SWTOR or WoW (No COD players allowed)

[Pancake Of Doom]

So, after watching SWTOR lets play Beta for about 3 hours straight I've been thinking about SWTOR replacing WoW. But after my years of playing WoW I'm at a crossroads of my money wasted to switch it over to Star Wars, or keep it fresh in Azeroth.

...LET THE DISCUSSION BEGIN

[Guvnuh]

Jokes on you, I play Battlefield.

I doubt it'll replace WoW because it's a giant that cannot be stopped, but I think ToR will have a large playerbase.

[pwn3dl1fe]

i still think that Call of Duty Mw3 is good game

[Coreybush11]

Only free to play games with transactions that happen with the in-game money you buy to unlock new things but aren't exactly necessary have any lasting effect on me.

Why would I waste money on an MMO I would only play a few hours a week, to be disappointed when I find out I have to grind another few hours to continue on my journey to save the world?

In the meantime,

[Leomire]

Personally If i get the money I'm going to get SWTOR as WoW just isn't appealing anymore it just comes out with a new expansion every year. I got the Beta for SWTOR and I'm waiting for it to download

[Finniespin]

Swtor looks really promising. The dialogs are great. I fucking love BioWare.

> WoW
> New Expantion
> Pandas, Pandas everywhere
> Shit is not serious anymore
> MFW
> MFW I don't have a face

[Cortez (Mr. T. FOO!)]

i still think that Call of Duty Mw3 is good game

[Finniespin]

2/10 Little amused. Try harder.

[Pillz]

All games are created unequally. Comparing them is silly because they are all completely different, each with their own unique experiences.

Star Wars =/= World of Warcraft. Unless the come out with a Star World of Warscraft..

So if you had the chance, I would say continue playing both. If you're poor, play Star Wars for a bit and decide which offers you more entertainment, then play that. Then feel free to boot up MW3 and BF3 on your PS3/XBOX when you're done.

[Boxman]

>>mfw this game failed hardcore

[Hair Slut]

one is a lazy cash cow with no effort put into with a dead lore and the other is a hyped up WoW killer with most jewish decisions seen since EA, both are bad and you should go replay older games.

[Prince LunaShy]

one is a lazy cash cow with no effort put into with a dead lore and the other is a hyped up WoW killer with most jewish decisions seen since EA, both are bad and you should go replay older games.

All of my this. Also, CoD 4 is actually quite nice. Minus nube tubes.
Playing games like this that are always the same (same boss fights, enemies) like WoW will get boring eventually. Games like TTT, Minecraft, The Hidden: Source, and many others are games that are different every time.

[Cadaver]

Get out of the basement more often?

Seriously, though, WoW seems a bit.... dated.  Like it is purposefully set towards those still running 1 Ghz processors, and no real graphics card.  I know it is to maximize the population. . . However, there are limits. (At least that is what it looked like to me before the latest update.)

The online gaming concept, can be fun, if the game is designed to not be a money pit.  Example, World of Tanks has relented, and is playable, even in high tier matches, by those who do not put one penny in the game.  The $ is used to get you to the higher tiers faster, and certain specific tanks can be purchased, get you specific lightweight perks which do not really impact the game, and make your tanks look pretty.  In addition, they allow you to play with an additional friend in a platoon, so 3 can game together in matches.

If, however, you are limited to, say 4 classes out of 20, or can only get to a set tier or level of game, or the pay-to-players get overpowered stuff, effectively making it impossible for the free to play to win, then you have a game forcing you to spend $ to advance.  A game which can quickly turn into a money pit.

So.  I am looking forward to Mechwarrior Online.   And hope it is not castrated if you do not put $ in.

[Boxman]

Get out of the basement more often?

Seriously, though, WoW seems a bit.... dated.  Like it is purposefully set towards those still running 1 Ghz processors, and no real graphics card.  I know it is to maximize the population. . . However, there are limits. (At least that is what it looked like to me before the latest update.)

Let me say this:

You can play Call of Duty 4 on a dual core. In comparison, WoW seems like it's meant for 2003 basic XP laptops with nothing to them. There's no real excuse... They should do a graphics overhaul or release a new title, allowing people to keep their expansions/p2p accounts...

[IsYn Wooley]

I was under the impression that SWTOR was now a F2P game...Does that not allow you to play both and figure out which one ends up demanding more of your time and let you know which one you enjoy more?

Just saying.

Personally I hate wow after 5.0.4 and now I run my own Private server which is Pre-cata. It makes me realize that I was 100% right. They did make the game a shit ton easier. Leveling, traveling, fighting mechanics. My warrior takes FOREVER to kill shit by itself (low level). I never had that issue leveling a warrior from 1-85.

@ Cadaver...I would have to disagree with your comment on how WoW has dated graphics to appeal to the masses. Yes the game can look like utter shit. and it spreads fairly wide with its requirements. However, I would say you need to take into account that this game is pretty damn old. (2004) so of course they need to appease those stubborn fucks (like those ppl who still have computers that can only play CS 1.6).

When they launched Cata they did an overhaul and my Wife's PC lagged like fuck from the new features. My PC handled it fine...and everything looked better. The water effects were amazing...for WoW standards. I never felt like the graphics mattered that much in the game to begin with. It is cartoony anyway. It is no AION or GW2 or even RIFT. Again these games came out post DX11.

Anyway, just my $0.02 -_-

-Wooley