The Shocking State of SWTOR in 2024

[@sawmanUK]

Thanks for watching, leave a like if you want more 100 hour reviews

[@davidwong4821]

You should play Final Fantasy 14 online for 100 hours, it might be interesting!

[@Cirathos]

You should play Eve for 100 hours.

[@Matixsb]

So about downscaling in areas (21:31) only 3 main stats get downscaled so your stats for acuracy, global cooldown (alacirity) and stat for criticals dont get downscaled so your dmg will still be higher than person who has exacly max lvl for said area (Plus Healing NPC are realy strong)

[@DrSkeletor]

another 100 hours in swtor (all KoTE etc)

[@Nitrogen_Narcosis]

do u want the opinion of a fellow veteran player my no life ass clocking in at over 2k hours

[@jeankirchstein2552]

Something worth noting about the alignment system is that if you go full dark side your character will start having actual signs of how corrupted they are first your eyes become yellow then you get those dark rings around your eyes then you get like those black wrinkles or whatever like palpatine pretty cool detail

[@sawmanUK]

Sadly the Mando helmet stays on at all times

[@VTsiFanfic]

@@sawmanUK this is the way

[@EloquentTroll]

My Twi'lek Sith Sorceress went from bright blue to blue grey and her face looks like she's been drinking Monster instead of sleeping for a decade. My Bounty Hunter is a cyborg with 2 cybernetic eyes, so I can't see the color change, but her other features are significantly aged by her transgressions, I didn't even have to go out of my way to be evil to get her that way, the story provided me ample "this is what we're paying you for" in her storyline.

[@mastertalon5948]

@@sawmanUK you can hide Helmet

[@mastertalon5948]

you can make it where your corruption isn't showing

[@Denothir]

I've started playing one week ago and I am truly in love with SWTOR. While there is an hard truth about the end game issues, I've come to the conclusion that we don't have to follow the common thought. If we like a specific game, despite its flaws, the most important thing is enjoy our time. Have fun mate, I am running through the Jedi Knight story and I'm HOOKED.

[@aldunlop4622]

I've played all the classes, and all of them have great stories, you won't be disappointed.

[@Lead1121]

LS sith warrior is amazing

[@Denothir]

I am currently at level 50 of my Jedi Knight and I have a really big urge to start a Sith Assassin. This game deserves some love.

[@VoldoronGaming]

Imperial agent has the best story in the game

[@Denothir]

​@@VoldoronGaming will be next in the list!

[@ShintarsVideos]

Your low-level PvP experience with the half-empty and numerically unbalanced teams totally sucked, and I've had that happen to me too, but two things I wanted to comment on: - When you complain about doing no damage in PvP, you show footage of yourself spamming an AoE ability while chasing a single opponent. You would have had a lot more success actually pressing the right buttons. - When you complain about an enemy "running away", you were put into an objective-based warzone, and the guy is just running towards an objective instead of choosing to engage in a random skirmish in the middle of nowhere. I mean, I guess it's still interesting that this is what a new player's perception of things can be like... but since you seem to be someone who's actually somewhat experienced with MMOs, I thought you'd like to know.

[@states2006]

I though t the exact same thing the person running was actually playing the game mode, and yep aoe on single characters make no sense, i feel like this review doesnt give the game the justice it deserves

[@JadusMoltriel]

I know of at least one other use of Force Speed in the film saga. When Sidious cut down the first 3 Masters, he used Force Sceeam and Force Speed. It's not visualized anywhere near as well as Qui Gon and Obi Wan in Phantom Menace, but it is a solid part of the lore from that scene in the Chancellor's office. You hear the Force Scream when Sidious does that strange yell, then when he corkscrews through the air and cuts the Jedi down, he was moving so fast he phased in and out of physical existence. The official novel for the movie described it in detail, but it is also the only possible explanation for how three Jedi went down SO easily. The scream cut them off from the Force briefly and disoriented them, and the speed allowed him to move faster than light. It's a pretty fascinating description of Sidious' power, so if you haven't, check the book out. The movie is even better when you've read the Revenge of the Sith book. As foe SWToR, I played it at launch, and continued for several years. I LOVED it, although I was a bit disappointed by some features of it. It didn't feel as socially engaging as other MMOs, and the combat didn't feel Star Warsy, if that makes sense. And a bit too cartoonish for the graphics and sounds. Lightsabers didn't look or sound right. Be that as it may, the stories were great, and I was in a top tier endgame guild, so I was doing hard and nightmare mode raids as soon as they came out, and competing with other guilds for first completions. I wish the various planets had more to draw you BACK to them when you leveled past them. I quit due to college. I couldn't play both this and RuneScape (which I had also played since launch, which was early 2001 for RS, and is my favorite game of all time). I definitely missed swtor, but it never really drew me back, and adulthood just didn't allow for the time to dedicate to it. I'm glad to see it's still alive though. Somewhat.

