Here is the problem for me. The game has a lot of potential, but at the same time I can see that it will take a lot of work to make it shine.
What is wrong?
1. The game needs a high-end PC to run properly. What is the point of having amazing graphics if we have to play it at 'Bottom Low' setting just to get enough Frames to be tolerable? I saw the game on my friends Top-of-the-market PC and my jaw dropped. Currently I cannot enter battles (PvE and PvP) without a decrease in speed and gameplay quality and I still have my settings low, drivers updated etc.
FIX: Programmers need to make the game run better at the box requirements. Not everyone can buy a new PC just to play Star Wars better.
2. While the addition of voice in the entire game is amazing, the dialogues themselves can become boring often. There is no real excitement in most of the Republic quests.. and that feels like a waste of resources. I still appreciate the voices and cutscene dialogues, but for some reason I am also bored of the repetitive quests.
FIX: Re-write or replace certain quests to make the game have a better grip on the player and the flow of the story. When I as a player get tired and bored after 1 hr of questing, I feel I have to report this as a possible problem.
3. Favoritism to the Imperial Side. I recently started my second character as an Imperial and there are differences that make/break the game (map layouts, story progression, costumes, better visual effects, better fleet colors, more interesting voice choices etc) Why not give proper artistic care to the Republic side too? It is not that the Imperials are perfect.. but there have been a lot of visual mistakes corrected/avoided. For the player that never tries the Imperials, the game will probably leave a worse impression.
FIX: Give more artistic care to the Republic side, if nothing else.. for better server balance. That includes cosmetic changes to the Fleet, PvP & PvE Armors and Visual effects.
4. PvP needs more attention. While it can be fun to play, the frame speed changes make me feel it needs constant micro-tweaking and improvements from Bioware. The playing hours and the server population can literally make a player drop PvP altogether if the waiting time is more than 30 mins for each match. The point reward system need to be changed as lately I see groups of players standing still at a flag point, just gathering defense rewards, ignoring the game itself.
FIX: Make cross-server PvP as soon as possible Bioware. It is needed dearly. Also please keep searching for ways to improve the frame rates as it tends to become a slideshow often while in a Warzone.
I would also like to see the following at some point:
- More Character customization (new hairstyles, cosmetics, in-game hair changes)
- Dyes or at least color choices for the Chest piece.
- Companion armor needs coordination too.
- More speeder choices, coloring speeders.
- Spaceship customization.
- Faster ways for transportation withing map areas.
- Less loading between dead zones (entry spaceports, waiting areas etc)