I searched, and we haven't had a thread like this in a while. Also, the other threads were in General, but I think this is a good topic for Story & Lore. What are your three favorite planets story-wise? You can also consider other factors such as environment, design, ambience etc. in your decision. Then, also, what is your least favorite planet? Please say why you feel the way you do. I love reading how different people react to the game and what everyone's opinions are. It is fascinating to learn that someone loves what you hate and vice versa.

 

Oh, also, if you want to split your choices by Faction if that influences your decision, then feel free to do so (3 fave for Pub, 3 fave for Imp, etc.)

 

Here are mine:

 

Three Favorites

Voss - Maybe I am a sucker for all the mysticism, but there is just something intriguing about Voss and its peoples. I love learning about the history between the Jedi, the Voss and the Gormak, etc. Its similarities to Heart of Darkness type stuff is also compelling. Also, the atmosphere and environment of this planet is beautiful yet creepy at the same time, and that's an awesome combo in my book.

 

Dromund Kaas - What can I say? The Sith capital world fascinates me. Its stories of power struggles and uprisings are fun, and the jungle environment is awesome. I love all the greenery and vicious beasts. Just great.

 

Taris - Okay, this one might be nostalgic, because of KOTOR, but you have to admit there's a lot of history behind this planet, and I love getting to explore it. Both factions are very good, I think. One side is trying to restore a lost piece of history, while the other wants to keep it quashed forever. The scenery is lovely as well. I just love green forests and such, can you tell?

 

Least Favorite

Balmorra - This planet is just so dull to me, both Republic and Imp side. The story of resistance begs to be compelling and emotional, but for some reason I just don't connect with it at all. Republic side is slightly better for me, just because I connect better with helping the underdogs.

 

So what are yours and why?

Although Tattooine is not my favorite planet, I loved the Czerka storyline. I thoguht it was very well written.

My favorite planets would be:

 

Belsavis- I like Belsavis because it has an amazing environment that easily changes from tropics to snow covered foothills and mountains. The wild life has creatures instantly recognizable form the movies and even some creatures that are instantly recognizable from other planets. The story line takes away the goody two-shoes vibe from the Republic while still making the Empire seem slightly better but still evil.

 

Alderaan- I love the landscape its just gorgeous. The storyline is also very good. I enjoy pitting the houses against each other for the throne. However I think House Rist is stretching the power struggle too far. A house known for assassins shouldn't have lasted that long on the most peaceful and diplomatic planet in the Republic. If they had been exiled similar to Thul then it would have made more sense to me. The only thing I hate about Alderaan would be the Killiks. The bug hivemind is so cliche I want to headdesk every time I have to deal with them.

 

Korriban- The scenary is amazing but limited. Just because it is a starter planet doesn't mean we have to be confined to the Valley of the Dark Lords. I hope that eventually it along with the Tython get a reason for people to comeback for more than just a quick class story or because they are force-senstive. I hope that Korriban or Tython get either a Flash Point like Lost Island or an Operation like Kragga's Palace.

 

My least favorite planets would be:

 

Coruscant/Nar Shaddaa- I dislike all the neon and sky scrappers. Both planets have a hue that is used extensively throughout their sections and it gets tiresome and boring fast. The stories are okay. I never really liked the under world part of Star Wars but that is just my opinion.

 

Tattooine- I hate this planet. I dread it. It is a graveyard for my toons because I cannot stand being on it. Its a desert. A big desert. While it has some interesting background info like the Rakata Empire bombarding it to glass and the Czerka story is interested, doesn't mean every single game has to have it. Seriously its a desert with its only notable resource being sand and an outlaw's paradise.

 

Balmorra- It has the potential for a great back story but fails to deliver. It did what Alderaan by running with the idea that its been in a state of war for decades. But it fails to capitalize on that potential but not giving us any remarkable characters or even organizations. If a planet were to take the battle scars of Balmorra and the potential behind its battles scars and mix that with Alderaan's story arch and landscape I would be very happy

Keep in mind this is on Trooper, so he's not into mystical stuff, and this might change on JK/JC/SW/SI.

 

Favorite planet - Belsavis

The whole planet felt, appropriately, like a military fortification. I mean, it's a giant prison! Near the end, with all the Esh-kha stuff, it got less in line with a trooper-style story, but overall Belsavis rocked.

 

Least favorite planet - Voss

Again, from a trooper's POV. Too much mysticism, not enough militarism. Probably especially on JC and SI this planet would be great, but for a trooper is was a blasted drag.

Favorites:

Tatooine - mostly for the Czerka storyline.

Nar Shaddaa - i dunno why, i just like it for some reason. must be the smuggler in me.

Hoth - i love snow.

 

Least Favorites:

Balmorra - despite the fact that this planet has some of my favorite BGMs, it just seems like a war torn planet with nothing that really stands out.

Empire Taris - i didn't enjoy it as much as i enjoyed Republic Taris. maybe because Republic Taris focused more on things from KOTOR which gave me nostalgia fits.

 

Mehs:

Alderaan - the planet is beautiful, but it kinda drags on for awhile.

