Hey guys, this is just my opinion on the beta that I've played so far.
First I want to thank whoever is reading this since this won't go in vein haha.
Star Wars the Old Republic. As you guys know, it dates way back in the day before Star Wars actually started. Well I've always been intrigued by the story of Star Wars itself. So I thought it would be great to play this game and find out somethings that I never knew about. I knew I wouldn't get to see Darth Vader or anyone like that.
As I began playing the beta for the first time and came to the loading screen I was thinking, "Sweet! I'm excited as hell to play this!"
Then the loading bar quickly filled and great despair overwhelmed my brain. "What the hell? I thought I was playing Star Wars, not World of Warcraft," I thought to myself.
I quickly exited the game in hopes that it was a bug. Again I double clicked the icon and joined the game. My hopes died when I realized that this was not a bug. Rather the game in its entirety.
My head slumped, I gave it a chance since it was Star Wars. The thought of calling it Stars of Warcraft entered my mind, but I say "No! I will not give into that temptation of calling Stars of Warcraft though it looks like World of Warcraft with a Star Wars theme!"
Suddenly the Star Wars theme entered my speakers and a smile was brought about.
I created my character with the limited amount of options I had to choose from. The creation of the characters is extremely limited and I believe this will be the case upon release. From the look of the characters, I would say they brought in the artists from World of Warcraft to draw up everything. And when I say everything, I mean everything.
I'm saddened to think that this is what's replacing Star Wars Galaxies. Four races to choose from at the moment and I see nothing for a bounty hunter. Perhaps that's what the trooper class is for.
After I got over the Stars of Warcraft feeling and started playing the game, I can honestly say that the gameplay is about the same as any other MMO out there. I know there's a formula people have to stick with, but can't some of it be original?
You can't lock your mouse like you could in SWG which makes it difficult to keep up with where your cursor is. And trust me, you will lose that thing at some points. I normally look at the toolbar to time my attacks right.
The only bugs I really came across during testing was crashing completely where I couldn't exit the game or anything. Had to hard start my computer to get it out. Then there were parts where the auto loot wouldn't give you some of the items.
Don't get me wrong, it's a great looking game. Just wish it didn't look like it had sex with WoW.
Gameplay is as addictive as any other game. The dialog is solid and I mean truely solid even though there are some parts where you just go, "Who hired this voice actor?" But then you realize that there are hundreds of lines of dialog so of course they're going to get tired at some point.
The story line will definitely keep you going for hours on end just to see what's going to happen next.
Would I buy this game? Would I suggest this game to anyone else?
First off, I would buy this game if it had any mental stimulation such as puzzles and took thought to complete certain quests.
And I would suggest this game to someone if it weren't for the fact that it looked too much like World of Warcraft with a Star Wars theme.
This is just my preview opinion after playing the beta. I will most likely stick with BF3 seeing as I'm not going to have much time to do anything after January. I've got school and that's going to be priority one. Nothing is going to get between me and becoming an IT.
Hope you guys enjoyed it and can take something from it. I can't make opinions for you all. I can just give you bits of information that I've come across and pass it on. If you like World of Warcraft, you'll love this since it's Star Wars.
But if you're a true Star Wars fan, you'll be like, "What in the *^%&#!! is this?"
PS: Wookies look like.... I don't know what they look like, but they definitely don't look like wookies. I actually came across one and was stunned, I was asking myself what it was and then I put my cursor over it and started laughing. Looks like something my 3 year old cousin would draw.
First I want to thank whoever is reading this since this won't go in vein haha.
Star Wars the Old Republic. As you guys know, it dates way back in the day before Star Wars actually started. Well I've always been intrigued by the story of Star Wars itself. So I thought it would be great to play this game and find out somethings that I never knew about. I knew I wouldn't get to see Darth Vader or anyone like that.
As I began playing the beta for the first time and came to the loading screen I was thinking, "Sweet! I'm excited as hell to play this!"
Then the loading bar quickly filled and great despair overwhelmed my brain. "What the hell? I thought I was playing Star Wars, not World of Warcraft," I thought to myself.
I quickly exited the game in hopes that it was a bug. Again I double clicked the icon and joined the game. My hopes died when I realized that this was not a bug. Rather the game in its entirety.
My head slumped, I gave it a chance since it was Star Wars. The thought of calling it Stars of Warcraft entered my mind, but I say "No! I will not give into that temptation of calling Stars of Warcraft though it looks like World of Warcraft with a Star Wars theme!"
Suddenly the Star Wars theme entered my speakers and a smile was brought about.
I created my character with the limited amount of options I had to choose from. The creation of the characters is extremely limited and I believe this will be the case upon release. From the look of the characters, I would say they brought in the artists from World of Warcraft to draw up everything. And when I say everything, I mean everything.
I'm saddened to think that this is what's replacing Star Wars Galaxies. Four races to choose from at the moment and I see nothing for a bounty hunter. Perhaps that's what the trooper class is for.
After I got over the Stars of Warcraft feeling and started playing the game, I can honestly say that the gameplay is about the same as any other MMO out there. I know there's a formula people have to stick with, but can't some of it be original?
You can't lock your mouse like you could in SWG which makes it difficult to keep up with where your cursor is. And trust me, you will lose that thing at some points. I normally look at the toolbar to time my attacks right.
The only bugs I really came across during testing was crashing completely where I couldn't exit the game or anything. Had to hard start my computer to get it out. Then there were parts where the auto loot wouldn't give you some of the items.
Don't get me wrong, it's a great looking game. Just wish it didn't look like it had sex with WoW.
Gameplay is as addictive as any other game. The dialog is solid and I mean truely solid even though there are some parts where you just go, "Who hired this voice actor?" But then you realize that there are hundreds of lines of dialog so of course they're going to get tired at some point.
The story line will definitely keep you going for hours on end just to see what's going to happen next.
Would I buy this game? Would I suggest this game to anyone else?
First off, I would buy this game if it had any mental stimulation such as puzzles and took thought to complete certain quests.
And I would suggest this game to someone if it weren't for the fact that it looked too much like World of Warcraft with a Star Wars theme.
This is just my preview opinion after playing the beta. I will most likely stick with BF3 seeing as I'm not going to have much time to do anything after January. I've got school and that's going to be priority one. Nothing is going to get between me and becoming an IT.
Hope you guys enjoyed it and can take something from it. I can't make opinions for you all. I can just give you bits of information that I've come across and pass it on. If you like World of Warcraft, you'll love this since it's Star Wars.
But if you're a true Star Wars fan, you'll be like, "What in the *^%&#!! is this?"
PS: Wookies look like.... I don't know what they look like, but they definitely don't look like wookies. I actually came across one and was stunned, I was asking myself what it was and then I put my cursor over it and started laughing. Looks like something my 3 year old cousin would draw.
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