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Star Wars: The Old Republic |OT| EA: "Let's blow this thing and go home!"
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crimsonheadGCN
Banned
New Game Enhancement. It was what destroyed Star Wars Galaxies and started a massive lost in subscribers.
The settings are Off, Low and High I think?
Low seems to be x1... and high seems to be x2? Since forcing it through nvidiainspector at x4... looks a lot better than in game "high" AA.
Yes and no. If you don't care about PvP, no.
Francois424
Neo Member
Confirmed with my Commando; very annoying.
Hopefully they'll implement an ability-by-ability grey eventually.
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
As someone who doesn't give two fucks about PVP the last few pages have been painful. So much whining and hyperbole.
Anyway, some people in my guild ran the new FP and said it was really good. Zombie vibe without being too "zombie". Of course since this is just part 1 you'll have to wait until March to see the conclusion of the story.
We've been wondering how long it will take for you to start complaining in IRC.
The new catchphrase on the forums is 'tortanic'.
EDIT: Also instead of a valor rollback they should just reset to 0 the valor of anyone who spawncamped today. That would be hilarious.
Good news! You're still sailing half a ship!
The Teachinator
Banned
I hit level 28 last night. I have a wife and baby girl so I don't really get to play much. I really really really like the game. I love the stories. I like farting around on Tatooine. The space missions could use some more VoiceOver work. Maybe I'll bore of it but I've enjoyed the hour or to I get to play each day a great deal. I plan on keeping my subscrption going. I don't care what some other idiots are doing to ruin the game for themselves.
Is it common to have freezes? I'm not really a PC guy, but I've never had this issue with other games on my rig. When playing, occasionally the game will freeze for about 15-20 seconds, then my screen blacks out and I get a shot of the loading screen, then everything goes back to normal. Seems to have gotten exponentially worse today so I was curious if it was due to the patch.
Feels bad being Pub. ;_;
This is legitimately one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen in an MMO, though.
lol things like this make it real hard for me to buy the game
So afraid to sink money into an mmo that could fail.
Yeah, incredibly stupid design change. I thought for sure I wasn't understanding it right when I first read the patch notes, but alas...
I really didn't think the UI could get worse.
Why should players be punished for Bioware's mistake?
lol things like this make it real hard for me to buy the game
I would hope that people aren't really serious with that. Just joking around I'm sure.
It's more of the fear of spending money on an mmo that might fail. So many of them do these days.
Love how Bioware are trying to sweep it under the rug.
Eitherway I did the new dungeon on hard mode earlier tonight. Didn't really encounter any glitches. The only difficult part was the bonus boss really. The final boss was especially easy. Both final and optional boss seem to drop columi headpieces, if anyone cared about that.
Eitherway I did the new dungeon on hard mode earlier tonight. Didn't really encounter any glitches. The only difficult part was the bonus boss really. The final boss was especially easy. Both final and optional boss seem to drop columi headpieces, if anyone cared about that.
HarryDemeanor
Member
EDIT: Nevermind. It was posted a page back. I should have looked.
krameriffic
Member
That's how PR has to work, downplay catastrophic problems like this one so that the playerbase who isn't experiencing it doesn't get wind of the developer's incompetence.
It's funny to me that they delayed this patch by a day presumably because of some seriously fucked up shit inherent to the changes they were making. Should have delayed it by about a month judging by the response to it.
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
1 - It's not going to fail
2 - Even if it does it's MORE than worth the 60 bucks to buy it. I've put over 110 hours into the game up until level 37 so I've likely still got a least another 50 hours before I hit 50. Granted leveling speed is personal so give or take 50 hours to get to max level still puts you at 100-200 hours of gameplay. That's just with one class. The story elements are really well done and the combat is enjoyable. How many games these days give you kind of value?
hahahaha
You're on my server!
And he's not on mine ;_;
FieryBalrog
Member
This change is hilariously bad, it's basically impossible to tell when an ability with > 1 minute CD is actually ready to use.
