Originally Posted by
Benggaul
Without a doubt, this.
The crafting in the game was the best I've experienced, not least because every item crafted could potentially be different than any other of its type. The player housing was fun to set up, decorate and explore. The space expansion, Jump to Lightspeed, was pretty damned great, and I spent hours every day flying around in a range of fighters on both factions, exploring space, building upgrades for my ships and shooting the hell out of space pirates for loot. Finally discovering those "secret" things your character needed to do to unlock force sensitivity--and the path towards Jedi.
Hunting down bounties with my Bounty Hunter. That bounty system was THE BEST.
Taming and breeding Rancors with my Bio Engineer. Again, that crafting system...
Building houses with my Architect. Still love that player housing system.
Joining the fight with my Combat Medic. Some people didn't care for the whole damage and "wounds" system, but I thought it was pretty unique.
Before and after the fight, entertaining the troops with my Musician. Buffing stats and healing wounds.
So many great memories from that game.
I spent a good few years with that game from Beta to the Kashyyyk expansion before the "New Game Experience" came along and effectively destroyed the community. When SWTOR came out it was a thorough disappointment for me...it just didn't even compare to SWG. If I could find my original disks I'd probably be downloading the pre-NGE emulator that a dedicated group of fans put together. I've heard it's spectacular.