The ongoing destruction of small guilds

Had a long post typed up. Decided my time was better spent encouraging and guiding my guild to focus on toons, gear and teams to progress, despite what CG has been trying to funnel us into.

I find it ludicrous that a pack that won't even max out two useless characters outside of the JTR event costs as much as a fully developed console/PC game that took years/millions to develop. And yet we buy those packs relentlessly and prove that we're sheep.

I’m not sure how to respond to any of this.
There is early game content, mid game content and end game content. Each has rewards meant to help you progress to the next stage of the game.
Since the game started, end game players have progressed to the point where they need new content and new rewards, so new content is developed for them.
Those in lower level guilds have plenty of mid game content to get through before worrying about this stuff.
And you will get the rewards when you get to this point in the game.
Being at level 85 doesn’t make you an end game player, some of us have been there since a month after level 85 was available. And our rosters have progressed over that time.
Last point...if you choose to be in a guild that is not capable of doing end game content, you have no one else to blame. Most competitive players want to be in a guild with similar players so there are lots of high end guilds around. Those players also need new content.
Your 40m guild can focus on haat like the rest of us did st that point, and when you are ready you can move on to hSith and the rewards that come with it.
If you are in a guild where the top 10 of you make up 90% of the guilds gp, that is not anyone else’s fault.

@kello_511

This should just be copied and pasted whenever someone complains about new/updated content.

So you guys think the hSTR rewards weren't good enough but the T1-T6 rewards were fine then?

I'm the first person to say "stop complaining" but I think about what people are saying first.

For the people who are able to join HSR guilds but stay with you old guild because of loyalty, congrats. You don't have to cave in and follow the crowd of you don't want to. That being said, don't complain when you willing opt out of end game rewards ( traya, g12+, ect ) CG is not " breaking up small guilds " they are giving elite guilds rewards to strive for and those who cannot compete on a end game level should not revive end game rewards

"TVF;c-1581398" wrote:

"Waqui;c-1581395" wrote:

"Stenun;c-1581279" wrote:

"JacenRoe;c-1581273" wrote:
Everyone has to start somewhere. You have content you can complete already. Do that until you're ready for HSR. I remember years ago banging my head against a t5 Rancor raid for months before we graduated to heroic. Someone crybabying that they can't do the hardest content as a newish player is silly, and obnoxious.

But they're not being punished for being a new player, they're being punished for being in a small guild.



That's unfair.

Nobody is being punished. Nobody has anything taken away from them.

We were doing T4. For one or two raids we got GEC. Then they took it away from us.

1. This thread is about changes to rewards in heroic STR raids — not tier 4.
2. Small guilds can easily clear tier 4 STR.

What's your point?

"kello_511;c-1581477" wrote:

Last point...if you choose to be in a guild that is not capable of doing end game content, you have no one else to blame.

And there we go. This sentence perfectly demonstrates the problem.

"Blame".

The assumption is that there is "blame" in being in a smaller guild. It doesn't matter who is being blamed for it, there is still blame for being loyal to a lower level guild.

How absurd.

"Stenun;c-1581679" wrote:

"kello_511;c-1581477" wrote:

Last point...if you choose to be in a guild that is not capable of doing end game content, you have no one else to blame.

And there we go. This sentence perfectly demonstrates the problem.

"Blame".

The assumption is that there is "blame" in being in a smaller guild. It doesn't matter who is being blamed for it, there is still blame for being loyal to a lower level guild.

How absurd.

There is no blame for being in a smaller guild. You should be in whatever guild you choose to be in.
But if your choice is to stay in a guild that is far underpowered for you, you can’t also expect the developers to cater to yours specific situation and “find a way” to give your guild end game rewards OR to hold end game players back to accommodate you.

What is it that you really expect to change? Nerf hSith so that a half full 40m guild can complete it? Give end game rewards to every player so it’s “fair”? I honestly can’t understand what your argument is.

“I’m a qualified brain surgeon but I like the janitorial staff so I took a job sweeping floors instead. Why don’t they pay me the same as a surgeon? Not fair!!”

"kello_511;c-1581715" wrote:

What is it that you really expect to change

Don't make some gear only available to players in a Top Level guild.

Characters, fair enough. But my making Player A have access to gear that Player B doesn't, Player A's characters will be more powerful than Player B's. Player A's Stormtrooper will have gear that Player B cannot get.
So suddenly Player A is going to win their fights even if all they do is zero-tag the Heroic Sith Raid while Player B runs his guild and solos the Heroic Tank for everyone, etc.

Gear being EXCLUSIVE to the Heroic Sith means your characters will be better purely because of your Guild, not because of you.