Author Topic: The Old Republic (Read 16541 times)

SomeKittens · « **on:** November 14, 2011, 10:31:06 AM »

I got into the beta last weekend, and it was a blast. Unfortunately, I had to sign a NDA to play, so I can't talk about details. However, it was awesome. What I can say is that I was a smuggler known as "MalcolmReynolds." Anyone excited for this? (It also comes out on my birthday, hinthint)

browarod · « **Reply #1 on:** November 14, 2011, 12:41:03 PM »

I am beyond excited for this. I've had my preorder set for months, I'm an officer in a guild that's all set up with a council, officers, and members and is going to be auto-loaded into the game by Bioware once they get that far, and I get to play in the next beta weekend so that should be awesome.

I'd be happy to play with anyone that wants to group up and I'll have at least one character each on a Republic server and an Empire server.

SomeKittens · « **Reply #2 on:** November 14, 2011, 01:05:07 PM »

A huge portion of what I loved about it was that it was Star Wars. The opening videos (you can find them on YouTube) made me feel like I was back in the theater. It's an epic battle between good and evil.

The Warrior · « **Reply #3 on:** November 14, 2011, 05:28:06 PM »

I've it on Pre-Order as well. I'm so going for the Sith Inquisitor(Sorcerer).

SomeKittens · « **Reply #4 on:** November 14, 2011, 07:11:00 PM »

Sith? Ha. The Republic will crush you.

browarod · « **Reply #5 on:** November 14, 2011, 09:10:55 PM »

Quote from: SomeKittens on November 14, 2011, 07:11:00 PM

Sith? Ha. The Republic will crush you.

Not if my guild has anything to say about it.

SomeKittens · « **Reply #6 on:** November 14, 2011, 10:06:34 PM »

*watches Star Wars again*

Nope, we still win in the end.

Drrek · « **Reply #7 on:** November 15, 2011, 09:05:28 AM »

I can't wait for the old republic, I got into the beta last weekend and that was awesome (even though I couldn't play for the first two and a half hours of it because of the entirely stupid way that servers were chosen and queues worked). I preordered, but I wasn't an early preorder so I'll probably get rather late early access. Still its going to be awesome, and I can't wait for the beta test weekend where they are letting everyone in.

Minister Polarius · « **Reply #8 on:** November 15, 2011, 12:18:54 PM »

I will not leave WoW until I have pretty compelling reason to do so.

browarod · « **Reply #9 on:** November 15, 2011, 02:24:55 PM »

Quote from: Minister Polarius on November 15, 2011, 12:18:54 PM

I will not leave WoW until I have pretty compelling reason to do so.

If the 5.0 preview isn't enough of a compelling reason to get out of WoW while you can, then I don't know what is. No end boss (so less of a sense of progression towards something), pandas as a race (seriously?...........seriously? ??? ), they're changing the talent system AGAIN and making it utter crap (the Cata update wasn't terrible, but this is just ugh), probably other stuff that I'm forgetting.... Blizzard is just continuing to show their true colors of being nothing but money-hungry jerks.

Drrek · « **Reply #10 on:** November 15, 2011, 02:30:07 PM »

As a side note, is anyone on here going to be in the big beta test coming up later in the month? Its available to everyone who signed up for testing before 11/11/11.

SomeKittens · « **Reply #11 on:** November 15, 2011, 03:33:41 PM »

Quote from: Drrek on November 15, 2011, 02:30:07 PM

As a side note, is anyone on here going to be in the big beta test coming up later in the month? Its available to everyone who signed up for testing before 11/11/11.

I signed up for it, but didn't receive any emails etc.

browarod · « **Reply #12 on:** November 15, 2011, 03:53:41 PM »

The email I got was for a generic beta weekend, so I don't know if it's the "big test" or not. =/

SomeKittens · « **Reply #13 on:** November 15, 2011, 03:59:43 PM »

Were you thinking of last weekend?

Minister Polarius · « **Reply #14 on:** November 15, 2011, 04:16:50 PM »

5.0 looks awesome. Pandaren have been part of the lore since WCIII, and frankly they're overdue. I love the way they're overhauling the talent system; it will be more like it was in vanilla (options, rather than a set build that everyone has with maybe 1 or 2 points of deviation). I also love that there's no big bad, it will feel more like Vanilla where it's just being in Azeroth rather than a big rah rah about something or other. The pet battling system will probably be fun, and before someone says "WoW is just going to be Pokemans!" cool, I like Pokemon. I also love that it looks like you won't be able to fly at the start of the new areas like in WotLK.

Basically, I like everything I've seen about 5.0 and it will take more than vague hints and "oh yeah, it's star wars" to convert me B)

browarod · « **Reply #15 on:** November 15, 2011, 04:21:00 PM »

@Kittens: It says "upcoming beta weekend" and I got it on last Friday. It also says "Additional details for this upcoming test will be announced soon." so I assume it wasn't the one this past weekend.

