I am a new player to SWTOR, but i am not new to the MMO community. I have hung up my armor in the world of WoW. I have played for over 8 yrs. and it is getting more and more frustrating to stay playing. I am pleased to say that SWTOR is the first MMO in a long time for me that has held my attn. longer than a weekend. I am beating myself up that i didn't start playing sooner. With that said, WoW will always hold a special place in my heart. Just the vast amount of time i have spent in-game and the friends i have made over the years.
I look forward to spending time within SWTOR. The storytelling and mini movies you get on the story quests are hands down, the best questing experience i have had. Ever. I am in love with this game.
I just want to express my opinion to anyone that takes the time to read this. So lets get to it.
-1 For the love of god, please don't push out content that isn't ready. WoW, for years now, pushes out patches and content that is incomplete. Patch days and new content are dreadful. Server crashes, bugs galore and server hot fixes for a month because they released the content when it wasn't ready. I have yet to experience a new patch in SWTOR yet, so I may be premature in saying this.
-2 Required dailies. Nobody wants to feel like they have to have a job in a game just to advance. Dailies are not a bad thing, but when you force them on your player base just to get certain items req. to advance it becomes a chore. I understand there will always be a "grind" for certain things in MMO's . But please dont swamp the game with them. The dailies in-game i have experienced so far feel normal and on par.
-3 Your "casual" player base is your bread and butter. Appease to the handful of "hardcore" player base and i promise you, you will lose subs faster than WOW is.
-4 Don't take away the player housing!! OMG the player housing in this game is extraordinary!!! WOW teased the player base for 1 Xpac and its being removed.
-5 PvP balance. I can not express how much i hate that you are forced to play a spec because the other spec is overpowered. I have yet to experience lvl 60 pvp yet but i hope it isn't the case.
I could sit here all day and rant, but i wont. My experience with SWTOR for the past month have been a really good one. I want to see this MMO thrive for years to come. Do your thing STWOR!! May the force be with us all!!
-Q