Given the drastic changes that SWG underwent from launch to now, I'm surprised that they haven't done a Fresh Start server already; SOE created a new game, but kept the baggage from the old one. I don't play anymore, but if I did, I would be in full…
They've done the "come back and play SWG again for free" deals before, so If they felt they could benefit from it now, they would again. In my case, I stopped playing those freebies a while ago and wouldn't return to the game now even if it became F…
A Krayt dragon hunt in a party of about 20. On the way there, we (rebels) nearly threw down with a group of imperials also on the hunt. Once we found the Krayt dragon, I was quickly dispatched after only a few shots, being the lowly smuggler I was. …
I've also heard claims that SOE gave out inflated subscriber numbers for SWG, but that is a hard accusation to prove without some sort of corporate infidelity from an insider. By the way, that site rates the accuracy of all its information, so that'…
It's actually on a separate chart for 1,000,000+ subscribers, here. You can see that WOW has a draw like no other. I've managed to avoid being lured in so far.
That interview was at the end of 2005. Check this chart (from: http://www.mmodata.net/) for what happened to SWG's subscriber base around that time. I'm sorry WOW isn't on that chart; it couldn't fit.
I prefer to have my gear determine the way my character looks, as "appearance armor" is misleading and puts me in the mind of those fake coffee-can mufflers on unmodified cars. However, I also feel that in most games there is not enough variation in…
I'm glad someone else brought this up. When they removed item decay from SWG, it made me sad (among the many other horrible things that were done to that game, but i digress). I'm in a long-winded mood right now, so bear with me.
Another way to lo…
Mabinogi's cutesy, anime graphics make me a little queasy, but I'll give it a try. (Sorry if I sound picky, but it's the truth). Fallen Earth, while decidedly not cutesy, has me stuck with MMORPG sticker shock. Maybe I'll get over that and play it (…
Thanks, I'll give it a look. Runescape has that same "f2p, but pay for extra content" thing but Ashen Empires sounds less restrictive on the free side.