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Why are so many people saying this game is bad?

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Why are so many people saying this game is bad?

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Vecke
03.04.2012 , 10:12 PM | #511
Quote: Originally Posted by Denskoo View Post
I keep seeing numbers anywhere from $60 million to $100 million for Skyrim but I don't know where you found the official development cost numbers for all of those. I haven't been able to find any official sources yet.

I would not be surprised if swtor has a whole lot more voice acting than any of those when you factor in the length of gameplay in swtor along with the multiple classes and two factions. And looking at the list of actors, SWTOR has like 5 times the number of voice actors than what Skyrim had. SWTOR literally has over 250 voice actors if not closer to 300. Skyrim had around 50-70 voice actors.


Even with how many actors they used, I'm disappointed at how voices are purely class based and we didn't have any options for our character's voice. I understand why but still..

And I do think the game was rushed to release, leaving many things in unfinished or unpolished states. However, for me personally I have two characters I've leveled to 50 on without any of the bugs interfering with the enjoyment of the game. For me the issues are more about the design (of lack of) for many aspects of the game more so than bugs. Like why are they so few decent character creation options and why does almost all of the equipment look the same (for a given armor type).
You could be absolutely right about the amount of voice acting. I don't have any statistics to back up what I was saying. I'm basing the amount of acting on my play throughs of each of those games, so maybe it just seemed like more to me. The Mass Effect games, for example, had people talking everywhere, all the time. Just seemed like significantly more. I admit that could be my perception though.

As for the costs of those games, I was basing that on articles on IGN and Yahoo that said if BW did spend $200 mil it means it's by far the most expensive video game ever made (which by default says those others were significantly less).

Edit: I was definitely wrong in my perceptions. I just read that TOR had roughly 10 times the amount of voice work that KOTOR had. I didn't find anything about ME, but that's enough to suggest it's significantly more than any single player venture.
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Gungan
03.04.2012 , 10:24 PM | #512
Quote: Originally Posted by krinaman View Post
Which gamers?

Because there is a whole lot of gamers out there and they all want something different.
The ones that like games with gameplay, not just cinematics with dialog prompts.

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Gungan
03.04.2012 , 10:26 PM | #513
Quote: Originally Posted by Vecke View Post
You could be absolutely right about the amount of voice acting. I don't have any statistics to back up what I was saying. I'm basing the amount of acting on my play throughs of each of those games, so maybe it just seemed like more to me. The Mass Effect games, for example, had people talking everywhere, all the time. Just seemed like significantly more. I admit that could be my perception though.

As for the costs of those games, I was basing that on articles on IGN and Yahoo that said if BW did spend $200 mil it means it's by far the most expensive video game ever made (which by default says those others were significantly less).

Edit: I was definitely wrong in my perceptions. I just read that TOR had roughly 10 times the amount of voice work that KOTOR had. I didn't find anything about ME, but that's enough to suggest it's significantly more than any single player venture.
SWTOR is in the Guiness Book for most voice work in any entertainment product ever made.

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Tuscad
03.04.2012 , 10:26 PM | #514
Quote: Originally Posted by KingFastrod View Post
I am curious to know why all the hate for this game in this forum? I been playing for about a week now, and this is the most fun I have had with an mmo since I quit playing WoW.
Because it is bad.
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It's been real but the game just wasn't worth the sub for me anymore.
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Kunra
03.04.2012 , 10:37 PM | #515
Because I have played it for 3 months?

Would rather play SWG NGE...

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Sith-Viscera
03.04.2012 , 10:37 PM | #516
Those who think the game sucks cause every thing should be perfect barley past 3 months after release, should stop into your local Hospital or Dr office and ask for an enema, that will clean them off foolish things like the game is bad and then some. lol

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btmarine
03.04.2012 , 10:37 PM | #517
Things that are annoying -- all the walking in airlocks, no bikes there?? Commendations at 1k and 1k b4 50...idk. Mirror classes with animation speeds..airlocks....pointless elevators...economy..crafting vs biochem....weird useless quest rewards...blue mods from commendations...scoundrel healing...lvl 50 pvp is a joke and terribly frustrating being outnumbered all the time...rng in bags is rage inducing...re is so frustrating and pointless. Are any of these things fun and worth paying for? I dont think so. I played a lot and like some things about the game but overall it is not a good game. Its frustrating, not difficult, but annoying....its an annoying game.

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Tuscad
03.04.2012 , 10:40 PM | #518
Quote: Originally Posted by Sith-Viscera View Post
Those who think the game sucks cause every thing should be perfect barley past 3 months after release, should stop into your local Hospital or Dr office and ask for an enema, that will clean them off foolish things like the game is bad and then some. lol
Wait, are you saying that the people that enjoy the game are hooked on drugs? That might explain the rabid defense of the game.
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It's been real but the game just wasn't worth the sub for me anymore.
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thestackshow
03.04.2012 , 10:41 PM | #519
Because they hit 50. Leveling to 50 was the best part of the game. End game sucks. Sorry but its true.

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Darthaes
03.04.2012 , 10:47 PM | #520
Quote: Originally Posted by KingFastrod View Post
I am curious to know why all the hate for this game in this forum? I been playing for about a week now, and this is the most fun I have had with an mmo since I quit playing WoW.
IF you like this game i suggest staying away from the forums because they will make you not want to play anymore.

just saying.
I SUPPORT SERVER MERGES. I need the mmo feeling, not the single player game.