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Is SWTOR the pariah of MMOs?

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Is SWTOR the pariah of MMOs?

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tdmaha
02.14.2014 , 09:00 AM | #71
As the saying goes misery loves company. A game website I go to for the last month hating on Swtor has been all but non existing except for the die hard haters who resurrect old threads. On threads about the road map it was mostly positive which is rarly seen on any game. Right now ESO has got the haters attention.

Most of the times when it comes to haters of Swtor they usually have the following phrases in their hate speech "at launch" "had" "have" "6 months after launch". They have no clue about the current game or the progress Swtor has made. As for the haters in game chat or on these forums it's a byproduct of going f2p. Any game that goes f2p brings in the trash.

People hate on Swtor, WoW, EA, Bio, and MS because they are successful it's the haters mentality they can't stand seeing others successful or happy they are all about negativity and trying to bash anything they don't like. I can't imagine what type of lived these people live who spend years hating on video games.

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TUXs
02.14.2014 , 09:06 AM | #72
Quote: Originally Posted by DarthTHC View Post
Wow, you're on a tear today.

1) Bolster. Anyone from about 10 to 54 can get into the same instance and be effective.

2) Random Areas. Each run you do 2 out of N (5?) random areas then 1 of N (3?) random bosses. It changes each time you do it.

Which other MMO's do those 2 things?
LOTRO has done #1 since it launched as has APB (since there are no 'levels'). The random quest updates, APB. As one objective is finished, another random one comes up. Nothing unique about it.
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tdmaha
02.14.2014 , 09:17 AM | #73
Quote: Originally Posted by TUXs View Post
LOTRO has done #1 since it launched as has APB (since there are no 'levels'). The random quest updates, APB. As one objective is finished, another random one comes up. Nothing unique about it.
Umm lotro has not done bolster from day one what are you talking about. It only came around during their last expansion. Helms deep is the only area you can bolster in lotro.

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Cidanel
02.14.2014 , 09:21 AM | #74
Quote: Originally Posted by Lium View Post
I play a variety of MMOs but SWTOR is my main game. And whenever this game is mentioned in chat channels of other games, or on other forums, the common response is "lol".

It's almost embarrassing to say you play SWTOR? Is it like this across the genre or just in certain games? Curious what other peeps have noticed.
Why would the average MMO player like SWTOR when they could play another game, set up 3 macros and blindly spam the same 3 buttons for hours to feel "l33t"?

The average MMO player wants mindless, easy gameplay that still makes them feel like they are beating hard content. WoW gives them that, SWTOR does not.

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TUXs
02.14.2014 , 09:22 AM | #75
Quote: Originally Posted by tdmaha View Post
Umm lotro has not done bolster from day one what are you talking about. It only came around during their last expansion. Helms deep is the only area you can bolster in lotro.
I'm talking about the dungeons that scale to your level(s) and party size - not Helms Deep.
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tdmaha
02.14.2014 , 09:30 AM | #76
Quote: Originally Posted by TUXs View Post
I'm talking about the dungeons that scale to your level(s) and party size - not Helms Deep.
Those are called skirmishes and they do not bolster a level 20 so he can do a level 80 skirmish. There is ten level cap on who you can run with. You can adjust it to a higher level but your level stays the same. There is no bolstering except helms deep in lotro.

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Sinapus
02.14.2014 , 09:32 AM | #77
Oh noes... a pariah?

*continues playing*
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Alavastre
02.14.2014 , 09:35 AM | #78
This talk about whether SWTOR is a failure or not is dumb. It's fan bois or haters fighting a dumb war of words. In the real world all that matters is that the game is making money. It would appear this is the case based on the information provided by EA.

Oh, it didn't live up to your expectations? So what? Who the hell are you anyways? Sub or don't. Play or don't. It really doesn't matter what other people think or say.
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scarlet_magpie
02.14.2014 , 09:38 AM | #79
Nah... look at the responses to people who play WoW on in-game chat. That's laughed at here.
Also ... who cares? If you enjoy this game, play it. That is all.

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Vandicus
02.14.2014 , 09:47 AM | #80
No, WoW is. But if Bioware is really really lucky, SWTOR will take over that position if and when WoW retires.
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