:::SWG? what is that like now..:::

#12300000157 08/26/2005 03:32:29 :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

ok people...

i been reaading alot of stuff on the forums here and other site's about it. i never ever thought id say it. but... what is that game like to play...

im tempted to play. becuase i see alot of mxo players going there and now the merge has happend. maybe it might pass the time. when i get bored on mxo i could play a simular game. but i would be a noob at it. so it might be cool. to learn new things.

im still unsure what to decide. when the merge happend i went back to subsribing the old package again. just for mxo the 3 month one. but now if i wana go station access... do i get charged for that. and still get charged for mxo... becuase it just charged me the 3months so if i change they will cost me another 20 a month from now...???

but i also wana know what kinda people play that game and if its any good...

what do u do on it. what kinda features its got. i dont wana play WoW or Guild wars. its not my thing. but SWG is the closest thing to the matrix. just a few more things i hear...

so if people could post whats it like, and how many of u actually play it. that be cool thanks SMILEY

Mr T.

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#12300000158 08/26/2005 03:41:12 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Been playing SWG for close to 2 years now, a few months back we had our combat upgrade which changed the game massively but things are settling down now.

Lots of old timers are bored and negative because its not the same game they started on but then you have to take that with a pinch of salt because what you never knew cant hurt you. It has bugs, sometimes quite a few but the game itself is still very playable and the professions good fun.

There are ALOT of jedi now, it takes a fair bit of dull grinding to get one and seriously wouldnt even recommend it until youve played for a year or so because otherwise youll miss out on the rest of the game. PVP is good on some servers, its often about numbers and specific templates but can be good fun whether casual or hardcore PVP is your thing.

We have proper crafting professions, tailors, armoursmiths, weaponsmiths etc entertainer professions such as dancers and musicians, and obviously a bulk of combat professions.

Space is good but limited, once youve mastered there is only really PVP to keep you flying and on some servers space PVP is rare, there are plans for capital ships and space improvements but no ETA yet.

The latest expansion is due in november and is for high level players.

Id really recommend SWG but go in with eyes wide open, it has its faults but if you can see past them its a very good game.

#12300000159 08/26/2005 12:57:31 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

It's addictive is all I can say atm. Am too tired to think properly and can't think what to say about SWG. SMILEY

I posted some comparison of MxO and SWG here, you might want to take a look at that... If you want more info, specify the area. SMILEY

Ani'a/Jalek/Oblox already mentioned the most important things I think.

#12300000162 08/26/2005 17:51:03 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

I started it again....a lot better because I got a respec and I can be
whatever profession I want all I gotta do is grind image designer which
takes 1 day...but I hear jedi takes 6 months minimum.

#12300000164 08/26/2005 23:49:03 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

CooliceT I cancelled my SWG account cos of the Combat Upgrade after
they messed my character up but SOE got it back to how it was.

I am now back in game and loving all the content on it especially now
with the addition of a new planet, imagine having 10 planets to play on
not 3 areas of city personally mate I am spending more time on SWG than
I am on mXo now.

Okay SWG has mutliple professions you can play from combat to crafters
to politicians to doctors to entertainers you can build player cities
within your guilds.

There are a multitude of quests for you to do which makes a change from the do assassination mission get xp rinse and repeat.

You also have vehicles and creatures you can use to ride around the planets.

JTL the space part of SWG is awesome have dogfights with your friends
or enemies in space and even have parties or combat on multiplayer
ships.

Bored of how your character looks on MxO? On galaxies go visit a master
image designer and change the look of your character whenever you want.

The possibilities with this game just go on and on lots to tell SMILEY

Quick note to regulus 6 months to jedi would take some hardcore
grinding seeing as they have now nerfed the combat xp conversion at the
village 30:1 for combat xp **bleep** I was annoyed when I converted the xp.

If you wanna know anymore Ice gimme a shout

Zig

#12300000165 08/27/2005 02:01:00 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

sweet dude's

cheers for the info. i have just orderd it off play.com.

14.99 so thats $30 for u lot. but its cool. got all 3 games. im looking to go onto the AHAZI server because a few of me faction members gone on there. and they all jedi's so. i wouldnt mind the back up SMILEY

but i been reading alot of good things and some bad. but i think it would be nice to make a change from MXO unitll they add more things to do. and i dont wana grind to 50 again. hell no.

but thanks guys for the info SMILEY

i been looking on the site's and screenshots. looks cool. i like the fact u can fly. and dog fight. even with buddies in the ship.

but sweet

#12300000168 08/28/2005 05:10:23 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Oh man now I want it badly...

