to level. no guess work. if i die its because ti was my fault. not because i didnt understand a list of 45 numbers that make no sense. i have played since day 1 and i stand by the claim that cu will be the cure for this dying game.

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You think i am telling it out of nothing - do you? I am not making statments before i tryed thing i am writing about. Lvl 22

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considering how much u seem to hate it, how did u manage to get to lvl 22 then... how could u stand it??

btw i destroyed my first character a couple days in to make an ithorian

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Enough with the pissing contest, you like it, we don't. Yay for everyone involved...this is getting nowhere. If you feel the need to discuss it further, use PM's or IM's.

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wy, u can state how much u dislike it, i feel the need to state how much i do like it. the problem is im one of the few vocal peopel who will defend it. most people who like it dont bother posting, usually just the complainers post. i just want to make sure that when people read this thread they dont see only complaints.

yea some of the things in that letter were quite amusing, but even tho the live forums seem to dislike cu, i again state that opinion should be taken with a grain of salt. the cu forums will be much more on target for real opinions, ill bet thats what mr. smedly was looking at.

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pneumonic81 wrote:

wy, u can state how much u dislike it, i feel the need to state how much i do like it. the problem is im one of the few vocal peopel who will defend it. most people who like it dont bother posting, usually just the complainers post. i just want to make sure that when people read this thread they dont see only complaints.

yea some of the things in that letter were quite amusing, but even tho the live forums seem to dislike cu, i again state that opinion should be taken with a grain of salt. the cu forums will be much more on target for real opinions, ill bet thats what mr. smedly was looking at.

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Take a look at the poll in the In testing-Dev forum.

Over 50%+ would NOT recomend this game to thier friends.

Yea, alot of peeps really do like the CU..NOT!

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Insidius wrote:

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silversaber wrote:

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pneumonic81 wrote:

wy, u can state how much u dislike it, i feel the need to state how much i do like it. the problem is im one of the few vocal peopel who will defend it. most people who like it dont bother posting, usually just the complainers post. i just want to make sure that when people read this thread they dont see only complaints.

yea some of the things in that letter were quite amusing, but even tho the live forums seem to dislike cu, i again state that opinion should be taken with a grain of salt. the cu forums will be much more on target for real opinions, ill bet thats what mr. smedly was looking at.

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Take a look at the poll in the In testing-Dev forum.

Over 50%+ would NOT recomend this game to thier friends.

Yea, alot of peeps really do like the CU..NOT!

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For what it's worth, the forum polls have never reflected the views of the gaming community as a whole; only the views of the forum-goers. Only a small percent of the game-playing community even uses the forums.

Frankly, the poll arguement doesn't hold much water, I'm sorry to say.

*hears the sound of hundreds of little bubbles *pop* bursting in unison*

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Insidius wrote:

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silversaber wrote:

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pneumonic81 wrote:

wy, u can state how much u dislike it, i feel the need to state how much i do like it. the problem is im one of the few vocal peopel who will defend it. most people who like it dont bother posting, usually just the complainers post. i just want to make sure that when people read this thread they dont see only complaints.

yea some of the things in that letter were quite amusing, but even tho the live forums seem to dislike cu, i again state that opinion should be taken with a grain of salt. the cu forums will be much more on target for real opinions, ill bet thats what mr. smedly was looking at.

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Take a look at the poll in the In testing-Dev forum.

Over 50%+ would NOT recomend this game to thier friends.

Yea, alot of peeps really do like the CU..NOT!

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For what it's worth, the forum polls have never reflected the views of the gaming community as a whole; only the views of the forum-goers. Only a small percent of the game-playing community even uses the forums.

Frankly, the poll arguement doesn't hold much water, I'm sorry to say.

*hears the sound of hundreds of little bubbles *pop* bursting in unison*

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Then why do they bother totake the polls?

People only listen to what they want to hear. If a poll agrees with your opinion, then its valid. If it goes against your opinion, it doenst matter and isnt valid.

