Quick thoughts on BioWare's direction with this game.

You asked why they gave up on stories content, he gave you a very good reason and, probably, the only one.

EA is cutting loses and trying to get as much money as they can from F2P model, so they won't invest a single cent in expensive content. Period.

If you think by any means those gameplay options are being ignored, compared to the utter lack of attention to the PvP aspect, I want whatever hallucinogenics you're on. A very inaccurate statement is all I can say, and to hold any other gameplay higher than another is fail. I'm a PvP fanatic, but I wouldn't want my gameplay to over-shadow anyone elses. But since release, the PvP aspect has taken a backseat in terms of development, bug fixes, and deleted content (Ilum) than most gameplay options out there. Sorry, but that part of your post is just full of ignorance.

To be honest this cuts back to one of my comments in an earlier thread, Bioware needs to stop trying to cater for everybody and start catering for a specific demographic.

I know it would make the game more of a niche game but I believe that they would have retained and could regain a lot of subs that way. There are too many MMOs out there and players are fickle, to maintain a solid base they need to provide an aspect that other MMOs don't. In this case it's story.

Story is the only reason I have stuck around and rolled Alts, I don't PVP, Raid, do OPs, space combat, and I rarely do Flashpoints.

But this is where I disagree with you, there should be games out there that are dedicated PvP games, games that are dedicated RPG games and lots of other play styles. There should be cchoices instead generic games to please everyone.

TOR as a PvP wouldn't have got my custom as I wouldn't have enjoyed it, but had they created it they would have been in a better state than they are now as they could have funded a single aspect and held onto all PvP players that are Starwars fans.

The reason this game failed isn't because there wasn't enough story or solo content. it failed because there was not enough player interaction to justify paying a sub. they should be focused on rectifying that as they are.

I think they could go several directions with it.

do a full out space sim combat like lucas arts has done before.

commit to group finders and ops and missions

well that's the only two options I see actually.

as it is this game does group content worse than any MMO since EQ1.

I thinks a space sim game inside of it would really get people interested

You must be new to MMO's lol. Typically MMO's have just about everything, not a single driven gameplay aspect.

Edit: I don't mean that with sarcasm, but honestly no company would throw money at any MMO centered on one aspect only. There is a synergy that an MMO can hit with all aspects of gameplay, but that synergy comes from the direction of the team in charge, and this game speaks volumes of why there is little to no synergy. Sorry if that came out harsh, was not meant to be.

I'm sorry but I'm a huge Star Wars fan, and I'm extremely disappointed with the lack of "MMO-ish" content in terms of PvP. The OPvP is lacking highly and I know for a fact it won't be able to compete with GW2, which will in turn kill the PvP servers.

If this game should just focus on being Story-driven, this game's genre should not be known as an MMO and just an RPG. I'm sorry, but an on-rails, "Story-driven MMO" is something I really don't like. BioWare proved that Story just shouldn't be in MMOs and that they should stay in RPG/single-player games.

I love the Story, but disappointed with everything else and how it made this game a huge flop. BioWare even promised us sandbox elements and they lied like almost all the other times because it was never delivered. We can't even sit in chairs (except the ones on our Ship...)! But this game doesn't feel truly like Star Wars without sandbox and PvP customization elements and just no dogfights and planetary sieges whatsoever like we see in the movies and TV shows.

This game should have just been KOTOR3, but in terms of just being an RPG game without all this online stuff. I believe BioWare proved Story doesn't mix well with MMOs.

I disagree. They have 16 unique (8 per class and both genders) 'stories'. The story fans, HAVE content, more than any other game I can think of. Where they are losing people is in high level group activities and PvP. They're wise to try to reclaim those players.

Gotta agree with the original poster. The MMO market offers a lot of competition. Those interested in endgame, gear progression, PvP and so on can and will find that in other games. I am not saying that these ought not to be elements of SWTOR, but I am saying that what this game has uniquely is its story and how this is presented.

That material needs a lot of lead-time to write, and voice acting isn't cheap. This content is resource-intensive. But it is also why many of us are playing SWTOR rather than any number of other games. Bigger story installments less frequently are... tolerable, provided that is done to assure high-quality work on what we receive. However, I would very much hope that BioWare stands by its commitment to new story content this year.

Be assured that promise has not been forgotten.