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Old 2004-05-22, 03:22 PM   [Ignore Me] #1
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This is a summary for everyone who might be thinking of getting into SWG. As some of you may remember i was a HUGE fan-boy of SWG when it first came out, insitigating several flame wars in my defence of this (once) great game. I even met my current fiance on SWG and married her in game. This should convince you that i am not going to give an impartial bashing.

Alas, Sony has RUINED the game. Do NOT get into it. The great reviews you might read are old news. What is left is a empty husk of a game that has been stripped of all virtue by poor designer desicions, power gamers, and l33t tards.

The first thing you need to realize is that SWG is NOT a leveling game like EQ. Due to the the lack of Sony having a backbone, they catered to the losers who wanted everything on a silver plate. Master rifleman (or any proffesion for that matter) used to take 2-3 months of work to master. Now, it takes 3 days.

The second thing you need to realize is that, once upon a time, problem 1 was NOT a problem. The reason is that SWG was fun because of what you did once you hit the top. Mainly, PvP. There were almost infinite varieties of skill combinations you could do to make a fun PvP charachter that acted in combat differently than anyone else.

Alas Sony has ruined this as well, ruining several proffesions and overbalancing several others creating a handful of cookie cutter templates that are either "defence stackers" who are impossible to hit, even with massive range mods and "combat medics" who are extremely unblanced and simply run around diseasing everyone without there being a counter for them (5 doctors can't keep up w 1 combat medic in terms of healing).

The result is that PvP is simply a matter of watching the defence stackers fight for god knows how long, neither doing any damage due to huge defences and extreme armor made from buggy loot drops. That is, until, a combat medic shows up and ruins any "fun" that might be had.

The only other aspect that is (or was) of any interest in SWG is the social aspect. The cantinas and streets used to be filled with fun players. Now, however, EVERYONE is AFK macroing their way to unlocking their "Holocron" and becoming a jedi.

Cantinas are filled with dozens of AFK dancers spitting out canned macroes and begging for money. Markets are flooded with the results of holocroners who worked their way up archetect or tailor. Banks are flooded with people begging for this or that.

The game is simply NO FUN.

The ONLY POSSIBLE WAY for SWG to be saved is if the devs finally balance combat, balance loot drops, do away with "uber armor", get rid of holo grinding, and wipe the servers.

Anything short of that will just allow the downward spiral to continue.
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Old 2004-05-22, 03:29 PM   [Ignore Me] #2
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I haven't played SW:G in a long, long time, but I will to see what it's turned into. Sounds like it's ass though. You can download the 14 day free trial from Fileplanet to see what it's like for yourself.
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Old 2004-05-22, 03:40 PM   [Ignore Me] #3
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No need for me, I played since release and i still have 3 months left on my 6 month payment.

Was fun while it lasted, but Sony bowed to the will of the ignorant masses and forgot their vision (despite the fact that the vision was created by the greatest masterminds of UO and EQ).
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Old 2004-05-22, 03:43 PM   [Ignore Me] #4
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I played for 3 months when it was released, was DAMN GOOD FUN. Even made me consider going back at a time. Now thanks to Tek, I'll stay the hell away.
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Old 2004-05-22, 04:16 PM   [Ignore Me] #5
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thanks to tek i think my left nut just fell off and rolled under my desk...
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Old 2004-05-22, 04:19 PM   [Ignore Me] #6
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Originally Posted by OneManArmy
thanks to tek i think my left nut just fell off and rolled under my desk...
Better get if before your kittay eats it.
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Old 2004-05-22, 04:25 PM   [Ignore Me] #7
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luckily she's not around right now..
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Old 2004-05-22, 05:48 PM   [Ignore Me] #8
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And that's why, ladies and gentlemen, I don't play SWG.
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Old 2004-05-22, 05:51 PM   [Ignore Me] #9
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Was just about to buy it one day, but then the bad reviews came out. Was set on not buying it after reading a few of those horror stories.

Might try it out now..... it's free.
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Old 2004-05-22, 07:18 PM   [Ignore Me] #10
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*wookie dance*
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Old 2004-05-22, 08:09 PM   [Ignore Me] #11
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I was a Jedi... but they tossed me out of the game for killing n00b bounty hunters or some such... ...I liked the power...
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Old 2004-05-23, 01:05 AM   [Ignore Me] #12
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Originally Posted by Infernus1080
I was a Jedi... but they tossed me out of the game for killing n00b bounty hunters or some such... ...I liked the power...
are you serious? I dont believe you. being a jedi takes hundreds of hours of gameplay.
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Old 2004-05-23, 01:11 AM   [Ignore Me] #13
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Originally Posted by JetRaiden
are you serious? I dont believe you. being a jedi takes hundreds of hours of gameplay.
And? I played since launch...

Hell the only reason I made it there was becuase I knew the guy in game that made it there first... he helped me with my holocron...
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Old 2004-05-23, 12:54 AM   [Ignore Me] #14
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Originally Posted by Gohan
*wookie dance*
http://staff.planetside-universe.com/strygun/boog.wmv
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Old 2004-05-23, 11:33 AM   [Ignore Me] #15
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They need to get rid of jedis, period!

What also sucks are the empty cities. You could literately stand infront of a starport and level up. No need to go anywhere else really.
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