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Why go Republic? Something MUST be done
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AzKnc
02.07.2012 , 05:42 AM | #31
It ultimately comes down to the cool kids wanting to be the bad/arrogant/violent guys imo that + force lightning = recipe for massive pop imbalances. The fact that some bioware guy said "we didn't think force lightning was going to be that big of a deal" made me understand they really have no idea what they're doing or who they're dealing with(players).

Note that when i say cool kids it doesn't actually mean they're teens, the majority of them are 20-30+ yet their mental age in that regard is stuck at 15 and so gogo ****** evil faction..

I find the republic to be perfectly fine in terms of races/stories/voices, there's only 2 main things that suck ***, one is the female jk voice - awful. Fortunately i don't play one but a friend of mine does so i have to hear it, the other is that ALL skills due to animations or whatnot are WORSE on the republic side.. i mean, i couldn't understand if some skill was worse, but ALL?
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TheHiddey
02.07.2012 , 05:43 AM | #32
I can't help but think of this comic whenever I see a topic like this...

http://thenoobcomic.com/index.php?pos=180

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ugamer
02.07.2012 , 05:45 AM | #33
Quote: Originally Posted by Glacierftw View Post
Heres some reasons;

Being the underdog in PvP (Ilum) thus getting to choose your fights, instead of like on my server (Ahto City) the Empire runs around in packs of 60's chasing down solo groups of Pubbies.

Being able to throw rocks at people! (wat!)
Having (imo) tons better looking PvP gear.
The people who stay Republic will generally be more dedicated (as they havent jumped ship) and thus better with their class, from having played the character longer/having higher gear/higher rank.
Wearing a bad-*** Indiana Jones style hat and shotgunning people as a Smuggler
Big-*** commando/vg guns!
Getting to do quests without the overpopulated zone being runned down by people ninja'ing your objective object or frantically tagging the same mobs as you try to kill.


Did i mention throwing rocks!?
I agree with the bad-*** Smug hat. That thing is pure sex.

ENOUGH WITH THE PEBBLES OF DOOOOOOM!!!
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DukeOfNukes
02.07.2012 , 05:49 AM | #34
The only thing I've really noticed is that lvl 50 requires a lot of PvP...and Empire wins a ridiculous amount of time. Have a really hard time getting dailies done...a guildie today said he had 7 straight losses.

Plain and simple...the PvP is unbalanced. As a Vanguard...I'm virtually worthless. I only have 1 stun, no invulnerability spells, and no healing spells. Yeah, I can soak up a lot of damage...but doesn't do me any good when I'm fighting somebody that's basically untouchable for 30+ seconds due to shields and stun locking me.

Balancing out PvP would be a great start....surely it's not THAT hard to institute buffs that only appear in a PvP arena. IE making it so you cant self-shield, or can only be shielded once every 2 minutes...same thing with stuns.

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Tuxo
02.07.2012 , 05:50 AM | #35
I tried to played a Sage, but seriously, the story line of Bounty Hunter is waaay better! I dont like Empire at all, but BH is in this faction, so...

Throwing rocks is nice, but i just get tired of this at lv 15. And went back to my blasters!

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AzKnc
02.07.2012 , 05:51 AM | #36
I really don't see the appeal in playing a sorcerer.. lightning, lightning, wait for it, more lightning. It's rather awful.

As a consular you have pebble storms, hadookens straight out of sf, and throw SPEEDER CARCASSES at people.

Now, if only throwing those speeder carcasses, trashcans, rocks at people was isn't like doing a shock and didn't take 1.5+ seconds ...........
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Voqar
02.07.2012 , 05:53 AM | #37
I went republic (and RP server) thinking it'd be a more mature crowd but I'm starting to wonder if there are ANY mature players in MMORPGs anymore.

I'd pay double to play on a server with no stupid names (I value immersion and your idiotically named avatars are ruinging it) and immediate removal of immature players (lots of room for interpretation here but anyone who does your momma jokes (or lack thereof) in general chat, or has an e-seizure f-bombing everyone, and so on)
Failure to enforce the naming policy on RP servers is one reason I'm semi-retired from TOR. It's a sign that BW doesn't care about quality.

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Comfterbilly
02.07.2012 , 05:53 AM | #38
Tripe like this is exactly why I would never play Republic, and love smashing them - I won't even craft things to sell them. Grow uppppppppppp.

The difference between the Sith and the Reps is very interesting. I notice that people who play light or dark side often don't like each other, and I like that. When I see them in PVP I just want to smash those suckers and their rose colored glasses. PEACE IS A LIE.

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leftwich
02.07.2012 , 05:54 AM | #39
Quote: Originally Posted by Dabrixmgp View Post
There is seriously absolutely no reason to go republic at all. The so called mirror classes are bugged in favor of Empire. Storylines, Empire are all better. Also the main reason I rerolled Republic has turned into failure. I figured with everyone going Empire that Republic would have faster WZ queue times. Well thats a lie I actually get faster queue times on my Empire characters. Sure it might be Huttball but thats still PvP and its better than sitting around crafting in Fleet and waiting for queues to pop.

Every day the number of Republic in Fleet dwindles down on my server. Used to be 200 in Fleet when I started now hardly over 100. People are rerolling in droves because finding raiding guilds is impossible hell even finding normal FP groups is near impossible. Theres never mats, schematics, or a good supply of gear/mods on the GTN and stuff that sells like hotcakes on Empire side never sells at all on Republic cause theres no one to buy it. Also I go to Imperial Fleet and its full of chat for people forming groups of all levels even EV groups. Then go to Republic Fleet and /Crickets.

Is BioWare ever going to fix this crap or is this game intended to be a single faction game?
I don't know what game you're playing at all, are we playing the same SWTOR? I never have problems finding groups on my republic character, fleets always filling up, GTN is plenty stocked. Seems like your server got the short end of the stick, my advice...go play on a new one.

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VelnikSP
02.07.2012 , 05:56 AM | #40
Note that things are often different on other servers.
Drooga's pleasure barge is ALL EMPIRE, and Bergerin colony is mostly republic.
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