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Mr1337Duck
2004-07-03, 10:42 PM
If I buy the game from the store, does it come with a 30-day freebie? I've seen stuff on Ebay offering such a deal.

JetRaiden
2004-07-03, 10:43 PM
yea, first 30 days are free.

Mr1337Duck
2004-07-03, 10:45 PM
W00t! Off I go!

Ivan
2004-07-03, 10:46 PM
Ban :)

TekDragon
2004-07-03, 10:47 PM
W00t! Off I go!

May God have mercy on his soul. May others learn from his mistake.

[Disclaimer]: This post was only meant to display my personal dissatisfaction with SWG. It in no way means that anyone who buys SWG is a retard, moron, dipshit, ass hat, or related noun - even though those words can be used to describe parts of the SWG system. This disclaimer was brought to you by TAF (Teks Against Flaming). Thank you.

Sputty
2004-07-03, 10:48 PM
Play on Ahazi, tatooine, I'll help you out with some starting stuff and see if I can get you in my guild

GonePostal
2004-07-03, 10:49 PM
lol is it really that bad tek?

ive been thinking about gettin it ( i need a star wars fix) lol

Indecisive
2004-07-03, 10:50 PM
May God have mercy on his soul. May others learn from his mistake.

[Disclaimer]: This post was only meant to display my personal dissatisfaction with SWG. It in no way means that anyone who buys SWG is a retard, moron, dipshit, ass hat, or related noun - even though those words can be used to describe parts of the SWG system. This disclaimer was brought to you by TAF (Teks Against Flaming). Thank you.


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: indeed.

SWG = cardboard box @ 15 bucks a month.

Dharkbayne
2004-07-03, 10:50 PM
it r fun lolololol!

EarlyDawn
2004-07-03, 10:51 PM
Take it from someone who's played all the big name MMOs on the market: Don't get SWG. Get EVE Online. Played it in beta, hated it. Now it owns.

snowwolfe
2004-07-03, 10:51 PM
I wish you luck, I canceled my account in june, hope you find it more satisfying then i did.

EineBeBoP
2004-07-03, 10:52 PM
Take it from someone who's played all the big name MMOs on the market: Don't get SWG. Get EVE Online. Played it in beta, hated it. Now it owns.

Just make sure you buy a miners hat + 30 off ebay!

Sputty
2004-07-03, 10:56 PM
IMO, the main problems with SWG: jedis are too common, the devs don't listen and there are quite a few bugs, but it can still be enjoyable and give players the ability to roleplay and powergame evenly or do one more than the other.

Indecisive
2004-07-03, 10:57 PM
imo, the main problem with swg is that there is no content. Seriously.

Sputty
2004-07-03, 11:00 PM
No content? what do you base that on? At the start, that was true, but things have changed greatly, with player cities, quests, the introduction of the story and such

TekDragon
2004-07-03, 11:00 PM
lol is it really that bad tek?

ive been thinking about gettin it ( i need a star wars fix) lol

They ruined it by listening to the whiny brats. Last time I played, PvP was ruined (everyone running around in armor that took 30 minutes to break through), the Economy was ruined (everyone, including myself, running around with over 100 million), the social aspects were ruined (99.9% of dancers were AFK holo grinders, so were all the crafters).

Mr1337Duck
2004-07-03, 11:18 PM
Uhh... I got it. Just got back. It says I have my 1 month, but it wants me to subscribe. What the hell is that? I get 1 free month, I shouldn't have to pay to get a free month.

EineBeBoP
2004-07-03, 11:23 PM
it asks for your credit card info. if you dont cancel before the one month is over, itll charge you for the 2nd.

just make sure you cancel before the 1 month is over and youll be fine.

321
2004-07-03, 11:24 PM
Uhh... I got it. Just got back. It says I have my 1 month, but it wants me to subscribe. What the hell is that? I get 1 free month, I shouldn't have to pay to get a free month.

You don't pay buy if you don't cancel you go straight into paying after that month.

Infernus
2004-07-03, 11:48 PM
Take it from someone who's played all the big name MMOs on the market: Don't get SWG. Get EVE Online. Played it in beta, hated it. Now it owns.

I'm dling the 14 day trial? Whats you name in game? Mine will be Asaici Ariot... and what race/profession are you? I'm debating between Caldari merc or Minmatar Rebel...

NoSurrender
2004-07-03, 11:53 PM
well me gryphon, ouro , kai , and derfud play on intrepid. If your play on intrepid come to correillia and we'll hook you up. Send a tell to Joudas or Gryphen.

