SWTOR's Guild Summit kicks off -- and lurkers are welcome [Updated]

@Valentina

I missed it sadly. What's expected to be arriving with 1.2?

@J45neoboy
The patch is coming in "early april". In the patch will be a new planet, new FP, new warzone, TONS of legacy stuff (more races opened up, legacy skills, building your family tree).
Oh, and complete UI customization.
Freaking awesome stuff!

@J45neoboy Yep, New planet, new warzones, new operation, new flashpoints, upgraded warzone system, rankings, pets, gear, updated graphics, legacy expansion which will allow you to unlock species and class/species combinations, and many other features about it we wont know until this afternoon. I didn't list everything there really is A LOT! All the information should be posted all over the place by tonight if you can't view or listen to anything during your day.

@Valentina

Oh wow, That's a lot. Enough to match two of Rift's patches. Can't wait BioWare!

@Joaquin Crowe ah I knew it wouldnt be long before someone complained about something.... :sigh:

@Repopulation Not so much a complaint, as wondering why they're being so stingy.

@Dunraven I hope they'll keep an eye on non-guilded partly solo-playing doods like me, 'cause if they only patch for guilds it's going to be disappointing. I even don't do heroics or FPs and neither warzones, just plain ole vanilla questing. having a blast, but they need to pack more PVE for the end game.

@pid I dont see them patching this way seeing how you will have a "solo Warzone rating"

@Dunraven Really not sure what the casuals are complaining about. EV can be done on normal with a pug in about an hour.

@DerpMchurson

Dozens of other games do the "Raid or Die" thing. Many, probably better than ToR. That aside, for myself and many others the best thing about The Old Republic was the stories, and especially the class stories. They were probably the only unique thing to ToR. Personally, I found the Imperial Agent story especially one of the most entertaining plots I've played through in any RPG.

I think I can safely say there's a lot of folks sitting back looking at the interlude screen when they load in and asking "When's Chapter 4 coming out?"

@roberticvs Ummm...Are you not paying attention to *ANYTHING* bioware has been saying? lol

@Valentina

I wish I could share your enthusiasm, Valentina, but as others have posted in the Bio forums, it's really the underlying design and not the promises that are indicative of where this game is headed.

The Addiction Model of MMO design: Have player kill groups of 3 or 4 by spamming their most effective attack combos. Get to the next boss. Give player reward.

In a recent interview, a dev was asked if they planned to include interactive mini-games like pazaak. The dev replied that they didn't have any specific plans for it, but that if they did, it would be included in a major update.

Now, I'm not gonna cry about pazaak, but I WILL cry about the lack of interaction amongst players, the lack of immersion and the failed meta on the part of the devs (Companion Gifts merchants? Dark Force Merchants? Jedi Masters waiting in cantinas to train you up? Rakata Gear merchants? Speeders on the space stations...?) All red flags of rushed and shallow design. Sorry.