3 big problems with SWTOR

Yup this game is linear as hell, I thought Rift was bad in it's linearness, but at least they had options after 30. Multiple high level zones and such.


Rift is really really bad linear. Like do a bounty hunter and try to play an IA after that and it feels almost exactly the same. There isn't any options on where to go, what to do. It doesn't feel very open world.


Oh well, I feel like playing something in "that other mmo that isn't linear at all and is relatively bug free"

Ability delay and performance related issues are a given. Those are problems and should be dealt with ASAP.

I disagree on the lack of endgame content. There are daily quests, raids, and hardmode flashpoints. Honestly, for a classic MMO, that's quite a lot.

I agree that some planets are too big (like Hoth), yet others are too small (Tython). Imo there are a couple on general problems with the way the built the zones.

1. There are too many planets, clustering players all over the place. Less planets with more content and detail would have been better for everyone.

2. Planets are built as levels, not as zones or worlds. You can't explore them freely. Instead you're channeled into pre-defined paths most of the time. When not, there's simply large amounts of nothing.

Every zone in WoW has 10-times more love, detail and attention put into it than any planet in SWTOR.

End game also included crafting, getting the best equipment, and PvP.

No.

Btw, why do you keep posting here, do you really need to be validated in your choices this badly?

Some of the design choices I did wonder about. Correllia feels pretty linear, but I would in no way say there wasn't level of detail. The rail system there is really cool. The level designer hit a home run with that, but left the rest of the level feel boxed in.

No? Are you saying end game is only raiding?

people seem to think that beta = 1-2 months pre-release and with such assumptions they tend to then think you're being an arse for being impatient.

Yep this says it all. I want the planets to be huge. Hoth and Tatooine are perfect examples of what I would call good scale. But perhaps faster mounts at end game. 110% just doesn't seem fast enough to cover the ground you've already been through. I for one would like to see epic mounts at 130% at least. But I agree with everything else OP has stated otherwise.

I wasn't aware I didn't have choices where to quest in that other mmo

This is what makes that other MMO have better replay value for leveling alts. The stories are vastly different in each zone. A good chunk of quests are grindy, but this doesn't differ in SWTOR.

At the end of the day , I'll take a non-linear somewhat grind, over a linear grind.

I think expecting them to do any different is a little bit too much to ask. How would you accomplish this? And do you realize how much it would take to make it that way in a game focused on VOs? Honestly, your wants are a bit unrealistic given the circumstances. I want to fly around the world with wings, but my circumstances do not permit that.