Voss - the Voss people fascinate me, but again...the planet seems to drag on for forever.

Quesh - if you blink, you'll miss it. kinda seemed just thrown in there.

Favorites

Alderaan: Love the scenery and the whole political plot going on there

Tatooine: The Czerka storyline is probably my favorite of any of the world story arcs

Korriban: The way that everything flowed here was excellent

 

Least Favorites

Voss: It drug on forever and the Voss people are just too smug and irritating

Nar Shadda: Quest is just awful. You have to make 3-4 laps of each zone to finish it.

Taris (Imp): Getting anywhere in this maze was irritating, and the whole premise of "They rebuilt so we're gonna tear it down for no good reason" was bad. Had they framed it as "we can't let them get a stronghold so close to DK, Korriban and our fleet" ir would not have made my list.

Favorites:

 

Tython- I like Jedi and the Force

 

Taris(Pub)- KOTOR nostalgia

 

Tatooine- Czerka series and Bonus series

 

Least Favorites:

 

Nar Shaddaa- I don't like being in the crap hole of the galaxy

 

Balmorra- planet story wasn't that fun

 

Hoth- too big

Best planets:

ord mantell - the sepratists are interesting

dromund kaas - its the imperial caspital with lost of cool mechanics

balmorra - the whole resistance thing is kinda cool actually and those droid factories the pubs stole it:mad:

nar shaddaa - love the ecunopolis (all city planet) and all the different areas

alderaan - all these different houses are very iteresting especially rist which is basically a house of assassins kinda sad what happened:(

corellia - lots of intense action and its a big city

makeb - love the objective of the quest series to get isotope 5 from those greedy huts and the mesas are soo beautiful

worst planets

taris - hate the ruined city its just so gloomy and besides i cant think of a fruit of imperial victory:mad:

tatooine - did u have to ask? its just so boring and monotonous the only reason i come here is to camp at the 2 datacrons on balloon

 

voss - again soo monotonous with the whole winning over the voss (though id be more than willing to try and win them over to the empire) makes ganking sound kinda pointless especially at the shrine of healing (theres lots of gankers there but if the voss werent like frozen and stuck doing the same thing over and over they wouldnt approve us holding the hospice from those pubs)

Favorite Planets:

 

Dromund Kaas - Simply beautiful with great atmosphere and interesting class and side quests. I love returning there now and then even on my high level Imps just for the scenery.

 

Tatooine - SW nostalgia aside, I really like both the Pub and Imp planet stories for different reasons. The Imp Czerka plot was spooky and intriguing, and the Pub building efforts (although "smaller" in comparison to the more epic Czerka plot) made the story feel more down-to-earth and personal, and my SM just fit right in.

 

Alderaan (Imp) - A truly beautiful planet, and the Thul storyline was a lot of fun, as well as the Imp Class stories I played there (IA and SW). I've been there with a SM a while ago and although the planet is still beautiful, the Pub main quest was... boring, compared to Imp.

 

Taris (Pub) - Looks great with sunlight, and all the KOTOR references as a Pub warmed my heart. Decent planet quest also, a lot more fun than the Imp side.

 

Hoth - I have a thing for ice and snow, so I loved it - and the ship graveyard just looks awesome. And now with Tauntaun mounts, I'm sure I'll love it even more.

 

Voss - I also have a thing for autumn, so I very much like the design of this planet. And the whole mysticism and atmosphere it created made for an interesting planet to explore.

 

Least favorite Planets:

 

Belsavis - This is a shame, really. I've only seen the Imp side so far, but the planet looks beautiful, the general idea is intriguing, and even the planet and class quests are decent. I just hate, hate, HATE the traveling system when you get near the end, so damn frustrating and annoying.

 

Coruscant - This makes me sad, because - hey, it's Coruscant! I really want to like it, but with my JK it just bored me to death. SM was better, but only for her class story, but no matter how you look at it, this planet is just one boring drag with the same side quests over and over and over again. Compared to Dromund Kaas and its diversity, Coruscant is a stale biscuit, and that's a shame!

I don't really like or hate the planets in this game expect for Balmorra and ord mantell

 

Ord mantell - I admit like how it feel like a warzone and the volcano area looks really cool but i hate getting around

 

Corcsaunt - i really love this planet just because of how the movies made this planet feel with the jedi temple and everything

 

Korrbian - i like just because of the lore behind it

 

Dromaund Kaas - I like the planet because it looks cool and being the headquarters of the empire is appealing but at the same time i hate because i've done it so much

 

Balmorra - i like the pub story like but other than that the planet just has a boring feel to me

 

Nar Shadda - just always been appealing to me since Kotor 2

 

Tattoine - the quest line is pretty cool tho at the same time i wish there was more of the oconic citys like mos eisley and krayt dragons

 

Alderann - i like how it looks

 

Taris - i like pub taris everything about pub taris is appeling to me but imp taris feels like a waste to me

 

Quesh i just don't hate or like it the planet it's just there

 

Hoth - 1 of my favorite planets just because of the empire strikes back

 

