[New Combat design inbound?]

Of all the things that could be added or upgraded I think combat is the least of the worries.

 

for a tab target mmo, the combat here is not that bad really

[Solo End Game Content?]

End game gear is needed for end game raids. There is no solo mission/dailies that require end game gear.

 

Solo players don't like to improve their characters then?

[I don't get it when dudes play as girls in MMOs...]

It's about that time when we have this thread. We haven't had this topic in a while.

 

why do dudes play a pixelated chic in a video game?

 

does it matter? I mean I know when I play an orc in a game, I really think I'm an orc.

[How many times did you complete the HK-51 Storyline?]

0 times

I can't get a group for the two instances. I've basically given up on it.

[New Content every 6 weeks will makeB destroy this.]

Actually, the only question at hand is the one the OP raised:

 

Will Makeb destroy new free content every 6 weeks?

 

I tend to err on the side of caution.

 

I think EAware are testing their new revenue model, and if all the Biodrones jump on it (which it looks like they already have), it will more than likely mean the end to free content updates for subscribers of this game.

 

All of which is my personal opinion.

 

Normally I'd disagree with you here on this point. But with the way EA has been dealing lately, I wouldn't be surprised if what you said comes to pass.

[Am i the only one who has no problem paying for the expansion?]

I think a lot of complaints would go away if they allowed people to purchase the expansion with cartel coins. I have no issue really on buying the "expansion" but really we should be able to use the cash shop currency to buy it.

[We have more players than GW2?]

There can be only one!

 

Am I doing it right?

 

Anyway, GW2's population is going to fluctuate a lot due to the payment model and how their content works, very similar to their first game when you would get 4x population spikes during the holiday events. The game is meant for that kind of drop in and out playstyle. So really you can't compare it to a standard mmorpg like SWTOR, Rift, or WoW.

[Getting HK-51 is way too difficult]

Oh I think it is a pretty cool chain and I like the scavenger part of it. My favorite part was on that derelict ship. Just finding groups has been a major pain.

[Getting HK-51 is way too difficult]

Hardest part for me has been trying to get a group for the instances. I try every night but so far no group, ah well.

[Lack of Agents?]

Agents, both AC's, and the Powertech are the lowest populated classes on the servers I play on, at least for the Empire side.

 

I guess they aren't "Star Wars" enough for a lot of people. Folks just like the lightsabers.

[Solo'ing not viable IA:Sniper]

Totally disagree.

 

I solo'ed all the story content, and almost all the H2+.

 

I even beat final boss without the lvl 50 ability upgrades.

IMO its 100% a L2P issue.

 

Average gear here too, by average I mean I spent my coms on my own gear.

Used Kaliyo until I got to hoth, then used Ensign Temple from there on. Temple got my castoffs.

 

About the final boss

 

 

 

 

Anyone else rather disappointed in how easy that fight was? I beat it at level 48 on my sniper and thought it one of the easiest boss fights in the game. Maybe it's different on an operative but I was disappointed on the ease of the encounter.

 

 

 

[This game has most boring and repetitive side quests of any game I played]

You must not have played many mmos then. The side quests in SWTOR are fantastic compared to some of the stuff I've played such as in Aion, Lineage 2, and others. Heck, even in LotRO I can't begin to tell you how sick I was of killing bears, boars, and wolves.

 

I will say this though, I do wish there was more variety in the quests in SWTOR. Except for the class quests, they all feel pretty formulaic after a while.

[Which class has the best storyline, in your opinion?]

I have only completed 2 of the stories (well one, almost finished with the JK one). I thought the IA one was very good. The Jedi Knight story I fall asleep through much of it, it feels very super heroish. I suppose that's part of my problem with all of the force using class stories, too much reverence from the NPC's toward the character. The IA story felt more like overcoming the odds, I could relate more to the character.

[SWTOR Endgame = Alts?]

It seems very much like most other themepark mmos out there. Someone else in this thread said it right, it's a "done that already" feeling. I think veteran mmo players are just getting tired of the same old gameplay.

 

WTB well made sandbox mmo.

[Anyone else disappointed bu IA story? (major spoilers)]

Spoe,

 

Gear up at least one other companion. It needn't be a tank - Vector or Temple will serve just fine if you're heal-spec (if you're DPS, it's all about Lokin). You'll be fine. The story won't throw anything at you that you can't handle, unless you've completely neglected all but the one companion.

 

Bah, my sniper uses Temple almost all of the time. No need for Lokin.

[Sniper lvl 47 quest unbeatable...]

smoked him at level 47 with temple as my companion

 

I'm actually having more trouble with some of the elites on Corellia than any storyline boss I've faced.

[I hate Hoth and Belsavis.]

I thought Hoth was great. I just wish there was a gigantic battle there like in ESB.

 

Belsavis was ok. Better than nar shadda/coruscant, about on par with Taris for me.

 

My favorite places, from a design point of view, are Hoth and Tatooine.

[Why do so many people seem to hate plasma probe?]

I like the idea having an aoe snare with the probe. That probably doesn't make it much more useful in pve but in pvp that would be sexy.

[Why don't Snipers have Stealth]

A limited stealth might be cool, kind of like the Infiltrator in Mass Effect.

[Does this "feel" like Star Wars to you?]

It doesn't seem like the movies for sure. It does feel like KOTOR though and that's how they designed it to be.

 

However, I still was kind of hoping there would be a huge battle on Hoth with Imperial At-At Walkers and some small fighters to use against them. I know, 3000 years in the future but still, would have been an epic scene to play in.

[Boring Static World of SWTOR]

I do have to agree that the world/s are pretty darn static.

 

I've been playing Assassins Creed (the newest one) as well and the difference couldn't be more stark. I know that AC a single player game but the difference was just amazing. Now I do think BioWare could have done better with the world such as have non static npcs, night/day cycles, differing weather patterns, some better ambient sounds, heck even clickable npcs would be a start.

[Love this game - so much better than WoW]

I have always thought mmo stories were absolute trash. SWTOR tries to do well and I did like some of the stories such as the Imperial Agent one. Still I think it has better story in an mmo than any I can think of. Not up to single player game standards but I don't think there is any way a mmo could be up to that.

 

WoW had some decent quest chains here and there but for the most part it was utter trash from a story and lore perspective.

[Watcher X Decision *Spoilers*]

Doesn't Kaliyo have the same voice actress as Jack as well?

[Is this the right way to use my companions?]

Ensign temple all the way!

 

This

 

I use Lokin sometimes on an elite boss.

[So, where to get a decent weapon for SCORPIO?]

I guess from an armstech.

 

Yeah, it seems to be a big oversight on the developers part. Scorpio isn't the only companion with this problem.