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Reply #245 on: November 15, 2012, 11:21:36 AM

I'm looking forward to the f2p lulz. Especially if they did more server merges, will I even make it past char select? I'll be sure to have a cold beer handy.
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Reply #246 on: November 15, 2012, 11:47:40 AM

I got an email giving me my complementary 100 cartel coins. Gee, thanks. Maybe I will continue to not play.

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Reply #247 on: November 15, 2012, 11:48:27 AM

I got 3 emails giving me 100 each, but from the actual page I'm supposed to be getting 1750. I'm not sure the emails were a good idea.

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Reply #248 on: November 15, 2012, 11:54:30 AM

Those "100 coins" emails are apparently an error.
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Reply #249 on: November 15, 2012, 12:23:27 PM

Not even gonna log in (not gonna patch) until a couple days pass and they go through .a and .b fixes.
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Reply #250 on: November 15, 2012, 12:43:02 PM

I got 3 emails giving me 100 each, but from the actual page I'm supposed to be getting 1750. I'm not sure the emails were a good idea.

what page is this you're talking about? I guess I haven't really been paying attention.
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Reply #251 on: November 15, 2012, 12:44:35 PM

Well you can't get to it until the maintenance is over, but if you go to swtor.com there should be a "You've been awarded Cartel Coins" thing you can click on, then log in and see how many coins you're entitled to.

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Reply #252 on: November 15, 2012, 02:59:39 PM

Looks like it's 100 cartel coins for a security key. Says I have 650 if I resubscribe though!
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Reply #253 on: November 15, 2012, 03:37:01 PM

The party jawa is AMAZING.

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Reply #254 on: November 15, 2012, 03:38:00 PM

Yeah, the Party Jawa rocks.  People are going cartel pack crazy.  I know a bunch of people in my guild that even bought more coins.
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Reply #255 on: November 15, 2012, 03:54:15 PM

I bought a bunch with my existing coins.  Mostly to cash in on the early demand.  They're probably worth more unopened.
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Reply #256 on: November 15, 2012, 04:51:58 PM

People are spending hundreds of dollars on the cartel packs then posting in General Discussion how they got crap (or didn't get the crap they wanted).  It's funny.  I'm guessing EA-Bioware are making a fortune right now.

Bugs mentioned on the forums:  F2P'ers unable to create characters, abilities being wiped from bars 5 and 6 in the middle of combat, being slammed with the non-subscriber restrictions as soon as you cancel subscription rather than after 30 days, account-wide speeder skill purchases only applying to 1 character, and patching errors.
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Reply #257 on: November 15, 2012, 04:55:02 PM

Yeah I read a couple of those threads and was pretty amused. (I still will be suckered I am sure.)

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Reply #258 on: November 15, 2012, 04:57:58 PM

I'll probably buy account-wide max inventory, and glowy eyes, but not until they patch / make sure that account-wide actually applies to all characters.  There seem to be bugs, currently.  Emergency patch tomorrow.
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Reply #259 on: November 15, 2012, 06:18:14 PM

That's what I am leaning towards too, account wide cargo holds. Kinda boring though.


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Reply #260 on: November 15, 2012, 06:23:22 PM

Bought a pack, received...

Slate Mouse Horranth pet
A theatening emote
6 units of some kind of medical supplies for crafting
25% xp for one hour in flashpoints
Purple Companion Gift

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Reply #261 on: November 15, 2012, 06:34:11 PM

Okay I'm sorry, but this fucking slayed me.


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Reply #262 on: November 15, 2012, 07:19:38 PM

Party Jawa is awesome, rest of this sucks Jedi balls
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Reply #263 on: November 15, 2012, 07:42:44 PM

So in the five hours I put in tonight, I saw about a dozen people return to my guild Empire-size that hadn't played in many months, most having quit back in February or March. Most of the logged in, saw the F2P restrictions first-hand, and then realized they had to resub to get their "free" Cartel Coins, and promptly left.

I suspect that this is a theme that's been replayed throughout the game all night long.

Edit: Also, are there any other F2P MMOs out there that tick down your paid-for XP boosters while you're logged out? This is the only game I can think of that does.
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Reply #264 on: November 15, 2012, 09:01:28 PM

I got that sweet blaster rifle with the laser scope thing.

