Gaming background: 

• Primarily FPS + action based / MMOs and MUDs also.
• SWG background: Two accounts, both MBH. Had one account since launch + shipping time. Only ever been a BH on that account.

* What were your feelings regarding NGE when it was first announced?

• I was glad to hear that somebody finally grew some kahoonas and made the decision to do what needed to be done to balance the game. I was disheartened originally by all the negative posting. Most of these complaints were probably due to the performance of the TC and the rest were most likely people who dont understand WASD.

* What were your feelings when you immeadiately entered the game?

• Where was this 2 years ago?!?! This looks like great fun! Nice work!

* What were your feelings after you played for a hour?

• On the station: Was good fun, was eager to get off the crate and onto land, found a few of the quests didnt really gel. ie, i went and gathered some goods for han, then he wouldnt give me a ride. Eventually figured out that i needed to be level 5 and then go talk to Boba.
• On the ground: Looks similar, made me sad to see the BH terms empty

* What class did you choose to play?

•  I chose to be a BH of course.

* What do you like the most about NGE?

• I liked the voice overs on NPCS. This needs to be implemented for EVERY single quest NPC in the game please
• I loved the new interface, yeah it needs polishing a little, but the basic design is great.
• FPS is a great inclusion too. I used to play FPS all the way up to the original CURB for added immersion, but found it easier to use 3pv for post-curb. Ill be back to using 1PV from now on.
• STAR WARS.
• Immersion in the game due to faster pace and 1pv.

* What do you dislike about NGE?

• FPS is great, but mobs get too close, i feel like it creates a little too much mouse work. Need to keep their distance a little more or let me shoot in front of them to keep them at bay. They just home in on you, nothing can stop them. (Polish the AI please)
• Also on FPS, i would like a sprint button like in Battlefield 2. I did a lot of running backwards and running in to things while the mob homed in on me.
• Yet another FPS polish issue, I shoot one target, and if his buddy is behind him, they both chase me.
• I will probably have to tone down my textures and resolution to make the most of the fps.
• Only 1 toon per server :\ Id like to have one of each combat profession if theres a good story arc for them! And another one for trader. But ill settle for 2 slots on the same server, (1 combat, 1 craft)

* Suggestions?

• GCW revamp to make all this worth it.
• BH vs Smugger Player character missions (OPT IN), perfect oppurtunity to take advantage of balanced classes. Include MP vehicles and atmo flight. Polish it up, bring back the old skill tree viewing screen, and you have a winner. Jump and Crouch please. (forgot to test if theres a prone, doh) Auto loot option please.
• DONT ever add auto attack for PVP
• Dont remove weapon reload for PVP
• A couple of brand new CLEAN servers to start fresh on. Leading up to the curb, i did a heap of work and spent alot of money collecting attachments, only to find them completely useless post curb. There was absolutely no conversion done, i lost so much money and others gained so much that i was behind the 8 ball. So unless theres a fair conversion across the board, it would be nice to start fresh some place where nobody has old stuff thats uber and doesnt allow character transfers to.
• Give everyone a crafter and a combat slot, or give every toon crafter abilities.

Message Edited by Ezzah on 11-06-2005 05:56 AM

What were your feelings regarding NGE when it was first announced?

Players knew it was going to happen eventually

What were your feelings when you immeadiately entered the game?

I know a lot of people who got contracted to test cannot get in and do not have an admin account to override.  Along with players cannot get in.  The population cap must be lifted.

What were your feelings after you played for a hour?

Majority of testers and palyers could not play for an hour since Millineum Falcon Ramp bug. 

What class did you choose to play?

Majority of testers and players cannot log in even at 4:30am EST  all TC Full

What do you like the most about NGE?

Ask that again when you lift popularion cap again.

What do you dislike about NGE?

Majorirty of testers and players seeing the TC Full on 4 servers  at 4:30am EST.

How do you improve NGE?

Throw it on live servers that way it can be tested and played by all players.

 

• What were your feelings regarding NGE when it was first announced?

suprised.  Although a big change was needed. for the good of the game.

• What were your feelings when you immeadiately entered the game?

Annoyed at first due to server caps.  The tutorial was pretty cool and people will find it easier to learn to play the game.

• What were your feelings after you played for a hour?

I didn't play for an hour.  I was disconnected after 20 minutes.  But from what I did play, I thought the learning curve was much easier than before.

• What class did you choose to play?

Jedi

• What do you like the most about NGE?

Quests so far.

• What do you dislike about NGE?

Haven't been on long enough to form a bad opinion.

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Tiggs wrote:

Hello Folks,

 

Since our team has been working very hard and long hours on NGE I would like to do something special for them. Can you please post CONSTRUCTIVELY what your likes and dislikes are regarding NGE.

 

Trolls please don't ruin this thread there are countless other threads for you to go do your dirty work in.

 

• What were your feelings regarding NGE when it was first announced?
• What were your feelings when you immeadiately entered the game?
• What were your feelings after you played for a hour?
• What class did you choose to play?
• What do you like the most about NGE?
• What do you dislike about NGE?

Thanks folks!

 

 

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Message Edited by jamieke on 11-06-2005 01:59 AM

• What were your feelings regarding NGE when it was first announced?

Surprise, and curiousity.

• What were your feelings when you immeadiately entered the game?

The Point of View makes the game more immersive, and the fact that you have to aim with the mouse removes a lot of the macro grinding potential that was possible with autotargeting.  I think the overall setup is very nice.

• What were your feelings after you played for a hour?

I'll let you know when I can get logged in again.

• What class did you choose to play?

