I agree. Do you remember SWG, before there were speeders, and you got to walk everywhere? Remember how the terrain would slow you down, if you didn't take some scouting? "Sigh" good times.

32. I play as much as I can get away with (wife, and baby on the way). This is generally about 1-2 hours/day, so I guess about 10-14 hours/week. Still having a blast.

I play both sides of the fence. This is mainly because I really wanted to play Alliance, but my guild insisted on being evil for a change, so I rolled a BH. I've made 7 of my 8 slots so far. They are as follows: Bounty Hunter - Mercenary Sith Inquisitor - Assassin Sith Warrior - Juggernaut Imperial Agent - Sniper Trooper - Vanguard Jedi Consular - Sage Smuggler - Scoundrel I actually split my time evenly through both sides. This is probably counter productive, but I am having a blast. I really enjoy the challenge of the Alliance, since it seems about 2/3 of players are Sith.

I love this game! Excellent immersive storylines. It is great. I think it will be fine. Even if some of the naysayers leave, there will be plenty more new gamers to take up the game in their place.

"It's a trap!" - Admiral Ackbar

In the immortal words of Dark Helmet... "because good is dumb!"

I completely agree with the OP, and this. If my bad to the bone bounty hunter wants to take a time out from shooting people in the face, and style some fabulous hair - well then I should be able to do that. At very least someone should. It would also create some player interaction! Wouldn't that be great?

I love this game as well. I agree with the OP. There are a lot of players who enjoy the game, that do not take to the forums. I guess we're all too busy actually playing the game, and having fun, to flood the forums with redundant complaints. Truthfully, I only hit the forums while I am at work (as it gives me a Star Wars fix until I get home). However, it's true what the OP stated. Negativety only breeds negativety. These forums have more Trolls than WoW. Obviously, with new patches/updates, and SWTOR being a new game, there are bound to be bugs that need to be addressed. I, for one, would like to think that as a dedicated fan-base we will be tolerant and understanding of this. Bottom line - it is this fan-base that BW should cater too. If people want to leave, that is there choice. BW will care not. They already have the $60 that these missing players shelled out for the game, and, as an infant game, many new players will join the fold. Personally, I think this game has some staying power. I guess we'll see.

So was he merely "lucky" against Grievous too? Grievous had him beat as well. He just happened to be "lucky" that there was a blaster handy.

Nice! First one is Sask. Regina, SK here. Anyone else from Regina? There are a bunch of us from Sask on Rakata Mind Prison, and our guild (Storm Wraiths) is comprised of people from Sask/Alberta.

I am a DS Bounty Hunter. I shoot people just for the fun of it... but hey, that's just me. I agree with the OP though. "Most" of the DS choices involve keeping to your original contract, while others just seem to fit with the cool professionalism of a BH. There has been the odd time though where I choose the DS just to hear the npc's grovel.

Excellent responses guys. This is exactly the sort of constructive discussion I was after. I realized I forgot to add my opinion on the two. Things I liked better from SWG: Free World Roaming (I'm not really a keep on the path kinda person) Early Speeder Availability (I have limited play time each day. Running is a waste of my efforts). Just About the Best Damn Crafting Model of Any Game (Tell me I'm wrong) Player Driven Economy (Made it enjoyable to play a crafter) Player Owned Housing/Ships (I can only hold so much swag in my inventory) Things I like better in SWTOR: Immersive Storylines with a True Star Wars Feel (this is one thing that was missing from SWG) Obviously, Graphics/Detail (wonderful) Different PVP options/war-zones (Although they need to work on some banding - new characters shouldn't be fighting fully-kitted 50's) Just my humble opinions. This game is great though, and I am sure it will only continue to get better.

I'm not going to ask which is better. They are two different beasts. However, I know a lot of you played SWG. I was just wondering if we could do a thread comparing the two. Which aspects of which game do you like better, etc? Maybe, what would you like to see added?

Love it. Like many of you, I played SWG from launch, and well into the bastardization of the NGE. After that I tried other MMO's... WoW, AoC, CoH, Star Trek, EVE, Rift, Champions... just to name a few. However, there was always something missing from my experience. I'm a big Star Wars fan, and I gotta say that SWG ruined me for other games. In a lot of ways it was well ahead of its times, and when it was gone it left a huge void. I guess I have been looking for a genuine Star Wars experience since then. Truly, I feel I have found it here. Granted there are some bugs that need to be ironed out, but what game doesn't have growing pains right after launch? Obivously, I would like to see some of the positive suggestions added to this game, but in the mean time I will enjoy the immersive stories. I can definitely see myself sticking with this game. Oh, and I, too, am an alt-aholic.

I, for one, am a casual gamer. I only play for an hour, or so, at a time. Therefore, I appreciate the benefits of rest xp. I would like to be able to play with my guildies one day. Oh, and my highest characters are 17,11, and 5. 8)

This is so true! All these chicken little threads (the sky is falling), about "I'm going to quit." and "What will happen to the game when all the complainers leave?" are bogus. Lots of people didn't pre-order this game, myself included, and even more still will buy this game in days to come. I think we'll be ok.

I can't commit to a 6 month sub, but I'll bump your thread . I'm more of a month to month kinda person, but I can see myself sticking around for 6+ months. Afterall, I had longer subs in SWG, WoW, CoH, and AoC... and I too think this is a great game.

If you can unlock this mystery, can you let me in on it? Maybe I could get my wife on board. She only lets me play an hour, or so, a day.

I was on Starsider as well. From launch, Pre-CU, Post-CU, Post-NGE (sigh). Master TK Master Doc Err... I guess Elder Master Medic (NGE) Now I am on Rakata Mind Prison.

Bapa Jones (the original Mon Cal Bounty Hunter) You can find me, and the rest of the Storm Wraiths (we ran with TRM for awhile) on Rakata Mind Prison. I roll as Kursur now.

Lignite Lou - Starsider (Then) Kurur - Rakata Mind Prison (Now)

I am also a former WoW player, as well as a long list of other MMO's (including the notorious SWG Pre-CU/Post-CU/Post-NGE but I digress). I think BioWare has done a fantastic job with this game. I am having a blast, and find myself very engrossed with the character driven storylines. Good job BioWare! I applaud all of the OP suggestions. They are excellent thoughts/ideas. A couple of things that I would like to see are: 1.) A better mode of travel. Let me buy a speeder or something. Running around on foot until Level 25+ is monotonous. Especially, if you level more than one character. 2.) An advanced crafting/gathering system (with usefull/sought after items). Let the players drive that economy! 3.) Banded/Tiered PVP. Similar to what Warhammer online had. Sure I can go get beat up by Level 50's in PVP, but is it any fun? Just a few thoughts.

Caught that did you? Evidently I have far too much time on my coffee break... either that or OCD.

Ok, fine. I'll play along. So far, I'm at: Zabrak, Mercenary Mirialan, Sage Sith, Sorcerer Human, Trooper

Mine would all be Mon Cal, but for some reason they do not exist as a playable race. What a disappointment. I saw one as a companion though, so maybe they will be added with a future update/expansion. One can only hope.