Bioware's E3 presentation is done. No news on the mmo. Bioware's next expo is next month at the Penny Arcade Expo. So I guess we will have to wait till then to HOPEFULLY here anything about the mmo. But I think they won't annouce till next year.
Wrong. BioWare is due to Debut a game tomorrow, 17th. Not saying this will be their MMO, but it stands to reason it is, since DragonAge has been revealed for a while now and a Debut is something -new-.
Wait and see.
Where did you get the info. Give us a link. If there is a debut, My bet is on Mass Effect 2 or The Bioware/Lucasarts Star Wars Project.
Bioware's E3 presentation is done. No news on the mmo. Bioware's next expo is next month at the Penny Arcade Expo. So I guess we will have to wait till then to HOPEFULLY here anything about the mmo. But I think they won't annouce till next year.
Wrong. BioWare is due to Debut a game tomorrow, 17th. Not saying this will be their MMO, but it stands to reason it is, since DragonAge has been revealed for a while now and a Debut is something -new-.
Wait and see.
Where did you get the info. Give us a link. If there is a debut, My bet is on Mass Effect 2 or The Bioware/Lucasarts Star Wars Project.
its past 10 am and still nothing about bioware debut trailer.
/sadness
I know. Nothing. No news, no coverage, no video. I'm a little confused why there's not even an inkling of a report. XD
At least we know its a star wars mmo. The boss of EA confirmed it in an interview. Go to Portfolio.com if you don't believe me. But I hope they show the video.
This article from July 16th 2008 has some pretty interesting stuff - possibly having to do with the MMORPG but don't read too much into it because mostly it's 'MMORPG Design Theory' and what if you made an MMORPG off a single player RPG. Still, a great read - here's the part that really made me raise my eyebrows:
GameSpy: It's inevitable now that people are going to speculate as to whether or not BioWare's upcoming MMO is set in the Dragon Age universe. Whether or not this is true, do you think single-player RPGs and MMOs based on the same settings could benefit from any sort of synergy?
Greg Zeschuk: There's no real relationship per se that we can talk about, but the high level is that, if that was the case, there's probably two levels of stuff that you can do that would be pretty cool. One of them is story. One thing that single-player is so effective at is building that sense of the world, and creating the feeling around what's there, what's the history, what's the culture. Between the multiplayer and single-player game, there's this chance to sort of build it out, like, "What is the world?" You see something like World of Warcraft, though it didn't come from single-player [RPGs], it came from, funny enough, RTS games, but they were really story-heavy RTS games, which is a funny way to get there, but a very effective way to get there.
Another thing is, there's probably no reason you couldn't have some kind of connected login. You almost think it would be a little bit the Battlenet concept. It was Diablo II, where you could play on their servers, but offline, and then you could jump in with other people... it's neat to have the ability to do that. Passing things from the games to each other is also kind of cool -- not story, but content of some sort. You know, you play and get a code in the single-player, or you get some kind of secret password that you could then, in the multiplayer game, that opens some kind of new raid zone, or something.
GameSpy: It seems like not many of the big MMOs are utilizing their IPs in this way, doesn't it?
Greg Zeschuk: The funny thing about making games is that on some level, there's no end of good ideas, but the ability to implement those is limited. It's such an investment and endeavor to make a game, and one of the things that people don't realize is that to really do it right, you have to have a really dedicated team that's super-passionate, and really wants to do it. Those are the things that are the limiting factors in making games, but if you can solve that, you can make amazing stuff.
Some less than ecouraging words to read... Now I'm not saying I'm not happy there's a Star Wars MMORPG by BioWare [We're still legally in denial, right BioWare? Ah well...] but... THIS doesn't look like something very 'revolutionary' to MMORPG design. Could be wrong of course... I'm just saying it looks like what is currently considered a 'WoW Clone'.
Tough just because it will cater well to 'what's popular' doesn't mean it will be a bad game at all... in fact I still think it will be a brilliant game just because BioWare is developing it... and it doesn't mean there won't be a 'SANDBOX' element to the whole thing as well as all of the popular MMORPG features currently being copied over and over by every MMORPG developer.:
Bioware Job===
Game Balance Designer
Location: Texas - Austin (BioWare + Pogo)
Role: Game Designer
Specialty:Game Designer
BioWare Austin is searching for looking for a talented Combat Designer. This is a senior role which will be responsible for helping build and maintain the balance of the character progression for a AAA massively multiplayer project. You will partner with programmers, artists and other designers, driving idea conception, guiding design iteration and helping to manage playtesting. Areas of responsibility will include: game balance, character abilities and skills, itemization and loot, AI design, class design, boss creature design, and planning for future expansion.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
? Collaborates with artists and programmers to develop AAA quality visual and visceral combat experience for a massively multiplayer RPG, including but not limited to visual flow of combat, NPC AI, and basic combat control.
? Drives combat playtesting: setting up and running the tests, gathering the feedback, and driving the task lists to iterate upon.
? Responsible for systems design, aid with developing character progression options, dungeon and boss creature design.
? Reports to the Lead Combat Designer.
Experience
? Bachelor degree in Mathematics, Statistics or Economics.
? 1-3 Years industry experience in game design and game systems design
? MMO play experience, including high end play (such as raiding, PvP or city sieging) is a must.
? MMO development experience is highly desired.
