Originally posted by timtrack

Wait, this is a game-breaker? Isn't every MMO like this? Except they don't have "mirrored" classes, they have the SAME classes for each faction.

 

^This

I will still be playing. Unfortunately the bata has made me unsure what class I will start with though.

While I will be sinking countless hours of my life into this game, the armor models are horrendous; and the mod system is terrible. I hope they add an a-tab post launch, this game needs it badly.

* Improve the games performance especially with raids/invasions.

*wardrobe for weapons

*barbershop

*Something else to buy with Plaques of Achievement

"Not to mention Telarans get a wardrobe for basically free…"

Telarans can't change weapon appearance though, something I've been requesting for months.

Decent article. Though there is a problem with the first section. I've met many Star Wars fans that didn't like Star Wars Galaxies in any of its forms. You seemed a little close minded to that fact, and maybe just a tad unwilling to admit it.

The first section would have been more acurate if you said Star Wars Galaxies fans are pretty much f**king psychotic, as everything in that section supported that thesis. 

And while I don't disagree that "Star Wars fans are pretty much f**king psychotic", you didn't support this idea in the body of your writting. Perhaps if you focused more on fans' hatred of the prequels, their reaction to changes, albeit stupid ones, made to the original trilogy, or something that reflectied Star Wars fans as a whole. Not the sandbox lovers whose game was ruined. 

Kudos for the entertaining read and that fantastic Spock Jedi.

How many SOE P2P games have gone F2P?

Honestly the system Bioware has mentioned concerns me. Because they haven't gone into the specifics, I must assume the worst even for an outstanding developer like Bioware. I doubt it will work nearly as well as they say it does. Generally a developer keeps something under wraps if they know the details won't be well recieved, especially this close to launch.

It reminds me of a car salesman telling someone how great, outstanding, and amazing a car is so that person will buy it, but it's a piece of crap.

And just to be clear, I don't mean SWToR will be crap, just the armor customization system.

Hopefully the community will continue to be outspoken on this issue with Bioware and maybe get them to change they're silly minds. Like WoW's community did with Blizzard.

I've been enjoying Rift for several months now and am really looking forward to what more they have in store for us.

I like the loot containers idea, the less raid grinds I have to do the better. 

They actually handled this well in the original KotoR, if you remember lightsabers never made contact until a killing blow.

Why this was not implemented in SW ToR is beyond me. But the more they can make this game like WoW then the better I suppose...

Personally I'm looking forward to the smaller party size. I feel too much time is used up looking for parties in most of the current mmos. Also in response to what the OP said about 25% have to be tanks and 25% have to be healers, I believe I saw an interview where a developer explained that companions can fulfill group roles as well e.g. 3 players are rolling dps and 1 player is a tank so all the players bring their healer companions and it's all good. If the latter is true then I will greatly enjoy the group design of SW TOR as matching up the right roles in parties is a pain in other mmos at the moment.

Hope they put an A tab in at some point post launch.

500 skills sounds more like a problem and less like a feature to me. 

At this rate, maybe in a couple years.

"If you haven't already joined the masses playering WoW" 

-Might want to change that.

I'd love a VIP key if anyone has a spare.

Originally posted by SgtFrog

One of the worst trailers of blizzard I have seen in a long time, blizzard trailers are usually bad ass but this was just pure bad.

 

AND OMG...duel wielding cross bows that act like pistols is just ridiculous

 

 I agree, disappointing trailer and lame class

The 2 crossbows is pretty stupid imo

What troubled me with CO was that the powers kept getting overhauls and it was too costly to respec into a worthwhile build. That aspect about this game made it completely unplayable for me.

Is anyone playing this that can tell me if it still feels like a beta?