I haven't been following this too closely since I'd rather wait to see what's what before I get into it, but I don't suppose there is an option to be an independent smuggler?
I hate polls like this. Same with polls like Horde or Alliance, Freep or Creep, Evil or Good. It's an MMO and I WILL always play one of everything.
Now...as to main(s) yes, more than one, I plan to go Trooper first and Sith Inquisitor second. Unless the others are just as fun then I would consider whatever character I am playing at the time my "main".
I was at E3 and Pax. The impressions I got were very similar. I got to play on Korriban, Hutta, and briefly Ord Mantel. My experiences were very very similar to that cited by the player in the other post. Not only was combat very fast and seemless, the UI was very snappy and responsive (which for me at least is a make or break deal). You can sit down and feel comfortable right off the bat if your are an experienced WSAD player. The class I enjoyed the most hands down was the inquisitor, but im a sucker for the story. The powers were lacking at the lower levels and with no Area attacks, pulls were a bit more cautious than say, the BH where I had multiple forms of multi-enemy attacks. I really wanted to give the Agent a go, but by the time I finished with the BH, the line was so long I could has possibly starved to death trying to find the end of it.
I VERY much enjoyed it. Hutta was a nasty, seedy, jungle-like planet full of gas, obscured vision, and scum. The NPC's were all shady and shifty. It fit perfectly. You really got the feel that the empire and republic had very minimal presence there, and there were other forced at work. If you looked closely you could imagine how wonderful and lush the planet might have been at one time, but with the hutts in charge it had sunk into a cesspit of "scum and villiany" without doubt. Casinos, pleasure palaces, pubs, all were about.
The troopers story (what I got to see of it) was not nearly as inspired, but interesting and fun none the less. There is a particular feel to just flat out gunning mobs down like jessee ventura in predator. Overall it was imo fantastic. What the other guy said about some of the animations seeming stiff was true. There were some aspects that seemed "untweaked" like hand placement while running, leg animations, jumping, and strafing. One thing I did take special note of. Your Head.
Seriously. The players head turns and moves very very natrually. Not just when targeting. As you run by hostil npc's or even standing still, as aggro begins to build (and yes, it's not BOOM! ATTACK!, they notice you at certain ranges, get defensive, then as you get closer they assume a hostile stance, and then fianlly full out attack) you head will turn to focus on potential threats, you will look back and forth as if you are sizing up potential tagets, with those enemies that have taken notice of you being prioritized. There is also some stragey involved. Some enemies have knockdowns (at level 3-5ish) and will close in on you and attempt to surround you. You have to prioritize the deadliest and most likely to incapacitate you first, or you can find yourself sorely pressed very quickly. With the BH I had no problem with packs of 3-4 but with the inquisitor it was a much different feel. The global cooldowns on the Inquisitors abilities seemed a bit longish, where many times I was standing around waiting on abilities to refresh, bot most attacks from him were 1-2 shot kills. The BH on the other hands was a flurry of pain. Blasters firing, rockets, and flamethrowers going off. You hardly noticed the cooldowns at all. The downside to the BH is heat buildup. You weapons generate "heat" which in sustained combat must be vented through your armor. IT was a unique mechainc and added a layer of priority and strategy The trooper (very brief experince) used what I can only compare to a WoW rage mechanic, just think ammo. The abilites had quick cooldowns, but they are ammo based. You have several quick relaod type abilities and a channeled full reload which pretty much opens up even your heaviest attacks, but at increasing ammo cost. You could also self buff (similar to the agent's "Laze Target") powering up your weapon for increased damage at increased ammo expenditure cost. (That might not be right, but while charged up my weapon did seem to use ammo faster). If the troopers AC options have to choice to spec a pure dps role, I can see him being an aoe/single target dps beast down the road. Thinking Plasma Gatling gun or heavy assault rifle type class, but I didn't get that far (no one did). Overall each class felt very unique and different. You simply could not play and inquisitor the same was as a BH, and vice versa.
I wish I had the opportunity to play a jedi knight, but I did'nt. The only thing I really missed out on was the smuggler/agent. I really wanted to play around with the cover mechanics, but once again, didnt get the chance.
