Forewarning this is a long rant about all the things i hate about this game. if you're just going to flame it dont waste your time i dont really care. this isnt for people this is in hopes that bioware MIGHT read it, and take something to heart. Because as it stands they have already lost 1 subscriber and these changes are something that would be amazing to see
i came into this game, after waiting two years and being really excited thinking that this game was going to be fun to play. After having been a huge fan of all the bioware games i have played (Kotor 1 & 2, jade empire, dragon age ect.)
i thought this was going to be a really well done game. but it feels like its still in freaking beta testing phase... like it is LAUNCHED and they still have completly stuff like having 50's being in battlegrounds (dont kid yourself and call them warzones we know them for what they really are dont even pretend) and you walk in there at say... level 12. because you want to find out what your character is like in pvp. well guess what you CANT because 50's who have all their gear purchased have just 3 shot you. and no you cant heal through it, and no you cant kill them, because you hit for a miniscule amount on them because of resiliance (or w/e bioware has renamed it in this.) Get the level 50's into their own bracket, idc how skilled a level 12 is, they arent going to beat someone with 50 pvp gear and a ton more skills and time playing that character. i'm sorry but that's just not going to happen
Incredibly miniscule variety in weapons and ridiculous limitations(mainly aimed at force using classes) Ok say for example, my sith sorceror fights a really powerful double bladed lightsaber that happens to be blue in color, and happens to be quite significantly better than my single bladed red saber. What in the actual F*** is stopping my sorceror from using that lightsaber???????? i WANT TO USE IT why in the hell can i not use it??. is the blue lightsaber going to "shock me with static electricity" if i try to use it?? i'm a freaking dark lord of the sith, i can use w/e freaking lightsaber i want to use. and on top of that, star wars has so much lore about other kinds of light sabers. For a few examples: Hook handle light sabers, light foils, light maces, light axes, light daggers, light whips, light tonfas, light dueling swords(forget the technical name, but they were a more elegant lightsaber, similar to a rapier version of a lightsaber. mostly used by nobles for dueling) if you dont believe me look it up on wookiepedia you will find them, and you will find the place in which they were used. so why are we only given ONE OPTION i say one, because you HAVE to use 1 kind for your class. (I.E. a juggernaut only gets to use 1 single bladed lighsaber. he doesnt get thee choice to dual weild, or use a double bladed. so he only has one choice)
the companions are poorly done. not saying the "story line" for the companions is what is poor. i'm saying their function. they are constantly glitching. (ie companions laying down in battle, getting stuck on terrain, skins turning black in chat screens ect) But i feel like if i want to say... romance mako as a bounty hunter, i HAVE to be light sided. i have to tiptoe on eggshells and pick carefully what i say because i have a companion. ITS MY STORY NOT THEIRS I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SAY WHAT I WANT TO SAY. when i am an inquisitor, i dont need to "choose the option khem val would choose" and i dont need to be penalized and have a ****** relationship and worthless companion because they hate me, because i dont change my story line to suit their beliefs. i want to be able to roleplay an awesome bounty hunter who kicks a** and takes names, and not have to worry about wether or not my side kick approves of my actions...i shouldnt need to impress my freaking sidekick.
and the game crashes. with no lfg, it is kind of a slap in the face, when i finally manage to get a group together for (lets say) black talon. (i know that one really isnt hard to get a group for) but lets say it is late or something. if my game crashes i'm immediately kicked out of the party by the time i get back. i just mobilized a group and got kicked out because of the game crashing for no reason. perfect connection and it crashes... -.-
the game encourages you to pvp (in a way) it rewards you monetarily (which i actually thought was really cool, and made it feel like it was worth your time to do) but when you try to go back to your story line, after say an hour of doing pvp you find yourself grinding through worthless quests just to progress your story line. or if you try to get a lot of really good gear from instances (renamed flashpoints but stilll the same thing nice try with that one again) you find yourself outleveled for the quests. so you have to grind thru pointless quests just to get back on track to where you should be story line wise. its ridiculous that leveling doesnt actually mean you're any closer to finishing the story line.
the game needs more class variety. yes i know there are "8" different advanced classes (i'm combining the mirror classes for obvious reasons) but the advanced classes all share the same base... they arent different enough... yes they are different but essentially they are the same kinda thing. if you're a bounty hunter, you're going to be in armor, using a blaster (maybe two) and using a flamethrower and rockets. and guess what, that's what you're going o be doing. if you're an inquisitor, you're going to be using lightening and dark force abilities, and your light saber. yes they have different ways of going about it, but its not the difference between say... (i'll use warhammer for an example) a shadow hunter a an engineer... or something like that. it's just a little underwhelming. like a LOT
its like "yay 8 classes... half of them are similar.... but... well yea... half of them are similar"
i know this sounds like just a giant complete B*t*h fest, but it's more than that. these are the problems that i have with the game so far. and the reasons why i'm not going to be resubscribing to the game when my time runs out, and the reasons why i wish i hadnt wasted my money on the medium collectors edition (name escapes me atm)
just so that bioware isnt just hearing a giant list of complaints, what i think they HAVE done well is this
the story line, despite my complaints above, is actually well done. i LOVE the story line that the game presents. it feels like i'm actually inside of a book making a story, it actually gives me a reason to kill the 10 boars unlike (since i've used wow as an example before) WoW where they're like "KILL 10 BOARS!" then your natuarl question is like "uhm... why?" the npc is like "i gives munies for et!" "eh... ok w/e i like money, and i like exp..." this gives you legitimate reasons within the story, rather than just the pointless grind to level cap that everyone has to go through. that really makes the game more enjoyable
i like HAVING a companion and having them be the people who do your skills. because if you're pvping you really shouldnt have to choose between that, and going out and farming materials so you could make stuff. it makes you feel a lot less restrained on the way you want to spend your time. In other mmo's if you want to pvp you sit in the capital city and queue up. if you want to farm, you go farm. period. thats it. i like being able to do BOTH and not be ineffective. it's a really nice aspect
