Development Cycle Archive

There were 50 ? people perma banned for using the smuggler expoit to make " game breaking" weapons. Or so it was posted in the announcement section.

There is no way this wasanywhere neara game breaking exploit as the fp exploit used that out of the blue multiple Detachment HQ's appeared overnight. Why has this MAJOR exploit not being addressed. Is it because that not only would 50 people be banned but 500 and it comes down to dollars.

I would like tto hear an explanation why the Faction Point exploit has not been addressed yet.

Look, Devs, lemme lay it to you straight - ya screwed up Jedi. You want them to PvP? Not in Hell's chance will any Jedi (myself included) even DARE to PvP...we got 3 lives...that's less than a cat's lives for freakin' sake! No respectable Jedi would ever waste their precious lives on pointless PvP. Now, if Jedi had no permadeath for PvP...

Also, here's the issue - BECOMING MASTER JEDI HAS NO BENEFITS. You become Master Jedi, then what? You end up not using your character because you don't want to risk having your guy die, along with 800+ hours of gameplay dying with him. So I say to give all Jedi players a goal - Make Master Jedi Be Like Every Other Character - NO PERMADEATH. I could go on and on, but i'll just say that now and follow it up later in another one of these idioic whole-forum's-opinion-in-one-thread-posts.

THINGS THAT ARE GOOD

The exploration badges, being able to return my armor to it original color, overall I like the game

THINGS THAT ARE BAD

The ch nerf and that is what it was not going to banter words here creatures are a weapon they should get better xp granted the xp before was a little high but we should get more then we do now . And I am useing low level pets on right level mobs. I do like the way the points were spread out though.

The fact that my pets and my speeder like to help me out by storeing themselves every so often .

The fact that bounty hunters dont get a special carbine. Why is that anyway? I gave bh up got sick of the laser carbine lol I used it as a marksman why would I want to use it in a elite profession.

Moveing the xfer command to master was a good idea to make folks go all the way but I am 4324 and cant make any cash from the skill. That is kind of a let down just grinding away for some day while others make the cash .

Well thats about it for now not that this will be read anyway looks like I'm playing EQ after all .... and I said I would never go back. Lack of direct interaction is a poor choice as far as customer confidence is concerned. Just like it was in EQ. Thanks for your time.

I have one request... just make sure SWG2 works whenever it comes out; burn me once same on you, burn me twice shame on me.

Okay, they've been back over a week now, and I'm still not impressed with their visibility...and their communication with *US* (not the correspondents) still sucks.

Please try and look at these issues...

1. Balancing the Bounty Hunter profession... I.E. making it a force to be reckoned with, not a force to be laughed at.

2. The Jedi PC/NPC missions working properly, with full bounty hunter droid support.

The number one issue that I think needs to be looked at would be to fix all the exisitng bugs, and general core game bugs,that have been in since beta. Stop with all the updates, content add-ins, events, EVERYTHING, until all the bugs that were in the game on release day are fixed.

This would include:

1. Database issues

2. Bazaar issues

3. Travel times

4. Item storage issues (releated to DB issues, I suppose)

5. Professions

6. GCW

7. PvP

8. PvE

9. Pets

10. Droids

I honestly think that all the content, add-ins, etc. are for naught if you do not address themost basic of gameplay issues first. I love this game, and I would love to see everything working as it should be working, before we get too far intoadding stuff.

I understand that SOE, and Lucasarts are really here for the money, so they have to keep adding things so that the marketing guys have something to do,but that should take a back seat to all the little stuff that we have all grown to overlook on a daily basis.

I will be here fora long time to come, I love this game, and I want to see it reach its full potential. But it cannot do this unitl the core issues are resolved.

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Tribus Koran
The Tribe - Founder
Gens Urbis, Dantooine (-6142,5526)
Wanderhome
http://www.swgtribe.com

Wookiees need love! It was one of the bigger issues on the discussion board, and by fair the monst talked about race.

http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=Development&message.id=912714

http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=Development&message.id=1000387

http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=Development&message.id=635248

By these threads and their post count this is clearly an pertinent issue. Devs please address this.

Anyways, I just saw on gamespot that Final Fantasy 11 passed the 500,000 subscriber mark last week

They sure blew by SWG pretty fast, Maybe the devs can see this and use it as a wake up call but somehow I think theyd just find more ways to keep people in the dark to all the problems and bugs with this gamenot to mention the whole game is now holo-grinding proffessions...lol

**edit**?? Was the last roun-td-able discussion a f'n circle jerk or what? I mean seriously people. Every comes to one thread to bitch and moan and complain about their profession. I saw maybe 10 ideas that were even possible.

And you guys come back for more this week. Heck, I'm reading identical posts from last week. How about Thunderheart's only reply was to tell the smuggler dude to shove-it and wait for the in-concept forum?

You people don't realize that this is just a way to get your complaining off their back in the profession forums? Seriously, how could it possibly be any better to look at 350 posts on random **edit** rather than look at 15 in different forums. Save the **ideas** forin-concept. Save the "i cant log in" for the tech. support forums. If theres a bad-ass bug then come here. And if you think theres some heavy issues that need to be dealth with come here. I saw a lot of complaints about BH problems especially w/ droid tracking...I saw a lot of complaints about fixing Jedi. Well since Jedi is completely busted except for the starter profession. How bout we deal with that...eh? And no I'm not Canadian.

Just, please, realize that half these posts wont be read because their in the wrong damned place even if they take this thread seriously. Most likely: they don't and its a way for us all to vent.

Vargos-Ahazi

Master Rifleman, Master Bio Engineer, Teras Kasi Master, Master Chef, Master Armorsmith, Master Scout, Master Ranger, Master Image Designer, Master Creature Handler. Lord in Heaven let my silent one be a novice!

new bio engineer system needs documentation , we are working in the dark , and its deadly work sampling from a mutant rancor . Would love to see CL level on dna samples .

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.

Add a game feature to the UI that will allow us to rank players in such categories (but not limited to) GROUP, GUILD, ROLEPLAY, BUSINESS ETHICS, OVERALL GAMEPLAY.

This feature in my minds eye would work as a ranking system. A way for players to avoid those people, who may be immature, unethical or otherwise bad players. While encouraging and assuredly rewarding the kind, generous and ethical people.

This system would work as a ranking sytem ie

Check boxes that apply

GROUP
Super
Average
was an idiot

GUILD (maybe not needed)
Go getter/loyal
He's a body
Have you seen

ROLEPLAY
Innovative
Showed up
Horrible

BUSINESS ETHICS
Great Transaction
I bought from him
He ripped me off/never buy from

OVERALL
The BEST
Likeable
Ignorant/immature


After talking with several friends who have had bad experiences with many people in the game as of late, we feel it would be beneficial and add something richer to the game. Maybe add something in a way of feed back to the player themselves and otherwise serve as a warning or promotion of certain characters traits. Or simply use some number ranking where 1 equals worst and 5 equals best. Place it in the examine boxes. Every quarter or so you could wipe the stats and give people fresh starts who maybe have super low rankings.

GIMME SOMETHING TO TELL

Thanks

Could we get a post or two on the In Concept board so we have some time to actually discuss the concept before it goes to Development.