They could hire Rich Little. Hiring one person is almost always less expensive than hiring 10,000 (or however many it took for SWTOR). Problem solved! Plus, I'm sure he could do a perfectly fine Mako.

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And some men just want to make sword in box light sword so sword come out when opened.

No, no! It's "Hear how ridiculous you look?" Besides, it's noodles we need here. Because we are noodle folk.

I didn't buy the hype - and didn't pre-order until after I'd been in a weekend beta, December FTW! - and was still disappointed with the game. Not initially! The first couple of weeks were great. As the first billing cycle approached, though, I was already considering cancelling. I held on for another month, but that was it. Still hoping to see improvements - and hoping to see them sooner than SOON . In the meantime, I love these forums.

Cool, looks like fun. So when is this game being released?

'Secret' World. Although I would definitely give an MMO set in Maple White Land a go.

I was playing a couple of nights ago, a KDF character, and was doing one of the missions - Bringing Down the House, I believe is the name - and at one point I was stymied by a very annoying bug. An annoying bug that had stymied me back in 2010 when I played that same mission on an earlier KDF character. I googled it, and found the old STO forum thread in which a Cryptic dev had said he/she would look into that annoying bug and take care of it. One of those, "They meant it when they said it so technically it's not a lie!" deals for which Cryptic is infamous. So, more polished? Maybe in some areas. In others, not so much. PS: Free the Horta!!!

Well, it happened when I was playing my Gunslinger. She was on Hoth riding along on her speeder, when suddenly a group of about 40 miniature ninja wookies crashed through the window. I didn't hesitate, not even for an instant, before springing into action, that action being to push back from my computer desk with sufficient force to overturn my chair, allowing me to roll backwards across the floor and grab my trusty snorkel, which is lying atop a stack of gaming magazines on the other side of the room. Snorkel in hand, I proceeded to unleash mass quantities of devastation upon the horde of miniature ninja wookies, who seemed somewhat surprised at being devastated by means of snorkel (which, btw, I have never used for snorkeling - I found it one day, so long ago I can't remember where, and have kept it handy ever since, just in case). The miniature ninja wookie bodies began to pile up, inhibiting movement, but that was okay because by the time it reached a critical stage they were all -- Oh, wait, you meant in the game. Okay, well, this one time, on Hoth, my Gunslinger was riding along on her speeder when she stopped to kill a couple of Imps. Pew! Pew! That's when my eye was drawn to some movement at a nearby snow drift - or maybe it was a chunk of spaceship wreckage. I forget. Anyway, it was just the wind, randomly blowing snowflakes up and over the drift. Now, maybe some of you will get this and maybe some of you won't, but to me, that tiny little easily overlooked detail was EPIC beyond measure. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Free the horta!!!

Maybe, maybe not. It's not necessarily a bad thing when devs leave. It might even be a good thing. What if the ones leaving are the ones responsible for the game's problems? Now that they are out of the way, maybe things can get better!

I'm not happy with SWTOR at present but I don't see how Tera is going to pose much of a threat. For all its flaws, real or imagined, SWTOR is still Star Wars (a lot more Star Wars than STO was ever Star Trek, IMO) and lots of folks reeeaaally like Star Wars. Tera? I'd never even heard of it until people here started mentioning it.

/e Louis Armstrong I see me me me Ev-er-y-where It seems unfair But I don't care And I think to myself It's a Me Me Me World

I wouldn't read too much into it. The timing seems about right. I am, however, only an old PC game enthusiast and know little of the ways of marketing.

You know you are on a Dead Server if everyone is wearing tie dyed armor, chowing down on veggie burrito consumables, and following the band from planet to planet recording concerts so they can trade the tapes with each other.

Perhaps the Original Poster should hire a professional voice actor to read/perform/interpret the Original Post, and then post the video on youtube for all the world to see and enjoy! In fact, I think we should all do that. Text is... well, it's just plain old archaic. No way to tell a story, that's for sure. Now, who could I get to do the VOs for my posts? Does Clint Eastwood do VO work? Bill Shatner? Anyone know? Morgan Freeman would be perfect, but I suspect he's inundated with VO requests. Hmm, I wonder if Rich Little can do a convincing Morgan Freeman. Might be worth looking into...

That's the one I hate the most in this game. And they just keep piling them on. Mission: Imps Gotta Go! Part One: Use the Force General Duo: These Imperials are oh so unpleasant, but some of them are pretty smart! They've invented a new super laxative against which no constipation can stand! Since they cut off our supply lines last week we've been forced to live off our ample store of processed Cophrigin horned goat cheese. We need that laxative to keep this operation moving! 1. Steal the the laxative formula. 2. Steal the ingredients for the laxative formula. 3. Steal more ingredients for the laxative formula. 4. Steal the final ingredients for the laxative formula. Mission Complete! Part Two: Unstoppable General Duo: Great work, <playername>! This operation is up and running again in a big way! Still, those Imperials are oh so unpleasant, and something must be done. Player: I sense you are about to reveal an ingenious plan. General Duo: That's sure some good sensing you've got there, <class>! With this formula and these ingredients we've been able to create more super laxative than we need, so it's only fair that we share the love! Ready to loosen things up a bit in the Imperial Camps? 1. Place super laxative in the coffee at the Eastern Imperial Camp. 2. Place super laxative in the coffee at the Western Imperial Camp. 3. Place super laxative in the coffee at the Northern Imperial Camp. 4. Place super laxative in the coffee at the Southern Imperial Camp. Mission Complete! Part Three: Not a Square to Spare General Duo: Reports are coming in, you've sure got those Imps are hopping! Now it's time to deliver the coo... the coop... the final blow! Time to hit 'em where it hurts and wipe the Empire off this planet for good! 1. Steal the toilet paper from the port-o-potties in the Eastern Camp. 2. Steal the toilet paper from the port-o-potties in the Western Camp. 3. Steal the toilet paper from the port-o-potties in the Northern Camp. 4. Steal the toilet paper from the port-o-potties in the Southern Camp. Mission Complete! General Duo: Great work, <playername>! It's been an honor and a privilege! I really mean that! Take this as a token of our gratitude for all that you've done to relieve this planet of Imperial oppression! Ship Item Received: Golden Toilet Seat. Choose one of the following: 50 lbs. Processed Cophrigin Goat Cheese/Lifetime Subscription to Fiber Force Magazine.

