The Daily Grind: How do you deal with class overload?

@(Unverified)

If your guild is Empire then I'd think it would be expected you have no smugglers.

@JonGalt

Agreed here.

I can't see a whole guild just sticking to one class all around unless they are sadomasochistic ditto-heads or somesuch. :p

I mean, it can be fun for a bit, but even in a small guild, the moment you make an alt and use it, people in the guild will appreciate it more.

I think one of the (lite) problems is that the game/forums only allows/counts one character per account, so most will sign up with a "main", in which they may stick with it or get attracted to another that will become their "main".

@JonGalt

SWG solved this by giving players the ability to have pet Rancors.

@Tom in VA

Why even play it; to avoid others and not participate in the massively multiplayer aspect of the game....for all intensive purposes you can play KOTOR.

@(Unverified)

Because its a perfectly fun game to play with a ton of story lines. You don't have to be in a guild to enjoy any of it except raiding.

Also its "for all intents and purposes", for all intensive purposes means nothing.

@kazama14

Thank you grammar police, it is early and I should of reviewed what I typed beforehand. Often in my experience, individuals that focus on others mistakes rather than the content of the message really don't have anything solid to contribute. Even more so when said comment is copied word for word from of all things the Urban Dictionary.

Regardless, in my opinion it is pretty silly to invest in a MMO to avoid the multiplayer element.

@(Unverified)

"Why even play it?" Sigh. I get so tired of hearing this.

Well, maybe because it's fun, that's why. Why else?

I enjoy MMOs for many of the same reasons I enjoy SPRPGs -- the content, the story, the combat.

MMOs, however, have the added advantages of "living and dynamic worlds" (i.e., with other players in them) and active economies/crafting (something not possible in KOTOR [ fun games, by the way, but pretty dated now]). Moreover, I do like PUGing occasionally, I am just not interested in guild (drama) and online commitment. A lot of people enjoy MMOs primarily for their SP content. It's amazing but true.

My point, with regard to the OP, is that MMOs seem to be getting away from the requirement for a tank + healer + x no. of DPS classes to form a viable group. From what I understand of SWTOR, a party composed of only smugglers should have a decent chance at success on a given mission.

@Tom in VA

Saying you prefer to solo or at least not engage in the community is substantially different from saying you are going to play through the "single player" content and uninstall. For most games, that means leveling to cap and quitting, which does seem a bit silly. I know SWTOR is supposed to have challenging single player content at cap; I will believe it when I see it.

Anyway, some people prefer to play "solo" in the sense that guilds aren't for them. I don't really like the drama that goes along with guilds. This is different than playing an MMO and not wanting to play in a group, which would be silly since single player content is so trivially easy.

@Tom in VA
"From what I understand of SWTOR, a party composed of only smugglers should have a decent chance at success on a given mission. "

For the harder quests (those classified "group 4"), I'm afraid your understanding is wrong. :(

@(Unverified)

Grammar police? How about MMO police going off on the way other people have fun? At least Tom in VA has figured out what he enjoys and how to get the most from his gaming money. Your question, and other comments, condemning this as "silly" and "go play SP" are defensive, at best. I, for one, am tired of some people talking smack about/to others simply because they have a different view of how to do things. For many people, gaming is a creative and exploratory experience. Once it is done, time to move on and see what's over the next mountain. Americans ought to understanding the adventuring spirit. It is what made this country great.

@JonGalt "For most games, that means leveling to cap and quitting, which does seem a bit silly."

you do realize you're posting under the name JonGalt, don't you? Getting to lvl cap and quiting is what Galt is all about.

@Tom in VA

I agree with most of what you said, but, from what has been revealed up to now, the trinity is just the way it has always been in SW:TOR. Apart from low level (easy) content, or from content the players overlevel / overgear by a fair margin, players will need the traditional 1 tank, 1 healer, rest DPS arrangement to tackle content.

@JonGalt

Some players might be quite happy with just the solo portion of the game. I'm not sure I'm going to get the game anymore (I'm not really keen on the idea of a game with a 200-hours leveling run, without dual specs, and where each character at max level can only respec between two roles at most), but if I do end picking it up, it would be just for the history content (which is solo), and I would most likely unsub after seeing enough of it (not looking forward to paying a subscription for a MMO I'm not really interested in the end game / multiplayer aspect).

As for why I'm not interested in the end game? No dual specs, no AC respeccing, 200 hours leveling, raid locks, fixed raid composition, players segregated into different servers and/or factions, no gear appearance customization, etc. It's a repeat of most things I wanted to leave behind when I left WoW, plus a few restrictions even WoW don't have.

@(Unverified)
A- It's "all intents and purposes." I've honestly never understood where that weird homonym came from.

B- The developers have said that this game is basically KOTOR3+. It's containing enough storyline to build several sequels to the franchise. This person was likely more interested in a KOTOR3 that isn't being released, so playing through the solo content of the MMO is the closest such a fan can come.

@DarkWalker

"As for why I'm not interested in the end game? No dual specs, no AC respeccing, 200 hours leveling, raid locks, fixed raid composition, players segregated into different servers and/or factions, no gear appearance customization, etc. It's a repeat of most things I wanted to leave behind when I left WoW, plus a few restrictions even WoW don't have."

Essentially, you dislike MMOs. Or you are really, really, really picky about MMOs alternatively. I do get the whole "KOTOR3" aspect, which is unique and if it makes people happy to solo through so be it.

Let me give an example: I'm playing LOTRO atm. The lore is excellent and the story is phenomenal. At the end of the day though, there is (necessarily) no challenge in leveling content. It's hard for me to understand how people can enjoy something that is so trivially easy. That said, apparently people are into that, so more power to them.