Why would anyone hate you? The only thing, that's a little annoying, is the fact that we get onyl 4 body types to choose from. I mean I get why they did it back then, but more options are always better. At least when it comes to character creation.

Yesterday I had a few mails in my mailboxes which sent me my missing gear, which obviously was accidentally deleted. Also all of my companions had their trousers missing, which I thought was kind of odd, but those were either in my inventory or attached to said mail. So maybe you guys will get your cosmetic gear the same way.

Well, let's talk profit and use only the official numbers as reference: First there were 2.4 Millions sales for an estimated average of 60 USD each, which means they grossed 144 Million USD from box sales only. Then there was at least one months with 1.7 Million paying subscribers, which adds up to 25.5 Million USD and lastly three months with at least 1.3 Million subscribers, which means additional 58.5 Milliion USD revenue. So all in all they made at least 228 Million USD in their first four months, which means they have earned the costs of develeopment and have broken even fairly fast. I don't know if that's enough for EA to keep on funding the game, but at the moment it seems to generate a steady income and supposedly earns its costs, so why wouldn't they?

I've subbed for 6 months and I plan renewing that subscription, if the game keeps captivating me the way it has.

Yeah, I like that one, too. It's obvious that our descisions can't make an impact on the persistent world, but those letters give them a little more meaning.

I loved Hoth and Belasavis, because Hoth just feels like you'd imagine Hoth. If anything this planet is way too small (same goes for Tatooine). Also Belsavis feels like it should: it's a prison planet and thus it's big and confined. On the other hand, I didn't like Quesh much and I don't care for the city planets much either. But that's just me, I guess.

I have fairly good computer and I have no FPS-issues whatsoever.

Right! How DARE they not to develop a compliemtary program for underrepresentated phone-OSs? And while we're at it: Where is the Symbian-version?

The only thing that is considered "noobish" is keyboard-turning, i.e. not using the mouse for movement at all.

You could bind TAB to "Target nearest enemy". It's an option and it works fine for me.

Well what do you expect? WoW has had a huge influence on the MMO community and since some people actually WANT this game to be WoW with lightsabers, it's only natural that they just project their language to TOR. It's also a smart move, because this way they don't have to overexert their cognitive capacities and are able concentrate on the really important issues, like complaining about missing features.

I quite liked Diablo 1 and 2, because back then the idea of Hack'n'Slay RPGs was new and fresh and Diablo 2 took the whole thing to the next level, but I never finished another one of those after D2 and i tried some of the better ones like Titan Quest or Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance. That said: I'll propably buy Diablo 3. I might not do so directly when it comes out, but I will eventually. But I don't see this as a real MMO or a substitution for TOR. It's just another single player game, I'll play on the side. As for GW2: I'm already playing 2 MMOs (TOR and LotRO) simultaneously so a) I don't need a third and b) I haven't seen anything about GW2 that really makes me want to try this.

Good for you. But if you don't intend to discuss, then why start a thread? Just venting a little rage there, eh? Don't worry: Your secret's safe with me.

Also ganz ehrlich: Ich kann dieses Bedürfnis danach die Avatare anderer Spieler um sich rumhüpfen zu sehen nicht so ganz nachvollziehen. Ich meine auf den meisten Planeten ist zur Primetime eigentlich immer genug, so dass man für die heroischen Aufgaben meistens eine Gruppe findet, wenn man eine sucht. Die Flotten sind eh gut gefüllt, wenn man Lust auf Flashpoints hat und dann gibt's ja immer noch Gilden. Somit ist die soziale Interaktion eigentlich immer gegeben. Wenn ich aber alleine oder in einer Gruppe unterwegs bin, dann ziehe ich aus den Spielern um mich herum keinen besonderen Mehrwert. Die sind halt da und entweder klauen sie mir im schlimmsten Fall die Questmobs, oder im besten Fall helfen sie mir, wenn ich mich übernommen habe, aber im Endeffekt käme ich auch super ohne sie aus. Wie gesagt: Ich habe nichts gegen soziale Interaktion. Das ist sogar der Hauptgrund, aus dem ich MMOs spiele, aber dafür brauche ich keine Avatare andere Spieler um mich herum.

No, that's correct. You can queue one ability while the GCD lasts. It's actually a neat thing, but you also have to add that LotRO's combat is way slower than TOR's. That's not a bad thing, mind you, I still love LotRO, but you have to take this into account, if you want to compare the combat-systems.

I went through the thread and counted the positive, the negative and the neutral comments. I counted stuff like "potential" as neutral, while comments "boring" or "dated" counted as negative. The score up until now is: Postive: 39 Negative: 38 Neutral: 20

Great.

Mostly because it's pretty expensive, if you gather your materials with missions.

The same to you, good sir. You obviously are not cut out for this game, but don't worry: There are plenty of other MMOs out there for you and your 75 alleged friends.

10 or something. I have 1 Level 45 and a few twinks in their teens.

Naja das ist auch nicht ganz richtig. Da gibt es zum Beispiel den Bug mit den schwarzen Portraits (der jetzt laut Patchnotes gefixt ist), oder die Sache mit der Maus, mit der man auf einmal nur noch rechts klicken kann. Auch die Tatsache, dass bei meinem Krieger das Lichtschwert ausgefahren bleibt, wenn er irgendwas damit zerstört hat ist sicher nicht so gedacht. Was allerdings stimmt, ist dass es (zumindest in meinen Augen) keine wirklich unannehmbaren Bugs gibt und die Stabilität der Server und des Clients ist auf jeden Fall sehr ordentlich.

Vielleicht wäre eine Änderung der Sozial-Interfaces eine Lösung. So dass man im Prinzip einen komplett neuen Tab für die Gruppensuche bekommt und, wenn man eine Gruppe erstellt, man die Rollen, die benötigt werden angeben kann. Die Gruppe würde dann zur öffentlichen Gruppe und jeder der die Bedingungen desjenigen erfüllt, der die Gruppe eröffnet hat kann einfach mit einem Klick beitreten.

Also ich habe bei meinem Juggernaut jetzt 7 Tage auf dem Buckel und bin Level 45. Irgendwas muss ich wohl falsch machen, denn ich ich trödle eigentlich nicht großartig rum und mache so gut wie alle Quests und Bonusquests und ab und an auch mal gerne Raummissionen. Allerdings habe ich mich aus dem PvP so wie komplett rausgehalten.

Whiners, ranters and rage-quitters won't fix the game. They never fixed any game, because they are mostly being irrational and demand changes to cater to their needs and to noone elses. No the people who really help improving the game are the people who see the problems of the game and make constructive suggestions on how to fix those problems and tend to phrase those suggestion comprehensively and with as little passion as possible. Just try to imagine you were a developer. Who's contribution would you take more seriously, the one saying: "****! Teh game is broken bcuz it dont do what I expected! FIX ASAP or I (as a paying customer) QUIT!" or the one saying: "There are some things about the game I don't like. Here are my suggestions on how to fix them:...."?

I don't hate the prequels. I don't like The Phantom Menace, because it's plot is really thin and JarJar is just annoying. I think Episodes 2 and 3 are good movies and I like them. They are still nowhere near as great as the original trilogy, but they are enjoyable to watch and that's what counts.