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DidumdidajDidumdidaj Member Posts: 31
in Star Wars Galaxies

I am just on the trial. So far i really like SWG, but on this board there seems to be alot lot of negative talk about the game. I really need to get off the beginner area, but again with all this negative talk i am i a doubt about buying this game.

Can anyone help me here ? Is the game worth buying ?

/Didumdidaj

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  • PyscoJuggaloPyscoJuggalo Member UncommonPosts: 1,114

    My opinion is no, it is not worth buying, but your a new player and should try it for yourself.  I loath what SWG has become, I loath SOE's horrid customer service, I loath the way they treat long time customers, but if you like the trial, then try the game out.

    Worse comes to worse your out what, 30-40 bucks?

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  • ObraikObraik Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 7,261

    Well, what did you like most about the trial?  The combat?  Professions? Quests?

    Is SWG your first MMO?  If not, what do you look for in an MMO?

    IMO, if you enjoyed the trial then you'll probably enjoy the rest of the game.  If this is your first time playing SWG and have no fond memories of the style of play the game used to have then many of the main issues people here have with the game are not going to be much of an issue for you as a new player.

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  • SpathotanSpathotan Member Posts: 3,928
    Listen to what Obraik said. If this is your first time playing SWG, then you arent missing anything, this is the game you know, so dont even worry about anything else. If you like a game then you should try it obviously, I think you can get the starter kit for around $20, the first month is free of course, so if you dont like the rest of the game you are only out $20.

    "There's no star system Slave I can't reach, and there's no planet I can't find. There's nowhere in the Galaxy for you to run. Might as well give up now."
    — Boba Fett

  • DidumdidajDidumdidaj Member Posts: 31

    I am not new to the MMO style, what i like in the trial is the SW theme - the feeling of being in the SW universe is nice. I also like the combat, the sound, the gfx.

    DIdumdidaj

  • SpathotanSpathotan Member Posts: 3,928

    Originally posted by Didumdidaj

    I am not new to the MMO style, what i like in the trial is the SW theme - the feeling of being in the SW universe is nice. I also like the combat, the sound, the gfx.
    DIdumdidaj
    Give a shot then, liking the combat is a huge indication that you should enjoy the rest of the game, considering the game is mainly combat oriented.

    "There's no star system Slave I can't reach, and there's no planet I can't find. There's nowhere in the Galaxy for you to run. Might as well give up now."
    — Boba Fett

  • HaukenHauken Member UncommonPosts: 649
    I guess the only way to find out is to try it. As stated above you will only be out 20$. Just be sure to create your char. on one of the most populated servers: Bria, Ahazi and Chimeara is good choices.
    Please let us know on this forum how your experience goes.


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  • jrscottjrscott Member Posts: 1,252

    I hate the game as it currently stands, and nothing would please me more than to help turn away one more person from paying them until they right their wrongs, but...

    You really should try the game for yourself if you are enjoying it.  Most of the people here that hate the game, myself included, are poisoned by the knowledge that the game was once much better.  I hung around for a few months since their last massive overhaul, and at times it got better, and other times it got worse, but overall it was improving.  But only after the revamp destroyed a really cool MMORPG system based on skills and not levels.

    Just be aware that this is the third incarnation of SWG and we may not have seen the last "revamp".  The first revamp destroyed entire classes by rendering their skillset and ingame property useless.  The second revamp got rid of 20+ professions altogether, and all freedom of choice regarding skills. 

    They have just now given a lesser amount of skill choosing freedom back with something called the expertise system.   Slowly but surely parts of the old game are reintroduced, but the new features are merely shadows of the original features that were wiped out in the so-called "upgrade".  Expertise is no substitute for the pure free choices we had in the old system.

    So remember, the hatred here is more about the past than the present.  But also remember that the past is an excellent predictor of the future as well.  Buyer beware.

