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Greymantle4Greymantle4 Member UncommonPosts: 809
in Star Wars Galaxies

My wife and I loved SWG pre nge. After a long trip of trying to find another MMO even close to SWG here we are thinking of coming back. A few questions I would like to ask.

1: The biggest issue why we left in the first place was the new targeting system put in. Did they bring back tab targeting?

2: What do you feel that has improved and or better since the NGE launched?

3: What server has the best population?

4:Did they bring back the Creature Handler or what ever it was called ? :P

5: Did they improve the UI?

6: Did they improve the graphics?

7: Is there still a challange to PVE? or did the nerf it down like most mmo's these days.

Thanks for any answers.

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  • NitthNitth Member UncommonPosts: 3,904

    I had a couple of questions for a new post, but they may help the OP too so ill ask them here.

     

    I Have been looking into playing this game for awhile now, I never played before so none of the nge or cu stuff matters to me.

    Would be nice to know what the premise of the current game is and Some of its features.

     

    Thanks,

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  • PhryPhry Member LegendaryPosts: 11,004

    Originally posted by Zeppelin4

    My wife and I loved SWG pre nge. After a long trip of trying to find another MMO even close to SWG here we are thinking of coming back. A few questions I would like to ask.

    1: The biggest issue why we left in the first place was the new targeting system put in. Did they bring back tab targeting?

    tab targetting never really left.. you just have the 'option' to aim..

    2: What do you feel that has improved and or better since the NGE launched?

    nothing about the NGE has improved the game, the husk that remains of SWG is all that is left.

    3: What server has the best population?

    Starsider had a good population last time i played.. but that info is at least 6 months old.. don't expect to find a good population on any server is my advice.

    4:Did they bring back the Creature Handler or what ever it was called ? :P

    Creature handler is still not in the game. Everyone has the option for beast mastery though.. but its a pale shadow of what Creature handler was..

    5: Did they improve the UI?

    No changes to the UI of any mention..

    6: Did they improve the graphics?

    Graphics are relatively unchanged since SWG.. if anything, they've been 'simplified' a bit..

    Thanks for any answers.

    SWG is still pretty much the only Starwars game in town.. Pre-SW:TOR at least.. though comparing Pre-NGE with SW:TOR will only disapoint.. their really unrelated games.. barring a few naming conventions..  SWG remains .. in the past.. revisiting imo.. only disturbs memories best left untarnished.image

  • erictlewiserictlewis Member UncommonPosts: 3,022

    Originally posted by Zeppelin4

    My wife and I loved SWG pre nge. After a long trip of trying to find another MMO even close to SWG here we are thinking of coming back. A few questions I would like to ask.

    1: The biggest issue why we left in the first place was the new targeting system put in. Did they bring back tab targeting?

    2: What do you feel that has improved and or better since the NGE launched?

    3: What server has the best population?

    4:Did they bring back the Creature Handler or what ever it was called ? :P

    5: Did they improve the UI?

    6: Did they improve the graphics?

    7: Is there still a challange to PVE? or did the nerf it down like most mmo's these days.

    Thanks for any answers.

     (1)  No  its still the same pfs type of targeting tab target never came back

    (2)  Most of the servers are dead except startslider

    (3) Starsider

    (4) Sort of its a side tree now,  you can have it but it really nerfs you down as far as combat, it is not a primary tree or class

    (5) No

    (6) No its still the same

    (7) This has not changed either.  It still the same they added some stuff but overall the same game it was when you left.

  • sungodrasungodra Member Posts: 1,376

    Don't listen to that guy. The game is still fun and servers like FLurry, Farstar, Starsider, Chilastra are thriving. They added Heroics to the game that give you something more to do, and they added quite a few other things.

    Tab targetting is in the game. Creature handler is in the game, but they just changed it to Beast Master skill tree.

    Now is the best time to check out the game because you have free 45 days as soon as you log in. Then you can transfer to any server other than the locked ones.  

     

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  • driver4hiredriver4hire Member UncommonPosts: 78

    I'd say just log in and test it yourself.  Sony is still offering it free for the next 14 or 15 days because of the whole hacking mixup.

     

    To answer some questions though.  I played Pre NGE and loved it.  I was on sunrunner server this morning to see if anyone was on The server was litterally dead.  No one was to be found ANYWHERE.  I even did one of those social searches and found nobody so as far as population goes sunrunner seems dead.  I think this was the last time I will log into the game.  It has just changed so much and I don't find the new style of gameplay fun with these combat improvements and such so...

     

    Just give it a shot if you remember your account info and if not try the free trial because it isn't worth buying unless you love the gameplay.  Which I dont know how anyone could....

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    Favorites being Eve, UO and SWG Pre-CU

  • Greymantle4Greymantle4 Member UncommonPosts: 809

    Thanks for all the replies. I called Sony and to my surprise they were very helpful and I got my wife's and my account active again. :) Downloading patches as I type this.

  • BurntvetBurntvet Member RarePosts: 3,465

    Onr thing that is absolutely TERRIBLE is the number of AFKers, BOTers and cheaters in the game.

