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Hi all, Feasts of Prosperity is in the 7.1.1 Game Update, and we're still targeting a Fall 2022 release.  

Hi folks,

The in-game events schedule has been updated for October! This month will feature the Bounty Contract Week and the All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally events. Details here can be found here.

15 hours ago, ronin_chi_lao said:

So the hide signature feature works lol.

But to unhide you actually have to take the "ignore user" off in user settings

So does this mean if i hide a sig then it will ignore the users posts too? seems a little counter productive imo. just a thought

There are four things you can ignore:

1. Posts
2. Messages
3. Mentions
4. Signature

So if you just want to hide someone's signature you will still see their other content. Once you ignore someone you can either remove the ignore or edit it to include or exclude the other options. You can control all that on this page ...

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Hi everyone,

The team is getting closer to completing testing for the new game launcher, however, I did want to let you all know that the testing phase will continue into next week.

That said, we know that a small handful of players are in a bad state currently. It is at this time that we are recommending that these players do a re-install to get back into a working state. I want to reiterate what I posted earlier in this thread that re-installing right now will unflag you from the testing pool, but there is a small chance you may be selected again as a tester when we do another round of testing next week. To put this in a little more perspective, around one thousand players will be selected for testing. We know this is not an ideal situation for these impacted players, so please know that we are still having conversations around compensation plans.

I also wanted to lay out how communications will be handled beginning Monday, September 26th. As we�ve... Read more

Hey Community!

We�ve been keeping an eye on the inflow of Daily Resource Matrices, and will be making them easier to obtain in 7.1.1.

We�ve increased inflow of Daily Resource Matrix from the following sources:

• Group Finder Role in Need rewards 10 DRM (up from 5)
• World Bosses reward 8 DRM on kill (up from 3)
• Mission "[WEEKLY] Priority Targets" rewards 40 DRM (up from 20)
• Weekly Missions for Heroic Areas reward 40 DRM (up from 20)
• Weekly Missions for Daily Areas and Conquest Events reward 50 DRM (up from 25)

This will reduce the expected amount of Daily and Heroic missions required to upgrade gear as well as give players more options of sources for Daily Resource Matrices. We�ll continue to keep an eye on the flow of resources and make more adjustments as needed, so please keep the feedback coming!

See you on Dromund Kaas, I might join a party to help kill The First!

The forums are the place that we primarily get player feedback from even more so when it comes to PTS. We also gather it from a number of other places both official (social media, content creators) and unofficial (Discord, Reddit, Twitch) but the forums is the place we engage the most.

That, of course, is speaking specifically to feedback. Data, design goals, etc. are all a component of our decision making that goes beyond player feedback. These are things are working to be better about communicating as well to help drive better feedback.

Circling back to polls. If players like, or do not like something (or both), it is usually pretty apparent from the conversations around it. Polling adds little value from a feedback gathering standpoint since the "data" itself isn't usable to validate it. But on the flipside, forum-goers might take a poll as that data validation, which is only true in a vacuum. (Note from Jackie: That isn't to say that staff won't be using po... Read more

Hi everyone,

The team is getting closer to completing testing for the new game launcher, however, I did want to let you all know that the testing phase will continue into next week.

That said, we know that a small handful of players are in a bad state currently. It is at this time that we are recommending that these players do a re-install to get back into a working state. I want to reiterate what I posted earlier in this thread that re-installing right now will unflag you from the testing pool, but there is a small chance you may be selected again as a tester when we do another round of testing next week. To put this in a little more perspective, around one thousand players will be selected for testing. We know this is not an ideal situation for these impacted players, so please know that we are still having conversations around compensation plans.

I also wanted to lay out how communications will be handled beginning Monday, September 26th. As we�ve... Read more

Hey there!

Ok yeah, let's talk about polls and the forums. This is a decision that might even predate me as CM but I know the philosophy was shared over the years. Polling is something that is, generally speaking, a great engagement feature. However, part of the challenge is that players will often look at polls on the forums and their results as "supporting data" for things as opposed to a means of conversation.

The forums are an excellent source of feedback and discussion but it is worth understanding that the forums represent a very small fraction of the playerbase. And even then, forum-goers tend to only fall within the most engaged of our player types. That is a bunch of words to say, the forum community is excellent but it is not always an accurate representation of the full breadth of our playerbase.

Now, it is for that very reason that the forums are valuable, to get that feedback from our most engaged players. But is also means that polling is ... Read more

Hey there!

Ok yeah, let's talk about polls and the forums. This is a decision that might even predate me as CM but I know the philosophy was shared over the years. Polling is something that is, generally speaking, a great engagement feature. However, part of the challenge is that players will often look at polls on the forums and their results as "supporting data" for things as opposed to a means of conversation.

The forums are an excellent source of feedback and discussion but it is worth understanding that the forums represent a very small fraction of the playerbase. And even then, forum-goers tend to only fall within the most engaged of our player types. That is a bunch of words to say, the forum community is excellent but it is not always an accurate representation of the full breadth of our playerbase.

Now, it is for that very reason that the forums are valuable, to get that feedback from our most engaged players. But is also means that polling is ... Read more

Hello everyone,

A new patch was released. For players who were impacted by the previous error message, please re-open the launcher and let us know what state you are in. If you were one of the players who submitted a log file to our Support team, we would especially like to hear from you.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

We wanted to give you a snapshot overview of the next update that�s coming, Game Update 7.1.1, which is currently targeting a Fall 2022 release:

• Galactic Seasons 3! We will have more details available at a later time, but we can share that this upcoming season is Galactic Gaming themed.
• Feast of Prosperity Event returns with new rewards
• Features for Outfitter for ability to name and favorite outfits
• Conquest objectives for the Manaan Daily Area
• Class balance changes (see below for more details)

It�s important to note that this release could change in terms of timeline and the above content includes what is currently slated for this update at the time of this post.

I know that many of you were wondering about the release of Galactic Seasons 3 in particular, and I�m happy to share that its release is targeted for this upcoming update. We�re looking forward to sharing additional details soon, so be... Read more

I have every intention of seeing that thread get to 1k pages.

Hi everyone,

The team is finishing up testing and will be doing another release in a few hours. At this time, please do not perform a re-install. When I update this thread again, that is when the new update is pushed live and we would like you to open the launcher again and let us know what state you're in.

Thank you for patience as we investigate these issues!