Great... now I Crashed and prolly won't be able to get back in!!
I'm goin to bed.... this will be 2 years trying to get it completely playable just like the last version!
Bowoci ~ Elder Enemy of the Republic ~ Peele Notoo ~ Medic ~ Ymina ~ Master Shipwright - +2 Engine/Chassis/Weapon Exp ~ Notoo Shipyards - New Justice, Lok - West of the Shuttle -I support crafting in SWG!
Ok, first impressions....it's BUGGED so bad it's unplayable for a lot of us. I chose to go with Medic and am stuck at the stupid part telling me to walk around the room using my W,A,S, and D keys...hmmm have been doing that for the last 5 minutes and listening to the LOUD voice over telling me to do it over an over.
Anyone want to tell us how to progress past the tutorial???
Laggy and got stuck at the falcom part then crashed and can't get back in.
Aiming system: The aiming system is a little limited maybe needs some flexibility in movement, for example it would be nice to be able to shoot either to the left or right while still moving forward. Maybe its in the game and I still didn't experience it, but I am just reporting on what I experienced so far.
Going to try to make this as constructive as possible.
I believe the Falcon bug has been beat to death now, so let me address a few other things.
First, the interface is absolutely awful. On my resolution (which is admitedly rather high), everything is way to small and crunched together. It's all very minimalistic, particularly the weapon crosshair. I also wish we had some more keysetting options rather than just individual rebinds, but that's more or less personal preference. From a bug standpoint, scrolling and some resizing is currently broken. This was particularly impeding in the help window, which requires scrolling. Also, I picked Spy and I had the artisan icon next to my name...?
Combat honestly doesn't feel very different to me. While aiming adds an extra dimension to a degree, I don't think it will make much difference in PvE combat considering the behavior of the mobs. It will either be insanely interesting or insanely frustrating in PvP; a lot of that will depend on specials, and I didn't get that far. I was lagging to much to make an accurate comment on the pacing right now, so I will refrain.
You have, however, sucessfully drawn me into the universe. The tutorial is fabulous and I'm looking forward to being able to finish it! I only wish my toon on Sunrunner would get a chance to experience it, but my place in the community there trumps any desire to reroll.
Overall it's technically on par with what I expected based on SOE's previous patches, which would be a 4 out of 10. Content wise I'd give it at least an 8.
Hope this helps!
Trep Illakar - The Pink Ninja Pint-sized for YOUR protection!
I am stuck in the starting room and I second putting my boot through poor c-3po's face if he tells me to use the W A S or D button to move around and to move to the surgical droid.
First off I did. Second PLEASE I beg you on leave the way we move around in the game the way it has always been. right now you have the option ... that option is not available on the test center. That is one of the areas this game stands out over the others. The ease of using the mouse to move around with.
1) Interface is simplistic and quite plain and boring
2) Profession system is poor compared to what is currently live. 9 professions and the way they are presented in the NGE isnt something im interested in playing. Looks too much like playing a console game. If i wanted that Id play my xbox.
3) Quests working well
4) I do like the faster combat, thats probably the only plus i can give.
5) Controls are poor. Not enough choices. The controls in the current publish are better, along with the overall interface.
All in all - first impressions...not something i see myself continuing with for long. I said it above and Ill say it again - too "consolish".
Keeping the depth, complexity and interface of the current build, mixing in the faster combat setup and fixing some of the bugs would have been much more fun. I played the game because the complexity, controls, economy and interface were more challenging and fun. From what ive played tonight, its an arcade game...I feel so bad...
I have to give this an honest thumbs down, no offense -
Regards,
Nikazza
____Nikazza -DFR-__________________________________ FLURRY ELDER JEDI ---Fleas arent just for Wookies---
I like the responsive feeling...definitley like the combat aiming and feel with the mouse and clicking. I come from an action game background though. SWG was my first RPG.
Seems to be lag issues throwing the timing off of scripted events..
There is spoken audio by the characters in the tutorial for those that don't know.
Rayden Skalamondre (rheyden skala-mondray) We were once commonplace heroes. Now, we are Remnants of the Jedi. Reach deep inside and you will feel a presence that you haven't felt since...
1) Of course, stuck on the Falcon, like everyone else (I can get in but no one is there, but I heard the second Han voice-over.).
2) Going from pressing buttons to clicking the mouse...same repetative action to me, just putting it on the mouse instead of the keyboard.
3) The keymap is the deal breaker. It was all I could do to get around the hangar. I do not play FPS on PC's because I can't stand having to move using a keyboard constantly and this horrible forced-WSAD movement just isn't going to work for me. It's not something I need to "get used to", I've tried for many years and it just doesn't work for me. If there is no option (say, a toggle key) to use the mouse for movement, I won't be able to play. Period.
Although I am excited for new Star Warsy content, #3 is going to gate myself and others from it.
I like the "snappy" movement and controls! It's very responsive and "tight". I like how the movement "feels".
Looks nice although the game has _always_ looked nice.
CONS:
The racial selection screen is TERRIBLE!!!
Customizing your characters appearance **** seems out of order although it's more of an accessibility issue from the primary screen other then the order of the process to create the character.
Class Selection **** OH MY!!! *** The Class selection is a JOKE!! I don't think I've ever seen anything worse!! I loaughed for about 5 minutes straight at the site of that - offensive and a total distraction to this game - absolutely HORRIBLE!!!
Character skill sheet*** Is BEYOND THE MOST DISGUSTING AND REPULSIVE THING i'VE EVER SEEN FOR AN RPG LET ALONG AN MMO!! This looks like it was made in less then a day. I could have had a better layout for you guys if I was asked to do so at the time this was publically anounced. Absolutely horrendous!!
Jumping / pyshics ** LMAO!!! This is a joke! This single "feature" will be enough to move me and everyone I know who plays the game to stop playing! This is ugly and distracting! Worse then the Class selection screen and almost as bad as the skill sheet - being that those other "features" are/must be a rushed hack job and better not be the intended direction...you need to employ artists and then educate them before making this move. The animation for the "leaping" is terrible. Have your animators go back to the drawing board on this - likely also an issue with your coders who are handling the physics.
Voice Overs* lmao you have got to be kidding! Try having a real actor or a true professional to do those voice overs. First impression on those audio sounds would steer me away from this game....just terrible. The medical droid....ok, time to get the REAL voices and scratch those of the devs. R2 has a high pitched/peircing whine (almost as bad as all the brats in the Jedi forums) that's too anooying to be exciting. Han Solo DOES NOT SOUND LIKE Han Solo !!!!
Conclusion of First Impression:
I would _NOT_ play this game as it currently appeared. It looks _cheap_ and haphazardly thrown together. There appears to be no abliilty to "individualize" a chaarcter throug "profecientcies" nor skill selection. This is _NOT_ the type of games I play nor the type of games my friends, in and out of the game, play. The skill process and uniqueness has _ALWAYS_ been the primary attraction to SWG and this has been RIPPED out without care or merit.
