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Ingmar
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on: April 12, 2012, 01:45:51 PM

If you are currently canceled you can try 1.2 out for 7 days for free (also some extra goodies for subscribed people):

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Game Update 1.2: Legacy is finally here, bringing a wide range of new game features and playable content to Star Wars™: The Old Republic™! With Legacy, you can now create your very own Legacy family tree, sharing the skills mastered by one character with everyone in your family tree. You will also be able to experience new adventures, including the new Operation, Explosive Conflict, the Novare Coast PvP Warzone, and much, much more!

We appreciate the support of our community throughout the development of the Legacy game update. As a ‘Thank You’ gift, we are giving all active subscribers (as of April 12, 12:00PM CDT, 5:00PM GMT or April 21, 12:00PM CDT, 5:00PM GMT) the in-game Legacy reward: the Legacy Tauntaun Ram Pet*, sure to be your new best friend!


In order to make sure that you receive your in-game Legacy Tauntaun Ram, your account must meet the following criteria by April 12, 2012 ,12:00PM CDT, 5:00PM GMT or April 21, 2012, 12:00PM CDT, 5:00PM GMT:

You must have purchased the game and redeemed an official Game Product Registration Code at the Code Redemption Center.
You must have signed up for a recurring subscription using a valid payment method OR redeemed a Game Time Code.
Your account must not be banned.
Not an active subscriber? Purchase the game and activate your account on or before April 21st at 12:00PM CDT, 5:00PM GMT and you will receive the Legacy Tauntuan Ram pet*!

A SPECIAL GIFT FOR OUR LEVEL 50 PLAYERS – 30 DAYS OF PLAY TIME ON US!

As a thanks for being one of our most valued players, every active account with a Level 50 character as of April 12th, 2012 at 12:00PM CDT / 5:00PM GMT, will receive thirty (30) days of game time** in appreciation for your support and loyalty.

In order to receive your thirty (30) days of game time, you must meet the following requirements by April 12th, 2012, at 12:00PM CDT / 5:00PM GMT:

You must have purchased the game and redeemed an official Game Product Registration Code at the Code Redemption Center.
You must have signed up for a recurring subscription using a valid payment method OR redeemed a Game Time Code.
You must have at least one level 50 character.
Your account must not be banned.
FORMER PLAYERS COME BACK AND PLAY NOW ON US: APRIL 13 – APRIL 19

In honor of Game Update 1.2: Legacy, we are offering former subscribers the chance to come back and play on us.

Starting on April 13th, 2012 at 12:01AM CDT / 5:01AM GMT through April 19th, 2012 at 11:59PM CDT / April 20th, 2012 at 4:59AM GMT, former subscribers will be able to log-in to their accounts without having to re-subscribe!

In order to qualify for the seven (7) days of free*** gameplay, you must meet the following requirements:

You must have purchased the game and redeemed an official Game Product Registration Code at the Code Redemption Center.
You must have previously signed up for a recurring subscription using a valid payment method OR redeemed a Game Time Code. (This includes players in their first thirty (30) days of game time included with purchase of the game.)
You must currently have an inactive subscription.
You cannot have left the game in a banned status.
Plus, if you reactivate your former account on or before April 21st, 2012 at 12:00PM CDT / 5:00PM GMT, you qualify for our Legacy reward: the Legacy Tauntaun Ram Pet*!

For more information on these programs, please visit www.StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com/legacypromotion.

Don’t forget to check out www.StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com regularly to keep up with the latest news and information about the game, and you can also join our community on Facebook and Twitter.

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Reply #1 on: April 12, 2012, 01:57:12 PM

I like the free month. I haven't played in a few weeks now, and while I'm not all angsty about it, it is nice that they understand people have been holding off for the patch.
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Reply #2 on: April 12, 2012, 02:01:56 PM

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We appreciate the support of our community throughout the development of the Legacy game update. As a ‘Thank You’ gift, we are giving all active subscribers (as of April 12, 12:00PM CDT, 5:00PM GMT or April 21, 12:00PM CDT, 5:00PM GMT) the in-game Legacy reward: the Legacy Tauntaun Ram Pet*, sure to be your new best friend!

 awesome, for real awesome, for real awesome, for real awesome, for real awesome, for real

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Reply #3 on: April 12, 2012, 02:05:01 PM

I'll come back when they consolidate servers.  The warfront queues are crazy long on most servers. 

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Reply #4 on: April 12, 2012, 02:06:39 PM

Go join Fatman, it's apparently still got queues to log in!

