{"id":1048,"date":"2012-01-04T11:51:19","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T16:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xenopulse.com\/blog\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2012-01-04T12:11:50","modified_gmt":"2012-01-04T17:11:50","slug":"swtor-my-first-three-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xenopulse.com\/blog\/?p=1048","title":{"rendered":"SWTOR: My First Three Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since retail pre-launch, I&#8217;ve put quite a lot of time (imo) into SWTOR.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trooper &#8211; 50 hours<\/li>\n<li>consular &#8211; 60 Hours<\/li>\n<li>Smuggler &#8211; 32 hours<\/li>\n<li>Knight &#8211; 26 hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Oh gosh that&#8217;s\u00a0168 hours or 7 days!<\/div>\n<div>\nAnd after doing so it was time to transcribe my thoughts from the scraps of notepaper at my desk to a more permanent format. \u00a0I threw them on into a notepad file and was going to simply leave them there since I 1) don&#8217;t really have a lot of time to write up a comprehensive commentary, and 2) am not great at writing up comprehensive commentaries.<\/p>\n<p>But I figured it takes very little time to simply copy the list here and onto Google+.<\/p>\n<p>So here is my list:<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>First; I like SWTOR; a lot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>While the UI does in fact work, I mean you can in fact play the game with the current UI, it really needs a lot of improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I like my smuggler&#8217;s character and story, but after 22 levels I find her gameplay to be my least favorite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Thinking about gameplay; for the record it is in fact a whole lot like EQ, WoW, or any of the other MMOs like those. Really nothing new there, but I&#8217;m ok with that.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>For me the Story hook works. I remember and could tell someone a little about each of my 4 character&#8217;s stories, and even some of their side missions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a whole lot of &#8216;filler running&#8217; in this game that I would love to be able to buy out of. Give me a shuttle directly to my ship. Please. Thanks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I actually enjoy the space combat rail shooter side missions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I like being able to upgrade my companions and my ship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I like that I can enter a\u00a0group-mates\u00a0ship and they can enter mine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I wish I could upgrade \/ customize the inside of my ship to make it my own and possibly give me some additional functions (like a mailbox).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I enjoy datacron hunting, and lore clickies. (I wish I was better about spotting the lore ones)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>My\u00a0companions\u00a0are useful and interesting enough that I want to gain more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>There are some neat bits about the map, but there are also some confusing bits. (one of the many UI issues I have)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I was impressed by the variety of looks between the different planets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I like that your light or dark side actions have some\u00a0consequence\u00a0in that your expanded purchase options are limited down your path.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I don&#8217;t like that there are no expanded purchase options available to those that are neither light nor dark side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;m also sometimes confused as to why something gives light or dark side points. Granted these times are rare, but they exist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I love the KOTOR references.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I still have not tried any PvP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Lack of auto grouping for flashpoints has not stopped me from running flashpoints.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I find the length and difficulty of the flashpoints I&#8217;ve run so far to be &#8220;just right&#8221;.]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I don&#8217;t like it when my group reaches the point where a named enemy we need for a quest should be and he is not there. Yes I want instant gratification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I do like it when I (solo) reach a named enemy for a quest at the same time as someone else, and they invite me to group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I think it&#8217;s cool that I can have my companion gather a\u00a0resource, while I gather another one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ve got more, on both the plus and minus side, but for now I think that&#8217;s a pretty good list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since retail pre-launch, I&#8217;ve put quite a lot of time (imo) into SWTOR. Trooper &#8211; 50 hours consular &#8211; 60 Hours Smuggler &#8211; 32 hours Knight &#8211; 26 hours Oh gosh that&#8217;s\u00a0168 hours or 7 days! 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