[@sawmanUK]

Haha the comment I was looking for , I’m going to have to check the book out now! I think it’s the same for a good percentage of Star Wars fans , in that it’s not quite Star Warsy enough , especially when you have the likes of the battle front series. But thanks for the sideous facts, that made my day 👍❤️

[@arnaudkaho7137]

@@sawmanUK Lmao George Lucas did not mention that at all, they just designed the attack that way because it sounded cool. "Force scream" is a fiction thing that came later

[@DjBposse]

You know the whole of star wars is fiction, right?

[@gregoryjones1290]

I still enjoy this game every day. It's got a great community once you find player's that do what your interested in. There's constant raids, not as much role-playing In public as their used to be , it's mainly in guild strongholds now. The PvP could use some tweaks, it's nothing phenomenal I'll agree but I disagree with people saying you found the game late or because the cash shop the game is ruined. It's like buying a cool shirt you find. The game is still gold. Keep playing and you'll see.

[@elijahjohnson1663]

I agree. The game is awesome. There's nothing pay to win about it and every MMO has a cash shop . Besides the cash shop is just cosmetic anyway. How is this anything but normal for an mmo? This guy is stupid. Has no idea what he's talking about. LOL yeah let's leave it up to people who don't actually play the game to criticize it. This isn't even really constructive criticism. It's just a bunch of hogwash. Ha. I play this game from 2011 to 2018 with my son and never got tired of it. There's still tons of role playing and very active girls who have fun, not just because it's Star wars but because it's a good game. The Star wars theme is really just a bonus. Amazing game. +10. Stop criticizing and trolling things you don't know enough about.

[@MaynardKeenanX]

Funny how the game is put on life support then...but sure whatever floats your boat. And lets talk about the new flashy and refreshing classes that have been added since what now +10 years. Yawnfest.

[@jfklmk13447]

there* not their

[@eduardomartinez-hh4fv]

Pvp died when they got rid of expertise to appease the crybaby pvE community

[@Geekezf]

role play being dead on public is sad..

[@williampalmer8052]

I don't understand why you would make a meme character and then complain that you don't like the way he looks. And then spend 12 bucks on the most cliche armor so you don't have to look at him. Or why you chose Republic so you could roleplay a good guy and then picked all dark side options.

[@sawmanUK]

Meme ? My good sir, plobb looked like a powerhouse but I felt limited by the creator , like who wants to be human and not a Jawa? Cliche yes , but I thought I could dye it … Have you ever heard of a grey Jedi ?

[@williampalmer8052]

@@sawmanUK Good points. The characters can tend to be play-doh looking. But I'd sooner play a dual-wielding Drow ranger than wear Mando armor. Just me though.

[@sawmanUK]

@@williampalmer8052 I get that , by not wanting to be generic looking … I became generic … tbh it was worth it just for the slight voice change 😹

[@maltaos175]

@@sawmanUK you can dye it

[@tangofett4065]

I STILL play it to this day. I love this game and probably always will. The combat is fun, the classes are fun, and the storylines are great.

[@George_Washington420]

Great video, I'm sitting here just after buying a sub watching this and getting disappointed that I didn't get to unlock all the races lol. But honestly seeing you document your 20 ,30, 50 hours has me excited for whats to come since I'm barely 3 hours in.

[@REiiGN15]

You are 10 years too late to this game, it was amazing when it came out before the huge paywall bs. Hopefully another SW MMORPG comes around.

[@sawmanUK]

My friend , I would quit my job and become a full time Star Wars enjoyer if they made a modern mmo 😹

[@ProdGothic]

The paywall sucks but everything can be bought wit creditd

[@hostilebogeyinbound]

The endgame was a buggy, unplayable mess until almost a year into it going live. Everyone left and the dark ages began. I still will defend the CGI cinematic teaser trailers to this day as the greatest hype-builders ever weaponized.

[@Jubafree]

Which paywall the 15$ subscription?

[@OregonAnon11512]

Huge paywall? Lmao. You mean 15 bucks a month, or a single cash purchase? Damn, cant imagine how you would see other games...

[@e.t.lazerbeam8476]

The bosses in the main story used to be a LOT harder before they patched it in that you could switch your companion's class, each one just had a build that you had to deal with. My Jedi knight often died with the elite bosses in the main class because I only had DPS options to choose from between the droid and Kira. The story immediately went easy mode after I picked up Doc

[@NumberFast]

Same thing here. Only that I kinda learned how to play with the team you have (MC and companion as a DPS) so I haven't died very often but boy it is became easier with Doc. To clarify, I was playing Chapter I of Jedi Knight story during RoHC DLC and got somewhere around Hoth (beginning of Chapter II) I believe when SoR released, then I finished the story later but before KotFE released (I think this is where the patch was introduced). Also, I was playing as F2P so no EXP boost aside from those items you get in missions, therefore I had to walkthrough every singe available mission.

