Yes because I listen to the quest/story. I got to the point in other MMO's that I didn't bother reading the quest, I skimmed the objectives and off I went. I actually like the voice over, it actually makes me give a damn.

Originally posted by forest-nl

Looking forward to creation kit and mods this year but zero intrest in DLC i still see it as content that already should have been in game now they hope grabbing some extra money.

If you make 500+million EUROS with game in first few months DLC should be free for fans. I boycot all DLC for all games sinds 2006.

Two worlds 1 i got a huge expansion for free.

Devinity 2 Ego draconis released a free expansion

The Witcher 2 gave free DLC.

I can understand when they release a expansion like with Dragon age Origin Awakening they ask money for it it was huge and nice expansion but most DLC are crap and little content that should be free.

For Skyrim im looking forward to patches that improve game(way to slow bethesda release patches btw for PC) and MODS, DLC they can shuf it up there...... well you know what i mean:P

I might sound ignorant here, but other than The Witcher 2, were those other two games really any good to begin with? If not, did those freebies make them any better?

I'm itching to check this out on my new computer but I'm not willing to pay the subscription fee to reactivate my account..... I think I'm going to wait to see if they ever get to 2.0... 

I wasn't a fan of UO very long but Ioved working anatomy and healing skills,. I was told that working points into Anatomy helped with your bandage healing skill, I don't know if it helped with healing spells or not but it's one of the better healing systems I saw in an MMO, even though I didn't care for the games lack of quests.  

I love all of these threads that simply say the game is a FAIL as if it's a widely accepted and universal opinion.... Why don't posters indicate in the thread title something more along the lines SWTOR is a FAIL for ME because.....

I enjoy the game, I enjoy running flashpoints, I enjoy the companions, I enjoy the crafting system. I enjoy the cutscenes. In my opinion this game brings the best of single player CRPG's and MMO's together in a nice mix... I like this so much that I HOPE beyond HOPE that there is a Dragon Age Online MMORPG, if there were, for the first time ever I'd subscribe to two MMO's.

I am going to say that I wouldn't play Skyrim if it were vacant of quests and there's not just a handful there are TONS of quests in Skyrim!

It seems to me that when sandbox and MMO are done together there's always a lack of quests (UO). So, for me the comparison of Skyrim to a sandbox MMO is a poor one, it basically is open world with plenty to do (skyrim) versus open world with uh wait, what.... what are we going to do now brain? (Sandbox MMO)   We are going to grind stats and craft and make our own quests/story...

I'll take Skyrim any day of the week over a sandbox MMO without quests.

If those companions came with additional quests and storylines to add to the game, you bet I'd pay for it regardless of whether it was an expansion (which I would fully expect additional companions and story) or just DLC.

I played the demo and I am looking forward to the release of the game, but I don't think their MMO will be any different than what's on the market. Schilling may have played EQ but it's my understanding that he's a big WoW fan and if you look at this game, in reality it's not an open world/sand box game, it basically plays like Fable mixed with WoW with some Elder Scrolls like features thrown in for good measure.

I'm completely fine with that, I am alright with themepark RPG's/MMO's.I don't see any reason to believe that the MMO will be any different... With that said, my brother played the demo and was unimpressed with the 'cartoony' graphics, and he doesn't play MMO's. I informed him that what I played on my PC, radeonpro showed the game is direct X9, I don't know if that's just for the demo but the character models do look like a slightly improved WoW model, the world looks great but neither look as good as they should be if done in direct X 10 or 11.

Enough nitpicking though, I will buy this game in February, but we'll have to wait and see about the MMO.

Originally posted by maplestone

If you remember the NPCs more than you remember the PCs in an MMO, the game design is putting the emphasis in an odd place.

I disagree... Aragorn, Gandolf, Bilbo, Frodo, Sam...... Need I continue?  They are critical to the story and direction of LOTRO.

And if you don't have to play the game to remember these names if you've read the books or watched the movies.

This is true for me as well, but only because I got Skyrim AFTER early access of SWTOR. I was level 17 by day three of early access, playing casually. Since them I'm only level 18 in SWTOR all due to time with Skyrim. :)

Originally posted by Windamere

Yes OP is flaming, just got off phone with support, and being told that I can't use something I already paid for unless I agree to pay them more in the future is quite disheartening.