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Reply #265 on: November 15, 2012, 09:41:18 PM

Okay I'm sorry, but this fucking slayed me.


Heh, that got me too. 

I tried to get access to my account, but because I used a mobile authenticator I need some security key to log into my account.  I gave up after about five minutes trying to access it again; they told me I have to call them  to get it restored.  Fuck a phone call; we're in 2012 now.  Only people that should be using the phone are government employees, who will start using email about the same time we develop telepathy. 
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Reply #266 on: November 15, 2012, 11:21:16 PM

Enjoyed the HK intro stuff, did a hard mode for it tonight that totally wasn't that hard, etc.

Sage healing is still boring as fuck, though.  Heartbreak

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Reply #267 on: November 15, 2012, 11:43:46 PM

I even YOLO'd for you, what more do you want!

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Reply #268 on: November 15, 2012, 11:59:53 PM

The HK stuff is fun except for the scavenger hunt part.

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Reply #269 on: November 16, 2012, 12:04:23 AM

I even YOLO'd for you, what more do you want!

And I appreciated it, I assure you!

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Reply #270 on: November 16, 2012, 12:20:18 AM

Who do I talk to / what mission do I do to start the HK stuff?

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Reply #271 on: November 16, 2012, 01:01:12 AM

Little Astromech droid at SECTION X (On Belsavis).


For Republic At least.

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Reply #272 on: November 16, 2012, 04:04:35 AM

I logged in, wandered a little, restored my layout which is missing all the side bars, noticed I have no email access whatsoever, didn't get the Party Jawa that I stayed subbed for past the date to earn, and logged out.

I'd have uninstalled then and there, but Vu wants to try logging in to see how bad it is, so I was copying the folder over.  SWToR is dead to me.

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Reply #273 on: November 16, 2012, 04:37:19 AM

The "free" element is ridiculous and likely counterproductive.

The cash shop seems well implemented.

The number of coins being given to subscribers seems too generous. Not sure who is going to be desperate to spend more than 600 thingys a month on hats.

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Reply #274 on: November 16, 2012, 05:13:22 AM

The number of coins being given to subscribers seems too generous. Not sure who is going to be desperate to spend more than 600 thingys a month on hats.

I see the benefit being in leveling alts.  The +25% xp bonus consumables may be what I spend my coins on.

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Reply #275 on: November 16, 2012, 07:05:32 AM

The number of coins being given to subscribers seems too generous. Not sure who is going to be desperate to spend more than 600 thingys a month on hats.

My guildmaster and two of my guildmates all had about 3,000 coins accrued from playtime and collector's editions and shit.

They still spent about $40 each buying more. I've also heard of people spending $60-80 trying to find one thing they want (usually the throne), and not getting anything.

If Bioware keeps adding new cartel packs each month like they say they will, they'll have no problems getting money from those with more of it than sense.
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Reply #276 on: November 16, 2012, 07:19:02 AM

Vu pointed out to me this morning that yesterday was the Seven Year Anniversary of the NGE...

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Reply #277 on: November 16, 2012, 07:58:46 AM

Missing Party Jawa is a bug that's happening to some people, they're working on it, so my guess is you'll get it, open a petition.
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Reply #278 on: November 16, 2012, 10:19:06 AM

Funny enough, Bioware says explicitly not to open petitions for missing Party Jawas. Presumably this is a vain attempt to lessen the CS ticket load, whose response times were measured in weeks even before F2P hit.
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Reply #279 on: November 16, 2012, 11:03:12 AM

Yeah the Party Jawa thing is fairly common apparently.

The "free" element is ridiculous and likely counterproductive.

The cash shop seems well implemented.

The number of coins being given to subscribers seems too generous. Not sure who is going to be desperate to spend more than 600 thingys a month on hats.


~1000 coins to global unlock bank tabs for all characters, and you can do that a few times, so that's something you can sink stuff into assuming you have alts that aren't fully banked up. Can use coins for any legacy unlocks you don't have yet, too. Neither of those things are done from the shop, they're done from the cargo hold and legacy screens respectively. Same with (I think) global inventory slot buys. Didn't log on a character without full inventory unlocked already to check yet.

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