Why non-stop alt leveling will fail.

All these things are subjective.

Personally, I never *bothered* getting any character to max level in WoW- the closest I got was something like 73 (of 80 as it was then), but I was more interested in trying out alts, and that was a McDeath Nugget, so started at 55 anyway.

In TOR, though, I *will* be taking my level 47 Inquisitor all the way to 50... and why?

Because it has an interesting impact on my alts. I like the idea that her relatives, though not necessarily force users themselves, would have enough inherent force sensitivity in their bloodline that, when the chips are down, and it's a real moment when a hero is needed.... whoa, I can shoot lightning!

Again, I'll probably level a Twi'lek to 50 at some point, in order to be able to unlock Twi'leks for other characters. I slightly regret the fact that both my current high levels are human... but, levelling's fun enough for that not to be a problem.

Not only is "endgame is the only real game" not true for me... but endgame really doesn't actually *interest* me. What's the point in piddling about getting higher and higher armour... when there's no story left to use it for?

That's why, in the past, I've stopped *before* max level- because if it's a character I've liked, I've wanted to leave them still with 'something' left to do to come back to, not facing a brick wall marked "The End."

Now, though, in TOR... they have something to do. My Sith Inquisitor can reach 50, become a Darth, retire to Korriban to grow begonias... because her story continues on, in the form of her legacy.

That means an awful lot more to me as far as motivation to keep playing goes than "Hey, have a new hat that'll increase some obscure statistic in order to let you make other people fall over faster in the PvP mini-game you never play"

That you fail to understand it doesn't change others' enjoyment of it. I'm not being snarky here. It is simply a difference in perspective. I don't get why PvP is such a big deal to people, I truly do not. But, I accept that it is and wish 'em well.

I am not "trudging" through anything, either. I don't pay a sub fee to "trudge". If I enjoy a game, I play it. If I don't, I go find something else to do.

Really, just accept that how you feel is fine for you and leave others the same courtesy. The "fail" that you are feeling is actually a huge WIN to many folks that play this game. For once, an MMO is NOT all about jetting to level-cap but far more about all that occurs getting there. This, for many, is GREAT!

The traditional raiding system is on its way out.

bioware's main marketing strategy for promoting this game is based around the concept of leveling multiple alts in an attempt to "buy time" as you will. With that said, i have yet to meet a majority of persons more interested in leveling an alt than that of the populace that's more interested in achieving max level (quickly) and playing end game. I have heard time and time, again and again by unbiased players, that they're not concered with a story line, it's the end game that's the beginning of the game. However, with bioware's main focus as i stated before which is clearly centered around leveling and this story of theirs isn't going to last long at all. The only way this game will make it 5 years from now, is with a vast amount of end game content, less grinding of quests and a more pvp/pve content.

I've broken it down into a more "explanatory" context for the players that are surely going to disagree with my statements, regardless of how true they may or may not be in your own opinions. With a casual player, we'll say they have roughly 3 hours of play time per day, averaging roughly 15-20 hours per week, at an average of 3-4 levels per week. And this is only if you wish to level every single class from 1-50 for both factions, meaning you're that diehard for a storyline.

(based on casual players, that aren't glued to their computers 24/7 and actually listening to the story/side quests)
3-4 levels per week, with 15-20 hours playing time
3+ months per character
8 different story lines = 24 months of non-stop leveling alts
(optional leveling both sub-classes) 16 different sub-classes = 48 months

and that's to build a character only to stop at 50, rinse and repeat. Why on earth would anyone in their right mind look forward to leveling something to max (which is the main goal in the first place). Only to stop and do the same thing all over again ?

I enjoy tor, i think it's a great idea creating an mmo that's based around the idea of the star wars saga. However, no one regardless of how much you want to defend it, is going to level all these characters and enjoy this bioware story for years. They'll play for few months, level 1-2 characters and quit. The only way this game will last in the long run, would be to cut leveling times, increase end game content and promote end game involvement. Bioware's strategy simply put, is shooting yourself in the foot.

Whatever you say buddy, are you rich? cause I have this beautiful bridge I need to get rid off..

Then I'll have money to play two real MMO plus SWTOR yay!

good riddance to it too!