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Now that the honeymoon is over. (POLL INSIDE)
Teala
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Now that the honeymoon is over, where do you honestly rate SW:TOR? Use the scale below and read them carefully, then cast your vote. Be as honest as you can please.
10) means the game is perfect. Cannot be improved.
9) means the game is almost perfect. Just needs polished.
8) means the game is on the verge of perfect. Could use some tweaks to existing game mechanics, and polish.
7) means the game needs a feature here or there added, some tweaks to existing game mechanics, and polish.
6) means the game needs a few features added, some tweaks to existing game mechanics, and polish.
5) means the game needs some areas reworked, some features added, some tweaks to exisitng game mechanics, and polish.
4) means the game needs serious reworking, some features added, some tweaks to existing game mechanics, and polish.
3) means the game needs an overhaul, some serious reworking, some features added, some tweaks to existing game mechanics and polish.
2) means the game needs to just be completely redone.
1) Game cannot be salvaged. Bag it and tag it.
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Wahoo! 4 people... almost a perfect bell curve!
Still a 7 to me, on just about any scale I've seen including this one. I do take issue with the way the poll was formatted. 7 and 6 are bascally the same thing. 8-10 are feats hardly any game ever achieves, making them moot and pretty much inapplicable to vote for. Nothing is ever near perfect, even 10's have flaws here and there as well as more desirable functions.
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That is why I requested that people read them carefully before voting. You're right, no game may ever achieve a 10. Maybe a 9 if we're ever so lucky in our life time. 8 is doable.
perfection does not exsist! I gave it a 8 simply for the fun that I am having in game and that's all that matters to me.
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If someone asked me plainly what rating I would give SWTOR out of 10, I'd most likely score it somewhere between a 6 and 6.5. However, after reading through all of your descriptions for each score, I simply cannot justify anything higher than a 4. Considering how much moula was pumped into this title, it's pretty pathetic how much attention it's going to need to achieve anything remotely close to what I would deem as acceptable. Sad stuff, in a sad genre.
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I already posted my review in the appropiate sub forum. Guess i will give a TLDR version with this poll ( only because i hope to see teh game evolve.)
What made this game even worth trying fo me was teh alignemtn and companion system. Currently those systems in th game are stale. The game could increase its own niche among the wow clone mechanics by further developing these systems.
( weird firefox doesnt auto point out my failed spelling errors on these forums, i have become utterly dependant on that function)
I gave it a 4 as well based on the desriptions. I think your poll pushes it down a little.
If I were to score it 1 to 10 based on a blind review, I would give it a 6.
could we have 2 polls one for the RPG part (8), one for the MMO part (4)
My point was your 8 is a typical 10 :P. with a normal 8-9 not being present at all.
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6
Game is missing alot of key features common to MMORPG's and I am shocked they are not in the release.
Your 'instructions' as to what the scores mean is a common tactic in Push Polling, by the way.
But you knew that.
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Slapped it with a 6, based on the descriptions. Not sure how there are so many 1s up there...I mean, I unsubbed due to the fun factor wearing off, but geez, a 1? Harsh.
I mean can you really say that a game that needs some minor tweaks and a bit of polish is a six? While that may be a "6" game to you, it is higher to most people.
The proper way to do this would be to lay out the extremes, 10 and 1, by saying perfect or garbage and let the responders rate the game on that scale based on how they value different aspects o the game.
That being said, it's still a 7 to me, even on this biased scale.
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Giving it a 1 is a bit harsh. I can see voting a 2 if you think the game needs to be remade into a different format - but a 1, some may feel the IP itself doesn't make for a good game setting.
In my review here http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/post/4561412#4561412 ( or "Opinion Piece"
) I gave the game 6.5 so I'm going to stick with that. I still believe that's fair.
What you should understand is that I personally dislike many of the design decisions BioWare has made - I don't believe many of their decisions were the best for both the company and the IP but that's just from the outside.
For what SWTOR turned out to be, it's a pretty top notch game... for me, it's a top notch completely medicore game.
It's not for me, that's for sure. That being said, plenty of people seem to love what they've chosen to do.
