Originally Posted by
Life
Hey All,
My Wife and I play WoW, and at the moment we're pretty burnt out from the game. I'm constantly thinking about the days of Vanilla I miss so much... and for some reason I can't stop thinking about Naxxramas 40man and how much I loved it compared to the lazy garbage that is Dragon Soul... sigh...
but anyway, let's not start a thread about that nonsense. We're considering getting SWTOR either as a WoW replacement or simply as another thing to spend time on now and then. I ihad a couple questions about the game, hopefully some of you who are already playing can answer:
1. What are you general thoughts on how long the game will "last" (i.e. be relevant)? Is this something that an average gamer will play about 2-3 months, or does it have enough quality to merit years of playing? Basically, given the current knowledge, do you see this being like WoW, or flaming out rather quickly like Age of Conan?
The game will last. It is a bit buggy, but thats how it is at launch, the game has a lot of potential and thats a good thing
2. How fun is the game's equivalent of raiding? My understanding was that it's 8 players for a raid. Is this the largest available? Opinions on boss fights (difficulty + fun)?
Cant tell yet but the flashpoints (instances) are really cool, some having multiple dialogues and choices (wich affect the instance, for example if you kill the captain in the first Empire flashpoint, you get to face a diffrent boss in a diffrent part of the instance than if you spare him.
3. Considering how similar that I've heard it is to WoW, is the game going to be enough to get excited about if WoW is already seeming unbelievably dull and stale? i.e. If you're sick and tired of WoW, is this the kind of game that you can login to and feel refreshed and excited to play?
The combat system might resemble wow, but it has a bit more punch, you feel your abilityes have effect, not like wow when you Pyroblast someone and he isnt even blown out. In SWTOR missiles actually make enemyes fly backwards.
Basically, as I've already said, we're just burnt out at the moment, and I really want to have that invigorating feeling of fun again from a video game. I'm wondering if SWTOR is a potential cure, or if I need to wait for another MMO.
Thanks, and feel free to give any other input regarding the game as well!