I bought the game last Saturday and I'm currently having a lot of fun with my free 30 days. All of the classes look fun to play, the environments are well-designed and look good even on low graphical settings, and the combat, despite being the standard MMO formula of button/hotkey pressing, feels engaging and tense thanks to the unique combat styles of each class and the cool looking melee animations.

That being said I'm not sure I'll be resubbing once my 30 days are up. I decided to take the plunge with the annual pass for WoW (mainly because I'm really excited for MoP and I get a free copy of Diablo 3) and even though ToR is a really solid and fun game, I don't think I could afford paying $30 a month for a whole year.

This is by no means the end of my ToR journey however. I'm sure in a year or so once the game has several updates and maybe even an expansion or two under its belt (and I'm finished with the annual pass) I'll be heading back into a galaxy far far away. 

Originally posted by Nanfoodle

Originally posted by Illyssia

Originally posted by Kamofila

Seeing hi Rez screenshots makes me sad :(

My understanding is that the game can play in high resolution textures, but it is internal still with Bioware. Probably because if released into the wild there would be a huge number of technical and performance problems. However, I think at some point it will become an option.

 

Yup the high rez textures are coming in a path soon. BW said they are coming.

 

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=164481

Actually, Bioware said it WON'T be soon.  They only used high-def textures for cinematics because doing so for normal gameplay proved hard on even higher end computers, supposedly, and are planning on reworking some things, but in their own words "It won't happen over night.

The sith already lost. and rose again. They will lose again, in 3,500 years, during the Skywalker Legacy..... 3,500 years. Since We know in Lord of the Rings all of the elves and dwarves leave, anyone who rolls an elf is technically also joining a losing side, in LOTRO. 

Originally posted by eric_w66

Originally posted by Bunks

Originally posted by eric_w66

So it's back to WoW and the pandas, got it ;)

I know its hard to beleive this, but most people don't play SWTOR and WOW. There are "other" games in the universe. We had 30 people commited to play SWTOR before beta began. That number dwindled to 19 by launch time because it was so WOW like. Those who stayed on to play it were people who liked WOW and Rift. But the majority or at least half of the 30 who started as SWTOR fans went back to playing non MMO's. Hard to believe I know.

 

 So its now non-MMORPG players aren't happy playing an MMORPG and left? Color me not shocked.

 

Ikr - I think all of the Hi-Res graphics ppl need to go back to Skyrim . [Mod Edit]

Originally posted by opposedcrow

I bought the game last Saturday and I'm currently having a lot of fun with my free 30 days. All of the classes look fun to play, the environments are well-designed and look good even on low graphical settings, and the combat, despite being the standard MMO formula of button/hotkey pressing, feels engaging and tense thanks to the unique combat styles of each class and the cool looking melee animations.

That being said I'm not sure I'll be resubbing once my 30 days are up. I decided to take the plunge with the annual pass for WoW (mainly because I'm really excited for MoP and I get a free copy of Diablo 3) and even though ToR is a really solid and fun game, I don't think I could afford paying $30 a month for a whole year.

This is by no means the end of my ToR journey however. I'm sure in a year or so once the game has several updates and maybe even an expansion or two under its belt (and I'm finished with the annual pass) I'll be heading back into a galaxy far far away. 

 

Yeah...you have fun with those Pandas there little camper.

When I look at all the trollings and hatings and whinings and quitings and unsubbings etc...I get a mental picture of a group of nerdie pimply faced kiddies gathered around eagerly talking about sex - something they actually know nothing about.

Armchair designers can join the armchair quarterbacks and armchair generals and armchair presidents and armchair Nascar drivers and armchair basketball experts and on and on and on...

Jeeze, take a chill pill. Don't like it - don't play. Don't like the industry/company/game/mechanics etc...good enough. State why and even say you are leaving but trying desperately with post after post to keep others from buying/playing (for their own good of course) - it ain't exactly like warning of an incoming tornado - lighten up. I am just taking a break from playing, thought I would cruise thru this site I like (MMORPG) and find this!

So quit and unsub/don't sub, thats ok. But this looks like Forum PVP, not substantive discussions. Gimme a break!!!

Seems the UI will still suck for some time.

Character customization will stay as lame as it is.

