tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post8309478380332900195..comments2024-01-04T02:49:23.470-08:00Comments on Blessing of Kings: SWTOR F2P Model ThoughtsRohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-77199717231304516452012-10-26T03:50:59.196-07:002012-10-26T03:50:59.196-07:00I'd say you hit on a big point in TOR's F2...I'd say you hit on a big point in TOR's F2P attempt: people aren't considering the security risks that F2P engenders to the environment.<br /><br />If you look at it from the "how can a black hat expose something for gain?" angle, then that's a start. There's always openings, but they have to be balanced against risks. Sure, maybe it would have been smarter to limit slicing to non-safe items, but it is much easier to defend agains slicing abuse in a purely subscription-based model. (And to be honest, slicing without being able to hack a safe would seem, well, weird and gamey.)<br /><br />If there weren't enough people around to run exploits, then a lot of these restrictions wouldn't exist. But people being people, there's always somebody who finds an exploit to use. Hell, just look at the Paragon controversy back in Cata, and that was a guild that should have known better.<br />Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-54605980706612495562012-10-25T22:34:57.875-07:002012-10-25T22:34:57.875-07:00I loved the Bounty Hunter Arc, by far my favorite....I loved the Bounty Hunter Arc, by far my favorite. I'm hoping they expand on the Mandalore aspect, felt like a true badass when hunting down the badass's of the galaxy while screaming "FOR MANDALORE" causing my wife to laugh hysterically while posting it on youtubeHyperiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-34201685559864640672012-10-25T22:27:24.692-07:002012-10-25T22:27:24.692-07:00If the Invis Chest and gear like it was offered in...If the Invis Chest and gear like it was offered in WoW for transmog I think it would be a huge seller. They might be onto something,typhoonandrewhttp://typhoonandrew.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-16492110024865961972012-10-25T22:17:00.966-07:002012-10-25T22:17:00.966-07:00Well, maybe it's me being negative, but it sme...Well, maybe it's me being negative, but it smells like the crap it is: F2P glued over a game which was NOT designed for F2P. Well-designed F2P games don't have to rely on this kind restrictions to defend from hackers/scammers: they design the game from the start so that bringing an account to the point of being exploitable is a massive investment.Helistarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435861741164342377noreply@blogger.com