So, somewhere in the vicinity of 12.5 people, assuming an average weight of around 160 lbs. per person.

What! That's outrageous! There better be some way for people who already bought the game to get that Jawa or I shall cry 'Moneygrabber!' and resub just so I can unsub to teach those evil marketeers a lesson!

How about... "Rest assured we are indeed endeavoring to facilitate a prompt response that will in essence produce an effect designed, and furthermore, intended to ameliorate a substantial portion of certain less than positive aspects of gameplay that some, but not necessarily all, of our valued and cherished customers may or may not be experiencing at this time." Personally, I'd like to hear this: "We have all but reached the conclusion that it would be best for all concerned if we temporarily replace all quest rewards, including but not limited to those earned in the PVE and PVP areas of the game, with tickets for FREE PONY RIDES, redeemable in the event that such rides should, at some point in the future, or, in the event of an unforeseen time loop, in the distant and/or remote past, be incorporated into your ongoing Star Wars the Old Republic saga." Because that would be well within a range of temperatures neither excessively warm nor cold in the extreme!

Meanwhile, at the Hall of Jedi Justice... Jedi Prosecutor: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, we have a dozen eye-witnesses who saw Jedi Joe tie those Jawas together and hang them over a clothesline. Jedi Defense: ANECDOTES! Jedi Prosecutor: We also have a series of screenshots-- Jedi Defense: PHOTOSHOP! Jedi Prosecutor: And videos-- Jedi Defense: CGI! Jedi Prosecutor: And Jedi Joe's signed confession. Jedi Defense: VENUSIAN SWAMP GAS REFLECTING OFF A FLOCK OF GEESE! (Jedi Joe stands up.) Jedi Joe: I did it. Yup. I tied those Jawas together and strung them over that clothesline. Jedi Defense: EVIL CLONE! (A dozen Jawas enter the hall, still tied together and dragging a clothesline behind them.) Jawas: Utinni! Nekkel juuvar obwegadada! Togo togu! Jedi Defense: HALLUCINATION DUE TO THE MOLDY RYE BREAD SERVED IN THE CAFETERIA TODAY! Jedi Judge: Well done, Jedi Defense. Case dismissed.

Pros: 1. On Hoth I stopped and watched wind-driven snow swirl and blow across a snowdrift. Beautiful. /e salute whoever did that. 2. My Zabrak Gunslinger. 3. My Sage's slight overbite. Seriously. It made her seem all the more real, even though she was a golden-skinned Mirialan with wacky facial tattoos and white hair. 4. Datacrons. Well. Except for the stupid-dev-trick Tatooine Balloon thing. 5. Jawas. They crack me up. Utinni! Also, the little blue elephant guys. Cons: 1. Planets that weren't all that much fun for me the first time around and to which I have no desire to send any alts. Taris, Balmorra, Corellia. 2. My Zabrak Gunslinger. 3. Cannot See Target. Still Cannot See Target. Use Sense of Smell Next Time. Oh, hey, wait 10 minutes until you Cannot See Target again! Whee! 4. Go paint "Empire Suxxorz" on the wall of a Northern/Southern/Eastern/Western Gas Station Restroom. 5. Had to really dig for 5 Pros, had to settle on 5 out of way too many Cons.

Well hello, GG! Fancy meeting you here. If I was a reviewer... In December, I would have given SWTOR high marks. In February, however, after the 'ooh shiny' phase was over... not so high.

How about that Tython? It's a miracle world! There's a place next to the Jedi Academy where not one, not two, but three streams - each with a waterfall - feed into one pool, and the level of that pool never ever rises. It's a miracle. Is there a hole at the bottom of the pool? Or a really thirsty sarlacc (that was someone's pet before it got to be too big and was subsequently abandoned)?

First off, Randy, let me say I really enjoyed your song 'Forever and Ever, Amen' and I'm not a big country music fan, although I do enjoy the work of old school country music greats like Johnny Horton and Patsy Cline. Now then, getting back to the topic at hand: They all have their problems, yes, but as much as I came to despise Cryptic for their, shall we say, 'unconventional' interpretation of Star Trek, I still played STO for a year and a half because the game behind all the Star Trek props and decorations was - drum roll - *fun*. With SWTOR, I didn't make it to the third month. Once the 'new' wore off it became painfully clear that the game behind all the Star Wars props and decorations is lacking that one crucial element that - for me - can make up for vast quantities of dev-ilish blunders and oversights: it just isn't all that much fun. In fact, at times it's downright dull. Bottom line: new or old, I can overlook a lot if the game keeps me entertained. If not, I'll not keep throwing money at it while hoping the devs will come around to my way of thinking. That would be... illogical.