JBGames Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) Im looking to play all the least played classes in the game.If someone could rank them I for me that would be nice. I have an operative and a sniper. Which are the next least played? Powertech next? Edited January 29, 2012 by JBGames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallSlumber Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I have to answer with a cynical reply, sorry: Anything republic side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guurzak Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Yes, Powertech is the next least played class on the Empire side, but as the previous poster pointed out the Republic mirrors are even less played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raigirin Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 This might help answer the question http://swtorprogress.com/members.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluged Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 The Republic faction is just so much more un-attractive compared to the Imperials. Story lines, cosmetics, atmosphere,etc, etc. Very poorly designed, the developers should have known they needed more "cool" things for Reb's because of the fore-knowledge that most would play Imps. Not much they can do now. They've made their bed now they have to sleep in it....well, at least half of it... What we're they thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamzaBehoulve Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 What we're they thinking? They weren't. Had they done the humble thing and listened to external feedback, this would not have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomness Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 The Republic faction is just so much more un-attractive compared to the Imperials. Story lines, cosmetics, atmosphere,etc, etc. Very poorly designed, the developers should have known they needed more "cool" things for Reb's because of the fore-knowledge that most would play Imps. Not much they can do now. They've made their bed now they have to sleep in it....well, at least half of it... What we're they thinking? What foreknowledge? I personally expected Republic to be more heavily populated, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 What foreknowledge? I personally expected Republic to be more heavily populated, myself. When the whole "Early Guild reservation" system was going on, there were nearly 30% more Imperial guilds than Republic ones, and the Imperial guilds were about 20% larger on average. Now I know that is only a small subsection of the population, but those numbers gave insight into what actually occurred when the game went live: Empire had a noticeable numbers advantage over the Republic. Now the problem is that as new people come into the game they tend to join the Empire faction if for no other reason than they know it is where the action is. This is especially true for PvP servers since nobody likes being on the losing end of the numbers game when your PvP flag is constantly on. Exacerbating the situation is the fact that high-level Republic players are switching to Empire so that they can actually find groups to run Flashpoints and Operations with. They are also sick of being rolled in PvP by better-geared Empire players who constantly have control of Ilum and constantly get WZ pops (even if it's mostly Huttball) and therefore have better gear. I also personally know of some Republic players on my server who shifted to Empire simple because they were sick of playing the less-polished version of their class. Empire classes have abilities with animations that are not only functionally better but also don't have as many glitches or outright disadvantages as the Republic versions. This is a problem that is only going to get worse as time goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urukkhan Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Reps have one thing better then Imps , trooper guns is much, much bigger than BH, it's not fair... "Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the jealous eyes can close" Edited January 30, 2012 by Urukkhan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkeos Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I had 3 (three) PvP encounters between level 1 and 40 in the open. And I was actively visiting the areas where I knew players from the other side would drop by. Whoever wants to participate in pvp queues for the warzones since there is absolutely no incentive to hunt down opponents outside of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominoris Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) This might help answer the question http://swtorprogress.com/members.php Old numbers based on pre-launch choices. But the trend is still there now. [ETA] In my experience, the Smuggler Gunslinger is the least played class. Edited January 30, 2012 by Dominoris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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