I don't know how many subs are active now, but I can see how many active players logs in the game on the last weekend - about 1500-2500 per server. Well, there is about 215 servers, so we have about - 2500 x 215 = 537.5k active players on the weekend (peak of the activity!) in the most optimistic way. I guess this game will have about 500k active subs untill ME3 release. And the subs will be decreasing. It really depends on the next patch on the march - how many subs will be canceled soon after the game with the same gameplay and the similar setting will be released. I think If the SWtOR still remain another good singleplaying game with some co-op features many people will not paying for that, but they will buy ME3 (like me ).

Well, I'm not surprised. You are just selfish. It's truth. You want to play mmo like singleplayer games when everybody just NPC and doing only you want it from them. And even game mechanics must working only on your way. Ah, well. May we have asking your first before we can join to server where you play? It's ridiculous! If someone annoying you by many blind invites and ask nothing to your whisper - just ignore him. It's no need to make over 9000 posts on the forum. Sometimes I do blind invites to other people that killing same mobs on daily quest and someone tell me that I'm rude. And we killed twice more mobs separetaly. This is example of really rude and unfriendly behavior that destroying any mmo-comunity. Sometimes I whisper to person that spaming about looking ppl for some quest and they ask me nothing. And I just imagine that cause make them ignoring me, then I invite him. He declines and stay silence This is another example of really rude and unfriendly behavior that destroying any mmo-comunity. And so on. Singleplaying minded people dont know that its destroying their future gameplay. He still playing like swtor is another kotor. I see no probems with blind invites. You can just accept and see or decline. You can ask persons - what do they need. You can add him to ignore list if he spamming you with invites. It's no need another rules or tools for that. It's not really problem at all. Not like lagging, decreasing servers population or easy and short end-content.

I know your type of player - one of them start teaching me in the general chat when I looking for heroic quest party. He typed "lol it's solo dude", "I do it my 12lvl" and etc., but after half-hour he starting looking for party to himself. I've already done it with great 4ppl party and funny chatting during we killing mobs. Well and solo-questing "dude" are still ignoring by other players, cause nobody want to group with such annoying person. It's the massive multiplayer online rpg. It's the one of the most simpliest thing to understand. Other people can do anything not only you want from them. And you can ignore them or try to take the chance to make new friends. It's only up to you. One day you are wondering that no one player except you on your server. Will you happy this day? Seems so it is.

Socializing are the most important thing in every MMO games. Some people are good and friendly, others - really annoying one. You have powerful "ignore" spell to avoid their. Well, I re-read your first post but did not believe you. I played about more dozen mmorpg, and mainly cases when person hated other peoples, it's only one way has to solution - the really reason in its person, not the others people. I played swtor from beta and always need to find people to party, and calling out for half-hour or even hour sometimes. So-called "ninja-inviting" was about half-dozen times - and always it was a missclicking or misunderstood by similar quest-naming. I had use ignore people only one time for annoying reapitable ninja-looting from one player, who ask no one on the questions and continue. The key for the good multyplayer's gameplay are simple - be friendly, never lazy to ask another time other people (swtor text log full of useless thrash), help others, never be silent, and ever hope the any other person are doing same. I've never understand that topics. You have all that you needed tools in this game to avoid from person you wan't played with, but you typed so many posts, for what? ps. I see the greater part of people in the SWtOR prefer solo-questing and it's no good for game and community and the future to both of it. I see the some people even blame the other players who want to grouped with others in mmorpg or asked that he/she done it solo - it's so ridiculous and strange - I had better to finish my post and seek normal friendly cooperative players in the game. Excuse me, but I think that this topic are totally useless.

Every declines party invite do the more people ignoring multyplayers gaming in the future. Every players who prefer solo-gaming kills SWtOR gaming community. Every day that anyone can't find party make decision to cancel subscription easier. So, come on, play like its solo-game but do not whine that server population decimate after several months. It's simple but weird people can't think about it.

One of the weird swtor players who untill wonder that not single-player game, but still playing like it's KotOR 3 and everywhere just a NPC. Click on the invite button is esiest way to add someone to party instead of start talking. If I see the someone who kill the same mobs as I need it - I always invite him. And rarely it's someone like post-starter who blame me with the wisper "you so rude! I'm never accept inite without 10kB whispers" and so on. Just relax! It's only game. And I'm talking to your by party-chat, just accept to invite the party before. Think positively, make friendly to other players and everyone be alright.

1. This game has really problems with high-end level content's difficulty. It's astoundingly easy! My guild are casual. We raiding 2/7 with my guildmates about 3 hours per raid, and this week we completed 4/5 NM EV + HM 5th boss in EV and HM 5/5 KP. 2. This game has really problems with bugs. Yesterday we spent more than 4 or 5 tries to complete 4th event in EV. Buttons on pillars just bugged and bugged from try to try - some moment its became inactive and we are do nothing except wipe. And I not talking about evading daily mobs, broken loot system in N ops, bugged UI and so on. 3. This game has really problems with lags. Its seems so game's engine doesn't support more 20+ ppl in small area. And this is completely disabled any massive PvP. 4. There is some ppl lived in GMT+2, +3 an so on, who saying "Thank you so much, Bioware!" Maintenance on the weekend in american's time is the one from the most annoying thing that you can invent. 5. I like story-based leveling and new FP and OP's bosses (added in last big patch) are good, but game almost haven't high-end content still. Hope Bioware working on it or soon I'll have nothing to do in this game.