Nah, the repub sides storyline are bad. This was reported multiple times in beta. There is no incentive to be a repub either. Other games have introduced mechanics which entice players to switch to less populated sides. DAoC had - xp if u were on popular side and +xp if u were on light side. In a game where instead of a zone getting overcrowded it just creates a new instance it isnt uncomfortable for the popular side because there is no overcrowded hunting areas. So people dont switch.... That's on bioware 100%

Im on 1 of the busiest servers. A pvp server to boot. Today I logged in at about 8:30pm EST and went to Illum. There was no repubs at all on the battlefield and 2 instances worth of ops group on Imperial side. I left because its not fun running around picking up crates, let alone when your competing with 20 people for those crates. Then I go to Fleet at about 9ish pm and que for warzones.....I just logged off at 9:40 because not 1 single game had popped. a PVP server where I cant PvP.....this game is doomed.

I have tried making this comparison as well. However, there is 1 thing people keep forgetting. SWToR isnt competing against WoW in 2004, it is competing against WoW in 2011 and beyond. This is how markets work. If I start an automobile company and decide to build a sportscar, customers do not care if I am doing a better job than they did when they 1st built a Porche. They will only buy my product if it is better than the Porche of today. *note* I need to take a shower after comparing WOW to a Porche.

I cant understand the people defending this using the "immersion" defense. Is it immersive that it takes you 1 second to travel accross the universe to another planet but then takes 5 minutes to get from your spaceship to the planet?

Ok , I am not a doom sayer about this game. I see problems, I am honest about them, but I also see good things too. However, your post is ridiculous for 1 reason. People are allowed to state an opinion, and it does NOT have to be based on actual provable evidence. Opinions do not have to be based in fact or show critical thinking. They can be based on personal taste, or something even more remote and nonsensical. There is nothing you can do about it. Saying "this game will fail" is no different than saying "XXX team will win the Superbowl." Its an opinion often just stated to get people's ire up(in other words to troll.) It worked on you it appears.

To all these people crying no end game. Tell me 1 game that had more endgame content at release than this 1? WoW certainly did not. It had 1 functioning dungeon for max lvls players and the loot tables were broken. AoC wasnt even close. Rift had some, but it was less than this. EQ wasnt even close, most came in well after release. I never played Aion or EQ2 so I cant speak to them. But in all fairness, I have never played a themepark MMO that had much to do at max lvl, at least not when game was released. This game actually has some things, even if it still isnt enough.

I drive my car every day. It works great. I drive my car today and it broke down. Im gonna sue Friday because it broke my car.

So wait. SWTor is a cyber weapon??? WOW Well then, I am certain the defense department will be buying the game from Bioware. I should go invest. I almost feel bad for all our enemies around the world. prepare to have your video cards destroyed by our new secret weapon! muahahah.

selection in preferences which makes it so companions returning from missions dont close every window we have open. Its very frustrating when you are in the middle of a well thought out CSR ticket. Or when you spend time finding something on the market. Its even mildy annoying when your fighting something to have this window appear. Cant we opt to have it so we get a chat notice like we do when crafting an item? I see no reason against it, does anyone?

Its "the world revolves around me" syndrome. If I am not happy and do not play this game, it cannot possibly be a success. Right?

A couple points... This isnt the 1st game with massive population imbalances at release. WoW had it. DAoC had it worse then even this game. In all examples, it evened out over time. This happened because being on the popular side was often uncomfortable for player. There was competition for spawns , less places to make money etc. However, the instancing in this game doesnt let the people on IMP side get uncomfortable at all. I play IMP and I play on 1 of the most populated servers. Still, there is no competition for anything. DAoC implemented a xp bonus for the low pop side and a penalty to the high pop side. The % was relative to the size of the imbalance. I think something along those lines may be in order in this game as well. But, I think some of the complainers also need to recognize that this imabalance does kind of fit with the Star Wars lore as well. I think ImP should (and likely will) always have more people. After all, it is an EMPIRE.

Pro tip: Look at the time of your post...think that has anything to do with the low numbers? I hate it when people dont play games at 4:20 am.

Yes, Im a vigilante. I do my daily quests and as I do them I pass a chest. When I pass the chest I see the same botter guy every day. I report him and update that report. At this point, this thread isnt about 1 guy macroing anymore. It is about the FACT that the ticket system in this game, the customer service overall, is utterly non-existant. If it is your server, you would care that this guy, likely a chinese farmer is doing what he is doing with no recourse. People in general on Ilum talk about him all day, several have reported him, yet there he is for 100+ hours straight. Yep, Im a vigilante....

yea, cause a lvl 13 macroing a chest on a lvl 50 planet for 106 straight hours is SO good for the game. Please stop trolling. This is more about the lack of response by any ingame support than anything....

I thought I would update this thread.... It has now been 106 stright hours of macro looting for this player......yep, thats right he is still there. Of course my ticket was closed. So I made another....