Star Wars Galaxies

I don't want to sound like a nag or a game hater; but dear God in heaven; are these developers mentally retarded?

This is the first and ONLY mmo that I have ever played that actually gets WORSE as the years progress. If the gameplay gets any dumbed down I minus well be playing Sonic the Hedgehog with the infinite life cheat on.

Im really trying to be open about SWG since its been a couple of years of playing it but good lord, how do people play this for 5 straight years like a couple people here have been doing? What in the world do you guys do to like this game? I would like to know your secrets because Im trying my damndest to like it and it's just not clicking.

It's something approximating Star Wars.

That's all it's got going for it.

To most, it's improved a lot since NGE first came out.  It's just matter of opinon i believe, if you like it..play it.  If you don't, move on to another game.

Originally posted by Enigma

I don't want to sound like a nag or a game hater; but dear God in heaven; are these developers mentally retarded?

This is the first and ONLY mmo that I have ever played that actually gets WORSE as the years progress. If the gameplay gets any dumbed down I minus well be playing Sonic the Hedgehog with the infinite life cheat on.

Im really trying to be open about SWG since its been a couple of years of playing it but good lord, how do people play this for 5 straight years like a couple people here have been doing? What in the world do you guys do to like this game? I would like to know your secrets because Im trying my damndest to like it and it's just not clicking.

I'm with you on this one Enigma. For the life of me I can't understand why they haven't announced a SWG 2. Of all the games on this planet SWG should be a beacon, an mmo other companies look at and say "damn, I wish we had that game"

Originally posted by Enigma

I don't want to sound like a nag or a game hater; but dear God in heaven; are these developers mentally retarded?

This is the first and ONLY mmo that I have ever played that actually gets WORSE as the years progress. If the gameplay gets any dumbed down I minus well be playing Sonic the Hedgehog with the infinite life cheat on.

Im really trying to be open about SWG since its been a couple of years of playing it but good lord, how do people play this for 5 straight years like a couple people here have been doing? What in the world do you guys do to like this game? I would like to know your secrets because Im trying my damndest to like it and it's just not clicking.

Enigma, you really shouldn't have to try to like a game. I don't think there's many people that have actually played this game 5 years straight. At one point there was even a CU petition site I believe with thousands upon thousands of signatures if I remember correctly. Other than the vets on the trial, I would bet most of the playerbase is made up of of new players that are Star Wars fans. I'd be willing to bet if you shouted, "WoW" ingame, most players wouldn't even know the acronym. The game is not for MMORPGERs anymore, sadly.

Originally posted by Enigma

I don't want to sound like a nag or a game hater; but dear God in heaven; are these developers mentally retarded?

This is the first and ONLY mmo that I have ever played that actually gets WORSE as the years progress. If the gameplay gets any dumbed down I minus well be playing Sonic the Hedgehog with the infinite life cheat on.

Im really trying to be open about SWG since its been a couple of years of playing it but good lord, how do people play this for 5 straight years like a couple people here have been doing? What in the world do you guys do to like this game? I would like to know your secrets because Im trying my damndest to like it and it's just not clicking.

I am currently in a return trial of the game and I have found it to be ok all but the crappy ui. I have been playing now for over a week and I plan to finish the Legacy quests before my subscription ends and then I am going full time EQ2 until Ryzom returns. I may try swg again in the future if they ever revamp the game ui,but if they do not I will probably be finished with it forever. Goodluck while you experiment with it it has it moments ,but then you relaize our fighting against poor ui and thats the core problem of the game. The ui is the single most important part of any game period if you cannot interface with your game and enjoy it its doomed:P

Originally posted by sundraziw889

Originally posted by Enigma

I don't want to sound like a nag or a game hater; but dear God in heaven; are these developers mentally retarded?

This is the first and ONLY mmo that I have ever played that actually gets WORSE as the years progress. If the gameplay gets any dumbed down I minus well be playing Sonic the Hedgehog with the infinite life cheat on.

Im really trying to be open about SWG since its been a couple of years of playing it but good lord, how do people play this for 5 straight years like a couple people here have been doing? What in the world do you guys do to like this game? I would like to know your secrets because Im trying my damndest to like it and it's just not clicking.

 

Enigma, you really shouldn't have to try to like a game. I don't think there's many people that have actually played this game 5 years straight. At one point there was even a CU petition site I believe with thousands upon thousands of signatures if I remember correctly. Other than the vets on the trial, I would bet most of the playerbase is made up of of new players that are Star Wars fans. I'd be willing to bet if you shouted, "WoW" ingame, most players wouldn't even know the acronym. The game is not for MMORPGERs anymore, sadly.

That's a little bit of an overstatement.  While new players make up a large portion of the current population (not saying the current population is large by any means, just a portion), that doesn't negate the fact that most people even out of the video game market have heard of World of Warcraft.

Also, the claim that the game is not for MMORPGers is rather broad.  I've played several RPGs and I consider SWG the most fun on some points (crafting, exploration, space to a lesser extent).  If you meant the strickest sense of the term, and was literally a "role playing game", I agree to a certain extent.   Many new players are of a younger demographic and do not have as much of an appreciation for role playing aspects.

Originally posted by Enigma

I don't want to sound like a nag or a game hater; but dear God in heaven; are these developers mentally retarded?

This is the first and ONLY mmo that I have ever played that actually gets WORSE as the years progress. If the gameplay gets any dumbed down I minus well be playing Sonic the Hedgehog with the infinite life cheat on.

Im really trying to be open about SWG since its been a couple of years of playing it but good lord, how do people play this for 5 straight years like a couple people here have been doing? What in the world do you guys do to like this game? I would like to know your secrets because Im trying my damndest to like it and it's just not clicking.

Saying it is the first MMO to get worse as time passes is a bit of a stretch, but saying it has had some of the worst changes might be appropriate.  You also said it is worse now than when the NGE launched (when you last played), which is kind of hard to believe.

Originally posted by japhez

Originally posted by Enigma

I don't want to sound like a nag or a game hater; but dear God in heaven; are these developers mentally retarded?

This is the first and ONLY mmo that I have ever played that actually gets WORSE as the years progress. If the gameplay gets any dumbed down I minus well be playing Sonic the Hedgehog with the infinite life cheat on.

Im really trying to be open about SWG since its been a couple of years of playing it but good lord, how do people play this for 5 straight years like a couple people here have been doing? What in the world do you guys do to like this game? I would like to know your secrets because Im trying my damndest to like it and it's just not clicking.

 

Saying it is the first MMO to get worse as time passes is a bit of a stretch, but saying it has had some of the worst changes might be appropriate.  You also said it is worse now than when the NGE launched (when you last played), which is kind of hard to believe.

At least when the NGE launched there were still plenty of people to play with. Now the servers are barren wastelands.