OCTOBER 21, SAN FRANCISCO – LucasArts and BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced the development of Star Wars®: The Old Republic™, a story-driven massively multiplayer online PC game set in the timeframe of the Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™ franchise. Star Wars: The Old Republic, being developed and published by BioWare and LucasArts, represents an innovative approach to interactive entertainment, featuring immersive storytelling, dynamic combat and intelligent companion characters.
It's Bioware, guys. They usually make pretty good games, most of their games are great.
I'm looking forward to this, just waiting for more announcements about the battle system and these supposed "storylines." It sounds promising so far though.
I see your point. I'm talking Baldur's Gate, Jade Empire and the KOTOR's. Apparently Mass Effect is good but I haven't played it yet.
I'm sure Bioware can tackle a KOTOR MMO the right way.
Usually.
It's Bioware, guys. They usually make pretty good games, most of their games are great.
I'm looking forward to this, just waiting for more announcements about the battle system and these supposed "storylines." It sounds promising so far though.
Check out the screenshots guys, its epic and it has xbox 360 graphics.You're taking the piss... Right?
thank you Nemesis for sharing your insider knowledge of all MMOs !!!Your welcome, it took years of research and dedication to the field.
Odds are you didn't even play it.
It was an exaggeration but you get the point, they are pretty good. The game (games in general I mean) actually running looks better than a screenshot anyhow.I'm sure the game does look better running and I know it's still in Alpha stages but still...
What I'd really like to see is stop people focusing on creating awesome graphics and start a greater focus on a good plot and non-repetitive gameplay.
Odds are you didn't even play it.Yeah, most sonic games are shit, and this game got decent reviews so I'd say congrats on just making a DECENT sonic game (though I haven't played it so maybe it is shit).
Did you guys know that this game is MICRO-TRANSACTION BASED?
Did you guys know that this game is MICRO-TRANSACTION BASED?
Also, what made KOTOR great was that you felt like you actually made a difference in the story. I don't see how that could really work in an MMO. Plus the makers said you won't be able to save the game and go back and redo bad decisions, but I like being able to play through KOTOR a different way every time. I liked to see all the sides of the game.
They will probably use the same method Age of Conan used; making one wonder why they don't simply make another single player RPG. I'd rather see KOTOR3 then see them try to get a piece of the MMO cash cow pie.That was by far the best part of KOTOR 2. You only get to see it if you are good though. Being evil in that game kind of sucked because the ending was so disappointing.
...And for no apparent reason, here's one of my favorite cutscenes.
Dont worry Xanqui. Six years from now, when Star Wars The Old Republic: Behind the Black Veil (Expansion Pack) launches, you'll be able to face that Evil greater than the Sith. Or, in a REVOLUTIONARY DESIGN DECISION FOR THE MMORPG GENRE, join it. And grind Faction rep for that epic +3 Lightsaber.I have no idea what "grind Faction rep" means. Is that an MMO term?
I have no idea what "grind Faction rep" means. Is that an MMO term?
How does Star Wars: The Old Republic relate to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic?Hmm, so the greater threat was just more sith? Kind of disappointing.
Star Wars: The Old Republic takes place approximately three hundred years after the events of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR). At the conclusion of the Jedi Civil War in KOTOR, Revan disappeared into unknown space in search of a great threat to the Republic, an expanding Sith Empire led by a mysterious Emperor who planned vengeance for his ancient Jedi enemies. Revan never returned from unknown space, but the Sith Empire did, kicking off a war with the Republic that lasted for decades. Now, despite the uneasy truce created by the Treaty of Coruscant, the tension among the divided star systems is threatening to once again tear the galaxy apart.
Will I see any characters from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic?I wonder if we'll see T3-M4?
Given that it is approximately 300 years since the events of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, many of the characters have passed away. However, their legacy does live on as many of their descendants will be part of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Some droids can last a long time as well.
Hmm, so the greater threat was just more sith? Kind of disappointing.I'm pretty sure in the end of KotOR 2 Kriea pretty much tells you that the real threat is the true Sith(everyone else is just a wanna be). Been awhile since I played though, so I could be wrong.
Yeah, the true Sith were a species of their own, I think. The Sith in the games and movies are just idealists who wish to be like the original Sith.
they fucked up . KoTOR 3 would have been much more suitable. This is going to be some stupid pay to play bs (unless its not?). @@#@#
if they made it an actual game and not just online grindshitongetgoodgear bullshit, it could be good.I can't imagine it would be hard to translate the KOTOR combat to online play.
It's a term made popular by WoW. Faction rep is just another boring time sink employed by these developers to artificially increase re playability by adding an independent (from level) progression meter. So, in certain cases you kill one one testicled jackal; and gain +10 rep out of say, 40,000 you need to get to the max rep level and get that piece of marginally better gear.
everquest had 100x as much rep grind as wow, saying wow popularized the term is kind of misleading