#12300000171 08/28/2005 06:38:37 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

yeah im guna get it just becuase of all the stuff u can do, far more than mxo. but. yeah its star wars, im not a huge fan like iam the matrix. but i think it will be nice to play the 2, and be a new learner on that game SMILEY

#12300000174 08/28/2005 16:02:42 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Omg SWG is the perfect game for a starwars fan, it was so cool the grinding isnt even that bad

sadly i can over the fact that you have to be a jedi to really be on top of the game..well long story short

it was a badass game, i just stopped after CU.. but i'm sure its better now

#12300000175 08/28/2005 20:58:18 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

All I can say is... wow...

SWG is amazing, full stop.

I have only been playing for a few hours, and i'm still trying to get other how deep the gaming experience really is...

This is the only MMO I have played other than MxO... I started it as a 'filler' game, to keep me occupied during the quieter hours of MxO, but now I can seriously see it becoming my main game, without question...

The only gripe people seem to have is about changes that were made through the combat upgrade, but I wasn't there before that happened so to be honest I couldn't care less...

If MxO had even a sprinkle of the features that SWG has it would be twice as good as it is now...

Player homes, towns, cities, guild halls, vehicles, professions, freakin space travel... and i'm not even that big of a Star Wars fan...

I'll say it again... wow... just wow.

#12300000177 08/29/2005 09:59:55 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Word.

#12300000178 08/29/2005 10:09:19 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

sounds wicked. just got to wait for me package.

i be joining alot of u on there then SMILEY

#12300000185 08/30/2005 06:56:45 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Truely is a great game...so much to do...so much more to explore.....great thing bout this is the factions have a meaning (reb vs imp) You can go destroy player run bases...open your own store...The game is endless.

Been playing on the Ahazi server for about a year now..great funny and friendly community.

Message Edited by -Soulsnake- on 08-30-2005 07:57 AM

#12300000186 08/30/2005 10:01:08 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

yeah i be joining the sever 2moro.

keep an eye out for CooliceT SMILEY

#12300000207 09/04/2005 04:44:13 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

SWG is a pile of $*&%

You can not do anything untill you hit the level cap, you HAVE to be Master (If your a crafter or fighter, you need to be a Master of that Profession if you want to suceed).

That means that you have to get to Lvl 80 as soon as possible. However there is NO CONTENT in SWG, this means that getting to Level 80 is just one long grind! All you can do is kill Bols for a few weeks straight till you reach Master.

When you do you find that there is no content in the game. Except for becoming Jedi. So you finally decided to go be Jedi. Thus sevral more months of killing Bols till you unlock Jedi, then more months of killing Bol's till you level it.

Once you become Master Jedi? Oh thats right there is still NO CONTENT! This means that all you can do is PvP. Guess what? PvP and the Galactic civil war is totaly pointless! Be Rebel or Imperial it makes no diffrence. You go kill players of the other faction, there is no reward for it, nothing is achived by it, cept for the fact that your armour is decayed a little more.

Yeah you can attack player placed bases, guess what! Still doesn't chage a freaking thing!

Crafters are just about pointless because everyone else is Jedi and Jedi do not need armour or weapons as they have there own. Maybe if your a Chef you can make money, as Jedi need food but that about it.

The class system is totaly screwed up and it is ALL about fighting an nothing else. Most classes do not have any abilites which can be used outside of combat. And everyone is a Fighter/Healer if you are anything other than that you have no chance in combat, it is totaly unbalanced.

Jump to Lightspeed is just a pile of $%^& too, nothing to do in that at all.

Do not waste your time with SWG, compared to SWG MxO has an amazing amount of content. I am so glad I stoped play SWG and switched to MxO there is so much more to do and it is a lot more fun.

#12300000223 09/06/2005 04:58:47 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Orchestration wrote:

That means that you have to get to Lvl 80 as soon as possible. However there is NO CONTENT in SWG, this means that getting to Level 80 is just one long grind! All you can do is kill Bols for a few weeks straight till you reach Master.

