Star Wars: The Old Republic General Discussion

Dcully · 15-12-2011 11:18pm

Stev_o wrote: »

How much is it going for in shops? Half tempted to pick it. Would you recommend it ?

Early days but so far its excellent.
If the content is there which should be it will be a long term mmo for me.

GarethBah · 15-12-2011 11:37pm

With the majority of us now in the game, I hope you all have a great time playing and we will hopefully meet you in some warzones, or catch a few of you when you are questing :P

Mr. K · 16-12-2011 12:02am

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

so whats the game like? just another wow copy or is actually a good game? i loved kotor 1+2 but seeing as this is a mmo is the story crap?

It feels like KOTOR crossed with WoW; KOTOW, if you will. I like it so far, looking forward to getting to play for a decent length of time, I'm a Sith Inquisitor. I'm only level 3, so I don't know about the story yet!

red_ice · 16-12-2011 12:29am

Mr. K wrote: »

I'm only level 3, so I don't know about the story yet!

it was the one armed man

V9 · 16-12-2011 2:20am

Anyone that got the CE, did ye get yer CE items yet? I entered the code into the website and still havent gotten my stuff. Also, whats in the CE store? anything good?

privilegue · 16-12-2011 9:49am

V9 wrote: »

Anyone that got the CE, did ye get yer CE items yet? I entered the code into the website and still havent gotten my stuff. Also, whats in the CE store? anything good?

After you enter your code and sec token thingy you should get your stuff straight away if you are in game already. If not there is a thread in the customer support forums where some people havent gotten their things. You should post in there and / or open an ingame ticket. For anyone straggling making a decision - If you enjoyed Kotor and would like it to be on a bigger scale, get it.

SolvableKnave · 16-12-2011 10:40am

V9 wrote: »

Anyone that got the CE, did ye get yer CE items yet? I entered the code into the website and still havent gotten my stuff. Also, whats in the CE store? anything good?

I got mine after an hour or so, but they did arrive. Haven't gone to see the CE store yet.

humanji · 16-12-2011 11:02am

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

so whats the game like? just another wow copy or is actually a good game? i loved kotor 1+2 but seeing as this is a mmo is the story crap?

It's pretty much a new KOTOR game that's more action orientated. At the moment, I've been playing it just like a singleplayer game. I've only levelled 3 characters to about lvl 11 at the moment, and so their stories are only really getting started, but they're well written so far. It's worth getting, even if it's only for a month to see how it plays.

Gummy Panda · 16-12-2011 11:21am

Loving the game. Got my Merc to lv12 last night. Did some pvp just for xp reward but soon loved it and kept queuing. Handy for leveling crew skills as well as you just send off companion while you pvp.

Thordon · 16-12-2011 1:18pm

Has anyone bought a retail copy and then been able to play, or will it not work until the 20th?

MikeyJoyce · 16-12-2011 1:31pm

It wont work until the 20th you can input your code online now but you need Early access to play before tuesday

Draupnir · 16-12-2011 2:31pm

Turns out none of my machines want to play the game too well, so I've put in an order for a new machine that should be available early next week. Bit of a waste of an early access pass really, but I suppose I can spend more time working out what kind of classes I want to roll.

I did manage to log in last night briefly, but the game was dog slow. Basilisk Droid looked to have a heavy queue going, doesn't bode well for general release.

jeawan · 16-12-2011 2:39pm

Draupnir wrote: »

Turns out none of my machines want to play the game too well, so I've put in an order for a new machine that should be available early next week. Bit of a waste of an early access pass really, but I suppose I can spend more time working out what kind of classes I want to roll.

I did manage to log in last night briefly, but the game was dog slow. Basilisk Droid looked to have a heavy queue going, doesn't bode well for general release.

Every game like this had had queues at release i would worry about it they are releasing allot of new server today , hopefully that will ease the server queues more

Draupnir · 16-12-2011 2:43pm

jeawan wrote: »

Every game like this had had queues at release i would worry about it they are releasing allot of new server today , hopefully that will ease the server queues more

Sure, I'm sure it will be fine. I won't be losing any sleep over it, I'd like to play on the same server as some Boardsies though.

jeawan · 16-12-2011 2:45pm

Draupnir wrote: »

Sure, I'm sure it will be fine. I won't be losing any sleep over it, I'd like to play on the same server as some Boardsies though.

I understand that man i crashed back to the queue last night three times took three hours to get in

Icyseanfitz · 16-12-2011 3:35pm

well if this game feels like kotor and has a decent narrative for the characters (ive heard its a different story for every character?) il have to buy it

god knows how il get time to play it with skyrim mind, that game is literally sucking my life away

degrassinoel · 16-12-2011 3:42pm

each character class has its own specific story. They're all different

Bioware are legends for really good storytelling in their games. This is no exception.

