Thank You for the gaming moments...

[viion]

I usually like Bioware games and im a huge ME fan but I do not like the animation at all in SWTOR, I dont like the graphics too much, it even suffers from XIV copy/pasta in some areas but it has content, it has things you can do and its quite well polished. Look at Minecraft, think about the the graphics, think about the content, its far below XIV but it solid millions and is a huge franchise now, just goes to show you dont always need the big half broken guns you just need to provide something fun.

But I do find it insanely sad that people bitch over games all the time, its like people have to favor one game over another, do you know that is? Its religion! Its a bit pathetic imo, why cant people enjoy life and enjoy different types of entertainment. Mystery.

[Murugan]

Can anyone else who is playing this confirm this? So far I've seen plenty of people who love it, and not so many who dislike it. Just curious.

Take a look at MMO forums like massively and mmorpg. Plenty of trolls and dissatisfied players there who agree with me.

The game will do fine, and maybe that type of gameplay is your thing. But it doesn't appeal to all MMO players, and even among those it does appeal I doubt it will meet its mark of success, especially for a demanding publisher like EA. I expect it to be cannibalized and made freemium w/ a cash shop within a year or two.

FFXIV had worse problems, but luckily doesn't have a publisher like EA behind it. So that said I'm much more confident in the future of XIV than I am in TOR.

[Seif]

YEAHOKAYBYE!

As much as I'm completely turned off by anything SW related I must say I'd take even the crappiest, most low-end, cheap recycled animation loops you can find in a XIV quest cutscene rather than just have nothing at all except a leve screen that makes reading through a wall of text completely useless to the player.

Even FFVIII animation loops have heaps of personality and give the characters depth compared to XIV's utterly paralysed quest givers.

[Drunk-Bandit]

FFXIV had worse problems, but luckily doesn't have a publisher like EA behind it. So that said I'm much more confident in the future of XIV than I am in TOR.

Like I said go play TOR Before talking crap lol You have no idea what your talking about moron... lmao!

[LicontAshontear]

It is actually funny to read the imediate responses. And honestly I expected to be flamed as a troll, hater etc.. But lets analize this, I played another MMO thats been around for say 10+ years and quit because I was not liking it. I didnt go back to that.
IE: I ate this flavor of soup once and didnt enjoy it all that much. I dont periodicly purchase that soup to see if I may like it this time. I know I didnt like it and its not for me. There are several different flavors out there to try and find one I do like.
Again I am not bashing the game or quitting because of all the issues that its had. I am leaving because I dont enjoy the game. Is that so hard to believe. If there were anything at all that I disliked about FFXIV its these forums. There is so much negitivity here about the game, about things they have announced and people havent even tried yet. Heck people were bitching about CNJ only having one heal a month before it was even released. Then there was the BLK and WHT mage complainers. How about the guy crying about PL'ing even when Yoshi said it stays..
But hey im not leaving because of any of that. Plain and simple. I DONT LIKE THE GAME.
Thanks.
PS. Maybe SW wont be around forever but im enjoying it. If Not I will move on to something else I may enjoy. Not return to something I didnt..

thats all thats left on these forums, flamers/haters/trolls.

Goodbye Kira, thanks for giving the game a shot.

Its a game people, if he/she doesn't like it they can go play something else, its their right/choice.

(now flame me for defending her/him cause thats all anyone here really wants to do)

[Murugan]

Like I said go play TOR Before talking crap lol You have no idea what your talking about moron... lmao!

I played since closed beta, and own a copy that was gifted to me.

I also have money invested in EA. They have a pretty predictable business model. You can easily take a look and see what they've done with studios and IP's that performed under expectations in the past.

Bioware games, and Old republic games in particular have never been about gameplay, it is the story. Unfortunately, I thought the story in TOR was very poor for an RPG, MMO, or even compared to recent Bioware releases like Dragon Age 2 (which also had a pretty awful story). I'm not sure if they fired all the writers when EA bought them or what, but hearing some voice actor they paid fifty dollars an hour read some lame dialogue is not really a step up from having it flash on the screen so I can click next and ignore it.

They should have spent less on voice actors, and a little more on some real writers in my opinion. Then at least they would have something of substance to hang their hat on.

[Drunk-Bandit]

I played since closed beta, and own a copy that was gifted to me.

I also have money invested in EA. They have a pretty predictable business model.

Bioware games, and Old republic games in particular have never been about gameplay. Unfortunately, I thought the story in TOR was very poor for an RPG, MMO, or even compared to recent Bioware releases like Dragon Age 2 (which also had a pretty awful story). I'm not sure if they fired all the writers when EA bought them or what, but hearing some voice actor they paid fifty dollars an hour read some lame dialogue is not really a step up from having it flash on the screen so I can click next and ignore it.

They should have spent less on voice actors, and a little more on some real writers in my opinion. Then at least they would have something of substance to hang their hat on.

lol I guess it's better then not having any Dialogue at all.... Like FFXIV Fans can talk about that Hahahahahahahaha!!!! The Storyline & Voice Acting was quite silly when game even has one that is... lmao... Fail but then again... in SE We trust... Defend until the very end :P

[WyattLance]

You leaving is understood and people should not pressure you to stay. If i wasn't so lazy, I would leave too. Just that i get comfortable and don't want to spend another year re-learning another game. That being said, I am near to my end with this game. When the biggest fun is running around throwing snowballs, it's kinda hard to be a cheerleader for this game. The fights are ridiculous, the drops are equally and the crafting system still sucks. I am down to one person in vent besides me trying to figure out what to do each day. Good thing my two boys play, because the thee of us make or break the party when it comes to getting a group of 8 to do anything. Go and enjoy other things and dont be bothered by people who only want to slow you down or hold you back.

[Blarp]

I played since closed beta, and own a copy that was gifted to me.

I also have money invested in EA. They have a pretty predictable business model. You can easily take a look and see what they've done with studios and IP's that performed under expectations in the past.

Bioware games, and Old republic games in particular have never been about gameplay, it is the story. Unfortunately, I thought the story in TOR was very poor for an RPG, MMO, or even compared to recent Bioware releases like Dragon Age 2 (which also had a pretty awful story). I'm not sure if they fired all the writers when EA bought them or what, but hearing some voice actor they paid fifty dollars an hour read some lame dialogue is not really a step up from having it flash on the screen so I can click next and ignore it.

They should have spent less on voice actors, and a little more on some real writers in my opinion. Then at least they would have something of substance to hang their hat on.

I agree the writing in TOR isn't going to win any awards, but it's a whole hell of a lot better than what we have. The story in this game is shallow and cliched. The presentation is circa 1990 when people could be bothered to read some embarrassingly corny dialogue coming from the usual cast of characters in a Final Fantasy game. Say what you will, but if TOR did one thing it made story a big part of the game. In comparison, FFXIV's story is nearly non-existant beyond the sparse main story quests.

[Murugan]

lol I guess it's better then not having any Dialogue at all.... Like FFXIV Fans can talk about that Hahahahahahahaha!!!! The Storyline & Voice Acting was quite silly when game even has one that is... lmao... Fail but then again... in SE We trust... Defend until the very end :P

I'd rather just get to the gameplay than listen to some poorly written trash spouted by a voice actor I could have sworn I already heard before on another planet. Unless it is SWTOR I guess, then there is no rush since that is even more disappointing.

Also XIV has dialogue. I think most of it is better than TOR's, which is pretty sad considering our localization team has writers that are probably paid half of what Bioware/EA pays their original content writers (assuming they actually pay people specifically for writing, and don't relegate the writing to the interns or janitorial staff as you would guess listening to some of it).