kalimarr Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 ... not from SWTOR but from the story. Dont get me wrong I'm enjoying the Jedi Consular story immensely and he is my only character at the mo. But I felt I was propelled along by the story, which is was a good thing, however I'm the sort of player that likes to do all quests and explore everywhere, especially on first playthough. Also I was seriously overlevelling at times, not necessarily a bad thing though as I will explain in a moment. The story, if taken from a role-playing perspective, made me feel like I shouldn't do some side quests. For example in my class story, I'm told a group of soldiers hasnt reported back from a dangerous area on Taris... well then really I shouldnt be wasting time gathering trinkets, tools and such for the group of refugees who are safe back at camp right? I'm not OCD or anything, so not being overly obsessed with doing all side quests, I left some incomplete or abandoned. Also, I had re-rolled from a dead server (free transfer came 3 weeks later and I had deleted my original toon lol!) so I had already done most of these quests and powered on with the class story and the more immediate and greater threat at hand. Eventually, I completed Chapter 1. Gratz and praise all round. I am a Barsen'thor <---- lol wut? and I realise I have no great threat or someone to save or anything very pressing to deal with. So I decide to go back and finish all those heroics, planetary bonus series on Nar Shadaa, Taris and Tat etc. This is really cool for me as I am doing it at my own pace and not feeling like I'm leaving those poor so and so's waiting to die in the swamp or not dealing with the pressing matter of a very dangerous and sick Jedi master right now. Again, I should mention I am doing this from a role-playing perspective. Also, its quite cool to be overlevelled doing these quests. I feel like a very powerful Jedi! Not even using my companion, Qyzen, I can take on many foes at once, many more than before, sometimes one-shotting them and even dying after a few sweeps of my lightsabre which is not usually viable with a Consular. If I stand still I deflect or block shot after shot which looks cool too. Granted its easy gameplay but it does make me feel powerful but I know I will face new and tougher challanges in Chapter 2, so right now this feels good and its nice to tie up loose ends before progressing the story. Plus, there are some great quests I missed out on story wise. Well thats me for the moment. When I roll an alt, doing all side quests wont be necessary as I've seen them before and I wont feel like I'm missing out on anything. I can just do the alt class story and whatever else fits my motivation for that character. Or just take all quests and if I can do some on the way to the next class story area then great, if not then no great loss. Unless I roll an Empire toon. That means all new side quests on first playthrough. But I may not even do that and leave some for other Empire alts. This game does have flaws and I do read alot of negative posts but this happens with all games not just MMOs. But it is a great game and with minor adjustments to play style a lot of enjoyment can be gained from SWTOR. I wanted to post something positive among all the negativity here. I am not a hardcore player so I dont notice all the flaws that a HC player might be bothered by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonco Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) Thanks for posting this! I find that many people DO enjoy the game but get distracted by, ironically, following the forward path. Take time out to explore and enjoy the game. Feeling badarse and super OP is also awesome Edited October 5, 2012 by Gonco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUXs Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 While I can't relate to your leveling speed OP, I would just like to say that I would absolutely LOVE to be allowed to complete our class quest again and again and again. The "story" is this games strongest asset...yet it's broken up and random from the start. I'd love to go back after completing it and run the class story again...not for the "challenge", but for the "story". Companions would possibly be a minor issue, but seeing 200 other Aric Jorgans doesn't impact me now...it shouldn't later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalimarr Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 For me and MMO's its all about the journey not the destination. Played SWG on and off from pre-CU to a little after shutdown announcement and was only lvl 50ish. I play LOTRO on and off from a year after launch till now and my main is lvl 57. I like taking my time. One thing I gained from re-rolling my SWTOR character was paying more attention to the story. When I have 5 or 6 quests in one area, I find it difficult to remember what I'm doing for who and why I'm doing it. On my re-roll I made a point of remembering names and following the story more. Especially my class story. Was way more enjoyable on the re-roll and I'll take the same approach when I eventually roll alts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izorii Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I agree with the OP - every mission is called urgent and maybe its more for second and third play throughts but I am often only interested in my class story so its very easy to skip or rush through planet content to get on with the story when there is some good planet content and some fun flash points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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