tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post693479877444057751..comments2024-03-26T20:47:12.919+00:00Comments on Going Commando | A SWTOR Fan Blog: Can't sleep, probe droid is watching meShintarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-32062383146398653992012-10-26T16:23:42.372+01:002012-10-26T16:23:42.372+01:00I suspect that *most* people are going to have pre...I suspect that *most* people are going to have preferred status and won't have to worry about stupid restrictions like /who. All you will need for preferred status is a $5 physical authenticator. Which, honestly, is a good idea anyway. I think this is a GREAT way for bioware to encourage people to get the stupid things.Njessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364322155486548922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-79282133430371863092012-10-26T10:24:26.848+01:002012-10-26T10:24:26.848+01:00That's a good point about /who. And the restri...That's a good point about /who. And the restriction does get lifted as soon as you hit preferred status. I guess I'm not imaginative enough to always see the options for potential abuse. Though there are <i>still</i> a lot of things that free players get locked out of seemingly at random.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-2307439600030375532012-10-26T03:03:18.392+01:002012-10-26T03:03:18.392+01:00To be fair, some capabilities get locked down just...To be fair, some capabilities get locked down just because of server load or to prevent spammers/hackers/bad people from negative effects.<br /><br />For example, /who does require a server call, which then has to identify all the people currently playing, and return that data to the client. In normal play it's probably insignificant.<br /><br />But imagine if someone had 500 F2P accounts, automated them, and then spammed /who on all the accounts at the same time. Quite possibly you could bring a server down.<br /><br />Some of the weirder lockdowns (the no credit boxes on Slicing, for example) are explained by this. Asking yourself, "if I had 500 (free!) slave accounts, could I break the game with this?" is always good to keep in mind when looking at some of the restrictions.<br /><br />Of course, this doesn't apply to /cheer. That's just Bioware locking fun stuff.Rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.com