The overall rule in terms of reside service video games is “you (nearly at all times) should assist the whole lot you’ve ever made endlessly”. You don’t essentially should make extra of that content material, however no matter already exists must preserve working. If there’s a recreation mode that you simply added 5 expansions in the past, it nonetheless must work. If there’s a function that’s been there from launch, it nonetheless must work. And if some variety of gamers paid cash for it sooner or later, it undoubtedly must work. This is the reason long-running MMOGs typically have bizarre redundant gameplay methods like SWTOR’s outdated spaceship rail shooter with its gear and improve path, and its different spaceship shooter recreation mode (Galactic Starfighter) with its different ships, gear, and improve paths.
To my understanding, the principle cause the launch companions have totally different post-timeskip variations is as a result of the brand new post-timeskip variations don’t should assist all the outdated companion-specific quests and outdated reward/affection system baggage that had been constructed for launch, so it was a lot simpler to permit them as companions for extra participant lessons.
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