When you do you find that there is no content in the game. Except for becoming Jedi.

These kind of no content posts always amuse me. SMILEY

To repeat what I've said on the SWG forums many times:

Quests (ok, maybe not too complex or anything, but they are still something to do. Especially if you don't get a walkthrough)

"Dungeons" and their quests - Corvette, Necrosis, Avatar...

Player event perks - You can host your own events with these, not like spawn waves of enemies or anything, but general events like maybe a concert, a guild/city meeting with fancy decorations, a quiz, a competition like a swoop race, a scavenger hunt, a lottery etc.

PvP - Ultimate content of SWG I believe... I'd dare to say the most played at least, after grinding of course...

Socializing! Player cities, guilds... Run your own?

Roleplaying

Other stuff I can't think of atm

Basicly your content is limited to your own imagination and the game's technical limits.

I'm a bit of a hypocrite saying this all as I'm pretty bored with SWG myself, but I know there would be content for me if I could be bothered with going to it. But I'm too lazy I guess. SMILEY

#12300000305 09/22/2005 05:21:59 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Well you had one negative post out of all of these, not bad that must mean SWG is good. It is **bleep** good, I have been playing now for 15 months. I played pre-cu and I am still playing post-cu, A lot of veteran players moaned about the new combat upgrade and left, they basically didn't bother to give it a chance. I stuck it out and I can say now that the new combat upgrade is the best thing that has happened to SWG. It has brought the communities together by encourging grouping. There are 30+ professions from you to choose from ranging all types of playing (Usually you can get 2 masters and a bit with skill points provided, plus Pilot profession is free and doesn't take any skill points)

I have 3 characters in SWG, my main character is a Jedi on Chilastra which did take me a long time (about 13 months) but then again I didn't push myself until the end which I am glad that I did becuase they changed the conversaion rate for force sensitive points from 30:1 to 3:1 (Big jump)

As other people have said in here you can have houses which are empty shells and you can decorate or use as storage. I usually decorate them (U should see my large Tatooine House SMILEY .

There are currently 11 planets which includes the new Kashyyyk plus there is another planet coming in novemember in the new expansion Trials Of Obi-Wan which I think is on the same day as the Episode III DVD release (hence the expansion) which will contain the Mustafar planet (Lava place that Anakin and Obi-Wan had there fight on)

The game is impressive and getting even better, some of the professions have been revamped to improve them and many more are underway.

I really do recommend it.

If you do hook up and join the Chilastra server my character's name is Russ Briggs and I have an alt character on there called Aayyla, look me up and I will help you out with anything

Solonite
Recursion

#12300000314 09/22/2005 09:56:47 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

I hear you have to pay for the SWG updates, is this true?

#12300000319 09/22/2005 15:53:22 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

You onl;y pay for the sofware invloved if it's an expansion - for example if you get SWG the total experience that is everything up to date (SWG Empire Divided - JTL - Rage Of The Wookies) for $29.95. Once this new expansion comes out in novemember that will be something like $20. That is just for the software you don't have to get the expansion (Might as well get total experience as that is everything including the original game) but Trials of Obi-Wan you don't have to get but it's the fun of expanded the game. The subscription side of things is exactly the same no matter what you got ($15 a month) you don't pay any extra subscription for the expansions.

As MXO is now a part of the SOE family you can get the station access which is what I am on ($22.95 a month) which allows you to play all SOE games, hence why I am playing SWG, EQ2 and MXO which is worth it when u consider if you want to get SWG and MXO that would cost you $30 a month for the 2 games.

#12300000337 09/24/2005 10:42:37 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Orchestration Please tell me what stuff MxO has that SWG doesnt have???

#12300000341 09/24/2005 20:29:23 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

I started SWG when the SOE changeover happened. It's pretty fun,
although my character is only level 2. I haven't done much grinding on
the ground, because I decided to go for pilot. I always had a dream of
seeing an MMO based on the Colony Wars series (for PlayStation), and
lemme tell you, the SWG Jump to Lightspeed expansion is about the
closest thing I've seen to Colony Wars in a long time.

Haven't gotten a Jedi yet, and not really sure that I want to. I might
be content to just fly a TIE fighter during my SWG 'career'. :smileyvery-happy:

Although, a Jedi did storm the Imperial Base I was training at, and
slaughtered about 3543654684681 NPC Stormtroopers. I just stood to the
side and let him pass...lol.

