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I'm seriously starting to regret buying SW:TOR

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I'm seriously starting to regret buying SW:TOR

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faetfiada
01.02.2012 , 10:53 AM | #21
Quote: Originally Posted by sheeppl View Post
1. Intancing is an absolutely terrible design, whoever came up with this idea should be fired. Right now I'm sitting in Tatooine, there are 22 people on the whole planet and still THERE IS TATOOINE 1 AND 2. Are you kidding me!? How am I supposed feel like I'm playing MMO when you are cloning maps and splitting population, which is already very small. Where are the masses on my full/heavy server!?
What server? I only have multiple instances in major cities.

Quote: Originally Posted by sheeppl View Post
2. Fully voiceover. It just doesn't work. It's a game, not a film. Gameplay is a substance, not staring on monitor. You only made accepting quests more annoying by mashing space several times. I always choose second line and dark side when I have an option. But does it change anything? Besides some numbers in my character pane, access to some items and scars on my face, NO IT DOESN'T.
If you want to rush through the game and skip the voice overs, then that's on you. Some of us actually like it. I never used to read the wow/eq quests, but enjoy these cut scenes because it's more like an actually story to me.

Quote: Originally Posted by sheeppl View Post
3. PvP. No brackets, you throw everyone in one tier. How lvl20 is supposed to compete with capped player with such a limited skill pool!? Open world pvp? I won't even comment that, you have already tons of topics regarding this matter. So far PvP in this game is the worst I've ever experienced.
This needs work. I'd like to see the fps issue resolved before they fix anything else about PvP. I'm sure the people at max level love PvP and stomping noobs lol.

Quote: Originally Posted by sheeppl View Post
4. Enviroment is poor, world feels desolated and immersion is extremally lacking.
Look up in major cities. The skylines are buzzing. I think the world could be more active, but I don't think it's 'poor'.

Quote: Originally Posted by sheeppl View Post
I don't know how you gonna fix these issues or better question would be if you even attempt to do this, but something must be done.
You have suggestions or rants?

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elvinu
01.02.2012 , 10:53 AM | #22
Quote: Originally Posted by PotatoOverdose View Post
You do realize it was marketed as the first full voiceover mmo. It was marketed as a story mmo, storylines being the main thing bioware is known for. If you came here to skip through dialogue and story, you're doing it wrong.

Moreover, all of the advertisements and publicity for the game told you exactly what to expect, and they delivered exactly what they promised. A game with multiple quality storyline that are fully voiced.

If you bought this game with other expectations, that is no ones fault but your own.
i said ok to stories. i said ok to 2 days beta where i played till lvl 20 and enjoyed it. but, when you go up in level you realize they say the same story in different ways and there is no point in listening the rest.
i pressed alt+F4 so many times till now... i'm still lvl 45 and afk a lot.

so many elites to kill you cant even enjoy killing one. go play wow and it gives you a really nice feel when you kill something.

really besides the stories there is nothing...not even the MMO.
sad, but true, the OP is right. get out of your box and think outside of it.
"Victory is the only truth that matters" one smart Zealot.

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xorcist
01.02.2012 , 10:54 AM | #23
Quote: Originally Posted by Stormag View Post
Fanboys everywhere kissing a piece of **** with the name "Star wars" on it

srly bioware its time to stop trying to make mmos.. keep your single player game factory working.
compared to other MMORPG's this one is the most fun and engaging. Why should I pay to play other MMO's that are not true RPG's with crappy grinding, work work work... no fun until... well never... they are just boring husks for a social gathering to hang out in an area, and talk for hours on end. This game gives me incentive to group up with others, and actually PLAY the game.

So I don't know what you're deal is.
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And there is no greater disaster than greed
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Runealdo
01.02.2012 , 10:56 AM | #24
People who spam space bar bought the wrong game.
Beta launched 20.12.11

can you make sword in box light sword so sword come out when opened? then if sword is back after sword, use light saber on box, and saber will be boxed after sword is out.

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Blessaray
01.02.2012 , 10:56 AM | #25
Quote: Originally Posted by Scar View Post
Have to stop you right there....what server?

What server do you see 22 people on a planet and multiple instances?

I'm on Shadow's Hand right now, on Coruscant and there are currently 122 people...and there is only one (1) instance. One. Singular.

Yet you're telling us that there are multiple instances for a planet with 22 people on it.

That' I'll have to see to believe.

Especially since the first few days, I haven't see many, if any multiple planet instances and the numbers on the planets keeps going up, not down.

So prove it or going to have to call BS on that.
Proof? I think you misunderstand him. Go to top left corner screen, See a number. Write this down. I currently have 22 for hoth. i do a /who hoth and i get /gasp 22+ or - a couple with stupid names with hoth in it. Then i go to aldernan i get a total of 6 in my upper left corner. I do a /who aldernan ( alderan sp?*) i get 50+. I have six in my version of aldernan, its very dead WHERE is everyone else??? I dont know but instanced planets on multiple servers is very meh.

The whole keeps going up not down is relative. Relative to your level, relative to your playtime and relative to your server.