[@Theinen84]

And that's why Powertech(BH), Operative(Agent) and Sorcerer(Inquisitor) were OP. Mako was healing and you were tanky, where the other two could do spot heals while having tank companions. Then Treek changed everything lol.

[@e.t.lazerbeam8476]

@@Theinen84 Consular with the Tank trandoshan as well, yeah

[@Theinen84]

@@e.t.lazerbeam8476 oh yeah! Forgot about Barsenthor. It was definitely easiest for BH tho. Especially back when you had to gear them up. Powertech and Operative held clear advantages.

[@universesixhit642]

That's what put me off. I came back after like 7 years to see the state of the game and literally as soon as i came back that infamous patch came into effect which basically put the game on easy mode :(

[@roamingimperial8971]

The voice part makes me like the empire side. Their voices fit their characters so well especially the sith.

[@ThisOneDude157]

Say what you will, but I still love this game and play more than anything else. The lore and story is better than anything else Star Wars since disney…thank you swtor for keeping my love of Star Wars alive and active.

[@civilian-bystander]

Once you reach the Knights of the Fallen Empire and Eternal Throne expansion which follow the Rise of the Hutt Cartel and Shadow of Revan expansions, the story missions have the option to set the difficulty to story, veteran, or master. Story difficulty will be much like what you already experienced in the base game but both veteran and master difficulty lead to some challenging fights that are refreshing to see and overcome in story content. Also glad to see you enjoyed the space missions. The Heroic space missions are probably some of my favorite content in the game with how challenging they can be. It's sad they are often overlooked or ignored by most players.

[@JohnSavant]

12 years later, poor suckers still have to farm Black Talon every day and press space like madmen ... literal insanity.

[@sawmanUK]

This is the way

[@OregonAnon11512]

No one does BT.

[@andreymudik2905]

Start running hammer station and/or red reaper

[@zelha5528]

Just do WB groups, thats how you farm social points.

[@MigueYosoyFiesta]

Ops is the way to go for end game social content

[@DrSkeletor]

i feel like your complaining about things like being 6 lvls higher then a story boss for planet (planets have set lvls like 1-10, 10-15, 15-25 etc) (sorry does bioware have to scale up every npc to your lvl? ) 20hrs on space missions is alot of experience points (can just grind them to max lvl) 100 hrs in id have finished the story line for chapters 1-3 and on to makaab or iium. each planet has a planetary story and has a part of your story quest , a few heroic dungeons and then exploration and datacrons (once collected ALL characters benefit from it). yea they could have added more racials like wookies or a droid race (some say droids can feel the force), jawas etc. Also once you have done a storyline like jedi consular you can play sith and have jedi powers instead of darkside (i like this twist)

[@TFAric]

The game at launch was much harder, you had to do a bunch of sidequest or you would be way to weak to defeat story mini bosses and bosses, now a days your level scales and everything is easier. I think the later expansions to have a difficulty choices, story, normal or hard.

[@Grosspanzer]

Making a joke character with a joke name and a joke fat body, then complain about voice acting and immersion can't be taken seriously.

[@pookiipower435]

I came back to this game at the 1st of the year after being gone for almost a decade and have been having an absolute blast. I love the stories, classes, combat... Don't see me stopping anytime soon. :)

[@Daylater1]

This game is a gem, the community is amazing, the combat is smooth and the PVP is some of the best tab target PVP out of any game. They do push the micro transactions BUT it is 100% not pay to win at all and you can buy anything on the market on the auction house(GTN).

[@sagichdochned]

It was a gem back until 2014 around until Shadow of Revan. I played since 2012 and im so bored about SWTOR. It's easy, it's no braining gameplay, smooth gameplay is WoW better (or GW2, TESO or all other games xD), Content is a joke and it got thrown away to another Studio. I makes money but not because its the best game in the world we SW fans have: Its the ONLY Game we have, so.... :s

[@ahmki52298]

It's officially been 2 years since I played this game and I have had my account since the games beta back in 2011 phew so much history with this title

[@rikardswe1]

I get your comments on pvp, but the main issue is that the pvp is split into lvl brackets, so all level brackets except for the highest level one are quite dead unfortunately. The highest lvl bracket is very fun and all teams are always filled. However, guilds or groups can make these pvp games very one sided and not fun if you queue solo. Group content is very relevant in the end game.

[@select20]

I played at release with SWTOR. One of the tragedies is that they made everything super easy. So much so that it is immersion breaking as you saw with The Mountain. I remember that fight being kind of hard. It actually felt good to win, but now, its stupid easy. Overall, I love that game for one reason of another. It got me into Star Wars lore which I never had been before. I don't know that I'll be back, but I did really enjoy my 5+ years in the game.

[@tiersei]

Loved the game in its early days but every time I've came back, it's felt jankier and jankier. Some of the 1-50 class stories are completely worth playing through though.

[@ishotth3sheriff839]

Dude, this was great. Hope you make more videos like this. I don't even care which game you play next. This was entertaining and it made me want to play the game. I've had it installed for years and never played it.