    I realize I said I quit. I never said it was forever :)

  • ObraikObraik Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 7,261

    Originally posted by Didumdidaj

    I am not new to the MMO style, what i like in the trial is the SW theme - the feeling of being in the SW universe is nice. I also like the combat, the sound, the gfx.
    DIdumdidaj
    Then it's probably worth buying :)  These things don't change once you leave the Station, you may even find they get better (especially the SW theme part) once you get into the full game.

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  • TrubadurenTrubaduren Member Posts: 575
    The combat sucks 

    Still, there is better mmos out there i think you should look for.


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  • DidumdidajDidumdidaj Member Posts: 31

    Originally posted by Trubaduren
    The combat sucks 

    Still, there is better mmos out there i think you should look for.


    Like ??

    Didumdidaj

  • DistopiaDistopia Member EpicPosts: 21,183

    Originally posted by Didumdidaj

    Originally posted by Trubaduren
    The combat sucks 

    Still, there is better mmos out there i think you should look for.


    Like ??

    Didumdidaj

    EVE is a good game if you don't mind living in a space ship and never stepping out . Wow is a popular game among fantasy loving fans as well as EQ2 . But if fantasy isn't your thing Star wars and EVE are  the only two options .

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  • War_DancerWar_Dancer Member Posts: 941

    Originally posted by Didumdidaj

    Originally posted by Trubaduren
    The combat sucks 

    Still, there is better mmos out there i think you should look for.


    Like ??


    Didumdidaj


    Like any other MMO

    But just because I think it is that awfull doesn't mean you might not like it. Like a few have said give it a go if you liked the trial that much (I'd recommend you be a jedi, nearly everyone else in it is). Just don't pay more then a month at a time, you never know when SoE will completely change the gameplay to try and appeal to someone else.
  • pirrgpirrg Member Posts: 1,443
    I would wait until they releases SWG:Complete if i were you. But to answer your question, yes, it is worth buying.

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  • OsenOsen Member Posts: 27
    The game is real bad and will probably be closed soon, so i advise you to pick another game.

  • miagisanmiagisan Member Posts: 5,156
    honestly the station is the best part of the game. it is very well done.

    oh and whoever said the population is just as large should bang their head on their desk....its a shadow of what it once was.and with only 1 hub being eisley its still no where to what the population was 10 months ago. eisley is now considered packed when you have more then 10 people there.


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  • chlaoschlaos Member Posts: 1,118

    Originally posted by Didumdidaj

    I am just on the trial. So far i really like SWG, but on this board there seems to be alot lot of negative talk about the game. I really need to get off the beginner area, but again with all this negative talk i am i a doubt about buying this game.
    Can anyone help me here ? Is the game worth buying ?
    /Didumdidaj


    You have my condolences............

    No seriously, the rest of the game is nothing like the beginner trial.  If you purchase the game, you have nothing to look forward to but misery and heartache followed by eternal bitterness.   Enjoy.....

    "The man who exchanges Liberty for Iconic classes is a fool deserving of neither." - Me and Ben Franklin

  • wookieewookiee Member Posts: 151

    Originally posted by Didumdidaj

    I am just on the trial. So far i really like SWG, but on this board there seems to be alot lot of negative talk about the game. I really need to get off the beginner area, but again with all this negative talk i am i a doubt about buying this game.
    Can anyone help me here ? Is the game worth buying ?
    /Didumdidaj
    Do you think that being shot through mountains and walls is a good sign on a 3 year old game?

    Do you like to go back and fourth alot? go here, kill them, come back, deliver this, now come back, okay go here now.

    Do you like to see ghost towns and desolate star ports? Do you like to see completly useless items and useless proffesions?

    Do you like to pay premium prices for beta testing software that may completly change again in 6 months?

    if you answer YES to these questions then, go for it
  • iskareotiskareot Member Posts: 2,143

    Originally posted by Didumdidaj

    I am just on the trial. So far i really like SWG, but on this board there seems to be alot lot of negative talk about the game. I really need to get off the beginner area, but again with all this negative talk i am i a doubt about buying this game.
    Can anyone help me here ? Is the game worth buying ?
    /Didumdidaj


    Do this -- go to the real SOE boards.   Avoid us here then make your own call, but here is what you DO NOT DO to investigate this game and its history.

