SWTOR: More innovative than FPS's

Nope and i've never played an MMO where i can actually choose to have a personality for my character. Refreshing change.

Have you ever played an MMO where the quest givers talk to you about the quest with actual voice actors?

Have you played one with stored conversation choices? Choices that effect your character in future quests?

Have you ever played an MMO where the full Story elements don't end after level 10, but continue all the way to Max level?

Have you ever played an MMO where you had a companion that talked to you, learned affection toward you based on your actions, and was an integral part of your combat tactics?

These are all called innovations, and they are not minor or dismissible. They are HUGE in fact. I will never play another MMO with Quest Text. I tried to, and it just sucks too bad. I like having my gameplay be inside a Movie instead of the same old quest text.

Having every minor feature other MMOs have developed over the last 5 years does not make it innovative. Those things will be added over time.

Swtor also has:

Spamable rest ability ooc
Rezing where you die without running back
More intuitive 4 man grouping and content to match
Small raid content at release (so you don't have to round up 40 players)
Romance
Npc interaction in general only swtor allows actual convos
Social point system
Affection which benefits crafting

The combat is innovative and so exciting. You do things you wouldn't expect to do in other MMOs. Multiple heroes beating on a single enemy isn't very heroic.


Proof
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68Vfg...layer_embedded

This will be fun.
Class quests, VO, cutscenes all fall under story which is the one place bioware innovated. That said let's crush your illusions:
Companions: EQ and star trek online
Crew skills: star trek online
Mini games: star trek online, EQ
Instanced pvp and end game content at launch: rift (I want to say WAR and conan too but I'm not positive)
Lightside/darkside is just a faction like any other that we've been grinding since EQ and before
Immersive combat: what the frack are you smoking? It doesn't require any more thought than mafia wars. Oh no, look for a proc which we've been doing for TWENTY YEARS
Completely moddable armor: technically you have a point, but really its just gems and enchants by any other name
Edit: forgot group loot. Also found in rift at launch

yep beating on a single enemy is not very heroic! I agree~!

BF3 is innovative

brb suppression system
brb lasers/flashlights that are directional
brb LOTS of vehicles
brb destructible environments
brb jet and car simulator all in one
brb bullet drop system+bullet travel

yes age of conan had fully voiced quests.

what conversation choices? no matter which choice you pick you are going to go and do the quest. The illusion of choice is there though

companion affection means nothing, not sure why you bring that up. Companions = pets with more abilities. They are no more integral to combat tactics than other games with pets.