XxCarlosxX wrote: There is absolutely no truth to these rumors.
Why did I respond on FOH and not here? I just happened to see that thread last night... simple as that. At some point I can only deny nonsensical rumors on so many websites before it just plain becomes frustrating to me. It's the old "when did you stop kicking your puppy" trap..
I've also asked the Lucasarts folks to comment on this which you should see today some time (not sure when or where exactly).
I also want to say - I'm happy to discuss things that need to be done to make SWG better. What I will not do is respond to "go back to pre-NGE" threads or "please make 1 pre-nge server" threads. I've commented on those before.
Smed
so smed, you check the forums of other websites and dont check ur "own" game's forums.. i mean, the rumor is like a week old, if u are doing ur job and check the forums everyday u should be well informed...
btw whats the pub 28 eta?.... TH havent posted for like days... maybe u could answer us...
Actually I responded directly to the websites that had this rumor. At some point I can't and shouldn't respond to every stupid rumor that gets started.
Smed
Thats true enough... your only human (.... arnt you?). However the wise course of actuion would have been to squash the rumors here... were the community is.
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Exactly how do you want me to answer this? This is exactly what I'm talking about... I can't respond to something like this with an answer that you're going to be happy with. Ask me a question that I can answer and I'll give it a shot.
Smed
I have a question....
Do you have any plans to turn maintance back on to get rid of all the abandoned structures from players who quit long ago.
ok. Here are my top 5. Keep in mind, this doesn't mean this is the order things are being done.. just my personal ones and what I see being big issues with the community.
1. Crafting - I know crafters are pissed.. we're working on a system that I hope will be a good balance between the crafting centric system we had before and the loot drop system we have now. The truth is this needs to be balanced.
2. New quests for the mid-levels - there's not enough of them now. The team is cranking on it.
3. PvP - Not nearly enough of it - I don't like what we've done to faction bases. Personally I think this is a big part of what this game needs to be about. Then again, I'm personally a PvPer so that's a big deal to me.
4. Entertainers - I realize a lot of people don't like the idea of entertainers being in combat. To a lot of people this IS why they went into entertaining in the first place. I like where we're going with it and want to make sure it's balanced properly.
5. Higher end content - There's a lack of really interesting high-end content in the game. A lot of the vets have maxed out and we need to make sure there's still enough to do.
Smed
This is the first honest non-canned no-nonsense response I have seen in weeks.
/bow
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I think one of the reasons that he has not seen some of the info on his own company's boards is because some DELETE HAPPY mod comes in a kills threads left and right. I have seen several well written posts deteled and others that I would call out right trolling left up.
So Smed, I hope that your mods see that you are talking to us and dont just hop in and deleted for "Trolling" or whatever guide they use.
Exactly how do you want me to answer this? This is exactly what I'm talking about... I can't respond to something like this with an answer that you're going to be happy with. Ask me a question that I can answer and I'll give it a shot.
Smed
Have you played the game lately? Do you really believe that this is something that was fair to your customers? Deliver us a broken game and now almost 6 months later...Still broken? Stop running away, you know this game is trashed.
This tread is not by any chance Trolling or false rumors, So for those banne happy moderator i am just practicing my freedom of speach and deceminating some news in the forum.
Guys take a look at this link where u could read about the interview from Smel and Gamespot
hey there supra genius, freedom of speech is only concerned with citizen vs gov, citizen vs biz is shut up and post what they let you post.
god i wish every forum idiot who types freedom of speech had to actually learn what their rights are and are not. ignorance pisses me off
Hey due there is not need to call plp name or flame this way. people like you are the one have the game this way cuz one day u same one thing and next you say some else smart ass. I bet you when Kids took your lunch money at school you never say anything.
Did you recently get a nasty blow to the head, or is this just how you are?
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Hope u'll answer this. Is there any chance at all that there is gonna be a profession revamp? U should know that at least 90% of all people want the old system back... And the alast 10% didn't play before NGE. Thats just my gues
Mr Smed could you comment on Rogue_5's undelivered promises
Rogue_5:
Improving our communication is going to be a critical part of achieving this goal. We recognize that our success is determined in large part by our ability to listen to players, ask for feedback, initiate research and stay true to the brand. We want your continued support. Your input is critical to our process and we will continue to bounce ideas off the community, put new content on our Test Centers and probe for your ideas. Together we can take this game to the next level of excitement.
This year, our commitment to you is to bring back the spirit of Star Wars with more focus on the “wars”, the characters, the adventures, and battles that hearken back to the movie adventures. We have a lot of fun planned, a lot of quality improvement, and a lot of bug fixing – so get ready for an exciting year that will remind you of why you love SWG .
We are almost thru the first quarter, and outside of 1 week the communication has actually been much much much worse then 2005 and there has been not even the slightest hint of the spirit of Star Wars returning.
I'm going to call you out on this - I'm going to say you are flat out incorrect on this. Our communication has been terrific. I can't say you neccessarily like what we've been saying, but I think our community people and our devs have been much more active than before. I never liked that system of correspondents before (they did a great job..don't get me wrong) but I prefer direct communication.
Smed wrote: There is absolutely no truth to these rumors.
