The only reason I ask is since seeing that cinematic trailer...and then reading all the post on the official TOR...talking smack about how the sith are going to dominate etc....the maturity level seems to be lacking..it reminds me of WOW. I am already thinking the safe way to play it is play a jedi as opposed to the sith since most of the comments were coming from future sith players. Right now I am playing LOTRO and the community seems much more mature compared to WOW, which is a huge plus. Everyone is talking about endgame with this game..well for me..community is a huge selling point.

So whats everyone thoughts on what the TOR community will be like?

There will always be asshats in mmos, mmos are mainstream now.  Just learn to use your ignore list.

This game was DESIGNED for that market in my opinion.  The only games that scare those types of people away are the ones that actually require thought and effort to play.  This game is specifically targeting the WoW themepark market with a huge intellectual property (Star Wars).  It appears to be the 'purist' solo-friendly theme-park game ever designed.  It will play more like a single player RPG game with co-op.  It will take what WoW did, and refine it down as far as possible.  It will be easy, and this will draw the people you don't want.

That's why you join a guild of grown people who don't act like they are kids.

Originally posted by highlands123

The only reason I ask is since seeing that cinematic trailer...and then reading all the post on the official TOR...talking smack about how the sith are going to dominate etc....the maturity level seems to be lacking..it reminds me of WOW. I am already thinking the safe way to play it is play a jedi as opposed to the sith since most of the comments were coming from future sith players. Right now I am playing LOTRO and the community seems much more mature compared to WOW, which is a huge plus. Everyone is talking about endgame with this game..well for me..community is a huge selling point.

 

So whats everyone thoughts on what the TOR community will be like?

There are ppl who you do not approve, everywhere, from work to eating place, to this message board.

What do you do about that?  Same for your beloved coming games.

Originally posted by tillamook

That's why you join a guild of grown people who don't act like they are kids.

Perfect reply!!

You are worrying too much, just let it go.

Like said above, join a nice guild and enjoy the game.

 Just ignore the immature players as they will undoubtably exist. I mean you can hope there's a lesser number of them hopefully since it's an IP that in my opinion has an older fanbase than some... 

Either way it shouldn't effect your decision as there WILL most certainly be mature players in the game. Those are the ones you should find and play with and try to not let the kids ruin your experience. 

I'll be playing this because I love sci fi I love star wars and more specifically the old republic is probably my favorite time period in star wars. If you havent read the Darth Bane books you should! they take place quite a bit after this game begins but they talk a lot about the history including the old sith masters like Revan, Exar Kun, Freedon Nadd... etc etc. :) 

I like how the best advice you have been given has been along the lines of "seclude yourself".

What's the point of the MMO then?  :O 

I understand you get immature players in all mmorpg's, and the ignore comes in handy for some situations.  I just hope they dont make up the majority of the player base. Like the poster said above me...you dont want to just isolate yourself and solo till your cap in mmorpgs..otherwise whats the point? You want to group with mature players...go on quest and just have a good time. I just hope the mature players are the majority. Sure a mature guild is great...but lets be realistic here...you have a quest that requires a group...its 11 at night...5 guild mates are on...and none are the right level or are busy. Well then you go group with someone not in your guild. This is the scenario where you really get to see what the community in a mmorpg is all about, and this scenario can come up alot.

As long as mature players are the majority....i will be a happy camper.

all of your bases now belong to us.

Seriously it's not wow it's just people making the choice to act like douchebag. You get it everywhere in life. Why would it be any different on the interwebz ?

Originally posted by andredoc

You are worrying too much, just let it go.

Like said above, join a nice guild and enjoy the game.

And how is a guild going to help and prevent you from seeing your server full of Epeen L337 kiddies running around flexing with their light sabers?

It was the same as in WoW and why I just gave up on that game. There is no point.

As I still have to see the first MMO that can make asshats dissapear the moment you join a guild.

Sure you can dissable every global chat there is. But what's the point of playing an MMO then?

No, Bioware is clearly targeting their KOTR crowd (and along the way hoping to steal a good chunk of WoW kiddies) and that's what you gonna get.

Good luck with that.

Cheers

Originally posted by MindTrigger

This game was DESIGNED for that market in my opinion.  The only games that scare those types of people away are the ones that actually require thought and effort to play.  This game is specifically targeting the WoW themepark market with a huge intellectual property (Star Wars).  It appears to be the 'purist' solo-friendly theme-park game ever designed.  It will play more like a single player RPG game with co-op.  It will take what WoW did, and refine it down as far as possible.  It will be easy, and this will draw the people you don't want.

So you will likely have several TOR accounts by the sound of it.

this is why i stay with the guild i am in.....most are 25+ and have been together since very very early swg.....i love em, and makes gaming a ton of fun....could care less if the majority of players were younger, i am part of a great core of players and it increases the fun of my play time 100 fold

Originally posted by Cypryss

all of your bases now belong to us.

 

Seriously it's not wow it's just people making the choice to act like douchebag. You get it everywhere in life. Why would it be any different on the interwebz ?

LMFAO I totally agree with Cypryss when you deal with the public on a large scale your bound to get folks from all walks of life including the immature rude folks. Not much you can do about it, it's just one of those things when you deal with the internets.  :P

Originally posted by highlands123

The only reason I ask is since seeing that cinematic trailer...and then reading all the post on the official TOR...talking smack about how the sith are going to dominate etc....the maturity level seems to be lacking..it reminds me of WOW. I am already thinking the safe way to play it is play a jedi as opposed to the sith since most of the comments were coming from future sith players. Right now I am playing LOTRO and the community seems much more mature compared to WOW, which is a huge plus. Everyone is talking about endgame with this game..well for me..community is a huge selling point.

 

So whats everyone thoughts on what the TOR community will be like?

just give me people to beat the shit out of i dont care how old they are

The solution is simple, if the offender is getting on your nerves ignore him. Simply ignore and move on. You should be able to tell who is a mature or immature person by now.

As for guilds, i've seen and been in some of the most immature guilds and been in some too.

Just ignore them, shouldn't be a post tbh lol.

Even being in a guild full of mature people doesn't do jack for you either.

Someone will come down with a case of bi polar and that buddy you thought was a cool guy ends up to be a moron.

Originally posted by Guillermo197

Originally posted by andredoc

You are worrying too much, just let it go.

Like said above, join a nice guild and enjoy the game.

 

And how is a guild going to help and prevent you from seeing your server full of Epeen L337 kiddies running around flexing with their light sabers?

It was the same as in WoW and why I just gave up on that game. There is no point.

As I still have to see the first MMO that can make asshats dissapear the moment you join a guild.

Sure you can dissable every global chat there is. But what's the point of playing an MMO then?

No, Bioware is clearly targeting their KOTR crowd (and along the way hoping to steal a good chunk of WoW kiddies) and that's what you gonna get.

Good luck with that.

Cheers

Guillermo Guillermo what are we gonna do with you? Andredoc was trying to help you in his own way with some friendly suggestions and you got all defensive on him. He actually tried to help you to see things a bit differently.

You're beggining to sound whiney. Look whatever your thinking is your opinion some of it is your personal bias some of it might be fact. 

Let me break it down to you like this. What do you wantt to accomplish on this forums talking about it?

Do you just want to vent or something?

look, they're making a game that lets anyone be a lightsaber swinging jedi from the get go. The playerbase is doomed.