Originally posted by Sarariel

Will this be getting changed once the game adds more servers and stuff..? Or is it destined to always be heavily instanced?

 

And thanks for the answers guys ^-^

As people spread out in the universe, i'm pretty sure it will go down.

I recommend it.  I played most of the MMOs since UO and this one is a gem.  Nothing revolutionary, but highly polished.  It's not going to be a "Flavor of the Month" type MMO.  This one is going to last a very long time.

What's really cool about this game is that you know what is going on.  The story is well delivered and you know what's going on.  In other games, i always felt like i was not part of the story.  In SWTOR, you are the story.

I haven't crashed a single time in it.  And guess what... i'm playing on a 3yo macbook pro booted on windows xp.

As of now, since the game is very popular, there are a lot of instances.  For example, you will find 5 Dromund Kass with 80 to 150 people in each.  But, you can easily shuttle to different instances to be with friends and guildmates.

The reason it is like that is for performance.

I'm really enjoying this game.  So refreshing to finally be able to play a game in a setting I like and feel epic all the way through and it's a TON better that SWG (a broken game since it was launched).

The way story is delivered in this game is revolutionary.  Nothing like it out there.  It's going to be a standard from now on i'm pretty sure.  Blizzard is currently taking notes.  I like the fact that I feel important in the world.  It's star wars after all and it's your story.  I always wondered what was going on in other MMOs... In this one, i'm well aware.

Flashpoints in group? Awesome.  It's like playing KOTOR with friends.

The grind is pretty much non existent in this game.  You just truck along and enjoy the ride.

Essentally, this mmo a real gem in the current pile of garbage that is out there and i really really doubt it will be dead in 3 months.

Finally a dev team that says this is where we are going and deliver.  Awesome.

Originally posted by Sorrow

Exactly as I have said for the past few months Bioware and EA have zero experience with MMOS, now we are getting to see just a small part of the incompetance and lack of experience I have been warning about.

 

The big question now..

 

Are you still as big a fan now as you have been ? 

 

 

 What are you talking about!  I'm dying to know.

Is this guy serious?

LMAO

Most GB visitors know that GB are huge star trek nerds... haha.  Not surprised by their review.

When i played this game during the beta weekend i was into (end of october i think...), i said to myself.  This game is ready.  So i suppose that all they have been doing since is polish polish and more polish.

The way quests are handed out is so good.  The kill 10 rats type quests becomes interesting because of how the quest is handed to you.  From now on, every MMO that deliver quests through text will fail to deliver, at least for me, immersion.

Even at level 1, you feel like a hero and this is what Star Wars is all about .  Feeling heroic and important in the galaxy.

So to sum it up, i think it has everything.  It will be as polished, if not more than WOW at release.  The only flaw i can see is the huge queue at pre-release / release.

Make sense to me.... most people I know (and there is a lot) that plays wow are at least 25 or older.

So... is it full of kids or full of immature adults? lol... Anyways, i'm having fun playing it.

Some of you guys are taking this wayyyyy to seriously.  SWTOR will be a great game made by a great studio.  The simplier the better i say.  At least, it will work.  SWG was a mess because it was too complex... Devs had problems figuring out on paper so it's easy to understand why the game was such a mess.

I actually learned to like WoW... it's a fun game and problably the most solid on the market currently.  Sure, it's dumb down and you are spoon feed, but so what?  I'm having fun in it and i can play whenever i want.  I just jump in and it's instant fun.

It's a good game people, get over it.

The OP is so wrong.

Nothing will beat wow.  If something beats wow, it will be Blizzard next MMO.

WoW runs on pretty much any machine out there... you can't beat that.

Originally posted by fyerwall

 

Originally posted by hubertgrove

Originally posted by fyerwall

Originally posted by hubertgrove

 

Originally posted by TheHavok

I think the author of that article, Mr. Andrew Webster made a very big deal (Hence the article's title) out of nothing. 

From what i read, Smed has a good point about the playstation 3's hardware.  Designing a game to work on one model of hardware eliminates a huge amount of bugs and issues. 

Also, i would be very excited to play a playstation 3 mmorpg.  My computer has been outdated for years and i know by using my playstation 3 to play my favorite genre, i am saving hundreds of dollars that would otherwise be spent on computer upgrades.

 

So maybe take a step back from your bias opinions for a second and look at the article for what it is: a speculation on playstation 3 mmo success.

Well, perhaps you might want to dump your bias first.

