STAR WARS: The Old Republic

R1ck · 21st December 2011, 14:57

Launched on December 20, 2011
http://www.swtor.com

At first I was like, humm I'm sure I won't like it.. but I bought it anyway. I tried it for the first time yesterday and I'm having a blast!!

I'm not a fan of STAR WARS (really not!) but I'm a mmorpg nerd. I've played/tried them all (since 1995) and this one caught my attention after playing it...

What do you think?

Derik · 21st December 2011, 15:35

same here, i wasn't a fan but i picked it up and really.. the combat feels so much more engaging than any other MMO iv played, the cut scenes and interactive convo's are amazing and the story i brilliant <3

only complaint is server que times.... can go up to 2 hours on peak on say a Saturday which is very annoying.

Lelldorin · 21st December 2011, 15:43

Theres already an thread on SWTOR..

Derik · 21st December 2011, 16:00

well now there is 2

Rokolith · 21st December 2011, 16:30

I'm playing on Jung Ma, PvP-RP. Name is Sarlith, Imperial Agent Operative.

I enjoyed the game quite a bit in the beta, and so far I really like it. I play it more as a single player game with others there. Its basically kotor3 for me. I need people for certain group quests, but otherwise I can solo and have that great kotor experience.

Each class has its own story, so it has great replay value. After I finish with the Operative, I'll probably play Jedi Knight, Trooper, then go from there.

It story and dialogue really make this game shine. It feels like an adventure instead of a quest.

sunshiner · 21st December 2011, 17:27

only problem i have with this game, is the "linear" world, as in its not very open if you want to get from x to y you almost always have to follow road b if you dont do so you will end up being blocked by an invisible or cosmetic wall.... thats the only really big letdown ive had with the game, hope it changes in the higher lvls

sunshiner · 22nd December 2011, 22:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andi89

I like it and would probably play it alot, but I am not gonna subscribe.
Why?
Because they are f*cking pressuring me to buy a gametime code to be able to use the month of gametime that comes with the game. Fuck them.

ye, i have been noticing this stuff in almost all new mmo´s, pretty bitchy move

Dennis131 · 22nd December 2011, 22:38

Subscribe using a CC or PayPal when your done cancel your subscription. Enjoy the free month.

delvhar · 22nd December 2011, 22:43

I was interested in it, but a friend of mine got it first.

After seeing it, I think the playstyle is too generic MMO style, and from what I saw the voice active was pretty bad, especially compared to Bioware's other RPGs.

I might pick it up one day to play for the story, but I quit WoW due to stale/gear based gameplay, and don't think I can get into another game like it.

KhaoticKaos · 22nd December 2011, 23:00

I will never try it.

I don't like starwars.

Lelldorin · 22nd December 2011, 23:10

I was just in Blockbuster here in Gravesend and saw it for £39, couldnt resist it lol, besides, wanted to test my new gtx 470, Have to say they have ironed out alot of bugs and its running really smooth and its pretty amazing really

ZBlackmore · 22nd December 2011, 23:36

Alright fuck you guys it seems I'll be getting it (the moment I'm finding some project to get me some money

)

empa · 23rd December 2011, 01:19

is there any buddy trial thing for this game?

Dovahkiin · 23rd December 2011, 03:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by KhaoticKaos

I will never try it.

I don't like starwars.

I dont like star wars, but the game is cool, try it bro

sCouraGe · 23rd December 2011, 05:40

they need to make a Battlestar Galactica mmo. Battlestar > Starwars, and Startrek bitches, oh it owns Stargate too.

anyone notice how the popular space scifi series/movies all have Star in them...

empa · 23rd December 2011, 05:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by sCouraGe

they need to make a Battlestar Galactica mmo. Battlestar > Starwars, and Startrek bitches, oh it owns Stargate too.

anyone notice how the popular space scifi series/movies all have Star in them...

there is one

ZBlackmore · 23rd December 2011, 13:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by empa

is there any buddy trial thing for this game?

yes yes this

**Henrik Nystrom** · 23rd December 2011, 14:02

I really just cant enjoy this game sadly,
its even more linear and SP than any other mmo out there.

