SWTOR. Too much theme park?

For me, there is no such thing as “Too much themepark.” I personally have no fun in sandbox games. I need the quest hubs, mission givers, and the 2-3 max choices. Someone needs to hold my hand the entire way through...

Heck, if you look at my sig, I’d be happy with a 1990s era FMV though that era is gone for good. BW games, with their linear start / middle / end book-style fits what I want in entertainment perfectly.

TOR plays, for me, like an interactive novel / choose your own adventure… which is spot on for my preference. Which is also why so many hate it.

Since people get very VERY intense when it comes to what a game is in general, or an MMO in particular, I wonder if there would be a market for “interactive videos” with 25+ stickers that say “This is NOT a game.” and you pick the story path. That way, gamers would have games, and BW fans like me could take a “walk down their creation”.

Or, it could be I’m the only one that misses the FMV era of Wing Commander 3-4, Tex Murphy, Dark Forces 2 : Jedi Knight, etc…

But TOR comes as close to the FMV era as I’ve seen in a while…

I loved watching the post spiral away from what i was originally discussing. I dont want a sandbox game. I want it to feel like an MMO. not a singleplayer game. And the fact that you NEVER get to talk to the other faction is just dissapointing. Its just.... almost like its empty.

You have to be careful with the term themepark and sandbox, it automatically puts some people into one corner or another. But an mmo can do no wrong by blending the 2 in my eyes and simply has to remove the label of either and just be an mmorpg if that makes sense.

Of course a game should have themepark, its a stable basing for any mmo. but at the same time it could use alot of sandbox elements. For example player housing especialy within tor could be possible via our ships. other elements of sandbox could be put into tor to like a mission creator that could be used for space missions.

What could be done is only limited by how far the developers would take it and how much the game and the community could handle from both aspects of themepark and sandbox before it becomes a horid mess.

I hear ya. I have often gone to Six Flags and complained that I can't steer the rollercoaster. It is what it is, and what it is, isn't for everyone.