[@brxxksy]

I played this game every day for like 10 years before I sold my pc. I miss it sometimes. The Jedi Shadow/Sith Assassin (the class he played as in the video) is truly my favorite class in any RPG ever

[@suburbantimewaster9620]

I used to play this game a long time ago. Even payed for the monthly subscription.

[@loftus4453]

Really enjoying your videos. I played a sage in SWTOR from launch and then for 4 years. I did all the raids with a guild called Stoic. Best guild I was ever in. Those raids were so creative and weird. Had a great time. When they started releasing hard mode raids right after you’d done that raid on normal for weeks, I started burning out. Still, had a great time and made some great friends playing SWTOR.

[@Spumoon]

This game makes a great backdrop for roleplayers, and I actually really enjoy the Galactic Starfighter mode. Unfortunate that its existence cost us KOTOR III.

[@WordsOfTheTeacher]

Man I miss clone wars adventures, seeing it at the beginning reminded me of how star wars has never truly felt right ever since it died. Not having a game like that to play makes it feel like a piece of being a fan is missing

[@STNeish]

I think it's still one of the best MMOs on the market. One of the key aspects of an MMO is its ability to immerse you in what you're doing, and the fact that dialogs matter and have an effect, is one of the best things about this game that no other game has. Sure, it has its flaws, but what it does, it does very, very well.

[@durron66]

I like how attest for the orangal version before the 1st xpac every class had its own story, and each had different endings depending on choices you made, I liked the sith assassin and smuggler story. It is sad you had that pvp experience when I played it was full groups at any level. And what they did that I liked even when it was big, if you cancel your sub you still get most of the sub bonuses forever even if you cancel after a day

[@roangrahm1529]

The reason they always gave as to why they don't do some races is because they'd have to redo the armor models to fit the body type of the less human framed species like wookie for example. P.s. Speaking as someone who has been around almost since launch the game of 2024 is nothing like the game of old which was far harder then it is today and Broadsword didn't "acquire" SWTOR Broadsword is a subsidiary of EA the same as Bioware so all EA did was move the game over to Broadsword so Bioware could focus solely on Dragon Age and Mass Effect.

[@TCPolecat]

I was part of the pre-release stuff of this game, and the race thing was a common complaint. Bioware proved they completely misunderstood the Star Wars license by saying you were SUPPOSED to play a mundane race (mostly humanoid) in an exotic world full of discovery... proving they got Star Trek and Star Wars confused. The suspected reason was because they did all the face mapping while talking for your character, and refused to use anything else than a race with human-like features.

[@psyph3rscollection288]

(Been playing this off/on since the beginning) For newer players. Do yourself a favor😁: 1) Go into abilities toggle on sprint, then forget about it. 2) In combat (especially melee) Turn on auto-target (preferably just in front or to preference.. just be careful w/late-game flashpoints/raids). You won't need to tab target much after😉 3) Try not to judge the game/fighting speed based on a low character. You will be MUCH slower. They've made changes to combat speed in the past and Later lvls/passives will have you fight Extremely fast!😁 I.E. I feel like a crazed cartoon tasmanian devil on my later meleers🤣 4) At least update your weapons every so often. 5) Companions.. Try different ones and see if you prefer a closer non-ranged companion or ranged. Experiment with Heals/Dps/Tank modes of those companions. Then level them up for Power! (Some comp's in this game are better than others for some things, but you don't need to worry about it in this game. It's easy enough) 6) Don't forget the legacy system to unlock acct wide, etc.. perks. 7) Have Fun!

[@austinarchambault9831]

Sad thing is, the "Mountain" fight back in the day was a little bit of a challenge, it used to be 1 elite and 4 strongs, plus your companion wasn't as good because you had to gear your companion as well. But, they nerfed that fight into the dirt, to 1 strong, and 4 standards.

[@whatevur6302]

Worth noting the species are purchasable on the Auction for Credits so it is not a hard paywall as it is

[@cbangbang7759]

I have a full dark and a full light side character, and a few in the middle 💪🏻. Great memories in this game

[@AiDecc]

Very well said. I have very similar thoughts on the topics u raised. And watching ur vid was a pleasant experience - thank you :)

[@RashieHunTeR]

3:29 alright buddy you got a like

[@darthjarwood7943]

I played it the day it came out for about 3 years and i just went back and it still gives me the good feelings..the music and sound effects just take me back kind of like just hanging out side Goldshire and watchin the show maybe hop over to the dark moon fair

[@IndyMotoRider]

I played this game quite a bit when it first came out. At that time, it was REALLY good. I tried to come back years later and it just hadn't aged well.

[@Lead1121]

Out of all the old MMO's I feel like this one aged the best

[@tcxiv3767]

I played the "vanilla" main quest as a Sith Assassin and i loved every moment of it,they literally gave me the options i wanted to be the most scumbag Sith in the Galaxy.I would've keep playing if it wasn't because something tells me this MMO doesn't have a bright future.