Like everyone else has stated it's standard practice to make you input your CC up front, they do NOT charge it until the end of the free 30 days, you can always cancel your account before they charge it.

What I don't understand is the folks that pay 60+ bucks for a game without the intention of resubbing, seems like a waste of 60.00 bucks to play a game that you can NOT trade in, after playing for only 30 days.

Originally posted by evemaster00

So far all this sending the invites out in waves thing has accomplished is giving a headstart to the lucky few. The majority of servers are still low pop, a few are medium. If it stays like this for a few hours then this is going to be major fail.

I'm sorry but I don't buy this the past three nights I've logged in all servers were heavy and full with a que time on most of them. I was 290 in que not once but three times this week.....

Yes I love all the cutscenes, they play out a ton better than any recent George Lucas films and I've always enjoyed cinematic RPG's.

when.... There are "you know your MMO is dying jokes" about your MMO.

Originally posted by zevni78

...you only had one problem with the XIV?

 

I don't understand, can you explain why you didn’t have a problem with the UI, lack of npc indicators or basic tutorials, map and travel issues, guild leave limitations, and their repetitious nature, tedious commuting model, copy and pasted leave hubs and environments, poor graphic optimisation, convoluted crafting, endless redundant sub-menus, grind, broken market system, sluggish un-involving combat, lack of mobs and an empty world, bugs galore, crashes, lack of VO in cut scenes, no responses to feed-back during beta, sound errors, no jump, lack of basic link shell features, clumsy class switching system, bad inventory/item system, and the worst community in MMO history? I’d rather be ganked than ignored by everyone.

 

The one party I was able to finally join turning into more of a support group, we clung together in despair, but the overheating graphics card was the final straw, (and it can run absolutely everything else). No game is worth your hardware.

 

 

 

 

All of this!

I logged in last night and I still was bored out of my mind, no way in hell I pay to play this while they turn it into something of a game... I say something because we don't know exactly WHAT it will be when done. And I'm curious how many people pay the subscription fee to fund the changes they make, will the changes even come to fruition if enough players cancel their accounts.

Originally posted by parrotpholk

It is very solid.  Like rift the weekends are pointless and could launch today.   It is awesome for what it is but I do not think it will bring down the 2 ton elephant in the room either. 

Two ton elephant, or is it two ton panda? :)

I believe SW TOR will do well.

Originally posted by just1opinion

Originally posted by BizkitNL

The only ones leaving WoW because they (finally) add the Pandaren, are the ones that have no idea about Warcraft Lore.

I'm serious, read it up. I'lle hint: Warcraft III, Frozen throne.

 

You're wrong.  I know the game lore and I'm not returning with this expansion, and I know people that are LEAVING because of the DIRECTION  WoW seems to be heading with what seems a bit more juvenile turn.  Yeah.  They know the lore too.  They played the Warcraft games, Frozen Throne, Diablo and D2 LOD online WITH me.  So knowing the lore has jack shit to do with WHY people will leave.

 

If it was as simple as someone just saying, "Hey....look....they made an appearance in another Blizzard game and it's one of the Warcraft games, so....like it's cool with the lore and all"......then people wouldn't be so twisted up about it.  I think with most people who find it appalling it has NOTHING to do with lore.  Some of us just find it a bit too far over into kiddie shit suddenly.  Most of the other races you could rationalize a seriousness to them.  Pretty hard to do that with pandas.  PLUS there's all the other shit in this expansion......talent points?  Pokemon style pet battles????   I mean REALLY.......it's just NOT for everyone.

^This. I agree 100%

Originally posted by VoIgore

That green-white cat whatever with the huge glasses at 2:10 is the cutest and sexiest thing i've ever seen...and i mean ever!!

 

She's actually the only one I thought was attractive, I didn't see a whole lot that I thought was attractive, maybe a couple of the earlier vampires.... Too bad we don't know what she looks like without all that make up and crap on.

Monk, panda.... Kung-Fu Panda?  WTF?

You made me laugh out loud at this.. Good funny read.