Probably trying to forget that last game too. Don't get me wrong. Great game, but what a way to lose. So close. Anyone from Baltimore do get togethers or anything? I'd love to go to Pax East, but the timing is always bad. Maybe next year.

Ugh.. I'm still going through the healing process. Please don't set me back by bringing football into my MMO.

Why do you have to sell it on Nar Shaddaa? You can't sell it anywhere else? Just curious.

Have you seen the size of the thread? The amount of time is not the main issue, it's that it's a total waste of time. Why have everyone jump through boring hoops just to get to the fun? The orbital stations are like long loading screens but worse. Actually, I'd prefer a two minute loading screen (also I really doubt it's less than 2 minutes) At least you can go get a drink or take a bio-break during loading screens. Orbital stations remind me of the game "Desert Bus". Google it if you want to hear about a game so boring that they play marathons of it for charity events now.

You do realize that this is a game and not real life, right? Creating a space port on a planet is not a big endeavor like building an airport in real life. They could either make a space port OR (even better and less taxing on the devs) just let your ship land on the planet's surface. If the Falcon can land inside of a giant space worm, surely my Mantis can land on a planet's surface. My point is, it's a GAME, not real life, and the devs make the world. If something isn't fun, they CAN change it.

In the other MMO I play (Lord of the Rings Online) there's a "Lucky HorseShoe" that you can take as a quest reward. Nobody knows what it does and the devs have been really coy about the whole thing. Players have been talking about it in the forums forever and nobody can figure it out, not even the stat crunchers. I hate that!

I've been holding on to this thing for the past few levels too. If there's no use for it, I'd love to get it out of my inventory. I'll feel like an idiot if I find out I need it for something later though.

WoW is going to be a WoW killer. The outdated, cartoony graphics and lack of cool new ideas (panda bears ???) is going to slowly kill it off. Of course it will take a while. They've already lost more players than SWTOR has right now and they're still sitting at 10 million according the the last Blizzard earnings call.

You're right, it's not every planet, but even one orbital station is one TOO MANY. Love the game. Hate running down corridor after empty corridor for seemingly no reason.

That being said, it's all a minor issue. I don't want to give the impression that I'm hating the game because of this inconvenience. Overall I'm having a fantastic time.

I was just thinking how much I hate orbital stations in this game and I thought I'd google it to see if anyone else felt the same way. Looks like they do! I really could care less if it makes sense for immersion or being true to the SW universe. Lots of things would make the game more true to the universe, but that doesn't mean they'd make the game more fun. It's like the beginning of episode 4. Do you really think it took the droids ten minutes to walk through the desert before being captured by jawas? I'm sure it took a LONG time. However, I'm perfectly happy that they didn't show them shuffling through the sand for five hours before being captured. It'd be more real, but it sure wouldn't be a movie I'd want to see. If it's not fun, it should be improved. Why else do I spend my money and free time on this game every month?

Thanks guys. This is great info. I'm now leaning towards Gunslinger. So far I'm loving the storyline and the play style of the smuggler. My main is a Bounty Hunter which is a blast too. Funny how I figured I'd be playing a Jedi or a Sith Warrior when I unpackaged the game on Christmas morning, and now I'm having a blast with the ranged classes.

I've just turned level ten and have a decision to make. I solo play PvE probably 98% of the time and I'm trying to decide which direction to take my smuggler. I REALLY like the idea of stealth field generators and sneaking up on enemies, but I don't think I'll need the healing since I rarely group. It also sounds kind of cool to have more DPS capability. Which is easier for mostly solo play? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

Forgot to mention I'm on the Juyo server - smuggler named "National Boh"

Used to live in Fell's Point, moved out to Carroll County a few years back.