I liked the old Star Wars galaxies online A LOT when it was released, until they gave in to allow everyone being jedis.. and now with the new star wars, even less sandboxy and more linear, and everyone is jedi... It could be on a console and be one hell of a SP game though

Cause that area its really good I think. if you enjoy SP and SW that is.

I was hoping they could do a new galaxies master piece, cause that game was pro, I miss it some time...

Darn UO, SWG and some other old games made me be so picky about mmos, so theres nothing fun on the market today I think, hence MO is here though

Not talking about the quality, brand and content, but in general themepark/sandbox feature line. Cause these guys sure do know how to make a solid product.

Retepet · 23rd December 2011, 14:07

They better should have done Knights of the old Republic 3 instead of this garbage...
World of StarWars

Wabbajack · 23rd December 2011, 14:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by sCouraGe

they need to make a Battlestar Galactica mmo. Battlestar > Starwars, and Startrek bitches, oh it owns Stargate too.

anyone notice how the popular space scifi series/movies all have Star in them...

Owns stargate? You dumb? Stargate would be the best sandbox mmorpg ever..

Lelldorin · 23rd December 2011, 15:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Henrik Nystrom

I
I liked the old Star Wars galaxies online A LOT when it was released, until they gave in to allow everyone being jedis.. .

Yeah I loved the early SWG, it was soo hard to get to jedi status, I think i saw one in about 4 months of play, in the Cantena, he looked so cool sitting in the corner with his hood up!, then they caved and it totally took the meaning of the game away. Its like the gave you the end goal without you having to do anything , stil makes me sad thinking about how they ruined the best game ive ever played

PhamTrinli · 23rd December 2011, 19:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derik

only complaint is server que times.... can go up to 2 hours on peak on say a Saturday which is very annoying.

hahahaha you should've been there for rift launch. que times were 4-11 hours depending on the time of day (or night)

jesus7474 · 23rd December 2011, 20:39

Henrik,

at least they have trading tools and a running economy…you know…

players can freely transact with each other without being online , or yell-sell like MO.

think about out sometime...

realnaste · 23rd December 2011, 20:49

Damn man XD
Obsessed much?

NizeGuy · 23rd December 2011, 21:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wabbajack

Owns stargate? You dumb? Stargate would be the best sandbox mmorpg ever..

Don't worry, he's just trolling.

Stargate would be fucking perfect as a sandbox.

sCouraGe · 23rd December 2011, 23:00

I said nothing about stargate being a sandbox, only that battlestar galactica the show ownws stargate the show. as a sandbox game of course stargate would own.

NizeGuy · 24th December 2011, 01:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by sCouraGe

I said nothing about stargate being a sandbox, only that battlestar galactica the show ownws stargate the show. as a sandbox game of course stargate would own.

And I just said you were trolling. The end.

Drackonis · 24th December 2011, 10:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by sCouraGe

they need to make a Battlestar Galactica mmo. Battlestar > Starwars, and Startrek bitches, oh it owns Stargate too.

anyone notice how the popular space scifi series/movies all have Star in them...

There is a BSG MMO: http://us.battlestar-galactica.bigpoint.com/

It's some F2P thing and I seem to recall hearing that it kinda sucks, which is understandable given the F2P nature.

ApoMF · 27th December 2011, 15:59

Its fun and i love it!
But dont let the hype and fanboy talk blind you. The game still has many problems even after the long beta, you just cant hear the whine about bugs, because the other whine (most about pointles stuff) from all the kids spams it away. lol

For example i have one character that cant enter flashpoints anymore and another that cant read party&general chat anymore. Lots of other but minor and playable stuff too but meh thats to be expected.

Love the storylines and voice quests, really much fun stuff in there but sometimes gets old and predictable. But how often can you find an interesting wording for "kill 20 guys and get me XY" anyway?

About the combat: Rationally thinking iam doing the same lame rotation button pressing shit like in WoW.. and i cant really point out why.. But it is much more fun! But my main is Bounty Hunter so fire works, rockets, kicking guys off from cliffs etc. may have influence on that.

Instancing: That is really horrible here and puts me off. I dont mean the story areas, where you enter a little green zone or something, i mean the loading screen that takes forever! xD

Every Space Travel, wipe in a flashpoint it changes and that is really annoying. Also it makes the Servers really empty, there is no global chat or something, or way to see where the population is at. You can only see how many people are in your Zone and if there is a 2nd instance open for the Zone.

