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Puck_Starfire

Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:30 pm

The problem is that the devs were tricked into making this game. You see, they were told they were working on EQ 2. It's the only explanation behind why they have tried their best to nerf every "Star Wars" class while giving CH's all they want and more. They really think they're improving the Druid class. They had no idea what they were working on was Star Wars....

As far as the Space Expansion, it's still coming out?!? They said it would be the first of the year and that was the last I heard about it. I thought they pushed it back to the first of NEXT year the way they're going on with the CH patches every month...

Nyght

Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:43 pm

#2

Barfalomue wrote:

Someone please explain to me the logic behind all of this? Someone explain to me why they would release the Space Expansion before there is a nice combination of people playing different professions on the current game?

Thats an easy one.

They had a big review / reorg after the first of the year. The numbers were low.. well below the producer's original projections.

The producer said they needed a box on the shelves by summer or fall at the latest because that is really the only way to pump the subs back up after all they have lost and those they are losing to Holo/Jedi burnout.

The team was split and reorganized so that at least half could work on the SE.

They promoted a very experianced live team Lead Designer who has years of experiance at dribbling in improvements with a small team.

TH was retasked to run interference for all this and make it appear that changes continue a pace while in reality the dev team is smaller and changes will be slower.

So there you have it. This is all speculation on my part. Read the signs for yourself and you tell me.

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Puck_Starfire

Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:57 pm

#3

By Summer eh? It takes them a year to put an expansion out? And they really expect people to run around the deserts of Tatooine for 6 more months killing Dewbacks? If they're worried about the numbers now, imagine how worried they'll be in 6 more months...

And I agree with Holo-burnout. I've only done 2 holos and I'm ready to said screw it and just play my character how I intended to play him. Grinding through professions you don't enjoy just isn't worth the reward(FSCS).

shawns122

Fri Jan 23, 2004 11:00 pm

#4

All I can say is the space expansion will not be releasing this year or anytime next year for that matter I'm sure. The "Droid Invasion" has become the "Droid Evasion" as we are not getting what was in the final stages as we were told. If they actually were working on what was planned for us, we would be already getting the patch for it. We were told we'd be seeing new droids by the end of January. I am giving the developers until the 31st of January to release a patch that actually has new droids. If they don't, then I'm gone. I've hung on long enough and for about 8 months of lies now. I'll just simply go to FFXI. I need a little variety in the gaming environment rather than just killing the same old things over and over with no storyline involved.

Puck_Starfire

Sat Jan 24, 2004 12:47 am

#5

I'm with you. I've been meaning to check out FFXI for a while now, but keep on waiting, hoping the devs will actually shock me here. But if this patch *sucks* as bad as the others have, I think I'm gonna hit the PAUSE button a while and go to Square. At least they have a reputation of putting out quality games that people enjoy, unlike SOE. (*Cough* Everquest)

Barfalomue

Sat Jan 24, 2004 1:16 am

#6

From the looks of it, it appears the DE will not be getting any Lovin patches until after the Space Expansion release is found on game stores' shelves globally.

Is it really logical to come out with better droids AFTER we get a few Tie-Fighters and X-wings to puttz around in space with?

DE has been around since the release of this game, yet has never really gotten anything good done to it. Look at all the weapon upgrades Weaponsmiths have gotten, all the additions/bug patches armorsmiths have gotten, all the additions to CH and so many other...WHY are WE the Red-Headed Step Child of this game when in the Star Wars universe conceived by George Lukas is abounding with droids everywhere. Broken, useless, working and useful droids alike can be found anywhere in his fantasy. Some even say the old movies were brought to us all through the eyes of R2-D2 and C3PO. With that, how can Droids in this game be so underminded? How can droids in this game be ignored so greatly?

Someone please explain to me the logic behind all of this? Someone explain to me why they would release the Space Expansion before there is a nice combination of people playing different professions on the current game?

I can either see that the person responsible for the DE development team never cared about his job, or our entertainment OR he had a major brain lapse halfway through development 2 years ago in his corner office overlooking a golf course on the beach.

I always aspired to be a DE since I first opened my character in the game and saw that profession. "KEWL, Droids just like in Star Wars..." I thought to myself. OH MAN was I sorely mistaken! They are useless, incompetent pieces and parts of metals, gasses and other resources...The only reason I continued to keep DE is because I never saw them running around. I enjoy having a unique skill in this game. I enjoy not being copied & having 10's of thousands of other DE circling my screen. For training, I either had to stand in Coronet & wait 3 days for another DE with higher skills than I to come along or I had to pay an NPC trainer.

This all MAKES NO SENSE TO ME....

DEVS, Moderators, have you read some of the Star Wars books?! Have you watched the movies?! When have you seen more creatures than droids or read about more creatures than droids in the Star Wars Universe? Please "Copy & Paste" you links here (since that is all the Devs are good at apparently CH=DH/DM?!?!?!)

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