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Nar Shaddaa is Appaling


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Faztastic
01.07.2012 , 07:17 PM | #1
As much as I am enjoying this game, Nar Shaddaa nearly broke my spirit, it has probably the worst level design in any MMO I have played.

The quests are in all four corners of the main map, and when you travel to each corner, the mission objectives are invariably at the end of the section with long, winding claustrophobic corridors in between, and mostly unavoidable trash.
To make it worse, you usually visit the zone before getting your Speeder, so must travel around on foot, and there is usually nothing to do on the way to your objective except kill random mobs.
It's a bit tragic, because the planet itself is quite beautifully rendered, if a little bit too dark.

Fortunately, with the right balance of Space battles, PvP and Heroics in previous zones, you can skip a lot of Nar Shadaa and move on to somewhere more interesting.

I'm hoping at the very least, Bioware puts more minor missions in each section so you have more to do than run and gun from one end of the corridor to the other.

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Cassaa
01.07.2012 , 07:19 PM | #2
The creators of the Fifth Element would like a word with you..

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Kamiosoup
01.07.2012 , 07:19 PM | #3
Onslaught of copy/pasted corridors listed as a "planet"

I agree Nar Shaddaa is awful.

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TyHeaton
01.07.2012 , 07:20 PM | #4
I just finished Nar Shaddaa and loved it.

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Qoojo
01.07.2012 , 07:21 PM | #5
I didn't care much for Taris or Nar Shadda, but I liked Tatooine. I cannot say about Alderaan because I just got there.


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Gungan
01.07.2012 , 07:22 PM | #6
The Nar Shaddaa bonus series is far less claustrophobic.

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KretanMelithorn
01.07.2012 , 07:22 PM | #7
I liked Nar Shadda just fine. I liked Taris and Tattoine more, though

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DeathDiciple
01.07.2012 , 07:23 PM | #8
The fact you get speeder late for it is annoyance, however for some reason i found endless driving around Tatooine much worse - too much empty space, half of the questing is actually getting there (I guess it fits lore, no I'm not complaining about zomg cant zerg in 5 minutes, I like exploring but there's little to explore as well)

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aznthecapn
01.07.2012 , 07:23 PM | #9
I loved NS. Good story, great environment.

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Jimer_Lins
01.07.2012 , 07:25 PM | #10
Nar Shaddaa was a lot of fun. Loved the aesthetics of the place.

I even run a lounge there!
Jimer Lins, Juyo Server

Be sure to tune in to my LIVE weekly two-hour SWTOR talk show, Live From the Nar Shaddaa Lounge, every Tuesday night at 7 PM Pacific!