*taps EmJay's shoulder* Down boy.
No but seriously, Monkee. Here are my pointers why I think you rushed to conclusion and why I may think you're sorely mistaken.
I'll admit there are issues with this however, the Developers are aware and doing everything they can to reduce it. Currently, a majority of the problem dealt with the load times of Player Houses. Since so many left when the NGE came about, many did not remove their homes or packed them up. What's going on now is the Housing Demolition program. Since, then Lag is being reduced, not enough for a huge difference but it is helping. Operating Systems do play a part and now a days, you can buy a 2 gig RAM computer at only USD900.
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- There were hardly any players online. The only people I saw were jedi and bounty hunters.
Well, who doesn't want to be a Skywalker or a Fett? Roleplaying is a major source that comes to mind when people chose their profession. This is an Iconic choice. Hardly any players? I'll admit some servers are severely underpopulated, however the players that are still active on any given can be the most helpful community you've been in. Take it from experience in which I came from FFXI to SWG and the level maturity is relatively higher here then there.
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- There was so much spam compared to before. Before it use to be player spam only, but now all I see are credit farmers.(How do they exist so easily?)
Welcome to the reality of Online Gaming. No MMO is safe from the companies the distribute in-game currency for live money. In SWG, they're more noticable because of the freedom people have with this game. They 'exist' so easily because they know how to manipulate the system. Exploiting and 3rd-party hacking tools greatly increase their annoyance.
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- All there seems to be to do is missions, which feel all the same.
Of course it's the same. I'll admit the content is bland. They feel the same because people feel that there is nothing in between. Have you ever taken a break from the current mission/quest line you were doing just to try out what else the game offers besides combat? How about mastering different Trader professions or just socializing more often as an Entertainer? I highly doubt you did since you're quit so shortly.
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- Its so easy to play. There is no complexity to game play.
Welcome the Target Audience gameplay. The NGE was forced upon to compete with the standard method of playing that most other MMOs use. I highly doubt you will see the slim margin of difference when comparing SWG to WoW since you'll be too busy "pwn1ng nubz" as your Paladin and announcing it to your guild.
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- Where are all the vendors?
In created homes of Traders and other players. I am just going to flat out and say you are an moron if you did not notice the hundreds of Vendors in the game. Apparently you didn't use the 'Vendor' tab on the Bazaar Terminal and selected "Entire Galaxy/This Planet" bullets on the left side of the market screen. Nor did you use 'v' while running around aimlessly and select 'Vendor' tab on your opened planetary map to see the multiple shops. Finally, you could have used "m" to open up your regular map and notice that in those building shapes you could see right in front of you "Vendor-<Name>". Again, clueless.
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- There's only crap on the market.
Please see the remark above.
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- Was the animation always crappy like it is now? I can't remember. The jump is particularly bad.
Apparently, no it wasn't. The 'animation' you're seeing is the stiff movements of the NPC or particle effects moving at an accelerrated rate. What you're seeing is compared to a gerbal on high octane in it's little wheel. Again, EmJay clarified it. The animations are there, they're just moving too fast to enjoy it.
Wow, I'm actually shocked that you only like the thing I adore the most in this game. Almost feel like going 'emo' on with this. Well, then again, I can't. Why? Because you did not decide to take the time to enjoy everything of space. Let me guess you sat there thinking "Gawd!space iz t3h 4 suxx0rz" because you believe all you do is get to Master, do only space missions from the boring destroy/escort/or stealing. Apparently, your ship loadout probably consisted of "Mark" components and you couldn't get enough BALLS of patience to try and max out RE components into your ship.
SWG2? SWG3? So? When that happens, it happens. Let me guess, you heard the rumors of BioWare and LucasArts in coherence making another Star Wars MMO based on KOTOR. Sure, let them. I'll probably be there just to see, however if it is true it's a KOTORMMO, I'll be more then happy to stay with the original SWG because now everyone is happy that everyone's a Jedi while I'll stick it out as my Entertainer or Medic.
Thank you and good night.