I have a question about the nature of the original JTR Mythic Event communication and release. I spent months defending CG and its practices to that point. I felt that people like me who, while we don't spend much money, have loyally played the game since launch had consistently and fairly been given opportunities to earn new toons through f2p methods.
My experience with the JTR event was very different and highly disappointing. The specific decision that was disappointing was putting both Veteran toons in stage 8 of the Cantina. The small window of time they were placed combined with the cost of the node meant that few people could farm these toons from their post-marquee status to a full 7 stars before the Mythic event ended. The only people were able to get her at that time were (a) people who spent a decent amount of money (50$ USD or more), or (b) those who believed the long-standing rumors that the vets would be required and opted to use arena earnings for months to partially farm the vets.
The cause for my frustration is that I felt this node placement was unfair to people who would not spend money and would not buy into rumors (with good reason; see the Revan mania a couple months ago that was debunked). I felt very jaded after this happened, considering you did very well (IMO) to ensure the f2p player base had every opportunity to at least unlock Thrawn (phoenix were farmable and in friendly locations), and you were very fair with CLS (every toon except R2 has been f2p since game launch, and the R2 event made two appearances prior to the first CLS Mythic event). I also felt that my efforts to defend CG fell flat, as this was the first (and only, really) time I felt like a major protagonist in the Star Wars universe was paywalled.
I wondered if you can elaborate on why you specifically chose to put both toons in Stage 8 Cantina versus putting one of the two in the GW or Cantina stores? Or compared to even putting one of them on a cheaper cantina node? Additionally, when you see rumors that you (presumably) know to be true floating around months before release (like the Vets being required), why would you choose not to confirm those rumors the same way you debunk the false ones? I feel like the moment you confirm it, even if you don't make the toons farmable, at least f2p have an informed decision to make about where they spend their resources.
Thanks for your time and transparency!
EA Staff (Retired)