Why did I respond on FOH and not here? I just happened to see that thread last night... simple as that. At some point I can only deny nonsensical rumors on so many websites before it just plain becomes frustrating to me. It's the old "when did you stop kicking your puppy" trap..
I've also asked the Lucasarts folks to comment on this which you should see today some time (not sure when or where exactly).
I also want to say - I'm happy to discuss things that need to be done to make SWG better. What I will not do is respond to "go back to pre-NGE" threads or "please make 1 pre-nge server" threads. I've commented on those before.
Smed
Smed,
Please post your top 5 concerns from the player base.
Thunderhart has posted his, we would like to see if you understand what the main problems are in this game.
ok. Here are my top 5. Keep in mind, this doesn't mean this is the order things are being done.. just my personal ones and what I see being big issues with the community.
1. Crafting - I know crafters are pissed.. we're working on a system that I hope will be a good balance between the crafting centric system we had before and the loot drop system we have now. The truth is this needs to be balanced.
2. New quests for the mid-levels - there's not enough of them now. The team is cranking on it.
3. PvP - Not nearly enough of it - I don't like what we've done to faction bases. Personally I think this is a big part of what this game needs to be about. Then again, I'm personally a PvPer so that's a big deal to me.
4. Entertainers - I realize a lot of people don't like the idea of entertainers being in combat. To a lot of people this IS why they went into entertaining in the first place. I like where we're going with it and want to make sure it's balanced properly.
5. Higher end content - There's a lack of really interesting high-end content in the game. A lot of the vets have maxed out and we need to make sure there's still enough to do.
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Exactly how do you want me to answer this? This is exactly what I'm talking about... I can't respond to something like this with an answer that you're going to be happy with. Ask me a question that I can answer and I'll give it a shot.
Smed
Have you played the game lately? Do you really believe that this is something that was fair to your customers? Deliver us a broken game and now almost 6 months later...Still broken? Stop running away, you know this game is trashed.
For gods sake Mr Smedley dont you get it? The game is crap as it stands and the way these publishes are coming out it will be years till its even half finished!
The combat system is broken, stats dont really make much difference any more. The proffs are boring. No content, Crappy fps style, lack of diversity.
Sort this crap out, your'e the laughing stock of mmorpgs atm.
Come on you must log and be honest with youself the game is dire, servers barren and its crap.
Mr Smed could you comment on Rogue_5's undelivered promises
Rogue_5:
Improving our communication is going to be a critical part of achieving this goal. We recognize that our success is determined in large part by our ability to listen to players, ask for feedback, initiate research and stay true to the brand. We want your continued support. Your input is critical to our process and we will continue to bounce ideas off the community, put new content on our Test Centers and probe for your ideas. Together we can take this game to the next level of excitement.
This year, our commitment to you is to bring back the spirit of Star Wars with more focus on the “wars”, the characters, the adventures, and battles that hearken back to the movie adventures. We have a lot of fun planned, a lot of quality improvement, and a lot of bug fixing – so get ready for an exciting year that will remind you of why you love SWG .
We are almost thru the first quarter, and outside of 1 week the communication has actually been much much much worse then 2005 and there has been not even the slightest hint of the spirit of Star Wars returning.
I'm going to call you out on this - I'm going to say you are flat out incorrect on this. Our communication has been terrific. I can't say you neccessarily like what we've been saying, but I think our community people and our devs have been much more active than before. I never liked that system of correspondents before (they did a great job..don't get me wrong) but I prefer direct communication.
Smed
You have what? 30 odd posts? GREAT COMMUNICATION BTW!
Exactly how do you want me to answer this? This is exactly what I'm talking about... I can't respond to something like this with an answer that you're going to be happy with. Ask me a question that I can answer and I'll give it a shot.
Smed
I have a question....
Do you have any plans to turn maintance back on to get rid of all the abandoned structures from players who quit long ago.
we've had a plan to completely get rid of most of the structures in the game from players that aren't around any more. It's in limbo because it's time-consuming and needs to be done just right (imagine the riots if we deleted active players's structures by accident). The team just has other stuff they are concentrating on atm.
ok. Here are my top 5. Keep in mind, this doesn't mean this is the order things are being done.. just my personal ones and what I see being big issues with the community.
1. Crafting - I know crafters are pissed.. we're working on a system that I hope will be a good balance between the crafting centric system we had before and the loot drop system we have now. The truth is this needs to be balanced.
2. New quests for the mid-levels - there's not enough of them now. The team is cranking on it.
3. PvP - Not nearly enough of it - I don't like what we've done to faction bases. Personally I think this is a big part of what this game needs to be about. Then again, I'm personally a PvPer so that's a big deal to me.
4. Entertainers - I realize a lot of people don't like the idea of entertainers being in combat. To a lot of people this IS why they went into entertaining in the first place. I like where we're going with it and want to make sure it's balanced properly.
5. Higher end content - There's a lack of really interesting high-end content in the game. A lot of the vets have maxed out and we need to make sure there's still enough to do.
Smed
This is the first honest non-canned no-nonsense response I have seen in weeks.
/bow
Very true... this is the kind of honesty id like to see from all the devs, rather than treating us like idiots. Thankyou Smed... never thought Id say those words
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