Nighthunteer Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hey! So, as a player that has done a lot of MMO's in my gaming life, I was shocked with how the Black Talon was able to use story and the games excellent dialog system to make what i would call the first ever story driven group instance. I instantly fell in love with how it worked and kept going it many times, even boosting new friends that just hit 10 just to justify doing it again. I was excited and really looked forward doing Hammer station when i got to the level. Then i ran HS, and when i was done i just sat there watching the screen thinking "What the hell just happened? Where is the story? where are the options?"Dont get me wrong, its not a bad instance for what it is - but its a normal MMO instance! It had nothing special! Worst about all this is that i had a friend that said that the first one will always be the most time put in and best. I looked forward going hammer station to prove him wrong.Turn out i was the one that would be proven wrong... Did anyone else feel this way or were you all happy that the other FP's turned out to be nothing but plain normal instances?And most of all, has Bioware said anything on why?? why would they do this! Sincerely, Night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auilt Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 How many FPs have you run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riho Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Obviously not very many, I have gripes about the other Flashpoints for other reasons but they're mostly far from being a standard dungeon and still allot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthunteer Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 I have done a few, and dont misunderstand me! They are not bad, but they are just like any one MMO's grp instance. Is there another FP in the game that is like Black Talon in story and dialog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slomoshun Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 They all have a story and dialog.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthunteer Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 They all have a story and dialog.... No they dont, Not in the way the Black Talon did anyway, they have a small back story told by Malgus as you get the quest - and putting a random thing in like: "Press this button to shoot engineering out of space or just lock them in!" does not count as dialog, not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slomoshun Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) No they dont, Not in the way the Black Talon did anyway, they have a small back story told by Malgus as you get the quest - and putting a random thing in like: "Press this button to shoot engineering out of space or just lock them in!" does not count as dialog, not even close. Like I said.. They all have a story and dialog I don't care if it's as long as Black Talon's or half as long..they all have it. And btw, after you run each HM FP 20 times..you'll wish you could turn that dialog off.. Edited January 6, 2012 by Slomoshun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crucias Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Wait till you get to The Foundry. The story is just dripping off it... or is that my drool.. hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheebe Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I feel pretty much the same.. There is of course story in all of them, but it doesn't really change anything whether you pick one or the other, like it did when deciding if the captain should live or not in BT for instance. Also BT is by far the flashpoint that gives most socialpoints, with like 90 on average for me, opposed to the 20 you might get in others if you're lucky.. It's a good indication of how much more dialogue there actually is in BT. And yes the foundry blew my mind, but that is a one time experience.. Nothing interactive about it really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichLather Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 The amount of time we have to spam space bar and wait in BT makes it almost unbearable. The fluff RP scenes were cute the first or second time, after that its the worst instance because theres waaay too much RP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerro Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Just cleared False Emperor for the first time (on hard) and realized that the story was actually awesome. I Won't go into details at all- but if you think everything just goes downhill after Black Talon, think again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norbix Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 The flashpoints from 15-33 are terrible in terms of story and dialogue. After that they get much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FerrusPA Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Wait till you get to The Foundry. The story is just dripping off it... or is that my drool.. hmmm Except that it's a terribad story and BW should be ashamed for pooping all over their own characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorkah Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I completely agree, Athiss was a total joke and a waste of time, here's hoping the level 30+ dungeons have something decent. Hammer Station, Athiss, what a joke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthunteer Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 I completely agree, Athiss was a total joke and a waste of time, here's hoping the level 30+ dungeons have something decent. Hammer Station, Athiss, what a joke... I have yet to do the foundry, so cant comment on that one and even boarding party has a small dialog part. But it still never comes near the Black Talon, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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