tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post1527286045074405676..comments2024-01-04T02:49:23.470-08:00Comments on Blessing of Kings: [SWTOR] Beta Weekend 2Rohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-88229388070229320412011-11-29T08:04:47.851-08:002011-11-29T08:04:47.851-08:00"And for some reason, the Sith Empire is much..."And for some reason, the Sith Empire is much more interesting than the Republic. "<br /><br />I was thinking the same thing and finally realized why it feels this way. The choices you have to make as a Sith are far more compelling (to me) than if you play a Jedi. <br /><br />A dark side or light side choice for a Sith may to let someone live or die. Most light/dark side options for Jedi seem to be simple things like lying or accepting a bribe. It just feels as if your choices as Sith are weightier somehow.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338876497982816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-9345296876981969132011-11-29T07:59:04.769-08:002011-11-29T07:59:04.769-08:00I must have been lucky this weekend... because I d...I must have been lucky this weekend... because I didn't run into any of this spoiler-griefing, but I can see where it would cause problems!<br /><br />I played both a Jedi Knight and a Sith Warrior to at least level ten. Tried a Consular, Smuggler, Bounty Hunter and Trooper. I'll be going with a Jedi Knight Guardian... but the Sith were so intriguing... and backstabbing!<br /><br />We did one flashpoint. Hubby and I were Jedi Knight guardians and our friend was a consular healer... it made for an interesting and at times tedious make up but we finally brought out our healer's companion and made it through. It was nice to all be able to play what we wanted [2 tanks and a healer] and be able to make it through an instance... er... flashpoint :P Not sure how that will play out in later levels...Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157092440833967471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-59497764558810502952011-11-28T13:59:12.699-08:002011-11-28T13:59:12.699-08:00Funny you mention the griefing: here's my comm...Funny you mention the griefing: here's my comment on the post-beta survey. I'm going to stick it on my site, too, but you can have first look.<br /><br />Other comments?<br /><br />Nothing beyond what I said before. It's a really enjoyable game, but it's not really industry-redefining as some of the press has claimed. If you really want to redefine the industry, you need to do so with community management; don't let the game become the dregs of humanity like Blizzard did with WoW. Already people were griefing by intentionally giving away plot twists in general chat. How do you plan to deal with behavior like that? In a "story-centric" game as you claim to have made, having people do that is akin to cheating in a mechanics game; they're ruining everyone else's experience. Please don't be like Blizz and tell us to police the community; don't tell us to report them - the surprise is already spoiled. Don't tell us to leave general chat; us having to leave a communication tool because others can't behave is unacceptable. Find a solution, however harsh, and implement it. The number of griefers and jerks you lose as customers will be MORE THAN made up for by the number of people looking for a nice place to play since WoW's turned to a pit of vipers. Bring in that crowd, players disgruntled with the WoW community, and keep the griefers out. It's better to err on the side of caution, after all.<br /><br />In the end, the only thing that will keep people like my wife, my buddies, and I playing is feeling like it's a nicer place to be than Azeroth. The game play is not different enough to keep us, the cut scenes are not enough, the flashpoints are not enough, only knowing that the devs are looking out for the common good and not the bottom line will. Otherwise we and the 11 million other WoW players might as well go back to familiar ground and be bothered by griefers there.stubbornhttp://sheepthediamond.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-67906104790834607222011-11-28T12:40:40.217-08:002011-11-28T12:40:40.217-08:00I hope that Troopers can still go after a Sith wit...I hope that Troopers can still go after a Sith with a knife like in that one trailer.Clockworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565064315360664711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-1501158384048321982011-11-28T06:33:19.914-08:002011-11-28T06:33:19.914-08:00This was my third go at the beta test and I must s...This was my third go at the beta test and I must say, I agree with you about the way the Flashpoints and grouping works. It's fun sort of swarming through a dungeon area- cutting down packs of mobs and bosses you certainly couldn't take on alone or even with your companion- but it does lack that feel of cooperative play. One of the few things I never tried was healing. I've never been very interested in it elsewhere. Maybe I should've given it a go. Oh well. <br /><br />I also agree the Sith storylines feel much more robust than the Republic ones. I found it much more enjoyable trying to walk the path of the dark side without being a complete ass, than I did being a goody-two-shoes and trying to walk the Light path. I hope they give you more Light/Dark choices.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962869066012176921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-4961449639165738532011-11-28T04:44:28.153-08:002011-11-28T04:44:28.153-08:00What is that WoW? you have a patch tuesday? ok, Wo...What is that WoW? you have a patch tuesday? ok, WoW, I will sate you. I will sate you SO hard instead of SWTOR betasElladrionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404376507635994015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-84253820711850236772011-11-28T04:05:00.055-08:002011-11-28T04:05:00.055-08:00I've actually tried healing in the beta, on th...I've actually tried healing in the beta, on the smuggler it's pretty cool. Healing seems to be triage like cata actually.<br /><br />On notes of spoilers... It could be server culture? On my server they were actually talking about the dead orange pixel. There's even a fb page for it now :) <br /><br />And yeah I agree, the Sith empire seems to have a more varied storyline compared to the republic :)LifeDeathSoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404279628138864603noreply@blogger.com