Development Cycle Archive

Issue : Devs are distracted and misdirected in what they are doing...maybe they should spend some time reading the books

Server : All servers

Planet : All planets

Location : Everywhere

Profession : Master Smuggler

How to recreate : Its on going...

Ivo Kos - Force Sensitive Imperial - Gorath
Smuggler/BH/Pistoleer
I am 10 ninjas
KCI: An Imperial Economic Power

Issue:
Players not being heard

Server:
All

Planet:
Galaxy Wide

Location (x,y):
Everywhere

Your profession:
Any

Instructions on how to recreate the bug:
Let the DEVs know of a great way to make the game better and help to feel more like Star Wars. Then either never get a response or when a response is given it normally goes like this, No!

I just hit a bunch of buttons and hope everything works out.

Click here for "Arkon’s Ideas and Suggestions for SWG".

Issue: Players getting blamed for Devs giving us high quality resources

Server: All

Planet: Any

Location: Any

Profession: Doctor, Armorsmith, Weaponsmith

Recreate the bug: Simply play your profession to the best of your ability, using the best resources provided by the Dev team, and you will get blamed by TH for unbalancing the game. How about an apology for blaming us for Devs shortsightedness. How about owning up to the fact that an error was made on your part that has caused this balance, not the players for playing the game.

SOE: "Bringing a new generation to the world wise and demoralized stage ten years early."

Issue: Characters Arms dissapearing into Belt when standing with arms by his sides. My character is a very fat Mon Cal. To recreate it, create a character who is fat, and equip him/her with a belt with pouches on it. Then make them stand with their arms by their sides. Obviously this is not a major issue, but it does detract from the look and feel of the game.

Server: Chimera

Planet: All

Location (x,y): All

Your profession: Master Artisan, Master Medic, Droid Engineer (nearly master)

Drawde Kraken
Smuggler<

Issue: Warren Dungeon

Server: Wanderhome

Planet: Dantooine

Location (x,y): Unknown? POI

Your profession: Teras Kasi Master/Master Doctor/Entertainer 0-0-1-0

Instructions on how to recreate the bug: You can't turn off the turret anymore. You get the message that Turret defenses are inactive when you give the correct password, but are killed when you walk past the Turret on the way to the Elevator Control room.

Issue: Intense Server Lag on Dantooine. Accessing vendors and crafting takes longer on dantooine than any other planet

Server: Eclipse

Planet: Dantooine

Location: the entire planet

my profession: see my signature

Open a crafting tool, look at a vendor, restock a vendor, or enter or exit a vehicle. There will be lag more than any other planet in any of these cases.

Triston Jedi Fugitive (retired)
Nagamitsu 12 point WS/AS + arch (retired)
Jengi wookiee ranger (retired)
Medreka Doctor/musician (retired)
Caillech MBH (soon to be retired)

Issue: Items disappearing when canceling or closing the vendor or bazaar screen while retrieving.

Server: Eclipse, but I would suspect all servers have this problem

Planet: I have successfully tested this on Naboo and dantooine

Location: Vendor WP in my signature and theed bazaar

Profession: See signature

buy or withdrawl and item from a vendor. While you are waiting for the item to be retrieved due to lag, close the bazaar or vendor window in frustration. If you come back the next day after a server reset the items will be gone. They will not appear in your inventory, the stock room, or available items. They are gone forever. CSRs have told my friend who lost a fortune in loot schematics and myself ( i lost over 60 weapons) that we are liars and that we received the goods.

I understand the CSRs are hesitent not give into all requests because some people could be scamming, but I would say the vast majority of people who request something have a legitimate complaint. More importantly this is a game and in no way giving us back our stuff will hurt your profit margin. It will only make players happy.

Thereare athree stagesfor thesolution to this problem. If people say they lost an item give it back. Dont questionour honesty. If 1 person in 99 gets away with a scam that isnt bad. You have 99 happy, shiny, people. Just flag each case and if you see the same person repeating it over and over obviously they are trying to exploit. Fix thelag and lastly if someone closes a vendor or bazaar window while somehting is retrieving have the item go directly back to the available items list.

