Oddly I think I am just about the only f2p player in the mid level area since every player I see has a title/surname which I doubt every f2p player paid for the unlock around level 20+. Then again I do not know if preferred status gets titles unlocked.

Playing all solo is a bit of a bad idea. Since I skipped all heroic missions I been pretty under level, but that is my fault. When you go into an area such as Hoth at level 35 where it says the place is level 37 – 41 you know I’m must be doing something wrong, and yes everyone I ran into in Hoth has a title or their surname displayed… am I the only f2p player in that area? Oh well, I did just finish the quest line in Hoth maybe I’ll see some of my fellow freebies in the next area.

Worst part of the restricted stuff is you cant post on the offical SWTOR forums unless you pay the 15 sub option. Thats the most stupid thing I ever heard of before. The free/preferred users cant post on the damn forums.

I can say that the xp penalty isnt as bad as it sounds on paper. As a free player, I have not found that the xp penalty has gotten in the way of keeping up with the level requirements. As a matter of fact, by the time I start the next step of my class quest, I fully expect to be 1 if not 2 levels over the quest level. Im not grinding Heroics, its just I have that quests left to take care of before I move on. Same with the higher vendor prices for free/preferred players. Im finding that if I spend 3 or 5k at a vendor, I make back that money within a half hour.

Im not defending EA, I agree that a lot of their restrictions are dumb and only serve to annoy the free/preferred players. Im just pointing out that a lot of those restrictions are not as bad as they seem.

I am curious Jon, did you have fun with the game? You didnt really say in your video. Also, is this a title you plan on continuing to play or at least keep your eye on to see how it progresses?

The game magazines I read in the early 2000s used & abused “Diablo Killer.”

Finished playing Oblivion last month…Still burnt out on repetitive dungeon/cave design.

That skill tree is just standard fair leftovers from every RPG & strategy builder of the late 90s, possibly older.

Spend forever crafting an enchanted weapon only to find a better one in loot. Sounds like Runes of Magic.

Looks like the type of game where you don’t have to like or even be familiar with Star Wars to play it, plus it’s LotRO-like & isn’t set in an ugly grey & brown environment, so I’ll try it. I’m fine with familiar mechanics. I actually rage quit Grenado Espada because I couldn’t get used to anything. I’ve never played WoW & unless it goes FTP, I never will.

How many levels higher do you need to be than the quest to solo through a 4 Man Heroic? I think it was 7 or 10 in LotRO.

“oppressive restrictions” is an understatement…

Even some of the shadiest and most ridiculous MMO sites are more then adamant about just how god damn ridiculous this game is with their sham F2P, and are even warning people about it…

SoE’s Everquest and Everquest 2 plans where ridiculous, but they basically copy/pasted them and made them far worse with this one….

It is amazing, this game continues to piss people off and “unite” the world against it again and again..

For those of you who have played and enjoyed this game, know that my following comments are not meant to taunt or torment you, however…

As a former Star Wars Galaxies player, it does indeed warm my black heart to know that SWTOR wasn’t anywhere near the smashing success I kept hearing it would be while my beloved SWG (my first MMO) was dying. Yes, SWG was horrid in many respects, but it was MINE, and I loved it. Now I’m going through the pain all over again with City of Heroes. :(

Oh man that’s painful… 30-50 level range was slow enough as it is… the shift to free to play doesn’t seem as smooth as it could’ve been. I’d actually been thinking of getting back into this and trying the free to play…

I agree with Peter and Pyramid–I got really into this game because it plays like a new KOTOR, not because I wanted a new MMO. I just wanted to point out that not all the PC voice acting is mediocre; I’ve only seriously played the male Imperial Agent, but the voice acting is just spectacular, as is the story. Apparently this is one of the classes where your decisions can seriously affect the story, too.

I also really love the companions–if you’re a Bioware fan, you’ll enjoy the companion conversations and even romances. (Though, as always, the most awesome companions aren’t romanceble.)

I’m simply baffled by the restrictions EA put up in order to alieanate new players.

5 self res, and that is all? In 50 levels you will die. Not a lot, but much more than 5 times. 5/week would have been okay-ish, but 5 in a lifetime is just.. wow.

Hide helm is something I will never understand. I truly hate most of the helm looks, but there is no chance in hell I’d pay for a basic option. Do preferred accs still have to pay for this?

The other thing I won’t understand is the quickbar restrictions. Okay, limit the gameplay elements, but the friggin’ UI or options. F2P/Prefferred accs are already being pretty restricted, they don’t need to be limited on how many spells they can put on the bars.

I actually prefer to look at this game’s F2P mode as a free Kotor 3, that way it’s really decent. The sub version is an okay mmo, which I did give up WoW for (I got really tired of Blizzard’s bullshit decision and the general direction they were heading), but I did not play it for really long, probably 3-4 months. I definitely enjoyed the storylines though. Especially the Imperial Agent’s. Jedi stories felt a bit too goody-goody to me. However I LOVED playing as a light side sith warrior/inquisitor, put up a huge grin on my face a lot of times to act against how I was supposed to =)