    Go to most static POIs and they are there, farming credits, afk, forever. And SOE does not care.

    Want to know how to exploit using 3rd party programs? Want to auto fish or auto grind bits? Go to Utube... plenty of videos on it.

    SWG is a cheaters paradise. SOE is either unwilling or unable (mostly the former) to stop this from happening.

    Because they mostly don't. care....

     

  • thenetavengethenetavenge Member Posts: 29

    Originally posted by Zeppelin4

     

    tab targetting never really left.. you just have the 'option' to aim..

    Um, ya it did leave from December until around April of the next year.  It was during the Restuss PVP zone creation that the developers realized that with 100 people standing around, non-tabbed targeting was insane and impossible in the context of the game, and they put their tails between their legs and implemented the 'tabbed' targeting mechanic back into the game.

    Tabbed still has a 5% miss change when using ranged weapons.

  • aviezeroaviezero Member Posts: 9

    Originally posted by Zeppelin4

    My wife and I loved SWG pre nge. After a long trip of trying to find another MMO even close to SWG here we are thinking of coming back. A few questions I would like to ask.

    1: The biggest issue why we left in the first place was the new targeting system put in. Did they bring back tab targeting?

    2: What do you feel that has improved and or better since the NGE launched?

    3: What server has the best population?

    4:Did they bring back the Creature Handler or what ever it was called ? :P

    5: Did they improve the UI?

    6: Did they improve the graphics?

    7: Is there still a challange to PVE? or did the nerf it down like most mmo's these days.

    Thanks for any answers.

    1: You have to set up your keys but you can play like any other mmo with tab targetting and autoattack.

    2: There is a lot more content now compared to then. The game is a lot less buggy and more playable. 

    3: They recently gave everybody free server transfers and made transfers to starsider impossible.  There are at least 3 very nice populated servers now maybe more.

    4: They made a new system for pets called Beast Mastery.  Any class can spec partially or completely into Beast Mastery. The pets themselves are made by anybody with the spec to do so as well and it is a very complex system compared to the old "just tame a baby" system.

    5: The UI is improved but still recognizable.

    6: The graphics are the same as Pre-NGE.  They have added more models to the game for houses and other things that are better looking but it is still the same engine.

    7: There is PvE content for every level of play for the most part. Heroics and bosses are difficult enough for most.  It comes down to having a good spec in the right class and knowing what gear and weapons to use to be able to solo krayts and the like. Most of the missions are soloable.  I'd say it's very similar to how it used to be Pre-NGE except with many more jedi's.

    The biggest difference of course is the character progression mechanic of leveling instead of choosing skill trees.  Once you've turned off the horrible default "point and shoot" ui options the game is improved in almost every other way. I admit I didn't PvP back then nor do I now so I can't comment on that.

  • TeknoBugTeknoBug Member UncommonPosts: 2,156

    Originally posted by Zeppelin4
    My wife and I loved SWG pre nge. After a long trip of trying to find another MMO even close to SWG here we are thinking of coming back. A few questions I would like to ask.
    1: The biggest issue why we left in the first place was the new targeting system put in. Did they bring back tab targeting?
    2: What do you feel that has improved and or better since the NGE launched?
    3: What server has the best population?
    4:Did they bring back the Creature Handler or what ever it was called ? :P
    5: Did they improve the UI?
    6: Did they improve the graphics?
    7: Is there still a challange to PVE? or did the nerf it down like most mmo's these days.
    Thanks for any answers.
    1. locked targeting is there (popular protest made SOE put it back in)
    2. each of the 9 classes its expertise trees are better balanced now
    3. Starsider obviously but character transfer to Starsider is locked
    4. Beast master (not the same as CH)
    5. no, it's still ugly as sin
    6. no, cranking up planet gamma made the game look uglier than it did pre-CU
    7. challenge? no, lol only in instances which requires a group of 6-8.

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  • TeknoBugTeknoBug Member UncommonPosts: 2,156

    Originally posted by Phry

    tab targetting never really left.. you just have the 'option' to aim..

    Yes it did from the day NGE went live to almost a year later, there were no tab targeting nor lock target, the biggest problem with the manual aiming was when you hold down the mouse button for auto attack and a friendly gets in your way you'd end up spamming trade request and the screen spammed "trade request sent" until you let go of the mouse. Manual aiming was flawed and still is in some ways.


    Also players with double-sided lightsabers, long rifles and pikes/lances were bigger targets and easier to hit than those with single/double handed swords/lightsabers and pistols.

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  • COOKERplCOOKERpl Member Posts: 63

    Man....

    No tab targeting ? Beast master / bio engineering is weak ? No servers with good pop, etc???

    If you guys don't have a clue about state of the game atm, why even post about it ??

    I play on FarStar and this server is Full. Same as Chilastra. Both of them locked out from transfers. Some servers are at medium, so if you are on totally dead server - why not use your FREE transfer and go where better pop is ?

    And press "Y" key to toggle between FPS and LockOn targeting.

    And go check my videos and tell me there is no ppl around - http://youtu.be/5k1QF1A0I-4?hd=1  :D

    I'm 31 BH and 25 trader atm - and still like this game :)

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