Quote from: Minister Polarius on November 15, 2011, 04:16:50 PM

I love the way they're overhauling the talent system; it will be more like it was in vanilla (options, rather than a set build that everyone has with maybe 1 or 2 points of deviation).

I love how everyone, even Blizzard, is under this mistaken impression. There will ALWAYS be a "best spec". There are people who have no other purpose in life than to sit there doing calculations and tests with their complicated spreadsheets figuring out which talent increases their dps/hps by 0.0000001 points. No matter how many options you give or take away, whether the list is 6 choices long or 41, there will always be "best" choices. Cata's system didn't change that, this system won't change that. Why do people not realize this?

SomeKittens · « **Reply #16 on:** November 15, 2011, 04:23:02 PM »

Quote from: browarod on November 15, 2011, 04:21:00 PM

@Kittens: It says "upcoming beta weekend" and I got it on last Friday. It also says "Additional details for this upcoming test will be announced soon." so I assume it wasn't the one this past weekend.

Huh. Yup, didn't get the update, drat. I'd like some more playtime.

Quote from: browarod on November 15, 2011, 04:21:00 PM

I love how everyone, even Blizzard, is under this mistaken impression. There will ALWAYS be a "best spec". There are people who have no other purpose in life than to sit there doing calculations and tests with their complicated spreadsheets figuring out which talent increases their dps/hps by 0.0000001 points. No matter how many options you give or take away, whether the list is 6 choices long or 41, there will always be "best" choices. Cata's system didn't change that, this system won't change that. Why do people not realize this?

Kinda like the meta here.

Minister Polarius · « **Reply #17 on:** November 15, 2011, 04:49:06 PM »

Take Polymorph. Say you had the option to talent into making Polymorph either not regenerate, not break from DoT's, or wander toward caster, instead of a talent you either take or don't take to not break from DoT's, then different Mages would do different things with their Polymorph depending on which of the 3 options they took.

From what I've seen, that's what the talent system is going to be like.

browarod · « **Reply #18 on:** November 15, 2011, 04:55:39 PM »

And someone would come along and decide that, based on heroic dungeon and raid encounters, Talent <whatever> is the best of those three. Then, any Mage going into a heroic dungeon or raid will be expected to have that talent. Scorn and blame to follow if they don't have it and the group wipes.

I'm not saying it's a good system (it stinks, actually) but that's how it works, and changing the number/nature of choices is never going to fix that (unless the "nature" of the talents is purely cosmetic or non-combat related, in which case what's the point in having them at all since then everyone really would be cookie cutter?).

Drrek · « **Reply #19 on:** November 15, 2011, 07:58:49 PM »

No, they announced on the official site that they are doing a major stress test later this month, the exact date of which has not been announced, and they are inviting everyone who signed up for testing before 11/11/11.

http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20111111-0

Edit: didn't notice there was a second page and this had already been answered.

TheKarazyvicePresidentRR · « **Reply #20 on:** November 16, 2011, 10:41:49 AM »

Quote from: SomeKittens on November 14, 2011, 10:31:06 AM

I got into the beta last weekend, and it was a blast. Unfortunately, I had to sign a NDA to play, so I can't talk about details. However, it was awesome. What I can say is that I was a smuggler known as "MalcolmReynolds." Anyone excited for this? (It also comes out on my birthday, hinthint)

Same here, Sith Sorcerer, Imperial Agent (gentlemen), and Trooper were all played. I must say, (I don't think this falls under NDA) the choices in the game are amazing.

Drrek · « **Reply #21 on:** November 16, 2011, 11:16:08 AM »

Man I wish that I had known that people on here were in the last beta test, I didn't get in groups very often because I'm always afraid I'll mess stuff up for people I don't know, and it would have been fun to be in groups more often.

Is anyone planning on participating in the large beta test later this month? I know I will regardless of the date, and my brother will as long as its not on Thanksgiving weekend.

TechnoEthicist · « **Reply #22 on:** November 16, 2011, 11:26:25 AM »

Depends which weekend it will be:
This weekend-back from Charlotte Saturday evening
Thanksgiving weekend-back from PA Saturday evening
1st weekend of December- all in

SomeKittens · « **Reply #23 on:** November 16, 2011, 11:37:18 AM »

Quote from: Drrek on November 16, 2011, 11:16:08 AM

Man I wish that I had known that people on here were in the last beta test, I didn't get in groups very often because I'm always afraid I'll mess stuff up for people I don't know, and it would have been fun to be in groups more often.

Is anyone planning on participating in the large beta test later this month? I know I will regardless of the date, and my brother will as long as its not on Thanksgiving weekend.

Same here, we should all get on the same server.

browarod · « **Reply #24 on:** November 16, 2011, 12:46:55 PM »

I'll so be in the huge weekend as long as it isn't this coming weekend (when I'll be recovering from wisdom teeth removal).

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