RP-ER here as well. There is a lot of things I want. Chief among them being speech bubble (seriously yes). I feel this would make the world look less static. I also want he rp options that have been already mentioned. Think about it SWG (a game that was released before WoW) had one of the most immersive enviornments seen in an MMO. No X amount of years later that has yet to be replicated. I want a guarantee that at some stage my inquisitor and agent storylines will be continued. I want my legacy to be expanded on-meeting my rival or sibling in a storyline. Right now all it is is a graphic on the screen showing me a family tree. There is a lot of other stuff too. But those for a start would be great.

Fair enough you are entitled to your opinion. In every other MMO they have them so I fail to see why we cannot have them in this one. Then again this is down to subjective opinion. I really want the game to succeed. It’s just at the moment I have “0” faith in the devs to turn the ship around and make this game the success it could be. Oh and hands up who misses SWG even the NGE SWG? I Know I sure do (for all its faults)

So honestly where do you think it is headed? I hope it does well I really do. I have a lot of concerns though. Chief among them being – have they bitten off more than they can chew. By this I mean will we get expansions whereby the storyline is actually progressed? Can they actually afford to add full character and arc storylines that are fully voiced? Will sub numbers settle where by the devs can actually say that the game is being profitable? Will we ever see the hinted at features. The big example being the space section. There was quotes flying around shortly after launch that they had “big plans” for this section of the game. I would also like to see the legacy idea expanded on. Right now NOTHING excites me about it. Apart from maybe plotting a family tree etc. The perks and mcguffins do absolutely nothing for me and I don’t care about them. What I do dream of seeing is crossover stories to so with your legacy tree. Ie meeting your nemesis/spouse/sibling in a storyline. Imagine having legacy storyline where you interact with your legacy characters. A scenario where your bounty hunter nemesis tracks you down pops into my head. I don’t know I really enjoy the game but I fear for it. The one thing I would actually be happy to see are speech bubbles (small I know but I feel it adds to the game. Right now it feels like all characters are mutes). So what is your opinion. What are your fears/concerns for it?

Dunno, kind of underwhelmed, and its not on my priority list of "things to have". I just want my speech bubbles!

Reasons for me are simple. The game at the moment offers a very tangible sense of “I want to see what happens next” that no other game is doing right now. I am playing 2 characters in tandem at the moment and it feels like every night I am playing I am catching up on the latest episode of the clone wars. That for me at the moment is one of the main reasons. I also see that after the merges etc there is a healthy influx of players on my server so that is always a plus. At the moment I feel that the game is going to achieve a lot content wise down the line. However I do still have my concerns. My main one being is can they (bioware/ea) afford to add the afore mentioned content we expect? I know there is an “expansion” coming down the line. But lets face it, this is just going to be a very big patch that you have to pay for. I am worried that we are never going to see character storyline progression- world storyline progression. With all the voice over content etc, at the moment it just seems like something that can’t be done. I really want to see the space element fleshed out. Everytime it is mentioned we are told “that there is something in the works”- I just don’t believe them. If this were the case we would have SOME hint of whats happening. Also …I WANT MY SPEECH BUBBLES!

Force Lightning is frikkin awesome!!

Sorry if I am being a div but legacy will transfer as well right?

om gonna go with slim to none

kinda confused? can i range dps in a group or am I just melle dps?

I rolled on tomb from LC. Its a great server. We should make guild for the people who went there. I seen one empire side called "Calypho Scum"

re rolled here from LC, ye guys are awesome so far. Get this I actually grouped, with people for normal quest. First time I got lots of social points

we need chat bubbles...like yesterday

Great discussionn guys. I have to say my new server home is treating me well so this is definitely a good upswing for me. I am also finding the re roll refreshing. so the game still has me for the forseeable future anyway

couldn't take it any more, my IA has been indefinitely retired in favour of re rolling a SI on the tomb of fredon nad

ya see i read it as that as well (1-12 f2p model). dont think anyone is certain what way they are going

I read that, and that is part of the reason for my concern. Does F2p necessarily mean the game is a failure though?

It's very hard to ignore the various harbingers of doom that have popped up over the months. Since my own rp server (Lord Kalypho) has turned into a ghost fleet, i abandoned my IA and went to a better populated server. This is within 6 months of playing. Something I never thought that I would have been doing in the first year. I have defended swtor tooth and nail since day one, but even i had a bit of "oh dear...maybe I have been wrong" as I was re-rolling another character last night. So being honest, are any of the die hard defenders of the game starting to feel the same way?

Ok so I couldn't take it any more. I abandoned my lvl 42 agent. Re rolled a SI on the tomb of Freedon Nadd. Just couldn't cope with playing with just 25 odd people on one server. Fix BW please

The one thing I will miss if I do decide to depart is the great storyline. That was a stroke of genius

Yes completely yes. The load times have been one of the main deal breakers. I have not returned yet to wow. But i am on the fence

Also as a foot note in regards to the optimization. I logged back into AoC to see if my machine was outdated enough not to run it. Not a hitch in firing it back up.

Thing is I love the game I really do. Just important aspects are missing for me. Chat bubbles are also a big thing for me I need them to RP. I don't want to go but I know that the community aspect on this game is driving a wedge here for me.

Well it been a little under 6 months and the wrinkles are starting to show in my beloved game. I really (REALLY) miss the feel of an open world. I do understand that planets like tatooine etc are open but it still feels linear. The environments are too static (or maybe I have been playing too much skyrim lol). I also do not like the system performance of the game. Now I realise that my rig would be considered old (3 years ish) but I do think it could be better optimised. Loading take foreeever! Also my server feels ...dead i guess. I know its not as it is one the few pvp rp servers out there. It’s just that people don’t seem to talk to one another. I really don’t want to go back to “a certain MMO”. I do miss certain aspects of it though. Is there anyone on the same fence as me?

I ll post a question as well. Like I have said before it really is starting to effect my enjoyment of the game

I hate the way this has not been mentioned yet. PvP be damned let me RP. I really dont care about levels or gear, I want to use my imagination with like minded players. I really need chat bubbles for this