But, here's the deal: the NGE was YEARS ago, and it is basically this:

The company SOE changed one of it's games. A good deal of players didn't like it. Some players think that the company did this in a sneaky way.

This type of thing has been going on for years and years throughout MMO's.

Comparing this sudden appearance of cash shop transactions (although, actually, if you actually do your homework, you would know how much they have been talking about it and mentioning it was in the works ) to the NGE is, again, sad.

That's like bringing up the US government for some of the sneaky stuff it does.

Or bringing up your brother Billy because he lied to you in the third grade.

The NGE, first of all, did not destroy SWG. It lost players to WoW and boredom.

Secondly, if it hurt you that bad, and caused such strife in your life that you need to bring it up not only 3 years later but at any mention of SOE (I am addressing those players that do this, whoever they are) then you need to re-address what you think is important in your life. How are you going to deal with real life disappointments if a video game patch, which actually IMPROVED the game in more ways than NOT, can crush you so that you mention it like some kind of drunk high school football quaterback at every b-b-q?

It's funny that no one pulls out the examples of the incredible things SOE does FOR it's community. I should know, I have talked to so many of them over the last year and know that from the head CM down to the interns they actually are NOT in the business of making people angry.

This all comes down to this: no one cares about the NGE. That was 3 years ago. SOE is trying new and different models for subs and for players to enjoy. Connect it to the NGE, if you'd like.

After all, the mistakes you made 3 years ago mean that you will make them again right?

Beau