Icyseanfitz · 16-12-2011 4:04pm

yeah ive been a fan of bioware since baulders gate, DA2 has shaken my faith in them though

V9 · 16-12-2011 7:15pm

Wonderful game. Currently on lvl 14, plowing through Coruscant at the minute. Love the Flashpoints and warzones, great fun.

cocoshovel · 16-12-2011 9:20pm

I assume the game comes with a months free game time or so? I dont want to have to buy the game and a €25 game card at the same time!

Stev_o · 16-12-2011 9:35pm

Stupid question but I bought the boxed version in game today but i take it that I won't get early game access right?

GarethBah · 16-12-2011 9:39pm

Stev_o wrote: »

Stupid question but I bought the boxed version in game today but i take it that I won't get early game access right?

If they gave you a pre-order code and you applied it then yes, you will get it tomorrow or Sunday

GarethBah · 16-12-2011 9:40pm

cocoshovel wrote: »

I assume the game comes with a months free game time or so? I dont want to have to buy the game and a €25 game card at the same time!

Yes the game comes with a month free game-time BUT you will need a 60 day game card or a credit card attached to your account for it to work, similar as RIFT(from what i've heard)

Headshot · 16-12-2011 9:41pm

So im up and going

Can someone give me some advice on whats the best server, what classes would ya recommend etc

Basically newbie questions

GarethBah · 16-12-2011 9:42pm

Headshot wrote: »

So im up and going

Can someone give me some advice on whats the best server, what classes would ya recommend etc

Basically newbie questions

Quite a few of us are playing on Basilisk Droid so i'm going to suggest that there are players on imperial and republic from boards, in terms of classes i'm not too sure its up to yourself.

titan18 · 16-12-2011 9:44pm

Headshot wrote: »

So im up and going

Can someone give me some advice on whats the best server, what classes would ya recommend etc

Basically newbie questions

Most of us seem to be on Basilisk Droid. Depends on how you want to play, but there's a shortage on tanks and healers. Nearly everyone is going DPS as usual. Also, depends on whether you want to be a Jedi/Sith or not

Stev_o · 16-12-2011 9:46pm

GarethBah wrote: »

If they gave you a pre-order code and you applied it then yes, you will get it tomorrow or Sunday

Ah i see, sadly I just got the boxed copy no extra things, would it be (long shot) on the receipt?

V9 · 16-12-2011 10:20pm

Ah and it begins... The queues... An hour before I get in

KINGPIN · 16-12-2011 10:46pm

Yah alot of irish on basilisk droid, its why i rolled there. I think its worth sticking with even with the server queues. They will go over time !

As for advice play whatever you want and have fun !

Im trying all classes up to around lvl 14 to get a feel for em before I progess futher.

GarethBah · 16-12-2011 10:46pm

Was playing huttball and my latency went from 35 to 150k but wasn't lagging on teamspeak, and then I got d/c :mad:

TheDoc · 16-12-2011 10:47pm

Haha this just happened to me on my new Guardian character haha

GarethBah · 16-12-2011 10:48pm

You look fairly similar to Towelliee :pac:

V9 · 16-12-2011 10:59pm

good luck getting back in. 800 plus wait. gonna go to a new server and try a bounty hunter

Stev_o · 16-12-2011 11:10pm

Apparently the first few level 50's have appeared now 4 days before games release. I have a funny feeling there will be super large portion of the hardcore MMO fans leaving after the first sub if they v managed to already get this far in a few days. Quite sad really on their part.

Ry · 16-12-2011 11:22pm

Stev_o wrote: »

Apparently the first few level 50's have appeared now 4 days before games release. I have a funny feeling there will be super large portion of the hardcore MMO fans leaving after the first sub if they v managed to already get this far in a few days. Quite sad really on their part.

I got to level 25 in 3 or 4 days but that was SOLID play. I played for a totally stupid amount of time to be honest. I can only imagine what these lvl 50 guys must have done timewise to reach that in the 4 or 5 days early access has been open. That's insane to be honest. Level 25 was a real grind and I reached it with about 40 hours of play so these guys must literally not have stopped since launch. I vowed not to bother doing that when early access came around.

Also DONT FORGET YOUR SECURITY QUESTION ANSWERS. Biggest load of ****e having to ring an English number just to get your account unlocked. The number is always busy and you can't get through to even queue to talk to someone. Awful customer service. The online guys can't do it for you at all they just direct you to the phone number.

Stev_o · 17-12-2011 12:41am

Security Questions are the biggest load of **** in the world. The fact is the undermine the word security ! Why any company thinks it's smart to use them is beyond me.

Icyseanfitz · 17-12-2011 1:21am

so is there many different planets? are they big open spaces or small little game areas?

