Down anyone know when the servers will be up? Or why the servers are down at all? I just got the game and the servers are all down. Thanks.

Come on really!? Seriously anyone defending this game is so foolish. Out of all the Star Wars lore they could have picked and they chose ZOMBIES?!!

REALLY!?

And before anyone comes in with a comment trying to defend this update, just be honest for a second. If zombies werent popular with mainstream America right now theres no way you would be seeing this in TOR.

And this is Exactly why TOR is a failure as not only a game but as an MMO, because all they are doing is following the mainstream like everyone else in the video game industry. Dumbing down their games, adding in stupid zombies, its pathetic.

Im sure someone will probably go "Omg u srs? Wht about the story elements?" YEAH because choosing between three options of poorly written conversation over and over again is revolutionary.

And no this isnt a troll post, this a person whose pissed off with the way MMO's are and video games in general have become. And it doesnt stop there, its not just video games its everything! Music, movies, everything we have in entertainement. And you know what it all leads to in the end? Corporations. Because everyone has a venue to sell out to these days.

Think about it you guys, George Lucas sold out Star Wars, and now BIoware is selling out Star Wars again, only this time their selling out a poor incarnation of something thats been trampled on time and time again. Its time for people to start realizing that coprorations are killing this industry because theres always someone with more money and more power now for you to get rich off of, its happening with music everyday, its happening with politics (SOPA anyone??) and its happening with MMO's. And if you think this a stretch or that im taking this too seriously; I dont care, because its all relative. Its all part of the same core thats being rotted out and people on every corner are letting it happen.

If you think MMO's are getting worse DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Or at least have the courage to speak out rationally and frankly with people. Enough is enough!

Originally posted by Ozreth

I've never been as excited for a game before or after as I was for Vanguard and nd have yet to be as dissapointed as I was when this game bombed. Darkfall was a close second, but not quite.

 

Heres to hoping another like it makes it way into our hands in the next 10 years. Imagine a game with the love, beauty, integrity,  challenge and immesrion as Vanguard with modern, streamlined mechanics. 

I completely agree with you, i remember how intently i awaited VG. I posted on the forums for years and would tell all my friends day in and day out how VG was going to be the "Morrowind" of online games.

Its a shame it didnt turn out better, because VG had some great concepts, IE Diplomacy, varied starting areas and continents.

Although I feel the multiple continents is also what killed the game, you could see there was so much work they had to put into so much open space, and it was all kinda for nothing cause you couldnt even build player structures in the open game world, which I never understood about that game.

I guess after SWG i was spoiled by what you could do with a game.

We need SWG 2

I remember reading the news and being completely disgusted, it was like the ultimate thing you didnt want to see happen to VG, especially since SOE had driven EQ to the ground and tarnished the EQ name with EQ2... I think that last thing anyone wanted to see was another Brad Mcquaid game in the hands of SOE.

Still though I cant argue, the reason Vg failed was because of poorly allocated resources and overzealous promises from Mr.Mcquaid.

It just almost seems like some eleborate made up story.

Evil Corporation steals one mans dream game and forces him to leave or sell out, only for him to make a new dream game and then sell out to the same corporation that made him leave with honor or drown in the first place!

Its truely a terrible tale when you think about it.

Originally posted by kishe

About 15% of Star Wars happen in space...rest is all on different planets.

 

Star Trek is about Space ships Star Wars is about lightsabers!

 

Jedis/sith has always been main attraction of Star Wars.

 

and for the record, Ive been regular on these forums since 2004 and to date I haven't seen Ozmodan admit to ever have liked one single MMO.

 

 

 

 

What you said is defiently truth, but it wasnt until the newer Star Wars series came out that thats ALL the Focus was on was JEdis. Before it was on everyone, the bounty hunters, the smugglers, the whole universe was involved, its not the fans fault that lucas wantedto put JEDI under a micro-scope with the newer series and thus has spawned all this shit.

