Qonor Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Anyone else thought about doing this? I keep reading that there's a huge population imbalance across all servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qonor Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 Really? No posts? Maybe there is no population imbalance and I read a few bad posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhnnybgood Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Not all servers have the imbalance. I just rolled a Republic on my server, and it is much harder to find groups for heroics. I imagine PvP queue times must be shorter, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtybomb Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Can't do it. In all the games I've ever played, I've never seen a faction so uninteresting as the Republic is in this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickabrack Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) Republic is fun. I don't know why people hate on it's story so much. The only thing is, Empire story is twisted, and that can be very entertaining to people. But That doesn't mean non-twisted stories can no longer be fun. Oh well. To each their own. But yeah in PvP you'll often notice they are outnumbered. I don't run into it too much though so either my server isn't so bad or people are hopping around between factions more than they did at the start. Edited February 14, 2012 by Brickabrack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotardNosef Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I rolled Pub specifically because of the imbalance. We still got better odds than Luke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCesca Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Rep is way under-balanced on Terentektak. Come help us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theborch Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 The big difference I notice is the quality of PvP groups I get in warzones. On my Imp character it would take me several round to get my 1 win or a few hours to get my 3 wins. On my Pub it takes only a round or two for me pre-50 PvP daily win. The chat in the Pub Warzones is more active and they just seem better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emartell Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 My husband and I have two high 40s characters on empire and rolled republic as alts. Our server isn't bad with imbalance but the difference between the sides in terms of economy is huge. We have had tons of luck in the GTN and the PvP at around 30 has been decent. it's been a better experience so far. The zones aren't too crowded but have players. And questing hasn't been too much fighting over mobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevetss Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Can't do it. In all the games I've ever played, I've never seen a faction so uninteresting as the Republic is in this game. I don't think you have actually tried to play republic, you saw lightning and was sold...go play a trooper and tell me you're uninterested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtybomb Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I don't think you have actually tried to play republic, you saw lightning and was sold...go play a trooper and tell me you're uninterested. No lighting here, and yeah, I tried a trooper and was totally uninterested. But for argument's sake, lets say the trooper was the greatest thing since sliced bread. There's one. How about the rest? One class does not a faction make. Look around. It isn't coincidence that the factions are imbalanced over all. BW just didn't do a great job of making the supposed good guys look like any fun to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chainedfei Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 The Scoundrel is full of snark, the story is fairly interesting and I like the responses. Likewise, the Trooper has some interesting decisions to make during the course of the game. I particularly liked the, "How about you tell me where the explosives are or I blow off your fingers with my rifle?" response on Ord Mantell. Incidentally, Ord Mantell is a bag of phalluses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickabrack Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 No lighting here, and yeah, I tried a trooper and was totally uninterested. But for argument's sake, lets say the trooper was the greatest thing since sliced bread. There's one. How about the rest? One class does not a faction make. Look around. It isn't coincidence that the factions are imbalanced over all. BW just didn't do a great job of making the supposed good guys look like any fun to play. No real argument there. Each Republic class starts fairly slowly compared to an Empire counterpart. The overall story for each is just as good though overall though, imho. Even the consular's story, which really is probably the most stale and stagnant story in the game to begin with actually gets pretty good by the time you reach your 30's. The problem is that it takes that long, and by then most people are typically turned off to the story as soon as they leave coruscant. Compared to it's mirror class on the Empire, the inquisitor story has already had enough twists and turns to confuse a lab rat, so of course people will be attracted to that. Maybe my point is, the story for Republic is worth investing in, you just need a different mind set sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qonor Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Interesting. This makes me want to try out a Jedi Consular. I don't mind a slow story. Sometimes the evil aspects of the Sith Inquisitor makes me feel like BioWare is trying too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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