So, several years on and with the release of the new expansion, I decided to jump back into The Old Republic for a few days to see how the game had improved. I only tried the free version of the base game because I hadn't felt comfortable paying a subscription fee or even using the store the first time around.
I had some fun and enjoyed the missions in the Sith Inquisitor storyline, but found it a pretty unremarkable experience overall. The story was all right, but diluted by the MMO elements, while the simplified dialogue wheel managed to convince me it should be scrapped as a future mechanic. Either they bled some of that famous writing blood at Bioware or they didn't get to make the game they probably should have. Overall, I'd rate it a DS[footnote]Damn Shame.[/footnote].
So, what do you think? Is this MMO worth buying the full version of? I didn't stick around long enough this time to see whether they were still trying to sell it to you by the month.
I had some fun and enjoyed the missions in the Sith Inquisitor storyline, but found it a pretty unremarkable experience overall. The story was all right, but diluted by the MMO elements, while the simplified dialogue wheel managed to convince me it should be scrapped as a future mechanic. Either they bled some of that famous writing blood at Bioware or they didn't get to make the game they probably should have. Overall, I'd rate it a DS[footnote]Damn Shame.[/footnote].
So, what do you think? Is this MMO worth buying the full version of? I didn't stick around long enough this time to see whether they were still trying to sell it to you by the month.