Finally ill address your coruscant thing... Ive only seen one spot with more than 60 that wasnt multiple branched and that was the republic fleet or coruscant depending on how you want to math/look at it.

Its a pretty bare world for an mmo. I dont think that detracts from the game just its an accurate reason not to want to play a game that is called an mmo but uses techniques to alleviate server stress withouth doing it more guild wars style for freedom/pvping.

Personally im cancelling my account if i find out that it isnt the type of endgame i want or the content doesnt roll out fast enough. I dont mean raid content either or balancing. I mean fun game stuff like ship battles , some in game casino's like slots , customizing options like hair, ship color, ship battles , more PERSONALIZED STORY. Raiding is fun for some and ill try it if its accessible enough for an early hour person, but if i find out it follows a WoW content model. The game will be off very fast. Im already about level40, not impressed with how the world is broken up population size, and its a 15$ sub that ive predetermined i dont want to pay right now with money being tight. I like this game alot but im not paying for promises on a sub anymore, those days are done ill sub when theres stuff i , A player , can do and enjoy. Im not going to generalize how others feel or the original poster feels, but i think the whole population handling is a valid concern and part of why im pushed into a similar boat as him.

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Knyghtprowler
01.02.2012 , 11:01 AM | #26
Quote: Originally Posted by sheeppl View Post
1. Intancing is an absolutely terrible design, whoever came up with this idea should be fired. Right now I'm sitting in Tatooine, there are 22 people on the whole planet and still THERE IS TATOOINE 1 AND 2. Are you kidding me!? How am I supposed feel like I'm playing MMO when you are cloning maps and splitting population, which is already very small. Where are the masses on my full/heavy server!?

2. Fully voiceover. It just doesn't work. It's a game, not a film. Gameplay is a substance, not staring on monitor. You only made accepting quests more annoying by mashing space several times. I always choose second line and dark side when I have an option. But does it change anything? Besides some numbers in my character pane, access to some items and scars on my face, NO IT DOESN'T.

3. PvP. No brackets, you throw everyone in one tier. How lvl20 is supposed to compete with capped player with such a limited skill pool!? Open world pvp? I won't even comment that, you have already tons of topics regarding this matter. So far PvP in this game is the worst I've ever experienced.

4. Enviroment is poor, world feels desolated and immersion is extremally lacking.

I don't know how you gonna fix these issues or better question would be if you even attempt to do this, but something must be done.
This man speaks the truth! Voice overs are worthless to me... I furiously click option 1 or 2 it makes no difference. Then Dark whenever I get the chance, otherwise its space bar spamming.

Agree with instancing - honestly this game feels very single player by design and I do not like it at all. I'm paying monthly for a MMORPG not a SPRPG.

I dont pvp so I cant comment there.

I also agree with number 4...

The bottom line is that game needs work.

I wont even GET into the rest of whats wrong with this game for me personally - there are lots of other posts I can go to and get more specific on those topics.

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RealLyrix
01.02.2012 , 11:04 AM | #27
Back to WoW? :-)

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sheeppl
01.02.2012 , 11:04 AM | #28
Quote: Originally Posted by Harryjames View Post
Seriously, what game did you think you were buying. Nobody advertised this game a sandbox or anything near it. The game is as advertised, not as you believe it should be in your vision of a game.
Man, I know voiceover was one of the main sellingpoints, but the concept failed. IIRC story was supposed to be non-linear with branching paths where decision really matter. For now it doesn't matter what option you choose, you will end up doing the same thing as person who chose exactly opposite lines and killed some npc while you saved one. See my point now? It's just a huge time sink, that's all.

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sheeppl
01.02.2012 , 11:05 AM | #29
Quote: Originally Posted by RealLyrix View Post
Back to WoW? :-)
I played WoW for one month and picked RIFT instead, peace.

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stineo
01.02.2012 , 11:24 AM | #30
Quote: Originally Posted by sheeppl View Post
Man, I know voiceover was one of the main sellingpoints, but the concept failed. IIRC story was supposed to be non-linear with branching paths where decision really matter. For now it doesn't matter what option you choose, you will end up doing the same thing as person who chose exactly opposite lines and killed some npc while you saved one. See my point now? It's just a huge time sink, that's all.
Not that it matters much to me your opinion of the game, but I want to correct your misinformation for others that might take you seriously. Your light and dark choices in the game allows you to take different paths in the same quest throughout the game. I speak from experience from playing a sith dark warrior and a sith light warrior. Not many people would know that because the game is still pretty new. But you seem to be assuming without knowing all the facts. Or you are just being is less then honest.

Seriously, these kind of threads should be locked. The OP is filled with half-lies at best. But from what he wrote, you can easily tell he is rehashing the anti-theme park arguements from sandboxers or WoW fans. As you noticed if you really play the game and knew what you were buying, most posters disagree with threads like these. If people didn't respond to these threads they would die very quickly.

The instancing example is a clear lie. I have never seen in game what he described where there are 20ish people on two instances of a HUGE planet. Only places I have seen more then 1 instance was in the starting planet, space station and your home planet. The others are just too big to even start the instancing process.