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Cbrinegar
03.26.2012 , 11:12 AM | #21
I dont know about the theme park idea, but what i find it lacking is that EPIC feel. that idea comes from playing EQ, everything you did just about felt EPIC in EQ, and i find myself comparing swtor to EQ more then i should. Dont get me wrong I love SWTOR and have fun playing it, in fact it got me into PVP which i was against in EQ and EQ2.. But pve wise, i just dont have that epic feeling, Crew Skills are too easy and too quick to max out. I love my BH's story line though i feel they could have made all of the release be just Act one, and made it tougher, there by making the first expansion act 2..As far as the choice and the illusion of choice, every game has the illusion of choice no game truly is open ended, we have to eventually respond and act according to the way the devs set out for us to.

I imagine some will argue about like the operative, or sorc story line being "epic" but consider all other things and thats about the biggest thing missing is the EPIC feel in things to me, make crew skills advance slower or something lol
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03.26.2012 , 11:30 AM | #22
People act as if themepark and sandbox are mutually exclusive but they are not.
All sandbox games have also a lot of themepark to them but sadly the opposite is not true.
There was a lot of themepark in SWG, i would dare say even more than in SWTOR.

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Lord_Scythe
03.26.2012 , 11:31 AM | #23
Quote: Originally Posted by Cbrinegar View Post
I dont know about the theme park idea, but what i find it lacking is that EPIC feel. that idea comes from playing EQ, everything you did just about felt EPIC in EQ, and i find myself comparing swtor to EQ more then i should. Dont get me wrong I love SWTOR and have fun playing it, in fact it got me into PVP which i was against in EQ and EQ2.. But pve wise, i just dont have that epic feeling, Crew Skills are too easy and too quick to max out. I love my BH's story line though i feel they could have made all of the release be just Act one, and made it tougher, there by making the first expansion act 2..As far as the choice and the illusion of choice, every game has the illusion of choice no game truly is open ended, we have to eventually respond and act according to the way the devs set out for us to.

I imagine some will argue about like the operative, or sorc story line being "epic" but consider all other things and thats about the biggest thing missing is the EPIC feel in things to me, make crew skills advance slower or something lol
No MMO will ever match up to the first MMO you played. I started in EQ too and nothing has compared since. Then again I do not miss running for an hour just to get to a place where I could get experience. Nor do I miss the fact it would take 72 hours to gain a hell level!

That said I love this game though it needs a lot of work to appeal long term to the various factions (PVPers, MMO players, Star Wars fans, Bioware fans and Hardcore Raiders). I really think it needed 6 more months of development to be an absolutely fantastic game.

At least Bioware is aware that the game is lacking certain MMO features and is taking steps to correct the game. Patch 1.2 is where I think the game should have launched.
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03.26.2012 , 11:33 AM | #24
Quote: Originally Posted by Darth_Gao_Gao View Post
how can you say it has "too much" themepark when the entire game is a themepark?

that's like saying a glass of water is "too full" when the glass is completely full of water.
.... Im not even going to dignify the stupidity with a response.
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Braaaiins
03.26.2012 , 11:38 AM | #25
Quote: Originally Posted by Caspian_Rho View Post
it is what it is but was marketed as something it wasn't... it's a valid thread and a valid ask. Way too much theme park and the themes aren't done particularly well at all. Where's character costumes for say the likes of Hoth... or Tatooine??

The game needs to open out a bit if it is to survive beyond a year or so. Those who fail to see it's faults and flaws will be the ones that hold this 'MMORPG' back.


I don't see what you mean.



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03.26.2012 , 11:39 AM | #26
Quote: Originally Posted by mackumdog View Post
witch!!! Burn him, he says bad things against swtor



this !



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Achromatis
03.26.2012 , 11:43 AM | #27
Quote: Originally Posted by halueryphi View Post
What do you guys think? Cuz it just feels like.... too enclosed for me. Almost like i have no freedom whatsoever.
Not every game needs to be the same, and not everyone likes every type of game. *shrug*, you dont have to like TOR just because its new or anything.

I wouldnt mind some more freedom of exploration, but its Bioware and Bioware has always made extremely linear games.
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Cbrinegar
03.26.2012 , 11:46 AM | #28
Quote: Originally Posted by Lord_Scythe View Post
No MMO will ever match up to the first MMO you played. I started in EQ too and nothing has compared since. Then again I do not miss running for an hour just to get to a place where I could get experience. Nor do I miss the fact it would take 72 hours to gain a hell level!

That said I love this game though it needs a lot of work to appeal long term to the various factions (PVPers, MMO players, Star Wars fans, Bioware fans and Hardcore Raiders). I really think it needed 6 more months of development to be an absolutely fantastic game.

At least Bioware is aware that the game is lacking certain MMO features and is taking steps to correct the game. Patch 1.2 is where I think the game should have launched.
I know but my main thing is that lack of EPIC feeling, I dont want that kind of grind, though secretly i miss it sometimes when things are lol easy .. but make things not so trivial such as crew skills, im about to get flamed, but make skill ups RNG ok a small RNG like 1 in 6 or so chance but right now it just feels too easy and fast

i hate playing the so and so 7-13 year game did it, so i wont compare much except to say make SWTOR EPIC feeling .. Saying the Great hunt conclusion is a one on one fight and allowing me to use a healing companion isnt a one on one

really though i love SWTOR and 1.2 changes over on test are really nice.
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Cbrinegar
03.26.2012 , 11:47 AM | #29
Quote: Originally Posted by Achromatis View Post
Not every game needs to be the same, and not everyone likes every type of game. *shrug*, you dont have to like TOR just because its new or anything.

I wouldnt mind some more freedom of exploration, but its Bioware and Bioware has always made extremely linear games.
This ^^ it goes along with my EPIC feel idea, and a sense of true exploration..
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RixoFutu
03.26.2012 , 11:49 AM | #30
Who gives a crap. It's Star Wars!
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