Has this game turned you "off" to MMOs in general?

I don't look at it as being nice, I look at is as validating and enabling insecurity. I'm the nicest guy you'll ever meet, true story. And I think being nice is this: look, I don't judge any of you for enjoying being read aloud to. It's not, like: "omg, you're a bad person!" You're not, ok? But admit it, it's funny.

But this is a totally different discussion.

And therein lies the problem. Too many folks like you wrapped up their hopes and dreams in this game. It's just a game, it can't be the fulfillment of all your hopes and desires for videogaming.

Well of course it's not ALL going to be stellar performances. You can quibble about degrees, but it doesn't take away from the core difference between voice acting and 'reading aloud'. The latter characterization is simply an attempt to minimize the importance of this feature. It is in fact the Voice Acting that makes these stories come alive.

Yes...you can obviously make stories come alive with text...I think LOTRO succeeds at this. But the the cinematic presentation of SWTOR really demands well-acted Voice Over.

The only thing that's funny is that you don't know the difference between being "read aloud to" and "acting". Again, are people in modern movies just "reading aloud" the text on the screen that used to be shown in silent movies? Sorry, but you're wrong here. You're terminology simply doesn't work.

SWTOR specifically hasn't turned me off to MMOs, but BWA embraces a philosophy that is plaguing the industry and turning me off to gaming in general.

SWOTOR brought me back to the genre (and I am an avid MMO player, dating back to being one of the first EQ1 players). But every time I play SWOTOR (which is every day for 3-4 hours), I just keep wishing it was more like Dark Age of Camelot. I will most likely play SWOTOR for a long time, but I notice my desire to play is slowly lowering, and I no longer put in those marathon sessions on the weekends (dailies and limited WZ's get repetitive and boring).
Until a Dark Age of Camelot sequel is created (or a re-boot of the original), or a DAOC clone is made, I can not 100% say I will remain playing any MMO for years. A few months at best...until some company creates the next DAOC. Then...I can pretty much guarantee I will be paying my subs in full for a year, and will probably be playing for a multitude of years...not months.
SWOTOR has me for now, but like I said...I am quickly getting bored. I don't want alts. I want stuff to do with my lvl 50 Sniper. The only thing I do now is try to get War Hero gear...and with limited WZ's the only available way to do that is by grinding, grinding, and grinding, the same WZ's over, and over, and over again. This is not what I thought I would be doing when I hit lvl 50. Dailies, and WZ's....Dailies, and WZ's..Dailies, and WZ's....Dailies, and WZ's...Dailies, and WZ's...Dailies, and WZ's...Dailies, and WZ's...Dailies, and WZ's...Dailies, and WZ's...Dailies, and WZ's...Dailies, and WZ's...Dailies, and WZ's...Rinse. Repeat. (sigh)

No, you set people up who don't share your precise viewpoint, using thinly veiled put-downs and then attempt to take the high road and mask it as thinking others' preferences are "funny".



And with that, I'll let you have the last word cos this is just going to devolve into bickering and I have better things to do!

I understand you find it funny...I don't see WHY you find it funny however. Do you find it funny that people go to the movies and enjoy the Voice Over? (otherwise known as dialog). Do you also find it funny that children and adults alike enjoy the Star Wars animated series containing...Voice Over?

I get the sense that you somehow see VO in this game as a 'gimmick' that your 'brilliance' has allowed you to overcome.

I am making the bold claim that MOST of the VO's in this game fall under "being read aloud to." I am. There are very few voiced lines in this game that strike me as memorable or memorably delivered. Maybe they do it for you, maybe you think the VO's are consistently high enough quality to be labelled "acting." Cool. That's cool with me.

And my last word is: Cool. I don't know that you should be ascribing intent to me, it might be unfair, but that's cool. You're a nice person.