Star Wars The Old Republic

[Delt]

Haters gonna hate.

Good game, I'll pick it up but SWTOR is essentially a single player game with some multiplayer diversions (Flashpoints, pvp). It might have made a better F2P game but Bioware will get at least $60 from, so I can see how my trooper story ends. If they want more money, they better add a LOT of new content.

[Hendrik]

Excited about SWTOR?
Try WoW or Rift while you wait. It's all the same game in different settings.

Truth!

It is just another WoW clone with a Star Wars skin on it.

Just as big of a Star Wars nerd as the next guy, loved Star Wars Galaxies until SoE killed it with NGE. I had high hopes to adventure in one of my favorite settings of all time, but after actually TRYING to enjoy it, I found myself unable to.

DDO combat and customization spoiled me.

Won't find me over there at all and feel bad for those that are gonna spend so much money on it to only come back here when they themselves realize the same thing.

[Uska]

Haters gonna hate.

Good game, I'll pick it up but SWTOR is essentially a single player game with some multiplayer diversions (Flashpoints, pvp). It might have made a better F2P game but Bioware will get at least $60 from, so I can see how my trooper story ends. If they want more money, they better add a LOT of new content.

If it had been the next KOTOR it might have been good but as a MMO it is extremely lacking.

[DragonKiller]

Personally I'm giving SW:TOR a try. I like the game play and story line. Honestly it's the best MMO besides DDO that I've tried.

Plain out flat, I'm bored to death with DDO and all the grind they've added has just made it worse. So at least TOR will be a diversion for a few months/years until either DDO:2, they make leveling fun again or add epic levels or something.

Not leaving DDO thanks to the FTP/Premium setup, which is the good thing about it

[Aaxeyu]

Truth!

It is just another WoW clone with a Star Wars skin on it.

Just as big of a Star Wars nerd as the next guy, loved Star Wars Galaxies until SoE killed it with NGE. I had high hopes to adventure in one of my favorite settings of all time, but after actually TRYING to enjoy it, I found myself unable to.

DDO combat and customization spoiled me.

Won't find me over there at all and feel bad for those that are gonna spend so much money on it to only come back here when they themselves realize the same thing.

Yeah, ddo spoiled me in the same ways.

It's funny to read various review comments and look at how many people who goes on about how SWTOR is either "completely different from WOW" or "Yeah, it's very similar to WoW, but it's an MMO and this is how all MMOs are".
The poor guys don't know any better.

[Symar-FangofLloth]

Good game, I'll pick it up but SWTOR is essentially a single player game with some multiplayer diversions (Flashpoints, pvp).

Sure, I'd look at it that way, if there wasn't an initial purchase plus a monthly fee.

I'll pay one or the other, but not both. And not on any game ever again.

[Nexx]

Just finishd my turn of beta testing. I really enjoyed it. Made it to lvl 7 and have my light saber! Can't wait for final release date.

[Jay203]

after hearing about and watching on youtube about the gameplay, i'm pretty sure it's not going to be a game i'll like
i'm just going to wait out for Diablo 3, Guildwars 2, and Borderlands 2

[Nexx]

after hearing about and watching on youtube about the gameplay, i'm pretty sure it's not going to be a game i'll like
i'm just going to wait out for Diablo 3, Guildwars 2, and Borderlands 2

You can actually have a saber attack on hotkey 1 and right click the mouse over and over.. it's pretty much like how ddo was back in the day, lol...

I enjoyed it, but I am also looking forward to D3 & Guildwars 2 as well.

[griffin_230]

Think people thinking about SW:TOR are really gonna need a very good PC for the game if they don't want a lagfest. There's a lot of big open areas where everyone from the universe is running around with their own NPC Companions (basically personal hirelings) engaged in large firefights.

Having to hear someone's NPC buddy every 6 secsonds or so claiming how imba he is or how he's beating your kill count does get on the nerves quite quickly.

[EdsanDarkbane]

TOR is an excellent game. I found myself unable to tear away from it...i havent had that much fn since i first started playing DDO.
The community over there is great.

I did play a flashpoint, the coruscant one..it was pretty epic. long quest with 4 ppl. Heroics. The group dialogue is so much fun. I found myself looking for a group for regular quests (normally tackled solo)just so we could up our social points and truely that is a great mechanic.

SUch a well done game...the customization is there i know there are nay sayers here on the forums...but tor will probably require rig upgrades for some of the player base here so some folks will be upset at the money thing...

TOR is a gr8 game...my 2 credits

[FunFooFurat]

Voice overs it has...mmmhmmhmm. Much voice acting. But a good game...this does not make, hmm?

Little character customization does TOR possess. Much the same, will two Jedi be. Mmmmmm...most distressing, this is.

Combat, you ask? Bleh. Much of WoW do I sense...much hot-key mashing...much standing in front of enemies, relentlessly hacking the same button combination...much boredom, yes?

extraocular..........there is......another.......D&D...M....M........O....... ..

[Cinderbeard]

Been playing the open beta for a few days now and having a lot of fun.

I Was looking forward to it for a long time now being a bit of a Star Wars geek.
DDO has los a lot of his luster to me lately too.

The graphics are good, not excellent, but better then any other MMO I've played. Ofcourse you can't compare it to RPGs like Skyrim.
Especially the planets and cities are excellent, very vibrant and alive.

Animations could use a bit of work, bit clunky sometimes, but I see this improving post launch.