#12300000345 09/26/2005 18:41:58 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

CooliceT wrote:
sweet dude's

cheers for the info. i have just orderd it off play.com.

14.99
so thats $30 for u lot. but its cool. got all 3 games. im looking to go
onto the AHAZI server because a few of me faction members gone on
there. and they all jedi's so. i wouldnt mind the back up

but
i been reading alot of good things and some bad. but i think it would
be nice to make a change from MXO unitll they add more things to do.
and i dont wana grind to 50 again. hell no.

but thanks guys for the info

i
been looking on the site's and screenshots. looks cool. i like the fact
u can fly. and dog fight. even with buddies in the ship.

but sweet

oooo AHAZI server, me and my faction are on there... look me up i am PlatinmPlatypus and i am a lvl 5

#12300000348 09/30/2005 09:59:10 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

That means that you have to get to Lvl 80 as soon as possible. However there is NO CONTENT in SWG, this means that getting to Level 80 is just one long grind! All you can do is kill Bols for a few weeks straight till you reach Master.

ahhhh I like this stuff. <sarcasm off> Ok some professions can take you up to a week to master. Just really depends on how much you play. The fastest way to level your character is get into a good spin group. The good groups have Jedi to tank for you. I was a Master Bounty hunter and Master Carbineer. I switched my template to Master Bounty Hunter Master Combat Medic. Took me about 3 - 4 days to master Combat Medic and that is only playing a few hours a night. So like I had said before just get into a good group.

To tell you the truth alot of people that left SWG after the combat upgrade lost their "I win button". What that means if they can't kill someone in about 2 -3 hits they got mad and left the game. You had to relearn combat after the CU. We have had large scale PvP that has lasted 6 - 8 hours. There is stuff to do, you just have to look for it. Space can be pretty cool if you know what you are doing and know where to go to grind.

FYI though alot of groups won't take you until you reach a higher level. If you decided to play SWG and join the Scylla server and you go Rebel, look me up, name in game is Eremitic, I'll group with ya and help ya out.

#12300000351 10/02/2005 15:04:50 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Ziguarath wrote:
CooliceT I cancelled my SWG account cos of the Combat Upgrade after they messed my character up but SOE got it back to how it was.
I am now back in game and loving all the content on it especially now with the addition of a new planet, imagine having 10 planets to play on not 3 areas of city personally mate I am spending more time on SWG than I am on mXo now.

Okay SWG has mutliple professions you can play from combat to crafters to politicians to doctors to entertainers you can build player cities within your guilds.
There are a multitude of quests for you to do which makes a change from the do assassination mission get xp rinse and repeat.
You also have vehicles and creatures you can use to ride around the planets.
JTL the space part of SWG is awesome have dogfights with your friends or enemies in space and even have parties or combat on multiplayer ships.
Bored of how your character looks on MxO? On galaxies go visit a master image designer and change the look of your character whenever you want.
The possibilities with this game just go on and on lots to tell

Quick note to regulus 6 months to jedi would take some hardcore grinding seeing as they have now nerfed the combat xp conversion at the village 30:1 for combat xp **bleep** I was annoyed when I converted the xp.

If you wanna know anymore Ice gimme a shout

Zig

Yeah, don't get me started about the conversation change. I was ALMOST done with my grinding, but they nerfed the xp, so it took me a week longer than it should have (yea, that doesn't sound that bad, but after 6 1/2 months it's a little annoying)

#12300000352 10/03/2005 09:46:50 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

the hole UI incl the emotes

incl hovercraft as multiplayer loading area vehicle

in mxo would be very very nice

SMILEY

#12300000413 10/18/2005 17:47:01 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

personally, the only thing keeping me in swg, is space and my friends
in my guild. all i do is fly in space, im so bored with the
ground game. if anyone knows any free mmorpg flying game, lemme
know, least then i could quit paying for swg

#12300000439 11/01/2005 09:48:02 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

I've been playing SWG for two years now (this month is my 2 year anniversary actually) and I still love it. I've recently started playing MXO too as I signed up for the station access bill plan and I may pick up EQ2 aswell for a laugh (plus it won't cost me anymore)

Anyway SWG is great I still love it. I've done a lot of the professions at this stage, but never went jedi. I've done Bounty Hunter, Carbineer, Pistoleer, Combat medic, Dancer, and a few others. I've also played around with the non combat careers and they are fun also. Sometimes I wish for a second character slot so I could have 1 for combat and 1 for crafting.