Also group finding is not so easy because you have to ask on the planets in your level range or on the Imperial/Republic Fleet. I dont ask for some automatic group maker, but some platform to find others would be nice.

Ah nearly forgot PvP: Some really nice war zones, huttball is REALLY fun!

Torgrim · 27th December 2011, 16:37

One of the biggest game company manage to produce the biggest pile of crap to date.

Kiev · 27th December 2011, 16:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torgrim

One of the biggest game company manage to produce the biggest pile of crap to date.

yeah but they sort of told everyone from the very first day that it is going to be basically re-skinned WoW. People who thought it will be a sandbox were just delusional.

Rokolith · 27th December 2011, 17:00

Sandbox? The thought that this game would be a sandbox never even crossed my mind. Anybody who thought so... I ask, have you played any of the Knights of the Old Republic games?

This is a sequel to those games, and it does very well in that regard. It is a worthy sequel with many new features and is quite fun. But if you're expecting more than a kotor sequel in MMO form... why did you even bother?

Lelldorin · 27th December 2011, 17:18

Wow in space lol but I have to say it isnt that. The only thing im not happy about is how hard it is to get a group because of lack of global chat. But the game is only 2 weeks old and it is patching atm, im sure this stuff will all get worked out.

Torgrim · 27th December 2011, 19:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiev

yeah but they sort of told everyone from the very first day that it is going to be basically re-skinned WoW. People who thought it will be a sandbox were just delusional.

Very few thought TOR would be next SWG many of us who are pissing on TOR and Bioware thought atleast they could do a proper Themepark MMO, but what did they make, A bland, lifeless world where the mobs hardly move, they stand at the same spot usally 3 mobs.

There is no sounds, no NPCs chatter, no ambient sounds like wind, crickets, no day/night cycles ect.
The quests are so boring i rather see paint dry, only the storyline was good and fun to follow.

Feel like the whole game was built from the ground up only with voice overs as priority rest of the game is a after thought.

People are all ready starting bashing the spacebar to just get the frikkin quest, how fucking epic is to listen to a boring sod only to tell you to kill 6 sandpeople for some odd reason.

born2puke · 27th December 2011, 19:37

I never had trouble getting a group :X

lvl 31 powertech on Legions of Lettow!

Lelldorin · 27th December 2011, 20:39

Playing now, cant make my mind up really, what im hating a bit is how childish it is, i feel like im playing a role in a cartoon for under 12 year olds

Kel · 27th December 2011, 21:21

This is the best game I never played!

Rilman · 27th December 2011, 21:27

Republic Sentinel here, I'm with a PvP guild I used to fight against in War and played Rift with them, having a blast so far.

The only gripe I've got is the missions seem to be from one furthest point on the map to another so you spend too much time travelling, even with a speeeder.

No it not sandbox but it works and does what its supposed to do and you can play without having all your past few days efforts wiped out because of some bug.

Chubbyjesus · 27th December 2011, 21:33

Careful! There is no good PvP in this game. World PvP has no meaning, there is no rewards. Death penalty is... There isnt one.

This is for PvE and star wars nerd gasms only. Do not buy if you like PvP at all.

Torgrim · 28th December 2011, 01:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chubbyjesus

This is for PvE and star wars nerd gasms only. Do not buy if you like PvP at all.

Even if it was for StarWars nerds TOR is lacking in all things only VO is good.

21st December 2011, 14:57	#1 (permalink)
R1ck Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 754 Rep Power: 3	STAR WARS: The Old Republic Launched on December 20, 2011 http://www.swtor.com At first I was like, humm I'm sure I won't like it.. but I bought it anyway. I tried it for the first time yesterday and I'm having a blast!! I'm not a fan of STAR WARS (really not!) but I'm a mmorpg nerd. I've played/tried them all (since 1995) and this one caught my attention after playing it... What do you think? __________________ Last edited by R1ck : 21st December 2011 at 15:01.