I say that more peeps read these forums than you think, if only to lurk and not post.

And I will say that at least 90% of the CU testers read and post on these forums. Thus I take from that poll that at least 50% of those that test the CU would not recomend this game to thier friends.

That tells me alot.

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Sehera wrote:

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LordScotticus wrote:

Discouraging doesn't begin to describe it. I feel insulted as a player that the company running my game thinks I'm so stupid as to not see right through this an obvious attempt to smooth things over. I feel a firm pressing sensation from behind...

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hey, its not your game... everything remains property of SOE

theyll be happy with all that mastered everything toons and Master Jedi Knights they can hand over to their employees after they quitted

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pneumonic81 wrote:

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dmahan01 wrote:

our question is why does he say that stuff if its not true

"In Austin, our Star Wars Galaxies™ team is focused on a big change to the game's combat system. The "Combat Upgrade" is now live on the SWG test server, and it's getting very positive feedback from the SWG playerbase."

shouldnt this be "In Austin, our Star Wars Galaxies™ team is focused on a big change to the game's combat system. The "Combat Upgrade" is now live on the SWG test server, and it's getting very negitive feedback from the SWG playerbase."

anyway im not to bash the cu cause i love it, but most dont.... look at the polls

Message Edited by dmahan01 on 04-08-2005 05:36 PM

Message Edited by dmahan01 on 04-08-2005 05:37 PM

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Actually not only have i found CU to be pretty much superior in every way to our live game, I have found that opinion prevelant from most everyone who plays it. the problem i see in these forums is uninformed people commenting on something they want no part of regardless of its worth. I'll bet u havent even played the test server, becuase the frog isnt activated and you wont PLAY thru the combat upgrade test to form your opinion. In fact i'll suspect that you and people like you are either a) scared to death of any change b) afraid that everyone will be on even ground, and your uber armor, guns, swords and buffs wont let you solo every peice of content in the game.

My advise for SOE: Look at the polls from the live forums, but take the results with a grain of salt. people dont like change, as is show throughout anything involveing people. instead look to the private combat upgrade forum polls. these people are the cream of the crop and chosen for their ability to discern real balance, instead of concentrating on thier own ability to exploit the system.

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pneumonic81 wrote:

gawd i hate these forums, never seen such a bunch of whiners in my life. CU is probably the best thing to happen to this game. its so frustrating to see something like cu that has a real chance to revive this game torn down by the likes of this "community"

i could cry reading this crap. i comeback for one day and instantly remeber why i never come here.

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silversaber wrote:

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Insidius wrote:

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silversaber wrote:

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pneumonic81 wrote:

wy, u can state how much u dislike it, i feel the need to state how much i do like it. the problem is im one of the few vocal peopel who will defend it. most people who like it dont bother posting, usually just the complainers post. i just want to make sure that when people read this thread they dont see only complaints.

yea some of the things in that letter were quite amusing, but even tho the live forums seem to dislike cu, i again state that opinion should be taken with a grain of salt. the cu forums will be much more on target for real opinions, ill bet thats what mr. smedly was looking at.

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Take a look at the poll in the In testing-Dev forum.

Over 50%+ would NOT recomend this game to thier friends.

Yea, alot of peeps really do like the CU..NOT!

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For what it's worth, the forum polls have never reflected the views of the gaming community as a whole; only the views of the forum-goers. Only a small percent of the game-playing community even uses the forums.

Frankly, the poll arguement doesn't hold much water, I'm sorry to say.

*hears the sound of hundreds of little bubbles *pop* bursting in unison*

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Then why do they bother totake the polls?

People only listen to what they want to hear. If a poll agrees with your opinion, then its valid. If it goes against your opinion, it doenst matter and isnt valid.

I say that more peeps read these forums than you think, if only to lurk and not post.

And I will say that at least 90% of the CU testers read and post on these forums. Thus I take from that poll that at least 50% of those that test the CU would not recomend this game to thier friends.

That tells me alot.

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