FS, just because i've been waiting a long village grind to play it.  If I have to log in on another server I may go either commando or smuggler

• What do you like the most about NGE?

The combat system changes, and the change to three types of xp.  Dealing with twenty or thirty types of xp, and having xp that was useless to you really was annoying in the old system.

• What do you dislike about NGE?

Being stuck with one class.  I know this is something a lot of people have complained about, and the fact is that it is a very simple addition with few repercusions.

That and the fact that the testing was organized horribly.  More test servers should have been available with one or more dedicated to people who just wanted to see what the new stuff was about.

 

• What were your feelings regarding NGE when it was first announced?

Schocked. That can't be. I want my released game back

• What were your feelings when you immeadiately entered the game?

It has a different feeling and it is sure not bad, but not for SWG

• What were your feelings after you played for a hour?

Couldn't play, because of different bugs. That (and how this is being handled) made me furious

• What class did you choose to play?

Tried to play medic first, but i would like tot try trader. I love to support and heal, but also craft. Now i can't do both :-(

• What do you like the most about NGE?

Nothing (Maybe the only positive thing is, that NPCs are talking with real voice. I think, that is only in the tutorial, so does not matter)

• What do you dislike about NGE?

Everything, but most the fubar graphics! Who made them? It is childish and unprofessionell. Looks like it was made in photoshop by a 16 year old trainee

Thanks folks!

 

 

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Message Edited by IgescaStorm on 11-06-2005 01:59 AM

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Tiggs wrote:

Hello Folks,

 

Since our team has been working very hard and long hours on NGE I would like to do something special for them. Can you please post CONSTRUCTIVELY what your likes and dislikes are regarding NGE.

 

Trolls please don't ruin this thread there are countless other threads for you to go do your dirty work in.

 

• What were your feelings regarding NGE when it was first announced?
• What were your feelings when you immeadiately entered the game?
• What were your feelings after you played for a hour?
• What class did you choose to play?
• What do you like the most about NGE?
• What do you dislike about NGE?

Thanks folks!

 

 

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I was excited when NGE was first announced.  When I first entered the game, the intro was very nice.  Added VOs were a definite plus for me.  Although, after playing for awhile I realized that the VOs were only for 3PO, Han, and well, Chewie and made me wish there was more VO work put in. 

After getting stuck trying out a jedi like the majority of the population probably did, I was lucky enough to get in a 2nd time about a day later to get to choose the Spy class.  The new UI is a little harder to get used to and I wish they used original art for the skill set windows.  Other than that, I think it has a lot of promise for a fun game.  Got stopped early on in the game due to a mission bug so I never got to try out grouping or higher level missions.  A little skeptic as to how that's going to work out, but I guess I'll have to wait a little longer to test out that aspect of the game.

Well to be honest , I feel now in a game made for like 10 - 12 year old kids.

Click left for attack , click right for better attack - thats is it..

The current SWG  is maybe to komplex for the dev team to get the professions ever balanced. But scratch them all down to 9 ?.

What you are doing its to make SWG to a EQ2 or WoW clone.

The character development is very linear now ... at XX CL you get YY Skill.  Its like in every other MMOG now where you go every some level to your trainer to get your new spells.

Its really hard to belive that thats the stuff the community really did want  or did you ask only 10 year old kids who playing X-box ?

the only real problems i have is movement and xp for groups, you cannot lock on to a specific target to help a friend out and you don't get as much xp when grouped i reallly hate this since i am so team-oriented.

and the movement, in dungeons, you lose track of attackers and get lost quickly died like this twice,it is much more demanding to orient yourself with the mouse and keyboard now our disabled peeps will be left completely out of this game i'm sorry to say.

Well, unfortuneatley, I suffered from the dreaded boarded ramp and haven't been able to get on since!!!

However, for the 5-10 minutes I was on, it was GREAT!!!

When I first heard the idea, I was shocked and suprised, but in a good way. This is what this game needs.

The combat was fast and fluid and the story line was immersive from the get go. Loved the Stormtroopers voice!!!

I started playing as a BH, as thats what I am in live, and after the first instance of the bug, I then created a new FS toon, to try that, but got gated again.

All I can say is, I'm really looking forward to getting into testing this proper, and hope I can do so over the next day or so. In the meantime, I'll be decorating my bunker in Live!!!

What were your feelings regarding NGE when it was first announced?

II was very excited. I quit the game a little after CU because I didnt like the new combat system. When I heard that the system was being redone I was very eager to re-subscribe and try it out!

What were your feelings when you immeadiately entered the game?

Well when I finally got in after 1 1/2 days or trying I was suprised to find that the second you start it *FEELS* like star wars. It reminds me of KOTOR and thats not a bad thing. The game brings you right in when Han and Chewy greet you at the door and you must escape. One you leave and the cut scene happens I was hooked. I wanted more.

What were your feelings after you played for a hour?

I thought that the game is 10 times better then it has ever been. The quest are fun and entertaining. The UI is simplified but thats not a bad thing like many say. I rather have a simple AI then a complex one when I am in a battle. The combat is really fast and not boring like it was before. Before it seemed like you would press a button, wait, press a button, wait. Now its BOOM BOOM BOOM your dead. I like the fast gameplay.

What class did you choose to play?

Jedi

What do you like the most about NGE?

The new faster combat

What do you dislike about NGE?

Right nothing because I only got to play to level 5 then my connection died.

1 - i was pissed off

2 - seemed more immersive, had more of a set path to follow. also being involved in a story helped make t more fun.

3 - got bored with it :/. hopefully the higher end content is more fun

4 - commando

5 - quests that are worth doing and the new clothing loot with skill enhancing mods

6 - combat is still pretty boring