[@utropic7380]

I played from 2013-2016. It was awesome back then.

[@hystorix9031]

Been playing on and off myself since 2011 … the 8 class story’s are free now and AMAZING1 and are like 40-50 hours each … I highly recommend undergearing now a days though for those .. but do all the stories they are great .., it’s still just a solid game …. The difficulty level in main story used to be really a lot harder - but they made it easier ewhich sucks but just make sure and underwear .. maybe not use companion as healer or no companion … etc

[@LethinGabbins]

As force users, you can actually join the sith or jedi even if you started as a jedi or a sith. Its a cool conceot that you can switch sides if you go evil jedi or goody goody sith. Side note. Runs fine on steamdeck, some lost frames in dungeons. Sitting up the controls are the most annoying bit but once you figure out a scheme is works fine (i basically use crtl and alt tool bars, set them to the triggers and 1-8 as face and directional buttons basically mirroring ffxiv controls)

[@helbalee1498]

You should play swtor story line as far as you could. The eternal Empire is worth playing through. A lot of the long known Imperator to unpack here. And from there on the story got better and better. But it is sad, that it always takes so long to move on the story by the Devs.

[@Reaper_One]

6:30 - Even I'd have gone with the dark side choice on that one because NO ONE should be barred from having a relationship if they love each other and by the way, they can keep the crystal too :) Those would have been my exact choices. Excellent video sawmanUK :)

[@HalcyonDaze33]

My gf convinced me to play SWTOR and at only 17 hours in I am having a blast. One point of contention is regarding the social aspect. She sent me a friend request while I was still in the first zone and could come to me, group up and immediately start running around and doing stuff together. That being said, your review was entertaining and insightful. Thanks man.

[@Sith_Lord533]

Back in the day I’d play this over the phone with some friends and it was a blast for that time

[@noobslayer10101]

Interesting i played it and got into the sith side but was more interested in my bounty hunter character who was just so cold and ruthless. It's story felt more well put together than a lot of other MMOs so that's what had me. If there were console ports on the new systems and it was sold at a reasonable price I'd jump back in but I'm not sure how that would work via controller

[@Tory-JJ]

Lmfao you doing the wookie part.. i remember why i subbed now. Lmfao

[@real_crane]

dont know why 331 people disliked, great video here!

[@benwood535]

Ive played since launch and have had legendary status for about 7 years. I go back every so often and enjoy the class stories and story expansions. Yes theres a bunch locked behind paywall, but the things that are there, is about 6k hours of unique gameplay, voice acting, fun combat builds, rewarding story content, and much much more. I remember the sense of wonder i had going into it 13 years ago, and while it has waned over the years, its still there. A little flicker of a flame, but still there. I guess its a "had to be there" type thing.

[@benwood535]

P.S. the voice acting is amazing STFU. it's not the games fault you made a shit ass looking retarded character

[@TheKeyPecker]

I genuinely loved and continue to think about this game to this day. I played every story arc multiple times over and over (some were bugged so they just broke someway through so had to choose other path). But i love the freedom to do whatever you want and build your own stuff. And the dlcs i played were cool too. Great stories and visuals. 10/10 for me.

[@JaredSchmidt]

Holy shit. mc chris! Yes! Nice to see that SWTOR is still servicable a decade on. It's not the best, but it's not the worst. It's not Galaxies, which had set some high expectations until it borked itself by the end, but SWTOR did what it set out to do.

[@jameswilson9348]

The game used to have difficulty for the main story. Then they introduced increased xp for story and planetary story missions making it so you can just skip the rest of the sidequest. At that time they also made it to where your companion can be any class rather then just a set class. I originally started just before that update. They made the game a lot easier when they did this.

[@GeekyRavenTv]

So this is my perspective on Swtor as someone playing off and on since 2011. I think Swtor or maybe this timeline has been explored pretty well, I'd like to see them either go back further in time to Tulak Horde's era and that period. Or advance a bit into the future. I think storyline they've used their best cards. And unless something changes it will mostly remain a niche MMO.

[@Dokdiamant]

Have to correct you with the "Legacy System" a little. Yes, there are Perks, that you can unlock for ALL your characters, but the shown in this Video, are only for your character only. Exception is: some of them can be bought for Premium curency and there you can choose to buy them for all characters... problem is, Idk if this also counts for future characters, or only for all the characters, actually in your rooster. But yes, there IS a List Entry that is actually for all characters: all that stays under Global Unlocks. For each class you finishes the Story (Chapter Three) with, you unlock 3 special Abillitys and the last is a Hero Moment which gives one special attack from each play throught class when activated. For example: If you play through a Sith Warrior, you get force choke. If you do a Imperial Agent, you get a AoE attack, and the Inquisitor gives you force lightning. (The others give each one too, but I havn't finished their stories yet myself. ^^ ) Found Datacrons also count for all Characters, and the abilitys that can be buyed for all characters, can be found under Perks. There you find stuff like a Modbay, sell droid or Postbox for your Ship, you also can buy an Upgrade, that you can choose Dark side Classes for your Jedi, so you can play as a Dark Side Jedi with Sith skills, or you can play as a sith, with jedi skills. (Each costs 250k Credits or an ammount of Cartel Coins) Also any achivement under that part counts for the complete legacy. Sorry for my bad english, am not an native english speaker, and I think you know all this allready, but for the people watching that video and are new to the game, this might be important. ;-) (BtW: Pets and Vehicles are Character bound, not Legacy bound.)