Space is a blast and once you make master pilot and get to fly one of the multiplayer ships you'll never look back. I still remember the first time I took a full crew up in my YT1300, we had such a blast.

As for content there is loads of content. there are Themeparks (Jabba's Palace, Emperors retreat, Rebel base, Nym's palace to name a few). There are major missions (Death watch bunker, Avator space platform, Corvette again to name but a few. Kasshyyyk has added tonnes of new quests and missions to the game and on every planet there are loads of NPC's that are perfectly happy to send you on quests to further their own goals and all will reward you in some way. Some are factional so can only be done by rebel/imperial and some can be done by all.

Personally I'm looking forward the space capture missions/capitol ships that are on the way they should be really great.

#12300000441 11/02/2005 11:24:19 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Can anyone post pics of the planet Mustafar (from the new expansion).

Thanks. SMILEY

#12300000453 11/05/2005 08:36:35 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Yea SOE just took SWG and turned it 180 degrees, making a "CU v2.0". It
takes the game and makes it MUCH more easier, bringin the 30 some
proffesions down to 9, making Jedi a normal player class, (effectivly
wiping out force sensitive grinds), took away player bounties and are
pretty much makining it an FPS. Yes i said it SWG= FPS

#12300000455 11/06/2005 18:47:43 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

No, lol.. It's more like Jedi Knight 4:smileyhappy:

Think jedi as a starting prof now, then, oh wait.. It is.

ToW was a huge waste of cash SMILEY

"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding." -Albert Einstein

#12300000456 11/06/2005 19:00:10 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

I just don't understand how everyone is FS from the start. That doesn't make any sense. You didn't see everyone in the movies have Force sensitive powers..

Is the XP harder and longer to get or something?

#12300000457 11/07/2005 02:12:25 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Not really as far as you can tell from how tight-lipped the devs across there are being. Think along the class-based system of WoW, CoV etc etc - you pick your profession, and you are locked into it for that character - no more multi-prof characters, no more switching and regrinding professions - if you start as a Jedi, you stay as a Jedi, and I assume just learn new skills as you go along.

I would also assume that XP is actually easier to get... right now, there is a multitude of different XP types you can get that affect a wide range of specs - from what I read, they are condensing this to only 3 XP types. Bearing in mind that everything about the 'NGE' (New Game Enhancements) is driving things to being simpler and easier - then I would imagine that levelling and earning XP will also be a lot easier too.

#12300000460 11/07/2005 14:17:29 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Yeah, I think it's better off to condense the XP types. When I used to play, they had way too many XP types..

#12300000461 11/07/2005 14:42:09 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Basicly they are ditching most of the professions and narrowing it down
to 9 based on movie characters. So bye bye to Master Creature
Handler.

#12300000464 11/07/2005 20:59:41 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Heh, yeah, it's not like anyone used BE clothing right? But anyway, I love the new combat system.. Wewt for being a lv 10 jedi wearing padawan robes killing crap outside mos eisley with a pistol all day. Now if only they could make it so jedi is something you have to work to get again:smileyhappy:

..I want extra respec levels for my FS boxes lol...

"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding." -Albert Einstein

#12300000465 11/07/2005 23:00:44 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Now that it's twitch, I heard the lag can be bad and affect how you do.

#12300000473 11/13/2005 02:23:34 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

well NGE is been released next tuesday, and its probally going to kill most servers, as alot of people are leaving, they got rid of 32 proffesions and replace them with 9, its now a level based game, no longer a freedom of choice with what skills you want.

You can pick jedi at the start of the game which is gonna suck for alot of people.