All TOR is to me is the culmination of years of pissed off OLDER star Wars fans competeting with the newer generation, whose majoirty is obviously less imaginitive because of the shit LUCAS spoon-fed them, if anything peoeple should hate LUCAS because all hes done is contniue to do what hes always been good at, being a business man.

LUCAS did create something he loved with the first Star Wars, but now its become a joke, and it sucks for alot of people, because theres so many that can see beyond this marketing and all this other bullshit and see the truth, but sadlly their voices are droned out by the idiots who will always go "BUT I WANNA PLAY WIT MY LIGHSABER!"

Originally posted by Sclark05

We just opened Noctus to the public in Beta. Its a Free text based MMORPG. There are 9 different races (Zombies, Ghosts, vampires, werewolfs, catfolk, dragonborn, hunters, warriors, and priests.) Also 30 different pets you train to race against eachother for bets. We are working on making a game thats fun for everyone! New graphics on there way! Come and Check it out!

Lammmmmmeeeeee

Originally posted by Rabenwolf

Originally posted by Eir_S

Christmas this year?  That's a good one.  If that happened, I'd eat my hat.... my limited edition GW2 hat.

Considering it was labled as the earliest and most desirable period in which to release a game, as well as the following few months after the said holiday, I hardly see how its a "good one", of which I think you suggest is a joke which connotes a level of stupidity.

The game, which they have admitted is already in quite a polished state can release whenever the publish wants it to given the fact that online game culture is usually followed by patches and expansions. These kinds of games are never truly complete, just certain features and milestones will be present for phase 1 of the game. The localization and legal aspects are just as time consuming when figuring out a good and ideal release date, along with the usual popular release dates for AAA games.

Nice Burn dude!

Something people are leaving out of this.

How many MMO's Let people get married despite being same sex?

Even EQ let you!!! How many years ago was that?

Originally posted by WhiteLantern

Originally posted by Yuui

 

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If it was historically accurate in gameplay, 99% of player population would be plowing fields or dying from diseases.

Well, that would satisfy the Uncle Owens out there.

Uncle Owen was burned to death witha flamthrower, not killed by disease; im sorry am I missing something here?

Saw this at a Carbine Fansite Forums post.

Defiently an intresting space-ship design, almost looks more aquatic than anything. Im defiently very intrested in this game at the moment.

Originally posted by grunty

If you consider getting hit by a rocket propelled grenade to be a mechanical failure of the helicopter then you're right. I wouldn't.

Yeah I cant even believe the OP is serious when he says that they probably died from a mechanical failure, a rocket hit their copter and im pretty sure they dont put seal team six on a poorly outfitted military helicopter.

We are talking about the same group that had a specially trained military dog who could find secret passageways behind walls here. 

Dont downplay the victims and their cause by saying they were underfunded because despite how shitty it was that they got taken down, it wasnt because of funding; it was because their transport vehicle got hit by a rocket.

Really guys? Everyone goes on about how this game isnt half-assed, and how the developers care about Star Wars and its Lore and creating a story based in the Star Wars universe, and you cant even play as a Rodian? A Mon Cal? Trandoshan?

Instead we get red and blue skinned humans and Twi-leks, thats it! Come on now guys, seriously with a budget of 150 mill, they could do the fans and the lore some justice and do some more intricate playable races.

I was just looking over the SWTOR offical Forums and apparently "The Developers will add more races at launch". And everyone excited because "They already have Models in the game for other races."

Again, is there where MMO's have brought us?

Where people lower their expectations completely and hope that they just magically pop in with the other races at a later date, come on, how many MMO's have you played where they have models in the game for multiple other lore based races that never make it in?

Anyone else disgusted with the slim difference in Races currently in TOR?

Originally posted by sjeslis

Some of their wallpapers on there site might be a clue perhaps?

 

This one had me intrigued.

http://www.carbinestudios.com/media/uploads/images/wallpapers/carbine_battle_1920x1200.jpg

At first the art style reminded me of WoW until I saw this pic. Looks like Ryzom and WoW mixed which could be decent as long as its not super linear.

Theres also another picture where a human theif has a gun, so I would guess theres a mix of different technologies in the game like WoW, War, etc.