Mr1337Duck
2004-07-04, 12:29 AM
On Lowca I have a wookie TKA named Etellyymum. I also have a couple artisans, a dancer girl, a soldier in training, and... I dunno.

starrider
2004-07-04, 01:08 AM
I play on corbantis.

thing i like there is ive seen 5 jedi, over a three month period. not to bad methinks.

for anyone else on corbantis, Im Auvak Starrider. Novice pistoleer extraodianre. :D

SecondRaven
2004-07-04, 03:01 AM
<--- Is on Bria name is Zigster StormCloud if you want any help

NoSurrender
2004-07-04, 03:26 AM
its weird on intrepid i occasionaly see Black Hawks and i freak out.

Baneblade
2004-07-04, 04:47 AM
SWG devs just think players want graphics...and that is all you get...

Sputty
2004-07-04, 05:29 AM
SWG devs just think players want graphics...and that is all you get...
negative, they also release new content while leaving the bugs intact and introducing new ones

VivaLaNuBc4k3
2004-07-04, 05:50 AM
Exactly how much room on a hard drive does SWG take up?

Lonehunter
2004-07-04, 07:17 AM
I like it, and saying SWG has no content is well, how do I keep this simple, dumb. About the PvP, I haven't been playing long but I kinda like it, now that I can hold my own against somebody, I've faught a few people, ya win some ya lose some.

Infernus
2004-07-04, 11:02 AM
SWG devs just think players want graphics...and that is all you get...

Says the man who plays EVE... that whole game is 1337 graphics...

Rbstr
2004-07-04, 12:29 PM
<--- Is on Bria name is Zigster StormCloud if you want any help

Me(name in game Rbstr), Xnerd(theepo), Electro(Eleck), and the rest of BH with it play there as well.

Indecisive
2004-07-04, 01:17 PM
All it is, is the sims tatooine.

The combat is awful. "Lets let them que up the entire battle! Yeah!"

And thats only a few of the classes. Entertainers. Seriously. "Lets pay 15 bucks a month to sit afk and have people watch you"

Ok, crafters, some people like crafting...
Survey tons of shit afk.

Medic, sit in a hostipital untill you can get lvl 20000000 and get combat medic, and then be cursed with the afformentioned combat system

The pysics are awefull, you can walk up a 90 degree slope.


I dunno. I personally cannot see how the sims sold so well. If you like the sims, more power to you. Personally, i cannot stand the sims, so slapping it with the wookie stick isnt going to help it any in my eyes.

btw, please excuse the spelling errors, im typing this on my dads laptop with a tiny keyboard.

Baneblade
2004-07-04, 01:57 PM
Says the man who plays EVE... that whole game is 1337 graphics...
Actually my computer doesn't like displaying Eve properly...I play it for the game, but the graphics are nice Im sure.

AztecWarrior
2004-07-04, 03:32 PM
I *hated* it. I got through 2 days of the trial.

VivaLaNuBc4k3
2004-07-05, 11:19 AM
WTF!?!?! You have to subscribe like Planetside! Grrrrr that pisses me off. NAZI'S!!!! Wanting more and more money. I can't just play the first month for free, I have to buy a game card or do something by credit card. ARGGGGHHH!!!

ChewyLSB
2004-07-05, 11:48 AM
You can just simply cancel before the end of the first month... they're not being "Nazi's".

I used to play SWG, but then I cancelled for various reasons.

1. The PvP system is so stupid. I was a Master Fencer/Master Brawler, and man, I hated PvP'ing. PvP is way to centered around mind damage, and since everyone and their mother has Novice Medic with 800 heal Stim-B's going for Action/Health is worthless. So that gives a huge advantage to Master Riflemen/Master Swordsmen. However, Master Swordsmen have another disadvantage, they are a melee class. That means that riflemen and any other ranged class can kite. Sicne SWG allows you to fire while moving, there wasn't any point to being anything but a ranged class. Sure, you can burst run, but so can the kiter. So overall, the best PvP class was Master Rifleman/Master Marksman/2-2-0-0 Medic/4-0-0-0 Scout

2. The economy. What a terrible economy. Money is constantly being fed into the economy via missions, and there is little to no way to get the money out. Sure, you have maintenance fees, shuttle times, etc. etc. but this is not nearly enough. So what happens is that the game is in a constant state of inflation.

I have other reasons... but I don't feel like posting them right now.

