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Taking action - before it's too late - it feels sterile

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tmpearson

01.23.2012 , 06:07 AM \| #31	Quote
I think they had good intentions but just ran out of time. Now they want everyone to pay to sit around and wait for them to finish it.

Morpheous

01.23.2012 , 06:08 AM \| #32	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by face_hindu Easy: WoW. No, not because enemies follow set paths. Just take the tram from Ironforge to SW, and walk around for 10 seconds. Now take a ship from Alderaan to Coruscant and do likewise. I don't have to convince you with words, but anyone who knows, knows the difference. Cake is a lie; there is only pie. Are you serious? The Tram? NPCs in the Tram do nothing, the Tram moves back and fourth and thats... it.. oh yeah a little steam here and there.. Oh and what 2 seconds of seeing a small section that's along static imagry of the seabed? WoW is every bit as lifeless and artificial. I played WoW since WoW was in closed beta, and it was a fantastic game in its time, but the world was never "believable".
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face_hindu

01.23.2012 , 06:10 AM \| #33	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Black_Rabbit The NPCs in SWTOR behave exactly the way they do in wow, nothing more nothing less, so I see no reason to praise one game over the other on that aspect. Incorrect. NPCs in WoW move around, chat bubble eachother, some NPC vendors travel around, some talk to you as you run by, this list would go on and on. Please tell me I haven't been trolled! Quote: Originally Posted by Black_Rabbit Regarding day and night, Yes, it is a lovely feature when you live in the same world, however this becomes almost pointless when you go to different planets that always have different times, it would certanly be a nice touch, but I do not stay long enough on a planet to need to see the cycles. Mmm, yes, "lovely feature" and "nice touch" I agree with. Cake is a lie; there is only pie.

face_hindu

01.23.2012 , 06:13 AM \| #34	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Morpheous Are you serious? The Tram? NPCs in the Tram do nothing... lol you entirely missed the import of what I was saying. Travel between two "alive", major cities without 1 loading screen, anybody?! Cake is a lie; there is only pie.

Beansoup

01.23.2012 , 06:17 AM \| #35	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by tmpearson I think they had good intentions but just ran out of time. Now they want everyone to pay to sit around and wait for them to finish it. This. ^^^
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Black_Rabbit

01.23.2012 , 06:18 AM \| #36	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by face_hindu Incorrect. NPCs in WoW move around, chat bubble eachother, some NPC vendors travel around, some talk to you as you run by, this list would go on and on. Please tell me I haven't been trolled! Cake is a lie; there is only pie. Are we playing the same swtor? Yes chat bubbles are missing, but NPC still ave conversations with one another as you pass by that are 1. Voice acted, and 2. you can read them in the chat, just like wow. It is true that not all NPC on SWTOR have daily routine animations, but neither does wow, tell me in Elwynn forest who's NPC apart from the peons do a little moving around? (And that is looping the same "going to get wood" animation). In swtor almost every npc from planet level 1 to 30 has looping anims.

face_hindu

01.23.2012 , 06:20 AM \| #37	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Black_Rabbit Are we playing the same swtor? Evidently not, can you please send me the one you have? It sounds like it's perfect - no additions needed or wanted Cake is a lie; there is only pie.

Fubbik

01.23.2012 , 06:33 AM \| #38	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by face_hindu lol you entirely missed the import of what I was saying. Travel between two "alive", major cities without 1 loading screen, anybody?! Cake is a lie; there is only pie. That's actually as false as it could be. The Tram in WoW is a separate instance which you zone into (with a loading time) and out of (with a loading time). It's nothing short of a cinematic teleportation with dual loading. (But yes, I did enjoy the ride the very first time :O)

face_hindu

01.23.2012 , 06:38 AM \| #39	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Fubbik That's actually as false as it could be. The Tram in WoW is a separate instance which you zone into (with a loading time) and out of (with a loading time). It's nothing short of a cinematic teleportation with dual loading. (But yes, I did enjoy the ride the very first time :O) Ok, then take the griffin - there, 0 loading screens. Forgot tram is instanced. My point was that, ok, maybe just the first time, but still: it connects the two cities, and you don't lose the immersion like you do during ship travel. Cake is a lie; there is only pie.

Gadreel

01.23.2012 , 06:55 AM \| #40	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by face_hindu Ok, then take the griffin - there, 0 loading screens. Forgot tram is instanced. My point was that, ok, maybe just the first time, but still: it connects the two cities, and you don't lose the immersion like you do during ship travel. Cake is a lie; there is only pie. You never played MMOs before WoW did you? EQ had zones and I never felt a loss of 'immersion'. Besides, we are travelling between planets, not two cities. Quoting WoW as an example is also flawed. Their cities are no more alive than TOR. How many years did it take that little girl in Stormwind to finally get her doll back? 7 YEARS! Yup, totally believable.
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