Anyone play SWTOR?

[desura]

I've started playing it some. It's...a highly flawed product in so many ways, and still kind of uneven. Animations IMO are kind of jerky and are actually inferior to animations in the original KOTOR games, story seems to quickly devolve into kill shit and is just really stiff

But, it has compelling moments, especially the space missions. PVP is surprisingly good also, arguably better than WOW's battlegrounds.

So, anyone play it?

 

[Snock514]

no, did on release then lost interest quickly

 

[SPBHM]

I do, it's the only MMO I didn't loose interest quickly... I enjoy the PVE stuff, PVP is also OK (but I hate PVP servers)..

I've never been much of an mmorpg fan, but always liked bioware games, so it worked for me.

 

[velillen]

theres a whole thread about the game.....

I used to play it but lost interest pretty quick. PVP was fun but i enjoyed the pve side and when i played it got old very fast

 

[SPBHM]

theres a whole thread about the game.....

I used to play it but lost interest pretty quick. PVP was fun but i enjoyed the pve side and when i played it got old very fast

they keep improving the endgame, you should check it out again, if you stopped playing a long time ago.... there is also some new PVP space battles mode coming soon.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

It's fun. I'm taking a break and playing other games at the moment.

 

[KentState]

Played in for the first 6 months or so, but the game got really stale. Then the population dropped off and my main server was merged and just lost touch with the guild.

 

[Jaydip]

I almost play it exclusively now a days.

 

[pong lenis]

Here's how they made the game:
"Ok guys, we've been given 200 million dollars, let's build the game..." 10 million dollars later: "Ok boss we cut corners as best we could, the janitor has finished the writing and quests, but every mission is the exact same "go to A and button mash some mobs", so what do you think?"
"Hmm, that could be a problem... Wait! I know, we still have 190 million dollars left, let's spend it all on voice acting!"
"That's why you're the boss!"

 

[velillen]

they keep improving the endgame, you should check it out again, if you stopped playing a long time ago.... there is also some new PVP space battles mode coming soon.

i tried it again a month or two again but the F2P killed it for me. I dont want to pay a subscription again just tot est things out so i was left with nothing to do again. I know i could pay and get more levels and the such but meh

 

[Demo24]

I played it in beta and had fun, never did buy a subscription though. I've redownloaded it so I intend to pick it backup soon to see what's going on.

 

[Jaydip]

Here's how they made the game:
"Ok guys, we've been given 200 million dollars, let's build the game..." 10 million dollars later: "Ok boss we cut corners as best we could, the janitor has finished the writing and quests, but every mission is the exact same "go to A and button mash some mobs", so what do you think?"
"Hmm, that could be a problem... Wait! I know, we still have 190 million dollars left, let's spend it all on voice acting!"
"That's why you're the boss!"

Spot on but isn't that true for every MMO out there? I actually like some of the class missions though.

 

[SPBHM]

i tried it again a month or two again but the F2P killed it for me. I dont want to pay a subscription again just tot est things out so i was left with nothing to do again. I know i could pay and get more levels and the such but meh

F2P can be frustrating, to learn a few tricks and get the right unlocks, I think the easiest way is to subscribe for at least one or 2 months, that's like half the price of a regular game... buy all the unlocks you need and have some fun... you still have many restrictions later, but there is also a lot to do.

Spot on but isn't that true for every MMO out there? I actually like some of the class missions though.

yes some missions are nice, most are repetitive (kill xx, right click some panel or something), but it's what you can expect from this kind of game, I actually think it's one of the best MMOs out there to play solo... but I don't know all of them, and I quite like Bioware lol

 

[Jaydip]

yes some missions are nice, most are repetitive (kill xx, right click some panel or something), but it's what you can expect from this kind of game, I actually think it's one of the best MMOs out there to play solo... but I don't know all of them, and I quite like Bioware lol

I agree and that is why I skip most of them unless the rewards are high.I grinded all of them on my marauder but after I hit 55 and was comfortable with most ops/ hm fps my assassin toon skips most of them.

 

[flexy]

Me and wife had WoW burnout (hate Pandas), wife is now playing SWTOR excessively.
She always begs me to play, but all I see is the same crap from WoW..just in a SW universe. And graphics are also like 15 years ago. I played a JEDI for a day or so but I simply didn't like it...I am not the melee type of guy anyway. SWTOR is just not something which makes me want to play. I want a new, unique and exciting MMORPG and normally prefer fantasy setting for MMORPGs.

 

[darkewaffle]

My friends and I have been throwing around the idea of going back to play. I loved SWTOR and still think premade v premade huttball was one of the most fun experiences I've ever had in a videogame, I just don't do well playing MMOs on my own and my friends go through games like tissues. But I think they're interested in the new space combat bit and playing arena - plus some of the class stories are genuinely good (I loved most of Bounty Hunter) and I've always been meaning to play through operative.