We'll keep looking like either twins or clowns.

And it's not tomorrow that we'll have open world, or large scale PvP.

Yawn.

Originally posted by SpikeX

This game is the biggest pile of trash ever!  The servers will dwindle down to 3 in 6 months.  Then the layoffs will come and half of bioware will be sold off.  After that we'll see bioware employees in the soup kitchen line!  And bioware/EA employees also eat baby dingos for dinner. 

 

(PS...Whoever said they were quiting due to server lag must be on some serious drugs.  I haven't had even the tiniest ounce of server lag and I play about 4-8hours a day.  Buy a better PC)

 

They actually said UI response lag, which does exist and is supposedly getting fixed in the patch.

although i never had any intention of playing the game and was having a grand time playing Skyrim i was talked into it by a friend

strangely, Skyrim is on hold and my free time is spent in SWTOR

although i am continuously disappointed by the graphics (or lack there of) in the game i am enjoying myself

that said graphics will play a major role in any decision on paying a continuing sub - right now they don't warrant a tick in the plus column

Originally posted by Coolit

Already moved on, I was very disappointed by this game overall and now feel a sucker for buying the CE :(

 

Yes you were.....but you might be able to sell it again to other suckers for more money!

Originally posted by gaeanprayer

Originally posted by Nanfoodle

Originally posted by Illyssia

Originally posted by Kamofila

Seeing hi Rez screenshots makes me sad :(

My understanding is that the game can play in high resolution textures, but it is internal still with Bioware. Probably because if released into the wild there would be a huge number of technical and performance problems. However, I think at some point it will become an option.

Yup the high rez textures are coming in a path soon. BW said they are coming.

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=164481

Actually, Bioware said it WON'T be soon.  They only used high-def textures for cinematics because doing so for normal gameplay proved hard on even higher end computers, supposedly, and are planning on reworking some things, but in their own words "It won't happen over night.

It's true sadly, there is an app that one can download that forces the graphics to work properly and works around their shutting off of the high res textures however unless you seriously know what you are doing i would suggest against it. 

Originally posted by Bunks

Originally posted by eric_w66

Good to hear new content coming. I'm not cancelling, nor are the 2 coworkers who play, and my 5 friends who play. All of us are enjoying the heck out of SWTOR. I don't feel like a sucker because I bought the CE. In fact, even the "Extended" circle of people I know in game (new guildmates, friends of my friends, etc), no one is cancelling...

thats great, but its easy to counter that by saying, that almost the entire SWTOR group on my ventrillo server cancelled last night. 15 out of 19. 2 weren't online and the other 2 had 3 month subs.

 

They never cancelled, they just said that to get away from you Mr Brightside.

my guild and I love this game,  we'll be playing it for a long time. Can't wait for 1.1!

All of you who are QQ about what the game dosen't have need to chill. Its new and its going to take awhile for it to get going.... even WoW was slow in the begining. I just love this sence of  entitlement you people feel the game companys owe you.... Get over yourselves.

FTP is the future i sense....

I ended up leaving the game after I got to 50.. I took the time to Max out my companions affection and max out my crew skillz. The just got bored pvp was repetitive.  Imo my server is so unbalance to many people wanted to be Sith . Got tired of every time we would go pvp 90% of the time hut ball LOL. Never really seen any Jedi maybe out of 10 arenas we might get lucky and fight 1 group of jedi. The even questing up to 50 I seen 1 jedi out in the world. Maybe I will come back later but to many other games are coming out only time will tell

is that pic trying to rip of the forsakon in WoW?

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Originally posted by gaeanprayer

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Originally posted by Nanfoodle

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Originally posted by Illyssia

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Originally posted by Kamofila
Seeing hi Rez screenshots makes me sad :(

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My understanding is that the game can play in high resolution textures, but it is internal still with Bioware. Probably because if released into the wild there would be a huge number of technical and performance problems. However, I think at some point it will become an option.
 

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Yup the high rez textures are coming in a path soon. BW said they are coming.

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http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=164481
Actually, Bioware said it WON'T be soon.  They only used high-def textures for cinematics because doing so for normal gameplay proved hard on even higher end computers, supposedly, and are planning on reworking some things, but in their own words "It won't happen over night.

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