21st December 2011, 15:35	#2 (permalink)
Derik Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 579 Rep Power: 2	same here, i wasn't a fan but i picked it up and really.. the combat feels so much more engaging than any other MMO iv played, the cut scenes and interactive convo's are amazing and the story i brilliant <3 only complaint is server que times.... can go up to 2 hours on peak on say a Saturday which is very annoying. __________________ It is our imperfections..That Make us so perfect

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Derik Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 579 Rep Power: 2	well now there is 2 __________________ It is our imperfections..That Make us so perfect

21st December 2011, 17:27	#6 (permalink)
sunshiner Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: denmark Posts: 965 Rep Power: 3	only problem i have with this game, is the "linear" world, as in its not very open if you want to get from x to y you almost always have to follow road b if you dont do so you will end up being blocked by an invisible or cosmetic wall.... thats the only really big letdown ive had with the game, hope it changes in the higher lvls __________________ CCP can try with it's EVE cash shop, Blizzard can try with its aversion to PvP and child-like dumb downs, but they all would have to work their asses off to be as insulting and virulent as the pile of flaming hell-shit that is SoE.

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21st December 2011, 15:43	#3 (permalink)
Lelldorin Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Gravesend, Kent, UK Posts: 1,156 Rep Power: 0	Theres already an thread on SWTOR..

22nd December 2011, 22:43	#9 (permalink)
delvhar Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 236 Rep Power: 1	I was interested in it, but a friend of mine got it first. After seeing it, I think the playstyle is too generic MMO style, and from what I saw the voice active was pretty bad, especially compared to Bioware's other RPGs. I might pick it up one day to play for the story, but I quit WoW due to stale/gear based gameplay, and don't think I can get into another game like it.

22nd December 2011, 23:10	#11 (permalink)
Lelldorin Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Gravesend, Kent, UK Posts: 1,156 Rep Power: 0	I was just in Blockbuster here in Gravesend and saw it for £39, couldnt resist it lol, besides, wanted to test my new gtx 470, Have to say they have ironed out alot of bugs and its running really smooth and its pretty amazing really

22nd December 2011, 23:36	#12 (permalink)
ZBlackmore Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Israel Age: 22 Posts: 2,939 Rep Power: 0	Alright fuck you guys it seems I'll be getting it (the moment I'm finding some project to get me some money ) __________________ link another link

23rd December 2011, 01:19	#13 (permalink)
empa Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Effing cold Sweden Posts: 469 Rep Power: 0	is there any buddy trial thing for this game? __________________ Empa

23rd December 2011, 05:40	#15 (permalink)
sCouraGe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: over the pond Posts: 4,616 Rep Power: 0	they need to make a Battlestar Galactica mmo. Battlestar > Starwars, and Startrek bitches, oh it owns Stargate too. anyone notice how the popular space scifi series/movies all have Star in them... __________________ Help me get to 8 gigs of dropbox storage by clicking this link http://db.tt/G4boAS4g

23rd December 2011, 14:02	#18 (permalink)
Henrik Nystrom CEO Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 922 Rep Power: 15	I really just cant enjoy this game sadly, its even more linear and SP than any other mmo out there. I liked the old Star Wars galaxies online A LOT when it was released, until they gave in to allow everyone being jedis.. and now with the new star wars, even less sandboxy and more linear, and everyone is jedi... It could be on a console and be one hell of a SP game though Cause that area its really good I think. if you enjoy SP and SW that is. I was hoping they could do a new galaxies master piece, cause that game was pro, I miss it some time... Darn UO, SWG and some other old games made me be so picky about mmos, so theres nothing fun on the market today I think, hence MO is here though Not talking about the quality, brand and content, but in general themepark/sandbox feature line. Cause these guys sure do know how to make a solid product. __________________

23rd December 2011, 14:07	#19 (permalink)
Retepet Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Somewhere below standards Posts: 807 Rep Power: 2	They better should have done Knights of the old Republic 3 instead of this garbage... World of StarWars __________________ www.morturio-gilde.de Red'Doh!!

23rd December 2011, 20:39	#23 (permalink)
jesus7474 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: in your mum Posts: 49 Rep Power: 0	they have trading tools !! Henrik, at least they have trading tools and a running economy…you know… players can freely transact with each other without being online , or yell-sell like MO. think about out sometime...