[@r.g.c.3897]

I played the game for the first couple years it was out. I would play to end game then delete my char and play through it again differently to get the different storylines. Years later a friend talked me into going back and I hated it. They made it so your companions no longer used armor and no longer had specific roles ( as in one companion acted as a healer one a tank and one a DPS) and all did everything. The worst though to me was the way they modified the quests for "modern audiences". If the original game was still around I'd enjoy playing but not the current gelded version. Also almost forgot to add they made the game MUCH easier in general so theres that also.

[@stue2298]

On the lack of mobs in areas and size of the room, there used to be alot more mobs in these areas but where taken out to make questing easier. It pretty easy to level up.

[@anwaarsamai]

The areas are really big because they share stories among the classes, have many side quests and stuff related to guild etc, and long ago the bosses were extremely hard, not now though

[@outlawgoos3439]

I just started getting back into it again as well. And imo the immersion is top tier, it’s the only star wars game currently that lets you be ANY hero you want. Smuggler love 🤘🏻

[@ThreeSixXero]

SWTOR was great when it received much more regular updates, and they actually added more raids. I was in guilds that regularly went for day 1 clears of raids and other endgame content following the release of Hutt Cartel. It was super cool to be at the forefront of parsing builds, devising raid strategies, and getting harder and harder content clears with the people I raided with at the time. Ever since Knights of the Fallen Empire, though, they stopped focusing on end game content and most of the stuff you want to play is either the newer story stuff (which is mostly one and done stuff that gets old pretty quickly after your third or fourth playthrough, and I had over 20 characters), low volume drip feed content, and older stuff. I quit quite a few years ago not that long after Patch 5.0 (it's now Patch 7.5, which is crazy just how slow those updates have been since I quit around 2017), and it's pretty sad that the game went from some genuinely great endgame content to low effort story content that doesn't even really beat the stuff that they had from day 1. I loved SWTOR, and it makes me sad that it's no longer what it was.

[@PoisonCobraLego]

One thing noted about your first pvp game, you were doing no damage because you were spamming an aoe attack that does almost no damage when you have way more powerful abilities

[@ingolf82]

you can get 100-150 hours out of just the class stories alone, doing all 8 of them. if you wanna save the best for last, do Imperial Agent last. if you wanna go from "worst to best" you start with Jedi Consular and end with Bounty Hunter and then Agent last. I consider the force user stories the worst in the game, which is odd to say. The Knights of the Eternal empire and Throne expansion stories are worth doing about twice, because of a particular choice you have to make when you have to choose between 2 companions, the one you don't choose dies. After that, I suggest over-leveling it by doing daily quests and just picking the story from the console on your ship that occurs after Knights of the Eternal Throne just to skip the whole thing, because honestly, it's a slog after you've done it twice. you can look up the default death if you choose to skip it on KZbin if you like, not gonna spoil it here. Seeing what you went with, I wanna clear something up: What you picked, was only recently added to be possible. Before the latest update, Jedi knights could only be Guardian or Sentinel, you couldn't pick any other. Back in 2011 when I started, you were simply "a Jedi knight", you didn't pick an advance class until you were level 10 and got on the station. It was the same for all classes, but now you choose your advanced class from the start AND a play style. people have been screaming for Bounty hunters with rifles for years and they finally go it. the rifle belongs to the trooper originally. The races are class locked. only bounty hunter and imperial agents can be Chiss, so your first Chiss has to be one of those, after you get the character to level 50 though, it unlocks for all classes. If you want a character class with a great voice actor: Male and female Sith Warrior, female Imperial Agent (my favorite), Male and female Smuggler, Female Sith Inquisitor

[@ImUnadjusted]

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[@ytubeanon]

hope he went one to play the KOTFE expansion, I thought it was a step up in many departments, although doing most of the original class storylines (especially Imperial Agent) is still top content

[@jasonyang6630]

From EA customer support, the game is no longer in operation. It's accessible by players, but any other type of support is gone, and that includes helping get access to an inaccessible account.

[@johnredcorn4407]

Using the tweaked runaway instrumental was a great choice, i see you are another man of culture

[@grimreaper2606]

Sith is more fun.

