Originally posted by Bardus

Originally posted by Tokken

to OP.

 

I would say SWTOR fits a casual player well.

Ultra casuals with short term memory loss. I'm not meaning to be insulting either. TOR, compared to most other MMOS and I'm even talking about WOW and it's clones is a very easy game to play. If people that have very limited game time can stretch the leveling out long enough to forget most of the repeated side quest then they might actually have fun with TOR for months on end. Months for them might be like days or weeks for the more 'hardcore' gamer.

If someone comes out claiming they play at least 15hrs a week and played that since launch then I might call BS. I can't imagine anyone going over 15 hrs a week still dedicated to this game.

What game are you playing and enjoying? Maybe the game isn't easy. Maybe you have excelled and master the concept of playing these MMOs.

Hating on video gamess must be serious business. You must have a very tough life trying to secure some form of entertainment.

I personally work 5 days 40hrs a week. I probably play TOR up to 20hrs a week. That's been my sched for past few MMOs that I have been focused on.

I'll make the jump to GW2 once it releases and continue the trend. Not because TOR is bad, because some of us actaully enjoy playing.

Originally posted by StoneRoses

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I'll make the jump to GW2 once it releases and continue the trend. Not because TOR is bad, because some of actaully enjoy playing.

 

What I got out of your post is that you will be playing not what you enjoy, but what other people enjoy.  Gratz?

Originally posted by winter

Originally posted by Tensor25

Originally posted by Rydeson

Originally posted by Tensor25

Hey guys,

Just thought I'd let you all know that me and a few friends have re-rolled republic and toons and are having a blast.

Basically me and my crew are late 20's with "real" jobs and busy lives, however, we are able to find a couple hours each night (usually quite a bit more on weekends) to quest, run some operations, and PvP a bit.

I guess all the beef with this game comes from the hardcore gamers (which I am not claiming to be). But as far as a casual gamer is concerned; this game has everything we need. We're leveling multiple characters concurrently, and really enjoying the content with each. We find it a great way to actually "hang out" with each other given that we are living in different cities etc.

In any event, I know this game takes a lot of heat on these forums, so I wanted to get a positive post out there.

MTFBWY

 

 

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I'm not sure what you're trying to get at with that statement. But you are correct.

I did say "re-roll". Meaning, at launch I played Imperial and recently made he switch to Repub. And we are STILL enjoying ourselves. Great game.

 I think what he's getting at ferom your post history is you have little if any other MMO experience to compare sw:tor too?

Lets be honest you played imperial at launch, as did i and yes it was fun till the stories ran out at 50 at which point it became boring. Why else would you switch to Republic, you were searching for new content. Once you rach 50 in republic you will be bored again and no that does not make for a great game.

  EA/bioware dropped the ball in that they are not putting out any real new content for the game. Thus those that play more will eat through the content faster and be bored sooner, while those that are more casual will eat through content slower (paying ea more money all the while) But the ending for both is the same. Boredom when the content is finished and theres nothing new as Bioware is effectively laying off most of its developers/designers due it the games poor retention. Don't expect much new anytime soon if ever.

This couldn't be further from the truth. As mentioned I am in my late 20's, ad have been playing MMO's pretty solid for the last 12 years. EQ, EQ2, SWG, WoW, Aion, EVE, to name a few.

In any event, I think someone made the comment earlier in this thread to the effect of people rushing through the content then complaining theres not enough, and at the same token will complain about some end game grind. This is very contradictory to me. Like I said, I've got multiple characters going, I play on average 2-3 hours a night, and am just having a blast.

and come on, $15 bucks a month for 15 hours a week of entertainment?!?! 90 minute movies are almost $20 bucks these days, and most are crap!

Just love here. No need to hate.

Originally posted by Karteli

Originally posted by StoneRoses

I'll make the jump to GW2 once it releases and continue the trend. Not because TOR is bad, because some of US actaully enjoy playing.

 

What I got out of your post is that you will be playing not what you enjoy, but what other people enjoy.  Gratz?

It was nothing more than my bad typing and bad editing! let me help you out though!

Good for you OP, me too. They don't seem to have changed a whole lot since the first month release (when I stopped playing) but it somehow feels a bit more enjoyable now that my wild expectations have been dashed and allowed to simmer for a few months. Might only last a month more but who cares.

One thing I've found that really helps me enjoy it more is to turn off the dialogue subtitles in the cutscenes. Sounds like a small thing but when I could read the dialogues I found I paid less and less attention to what they were saying and before long I was mashing the keyboard. Once you stop enjoying the storylines I think it's time to move on with this game in particular.  

Of course, I resub and two days later they announce FTP, not that it changes very much but it doesn't give you a lot of long term faith in the game. I am the gaming albatross. 

If only EA had more paying subscribers like you two, eh?

Originally posted by noncley

If only EA had more paying subscribers like you two, eh?

 Oh they do. Haven't you heard; less than 1MM but greater than 500M. Pretty solid core wouldn't you say?

Originally posted by noncley

If only EA had more paying subscribers like you two, eh?

Oh I aint blowing it's trumpets too loudly now. I'm more or less killing a loose month of gaming time waiting for GW2. In my experience, TOR's subscription value only lasts for one month stints so that should fit nicely. It really isn't as bad as people make out though, that's for sure. The spitting venom for it on these forums stinks of broken stratospheric expectations to me and I understand that. I can kind of empathise to an extent even if I am currently enjoying it ;-)