[Gogan]

ToR will likely be a really good single-player MMO... which is a weird thing to say. Grouping is kinda odd given the story-driven nature of quests/dungeons. Rolling to pick the next dialog option is just odd, especially since there are consequences which may not line up with your own character.

They also phase your class quest line in an interesting way. When you enter a class-specific phase, you "own" it, so that you're the only class in there. If you're grouped with different classes, they can join you. So if Kz and I are both playing BHs, for example, we'll always end up in separate phases. Kinda sucks.

As impressive and immersive as all the voice acting is, it gets old fast the second time through the game. I started playing an Imperial Agent and sitting through all the npc dialog for the same quests was pretty boring. Eventually you just start skipping it all, at which point having to pick dialog options just becomes a nuisance, moreso than in games like WoW/Rift/etc. So it's fun the first time around, but alts will be slow and boring.

The Agent was fun though. One aspect of combat they've added is the ability to take cover behind certain parts of the terrain. You duck behind boxes, etc to avoid enemy fire, peak out in between shots, and then duck behind them again. It's entertaining. The Agent basically takes cover and plays the sniper, throwing flash grenades to incapacitate groups. Kinda neat.

Don't think I'll get a chance to play tomorrow. Definitely glad I didn't pre-order the CE.