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Reply #5 on: April 12, 2012, 02:22:33 PM

Although I do know why they did it (lacking endgame for 50s), I do like the insinuation in the announcement that people who've been playing and subbing since day one (or before) like my girlfriend who happen to not quite be level 50 yet aren't valuable, loyal, or supporting enough for a free month of play.

Bioware really needs better PR goons.
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Reply #6 on: April 12, 2012, 02:36:16 PM

It does kind of suck for people who were alting it up instead of racing to 50.

Over and out.
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Reply #7 on: April 12, 2012, 02:50:49 PM

I am not sure being level 50 after this long counts as "racing" to 50.

This doesn't change that Bioware's PR blows, of course.

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Reply #8 on: April 12, 2012, 03:37:12 PM

They should give you a free month for each 50 you have.


Sjofn wouldn't have to pay for a year!  why so serious?

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Reply #9 on: April 12, 2012, 03:44:08 PM

A year in Canadian maybe, a mere three months in AMERICAN TIME.

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Reply #10 on: April 12, 2012, 04:54:02 PM

It does kind of suck for people who were alting it up instead of racing to 50.

I have a 50 so I get the freebie, but it's a dick move on Bioware's part.  Why wouldn't a day one subscriber who is afterall paying the same as a day one 50, be less valued?
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Reply #11 on: April 12, 2012, 04:56:05 PM

Subbed pretty much since the game went live, but I've yet to hit 50 on a character yet.

46, 33, 33, 27, 18, 15, 11, 9, 9... nope. No 50s.

Guess I'm not a valued player then.

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Reply #12 on: April 12, 2012, 04:58:11 PM

Middle children syndrome, all of you.

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Reply #13 on: April 12, 2012, 08:16:02 PM

No 50?  no soup for you, come back 1 year
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Reply #14 on: April 13, 2012, 07:59:19 AM

Guess I'm not a valued player then.
I value you.  <hugs>

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Reply #15 on: April 13, 2012, 08:30:11 AM

They're either desperate, ballsy, or proud/confident in this kitchen-sink patch to offer so much free time for past people so close to post-release.

Regardless, I'm up for giving it another go.  Guess I'll go piss off CenturyLink by pushing down 30GB off their fiber  awesome, for real

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Reply #16 on: April 13, 2012, 11:45:29 AM

Giving subscribers a free month only a couple months after launch is... bizarre. I could understand if they'd had lots of connection issues that degraded the service, but they didn't. What they had was an end-game model that wasn't satisfying for most players and I don't understand how giving players a month free is meant to help that.

Glad to hear about the free week for quitters though, it'll be nice to check out 1.2 for free.
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Reply #17 on: April 13, 2012, 12:41:15 PM

Giving subscribers a free month only a couple months after launch is... bizarre. I could understand if they'd had lots of connection issues that degraded the service, but they didn't. What they had was an end-game model that wasn't satisfying for most players and I don't understand how giving players a month free is meant to help that.

Glad to hear about the free week for quitters though, it'll be nice to check out 1.2 for free.

That free month is because that is how long it will take the servers to come back on line from the patch.

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Reply #18 on: April 13, 2012, 04:13:31 PM

For those of you with ADD:

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Hello everyone! At BioWare we're always listening to our fans and we've heard our community's comments around players with Level 50 characters being the only group awarded 30 days of play time. We appreciate the feedback and are pleased to announce that we are expanding our Legacy Promotion, also awarding 30 days of play time at no charge to players that have reached Legacy Level 6 (who may not have a 50th level character).

We just released the innovative Legacy System as part of Game Update 1.2, and felt that looking at Legacy point progression across all of your characters was a great way to reward our most avid players. This means that any of the experience you earn with any of your characters brings you closer to the goal of Legacy Level 6. The choice of how to get to Legacy Level 6 is yours.

First, you need to have passed Chapter 1 to unlock your legacy. Examples of how to get to Legacy Level 6 include:
A pair of characters Level 45 and 42
A trio of characters of Levels 45, 32 and 32
A bunch of characters Levels 35, 33, 31, 29 and 20
A single 50th level character that has enjoyed the endgame for a brief time
Remember these are just examples – you’re free to choose how to earn your Legacy experience to gain Legacy Level 6.

We've also got another significant piece of good news: everyone will have until April 22nd at noon CDT (5:00pm GMT - click here for a time zone converter) to have a Level 50 character or Legacy Level 6 on their account to get 30 days of game time on us. (Your 30 days of game time will be applied to your account on April 25th by 11:59pm CDT.) Players will now have multiple options, as well as more time, to try and reach these goals.

