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This sounds memory-intensive, which I think is likely to do more harm than good.
This request sounds similar to when people ask for a more comprehensive in-game chat feature when Discord already provides everything a guild could want.
A solution to what you’re asking for already exists outside the game (wookiepedia), and if someone wants the information it isn’t difficult to go to that website and read it there. There’s a long list of things the game needs (mod snapshot capabilities, improved datacron UI for instance) more than incorporating a database feature that already exists elsewhere.
- ImmortalAzazel3 months agoSeasoned Traveler
It's possible it would be memory-intensive, but games like CIV or Crusader Kings have done similar to this without huge memory leaks (at least to my understanding). Usually via linking to a webpage or something in a connected browser.
The data wouldn't necessarily need stored locally if there was a way to easily call it, especially if the device is on Wifi.
- Phamen3 months agoNew Rookie
Wookiepedia definitely is a source that people can go to outside of the game. But the point of the suggestion was for an in-game biography so that people don't have to leave the game. An in-game biography would make for an immersive way to learn about the characters you are unlocking, which was the idea. As for the suggestion being memory-intensive, I don't have much understanding on this, but it could be a PC Client exclusive thing cause the PC could probably handle it.
As for the in-game chat feature, people are still asking for this even now. Some people don't want to download Discord in order to chat properly or communicate with their guild. I've been in a few casual guilds and there are a lot of people who simply don't have discord and don't want to download it.
Luckily, I've already been frequently using Discord for many years now so it wasn't a big deal, but if I was joining a guild and was asked to download an app in order to communicate properly, I would probably just leave and find a more casual guild (unless I was serious about the game).
It couldn't hurt to add features so that users don't have to seek the use of external clients or websites. I'm basing this suggestion on my mentality at least. If there's a character that I'm unfamiliar with in the game, I'm not really going to look them up or read up on their history/lore, but if there were a short in-game biography just a click away, I wouldn't mind reading it.
I can understand if they don't make a more comprehensive in-game chat though. Cause it's probably a lot more complicated than I think it is. But I would love it if they added biographies, it would just make the game more fun.- Phamen3 months agoNew Rookie
To add to this. I understand there's a long list of gameplay mechanic fixes, but let's not forget this is a game. The sole focus of a game is for entertainment. Not everybody's in Kyber or Aurodium, not everybody cares for the competitive nature of the game. There are more players focused on the enjoyment of the game than there are players who focus on the competition, especially when it comes to datacrons. Appealing to the majority of players is healthy. We all saw how positively the community reacted to the New Player update which quickened the time it took to reach lvl 85. That's a suggestion nobody would have thought of because too many of us are focused on suggestions that would benefit the top players instead of an update that would have appealed to new/casual players. This suggestion would benefit both because it isn't a gameplay enhancement but instead a database for all players to enjoy.
Also, you stated that there were external sites or applications that could be used as a substitute for possible in-game features. But you also listed 'mod snapshot capabilities' as a possible suggestion, I believe that Hot Utils already has a feature like that. Hot Utils is also an external tool that players can take advantage of to make up for the lack of an in-game feature. But having that feature in-game would be ideal, which is my point. It's not about the difficulty of leaving the game to read up on actual characters' biographies on a SW database, it's the convenience of having it right there in the game so that you don't have to leave in order to get what you're looking for.- DarjeloSalas3 months agoRising Adventurer
Edit: this comment posted before I’d finished writing it. The new forums are not making a good first impression!
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