You pretty much have to squint at the small buttons on the UI... and hope.
The more I play this game the more it seems like the designers don't actually play their own game rigorously. There are so many small, retarded things that drag down the moment-to-moment gameplay, yet would be ridiculously easy to fix.
I couldn't care less about the Ilum nonsense as far as it affects my (mid-level) character personally, but watching the colossal fuckups and the ensuing meltdowns is pretty fun
Also, unless they take away gear Empire has such a huge advantage in PvE progression and Warzones going forward. Can skip the first two tiers of PvE gear entirely
Oh? Guild and toon?
FieryBalrog
Member
It's better for abilities that are off the GCD (which is presumably why they fixed it). It's worse for abilities with long CDs, because the ability looks ready to use 9-10 seconds before it's actually ready, because at that point the cooldown animation has progressed almost all the way down and is barely visible.
It's not a very intelligent solution to the problem they were trying to fix, there are other ways.
I think it's weird, honestly. Maybe I'm just used to how it was.
cpp_is_king
Member
http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20120118-0
Someone else quote the text here, im on a mobile device
Someone else quote the text here, im on a mobile device
Definitely. A lot of my abilities have longer cooldowns, and the new way of showing it really screws me over. I'll use the skill thinking it's off the CD, but it actually isn't, so I've wasted a button press.
From the above link.
We would like to thank each and every one of you for helping to make Star Wars: The Old Republic one of the most successful MMO launches of all time. To show our appreciation, from now through March 19th, 2012, 12:01AM EST, we are rewarding early members of The Old Republic community with a unique Founders medal* and title.
So how do you earn the Founder title? This reward is only available to players who have completed either one of the following transactions (by March 19th, 2012, 12:01AM EST; Pacific: March 18th, 9:01PM PST; European: 4:01AM GMT, 5:01AM CET):
Billed at least once for an active Star Wars: The Old Republic subscription
OR
Redeemed a Star Wars: The Old Republic Pre-Paid Game Time Code
Once you become eligible for the title and have surpassed your 30 days of game time included with your official Game Product Registration Code, you will be notified by email. The Founders medal will be delivered to all your characters through in-game mail. From the in-game mail, simply right-clicking on the medal to unlock the Founder title to your character. This title is permanently bound to your account and will carry over to any character you make in the future. (NOTE: It may take up to 7 days for the Founder title to be applied).
TIP: You can choose to show the Founders title or any other title youve earned in-game by opening your character sheet and selecting a title from the character name drop down. Once applied, the title will show next to your character name on your nameplate.
If you havent picked up the game yet or need to purchase a Pre-Paid Game Time Code, be sure to purchase one now! To redeem your Game Time Code, visit the Code Redemption Center. Finally, to sign up for a recurring subscription, log in to www.StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com and visit My Accounts > Subscription. Star Wars: The Old Republic has three recurring subscription plans:
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For more information about how to unlock the exclusive Founders Medal and title, visit the Rewards page.
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Francois424
Neo Member
That's my main issue with it. I kept trying to fire-up Mortar Volley 2-3 secs before it was ready... In a hot fight, it makes all the difference. Oh well !
Yeah,as a tank, pressing a button when the ability isn't ready yet is a waste of valuable threat building time.
FieryBalrog
Member
I find this founder's medal hilarious. BW certainly has an interesting opinion about its fan base.
We are TOR Ambassadors.
So basically "hey, please don't unsubscribe because of 1.1."
So, uh.... does this medal DO anything? Or is it yet another item designed to clutter up my storage space?
I also want to say that this new cooldown thing is really fucking with my head. The only use I can see is that it lets me know that Riposte is active, but on a cooldown vs. inactive and on a cooldown. Not worth the tradeoff, though.
I also want to say that this new cooldown thing is really fucking with my head. The only use I can see is that it lets me know that Riposte is active, but on a cooldown vs. inactive and on a cooldown. Not worth the tradeoff, though.