Comments for Corellian Run Radio http://corellianrun.com A Star Wars: The Old Republic™ Podcast Thu, 17 May 2012 20:16:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Comment on Episode 56: To PTS or Not to PTS… by "Rachael" http://corellianrun.com/2012/05/16/episode-56-to-pts-or-not-to-pts/comment-page-1/#comment-4180 "Rachael" Thu, 17 May 2012 20:16:40 +0000 http://corellianrun.com/?p=13522#comment-4180 "Most of the people who wear a slave outfit are men on a female character, because they only play female characters....." hahahahahah.....oh wait (looks at self and notices I'm a guy who plays female characters and want the heavy armor slave girl outfit) D'OH! I resemble that remark! :) (no hard feelings, it's funny and true) “Most of the people who wear a slave outfit are men on a female character, because they only play female characters…..”

hahahahahah…..oh wait

(looks at self and notices I’m a guy who plays female characters and want the heavy armor slave girl outfit)

D’OH! I resemble that remark! :)

(no hard feelings, it’s funny and true)

]]> Comment on HoloNet Links by Maer http://corellianrun.com/2012/05/17/holonet-links-46/comment-page-1/#comment-4179 Maer Thu, 17 May 2012 20:04:37 +0000 http://corellianrun.com/?p=13537#comment-4179 Great links as always. I was particularly interested in the new TOR-Fashion. You knew that, right? :) Great links as always. I was particularly interested in the new TOR-Fashion. You knew that, right? :)

]]> Comment on My Two Credits: Server Mergers by Wicket http://corellianrun.com/2012/05/15/my-two-credits-server-mergers/comment-page-1/#comment-4177 Wicket Thu, 17 May 2012 17:41:01 +0000 http://corellianrun.com/?p=13513#comment-4177 yeah, picking a solution option with profit in mind only would not be the right choice for them at this point.. I think they'd lose a lot more money in the long run losing subs vs merging a few servers.. higher pops are going to generate good buzz and bring many people back who have left cause they have no one to play with. As badly as my fps get when there are a lot of people on, I'd much rather have that and a ~30min queue wait time vs no one to do flashpoints and heroics with and I'm sure everyone here can agree with that. yeah, picking a solution option with profit in mind only would not be the right choice for them at this point.. I think they’d lose a lot more money in the long run losing subs vs merging a few servers.. higher pops are going to generate good buzz and bring many people back who have left cause they have no one to play with. As badly as my fps get when there are a lot of people on, I’d much rather have that and a ~30min queue wait time vs no one to do flashpoints and heroics with and I’m sure everyone here can agree with that.

]]> Comment on My Two Credits: Server Mergers by Maer http://corellianrun.com/2012/05/15/my-two-credits-server-mergers/comment-page-1/#comment-4176 Maer Thu, 17 May 2012 17:31:33 +0000 http://corellianrun.com/?p=13513#comment-4176 This is a good point, Brad. I do wonder how much money they will make off of server transfers. Will it be more than the money they lose from folks who decide they don't want to pay for transfers and move to another game? In my opinion (and I could be totally wrong on this) paid transfers work better for a thriving game. A new game that is still getting its feet wet, may not find it to be as big cash cow as might be expected. I don't think it should be used as a "OMG, let's find new ways to make money to make up for the loss in accounts." They'd be smarter to fix the problems that are causing the loss of accounts, rather than looking for other revenue streams that will dwindle along with the player base in the long run. On the other hand, the free transfer would work under some conditions. For instance, if they said Republic toons could have free transfers to our heavily populated Empire server, that might be as effective as a merger. But only if players take advantage of it. And that could be a very big "IF". As Sam pointed out, it gives the player more choice, but if they don't choose the servers who need certain factions, it basically leaves servers like mine in trouble. I love this game. I want it to succeed and succeed brilliantly. I have a lot of time and money invested in it and I want it to work. I don't want to move to another game. I also don't want to be left playing with only a few other people. Bioware has so many brilliant people working for them, that I hope they find the solutions and quickly. Not for me. I'm here to stay as long as I can, but for those who are about ready to jump ship. And I know a lot more of those folks than I wish I did. This is a good point, Brad. I do wonder how much money they will make off of server transfers. Will it be more than the money they lose from folks who decide they don’t want to pay for transfers and move to another game?

In my opinion (and I could be totally wrong on this) paid transfers work better for a thriving game. A new game that is still getting its feet wet, may not find it to be as big cash cow as might be expected. I don’t think it should be used as a “OMG, let’s find new ways to make money to make up for the loss in accounts.” They’d be smarter to fix the problems that are causing the loss of accounts, rather than looking for other revenue streams that will dwindle along with the player base in the long run.

On the other hand, the free transfer would work under some conditions. For instance, if they said Republic toons could have free transfers to our heavily populated Empire server, that might be as effective as a merger. But only if players take advantage of it. And that could be a very big “IF”. As Sam pointed out, it gives the player more choice, but if they don’t choose the servers who need certain factions, it basically leaves servers like mine in trouble.

I love this game. I want it to succeed and succeed brilliantly. I have a lot of time and money invested in it and I want it to work. I don’t want to move to another game. I also don’t want to be left playing with only a few other people.

Bioware has so many brilliant people working for them, that I hope they find the solutions and quickly. Not for me. I’m here to stay as long as I can, but for those who are about ready to jump ship. And I know a lot more of those folks than I wish I did.

]]> Comment on My Two Credits: Server Mergers by Brad Behrends http://corellianrun.com/2012/05/15/my-two-credits-server-mergers/comment-page-1/#comment-4175 Brad Behrends Thu, 17 May 2012 17:03:46 +0000 http://corellianrun.com/?p=13513#comment-4175 Server Mergers would help with population problems if they enact it the right way. Which, I hope that they would do. The issue that I see with server merges is money. They aren't making anything off of merging, when they can open up paid transfers and only give you a few selections of low population servers. On the lighter side, having this issue gives the community a chance to come together on the official forums and find a solution to grouping. Not that I, or many others, would have the time to re-roll. Waffle Server Mergers would help with population problems if they enact it the right way. Which, I hope that they would do.

The issue that I see with server merges is money. They aren’t making anything off of merging, when they can open up paid transfers and only give you a few selections of low population servers.

On the lighter side, having this issue gives the community a chance to come together on the official forums and find a solution to grouping. Not that I, or many others, would have the time to re-roll.

Waffle

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