No pod racing, and I am sure adding it in at this point would just delay the game. I wouldn't be against adding such a thing later of course.
But this just reflects onto a large problem with MMO's in general, and TOR is just as bad as others in this regard; lack of social things to do outside of grouping to kill stuff/arena's.
What this game SHOULD have in no particular order;
1. Pazaak
2. That holographic combat chess game I can't remember the name of
3. A wide variety of emotes
4. Interactive environments; Currently you can't even sit in chairs, let alone give you fun things to play with, like a cantina jukebox or band you can tip to play specific tunes, how about a public 1v1 arena where you fight a series of monsters inside of a cage (only one person can start this event at a time), and any other number of limitless things I could come up with.
Unfortunately, all of that will be tossed to the wayside in favor of new dungeons/levels/loot and while I am sure those will all be fun, ultimately the game will begin to suffer from a repetitive feeling just like WoW has, and no amount of voice acting will save it from becoming dull.
I want to randomly walk into a cantina after having just watched (and bet on) the hourly duel between a jedi and a rancor at the arena , drop a credit into a jukebox, and play some Pazaak against some other people when suddenly someone shouts out someone is a dirty cheat and watch a PVP fight begin over at the next table. That sort of player-driven event would keep me playing forever, but the dev's will never give players the tools to do such things. Instead we will get Darth Bozo's Crypt which only 10% of us will ever actually get to see.
