Smuggler Archive
Thread: PSA: Mass Gathering Policy from TH
GannGry wrote:
Three things in a negitive way?
What the fu..
Do they devs think this prof not been shat on enough?
What the hell is the point of adding positive things if they will just turn around and nerf other things?
Of course judgement needs to be held, I understand that, but it does not keep it from being frustrating.
And I doubt anyone here would hold Caylin responsible for what the devs do. Caylin is a great corr, but the devs do what they want to regardless.
Yeah man waiting blows, I truly am anxious to lay my eyes on those docs! Not that I'm gonna quit if I don't like what I see, but it may determine if I go ahead and sign up for my next 6 months, or cut back to month to month.
I just mean hold him responsible for his estimation of negative aspects to the revamp. I didn't want him to feel like we would all jump him and call him a liar if say later on there turned out to be 5 items that were a problem.
Smuggler_Caylin wrote:
Mass Gatherings Policy
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Hollow wrote:
Picture CSR toons with riot gear.
This does bring up a lot of questions tho. I understand the mass protesting for its own sake but parties and weddings?
Come on! I thought this was a MASSIVE multiplayer, not just players forced to be peppered about the landscape.
...combat documents...
I guess it's not a Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game anymore but a Crappy Multiplayer Become A Jedi Game now...
Smuggler_Caylin wrote:
Located hereand posted here to help inform those who are thinking of ingame protests regarding certain matters.
Mass Gatherings Policy
of players in a concentrated area are problematic due to the underlying technology shared by all massively multiplayer games. First and foremost, the technology of Star Wars Galaxies does not allow for hundreds of players to gather in a single area of the world without interfering with the play experience of all players in that area and potentially disrupting the operation of the entire game world.
Interesting.. given that mass-gatherings are a staple in virtually every other MMORPG, and adequately handled by their "technology shared by all massively multiplayer games." What fun would've EQ or UObeen without massive dragon-raids, or the huge battles in DAoC or AO? What about the GCW.. oh wait, we don't do that anymore. 
-Zz (Ok, so 5-10 annoying protesters evenly distributed at every major starport. Policy-Circumvented.)
SlickDevlin wrote:
...I'd bet they'd love a giant Smuggler protest so they could just ban the lot of us and nuke our profession permanently. At least that way they wouldn't have to renege on any promises.
Whew -- I'm not too cynical am I?
Located
href="http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=in_live&message.id=28587#M28587" target=_blank>hereand
posted here to help inform those who are thinking of ingame protests regarding
certain matters.
Mass Gatherings Policy
Occasionally in Star Wars Galaxies, players gather together in
game for large-scale events such as parties, weddings or protests. With mass
gatherings of any type, we restrict the number of players gathering in any one
area to maintain the stability of the service.
Mass gatherings of players in a concentrated area are
problematic due to the underlying technology shared by all massively multiplayer
games. First and foremost, the technology of Star Wars Galaxies does not allow
for hundreds of players to gather in a single area of the world without
interfering with the play experience of all players in that area and potentially
disrupting the operation of the entire game world.
Large-scale gatherings that harm the experience of other players
are a violation of the game’s terms of service (TOS). If a large-scale gathering
occurs and a Customer Service Representative (CSR) requests that you leave the
area, please do so immediately. Failure to follow the requests of CSRs is also a
violation of the TOS. Any violation of the TOS can result in sanctions on your
account, including suspension of play privileges and/or cancellation of the
account.
We value our all of our customer's feedback and opinions, but
such feedback needs to presented in a way that doesn't interfere with your
fellow players’ game experience or the operation of the service. Your feedback
is most effective when it is constructive and routed to the appropriate channel
of communication.
Proper Communication Channels
1) Our community forums are the most appropriate place to
give us feedback on policies, game issues and other general feedback to the team
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We look forward to hearing from you and please remember our Usage Guidelines and
Community Policies when posting.
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2) For customer service issues directly affecting your account,
contacting us through email at [email protected] is
appropriate.
3) For technical support or other issues which prevent you from
playing the game, please contact technical support at 858-790-STAR or through
our live web chat located at http://www.station.sony.com/en/instantchat.jsp. Our
phone hours are 9am-1:30pm and 3:30pm-6pm Monday through Friday, and Live chat
hours are 9am-6pm Monday through Friday.
4) Another way to report issues to us, is with the /bug command.
In the spatial chat window, simply type /bug and it will pull up a reporting
window with several drop-down menus to help focus the report so we can best
respond to the information you submit.
5) Also anytime you need technical or game help on a question,
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Thank you.
Kurt "Thunderheart" Stangl
Community Relations
Manager
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