BOYCOTTING EA / ORIGIN going forward.
Was a 7 until 2 days ago. The Ilum/1.1 fiasco dropped it to a 5.
Im still currently playing the game. But I couldn't give it anymore then a 4, almost a 3.
I dont hate the game, I think it has some great potential. That being said, the game has some pretty huge issues. Its seriously in need of optimization. There are people out there that destroy the minimum reqs. for the game that can't pull more then 15 FPS in Huttball because the way characters are rendered. Illum... doesnt need anymore bad press. Dev's themselves have no idea what there doing. Resolve bar was the worst idea in history for CC immunity.
I just hope it can keep my attention until ArcheAge comes out.
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It's no surprise that I voted a 1. I've been around the MMO market for a VERY long time, and it's no secret that I feel the StarWars IP was simply "milked" for money yet AGAIN by Lucas Arts by giving the IP to a company that has NEVER done an MMORPG before like Bioware. I even heard that Lucas Arts suggested to BOTH EA & Bioware that EA obtains Bioware for the sake of more money for SWTOR's developement.
I'm quite simply tired of the themepark model being the only thing AAA companies are willing to develope simply because Indie companies, whom are HIGHLY underfunded, keep failing in the sandbox region. Seriously, SOE, try to ACTUALLY make a real sandbox title for once. AVOID the WoW-Model like the plague, and actually CARE about your product for once. Same goes for you BLIZZARD. Letting Diablo 3 get so out of hands that you're willing to destroy your own AAA franchise title for more money. Foreshame
!
I voted a 1 because SWTOR itself is a horrible game simply because the StarWars universe is NOT one that can be done in a themepark style EVER. SOE learned that the WORST WAY POSSIBLE with the NGE. Bioware will learn the same lesson by this same time next year.
Heck Teala, I've even started to get PMs about people who remember my previous rants about how SWTOR will be exactly like RIFT. Flop, and then continue to try and call itself "Unique". I think it has something to do with that whole subscription debacle BW had though :P!
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It is a harsh poll, even by my standards. I'd normally say TOR is a 6, but by those descriptions, I rate it a solid 3.
I wonder if its a bit too complicated too, though. So much emphasis on how much tweaking, overhauling, or polish it needs - why not just, how fun is it?
lots of fun
kinda fun
ok, but meh
tedious
painful
Then maybe, fun for how long?
indefinitely
long time
a while
at first
never
Then just add the two, for a 2-10 scale, with 1 being reserved for if it killed your ability to have fun by giving you an aneurysm.
When I want a single-player story, I'll play a single-player game. When I play an MMO, I want a massively multiplayer world.
I stick to my argument for the Star Wars IP to be successfully represented in an mmo, the developers should approach it from a hybrid sandbox/themepark design. Not one, not the other, but a successful marriage of the two.
It is possible - anyone who says it isn't is simply experiencing a failure of imagination and creativity.
BOYCOTTING EA / ORIGIN going forward.
4, though I'd rather this crap torn down and they actually tried something original rather then copy and paste generic MMO format. If they tried to be creative, this game could of been vastly better.
My rating is 7.8 but the questions in mind i vote a 7.
The game is good for what it is and if it does not fit any of a players tastes its a "no buy" instead of a bad rating.
I dont care much about PvP in mmorpgs as the whole gear and level progression and also the equality of factions simply do not allow a balanced or challenging gameplay.
I prefer sport games for pvping as they have strict rules and no faction/prgoression imbalance!
But i have stopped playing them after so many years as anything goes old at times.
As there will never be a Daoc 2 soon, or a SciFi game that catches the exploration, mystery of space, ancient civilizations, generationship aspect of SciFi (read: Eve is not what i want to play bcs it lacks all of that) i hope Mechwarrior Online will deliver a serious PvP experience.
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Voted a 1 since negatives weren't an option, although on a scale of 1-10 TOR should be about a negative 5.
I didn't use your scale. I gave it an 8 but your scale definitions would skew it lower.
For leveling experience I'll give it a 10.
For endgame I'll give it a 7.