#12300000483 11/15/2005 23:29:55 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Well, I just tried out the new NGE and CU, and well, I've always been a
strong advocate for saying "Don't knock it until you've tried.", and
after standing up for SWG numerous times and remaining steadfast with
that phrase; well, now, I'm seriously disappointed. The abilities are
bugged in the sense that they don't fire right when you use them or at
times - at all, and thus you're more often than not just right-clicking
the entire time of the fight. On top of which your enemies will run
around all over the place now to avoid you and get help, which sounds cool
in theory because it would add to the challenge, but all it's really
done is add to the tedium of fighting do to the fact they made movement/camera
control even more mouse dependent on top of the lag you miss your enemy
quite a bit as they run around all over the place, meanwhile they are
free to pelt you with their blasters all they like - and so lag free... of course :smileymad:
Because of this melee combat has for the most part been completely
eliminated, and though with range it is much easier to deal with there
is still that level of annoyance... And really... Jedis abandoning
their lightsabers for blasters?... w... t... f... :smileyindifferent:
Level 80 full groups are struggling to take out lvl 70-80 mobs for
christsake... It's not that it's a complicated CU to use, either, it's
actually pretty self-explanatory and simple, but it's bogged down with
so much tedium in battle that what should be an easy fight becomes a
headache. :smileymad:

I understand that LucasArts pushed for the changes on SOE for them to
make it more like Star Wars: Battlefront, but that CU just doesn't
translate well at all in an MMORPG, especially in SWG it seems. Luckily
there's still plenty of time for them to smooth out the rough edges of
the new CU to make it more smoother, but if they fail to do so within
the week, I foresee far more people leaving SWG than there already have
been. :smileysad:

Message Edited by Charlenna on 11-15-2005 11:34 PM

#12300000503 11/23/2005 15:00:45 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Well, I just started playing, and I must say the NGE is EXTREMELY
dissapointing, and almost brings a tear to my eye (in fact, when I saw
a character made video showing all the features we players who have
never seen pre-SWG before will be missing, I seriously did cry a
little. Not that I'm **bleep**.)

One bit of good news:

While noone can be sure (hell, this IS SOE after all), I very much
believe that enough people will be cancelling because of this that SOE
will roll the game back to what it used to be.

Just from what I've seen on forum and fan sites alone (on one poll,
about 85% of 5300 people said they hated the changes), I think they
will be losing quite a bit of money. And why would they take everything
unique about this game, and scrap it so people could pay to play
Battlefront? Why not just play Battlefront?

I am extremely frustrated at these idiots.

"Get a man's name, Aelus." -Obaid

#12300000504 11/24/2005 05:29:18 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Well I've been playing NGE since it went live and I have to say.....

It has it's problems but so far it's not bad. Combat is definatly more
involving than the old click and then mash your specials function keys
until the target is dead. NPC's now move around in combat when you
attack them, this adds a nice challenge to ranged but even more so to
melee which can be both frustrating and challenging.

Some profs have problems, Jedi is bugged atm and has no inate armour
(supposidly this is getting fixed in an upcoming hot fix but no sign
yet)

So far I'm liking the NGE more than the original CU and if SOE do all
they are promising then SWG will really be a great game to play.

#12300000505 11/24/2005 17:56:22 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

I just cancelled my account again. I just don't like how the game is
going, plus the game seems dead. Theed and Coronet had like no one
there, maybe a few AFK spammers.

Oh well...

#12300000506 11/24/2005 18:03:11 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Yea I just took myself off the Station Access and back to just an MxO sub.

#12300000516 11/27/2005 19:58:01 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

2.5 or so year vet, got jedi pre cu grinded half post cu then got wacked by the nge(cancelled)

all i can say is i fear mxo's future now thats its soe lol

#12300000518 11/28/2005 05:03:25 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

"SWG will really be a great game to play."

Yeah, if you like playing with maybe 400 other people per server.

"Get a man's name, Aelus." -Obaid

#12300000519 11/28/2005 14:25:24 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

"Yeah, if you like playing with maybe 400 other people per server."

Sorry to say, it's not much different than MxO right now in that aspect!

#12300000531 12/09/2005 09:34:06 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Well what I have a problem with is how this all was implemented. They release a new expansion with content specifically made for Creature Handlers and Bio-engineers, then THE VERY NEXT DAY come back and say that those 2 professions will no longer be in the game. You entice people to buy a product for content that will be defunct in 2 weeks, but only tell them that after they bought it?

Then they release "NEW EXCITING CHANGES" on a test server for 11 days. Then release it with so many game breaking bugs it's ridiculous. There line is "give us 6 months to fix all the bugs." My line is "don't release a crappy peice of software then make me pay to beta test it". Because that's all SWG subscribers are now, paying beta testers.

