Zone populations incredibly low

lol i thought mine was bad

Hats off to you for this logical post.

and this game is any different then?.. usually people purchase mmo titles to play online with other people.. i guess not

Um MMOs are filled with NPCS. Not 100s of players tripping over each other, unless you are in newbie zones around launch.

you didn't have to camp everything if you didn't want to. the game revolved around player-driven politics and interactions with others.

if you think grouping with others is a nuisance then play a single-player game or wow (or swtor)

Before making the "silly" argument that players are constantly leaving, rejoining or joining for the first time in WoW.

keep in mind the following:

1)what is the percentage of players constantly making alts in WoW?
2)what is the percentage of new players coming into the game? Last time i checked, WoW was declining, not growing.
3)Absolutely everyone (as in, everyone who bought TOR) is still in the leveling process with the roughly 5-10% who have already reached lvl cap.

Lastly, just to prove me wrong, you can buy that new panda expansion for WoW and tell me how many players you see per zone.

please dont try to argue with flawed logic and call a solid argument "silly"

No. this is no different to zones on WoW or any other MMO.... I see a few people here and there where i am leveling, I see lots of people in the main cities. some number thats displayed in the corner doesnt change ANYTHING.

Perception is a waste, a perception can still be dull. like the guy said, what does it matter while leveling? as long as you can get groups when you need it.

this game ISN'T different in that regard.

But these games are in two very different states in their life cycle. SWTOR is new. Most people are still leveling and so they should be in the intermediate leveling zones. WoW is old. Most people are max level with nothing to do but stand around in town looking for groups, buying things on the AH, talking to guildies, whatever.

When a game is at a point where the player counts are quite low in the places where the player counts should be really high, something has clearly gone wrong.

Theres something like 800 people per side on a Standard server at any given time across every planet and flashpoint or in their ships. I highly doubt any WoW server has 800 people in their capital city, and the chances that any of them want anything to do with you are slim to none.