As mentioned I don't believe the ranking system is very reliable,  buy TOR you will be glad you did! :)

Originally posted by Warzod

Should also take into consideration that more and more info is being released from both devs and players that have hands on at various shows and expos so while there has been a lot of posting on this site regarding ToR you might want to take a peak around at how much of it has been bad. The rating might just reflect the fact that the game is finally failing to live up to all its hype and BW can't hide the fact anymore.

Please.  You must be reading different info than I'm reading.  This game is getting a ton of positive hype from leaks and now from the media.  Do some research instead of blurting out what you wish to be true, and you'll see for yourself.

Originally posted by Winnslow

Ok, I remember a few months ago, SWtOR was top of the list for new mmos coming out, now it has dropped to past 25th? can someone summon it up for me? I am interested in game but dont want to buy if its gona fail!

A lot of people are not looking forward too it for a multitude of reasons.  Just as many, more or less, cant wait to play it.  I wont go into all the reasoning behind either view. 

You've just got to decide for yourself if it looks good to you.   Im VERY certain, its not going to be an unbroken, uplayable mess.  They've worked a lot on story.  Id say you'll see the same kind of dialogue scenes that are on par with others in past games.  The game seems to have WoW mechanics.  This is stuff they've shown. 

So I figure there is lots to like there.  Ive bought awful games that critics and players loved, and Ive bought great games that didnt get glowing reviews.  Research the game, check it out, and if it looks like having, give it a go.   Check Youtube, here, the Swtor site and forums, and wherever else to get news and check things out for yourself. 

Dont worry about hype.  I dont think mmorpgs hype meter sucks.  Its not perfect but it is what it is.  But that really should have no affect on whether you like the look of this game or if you want it.  And there's fine reasons to have that opinion. 

Originally posted by Zippy

Originally posted by Winnslow

Ok, I remember a few months ago, SWtOR was top of the list for new mmos coming out, now it has dropped to past 25th? can someone summon it up for me? I am interested in game but dont want to buy if its gona fail!

SWTOR has not ben clsoe to the top of the list for well over a year.  Only recently has SWTOR climbed over 8.0 and made it back into the top 3.  GW2 has been over 8.7 for the last year.

GW2 has been at the top of the list with Rift 2nd (before it released ) by a wide margin.  I am not a fan of GW2 and think it will flop but it has been at the top of the list for quite some times.  SWTOR has been far back and has not been close to the top for over a year.  My guess is the reason is that GW2 fans vote swtor down when they vote gw2 up.  GW1 did the same thing when it released knicking WoW's raiting down a full point the first week of GW1's release.  My guess is there are some orgainized GW2 fans posting links to the rankings asking people to vote for GW2 and vote down their competition. 

I think this is pretty much what is happening.

I agree with others here, the ratings mean jack squat!  For a long time they had a particular MMO at the top of the list that hardly anyone even played or cared about and ironically the one that the most people play is never at the top.  It's all total BS!

Originally posted by Robokapp

so what happened then?

Meter manipulation by a number of class "C" games trying to convince the more gullible public that those ratings mean something.

This site means very little in user rankings.

Originally posted by Winnslow

Ok, I remember a few months ago, SWtOR was top of the list for new mmos coming out, now it has dropped to past 25th? can someone summon it up for me? I am interested in game but dont want to buy if its gona fail!

You aren't serious, are you?

Moreover, at 37, you should know more than to name a guild Cosa Nostra...

Originally posted by Biggus99

Originally posted by Warzod

Should also take into consideration that more and more info is being released from both devs and players that have hands on at various shows and expos so while there has been a lot of posting on this site regarding ToR you might want to take a peak around at how much of it has been bad. The rating might just reflect the fact that the game is finally failing to live up to all its hype and BW can't hide the fact anymore.

 

Please.  You must be reading different info than I'm reading.  This game is getting a ton of positive hype from leaks and now from the media.  Do some research instead of blurting out what you wish to be true, and you'll see for yourself.

OK, I'll do some more research by logging back in.... *rollseyes* You do the fanbois proud though. Cheers.

Forget the rankings they mean nothing. If you love WoW and it's gameplay buy it. If you don't like WoW avoid it like the plague.

Originally posted by Guileplayer

Originally posted by Quesa

Rankings on MMORPG.com = games success.

/facepalm

lol If MMORPG.com = games success then WoW would have been dead years ago lol.

Pretty much.  I'll avoid getting banned/warned by just leaving it at that

not enough hype?

Originally posted by Tardcore

Originally posted by Winnslow

Ok, I remember a few months ago, SWtOR was top of the list for new mmos coming out, now it has dropped to past 25th? can someone summon it up for me? I am interested in game but dont want to buy if its gona fail!

What hppended? Bioware announced they were putting a race of space pandas into the game.

These days, it's rather difficult to pull off a WoW clone that can be taken seriously on any level sans ze Pandas.

People got frustrated when they pushed back the release date from spring 2011. Thats when the nerd rage began against this game, at least as far as the hype meter on this site goes.

Rankings on this site mean as much as the stars under my name.

Shit.

Originally posted by motig34

Yeah this website isn't accurate in terms of ratings. But the game is still bad overall. Horrible dialogue. Horrible gameplay. Stuff your money back into your pockets and wait for another game.

because youve been playing swtor since early alpha and would know amirite?

Look if your interested you take a chance at playing any game. You will either like it or you wont, guess what thats when you make your decision. Dont go solely on the hype of a game. What you will like in a game will certainly differ from what I like in a game.

Think of it like gambling, sometimes you win.... Sometimes you loose...

I will give BioWare $50 bucks to play SW:TOR because they are BioWare. They've never let me down. Now whether SW:TOR is good or not will determine if I subscribe.

Originally posted by Dredphyre

I will give BioWare $50 bucks to play SW:TOR because they are BioWare.

this...... not.

i wont pay $50 because its bioware... i will pay that price for other reasons.... in fact, ill get the $80 bucks edition... but not because its bioware. i dont care what companie makes the game, i want a fun and good game even if its made at a farm.....

tho i do realise the reputation BW has