I was pretty pissed for a week. My friend on the other hand seriously contemplated canceling all four of his accounts. His desire to continue to play a game with his friends has kept him in the game. I would say for both of us this is one step closer to leaving the game.

Triston Jedi Fugitive (retired)
Nagamitsu 12 point WS/AS + arch (retired)
Jengi wookiee ranger (retired)
Medreka Doctor/musician (retired)
Caillech MBH (soon to be retired)

I'll say it here too...

Now we have TWO threads with absolutley NO Dev Response

Oh... you don't respond here... you just use this to collect bugs??

So you respond in the Roundtable Thread right?? Yeah right

That fixed the communication problem;X

Bowoci ~ Elder Enemy of the Republic ~
Peele Notoo ~ Medic ~
Ymina ~ Master Shipwright - +2 Engine/Chassis/Weapon Exp ~
Notoo Shipyards - New Justice, Lok - West of the Shuttle
-I support crafting in SWG!

Issue: Super Battle Droids are ridiculously over powered and just don't fit the time line.

Server: All

Planet: Corvette and Endor

Location: Corvette and Death Watch bunker

Profession: See signature

I have to jump in on this one. It is ruining the game experience for everyone I know. The super battle droid has been put in these dungeons to increase the level of difficulty. The DEVS out of laziness and lack of imagination have dumped a load of super battle droids on us so a couple people (Jedi) can be challenged. In the movies and the literature I have read so far there were no super battle droids on imperial or rebel ships. The Death Watch bunker was suppose to be a battle against the Death Watch. Well in the three times I have been there it always comes down to the super battle droid. I was at the bunker the other night with 3 friends and we were the only people there. The SBD has turned people off these dungeons.

Being in the military I never brief something negative without a solution. here goes:

Corvette: instead of SBDs increase the number of storm troopers or rebelsor criminals.There should be swarms of them. Also change the level of difficult based on the mission. Has been said many times. Adjust loot accordingly.

Death Watch Bunker: There should be two objectives to the dungeon.

(1) get the mandolarian armor. Most people can't wear it so this should be the minor quest. have the crafting area only be guarded by the super hard NPCs or SBDs if you need to. This area will be for the large groups of Jedi and BH that want the challenge. That will keep the number of suits of Mandolarian Armor down.

(2) The majority of us just want to explore and kill things. This part of the dungeon should be geared to the smaller groups. That way we can enjoy the bunker, get some loot,get a badge, and leave having a sense of accomplishment.

In both cases increase the drop rate for loot. Any NPC or creature over 50k HAM should have 100% loot drop rate and not just 50 credits. Something significant. A 200k HAM NPC or creature should have awesome loot. It has been said many times before the cost out weighs the benefit for these dungeons. In addition the loot industry is out of control with respect to price. Only a few can enjoy these new items. Stop the loot schematics with limited nimber of uses. I like the idea of loot schems, but once i have acquired it I should not forget how to make it 10 minutes after I have made 2 scythes or 5 DXR6 rifles.

What is going to happen to these dungeons when the weapon and armor nerf hits?

Triston Jedi Fugitive (retired)
Nagamitsu 12 point WS/AS + arch (retired)
Jengi wookiee ranger (retired)
Medreka Doctor/musician (retired)
Caillech MBH (soon to be retired)

It doesnt cost me too much time being on a cable modem, but when will I not have to download the last patch every single time I log into the game?

-=tEh ChEf's fOod & dRinK=-
Oasis, Naboo -1227, -4936

-=Oasis Master Sales=-
Coronet, Corellia: -200 -5500
Mining OP, Dant: -190, 2620

Issue: BlackSun NPC Loot drops screwy.

Server: FarStar (though I believe others are reporting the same thing)

Planet: Yavin IV

Location: NW Corner

Ok, I've killed LOTS of these guys, I have a full suit and a lot of spares, with the exception of one piece, the hallowed RIGHT BRACER. I've looted multiple chestplates, helmets, pants, boots, gloves, belts, every other arm piece several times over, I have 10, yes TEN left bracers and not a single right one.

Is the fear that allowing us to protect our right forearms will make us overpowered ?

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Ississ - FarStar - Master Doctor/Master Heavy Swordsman.

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