This isnt a thread to rant about how i hate this game, its about how it compares to other MMO's. I am new to the MMO universe so i am interested in what else other MMO's have to offer

Wow, I know this is only one persons oppinion but it definetly seems like my subscription is ending. Probably gonna pre order GW2 this weekend.... Monday beta here i come!

Hello all! Im level 37 still only mid level not very high, and I started watching some Guild Wars 2 videos. SWTOR is the first MMO I have ever played besides a free trial of SWG. From looking a GW2 Swtor is starting to get less and less appealing. I mean it feels so linear! Based on my knowledge, MMO's are supposed to have many players around you, big open areas, and wants you to explore. The only reason I feel like exploring in SWTOR is for the holocrons. On GW2 I noticed that there are no side quests but there are like big group dynamic quests I think they are called, and you enter an area to activate them I think. That system seems very interesting considering it makes you want to explore. I dont prefer linear games and SWTOR feels like that. Really the only thing that makes SWTOR stand out is that its Star Wars and it has good voice acting a decisions. I for one am really looking forward to GW2 and see no reason to keep my subscription going for this game anymore. How about you guys? Whats your opinion on this compared to other MMO's? Have any of your played GW2? Do you like it? How linear is SWTOR compared to other games? Once again I never played an MMO so i wouldnt know but based on videos it seems linear. And this thread isnt just for comparing SWTOR to GW2 (A game that isnt even released yet) but to other MMO's and their formulas. So lets hear some feedback!

Wow another patch today and still nothing

Okay so I was wondering if there is any point in the trooper story where you actually lead a group of soldiers, so it actually makes you feel like a commander. In many of the progression videos it shows the jedi or trooper or something leading 3 or 4 troops into battle. I am yet to see this, does this happen?

i know the feeling already level 14 trooper

Currently level 32 warrior and still loving it, im in the Taris i think right now.. But i have been playing a male human trooper level 12 and so far its not bad, i cant wait for the armor though. I also started a male smuggler and female jedi knight. (Level 5 on smuggler and 10 on knight). The jedi knight is pretty cool and like a previous post stated, it also gave me goose bumps when i got my light saber .. As for the smuggler, seemed like story was gonna be good but man do i hate the cover stuff. Why do you need to get into cover? It seems so stupid, do you get used to it? I just find it an annoyance.

Thanks for all the replies

Hey i started the trooper only level 5 and i am actually enjoying playing it very much! I can tell that the story is not gonna take off but it feels cool to play as a soldier who will do anything to accomplish his mission even if that means sacrifices. I also got to level 5 on the smuggler just for a small feel of it and i dont like the gameplay because of the cover system, but the story already has some funny dialogue!

Thanks for the advice! I think i will do that! Its so hard to tell how the class is from the first 10 levels though.. Althought the warrior really drew me in in the first 10 levels.. esspecially with the torturing lmao

So you liked the knight story? Maybe I will run a guardian or something.. decisions decisions

I wish i can just change this post to general republic class discussion haha

Lol i love this game all the classes look so interesting! Im thinking about maybe doing a jedi knight for my next character cause of the intro cinematic!!!!

Hey someone stated earlier to post what i like in a class.. so here it goes! I like a good story with good dialogue..Sometimes dialogue itself will make me more interested than the story I dont wanna feal weak. I played to level 30 on a sorcerer but i ended that character because I switched servers and when i played as it i felt scared to go up against strong enemies! haha! But even if i didnt switch servers I still would of kept that character because I heard it got better Im more of a pve player or world pvp, its hard for me to get interested in warzones. I think the idea of meleeing with a gun is dumb but i guess i would still do it I dont really like the cover system I want to contribute to groups, so for my next character (as i stated before) I am looking for a tank or healer, not just random DPS. Well thats all I can think of off of my head, but if you want to know any more information just ask

Thanks for the answer

Thanks for the answers! It really helps thanks!

Thanks for all the answers. Im still so tied though! All the republic classes look like so much fun! I would do a Jedi Knight if it wasnt a mirror of the warrior. I really wanna roll a bounty hunter but im gonna wait till after my republic character because i know im gonna get so bored with the same side quests... So far heres what I got Trooper: -You feel powerful -Fun gameplay - Bad story with a few good moments Smuggler: -Play a small part in the galaxy -squishy -melee when u should be using ur gun???? -story is good and bad? Councilar: -Boring Diplomatic story -Good healer Can I have some more insight on this? And the questions stated previously?

I have done some research and heard that the trooper story is just a drag. I am on Chapter 2 of Sith Warrior and I am loving it! Very interesting and the end of Chapter 1 was very enjoyable , It made me feel like a true sith! I played a marauder and i very much loved the dps gameplay but I am thinking of being tank or healer next, but I may still do DPS. For my second character I am thinking of a trooper, Councilar, or Smuggler. Trooper- I am thinking it would be cool to maybe be a Military tank with heavy armor, but i heard very bad things about the story.. My questions for Trooper are: - Is story good? - Is playing the class fun? Please state if your a vanguard or a commando. - How is dialogue? - How is it compared to smuggler story/gameplay and councilar story/gameplay? Smuggler- I would most likely be a scoundral because I HATE the cover system. - Is story good? - do you feel weak? As a warrior I am feeling completely powerful and nothing can stop me, even Elites 2 or 3 levels higher than me. - How is healing? - How is it compared to Trooper story/gameplay and Councilar story/gameplay - Is leveling as a scoundral healer feel boring? -How is gameplay? Councilar- Probably gonna heal here too because being a shadow doesnt really seem to be my thing and it seems like fun healing. - Once again how is story? - does leveling as a councilar healer feel boring? - How does it compare to Trooper story/gameplay and Smuggler story/gameplay I do not have time to play all the classes so please no comments like "play them all".... And please only answers from people with experience from atleast one class

crap this sucks.. while patch was downloading today i was so looking forward to (hopefully) having my mask back.. I was mistaken...

While we are talking about headgear.. Are they adressing some headgear suddenly not being able to be seen since 1.2?? Like my Sith pureblood's rebreather dissapearing..... And yah i totally agree that twilek headgear should be fixed, I mean i want to roll a smuggler twi'lek but now im skeptical....

*sigh* same problem hear with my rebreather on my marauder *sigh*

So what's the current status Of the servers and stuff? Is everything working fine?

Thanks

:/ It really stinks cause im in a westcoast server when I live in the eastcoast. Do you think its worth it to reroll a level 30 toon on a high populated server? I also have some more friends who are buying the game so I guess I can have fun leveling with them. God thinking about leveling on koriban again all the way up to Alderaan makes my stomach hurt lol

This is exactly how i feel, I have a level 30 toon and i feel like it will take so much work to reroll. Really it would be amazing for server trannsfers! My friend chose a west coast server when he bought the game and we both live in the east coast. So when i bought the game i decided I would join his server. I really wish that I knew better before doing this. Today I was playing at 9 a clock eastern. Now sadly this is only 6 a clock western so not many people are on. Tatooine only had 3 people on it! On the weekend i played at 1 a clock in the morning so this I would say would be considered peak time since in the west it would be 10 a clock. There was only 30 people at fleet!