SWTOR is a strange game for an MMO. I didn't really care for it on the beta weekend. But I've been having a blast with it this past week. With that said I am not sure if it will be a long lasting or long term game?

It's actually very good as a somewhat single player game. It is far more solo player focused than any other MMO. And that part of it is where the Bioware traditional storytelling shines. It's fun. I'm just not sure what happens when you run out of it?

The group stuff is decent. It lacks the pain factor that WoW's Dungeon Finder system currently inflicts on its playerbase. If you group with someone, its because you chose to group with them (friend/guild/etc) but some of the solo quest mechanics almost discourage this.

As far as the MMO portion of the game. Once again it's strange. Yeah there are a few great systems (The NPC followers. Spaceships) but much of the rest feels like a really really great well polished MMO from 2004. Bioware seems to have completely forgotten a lot of little expected core features or UI features. Things like being able to actually adjust or customize your UI! Or how about a /random 100 command? Left click on someones name to invite them to group? Guild? etc? Just little things mixed in with some really good stuff that show that while Bioware does great RPG's, they are total rookies at MMO's. (Don't believe that, go read their Customer Service forums and look at how badly they have handled a lot of stuff the past week during pre release.)

Overall I would say that the game is easily worth playing, at least for the first 90 days or so. It's worth it for the good Bioware stories alone. After that we shall see how it goes. While I can't see it as a 5+ year gaming choice for me, like WoW or AC have been, I am looking forward to getting back into it tonight.

 

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SWTOR is a strange game for an MMO. I didn't really care for it on the beta weekend. But I've been having a blast with it this past week. With that said I am not sure if it will be a long lasting or long term game?

It's actually very good as a somewhat single player game. It is far more solo player focused than any other MMO. And that part of it is where the Bioware traditional storytelling shines. It's fun. I'm just not sure what happens when you run out of it?

The group stuff is decent. It lacks the pain factor that WoW's Dungeon Finder system currently inflicts on its playerbase. If you group with someone, its because you chose to group with them (friend/guild/etc) but some of the solo quest mechanics almost discourage this.

As far as the MMO portion of the game. Once again it's strange. Yeah there are a few great systems (The NPC followers. Spaceships) but much of the rest feels like a really really great well polished MMO from 2004. Bioware seems to have completely forgotten a lot of little expected core features or UI features. Things like being able to actually adjust or customize your UI! Or how about a /random 100 command? Left click on someones name to invite them to group? Guild? etc? Just little things mixed in with some really good stuff that show that while Bioware does great RPG's, they are total rookies at MMO's. (Don't believe that, go read their Customer Service forums and look at how badly they have handled a lot of stuff the past week during pre release.)

Overall I would say that the game is easily worth playing, at least for the first 90 days or so. It's worth it for the good Bioware stories alone. After that we shall see how it goes. While I can't see it as a 5+ year gaming choice for me, like WoW or AC have been, I am looking forward to getting back into it tonight.

 

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SWTOR is a great MMO.

The only problem is that most of us expected it to blow our minds away (it didn't) and most of us are sick of MMO's.

I think this game will kick ass for less burned out MMO gamers and NEW MMO gamers.

 

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I came here to post this.

 

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stop bumping my drunk threads

wow killer, someone punch me

 

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MMOs are waste of time, play real games

Here we go again by another deluded gamer infatuated and ignoring reality


the number of players subscribed to the developer’s flagship title World of Warcraft has dropped by approximately 300,000 since the last announced subscriber volume of 11.4 million. This brings the total number of worldwide World of Warcraft subscribers to 11.1 million.”


The only post I could find was from the financial post saying that ToR may reach 2 million sunscribers


A WoW denter, but hardly a killer


And WoW has been out how long where many people have come and gone already and ToR has been out how long? Laughable to say it is a WoW killer. No I never subsribed to WoW, but I have watched its unprecented rise to gaming stardom

I dunno.. I was pretty burned out and I can't get enough.

 

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*wonders what a real game is*

 

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feels like a single player game with general chat for instant answers to game questions and people to run group quests with. which means other people don't ruin my immersion but i can still find people to play with if i get lonely

 

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