 

[Dahak]

I had played since beta, and some times I do get burned out as well of it, been playing on an off since summer. I usually don't to much endgame stuff so there is not really much for me, but do come in when the events are up or new daily areas.

Tried to start a new character but not really grabbing me and plus lately just have not had time

Tried out the new PVP space comabt. Seems to be good, has a feeling of Xwing/Tie fighter to me and is seperate from the main game so you could just level with it, and it has its own progression

Only downside is if you are Preferred, you get it in Jan, and F2P gets in Feb, but Subs get it in Dec

 

[desura]

Me and wife had WoW burnout (hate Pandas), wife is now playing SWTOR excessively.
She always begs me to play, but all I see is the same crap from WoW..just in a SW universe. And graphics are also like 15 years ago. I played a JEDI for a day or so but I simply didn't like it...I am not the melee type of guy anyway. SWTOR is just not something which makes me want to play. I want a new, unique and exciting MMORPG and normally prefer fantasy setting for MMORPGs.

I personally avoided the Jedi Knight b/c it would basically amount to whack shit with strangely de-powered lightsabers (seriously, lightsabers are supposed to cut through *anything* but in the game they're weaker than baseball bats).

Of course, I ended up playing the Jedi Counselor, who also wields a lightsaber. But at least I get stealth which is very useful for avoiding annoying fights so I don't have to kill everything in the room but can just sneak by them.

Kinda sorta want to get a smuggler scoundrel started, but it looks like it would be a lot of repetition of planets I've already been on.

 

[lord_emperor]

BioWare set out to make the best WoW clone with lightsabres and they succeeded. Same UI same controls same quest structure.

I admit I had fun leveling to cap and doing the raids / PvP, but then I finished all those things and there was no compelling reason to continue playing.

 

[Sonikku]

If they were going to make a WoW clone I wish they'd keep the roads a little more clear. Bit of a pain having to stop and dismount to kill more random enemies constantly. The game also seemed pretty stingy with the XP.

Ultimately, I think they just should have made a single player Kotor 3.

 

[Dahak]

BioWare set out to make the best WoW clone with lightsabres and they succeeded. Same UI same controls same quest structure.

I admit I had fun leveling to cap and doing the raids / PvP, but then I finished all those things and there was no compelling reason to continue playing.

If they did, it would have a better engine

If they were going to make a WoW clone I wish they'd keep the roads a little more clear. Bit of a pain having to stop and dismount to kill more random enemies constantly. The game also seemed pretty stingy with the XP.

Ultimately, I think they just should have made a single player Kotor 3.

Also nothing like getting out of the range of the enemy and then get auto dismounted when they attacked

 

[desura]

I started up a new bounty hunter character, and I must say that it is probably the most fun I've had in the game so far. Mainly because you don't have to be a subtle sneak and because you don't have to close in with the enemy to do any damage. Just run to them with guns blazing, lots of AOE, tons of ruckus.

So, merc vs powertech? Don't intend on healing, as I have a hard time even selecting my companion...not too interested in being a stationary cannon doing channeled attacks. Just like being mobile and tearing the place apart.

 

[Dumac]

It was an awful MMO, a mediocre single player game, and an extremely disappointing KotOR.

 

[Sulaco]

It was an awful MMO, a mediocre single player game, and an extremely disappointing KotOR.

Pretty much this.

I played through the Jedi Knight storyline, up to level 48 I think.

Once the novelty of Star Wars wore off, once the great music and neat Star Wars locales became routine, once I realized that each missions was going to devolve into "Go here, kill 10 Tharnax" or "Go here, fix the 10 power couplings", and finally, once I realized it felt more like a theme park, waiting for mobs to spawn and seeing a cluster of baddies I just killed respawn 15 feet away, ready to be killed all over again.....it lost me.

 

[desura]

Pretty much this.

I played through the Jedi Knight storyline, up to level 48 I think.

Once the novelty of Star Wars wore off, once the great music and neat Star Wars locales became routine, once I realized that each missions was going to devolve into "Go here, kill 10 Tharnax" or "Go here, fix the 10 power couplings", and finally, once I realized it felt more like a theme park, waiting for mobs to spawn and seeing a cluster of baddies I just killed respawn 15 feet away, ready to be killed all over again.....it lost me.

Then you're doing it wrong.

For starters, you don't *have* to do all of the quests. You can skip them, and just focus on the quests for your class storyline. That's pretty much what I've done so far.

Other bits of it are plenty enjoyable. I'm really liking how all 8 stories intertwined, with characters that are NPC's to one group are killed by another faction. The PVP IMO is superior to WOW's PVP, and the space missions are pretty creative roller-coaster rides.

For a free game, it's been lots of fun.