Enlighten us and compare the issues admitted by the developers here and the ones on WoW. Gameplay issues, not social/exploitation issues, because I mean, let's face it. That credit exploit that allowed people to gain millions of credits an hour? Good bye economy.

It's because the things WoW has have become industry standard, just like an air conditioner in a car. Sure, you don't need a combat log, but damn, it sure is nice to have one.

I know a game that has major issues acknowledged by the developers is better than the most populated MMO and an unreleased one.

It feels more like Bioware is changing target audiences to more casual gamers, making most things streamlined, and when you throw in some corner cutting here and there, it shows majorly to people who have come to expect more from a company.

I'm sorry, what? Space in a game is a MAJOR cost now?

Wanting a finished engine that doesn't need two .exe's makes me a troll.

LOLno. Ever had a companion come back from a crafting mission while you were doing something else that for some reason REQUIRES the right side window?

And some people can see good in the game, just not enough good to justify spending $15 a month on it.

Not exactly fail, but it also won't be as big as I and many other people had hoped it to be. Or then again, they may add in a patch that makes everything perfect, and we can all dance and rejoice.

Aye, I don't really plan on buying GW2, and I don't think anything will beat out WoW for a few simple reasons, one of which being it can appeal to both types of gamers, and another being it's used by so many people, you can get involved easily with a friend who plays it. I'm not saying it will kill WoW, and I think any game that tries to tote itself as that is setting itself up for failure, but I do think the launch will be better than this one, at least feedback wise. I have enjoyed parts of this game, but I'm not much of a carrot-on-a-stick being the only way to have fun in it, which is pretty much all I've seen. Then again, I came from SWG, so I may be a bit biased.

So far in the beta, you mean an XP boost? Because leveling faster makes you better at a class/profession/skill

If you're looking to get into the lore after the Battle of Endor, I HIGHLY recommend the Thrawn trilogy, by Timothy Zahn. He's a great writer, and Thrawn is my favorite Star Wars character due to his depth and brilliance. Old republic was pretty much covered in the post before me. Most Star wars books are good, and I enjoyed Karen Traviss's work on the Clone Commandos, though not her work on Legacy of the Force. However, LotF is a must read, after the Jedi Academy series. I wish I'd never read any of them, just so I could read them all again.

That may be, but that wasn't my point. The poster I quoted stated something along the lines of hyped things being bad. Oh, and I missed it, but I'm pretty sure LotRo is still going strong?

Species: Yuuzahn Vong - Highly resolute, scary, fanatics about purity. Creature: Tie between Sarlaac and like a poster before me stated, the crystalline arachnids of the Kessel Spice mines.

But see, GW2 isn't being developed by people who's games have been declining since they were bought. See DA:2 and to an extent ME2. A very minute extent. As well, GW2 isn't being pushed on the Single-player aspect of a Massive-MULTIPLAYER Online game. Which puzzles me when people say that this was meant to be an MMO, when the standard Developer response to being bored at end-game is to roll another character for the story.