Swtor= dog on a chain?

Rift, WoW and WAR are not "every MMO ever"

Load of crap. WoW is just as linear as any other MMO.

WoW suffers from this problem as does every other MMO. Just because you have seamless zones in WoW does not mean it is larger. You are still lead to each sub area in every zone by quests like a dog on a chain.

You're asking for a game that just dumps you into the world and you do what you want. There are games like but they are not in the majority.

When left to their own devices for too long people lose focus and just get bored. It works better for one player game where the entire game can truly focus on the player and give them a reason to keep playing. Aka all sandbox games.

Without a linear path you're depending on the player's own initiation A LOT. I don't know about you but I wouldn't want a business model based on a player's self imposed goals.

Sorry, this may not be the game for you. Thanks for sharing though.

That's the point! Other games have done a much better job of making it feel like I'm not on rails. SWTOR doesn't even try. I would venture to say that 90% or more of the game's environments are just hallways. It's disappointing. At least in WoW I could choose from several different train tracks.

are you saying those games aren't leading you by the leash? Cause all of them very clearly are.

Even Sandbox MMOs like SWG was just leading you on a leash

In spite of my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage.

You are simply wrong, as anyone who has played WoW knows. Compared to this game WoW is a sandbox. There are quests everywhere, you choose where you want to quest, you don't have to pick up any quests you don't want to progress through the game, there is tons of exploration and locations that have nothing to do with quests, there are tons of hidden quests, etc. Every time you level up you can choose a completely different route. It's one of the many reasons WoW garnered over 12 million subscriptions while this game is currently struggling.

Howso?