[@tupalev]

Star Wars fan but never made the jump in to this game. I enjoyed the 10/20/50/100 etc hour perspective - I think that is a really smart thing to do to give a game perspective. GG on the 100 hours - I really enjoyed this one sawman. Cheers.

[@sawmanUK]

Thanks buddy , I appreciate the feedback

[@CSchuyler]

This was my 1st MMO I’ve ever played. I only got it because of the Star Wars aspect of it. I remember my 1st ever OP I did and how addicted I got to running them over the years. Feels like the game is stale now. The update to the combat system somewhat helped with the gameplay. The replay factor for all the stories got way too redundant over the years. I still hop on once a while to play some OPs but I feel the game base is no longer the same.

[@Zombiedork00]

I started playing the game today, it fun playing as a bounty hunter, named him “DorkWatch” fun bit haven’t gotten too far. I did spend a bit money on it and it’s something i have to stop doing. But hopefully it’s an enjoying game

[@kogamei]

if you want to play a jedi I would recommend light side sith. in my opinion the choices in the empire feel more impactful. Ive only been able to get through the trooper story on the pub side.

[@rexhouston6272]

I think this game is still really really fun. I enjoy it quite a bit. It’s some of the best Star Wars content these days.

[@WilliamAGould]

An interesting review. On the future of SWTOR, which is admitting a bit in question, but the game still has a decent player base. Before SWTOR was transferred from Bioware to Broadsword, Bioware upgraded the game engine from 32bit to 64bit. This means, if money was put into the game, the graphics can be upgraded quite a bit.

[@EloquentTroll]

The Knights of the Fallen Empire and Knights of the Eternal Throne Expacs are really good as far as story content goes, but note that once you start KotFE your companions are scattered to the four winds and if you want them back you have to find them after reaching an appropriate point in the story. It's mildly annoying, but one of my characters actually got to kill a companion she never wanted on her ship in the first place (Bounty Hunters know who), and you end up with more companions than you can Even utilize for resource gathering and crafting. You can get companions from other classes on your team, play your cards right and the big bad from KotFE can join you as a companion (my Sorceress frequently uses him as her tank).

[@dudarino666]

I Sub like once a year to update my content. I beta tested this game and got the collectors edition. But never got hardcore into it. I treat the game like Kotor 5 or something. Its for the story and combat elements. Money, raids, etc are all tertiary objectives. Just play it like Kotor and its just fine. You used to have to do almost EVERY quest on a planet to get proper leveling, so I can see that they stream lined it for people who want just the class stories, or optional planet storeis as well.

[@jameswilson9348]

Sith Inquisitor has the best story in the game. I recommend playing it at least.

[@warbirb9774]

Is that Dagothwave in the background?

[@joshuawall7933]

As I am sure someone else may suggest this at one time or another I would look at the different class stories When you complete a specific class story all the way thru say for instance Jedi Knight You unlock a specific ability tied to that class which can be used on future new classes And it doesnt matter if its a tech ability or force once you unlock them all you can use them all on any classes with the Heroic Moment Ability You can use a flame thrower on as a Jedi or force choke someone as a bounty hunter the actual ability heroic moment provides passive healing for the duration also along with all of the class story special moves that you have unlocked If you finish all the class stories you get a legendary flair to wear by your name that pretty much lets ya stand out a bit so your encouraged to complete all of the stories and there are multiple endings to some class stories depending on the choices you make Idk but I have a feeling you would really like bounty hunter or smuggler especially with some dark side choices both of the male actors for those 2 classes do an outstanding job Sith warrior also lol because of Darth Baras I can damn near promise Darth Baras's dialogue will make you laugh out loud ...Darth Baras Is the real El Plobb Though Bounty Hunter and Smuggler were the best stories for me their voice acting was 100% on point it didnt feel out of place once I have 6 bounty hunters and smugglers and every single time I roll a new one I crack up laughing when I get to certain story points Far as your PvP matches go that might be the server you picked having a low population for lowbie ques Iv qued in the past few months on star forge for lowbie matches and both teams were full everytime theyd did take some time to pop though That match where you were getting 3v1ed it looked like an Arena que and arena is not like warzones its where the sweatiest go to beat people down no mercy will be found there The other one with huttball that was a Warzone que which can range from objective type matches and those are usually more popular at high levels because of currency rewards and weekly quests tied to them To touch on story content though there are 8 class stories they are merely the beginning ... You still have all the stories after.. Illum, Rise of the Hutt Cartel Prelude shadow of revan ...then the main shadow of revan expansion ...knights of the fallen empire ...then the eternal throne which is basically one big expansion piece ... nathema conspiracy jedi under siege,, Legacy of the sith If i recall is next in order I forget... Best way to say it all class stories factored in with the expansion content you have an easy 600-700 hours of story content open to you and since you subbed you will have access to all of that story regardless if your sub ended tomrrow because you already unlocked it on your account There is a reason Why I keep sticking around on this game after leaving ESO all those years ago and while old republic has had some bad moments Its held me over pretty decently

[@CASFRM]

Don't forget to do all the DLC story content

[@chrish813]

Playing through the Imperial Agent story is a must, Absolutely phenomenal storyline !!!