Smugglers still can't smuggle - crafting is useless now because you can pick up something off any random NPC that is better than what a crafter can make - group communication is not existent because you are trying to hit the 15 buttons at once you need to kill one monster 20 lvls below you - 90% of the people are jedi - specials don't work as intended and do not go off in time - interior decorating is dead, you can't lock on any objects to move them, you have to try and keep the mouse on it and move it at the same time. Forget trying to layer or move objects behind or in front of other objects. What's the point of "cool new loot" (that's actually quoted from SOE's statement on the NGE) if you can't display it.

SWG is dead, even if they do attract new subscribers, those people will be gone in a month once they figure out there's nothing to do after lvl 30 (or even before lvl 30 because the mission that makes you lvl 30 is bugged). Plus, what do you do when you get to 90? You can't change your profession, you can't try something new, all there is to do is delete and restart. That's not what the game was about. It's a truly a shame such an interesting and diverse game has been turned into a linear FPS lagfest.

#12300000572 01/12/2006 01:04:02 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

RemagDiv wrote:
"Yeah, if you like playing with maybe 400 other people per server."

Sorry to say, it's not much different than MxO right now in that aspect!

but MxO still has the 'fun' element in it.

Regards

#12300000578 01/16/2006 17:50:43 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

I played SWG from beta until just recently, and I must say that I have never been more disappointed in an MMO before. They slowly destroyed the game until it was just a mere image of what it once was. I admit that they may have released the game a bit to soon, seeing as how there weren't any Jedi, Player Cities, Vehicles, Mounts, or Spaceships... but that all changed in time.

I froze my account for a few months and came back just as the new Combat Upgrade (CU) was launched. Although I was disheartened to see that my TKM/Doctor was no longer "ub3r l33t" so to speak, I was impressed by all of the new additions they had added. For the time being, I was able to truly say that the CU was in-fact an improvement. The game continued getting better with the release of the JtL expansion. Heck, even the RotW expansion wasn't half-bad. But the most recent NGE has completely and utterly destroyed this game...

For over a year I casually ground my way to Jedi, and I almost unlocked it to. But I heard rumors in some magazine that SWG had switched to a new system where the style of fighting was more like Diablo 2. I also heard the most shocking rumor of all, which said that they had gotten rid of the skill point system and implented a permenant class system. To me that was taking away the very thing that made SWG unique.

Anyways, I logged on and was asked to choose a profession. Seeing as how I was working towards unlocking a Jedi for so long, I decided to choose just that. The result was ridiculous. I was converted into a cl86 Jedi and given free robes, lightsabers, and other such force items. I had gone from a Jedi potential to near master in the click of a button.

Besides taking all of the fun out of the game, it also drove off almost every single person I knew in the game. Every city besides Mos Eisley is deserted, including the old hotspots like Theed and the Mining Outpost. New added content is half-assed and repetitive, leaving nothing to look forward to in the game. So after two years of an amazing MMORPG, I, like so many others have deleted my account. Since SOE has stated that they will not be changing from the NGE, I don't think I'll ever reactivate my account. Now I will sample all of my old and new MMO's to find something as great as SWG used to be.

To SOE: *CENSORED*...?

R.I.P. Star Wars Galaxies 11/17/2005

#12300000600 01/25/2006 12:40:47 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

Well I decided to get the stationpass to check out SWG.. I quit over a year ago, I had just gotten Jedi Padawan.

I log on and the system compinsates me, in two seconds I am a lvl 71 jedi. As nice as that is i notice everyone is running around as a jedi. Its somewhat like Knights of the Old republic Online. That aside the general coumminity seems to have died, I was the only one running around in Cornet. I don't know if thats where the general community hangs out anymore though it was when i was playing.

So overall it seems pretty good just alittle more less populated then before.

#12300000601 01/25/2006 21:39:35 Re: :::SWG? what is that like now..:::

I bought SWG at launch, played for a few months then gave up on it because it was boring as hell. I went back a couple of times and never lasted more than 1 month before giving up again. I tried it again after NGE...and am still playing! I love what NGE has done for the game! It is exciting and fast paced now! I play on the StarSider server and there is a nice population there! You see alot of veteran players there as well!