Ry · 17-12-2011 7:29am

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

so is there many different planets? are they big open spaces or small little game areas?

They're very big. Bloody huge actually. The nightmare is not getting a mount until lvl 25 to get around the place faster

Icyseanfitz · 17-12-2011 12:45pm

ye think this game will do well? theres pretty much endless possibilities for adding in content after release, pod racing, swoop bikes, more planets etc. could be a great game if it takes off

Stev_o · 17-12-2011 1:37pm

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

ye think this game will do well? theres pretty much endless possibilities for adding in content after release, pod racing, swoop bikes, more planets etc. could be a great game if it takes off

It all depends on quickly they can add content in which we have no idea how fast that will go. If they manage to get it out as fast as Rift did then there's some good hope but with the extra time it takes to do all the dialogue for quests I can imagine that any new content will be very long in the making.

ShadowHearth · 17-12-2011 3:04pm

Lads, can you help me out on this a wee bit.

i was not fallowing this as after wow i lost my intrest in mmorpg. ( it was fun ride, but i am bored now )

i know its similar to WOW, but i was wondering is there sinlge player content like old wow? where if i am not interested in grinding dungoens for 5 millions time, can i still do some fun stuff in outside world? like some epic quest chains or just interesting crafting?

I want to give this a go, but i really dont want to get to wow syndrome. where i have to level up, then just grind gear in 5 mans, then just sit in SW or orgy, just because i dont have time for Raiding.

Stev_o · 17-12-2011 3:12pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Lads, can you help me out on this a wee bit.

i was not fallowing this as after wow i lost my intrest in mmorpg. ( it was fun ride, but i am bored now )

i know its similar to WOW, but i was wondering is there sinlge player content like old wow? where if i am not interested in grinding dungoens for 5 millions time, can i still do some fun stuff in outside world? like some epic quest chains or just interesting crafting?

I want to give this a go, but i really dont want to get to wow syndrome. where i have to level up, then just grind gear in 5 mans, then just sit in SW or orgy, just because i dont have time for Raiding.

From what iv seen it looks like you could play the game without having to rely on other people since you have a companion and all that. Best thing to do is wait a month after release and you'll know better whether you want it or not.

Sepulchrave · 17-12-2011 3:21pm

Hi,

Have people been able to buy the game in the shops already? I have a pre order at Gamestop for the collectors edition. I was given early access on the first day, but I have not used it because I can't download 20+ gigabytes so I didn't use it. I thought it was not coming out until Tuesday 20th, but in Cork city here today I saw someone with the big collectors edition box in a Gamestop bag. Does anyone know if they are giving it out already?

Stev_o · 17-12-2011 3:28pm

Sepulchrave wrote: »

Hi,

Have people been able to buy the game in the shops already? I have a pre order at Gamestop for the collectors edition. I was given early access on the first day, but I have not used it because I can't download 20+ gigabytes so I didn't use it. I thought it was not coming out until Tuesday 20th, but in Cork city here today I saw someone with the big collectors edition box in a Gamestop bag. Does anyone know if they are giving it out already?

I bought the SE in Game. They had multiple boxes out too.

Ravage1616 · 17-12-2011 3:33pm

Sepulchrave wrote: »

Hi,

Have people been able to buy the game in the shops already? I have a pre order at Gamestop for the collectors edition. I was given early access on the first day, but I have not used it because I can't download 20+ gigabytes so I didn't use it. I thought it was not coming out until Tuesday 20th, but in Cork city here today I saw someone with the big collectors edition box in a Gamestop bag. Does anyone know if they are giving it out already?

I picked mine up from gamestop on Tuesday morning!

Dcully · 17-12-2011 3:33pm

I must admit to not enjoying an mmo this much since i first played wow when it was first released.
Ive played everything releasd since but none were as good as this.
Long way to go but so far its a superb MMO.

cocoshovel · 17-12-2011 3:38pm

GarethBah wrote: »

Yes the game comes with a month free game-time BUT you will need a 60 day game card or a credit card attached to your account for it to work, similar as RIFT(from what i've heard)

So in the end Im still going to have to pay the €50 for the game and €25 for the game time. Thats bad form to be honest, but what did I expect from an MMORPG :rolleyes:. Im still going to pay it

Icyseanfitz · 17-12-2011 4:17pm

by the way what are these game cards? be better than sticking a cc up

cocoshovel · 17-12-2011 4:33pm

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

by the way what are these game cards? be better than sticking a cc up

You buy them in Gamestop. They're exactly like the World of Warcraft game cards. Pay €25 and they give you this little scratch card with a code on it. You can top up your play time on your account with them and it gives you 60 days game time.

evanbrau · 17-12-2011 4:35pm

Just got the game and it only has two discs in the box! D'oh. Guess I'm facing a long download.

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