tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post7228084240075873200..comments2024-03-26T20:47:12.919+00:00Comments on Going Commando | A SWTOR Fan Blog: 5.2 - New Operation Inc.!Shintarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-91037583704354477932017-02-16T03:27:21.625+00:002017-02-16T03:27:21.625+00:00The more people in the group, the harder the balan...The more people in the group, the harder the balancing act. I wasn't paying attention to end game when SoR dropped, but the state of balance for the related ops at their launch is legendarily bad in the forum lore. I don't know if it's a good idea, but the current team is taking their time and cautiously learning how to develop an MMO that isn't necessarily a WoW clone.Ian Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-72966917381048560822017-01-28T13:03:22.181+00:002017-01-28T13:03:22.181+00:00The guild I was in at the time was in TotC four ti...The guild I was in at the time was in TotC four times a week killing, or trying to do so, on each difficulty. It made me appreciate raid burnout (or the usefulness of having trash.)<br /><br />Also, I remember the Blizzard devs mentioning the effort to build a raid was 90% of their development time/effort (the stuff shared across all the difficulties). I think that, as players, it is easy to focus on the stuff we interact with and not grasp the effort to build all the we run by on our way to the next quest or loot pinata. :)Pallaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052537793722183657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-466358628341800822017-01-27T23:56:45.284+00:002017-01-27T23:56:45.284+00:00Oh, I forgot about Sunwell - probably because I wa...Oh, I forgot about Sunwell - probably because I wasn't raiding at that level at the time. :P I do remember the ICC gating as well but didn't feel as affected by that. Having whole wings open instead of just getting access to a single boss made a difference, plus even the normal mode of ICC was harder than normal mode TotC had been, so you didn't waltz in and kill everything on the first try.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-76622353861055508642017-01-27T23:06:33.110+00:002017-01-27T23:06:33.110+00:00I think that the team specifically dedicated to Sw...I think that the team specifically dedicated to Swtor, day in and day out, is small. Most of the folks listed on the KotFE and KotET end credits tend to be folks you would pull in from other parts of EA when needed (or are contractors).<br /><br />Sunwell and ICC were gated, as well. I remember people being very tired of redoing the various wings of ICC before the Lich King himself unlocked (and you had to kill him on normal before you could even do heroic). I hope folks don't get tired of the early Ops bosses and have Ops participation drop because of it. On the other hand, I wonder how many will wait until all the bosses are out to run the ops or resub to run the op? Pallaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052537793722183657noreply@blogger.com