Neverendingname Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Short but sweet whats the differences? And upsides and downsides to both ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaeTakbae Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 WoW has Pandas, and better UI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominousl Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 i hate how everyone is comparing star wars the old republic to world of warcraft. they are completely different games. star wars the old republic has laser swords world of warcraft does not have laser swords please stop trying to compare star wars the old republic to world of warcraft, they are completely different games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtualmatrix Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 SWTOR. Because it has a dedicated team that cares, and it's Star Wars... I'm sorry when I played wow all I could think of was Activision dollar signs and my soul slowly being sucked away into a dark abyss. But yeah this should be flagged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharagonIGN Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Honestly... Rift. SWTOR is a buggy mess that looks and plays like it was made in 1995. WoW is superior by FAR in virtually every aspect, but Blizzard has gone off the deep end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarianRoze Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 SW:TOR is fun, engaging and fresh. In WoW, you can Fall asleep while raiding and still win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelien Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 please stop trying to compare star wars the old republic to world of warcraft, they are completely different games. Oh really? Please explain the following to me: http://i.imgur.com/UmcMV.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikHar Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Honestly... Rift. SWTOR is a buggy mess that looks and plays like it was made in 1995. WoW is superior by FAR in virtually every aspect, but Blizzard has gone off the deep end. WoW is "superior" right? Is that why you're here instead of in Wow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhak Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) WoW is "superior" right? Is that why you're here instead of in Wow? Ever heard of people wanting new content and experiences? Edited January 20, 2012 by Mhak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hajizan Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 WOW was made for 12 year olds, swtor was made for 40 year olds acting like 12 year olds. Really they both can be fun playing the first time through "IF" you have a few friends or a guild to play with. While both are solo friendly, some things require a group. Is one better than the other? Depends on what you are looking for and how much time and money you want to invest in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agasius Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 WOW was made for 12 year olds, swtor was made for 40 year olds acting like 12 year olds. Really they both can be fun playing the first time through "IF" you have a few friends or a guild to play with. While both are solo friendly, some things require a group. Is one better than the other? Depends on what you are looking for and how much time and money you want to invest in the game. This time and money though seem the same to both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banemin Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 i hate how everyone is comparing star wars the old republic to world of warcraft. they are completely different games. star wars the old republic has laser swords world of warcraft does not have laser swords please stop trying to compare star wars the old republic to world of warcraft, they are completely different games. quoted for brilliance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akaela Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Depends what you want from the community, and the TOR forums are nothing to go by, thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordryth Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 i hate how everyone is comparing star wars the old republic to world of warcraft. they are completely different games. star wars the old republic has laser swords world of warcraft does not have laser swords please stop trying to compare star wars the old republic to world of warcraft, they are completely different games. are those 2 really the only ones you can think of? They both have quests that say: go kill, go gather go talk to. The crafting takes as much time but doesn't payoff as much as it should do. They are similar games in gameplay, at the moment WoW is better, so I suggest coming back in a year untill then, WoW is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayceUlrand Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 They are similar games in gameplay, at the moment WoW is better, so I suggest coming back in a year untill then, WoW is better. You do mean this as an opinion right?... Right? Cause you know if you didn't you'd sound pretty ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AetherMcLoud Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 SWTOR because it's 8 games in one. Level 1 class in WoW and you've seen it all. In SWTOR you can level 8 different classes and each is a really unique experience because of all the different stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelien Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 quoted for brilliance If you think so, maybe you can explain the "they are completely different games" viewpoint, after seeing the following comparison: http://i.imgur.com/UmcMV.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtorxpand Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 830 hours/played on 56 toons both faction horde and alliance for the past 6 years from 2006-2012. i think i have enough of wow... thank you bioware for giving me a scifi mmo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordryth Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 You do mean this as an opinion right?... Right? Cause you know if you didn't you'd sound pretty ridiculous. nope, coz my opinion is BOTH GAMES SUCK so, there you have it. My honest opinion cya in GW2 XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushia Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Opinions are subjective. Saying WoW or SWToR is better is like saying apples are better than oranges. In my experience the games are totally different. I haven't been level 50 yet, so I cannot comment on endgame. Wow is about getting to max level fast and focusses completely on gear and loot with token grinds and daily grinds. Leveling is boring and long. Raiding can be fun when you have a nice guild. Pugging usually is a disaster because of the nerd ragers you meet. You can play the auction house and make money with your professions which can be a whole game on its own. Swtor is about game immersion and focusses on the story during leveling. This makes leveling a lot of fun and the flashpoints in between a logical step in the leveling process. The community on my server has been very mature and pugging is a blast. Again, I do not know how endgame will be, but for now I don't care because I have enough to do leveling my characters. What people tend to ignore is that Wow has been around for quite some time, people are used to it and know they're way around. SWTOR is new, some people had perhaps wrong expectations and the game itself is still a work in progress. As always just pick the game you like best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenyc Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 SWTOR. Because it has a dedicated team that cares, I lold IRL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsHeavenIsWide Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Just my opinion but WoW is full of try hards and nerds who have no life. Also you really have to use mods and add ons to make it playable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scopian Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Short but sweet whats the differences? And upsides and downsides to both ? Thanks I think this is one of the first things that pop into my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Alyria Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 SWTOR has no playability other than leveling. WoW is just bad EQ2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordryth Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) Opinions are subjective. Saying WoW or SWToR is better is like saying apples are better than oranges. In my experience the games are totally different. I haven't been level 50 yet, so I cannot comment on endgame. Wow is about getting to max level fast and focusses completely on gear and loot with token grinds and daily grinds. Leveling is boring and long. Raiding can be fun when you have a nice guild. Pugging usually is a disaster because of the nerd ragers you meet. You can play the auction house and make money with your professions which can be a whole game on its own. Swtor is about game immersion and focusses on the story during leveling. This makes leveling a lot of fun and the flashpoints in between a logical step in the leveling process. The community on my server has been very mature and pugging is a blast. Again, I do not know how endgame will be, but for now I don't care because I have enough to do leveling my characters. What people tend to ignore is that Wow has been around for quite some time, people are used to it and know they're way around. SWTOR is new, some people had perhaps wrong expectations and the game itself is still a work in progress. As always just pick the game you like best. The problem is that they did not do any innovations. Like I stated earlier, before I said my opinion, the problem is that if you actually took the time to read all the quest texts, this game will offer no different feeling. They merely voiced it and I just can't notice anything else they did different than other MMO's. Sure it is an innovation in itself, but it's not enough for the most of us. at least not for me. I already quit WoW 5 years ago, maybe it's longer coz time sure flies by. And some stories are interesting, but try going through every planet with an alt just becoz you want to experience a different story, and you will notice the same things I have. A game needs innovation to be good, SWTOR just didn't do enough. Flashpoints are just dungeons. If they did it the ame way they did with the Esseles and Black Talon then it would've been different. but the other flashpoints just don't have the story feeling in there. It just feels you going down a path and kill someone you never even heard off, and you do it again bcoz of the loot, not bcoz you really want to do it again. And now I am stating facts, not my opinion.. Like I said, I hate WoW, and the more I read the forums about bugs, and the customer support, my hatred is coming as well.. Edited January 20, 2012 by Ordryth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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