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Star Wars: The Old Republic [Early Access: December 13th] Thread 2
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Rumor has it that everyone will be summoned to Alderaan for an "emergency" summit
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
I was about to say, I just finished Witcher 2 and don't recall any dialogue wheels. Then again, that one wasn't using the Bioware engine so I guess that should make sense.
Last Hearth
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Oh come on, just because they don't put the 3 or 4 abbreviated dialogue choices on a wheel doesn't mean the mechanics isn't the exactly the same, you still pick one of the choices and then wait to see what the character actually says.
I love GB, but they are not the MMO demographic.
Hey, man! Jeff bought a lifetime sub to Star Trek Online. Dude is obviously hard core.
... I can't believe he did that. WHYYYYYYYYY
It took me about 5 minutes of beta to know that game would always be a total trainwreck.
Nice one.
Let me expand on this point.
For the Jedi Knight, there are two separate scenarios that can play out with Watcher One. The first being if you're a lighside Jedi, there is a completely separate mission to stop a Sith from killing a bunch of colonists. If you're Darkside then you get sent to a tomb to kill this Sith and get a sweetass purple crystal. You don't choose which one you want to do, this is automatically determined based on past actions. Admittedly most of the impact is dialogue lines and now emails ala ME2(something I knew people were going to bitch about the moment I saw them). Another example being the Sith Warrior and a choice you have to make regarding someone you have to silence can make the quest play out slightly different. Also some of the sidequests can play out completely different depending on what you choose for example the Rakghoul cure you have to get from some pirates.
Sounds like he doesn't like MMOs in general.
So clearly, they wouldn't like a MMO based on Star Wars.
Yeah, I think I'll wait for Yahtzee's review. Oh wait...
Voice acting?
Wow this brings back memories.
Who actually gives a shit about the budget? I mean seriously.
krameriffic
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Did you really just make this statement about something in the same universe that I exist in? Budget is everything. Everything revolves around money. They spent so much money on this game, but it just doesn't show in the final quality of the product. People have expectations based on facts like this, and SWTOR isn't living up to those expectations for a great many people.
acheron_xl
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Listening to the Bombcast talking about TOR then listening to Gamers With Jobs discussing it, it sounds like they're talking about two wholly different games.
I honestly can't see the reviews for the game being that great.
Maybe it's just me but the last thing I think about when playing the game is how large the budget is.
The only people who will put enough time in to write up a full review will probably be MMO fans.
Winnie the Pimp
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Damn i just noticed you cannot pre-order the game anymore on Amazon.co.uk
wtf maybe they ran out of copies/early access keys since they only want SO many people playing at launch?
wtf maybe they ran out of copies/early access keys since they only want SO many people playing at launch?
So, the box for the physical CE is a cube. One side has Malgus, Zallow poses on another, and Shae Vizla graces a third side. Have we seen the fourth side? I zoomed in on a high res image of it, but it just looked like a placeholder explosion. I would hope it would be a Republic character, but only Shatele and T7 have been named specifically. I guess it's most likely the Trooper, to counter the Shae.
I hope there will be some sort of dont show other peoples companions option in the future.
Did not really notice anything like that on the German server i was on during the weekend.
This is just a graphics bug. Just like being able to hear companions talking from across the zone is another huge bug.
Wait what? Is there a source for this? The companion voice thing was obviously a bug.
I was once asked why my companion was in their underwear when for me they weren't, so I've always presumed it was a bug.
This.
I played with a group of friends during the beta and we all had this problem from time to time when our companions were obviously fully geared.
Ok wow. I thought it was kids acting like kids. Boobies!!
BudokaiMR2
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Haha I at least ran into one guy that was doing it on purpose. He ran up to me and said "Hahah look she's nekkid!"
So how much of a clusterfuck is their 'staggered' early access policy going to end up? I can't possibly see any positive things that can come from artificially restricting when you give access to a game based on when people bought it. There are lots of bad responses/feelings that can grow from that sort of policy.
I understand the benefit is to spread people out in all of the different zones so they don't get really laggy starter zones but what ends up happenning is after the first day you have people who move at different paces and that separation happens naturally.
I understand the benefit is to spread people out in all of the different zones so they don't get really laggy starter zones but what ends up happenning is after the first day you have people who move at different paces and that separation happens naturally.
BattleMonkey
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How would it be a clusterfuck outside of some sour grapes from folks who don't get in earlier than others?
Initial release of an mmo is the time you want to curb negative reactions to your game especially through word of mouth. No matter how fake and irrational it might be any negative opinions about your game before it's even been released is bad for sales.
It's not me personally, I'm sure I won't be in the first day or two at all. But anyone that's played a lot of MMO's knows the way that audience works and how excessive and overeactionary it can be.
LowParry
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There's far more positive than negative out there. TOR will do fine. It's the first three months people need to watch and see what happens. Wither you go in Day 1 or not.
BattleMonkey
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I don't see how this will be a negative, they have also been clear how the early access is going to work. Most negative issues with MMO's deal with actual game problems. So far from the betas the game doesn't seem to have any major issues, so that's a good thing.
Staggered early release will also help them hopefully get out severs rollings to meet demand for launch, as with the open weekend they had to keep adding servers to accomodate all the players and deal with the waits.
Ogedai_Khan
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How do you usually approach enemies in PvP or a fairly challenging mob?
I got very confused after using primarily cover & snipe in the beginning and then choosing Operative after Hutta. I couldn't decide if I was going to attack from cover or take them head-on after a stealthed backstab. I was thinking IA's are under-armored and would take a lot of damage when going upclose.
Gunmonkey36
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I am in the general testing group, but I haven't touched the beta since September.
Have they implemented any sort of UI scaling yet?
(crosses fingers)
It's really my only complaint currently. I posted it in the feedback forums multiple times.
Have they implemented any sort of UI scaling yet?
(crosses fingers)
It's really my only complaint currently. I posted it in the feedback forums multiple times.
cartoon_soldier
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No, no UI Scaling yet.
No Moveable windows yet.
In some cases, the game is really behind the times lol
BattleMonkey
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The UI is nice I think, but they really need to give players options and choice in the UI.
cartoon_soldier
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But it is freaking huge, I don't need this big UI elements. Basic UI Settings all MMOs now need to have:
1. UI Scaling
2. Moveable Windows/UI Elements
3. Resizable Windows
4. Health/Mana/Energy text on bars
It's probably a bit touch and go early on before you get into the medic tree and get decent hots/self heals (that's how I would level solo, getting that hot will make life so easy, especially when it's giving you tactical advantages for healing you and your companion). Open with backstab, corrosive dart then alternate shiv/overload shot (which is buffed for operatives). You have debilitate and flashbang to deal with bad situations as well.
You could try to go straight for laceration in the concealment tree if you want to kill faster but you'll be very squishy. A lot depends on how you intend to play. I'll be healing for a group a lot so getting the heals is high priority; if you were soloing a lot I'd probably go for the damage stuff earlier.
I think the biggest weakness is that IA's don't get a true stealth opener until 36. Backstab is a pain because of positional requirements; they're a lot easier to pull off in PVP though and getting to energy free backstabs can give you a lot of free damage in pvp situations where your target is distracted.
BattleMonkey
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