General Discussion

I have been going by the SOE forums hoping I would see SOMETHING that would give me hope that the game I loved would be resurrected from the ashes.

Now I know it's time to let it die.......

DAMN YOU SOE/LEC

Bravo to MMORPG.com for conducting a good interview, instead of asking general knowledge questions like other sites (though, you did ask a few) there were specific questions of a relevant nature for the community at large that no other website will ask.

If this interview is worth anything it’s because it asked about the server populations… however I’m very disappointed in only one thing: you let him skirt the issue. In response Casey Keefe, said: “We never have and never will comment in regards to subscriber and player numbers.”

His statement is inaccurate (possibly a lie); you let him get away with it. In the past SOE actually has revealed the server populations and subscriber numbers, after a few months of the games release they stopped releasing that information (for whatever reason). This is fact, and others will attest to that.

So, a follow up-question should have looked like this: “You say you have never commented on the population/subscriber numbers yet SOE used to release this information on a regular basis up until (place date here). Other gaming companies such as (insert here) release this type of information on a regular basis, why is it that SOE has stopped communicating this information to its players?”

.... follow-up questions are a must... this interview was a good start but I should hope that any future interviews use follow-up questions that don't allow the person to dance around the question or give non-answers, which is what happened here.

Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill!

Maybe I can get re-inserted into the pre-cu.

Thumbs up for the new SWG its a great game!

Swg pre cu was great, and the cu wasnt bad but nge sucks. I think soe should make "classic" servers. Classic servers on other mmo's such as dark age of camelot are great for ppl who hate the updates. Soe, let us old players move our charecters to classic pre cu, or cu servers! then the noobs can have the nge, and us vets can have our game back. SWG, was the best mmo i had ever played, change it back, and im sure tons of players would come back.

BigKnuckles

Rebel Jedi

Chilastra

only someone who hates star wars would continue to subscribe to SWG NGE. because i hold a special place in my heart for star wars and SWG:pre-CU, i cancelled and stayed cancelled.

continuing to subscribe to SWG is like enabling an alcoholic with a weekly allowance so that they can buy more alcohol. stop delaying the inevitable closure of SWG, cancel now, let LA boot SOE to the curb and give the IP to a more competent developer to recreate SWG pre-CU.

Why does anyone even care what SOE has to say anymore?  I just don't get it.

Never, ever in any interview do they ever say anything worth reading.  Just business Non-speak bullshit.

Oh well, more non information.

What a joke, the interviewer didnt mention rollback, but HE did... so they know its the only thing that can save SWG..... Pre cu, even pre NGE...

Sigh, i guess they WANT to let SWG die...

Justerini, ex-SWG addictee

Once again I see tons of negative comments. I played this game when it first came out, only to quit because of jackasses in the game stealing my missions and running around like fools. It sure looks like NGE has run these fools off, and I have really enjoyed the game since the changes. I have seen comments about the subscriber count dropping since the changes - first off since SWG doesn't publish these numbers and never has, no one really knows. Secondly, I suspect it is far more likely that the numbers dropped and that NGE was in response to lower numbers. Personally I am just glad to see a game publisher ignore the 'power gamer' assholes who have ruined virtually every other MMO out there and reinvent SWG as a FUN game that actually allows for *gasp* ROLEPLAYING. Basically - if you don't like it, STFU and move on to the next game.

P.S. If this post angers you, you are probably one the assholes I am refering to.