Jedi Archive
Thread: Isn't it Obvious?
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BOTA146
Tue Apr 26, 2005 2:48 am
#1
One of the objectivesof the CUis to limit the number of Jedi in Star Wars Galaxies. Here's a small list of points:
Symptoms
- The Development team shift/hires to bring a more "Lucas-onian" feel to the Game
- Current timeline is being ignored by the growth of the Jedi population
- Publish 9 was a publisher /developer idea to make the game more marketable and has been soundly rejected by Lucas
- SOE made attaining Jedi easy in response to demand
Causes
- Following market surveys as opposed to the game universe/timeline
- $$$
- Ebay Jedi, no loss through attrition
CU Cures
- While maintaining the current system of unlocking Jedi, grinding necessary experience will take exponentially more time
- Those who have unfinished templates will find it nearly impossible to finish, either dropping Jedi altogether or leaving the game
- Make maintining any experience impossible by lessening Jedi strength and increasing the strength of opposing combat professions
- While increasing the diffculty of Mobs and removing solo content, leave the visibility system as is
I'm sure if we could get ahold of a mission statement provided to developers, you'd see that I'm right. If this is an objective,so be it.I'd just prefer to be told so.
Message Edited by BOTA146 on 04-26-2005 05:50 AM
gera
Tue Apr 26, 2005 3:24 am
#4
Boring grind time for a not-much-promising proffession means a doom for the game. Actually, any boring grind will take away players, not limit Jedi. Many people will come to game with hopes of being Jedi because in Advertisements you will see "Unlock Secrets of the Force" plot and when they see it is close to impossible, they will just say bye bye..
Dy-nod
Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:33 pm
#5
I'm sure this will get flamed...and that's fine...but this is just my opinion on what is happening..
1. Jedi gets hard nerf...from the CU and then post CU changes...ie pearls...abilities..etc etc. Brings us down to Elite lvl status for toughness...only thing saving vets is their adk'd uber pearls.
1a. Forgot FRS gets turned off...
2. Other profs get major boosts...MBH...SL...MCM....etc etc etc...makes them much tougher...
3. Pearls are left for dead at good only....
4. Suddenly a new starter kit pops up...denials come from SOE devs...but seems to be valid product.
5. Rumor swirls about Jedi being starter prof. and first 30lvl quest based revamp.
6. Suddenly the FS gets turned off...Devs call it a bug...but I think it was done deliberately. This stops any new people from getting old man and starting village.
Why? To me it seems bloody obvious. SOE wants to rake in as much cash as they can, so to do this at this stage of an MMO...to get new players is very very hard...so they go after the crowd who never had the time to really put into going jedi. They offer it as a starting prof...and boom instantly they get lots of new and old/canceled accounts to come in, the power of the jedi craving is there folks it can't be denied.
Now...before the flamers get in and go on about the vets cancelling and it makes no sense....hear me out.
The devs keep this Starter kit very quiet...unlike all the other releases...because they know this is going to go super-nova on the jedi vet crowd. Then when it does go official...they pretend they didn't lie to us...or didn't know about it..*pick you excuse* and tell the vets that they will be looked after.
Then they announce a new expansion for Jedi...this will have a new FRS which will put Light vs Dark...out there and they will announce its coming in Q1 06....they will release as much info as they think is necessary for the veteran crowd to cling to hope that this will make them more powerful again. They get a double payday...new people and old quitters suckle up to monthly fees...and the vets fork over yet again for another expansion this time...FRS...
That's my 2 cents...you can think I'm a fool...but judging from what's happening in game...the lame excuses being offered up...the starter kit...the FRS...the pearls...the nerfs....the FS being turned off...it's not a coincedence...NO WAY...it was planned and they are executing the plan...simple as that...
Respectfully
Dy
syykodisco
Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:36 pm
#6
I think it is obvious that most of us are getting tired of seeinf these threads and wish that everyone would just post thier thoughts in the same existing thread.
Dy-nod
Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:36 pm
#7
BTW I'd love to hear from someone who has taken any marketing University Level courses...
Seems about right...try to hook new money...try to maintain vet crowd money...and hook them for more...
How? Use your strongest assests...Jedi is just that for the SWG Universe...even the jedi haters know it...I mean in Canada we had 35,000 people sign our last Census under Religion "Jedi"....that's the truth...and it certainly hasn't been used to it's fullest so far.
Dy
Ghert
Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:38 pm
#8
If they made jedi a starting profession, they might as well change the name to Jedi Acadamy Online.
Dy-nod
Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:47 pm
#9
syykodisco wrote:
I think it is obvious that most of us are getting tired of seeinf these threads and wish that everyone would just post thier thoughts in the same existing thread.
I have read some of them...and not all of them are concise...and some are just all over the map...
So sorry I forced you to read this? I just want some feedback from those willing to share in a non-flaming way...for those who don't agree...simply state so...in a respectful way...you notice my post is not mean-spirited...it's just what is obvious to me...sure I could be wrong...but working for a large corporation in the capacity that I do...this song just seems so darn familiar to me...
Dy
Abrahmm
Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:53 pm
#10
Im positive i heard from someone who knew someone that that Roswell crash in the 50's had something to do with this new starter kit...
Everitt_Cage
Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:53 pm
#11
Do I want that to happen? No. Do I think its a real possibility that SOE, given their record of not caring what the players want and only caring about money, would do something like this? Certainly.
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