SWTOR - Playing with Ken and Barbie

please show figures that prove that buying CM outfits is the primary content. Oh that's right, you don't have any. Well, thanks for your opinion then. Oh and by the way, you do get that generating CM stuff takes very little resources compared to normal content, so perhaps you are mixing primary with easy to make.

Yes that is a good thing and it's one of the main reasons the game still exists at all. Sad but true, the game exists because the CM exists. Incidentally it also pays for all the real content.

Well, of course there are people who play endgame content but Flash Points have an entirely different problem. Currently there is no reason to play them at all except maybe some achievements if you care about those.

Now, don't get me wrong. There has been a delay on content and I think it should come out a bit faster as well, but in the mean time, yes, CM items generate some fun and customisation options.

I play operations, but I also like to get unique or specific looks for my characters. So what? You call it Ken and Barbie, well, how do you think it benefits the game to insult fellow players?

You are paying for the game as it is today. But the real problem is not the CM or your fellow players that you have to hate on, but the fact that new content is coming out at a slower pace than needed.

How about you talk about that instead?

Because that requires dialog and discourse at a level beyond the abilities of most posters.

Mine too!

hehe...you have a point

Call me shallow. Call me a poor player. but i would think many players (especially girly girls) would like outfits (armor) and different "accessories" in their game-playing. I just read from a player how she wants to ****ify her toon. You cant do that with armor.

I dont know, I am not much into cosmetics much but I think some people want a choice. Not the same stuff.

Just my two cents.

The cosmetics industry does nearly 200 billion dollars annually. Now, put into perspective, one would think that if we spend that much just to 'look' good, why would our vanity not carry over into our online personas?

Imagine the opposite extreme to "dress up," every toon looking the same: "Attack of the Clones, the MMO."
Anyone want that?

I have the most fun with my characters after dressing them up. I like playing them more when they wear outfits that I like and sometimes I feel like changing their outfits to renew my interest in playing them.

I am glad there are so many nice outfits available.

Oh I remember the early days of SW:TOR where everyone with the same class basically looked the same from lvl 1-50...

Dull days indeed.

Exactly.

One of the biggest things for me in this game is the level of gear customization. So many players and so few of them look the same.

Oh sure, there will always be those who, either by choice or by lack of comprehension, do not partake in gear customization and simply wear whatever gear that has the best stats on it. But those are a tiny minority in the player base.

On JC, I'm constantly bombarded with uniquely styled characters and I think that's great for the game and the players. When players feel attached to their characters, they play more and that means a better game for everyone.