short version: it might or it might not suck (SWTOR that is)
long version:
RANT WARNINGI still wonder if its a smart move. as wow lost around 1m players last couple of months. People are fed up with wow. Also the f2p model seems to be gaining in numbers (now i finally can try out lego universe
)
sure you have the IP thats nice, and its in space. but basically nothing has changed oppsed to wow. Its 2 factions duking it out. Ok they each have their own stories. But its still two factions, leveling will probably be nice, but hey so was leveling and playing through dragon age origins, and i didnt need to pay 15 euro for that each month.
Also once reached level cap, sure there's going to be some nice loot gathering in endgame instances. But than what. I fear the same as with wow. They'll bring out an upgrade (you'll need to buy) and you can level some more, and rince and repeat basically.
Am a bit in a cynical/sarcastic/grumpy mood today. So dont weigh it down to heavy, but i have serious doubts about this game. Because its just basically more of the same wow had to offer. There are some nice things, but will that be enough to make it stand out from wow. People might switch it for wow, but its basically the same old shit. and tbh meh been there done that.
I absolutely hate you need to select a faction. Why thats not how RL works, i can switch sides. Also why the class restriction per side. They even undid that in WoW. So it might not be such a good idea. And why 2 factions, its not like the world is black and white. Having 3 factions (especially with some serious pvp involving capturing land and gaining from that) offers a lot more dynamic gameplay. As when 1 faction is to strong logically the other 2 will gang up. (sandbox is still better imho, but with these numbers of players they are expecting something like that cannot be managed i think)
Although i do think i would like the game as a playtrhough, and i might do it at some point (sure as hell when (yes when) it is F2P) I dont think it would last that long. Because basically it WoW with more recent graphics.
/rant
