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Thread: A Review of Doctor Facts UPDATES with new CU data
vortexala wrote:
Sorry Dark, it's simply the way that post came off to me. If you didn't mean it that way(and I believe you when you say you didn't) then forgive my reaction.
As for my 'negative' attitude in my recent posts, allow me to explain. I have been a part of this game since long before it ever went into beta. From the day the forums first opened up back in 2000(?), I've been part of this community. I've put in time, effort, ideas, work and my heart into this game. I've loved it, even the parts and periods that caused me a major headache.
And now they're changing not only the professions I love, for what to me seems to be a change for the worse, but they're also changing the entire game in a manner that makes it no longer the game I signed up for. After so many years and so much time I've put into the game and the community to see it change so drastically without so much as a chance to tweak things to keep a semblance of my gameplay in effect...well, yeah, it sort of puts me into a negative mood.
I'm glad there are people who will enjoy these changes, for it means the game will continue on with people having fun. I'm just at a loss, personally, because I will no longer be one of those players...
Losing something you've put 5 years of time into, whatever it may be,will put a damper on anyones mood.
/sniff
It's ok Texxie, everyone is on edge...including me...and while you have more information and face time then probably anyone in here I think everyone understand where you are coming from. I mean I went through a SWG fit a few months ago were I was so sick and tired of a particular server that I almost quit. But it's people like you and everyone else that I've met; Istill continue to play and have fun with this game.
I've played DAoC, L2, FFXI, EQ1, EQ2, and WoW....but the only MMO that can keep my attention spam longer then a week is this game. Infact my Wife gets made at me because I forget to cancel subscriptions on games I don't even play anymore. She gets mad at me because I constantly buy more games because I play SWG to much and she thinks I need to take the "SWG IV" out of my arm. 
Everyone is concerned with what is going to happen to the profession. The people in Beta probably more so then the rest. But dispite the changes, I really don't think the game will change much. Sure profession and gameplay is changing....but thats not what makes this game awesome. It's the people in it, that take part in the community (like yourself) and the Dev interaction with the players. I mean sure there are rough spots on all accounts, but out of every MMO I've played, this game continues to get 30 bucks a month from me.
Look at the past changes and how much people kicked a screamed.....and now those same changes are just memories for people like you and I. Our profession has to change to make the game better, more fun, and even more flexible for everyone. Right now it is tailored to Power Gamers, Griefers, and AFKers. Not for the casual players.....If SOE has to change the profession I love (Doc) to make the game more fun for everyone, I'm going to welcome with open arms. I may not like what they change, but if it gives me the ability to meet more people, I'm ok with that. SWG has the most mature group of players out of any other MMO. And thats what makes the game unique and awesome....not the changes to a single profession.
vortexala wrote:
Sorry Dark, it's simply the way that post came off to me. If you didn't mean it that way(and I believe you when you say you didn't) then forgive my reaction.
As for my 'negative' attitude in my recent posts, allow me to explain. I have been a part of this game since long before it ever went into beta. From the day the forums first opened up back in 2000(?), I've been part of this community. I've put in time, effort, ideas, work and my heart into this game. I've loved it, even the parts and periods that caused me a major headache.
And now they're changing not only the professions I love, for what to me seems to be a change for the worse, but they're also changing the entire game in a manner that makes it no longer the game I signed up for. After so many years and so much time I've put into the game and the community to see it change so drastically without so much as a chance to tweak things to keep a semblance of my gameplay in effect...well, yeah, it sort of puts me into a negative mood.
I'm glad there are people who will enjoy these changes, for it means the game will continue on with people having fun. I'm just at a loss, personally, because I will no longer be one of those players...
Losing something you've put 5 years of time into, whatever it may be,will put a damper on anyones mood.
I understand completely I was making buffs in beta before most of my friends even knew SWG ever existed. Granted I didn't have "Heal Enhance" which I didn't know was tied to it I stillmade em. It was pretty disappointed when I saw that message.
I was a BE/Doc in beta (making the 1,000,000ham/50,000damage/4 minute delaypets out of baby DNA for fun, we bugged itof course) and was a MBE/MDoc for months into the game. Only a desire to see some combat got me to drop BE for CH and some pistols (2kcredit gnort missions!)I never wound up mastering CH until last year (my silent coincidentally, oh the irony)
That's a little background on me. I love Doc, BE and CH but holy cow talk about changes and rebalences! I remain optimistic and have faith in the Devs, it's easy for me to sway to questioning the Devs and getting angry so I try to see both sides. There have been far too many promises to count made to us, and things change, I understand that but some people don't. People make mistakes and I have seem massive positive change with the changing of SOE staff and policy.
I will continue to be a Doc and have fununtil I quit either benefitting from the changes or dispite them.
After all this time and seeing where it was when I started prelaunch I can't not have faith that they are improving things. It's just a part of who I am. So take me with a grain of salt and ignore my optimism.