So I made a desktop using IBUYPOWER back in 2007 or so. Around 2009 the hard-drive and graphics card both got taken by overheating or whatnot, turned out they never included a network card I ordered, and then now two years later, the same problem. Alot of this I can probably say was my GTX 8800 cause those were just poorly made graphics cards, but still im kinda burnt by IBUY.

Now im looking to get a laptop and I was wondering if anyone knew a better site that would let me customize it, but not have to build it myself, and for a decent price?

Thanks alot!

As much as I appluad game companies for getting big name writers, its proven to be more of a novelty than anything, something to pulls sub numbers.

I mean as much as I love Orson, why not give a younger person who has a love for MMO's or just games in general to write the backstory?

Im sure theres more than enough capable people who would work for a fraction of the cost Orson would, game companies need to start realizing that riding gimmicks like these dont generate more sales in the long term; its just a waste of money.

I mean lets be honest, if theres ever a time to try out this game, its right now. Sandbox, PvP, Economy, more action oriented, plus all the new corps and clans joining from other games?

A group of friends of mine just recently got together for a group chat last night and decided to get the game tonight (June 29th) around 8 PM Eastern time.

With most of them burnt out on WoW, a couple of disgruntled EvE players, and of course myself being a long time MMO player in need of something a little more hardcore, we talked about how Perp is the best choice for a sandbox game right now.

The Influx of EvE players will garuntee community and above all else, Action. PvP has always been one of my favorite parts of the MMO scene and you can be sure that were all going to do some mass PvP this week and weekend in PerP.

All I know is, I havent followed Perp since its release, but I know it got off to a rocky start. This could be exactly what the developers need to really make the game great, if they push it now it could go on to be a big name in the MMO scene, or at least better recognised and for right now, what else is there to play?

If your intrested in joining up with us, just PM me or post in this thread. See you guys in game!

Edit Note: Plus theres a 15 day free trial, in case anyone is just looking to PvP for the weekend.

Tabula Rasa was always my fall back game and it still would be if it was around. Whenever I had a weekend off work I would call my friend up and have him resub and we would take a few bases on a random planet and fight wave after wave of enemies, sometimes hundreds. Just us two and a couple of straglers who decided to stay and fight the war.

It was an amazing game, if only they had developed the game as its later futuristic self from the start and then the game code might not have been so terrible. Seriously, did anyone ever see the game on low graphics? It looked like an N64 game and still lagged like hell.

I never had the graphics problem because ive had the same computer I built back in my senior year of high school, But the game could still be around today if NCsoft had allowed it.

In fact, right before the game ended they rolled out multiple epic patches including a Trip back to Earth and Mechs! They named epic gear after players, had great in game social events, and clan battles got things going PvP wise.

The game was a sci-fi roleplayers dream and it wasnt even a sandbox. I remember a giant base in the mountains where a spaceship would fly in through the roof and hover over a giant landing pad in the middle of the base. Me and my RP clan of Mercenaries made that our main RP spot and spend hours just talking with people, getting in duels with other clans, the game really did have something special.

Give me another decent original sci-fi game like Tabula Rasa, its not that much to ask is it?

Originally posted by baritone3k

I just reupped a few days ago and I noticed that yesterday after the patch the game seems to be prettier and smoother.

The game is gorgeous right now - the plate armor is top notch.

 

It also seems that the ugly highlight thing isn't constantly on my target unless I have the mouse scrolled over it.

 

Has anyone else noticed any unannounced improvements?

My account accidently re-subbed so i took a peak and yes your right, the first thing i noticed was a char with plate looking much better. Never got into the game to try it out though, the Dungeon finder turned me off of the game immedietely upon hearing it had been implimented.

Originally posted by joeballs

Hopefully they change the name by then, because it's horrible.

 

I actually like the name, its not Elder Scrolls or anything but to me it sounds like a poorly recieved RPG from the 90's that you still think is one of the best games ever.

In other words it kinda reminds of a "planescape: torment"