Why is Character Creation So Bad?

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Why is Character Creation So Bad?

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areto

01.31.2012 , 08:06 PM \| #121	Quote
Swtor: 8 body types Wow: 24 body types
�People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.�

rmsanford

01.31.2012 , 08:43 PM \| #122	Quote
After reading all of the responses, I am going to specifically express the changes I think should be made. Most of these changes restrict certain attributes to a specific species. It's probably asking too much, but that's ok. I will only list the changes I would make. Anything NOT listed is fine. Size short & skinny short & medium short & muscular short & fat average & skinny average & medium average & muscular average & fat tall & skinny tall & medium tall & muscular tall & fat Scars add/change/remove some options have scars affect color of tattoos & hair (hair doesnt grow on scars, and discolors tats) Tattoos give the option of �none� Hairstyle ONLY for Humans, Mirialan, and Chiss (It looks ridiculous on Sith and Zabraks); add/remove/change some (i.e, add flattops & topknots) Hair Color ONLY for Humans, Cyborgs, Mirialan, and Chiss Beards ONLY for Humans, Cyborgs, Mirialan, and Chiss Cybernetics add the option of a limb or two being cybernetic Lekkuhave the option of one or two, or even have one that was �cut off from battle� Headbands are they really necessary? I�m just looking to give each species some features that are not shared by others. It gives each character more of a personal touch. And, as listed above, some shared features (like hair and beards) look stupid on certain species. If you can think of anything else, feel free to comment.

DreamEagle

01.31.2012 , 08:50 PM \| #123	Quote
Of all the MMO's I have played, only one had a less dynamic character creator than SWTOR. That game was EverQuest. Back before they upgraded things with the Scars of Velious expansion. So this game is close to 15 years later and has only a slightly improved character creation. I admit my experience is limited to a mere 10 MMO's. EQ,EQ2,SWG,DCUO, DDO, LOTRO, Perfect World and a few others. But still, I would think a game with supposedly $100 million plus budget could have done better. /rant I am still having fun playing for the most part. My only real grievance being the nerf nuke launched at slicing. I admit it should have been toned down a little do to those that exploited it, but they toned it down too far. Before the nerf they had the first truly innovative MMO that would let you be able to afford to craft all your own gear for your own lvl without having to farm endlessly for mats or credits ( I hate farming as it is boring beyond belief) but now I have to farm cash. So instead I am joining the herd of people racing to higher lvls and spoiling some story content so I can have a char that can feed cash to my main so the farming grind isn't quite as bad. /end rant flame me for my gripe about the slicing nuclear nerf.. I couldn't care less but my on topic comments still stand

Regentlord

01.31.2012 , 09:24 PM \| #124	Quote
For a game in 2012, I feel the choices are so limited it is disgusting.

Gantoris_Aym

01.31.2012 , 09:25 PM \| #125	Quote
ANSWER* because it's not KOTOR 3

Chromiie

01.31.2012 , 09:27 PM \| #126	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by Gantoris_Aym ANSWER* because it's not KOTOR 3 Both Kotor games didn't have a great character creator.
Quote: Originally Posted by DamionSchubert We don't have friendly fire in The Old Republic for a simple reason: a lot of players are, well... idiots. I don't mean you, of course, dear reader

Gantoris_Aym

01.31.2012 , 09:29 PM \| #127	Quote
both games were made almost Ten years ago when character creation was relatively new to video games.

Urko

01.31.2012 , 09:29 PM \| #128	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by rmsanford I'm sure this thread has been around, but I couldn't find anything in a search. Anyway, I think BioWare was pretty cheap when it came to the selected species for each side. They took the cookie-cutter route in the blandness of character creation. Every race is just one slight variation of a human. Most "options" are reused for almost every species. For example, the four male "body type" options are all the same: 1) scrawny, short "kid" 2) average height, build 3) tall, bodybuilder 4) or REALLY fat! Can't have a husky guy? No, your choice is teenager, adult athlete, bodybuilder or couch potato. The scars are all the same, as are the hair styles. Seriously, how stupid does a Zabrak or Sith look with a Justin Beiber hairstyle or that dumb-looking mohawk? Serious, cornrows? Are Sith Warriors gonna get a quest to go into a recording studio to perform "Juggernaut's Paradise" or "Straight Outta Korriban"? Give me a break! I think there should be more variations that are species-specific. I like that the facial tattoos for the Mirialan, Rattataki, and the Zabraks are different. But the general build of the characters are all the same. Here's an idea: try making original species that are unlike any of the others. Some species in the Star Wars galaxies would be awesome additions in a game like this. But, it seems too difficult to make anything actually "special". It's a shame when all the characters practically look the same. I totally agree on this, even the muppets Cryptics STO one makes this character creator poor.
Well done Patch 1.2, lots of additions that i was looking for.

pinkfreudHC

01.31.2012 , 09:30 PM \| #129	Quote
So essentially you guys want Skyrim's character creator, minus the abundance of dirt?

Gantoris_Aym

01.31.2012 , 09:34 PM \| #130	Quote
Quote: Originally Posted by pinkfreudHC So essentially you guys want Skyrim's character creator, minus the abundance of dirt? we want skyrim's everything and SWTOR's nothing. also, we want it to be a Star Wars game.

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