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The WoW discussion is more comparison, not excuse, i think. A comparison that not all launches of anywhere near this scale run without flaw. However i dont think it fair to call last night a "mistake". For at least a week now they have been discussing the brief downtime for the actual game launch. They have been frankly sharing realistic timeframes, server delays and other information with customers. Im still thinking its being managed well despite the small inconveniences. I think even the creators were abit surprised by just how much interest there is in the game. The game will work. The game has worked. The game will work again.

I totally agree. I was amazed how smooth the launch has been and then I popped on the forums and you'd think it was trash and everything was breaking. It took at least 3 weeks to be able to play WoW comfortably after launch without all the DCs and lag...and that was after you finally got onto the server. People need to take a nice deep breath and calm the hell down. Prepare something else to do while you're in queue and you'll be just fine. Gamers, sci-fi and anime geeks are not exactly known for their rational thinking and patience when excited...but try, try hard.

More and more Michiganders. Sooo awesome. Had about 2 hours to play this weekend due to friends coming in to party for the holiday, but really looking forward to adding more of you to the friend list once i have a little more time to hop on this week. Time for another question! Did secret santa with some people this week and picked up a preorder of the game for one of them. Did anyone else get SW:ToR as a Christmas gift for a friend or family member? What made you do it? The person I got it for is not a SW fan but has played multiple MMO's and I know he'll love the gameplay.

Holy goodness 25 minute queue! Well I am going to mess with the Vent server options. If anyone wants the info please let me know and I'd be happy to PM them. I'll be kicking around in here most of the night.

1. Server and char name: Played since Vanilla sooo many servers including Firetree, Haomarush, Terokkar, Tanaris and Whisperwind. Characters- PrincessKupo, Pomagranate, Persimmon, Gerbera 2. Why did you leave WoW: Sadly it was getting a little repetitive, particularly relating to others. Guild created, fun leveling environment, high levels help low levels, high levels get frustrated and want to raid- lots of yelling, high levels break from guild and fail at raiding for months while people learn to raid-even more yelling, join bigger raiding guild and start again, hyperraiding for 8-10 hours a day-so much yelling, overload, WoW break, reroll rinse and repeat. 3. are you going to play SWTOR perm?: We shall see. It's all new at the moment so of course everyone is crazy over playing. Once things settle and raiding and long term play structures are determined I'll know better if I'm in for the years I spent WoWing it up. But I'll give it a solid 3-6 months easily

Oh they did. But I'm a woman, they are men and I keep my pimphand strong<yeah right> when it comes to defending my city and my hockey team xD One of them in particular is heavy on the America/Canada jibes, but it is all in fun. They know I only keep them around for their accents <3 You got it. I get out of here at 5pm. Gotta figure out dinner after that sooooo I'll probably send that out about 6-6:30ish.

Soooo I think my Murder Mitten guild name has been overruled by my dear Canadian friends. Instead it will be Galactic Space Wizards if we can manage to get the name. Anyone notice how serious and dull all the guild names have been? "FURY" "HEROS" "AllianceSaviors" "Light Side Players". Ugh! Then again I came from WoW where guilds were always "ITrippedandFell" or "RollingwithmyGnomies". What do you look for in a guild name? Well I don't know about anyone else, but Friday means an attempted all nighter of play for me! I'll probably be setting up the Ventrilo server tonight if anyone just wants to pop in and hang out while we play. I'll gladly PM anyone the info once I'm out of work tonight. Otherwise hop on to Canderous Ordo and say hi!

Exactly! xD Hands free.

Alrighty, I'm Kindle, Pomegranate and Durian on Canderous Ordo Light Side Hope to see you all in game!

Yeeeah about that.....Thought it would be a brill idea to get a lightup keyboard. And it was. But it lacks a num pad and num lock. I'll have to go in and rebind the keyboard keys to autorun x.x Going without your gamer tools huh? Brave man. I was just planning my way home so that I can be on as quickly and efficiently as possible. Suggestions for the best gaming dinner?

Hurray! Just got my early access email. Sadly only halfway through the workday x.x Anyone else going to be in for the first time since Beta tonight?

See, I think that voicechat makes me more productive. I dont want to waste my time standing around in game while I type something out to a friend when i can run and hit a hot key at the same time....usually xD I'm not the queen of multitasking unfortunately. I love the voicechat because I, personally, can get a better feel for people when they're speaking than typing. My own personality comes across easier as well. The social aspect of the MMO is my favorite thing. The sociology and psychology behind group gameplay is fascinating. I do, however, realize it's not for everyone. But I welcome you to pop in and voicechat at least sometime. It can add a whole nother super fun layer to the game But only because I'm the most super fun person ever. And not even remotely pushy xD

Funny, this is my boyfriend's idea of a Friday night in bed xD November 16th here.

Question time! What VoiP(voicechat) server does everyone use? Do you prefer Skype? Teamspeak? Ventrilo? In game chat<gag>? I was always partial to Ventrilo myself. I've used it for about 5 years playing WoW. I have a personal server subscription for the next 3 months. If anyone is interested I'd be happy to PM the info for your use. I want to say it's a 50 man server. Voicechat is one of my favorite aspects of MMO gaming. I love how it allows for the opportunity to get to know the people you're playing with a little bit better. ....and that it allows you to cry out when you're a sweet little healer getting drilled by overpowering aggro