 

Meanwhile, here's the point; no console MMORPG will ever beat a PC MMORPG. Why not? Very simply because a PC keyboard allows for more, faster choices than a console controller does - and choices are the essential elements of an mmorpg. What consoles can do excellently is enable online FPS MMOshooters and MMOchasers - but SOE, right now, is not in that business.

Well both consoles (360/PS3) can use keyboard and mouse via USB. The game just needs to support them, which I can see them doing.

While true, it's equally true that many PCs can now integrate game controllers, joysticks etc. But they just don't - just as in the same way,  your console doesn't currently feature a keyboard and a mouse.  Right now - and it seems in the foreseeable future - PC online games and console online games are qualitatively different.

The only reason a console doesn't come with an included keyboard/mouse is due to the fact they are nothing more than add on perphs. Racing games dont include the wheel becuase most players can get by on controller alone, but they do sell them seperatly, as Logitech sells a PS3 keyboard, and many companies sell compatible controllers that will work with PC games.

 

PCs come with a keyboard/mouse standard because that is thier main system of user interface. A consoles main system of user interface is a controller. If a game comes out for PS3 like an MMO such as WoW, they will most likely support mouse/keyboard for those who want to use such perphs.

The only diff in PC/Console games in the foreseeable future will be seeing PC games try to out do consoles by offering better looking graphics and pushing the limit of system specs, where consoles will be the same system for 5-10 years (based off Sonys expectations of the PS3 platform). There will still be developers who will make games playable on both systems as to try to capture the largest amount of users/revenue for thier product.

If i'm correct, UT3 on PS3 supports keyboard + mouse.

Originally posted by miagisan

the title of this thread fails

just a rant of someone that still cries about SWG.

Originally posted by Souldrainer

 

Originally posted by wihtgar

 

Originally posted by matraque

AoC won't even come close to WoW...  If it gets EQ2 numbers, they will be lucky.  Remember Vanguard?  I hate to say it, but this game will be in worst shape then Vanguard when it will get released.

I tend to agree, unless people are exaggerating the high end computers that you need to run it.  I just don't see people running out and buying a new rig just to play this game.  I mean they could A) keep playing WoW, the #1 game in the world, or they could B) run out and buy a new 1000 dollar computer during the worst recession in 20 years,,.... to play AoC...   I'm guessing 99 percent of the WoW community opts for option A.

 

On the other hand, it may be more user friendly than they are letting on.  I mean they might be hyping the graphics to get play on geek websites like this.  Who knows....

AoC will run on Dx9 Win XP systems.  I don't understand why people think they need to upgrade.  They don't.  Vanguard?  EQ2?  AoC will have more players than that on day 1.  AoC has had over a $55 million budget.  They got 100,000 beta apps in a week for crissake.  If this game is not huge, Funcom will fold forever.  Eidos will also take a massive shot to the wallet. 

 

WOW numbers?  Not at first, not by a long shot.  But, if they keep the quality high, the game will be a hit and it will have a market share. 

Just wait till the NDA gets lifted.  People will destroy this game in NO TIME.

AoC won't even come close to WoW...  If it gets EQ2 numbers, they will be lucky.  Remember Vanguard?  I hate to say it, but this game will be in worst shape then Vanguard when it will get released.

This game will be in worst shape then VG on release day.  You guys puts so much hope on this one... You should not.  It will be in a terrible state.  As for WoW, no one will beat it.  The only MMO that could beat WoW is a starcraft MMO.  I'm not a fan of WoW, but studios realized that if they want to compete, they have to follow the WoW model.

Originally posted by Aethios

 

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Originally posted by cabal001
we all talk a lot of crap but i bet the server would explode from 200k trying to log on at once...

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QFT. Hell, I didn't even play it THEN and I know I'd totally be there on launch day.

Originally posted by Suvroc

 

Originally posted by matraque

Get over it.... LMAO.   Don't you guys think it's time to move on now and stop bashing this sorry (since day 1 btw) game?

 

Absolutely brillant!

 

You managed to both bash the game (i.e. refering to it as being a sorry game), and not move on yourself in making that exact comment.

BTW this is the dictionary definition of hypocritical:

a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, esp. one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.

lol

Like i give a shit of your "hey look a definition..."  I post a lot on this forum.... every day.  Maybe you should look.

Originally posted by FikusOfAhazi

Originally posted by matraque

Get over it.... LMAO.   Don't you guys think it's time to move on now and stop bashing this sorry (since day 1 btw) game?

 

Why what happens if they dont? They have every reason in the world to after what SOE/LA did.