I dont understand how jumping to level 50 will do much for new players.  That's skipping out on half the game's leveling (more so).  I would think jumping that far would just leave the players not knowing what to do since they just suddenly get to be lvl 50.

Plus, whats to stop them from selling their tradeable items to veteran players?  Reading the page it sounds like if you download that trial and just sub you get the items and could just sell them (trade for credits) to a veteran player who "referred" you.  It comes off as a desperate move to get new players.

Originally posted by Pcgamer81

Originally posted by SgtFrog

Originally posted by Geschaefer

Originally posted by SgtFrog

WoW has been doing this for a long time (zebra mount), its a good way to get people.

 

Sgt frog.. you clearly didnt read the part that says that they will give you a "Holocron of Knowledsge" that instantly turns ur char to lvl 50.. lol..

A mount is one thing.. but 50 lvls... super pathetic.

The lower levels are probably dead, it will help the new players to get to the more populated areas faster, they till have 40 levels to go.

to be honest why this holocon is waste. players don't need to be power leveled to 50. just questing i could reach lvl 30-40 in 2-3 days with the legacy quest. the most i can reach max level in 1-3 months tops.
 

Not really. The Legacy questline is so horrible that most new players want to gauge their eyes out while doing it. Skipping it may help the game to keep some of the new people.

This marketing campaign is the equivalent of an intergalactic reach around.

Originally posted by TUX426

Originally posted by SgtFrog

The lower levels are probably dead, it will help the new players to get to the more populated areas faster, they till have 40 levels to go.

 

Uh huh. And you think this will build loyal customers huh? Not IMO. It will draw in the "gimme gimme gimme" kids who will put as little effort into anything as possible. The same ones who get upset with YOU for not giving them 10mil credits every time they ask. The same ones who will complain about having to buy armor. The same ones who will quit because they're "forced" to go get stuff to be decent in PvP/PvE. The same ones who will be asking for a 1Bil credit chip for "activating" their account.

The type of player promos like this draws in are not the kind who will sit by for 6+ months while SoE fixes a broken quest or some gamebreaking bug. These players are short term, high maintenance, low patience players.

And face it, this clearly shows they are AWARE of one of the biggest issues...leveling in SWG sucks!!! But...rather than fixing it, they do what SoE always tends to do...they SKIP it. They could have seized this moment to revitalize the game in any number of ways - bankable and spendable XP being the BIGGEST! Without any incentive to grind past 90, players wont. At least in the old days, we had FS XP to grind. That alone kept us busy and playing for MONTHS or more...hell, some of us didn't even want a Jedi, but the socializing was more than ANY game could ever offer.

So...IMO, all this will do, at best, is draw in a few people who will be far too lazy to ever become productive long term players.

 

Not to mention how this will impact all of the players who joined earlier and just finished their grind to 50.  "I just worked my ass off to earn this level, and SOE turns around and hands it out to new kids for free."  Didn't they learn anything from making jedi a starter profession and alienating everyone that worked hard on their unlock?  Guess not.

Originally posted by Geschaefer

Click this Pic !!!

So in short you lack the balls to actualy unsubscribe from SOE service?
 

If you consider them losers why don't you simply unsub from them, would make allot more sense.

Originally posted by Reklaw

Originally posted by Geschaefer

Click this Pic !!!

So in short you lack the balls to actualy unsubscribe from SOE service?
 

If you consider them losers why don't you simply unsub from them, would make allot more sense.

Why should he unsubscribe when he can get so many  free laughs? 

You sound WAY too loyal to SWG by the way...

 The SOE haters are the only people to come close emotionally to the WOW  fanboys.  SOE can do nothing right according to the haters and Blizz can do no wrong according to the WOW fans.  Its wasted energy, SOE will do business as they see fit and WOW will still suck.  So it goes.

Originally posted by KupoKupopo

Originally posted by Reklaw

Originally posted by Geschaefer

Click this Pic !!!

So in short you lack the balls to actualy unsubscribe from SOE service?
 

If you consider them losers why don't you simply unsub from them, would make allot more sense.

 

Why should he unsubscribe when he can get so many  free laughs? 

You sound WAY too loyal to SWG by the way...

HAHAHA you feel what I said sounds loyal?how could you even consider the little snippet I gave to be any form of loyal?

I would add to your list the WoW haters.  They are fanatics and can not stop talking about how they hate WoW even in other games ingame chat.

pathetic.. they ruinned the game for everyone and now want ppl to play this crap?

Originally posted by JestorRodo

This marketing campaign is the equivalent of an intergalactic reach around.

 

 

"intergalactic reach around"

You sure you're not a writer for BioWare?

Originally posted by Bob_Blawblaw

Originally posted by JestorRodo

This marketing campaign is the equivalent of an intergalactic reach around.

 

 

 

"intergalactic reach around"

You sure your not a writer for BioWare?

i hear bioware is trying to hire a ton of writers

unlike what they really need for tor artists