I hope this helps ya get a second hand feel for how it was. You want a TLDR version?> I loved it so f'in much I will be pre-ordering the collectors should they decide to release one (even though I swore after Aion I would never do that again) but after having seen the game and played it alomost a year before it comes out, I can say with no reservations this game will be a resounding success. All the people estimating under 1mill subs and them struggling to get the numbers they need are GROSSLY underestimating BioWare, EA, and their marketing and sales potential. Was it as polished as a 5 year old mmo that has undergone 1000 patches? Hell no. But to date it is the most polished, well done thing I have ever seen. If they released it right this second there is no mmo in the past 5 years that launced that even compares to the level of detail and polish already in game, and I'm including AoC, STO, Aion, etc in that statement. It felt above and beyond many games I have actually paid subscriptions for, that have been out for some time. People are worried about funding from EA especially with the APB fiasco. Don't worry about that at ALL. 2 things to remember. 1: This is EA/BW's flagship game. They are fully and totally comitted to it, 300%. and 2: Ray Mazuyak is not only the CEO of BioWare, he is the VP of EA. He is the guy who makes those decisions to a large degree. And he is also a RABID starwars fan. Is it going to kill wow? Hell no. But watch out blizzard, some serious no bullshit, dedicated, creative, gaming geniuses just moved into your neighborhhod, and you're not gonna run them off by stealing their shit like you did with WAR.
AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing your experience with the game. I hope that once this launches, bioware doesn't make the mistake of listening to the people who whine when they get owned in PVP by a certain class and start swinging the nerf bat.Nothing is more fustrating than having your character the way you like it only to see it gimped because of the whining of bad players. Anyone that's played an extended time in WOW or SWG knows what I'm talking about.
After all these years have we learnt nothing about Star Wars? The dark side is negative and ultimatly self destructive, ergo they will only end up destroying themselves in the end anyway. I am going to be playing for the winning team for a change. Guys! You know I'm right;)
Most likely I'll start as a jedi knight. Maaaaybe a Sith warrior. In Star Wars it's pretty obvious the Sith are straight up bad guys for the most part, but then again with the light dark side it sounds like you could play a sith warrior that swings dangerously close to actually being a good guy which could be cool.
First alt? Maybe imperial agent or smuggler. Trooper could be sweet.
I have to say I am actually interested in possibly rolling 2-3 main characters for this game if each manages to have a fairly individual feel and look throughout the leveling curve and end game.
I really think alot of people are underestimating the possible replay value of the initial release. I played Mass Effect 2 3+ times to go full paragon, full renegade and a blend of the 2 while playing 2 different classes.
With more class options and a much longer leveling experience the potential replay value of this game might be pretty huge.
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I haven't been following this too closely since I'd rather wait to see what's what before I get into it, but I don't suppose there is an option to be an independent smuggler?
Jedi knight , as a kid i had all the SW stuff and i mean. Its a jedi!
after that i will try a smuggler!
I hate polls like this. Same with polls like Horde or Alliance, Freep or Creep, Evil or Good. It's an MMO and I WILL always play one of everything.
Now...as to main(s) yes, more than one, I plan to go Trooper first and Sith Inquisitor second. Unless the others are just as fun then I would consider whatever character I am playing at the time my "main".
Jedi consular all the way. because Yoda is, was and will always be awesome...and green.
AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing your experience with the game. I hope that once this launches, bioware doesn't make the mistake of listening to the people who whine when they get owned in PVP by a certain class and start swinging the nerf bat.Nothing is more fustrating than having your character the way you like it only to see it gimped because of the whining of bad players. Anyone that's played an extended time in WOW or SWG knows what I'm talking about.
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I'm between two at the moment. Either smuggler or bounty hunter. Probably BH cause friend of mine is going sith inq
The Sith classes definitely are popular. Oh well, at least there will be a lot of folks to beat down on my JC.
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After all these years have we learnt nothing about Star Wars? The dark side is negative and ultimatly self destructive, ergo they will only end up destroying themselves in the end anyway. I am going to be playing for the winning team for a change. Guys! You know I'm right;)
Most likely I'll start as a jedi knight. Maaaaybe a Sith warrior. In Star Wars it's pretty obvious the Sith are straight up bad guys for the most part, but then again with the light dark side it sounds like you could play a sith warrior that swings dangerously close to actually being a good guy which could be cool.
First alt? Maybe imperial agent or smuggler. Trooper could be sweet.
I have to say I am actually interested in possibly rolling 2-3 main characters for this game if each manages to have a fairly individual feel and look throughout the leveling curve and end game.
I really think alot of people are underestimating the possible replay value of the initial release. I played Mass Effect 2 3+ times to go full paragon, full renegade and a blend of the 2 while playing 2 different classes.
With more class options and a much longer leveling experience the potential replay value of this game might be pretty huge.