23rd December 2011, 20:49	#24 (permalink)
realnaste Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 2,379 Rep Power: 4	Damn man XD Obsessed much? __________________

23rd December 2011, 23:00	#26 (permalink)
sCouraGe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: over the pond Posts: 4,616 Rep Power: 0	I said nothing about stargate being a sandbox, only that battlestar galactica the show ownws stargate the show. as a sandbox game of course stargate would own. __________________ Help me get to 8 gigs of dropbox storage by clicking this link http://db.tt/G4boAS4g

27th December 2011, 15:59	#29 (permalink)
ApoMF Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: BEHIND YOU! Posts: 98 Rep Power: 0	Its fun and i love it! But dont let the hype and fanboy talk blind you. The game still has many problems even after the long beta, you just cant hear the whine about bugs, because the other whine (most about pointles stuff) from all the kids spams it away. lol For example i have one character that cant enter flashpoints anymore and another that cant read party&general chat anymore. Lots of other but minor and playable stuff too but meh thats to be expected. Love the storylines and voice quests, really much fun stuff in there but sometimes gets old and predictable. But how often can you find an interesting wording for "kill 20 guys and get me XY" anyway? About the combat: Rationally thinking iam doing the same lame rotation button pressing shit like in WoW.. and i cant really point out why.. But it is much more fun! But my main is Bounty Hunter so fire works, rockets, kicking guys off from cliffs etc. may have influence on that. Instancing: That is really horrible here and puts me off. I dont mean the story areas, where you enter a little green zone or something, i mean the loading screen that takes forever! xD Every Space Travel, wipe in a flashpoint it changes and that is really annoying. Also it makes the Servers really empty, there is no global chat or something, or way to see where the population is at. You can only see how many people are in your Zone and if there is a 2nd instance open for the Zone. Also group finding is not so easy because you have to ask on the planets in your level range or on the Imperial/Republic Fleet. I dont ask for some automatic group maker, but some platform to find others would be nice. Ah nearly forgot PvP: Some really nice war zones, huttball is REALLY fun!

27th December 2011, 16:37	#30 (permalink)
Torgrim Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kingdom of Sweden Posts: 1,742 Rep Power: 0	One of the biggest game company manage to produce the biggest pile of crap to date. __________________ "The art of war is simple enough, Find out where your enemy is, Get him as soon as you can, Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngDHc4JQZqI

27th December 2011, 17:18	#33 (permalink)
Lelldorin Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Gravesend, Kent, UK Posts: 1,156 Rep Power: 0	Wow in space lol but I have to say it isnt that. The only thing im not happy about is how hard it is to get a group because of lack of global chat. But the game is only 2 weeks old and it is patching atm, im sure this stuff will all get worked out. Last edited by Lelldorin : 27th December 2011 at 17:23.

27th December 2011, 19:37	#35 (permalink)
born2puke Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 309 Rep Power: 0	I never had trouble getting a group :X lvl 31 powertech on Legions of Lettow!

27th December 2011, 20:39	#36 (permalink)
Lelldorin Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Gravesend, Kent, UK Posts: 1,156 Rep Power: 0	Playing now, cant make my mind up really, what im hating a bit is how childish it is, i feel like im playing a role in a cartoon for under 12 year olds

27th December 2011, 21:21	#37 (permalink)
Kel Banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 1428 Elm Street Posts: 3,964 Rep Power: 0	This is the best game I never played!

27th December 2011, 21:27	#38 (permalink)
Rilman Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Great Blighty Posts: 1,667 Rep Power: 0	Republic Sentinel here, I'm with a PvP guild I used to fight against in War and played Rift with them, having a blast so far. The only gripe I've got is the missions seem to be from one furthest point on the map to another so you spend too much time travelling, even with a speeeder. No it not sandbox but it works and does what its supposed to do and you can play without having all your past few days efforts wiped out because of some bug. __________________ . . Really, it’s amazing atheists can even function without written directions.

27th December 2011, 21:33	#39 (permalink)
Chubbyjesus Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,060 Rep Power: 3	Careful! There is no good PvP in this game. World PvP has no meaning, there is no rewards. Death penalty is... There isnt one. This is for PvE and star wars nerd gasms only. Do not buy if you like PvP at all. __________________ Guild Leading, Like A Bawss; Thats What She Said. TH1RT3EN Website~13's Meduli Marketplace~TH1RT3EN Recruitment!~Unsportsman like conduct!

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