Character generation is pretty basic. Not a lot of options like AoC for example, but I was able to make characters I liked. Some room for improvement here.

Questing is a lot of fun due to the excellent Bioware style storytelling like KOTOR. Excellent story and voice acting, very immersive.
Although it's the usual FedEx stuff, bring this there, kill those over here etc. the quests actualy play like they have a purpose. Especially the class stories, I kept playing to know what would happen next.
I've done The Black Talon flashpoint a few times and it was a blast. Group conversation is pretty hilarious sometimes. I can see this getting a bit boring after intensive replay though due all the conversations going on.

Sound and music is absolutely stunning. It really captures the Star Wars feel.

Companions are fun. They offer plot hooks and assistance while questing. You can also send em on gathering missions and do your crafting. No more lost hours in a dull crafting house somwhere. IA is pretty good, better then the hirelings I got used to.

Itemisation is well done. You can pick up a piece of gear and fit it with modifications. You can keep modding it so it can stay usefull for a while if you like the look of it.

I would definatly recommend to give it a ty. It has me hooked so far.

[Zippo]

Been playing the open beta for a few days now and having a lot of fun.

I Was looking forward to it for a long time now being a bit of a Star Wars geek.
DDO has los a lot of his luster to me lately too.

The graphics are good, not excellent, but better then any other MMO I've played. Ofcourse you can't compare it to RPGs like Skyrim.
Especially the planets and cities are excellent, very vibrant and alive.

Animations could use a bit of work, bit clunky sometimes, but I see this improving post launch.

Character generation is pretty basic. Not a lot of options like AoC for example, but I was able to make characters I liked. Some room for improvement here.

Questing is a lot of fun due to the excellent Bioware style storytelling like KOTOR. Excellent story and voice acting, very immersive.
Although it's the usual FedEx stuff, bring this there, kill those over here etc. the quests actualy play like they have a purpose. Especially the class stories, I kept playing to know what would happen next.
I've done The Black Talon flashpoint a few times and it was a blast. Group conversation is pretty hilarious sometimes. I can see this getting a bit boring after intensive replay though due all the conversations going on.

Sound and music is absolutely stunning. It really captures the Star Wars feel.

Companions are fun. They offer plot hooks and assistance while questing. You can also send em on gathering missions and do your crafting. No more lost hours in a dull crafting house somwhere. IA is pretty good, better then the hirelings I got used to.

Itemisation is well done. You can pick up a piece of gear and fit it with modifications. You can keep modding it so it can stay usefull for a while if you like the look of it.

I would definatly recommend to give it a ty. It has me hooked so far.

This pretty much where I'm at with it. I also did the Black Talon flashpoint. But you don't have to do it either. You can take the other transport to the planet.


Edit: for what it's worth I haven't even logged on to DDO in 2 months. Been so bored with it and the grind.

[Tirisha]

Excited about SWTOR?
Try WoW or Rift while you wait. It's all the same game in different settings.

lol you couldn't be more wrong.

To the OP:

I'll play SWTOR and DDO for different reasons.

DDO: build customization, D20 combat.

SWTOR: Story, reasonably balanced gameplay, PVP

[Galeria]

Hubs has been playing the open beta all weekend. When I ask how he likes it he says, "It's fine."

He likes it enough to buy it and run through a character for a while, but can't really say he's addicted to it. It does remind him a lot of Rift on the mechanics of the game but he's really enjoying the story.

[Aaxeyu]

lol you couldn't be more wrong.

The gameplay is the same. Taking place in space and lots of voice acting doesn't make it a completely different game.

If you like the gameplay of SWTOR, you will like the gameplay of WoW and rift etc.

[SSFWEl]

Truth!

Just as big of a Star Wars nerd as the next guy, loved Star Wars Galaxies until SoE killed it with NGE. I had high hopes to adventure in one of my favorite settings of all time, but after actually TRYING to enjoy it, I found myself unable to.

DDO combat and customization spoiled me.

Won't find me over there at all and feel bad for those that are gonna spend so much money on it to only come back here when they themselves realize the same thing.

Yes I too loved SWG until they killed it with the "new game enhancements".

DDO combat is amazing. The sheer number of possibilities, skills you can use and apply, amount of combinations etc.

All DDO needs now is a dragon rider flight simulator with dragon to dragon combat. Now THAT would be cool.

[Zippo]

The gameplay is the same. Taking place in space and lots of voice acting doesn't make it a completely different game.

If you like the gameplay of SWTOR, you will like the gameplay of WoW and rift etc.

I wouldn't say that is necessarily the case. I like SWTOR and overall the gameplay and can't stand WoW. Maybe it's just the overall feeling of the game, but a 7 day trial of WoW had me thoroughly disgusted enough to never consider it. Where the old republic had me hooked, I spent the entire weekend playing it. A weeks bed rest (and now another per my doc) well spent. Fortunately they are supposed to open the servers again this week do I'll get the chance to keep playing it some more. I've been on and off in DDO for 5 and a half years now, and quite frankly I'm bored and needed something new anyways and being a Star Wars fan this game came at the right time. Anyways, not a fan of WoW but big fan of TOR so far.

[smatt]

Looked like SWOWs to me....

It might be fun... I looked at it and instantly didnt' liek the look, or what I saw of the combat...

WoW with light sabers....

It will be popular no doubt, the name recognition, and of course there's a HUGE audience for the WoW model. Not my cup o' tea though... But it will be for many...