for sho then agent has the BEST ship in game

(/quote)

I played Republic at first, then switched to Empire. Yes, there are tons more people playing. However, after seeing the type of people attracted to Empire I had to switch back to Republic.

Now, this may just be due to so many more people playing Empire vs. Republic. Or a combination of the certain people who will be attracted to Empire(teenaged lonely hateful emos) and there are so many they are bound to bicker with each other nonstop.

The sad thing is this is on a RP server. I wish a game dev would have the balls to enforce some modicum of common sense on RP servers. RP servers used to be a respite from the idiots, but its like the idiots found this out and have to flock there to ruin the atmosphere. And, yes, one is an idiot who rolls on an RP server, makes an idiotic name, and then goes to general chat to talk about everything except SWTOR.(/quote)

It's been my experience in MMOs that the "bad" side is most often played by mid agre people. Generally speaking, Younger people just can't picture themselves as "bad."

Originally posted by tank017

This is why on most servers Empire outnumber Republic 50 to 1

 

The same was true in the Movies.

Originally posted by Ahnog

Originally posted by tank017

This is why on most servers Empire outnumber Republic 50 to 1

 

The same was true in the Movies.

Heh.... excellent point.... people playing Republic should appreciate the realism the game provides in this regard.

I'm conflicted, still haven't decided what side/class I'll want to play once I finally get in the game.

Originally posted by Meridion

No way...

There's a guild on my server that says "too old for sith".

In this game, Sith are ridiculously angry emo-goths with deep seated emotional problems, "you talk when you're talked to, I'm in charge here" -  so you're in charge huh, uuuh, cry some more, baby *rolleyes*.

Real superiority is wearing a brown ragged robe, giving everything to charity and owning a guy in the face and telling him afterwads that he still has much to learn.

Plus Coruscant over Dromund Kaas anyday. 

Plus, Gunslinger dual blaster Smuggler is about 100 million times cooler than any of the Imp classes.

All in all, Imperial is a kids choice in my book, and that's after I had tried all imperial tutorial making it to level 18 with a bounty hunter...

M

 

 

Good lord, so people are judged, purely on what side they play in SWTOR? You honestly sound like a kid to me.

I'm 39, have 3 kids, work 9 hours a day and spend alot of time with my kids and wife, and I play Empire, I guess I need to inform my family, that I have turned into a "Emo goth teenager" as you put it.

My entire guild is made up of people who are parents, we are extreme casuals, and all play Empire *GASP* I'm sure alot of them will be delighted to be called a Teen.

In the end, you just can't judge thousands of people, on what side of the fence they're playing on, people who do so, needs a serious reality check, what am I if I make a republic player, and play my Empire and Republic characters? a mature intellectual goth teenager?

People choose sides for various reasons, only ignorants would claim to know all theese reasons, and you really have to be out there, if you think there is only 1 reason, like you obviously think there is.

My advice to you sir/mam, grow up.

Originally posted by Distopia

Originally posted by Lowcaian

So the Sith Empire can't afford it's own uniformed shock troops but have to rely on a gang of freelancers? Not much of an empire.

BH belongs with the empire as much as smuggler belongs with the republic. Immersion yeah right...

It's simple, the Sith are not about justified action, nor moral adherence. They'll pay BH's to hunt down rebels/ repubs, the republic is far less likely to use such means to meet an end.

Smugglers have a lot more problems for their trade under imperial rule, while the Republic does not support their trade, under their rule there are far more lanes of business. All of this is written numerous times into SW lore, so in the sense of SW immersion, it's exactly how it usually is in the SW universe.

 

I disagree. BHs are amoral mercs. They will work for anyone if the price is right, empire, republic, underworld bosses, corps even private citizens. In the EU we have seen examples of this, the empire (palps) does not have an exclusive contract with them. BH and Smuggler should be in a third underworld faction. I distinctly remember palpatines empire having their own troops and not just one kind of troops either. Even in the new novels the Sith Empire has its own troops.

Yes BH working for the empire(among others) is canon, BH working exclusively for the empire and the empire having only BH as troops is not.

You forgot the biggest reason: the Empire community!

Ok, maybe that's not a point in favor of...

I'll go back to my "handful of pebbles" vs your force lightning. Or maybe I'll toss a septic tank at you.

Originally posted by Ahnog

Originally posted by tank017

This is why on most servers Empire outnumber Republic 50 to 1

 

The same was true in the Movies.

It had a purpose in the movies..

in a game it means theres something wrong.

Originally posted by Samhael

You forgot the biggest reason: the Empire community!

Ok, maybe that's not a point in favor of...

I'll go back to my "handful of pebbles" vs your force lightning. Or maybe I'll toss a septic tank at you.

From my experience, the Empire community is a billion times better. The vast majority of empire players on my main server - Nightmare Lands is really helpful and mature. On the other hand, on The Harbinger where I made my republic alt to play with some ex-guildies.... it was full of 'barrens chat' - their term, not mine, Chuck Norris and immature morons spouting profanities.

This might just be variation from server to server, but on pretty much every MMO I have ever played, the 'good side' has been the immature bunch, and SWTOR isnt breaking the trend for me. Honestly if I wasnt on that side to hang out with friends I would delete that character.

being evil is fun in tor

Originally posted by Shazknee

Originally posted by Meridion

No way...

There's a guild on my server that says "too old for sith".

In this game, Sith are ridiculously angry emo-goths with deep seated emotional problems, "you talk when you're talked to, I'm in charge here" -  so you're in charge huh, uuuh, cry some more, baby *rolleyes*.

Real superiority is wearing a brown ragged robe, giving everything to charity and owning a guy in the face and telling him afterwads that he still has much to learn.

Plus Coruscant over Dromund Kaas anyday. 

Plus, Gunslinger dual blaster Smuggler is about 100 million times cooler than any of the Imp classes.

All in all, Imperial is a kids choice in my book, and that's after I had tried all imperial tutorial making it to level 18 with a bounty hunter...

M

 

 

 

Good lord, so people are judged, purely on what side they play in SWTOR? You honestly sound like a kid to me.

 

I'm 39, have 3 kids, work 9 hours a day and spend alot of time with my kids and wife, and I play Empire, I guess I need to inform my family, that I have turned into a "Emo goth teenager" as you put it.

 

My entire guild is made up of people who are parents, we are extreme casuals, and all play Empire *GASP* I'm sure alot of them will be delighted to be called a Teen.

 

 

In the end, you just can't judge thousands of people, on what side of the fence they're playing on, people who do so, needs a serious reality check, what am I if I make a republic player, and play my Empire and Republic characters? a mature intellectual goth teenager?

 

 

People choose sides for various reasons, only ignorants would claim to know all theese reasons, and you really have to be out there, if you think there is only 1 reason, like you obviously think there is.

 

My advice to you sir/mam, grow up.

 

 

Haha, touche.

Also +1

Oh jolly, a top 5 referring to SW:TOR. Was about time, we clearly didn't have any of those in a while.

horde,cylon,villian, klingon, criminal. Almost every game I play I pick the evil side why, cause Life is boring always being a good guy sometimes you need some evil just to balance out...if people didnt feel this way grand theft auto would have never been a hit.

Got a laugh about the coolest looking ship.  Doesn't do you much good when you can't use it for much.