    DO NOT go looking for gaming awards, you will not like that, DO NOT go looking for great player feedback on thier own forums, DO NOT go looking up gaming reviews, investment reports, interviews, game sales from gaming stores, promotions from LEC or SOE, DO NOT go looking for any info on the game AT ALL.. in fact, just go in it and never look at any text written about the game.

    Then let the game do it's work on you once you get in and going.

    lol

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    Winner of the worst MMOS goes to.... the NGE and SWG..!!! http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm?loadFeature=1034&bhcp=1

  • SpathotanSpathotan Member Posts: 3,928

    Originally posted by iskareot

    Originally posted by Didumdidaj

    I am just on the trial. So far i really like SWG, but on this board there seems to be alot lot of negative talk about the game. I really need to get off the beginner area, but again with all this negative talk i am i a doubt about buying this game.
    Can anyone help me here ? Is the game worth buying ?
    /Didumdidaj


    Do this -- go to the real SOE boards.   Avoid us here then make your own call, but here is what you DO NOT DO to investigate this game and its history.

    DO NOT go looking for gaming awards, you will not like that, DO NOT go looking for great player feedback on thier own forums, DO NOT go looking up gaming reviews, investment reports, interviews, game sales from gaming stores, promotions from LEC or SOE, DO NOT go looking for any info on the game AT ALL.. in fact, just go in it and never look at any text written about the game.

    Then let the game do it's work on you once you get in and going.

    lol


    This is good advice, I wish I could follow it and see if the NGE fits on me. But unfortunately im stricken with a terminal disease; knowledge of Pre-CU.

    "There's no star system Slave I can't reach, and there's no planet I can't find. There's nowhere in the Galaxy for you to run. Might as well give up now."
    — Boba Fett

  • BissrokBissrok Member Posts: 1,002
    Give it a few more years. At the moment, the game's bugged to hell. Combat, in particular. The enemies twitch and run circles around you like cracked-out squirrels, they shoot through walls, they run through solid objects and shoot at you through them while you stand there and take it, they disappear and reappear behind you, specials sometimes don't fire... The list goes on and on.

    The professions aren't balanced. It'll probably be a year before they are. The most popular server, Bria, is empty. You'll only see people outside the starport at the starting city. If you're a combat class you're pretty much forced into doing the Legacy Quests. It's the same "drive 4km, click on four objects, come back, talk to me, go back, kill 14 terrorists, then kill 9 commandos, then kill 11 pirates, then come back for your reward" formula from start to finish.

    Just a level grind until 90, then you PvP. But, there's no penalties, so the PvP's not gonna hold you for long. The story's not worth reading. Most of the players seem pissed off about something. The communty's divided over everything. Most of the time I couldn't even get other players to talk to me. I'd be at a mission site, they'd walk up, send me an invite, we'd kill stuff, they'd disband and drive off.

    There's just not all that much to do. I think about logging in and I can see how my next hour will go. I'll do the Legacy Quests, I'll get half a level, I'll get bored and log off.

    The game offers a day of entertainment at most. Three tops.


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  • Daed710Daed710 Member Posts: 134

    Originally posted by Didumdidaj

    I am just on the trial. So far i really like SWG, but on this board there seems to be alot lot of negative talk about the game. I really need to get off the beginner area, but again with all this negative talk i am i a doubt about buying this game.
    Can anyone help me here ? Is the game worth buying ?
    /Didumdidaj

    In regards to the OP's question, I offer this simple statement to help you in making your decision....

    "THERE'S A REASON THEY DON'T LET YOU OFF THE NOOB TUTORIAL SPACE STATION DURING THE FREE TRIAL."

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    "Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh... everything's perfectly all right now.
    We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?"

  • max2008max2008 Member Posts: 91

    Originally posted by Didumdidaj

    I am just on the trial. So far i really like SWG, but on this board there seems to be alot lot of negative talk about the game. I really need to get off the beginner area, but again with all this negative talk i am i a doubt about buying this game.
    Can anyone help me here ? Is the game worth buying ?
    /Didumdidaj

    You must remember that what people are complaining about is the change is style of play which they are used to.

