In the SF-MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic, a serious warning from Bioware has deterred most of the win traders in Season 5. Some bans likely played a role as well.
“These are not the droids you are looking for” – since this scene, we know that a true Jedi does not always resolve everything with the lightsaber; sometimes the right words are enough, especially when you have the Force on your side – and when those words are accompanied by bans.
The power to warn and ban lies with Bioware. They had issues in PvP: “win traders” and “ranked trolls” were causing trouble. There were numerous reports and complaints. Win traders exploit matchmaking to play against each other; the results are prearranged. “Trolls” intentionally play poorly or seek to cause their team’s defeat because they enjoy getting on others’ nerves. The troll is strong in them.
At the beginning of last week, warnings and bans were sent out. Now they say: The problem is under control. 90% of the issues have been resolved with the win traders. 50% of the “trolls” have stopped their behavior (and sometimes completely with SWTOR).
- Since we started communicating about win-trading and the actions we were going to take, nearly 90% of the previous reports and related win-trading activity have stopped.
- In addition, the majority of “trolls,” have stopped their behavior and over 50% of those players have ceased completely.
For some time now, Bioware has decided to communicate more openly with the players. They want to explain and show the fans of Star Wars: The Old Republic more often what they are doing to improve the game and occasionally alleviate emerging frustration. This is not always successful – after an open comment about balance changes, a developer and his family became victims of cyberbullying.