[@SaraL22]

For anyone wondering why he didn't have all the races unlocked after subscribing, he actually did. The thing is, some races are locked as being light side or dark side. However, if you completed a character story with, say, a miraluka on the light side, then you would be able to play miralukas on the dark side from then on too.

[@oakforgeminiatures7862]

Original SWTOR was a true contender for best MMO of all time... Oversimplification of systems and mechanics has turned it into a children's game in terms of difficulty.

[@KaihreTomassian]

He must’ve hated playing Metal Gear Solid. All jokes. Good vid.

[@coreyjonesmusic2859]

The Expandalorian

[@coreyjonesmusic2859]

The Off-Brandalorian

[@fayenwolf]

"As irrelevant as the plot of The Last Jedi." *Subbed*

[@MrChristophSteininge]

I started this game at the end of Guild Wars 1, waiting for GW 2 to be published. And now 12 years later I still play it but not GW 2. Truly this is a dying game. I only play it because of habit. WoW in space. The heyday of mmos is past. The embers are still glowing but the flame will go out soon.

[@Masquerademasque]

Braaaa gotta do Other stories and the eternal empire story line, peak starwars. :D

[@Lorijenken]

I've been playing since the game came out I still love it, once you learn to just ignore certain things and not over think it becomes quite fun, If you come play come say hi in the Galactic Trade Bar, always there to give you a wave

[@Salubrious388]

Huttball was an amazing experience when the game released! I spent weeks just spamming Huttball. It was by far the best PvP I’ve ever experienced. ❤️

[@fankrys]

SWTOR needs to look at the sucess of Classic wow, and offer a Classic SWTOR option. Perhaps a Classic + of some sort.

[@endlessnameless8181]

I named my fat guy, Hogdogin. Made him bald with white hair. I'm about 5 hours in so I'd say I'm 50 min in to the game for people that are good at gaming. I am playing on pc. I am not a PC person yet alone a PC gamer, but I'm trying. I don't know how to type like the rest of the world does so it's that much harder. Ii wish I could play with my PS5 remote, I was really disappointed to find out I couldn't play the game with it. All that aside, for a free game, it's pretty fkn cool.

[@TevyaSmolka]

Which is confusing because back in the day when this game first launch all of these races were available immediately to play but now they are locked for some strange reason at least in my opinion.

[@skullwarrior13]

Doing the aame thing and immersing myself in as many stories as i can. Just finished my Imperial Agent playthrough uo to the most recent expansion. What a ride. Currently doing a light side Sith Warrior,.loving the dialogues it brings

[@gruntgrunt9664]

Imperial Agent for Life

[@balazsvarga1823]

For new players, Jedi Knight, Siths and especially the Agent storylines are good. World bosses are group content, they'll defeat even the strongest player alone. Level nerfing doesn't adjust some stats so you are still stronger if you have high level gear.

[@inbounpumpkin]

Played during beta and early access. This game was amazing. I stayed during the content draught between the first and second raid tiers. A lot of people left but the server still had its dedicated player base. We'd set up PvP duals between the Imps and Pubs and honorably duel the others. During those days everyone knew everyone. Then the server merges came and smashed everyone into super servers. That's when the tight-knit community dissolved and the game became less fun for me. Sad. I miss logging in everyday and talking to people that we grew real friendships with. MMOs today just doesn't hit the same anymore, so it's not just SWTOR I suppose.

[@nahtoyou3]

Highly recommend the Empire storylines, especially Imperial Agent which has a lot of nuance and multiple endings. My favorite is the Sith Inquisitor storyline, though it isn't for everyone due to the Sith politics and Force artifact questing. Definitely recommend at least trying each storyline in general though since they each provide different lore and unique gameplay. And trying light side and dark side paths for each storyline is also fun (such as committing war crimes as a Jedi or Trooper or being a nice guy Sith). As for romancing companions, male pc's always have more options than female pc's (both companions and single-planet flirt options). Female Sith Inquisitor and Republic Trooper have a lot of popularity for their class romance options as well as male Sith Warrior. After the main class stories though, the class companions are kinda shoved to the side in favor of new companions who are also romanceable. Playing Space Barbie and Space Barbie Dreamhouse is a popular passtime for a lot of players. I recommend setting up a security code (it's free) since you get a complimentary 100 cartel coins per month which is very helpful. I don't recommend buying any cartel dyes since they are single use, unless you've got money to burn, and saving those cartel coins for armors and decorations. When in a guild, if trying for conquest points (which provides weekly rewards), unlocking expansion rooms in your strongholds (player housing) will provide a point boost, so fully unlocking the Dromund Kaas and Coruscant strongholds is the best way to do that since they're the cheapest. That's all I can think of to share at the moment, but I'm glad you liked the game!