Thoughts on GameSpy's Article on SWTOR

ok stoped reading after point 1, 100% disagree on that, the story is amazing and brings life into mmo's hell i loved the agent story so much i decided to delete him and reroll just to go through it again.

Yes, but if you want to run those flashpoints with your friend who happens to be at-level for them, then what? You have to roll an alt to the appropriate level? Why?

GW2 cuts out that whole process and just scales you for the encounter--there are no hoops to jump through. In GW2 you wouldn't have to roll an alt to level with your lowbie friend, though I suppose you could if you wanted to.

It's an elegant solution to the problem.

The great thing about Guild Wars 2 is it's a Pay2Play game. I don't have to spend a dime to play ALL of Guild Wars 2.


I have been in both Beta Weekends for Guild Wars 2, I also still play SWTOR.

When GW2 comes out will I quit SWTOR, hell no (unless things get really bad)
But I will be playing BOTH GW2 AND SWTOR. Both good games in their own ways!! Though I wish BioWare have worked on SWTOR a little bit more because it is missing a lot of options MMO's should have these days!

(This is like the ole' CoD vs Battlefield argument). I like them both, I play them both. I don't need to pick a side!

so whats the point of gear ?, its not that elegant really.

I love how they did this! I play with an low level friend and instead of getting crappy level 5 gear to drop I get MY level stuff!! Great system IMO!

Dynamic events were much-lauded in Rift, too. Early on, they were great. The Invasions, even better.

Have you been there lately?

I had this huge post planned, but I decided to trim it down to a few things that are fact:

Human beings are not very good at exponential thinking. This is why Rift looked so inventive and awesome early on, and why GW2 does now. Indeed, the story and combat animations in this game would fall into the same category, for some. Because human beings are not good at exponential thinking, people like Dezzi, and Fox (the OP), can't seem to see past the 2 month mark. They both probably fell for this same gig with Rift, ToR, and soon, GW2. That's not intended as a slam on you guys, it just means you are normal human beings.

Human beings like to establish routines. As a whole, we like having things run smoothly, without interruption, and in the time frame we want them to run in. Anyone see where this is going yet?...

Human beings do not like change. As a whole, we don't like it when things become different. Things like, not being able to vendor items because no one is fighting invasions, or other Random Events any more. Things like, no matter how they purportedly scale, my choice is now to go somewhere else, or deal with this thing that is now in my way.

Human beings like to set and achieve goals that take *just the right amount* of time and effort to accomplish.

MMO's that are developed with a subscription-based model, know these things are fact. They are not opinion, they are documented psychological fact.

Keep cheering for GW2 as this revolutionary *next coming.* It is neither revolutionary, nor will it be evolutionary.

The best thing GW2 has going for it is being F2P - so why not play it, if you can stomach the box price.

Oh, this thread was about an article - my bad. In that case, I'll just say that the article's writing style is strikingly similar to someone who has many posts in this thread. That is all of the commentary that I have for it.

Oh - and hello, Wutru. You did get in before I called anyone a sheep.

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But not a new one. If I recall, City of Heroes was the first to do this.

Essentially, I have a problem with comparing a game to another in the genre instead of the genre as a whole. SW:TOR does things better than GW2. GW2 does things better than SW:TOR. It is asinine to dispute that - almost as asinine as it is for "journalists" to go out of their way to state one-half of the argument for the sake of hits.

why do people care so much about these articles and reviews... all they are is one D-bag game players opinion... in reality most of the people who are of decent age and are gamers have all the same qualifications as he/she does...

which is why the only game review I watch is Yahtzee ... because at least he is entertaining when he delivers his biased opinion

All of which you just wrote still holds true in TOR today. None of that was made up. I love those parts of the game. In my opinion, those 3 things are still big selling points and they are what I love about this game. So, your point is moot, even if you had one.

I wasn't aware that gear had to have any point beyond appearance, though gear does provide customizable stat bonuses in GW2. That said, gear of your non-modified level drops in "lowbie" areas.

Extremely elegant solution.