Belsavis - the story is cool and some parts of the area up north look cool

 

Voss - the whole planet looks cool and i just love everything about the voss and the mustics everything cool story 2

 

Corellia - this is a tough 1 because when i played SWG was 1 of my favorite planet just because of how pretty and beatuiful it looked but in this game it's a warzone but at the same time it has some cool aspects of the planet tho traveling around is a turn off

 

Makeb - I really love this planet how it looks ( especially with the graphics upgrade ) + the story makes you feel like you actually part of the empire and the war not off doing your own thing

Edited August 7, 2013 by Zaxem

Favourites:-

 

Tython - Nice starter planet

Korriban - Nice Starter Planet

Dromund Kaas - nicely paced, and excellent scenery

Corruscant - Plenty to do, and it still feels right

Belsavis - I like this planet.

 

Least Liked:-

 

Tattooine - too many times you finish an area, just to get a mission that takes you back to that area, why? if you want us to do something there, give us the mission before the Taxi.

Taris - too much repetition. Also one mission requires you to do things out of order, ie the mission log say step 1, step 2, step 3, but you have to do step 2, step 1, step 3.

Hoth - See Tattooine and Taris, and add too widely spaced, I like exploration, but not here.

Nar Shaddaa - Like Taris too much repetition.

 

These are my bugbears, feel free to disagree.

I've become a bit of a scenery junkie in this game so it reflects here

 

Favorite planets

 

Korriban - Beautiful planet . because it is literally the heart of evil . But the first time you stand on the Sith Temple stars and look up and see huge Imperial starships floating in the atmosphere. The thrill of walking through ancient tombs. Its a planet that makes sense. Fills you with a bit of awe and makes you want more.

 

Alderaan - Probably the most gorgeous world in the game with a medieval feel. standing on some of the bridges and just staring across the landscape is breathtaking and speaks to the fact that these planets really need a high observation point that you can explore.

 

Worst Planets

 

Coruscant - I do get what they are trying to do, but Palpatine called this planet the gem of the galaxy, but really it was pretty much a repeat of Nar Shadda in a lot of ways with a lot of dark gloomy underworld areas. It just wasn't varied enough for me.

 

Tatooine - I khow this planet on the rim is probably the most significant planet in a GFFA, but it is a desert and there just isn't much to see. It literally slows down the pace of the game. They even make sure that you know the pace is slow with the ludicrous 30 minute ride to get a datacron.. I would love to see the ability to enter a pod race in the future to make money, I would like to find Toshi' station and buy me some power converters. This should be that cool planet with lots of hidden things from the Star Wars and EU universe to find.

Favorite planets

 

Hoth - I love this planet so much. It fits well into the story where it comes in. There is no open world from the Empire's PoV, just an attempt to drain the republic of resources. The music is a huge part of this planet's experience. Additionally, I have liked all class stories that I have played through on this planet (BH, SW, Smuggler and JC). Often I leave with a great new companion. All in all, a masterpiece of a planet.

 

Tatooine

Similar reasons to Hoth. It is a very big and open world. It also has a cohesive story through the whole planet, on both the Empire and Republic side. I could had wanted some more dealings with the underworld elements where they were not just the enemies I want to kill (I can think of one Exchange NPC questgiver for the Empire side). I do not like the isolated outpost on the Empire side with an artificial exhaustion zone around it though...

 

Balmora (Empire)

I really feel the Republic got the short end of the stick, both times, on these planets. My first playthrough on Balmora was with my JC, which was quite nice since I got to meet

which is a character I really liked from the Empire playthrough. However, Grand Marshall Cheketa was a much greater antagonist than anything the Republic got thrown on both planets.

 

Honorable mentions

Dromund Kaas

Belsavis

Taris

 

Worst planets

 

Voss

I cannot get over how much I hate Voss. I never feel it makes any sense to why I am even there. From a story sense, I feel like this is a planet that should had come before Nar Shaddaa, since this diplomatic discussion with the Voss really does not fit into Act III. I'd say having Voss in Act I, Balmorra (emp)/Taris (rep) in Act II and vice versa in Act III would had been much better. I never feel engaged in the story on Voss, not even my class story, no matter if it is a force class or a non-force class. If Act III is supposed to be after war has been declared again, then please let me be on the battlefield where I am needed the most.

 

Coruscant

The problem with city planets seems to be that we are forced to work in the sewers so often. The whole planet feels like a series of long tunnels I am walking through. There is very little I feel I can discover, very little incentive to explore. The planet's questline is also weird. You need me to help clean up from a war that ended ten (10!) years ago? I know bureaucracy sucks, but really?

 

Nar Shaddaa

Pretty much same as Coruscant. Just a series of tunnels that I fly in-between. The story is not cohesive between different parts, it is always a local problem that needs to be dealt with, no "big picture stuff" outside of the class quests. I also feel like the planet could have the potential of being a central social hub for players of both sides, but big things like cross-faction communication would be needed to make that happen.

 

Dishonorable mentions

Quesh

Corellia