As always, we appreciate your feedback and will do our best to surprise and delight our customers.

Dr Greg Zeschuk
Studio GM, BioWare Austin
« Last Edit: April 13, 2012, 04:17:59 PM by Ingmar »

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Reply #19 on: April 13, 2012, 05:25:33 PM

Cue the bitching from people with 50 alts none of which have finished ch 1.

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Reply #20 on: April 13, 2012, 05:33:54 PM

Then it's a good thing they have over a week to finish it up then.

Over and out.
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Reply #21 on: April 13, 2012, 05:37:34 PM

No 50's but my Legacy is about 15... Can't wait to fix my UI.

Haven't played since the end of the first 30 days. Let the patching begin!


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Reply #22 on: April 13, 2012, 05:46:09 PM

This is a considered response to what must have been a total PR nightmare in the Bioware studios this morning.

I just wish they'd put that effort of consideration into the original release, and avoided the shitstorm of bad feelings altogether.

Call me Captain Hindsight, but it seems to me they need to put the guy in charge of cleaning up their customer relations farces in charge of their customer relations.

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Reply #23 on: April 13, 2012, 10:00:56 PM

I'd counter that with the fact that the majority of humans are complete piles of shit, so it's better to do something, let them bitch about how much it sucks, and then do what you intended originally to 'mollify the complaints'. If you just go ahead and do your original plan, the piles of shit will just bitch about that and you'll have to give more ground than intended.
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Reply #24 on: April 14, 2012, 10:43:14 AM

Did they improve the ability to find people to do Heroics and Flashpoints (LFG or other)?

And did they do something about the low pop planets?  Either by lowering the challenge bar on certain quests or the number needed in a group?  I'm just wondering how well tuned things are now, since after 30 things fell apart IMO (only got to 36 I think).
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Reply #25 on: April 14, 2012, 12:33:09 PM

I have 3 50's and legacy 39.  I want 3 free months.   Ohhhhh, I see.
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Reply #26 on: April 14, 2012, 12:36:54 PM

Yeah c'mon, Bioware, I have three 50's (a mere legacy 32 however), why don't you value meeeeeee?

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Reply #27 on: April 14, 2012, 12:51:01 PM

Why not just a tier of /played time on an account across all characters?

More effort to have an account counter and total it Ohhhhh, I see.
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Reply #28 on: April 14, 2012, 04:45:47 PM

Yeah c'mon, Bioware, I have three 50's (a mere legacy 32 however), why don't you value meeeeeee?
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Reply #29 on: April 14, 2012, 11:16:43 PM

I'm confuzzled by their buy one month, get a free month subscription deal...

Is it to convince shareholders they have more subs? When does their quarter end?

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Reply #30 on: April 15, 2012, 12:38:47 AM

It wasn't intended as a 'buy one, get one' thing. It was supposed to be a 'loyalty reward' for current subscribers as of the announcement, but they extended the offer to any active subs until April 22nd due to the poor way they were initially determining 'qualifying accounts' (needed to have a lvl 50 or a certain legacy level).

But yeah, I don't understand why they're giving anyone a free month. It's not like 1.2 resolved the fact that their end-game isn't sticky. Maybe it'll keep players around that were fed up with the UI or specific bugs, but that's gotta be a fairly small group compared to the people that left from boredom or a broken end-game model. Maybe it does have something to do with massaging numbers for the next milestone they'll be reporting to shareholders, but that doesn't seem like a great reason to lose out on millions in revenue for the month.
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Reply #31 on: April 15, 2012, 05:00:10 AM

Is it to convince shareholders they have more subs? When does their quarter end?
Yes.

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Reply #32 on: April 15, 2012, 05:59:47 AM

[...] that doesn't seem like a great reason to lose out on millions in revenue for the month.

Unless they more-than-double their current subscription numbers.  Who knows, maybe they did lose half their players already, and are hoping that this carrot will bring everyone back, however briefly.
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Reply #33 on: April 15, 2012, 10:47:37 AM

Is it to convince shareholders they have more subs?

ding ding. Earnings report coming up end of this month.

Or more accurately, it's to present a better number to shareholders that everyone knows is inflated because of this deal, but because no on knows the 'actual' number, it doesn't matter.
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Reply #34 on: April 15, 2012, 09:00:02 PM

Keep people hanging around long enough to get the dungeon finder they're working on finished, would be my guess.

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