KvotheQGBQG2: With the impending arrival of a new Han Solo and a new Chewie it would indicate that an event is forthcoming that will need both of them. Is this an accurate assumption, and if so, can you share any other information in those regards?
Regarding Solo content, please keep an eye out for news in the coming weeks.
xNickx: Recently it feels that the character release has been rewarding PTP players, and I understand they are the ones keeping the game running; however, can FTP players expect any major character(s)?
I would say that the nature of the Character Release Cadence is to make all characters eventually available to all players. To specifically answer your question, we have no intention of releasing any characters outside of Marquees, Legendary Events, or Raid Rewards in the near future.
gordonjones: Why can’t players change their time zone settings?
We talked about this a bit with the Game Changer Halfface01 - but the short of it is finding a balance between allowing people flexibility and safe-guarding against people colluding and potential exploits. Now we would like to allow people to infrequently change their time zone due to moves or extraordinary circumstances but we haven't prioritized the tech yet.
Bobsburgers: Will EA ever recognize what has probably been the biggest resource for serious SWGOH players outside of the game, specifically, all of the hard work that those people over at www.swgoh.gg do to mine the data of the game so that we can switch around mods, theory characters, and the like?
What may not be apparent to players is we have been working with the great folks who run the SWGOH.GG site. This has included giving them early heads-up about significant changes early enough that they can better prepare their site, as well as enabling them to have more direct access to the data so that they may better provide the helpful services they do. We are actively talking to them now about additional integrations.
mallen87: Are there any plans to give Mods their own energy since everything else will have it's own energy including the new PvE Ship Tables?
We have been slowly widening the range of options for farming mods, and are still monitoring the long-term impact of the mod store's change to credits and ship building materials. We knew many players would spend down large balances of currency on high-quality mods now that they are more visible in-game, but we are still waiting to see if buying mods becomes a long-term part of players' daily routines, before we take the next step. We do have lots of plans to continue this "widening", but right now a dedicated energy system for mods is not currently in those plans - but this may change in the future.
WookieeBelch: Is there a way we could see who is adding zetas in the in game guild chat?
: The answer is yes, but not yet. We're reviewing the "chat announcment" tech in general, but we don't have any updates to it in the near future. But it's something we'd like to come back to at some point and better refine.
lester68: Where is Padme?
We can't speak to when she'll be arriving.
Jammax: When can we expect to see information about Bossk? Abilities, etc?
We'll reveal more information as we get closer to his release date. However, I want to especially point out that with our communication increasing, that you may have to recalibrate to the distance of time between a communication and the release of something. We are trying to be more transparent, which means some info is coming much earlier than it used to.
Prudkoan: Do you plan to renew the graphics engine in the future? Or is it will be only in the Galaxy of heroes 2?
We have not immediate plans for a major graphical overhaul. We intentionally keep the asset size small to reduce the overall footprint on players' devices and to ensure the game performs well on a variety of device profiles. That said, we certainly could come back around and update the look of the game. It's more a question of priority and player feedback.
CaptainRex: Can we get an update on Clone Helmets?
Hi Captain Rex! I've seen your requests in here for awhile. So the answer is, when we do a rework to the Clones, we'll likely put their helmets on then, but there's a chance we don't. As to when we do the Clones rework, that's something that may come but we have no current timeline.
Additional note from me, I brought up the the Clone Helmets in a meeting and Nick said "You've been reading comments from Captain Rex, haven't you?" Point is - you (and your guild) have gotten through, we just can't speak to when due to all the other content we are building.
Gawejn: Did You ever play or do You play this game as a free to play? If Yes what is your lvl, gp and how many months You play or played?
I personally have played to the level cap three different times: once during soft launch, once at world wide launch, and finally once again starting in Feb 2016. The first two times, I was playing at different spend cadences. The third time -- and the current account I use actively -- has been 100% free to play. My GP is ~1.4M. I play fairly actively, but there are also times when we as a team have to step away from the live version of the game so we can dive into the version of the game that's in development. As part of my play style, I try to avoid copying what everyone else is doing because that experience is well understood. In pursuit of that goal, my current arena squad is all 7* Ewoks and my next goal is to (finally) get Wicket to G12.
BellamyNao: When rework jedi, when shaak ti ?
We can't speak to when she'll be arriving.
Dr_Alan_Grant: Is there any thought about having a players highest rank throughout the day count for their payout?
The answer is no. This sort of system ultimately doesn't reward the play pattern we believe drives competition, which is players should battle for the top spot at a specific payout time. This also likely facilitates collusion behavior that we think is detrimental to the game.
Neo2551: Why are the gear requirements so unbalanced? Mk3 Carbanti, Mk5 stun guns, mk3 cuffs, mk8 biotech balls, mk4 comlink? Are there any plans to relief the burden in the short future?
We've substantially improved gear income for most players piece by piece over the last several months, but we know that there is more work to do here. Our next step for adjusting gear income is going to come out of looking at the impact of the raid rewards changes. Specifically, while most top-end gear will get a little easier to acquire as a result of these changes, we suspect a few pieces will still need some additional loosening, and we will have more to share on this once we get initial feedback and data.
Hepatox: Do you have plans to change the way that raids are started and/or the base participation requirement on players so that the current "24-hour 0-damage" requirement that guild leaders have to enforce to prevent members missing raid rewards will no longer be required?
Yes, we will be diving into the details soon with one of our Game Changer partner videos, but we plan to make the whole Posting a 0 and having to chase down guildmates much easier on Guild Officers.
TheChode: With the upcoming changes to raid rewards is there any possibility of fixing the ties?
We made a change about a year ago where ties in the raid are resolved by randomizing the rank received for all tied players. We still believe in this solution and have no current plans to change it.
We have explored a number of different solutions but they were all exploitable and/or encouraged behavior that doesn't work for everybody or all playstyles.
Farrson: Is there a chance you guys tackle the clone wars era in the near future, like rework grevious and add more clones like wolffe, gregor and republic commando or rework separatists (give them a synergy add droideka battledroids etc)?
We recently discussed General Grievous with the GameChanger AhnaldT101. Check out his latest video to hear what we said about Grievous and the Separatists.
Sdtbarbarossa: Is it Possible to "swap" arena shards once per month?
We recently discussed our disposition on arena shards and payout times with Halfface01. Check out his latest video to hear what we said about moving and changing shards.
varkesh: You have confirmed that another solo and chewie will be coming, can you say if orginal movies (4-6) milienium falcon will be coming and if not can you at least say if you are planning to relase it.
We can't speak to when they will be arriving.
Korrin: do you plan in the near future to allow the players to select their arena payout times?
See our response to Sdtbarbaroosa.
Animefangod1: I was wondering if it was possible and if you guys ever would add a feature where you could watch your battles with other players so you could see where you are having trouble in things like arena and TW?
We had battle replays and consequently being able to watch other allies battle in the scope for Territory Wars, but unfortunately they had to come out of our update in order for us to get it done in time. There is significant tech work required for synchronous gameplay events which we just don't have at the moment but would really love to do in the future.
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