    Now that does not mean the new style will not fit certain players and surely it does and it seems to fit you .

    So if I was you i would buy the game because it fits you .

  • Darklighter1Darklighter1 Member UncommonPosts: 250

    Originally posted by Obraik

    Well, what did you like most about the trial?  The combat?  Professions? Quests?
    Is SWG your first MMO?  If not, what do you look for in an MMO?
    IMO, if you enjoyed the trial then you'll probably enjoy the rest of the game.  If this is your first time playing SWG and have no fond memories of the style of play the game used to have then many of the main issues people here have with the game are not going to be much of an issue for you as a new player.


    this is actually sound advice.  try it out for a month.  If you like it, then play it.  But don't expect to see a lot of people while you play.  The servers are quite empty these days...

    And also know this.  I forget which gamer magazine it is (PC Gamer or Computer Gamer Monthly?) but SWG won the Coaster of the Year award....twice.  Only game in it's history to ever win this award twice.  Keep that in mind...

  • iskareotiskareot Member Posts: 2,143

    Originally posted by max2008

    Originally posted by Didumdidaj

    I am just on the trial. So far i really like SWG, but on this board there seems to be alot lot of negative talk about the game. I really need to get off the beginner area, but again with all this negative talk i am i a doubt about buying this game.
    Can anyone help me here ? Is the game worth buying ?
    /Didumdidaj

    You must remember that what people are complaining about is the change is style of play which they are used to.

    Now that does not mean the new style will not fit certain players and surely it does and it seems to fit you .

    So if I was you i would buy the game because it fits you .


    Well, to be more honest... if your looking for a popualted game.. then no, if you like to solo then yes, if you like bugs that are just stupid and horrid then yes, if you do not like to read, then yes, if you like a easy game then yes, if you do not like goals in game then yes and last but not least... odds are you want Jedi..

    Yes the NGE could be for you lol.

    But whatever you do, please do not think it is a well polished game with great standings... with anyone.

    I rather be honest about it and then say, if you do not beleive me... just read if you must.

    I guess try to set your standards real real low, then think of a old MMO type game you enjoyed... then think worse.

    This way you may really enjoy it lol.

    ______________________________
    I usually picture the Career builder commercial with the room full of monkeys and upside down sales chart when thinking about the SOE/SWG decision making process.....
    SOE's John Blakely and Todd Fiala issued a warning: "Don't make our mistakes." Ref NGE
    Winner of the worst MMOS goes to.... the NGE and SWG..!!! http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm?loadFeature=1034&bhcp=1

  • herculeshercules Member UncommonPosts: 4,925

    Originally posted by iskareot

    Originally posted by max2008

    Originally posted by Didumdidaj

    I am just on the trial. So far i really like SWG, but on this board there seems to be alot lot of negative talk about the game. I really need to get off the beginner area, but again with all this negative talk i am i a doubt about buying this game.
    Can anyone help me here ? Is the game worth buying ?
    /Didumdidaj

    You must remember that what people are complaining about is the change is style of play which they are used to.

    Now that does not mean the new style will not fit certain players and surely it does and it seems to fit you .

    So if I was you i would buy the game because it fits you .


    Well, to be more honest... if your looking for a popualted game.. then no, if you like to solo then yes, if you like bugs that are just stupid and horrid then yes, if you do not like to read, then yes, if you like a easy game then yes, if you do not like goals in game then yes and last but not least... odds are you want Jedi..

    Yes the NGE could be for you lol.

    But whatever you do, please do not think it is a well polished game with great standings... with anyone.

    I rather be honest about it and then say, if you do not beleive me... just read if you must.

    I guess try to set your standards real real low, then think of a old MMO type game you enjoyed... then think worse.

    This way you may really enjoy it lol.

    well its not as full as the old days but certainly not a ghost town like many try to make it look like.Heck it has more subs then many of the mmorpg out there.
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