Spider
2004-07-05, 12:38 PM
Things are about to change what with JTL and the combat changes. I'm commando and beleive me PVP isnt unbalanced... most of the time I don't give a shit if the guys is in composite armor I kill him in one maybe three hits... or else I get killed because I need to be short range to actually not miss.

The mind damage can be avoided with something called brandy wich increases your mind and your focus as well your willpower so you recover you mind much faster.

Some people are afk and alot of people arent... I didnt grind thru medic when I had it... I found myself a friend that tumbled and sat there talking to him.

Money for at least isnt all that common... I'm lucky to get 100k per day. (Wich is quickly spent in repairs, house maintenance and weapons)

VivaLaNuBc4k3
2004-07-05, 01:43 PM
I was talking about like when you buy the game you like hafta buy a subscription to activate your account, and that sucks because I was expecting to install and update then play. Now I have to wait like 2-3 days to get a game card thing.

OfaLoaf
2004-07-05, 03:34 PM
n00bness: what's afk?

Kuraltai
2004-07-05, 04:37 PM
n00bness: what's afk?
No worries .. we all were noobs once .. it's "Away From Keyboard"

JetRaiden
2004-07-05, 07:45 PM
anyone play on Radiant? I used to have a Pistoleer character there.

VivaLaNuBc4k3
2004-07-05, 09:36 PM
Anyone have an account that they don't need/want anymore? I bought the game but I can't activate my account until I get a game card. =(

ChewyLSB
2004-07-06, 07:18 AM
Things are about to change what with JTL and the combat changes. I'm commando and beleive me PVP isnt unbalanced... most of the time I don't give a shit if the guys is in composite armor I kill him in one maybe three hits... or else I get killed because I need to be short range to actually not miss.

Commando's have one blatant disadvantage, they have no secondary defense. That means that if any combat class runs up to hit them, they are going to get hit. That means that they are dead if they face up with a class with a dodge/block/counterattack. They are even more dead if they face up with a ranged class, because they will simply kite, since a Commando can't do jack crap outside of 16m. However, melee classes will destroy them since they have high secondary defenses and will dodge/block/counterattack your attacks, and although they will probably be set on fire, they will kill you before it ends.

The mind damage can be avoided with something called brandy wich increases your mind and your focus as well your willpower so you recover you mind much faster.

Oh, so to avoid mind damage, you have to take food or spice. Trust me, this doesn't work as well as you think.

Like I said before, I was a Master Fencer/Master Brawler. I had a Master Rifleman/Master Marksman friend. We would duel every so often, and every time, I would always have Dancer/Musician Buffs, Doctor Buffs, Two shots of Vasarian Brandy and Muon Gold. And guess what? He would still beat me. I couldn't do jack crap, and he was hitting me for a LOT of damage, even with all that stuff (and I had Composite armor too). Don't forget, Riflemen even have a stun weapon, so they can go through armor if it doens't have a stun layer.

Some people are afk and alot of people arent... I didnt grind thru medic when I had it... I found myself a friend that tumbled and sat there talking to him.

Guess you haven't been to a cantina lately, where everyone is afk. And if you don't realize, that IS grinding through medic.

Money for at least isnt all that common... I'm lucky to get 100k per day. (Wich is quickly spent in repairs, house maintenance and weapons)

Really? Well for me it was absurdly easy to get a million credits in an hour with solo grouping, and only a small fraction of that was spent in maintenance/repair fees.

Ghryphen
2004-07-06, 12:10 PM
Commando's have one blatant disadvantage, they have no secondary defense. That means that if any combat class runs up to hit them, they are going to get hit.
I am Commando / Teras Kasi, not sure exactly what you mean by no secondary defenses. I qwn ranged or face to face.

ChewyLSB
2004-07-06, 01:16 PM
I am Commando / Teras Kasi, not sure exactly what you mean by no secondary defenses. I qwn ranged or face to face.

Yeah, Commando/Teras Kasi. I remember that combo, it was good. The reason that you have secondary defensese is because you are also a Teras Kasi. Teras Kasi get +90 Defense Acuity, which is Dodge/Block/Coutnerattack. Of course, it wouldn't be as good as if you were a pure Marksman/Brawler class (Rifleman, Carbinier, Pistoleer, Swordsman, Fencer, or Pikeman) but it'll get you by.

When I said Commando's have no secondary defenses, and are therefore much weaker, I meant pure Commando's.

Rbstr
2004-07-06, 01:43 PM
With the New change i'm gona be master Carbinner, master BH thank the devs for getting rid of the master scout requirment