Pluses
? Practical experience with MS Excel, MS Access and programming or script languages such as Perl or Python.
? Demonstrated abilities with statistical or economic theory.
? Familiar with numerous pen and paper role-playing systems a plus.
? Good team worker, with the ability to communicate fluently with programmers and artists.
? Able to write clear and concise documentation.
? Strong understanding and clear thinking on how to make games that appeal both to casual and hardcore gamer.
? Self-motivated, with a strong drive to see projects through to completion.
? Proven ability to think holistically, and understand how adjusting game balance will adjust far-reaching parts of the game design.
***All applicants must submit project work with their resume***
Send in an example project that demonstrates your ability to develop or analyze the complexities of RPG game math. One option would be to do something which showcases your understanding of the intricacies of the RPG elements in an existing MMO, such as World of Warcraft, Everquest 2 or City of Heroes. Examples include:
? A spreadsheet or website demonstrating a thorough understanding of another game?s inner workings.
? A design for a new class or system designed to fit into and augment the design of an existing massively multiplayer title.
Here an interesting statement by a Bioware employee about Riccitiello's announcement:
"We've got two of the most compelling MMOs in the industry in development," said Riccitiello. The first title, based on the Warhammer property, will launch soon. "And the one that people are dying for us to talk to them about -- in partnership with Lucas, coming out of BioWare, which is, I think, quite possibly the most anticipated game, full stop, for the industry at the point when we get closer to telling you about it."
Does Riccitiello mean the oft rumored Knights of the Old Republic Online? "Yes," he said.
Shortly thereafter, everyone at BioWare received an e-mail from marketing noting that there have been recent rumors about what we may or may not be doing for the MMO, and instructing us to have no comment on any of these rumors, because the title is still confidential and has in no way been announced yet.
Per company orders, I most certainly have no comment on what MMO we are making, and will not respond to any questions on such.
That said, when the guy in charge of the company explicitly answers yes when asked about the identity of the MMO, one might question whether something is actually still confidential. One might consider that, say, trying to make semantic arguments about what has or has not been announced is perhaps not the kind of spin control that is most germane to the situation at hand. Giving a flat "yes" is often taken in casual circles as confirmation.
Here an interesting statement by a Bioware employee about Riccitiello's announcement: "We've got two of the most compelling MMOs in the industry in development," said Riccitiello. The first title, based on the Warhammer property, will launch soon. "And the one that people are dying for us to talk to them about -- in partnership with Lucas, coming out of BioWare, which is, I think, quite possibly the most anticipated game, full stop, for the industry at the point when we get closer to telling you about it."
Does Riccitiello mean the oft rumored Knights of the Old Republic Online? "Yes," he said.
Shortly thereafter, everyone at BioWare received an e-mail from marketing noting that there have been recent rumors about what we may or may not be doing for the MMO, and instructing us to have no comment on any of these rumors, because the title is still confidential and has in no way been announced yet.
Per company orders, I most certainly have no comment on what MMO we are making, and will not respond to any questions on such.
That said, when the guy in charge of the company explicitly answers yes when asked about the identity of the MMO, one might question whether something is actually still confidential. One might consider that, say, trying to make semantic arguments about what has or has not been announced is perhaps not the kind of spin control that is most germane to the situation at hand. Giving a flat "yes" is often taken in casual circles as confirmation.
"In the process of centralizing its IT infrastructure for several years, EA discovered that not enough emphasis had been placed on performance. "People wanted to force [centralization] to save X amount of dollars," said Ruben Cortez, chief network architect at EA."
And if you Google "Ruben Cortez" EA together, second hit is a dead page, but the cached version says this:
"Ruben Cortez was the Lead Network Engineer for Ultima Online, the massively multiplayer, persistent state world game by Origin Systems, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts, Inc. Released in Sept. of 1997, UO continues unto this day with network & server presence in 6 countries, on 4 continents, and almost 200,000 active subscribers. Ruben left Origin at the end of 1999 to join EA.com, the online venture of Electronic Arts and AOL. As Sr. Manager of Network Infrastructure, he is currently architecting and building the largest online gaming network in the world."
Here's my question... What are the odds that someone with the name Ruben Cortez from right near Austin, Texas would register the domain swtor.com, and also be the name of an EA network engineer that was the Lead Engineer for Ultima Online?
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Wrong. BioWare is due to Debut a game tomorrow, 17th. Not saying this will be their MMO, but it stands to reason it is, since DragonAge has been revealed for a while now and a Debut is something -new-.
Wait and see.
Where did you get the info. Give us a link. If there is a debut, My bet is on Mass Effect 2 or The Bioware/Lucasarts Star Wars Project.
www.gametrailers.com/e3_calendar_2008/
There you go. From the Event Calender on the GTTV Homepage.
Ok, thanks. I guess they changed the schedule around because that wasn't up on June 13 or 14.
Wrong. BioWare is due to Debut a game tomorrow, 17th. Not saying this will be their MMO, but it stands to reason it is, since DragonAge has been revealed for a while now and a Debut is something -new-.
Wait and see.
Where did you get the info. Give us a link. If there is a debut, My bet is on Mass Effect 2 or The Bioware/Lucasarts Star Wars Project.
www.gametrailers.com/e3_calendar_2008/
There you go. From the Event Calender on the GTTV Homepage.
Ok, thanks. I guess they changed the schedule around because that wasn't up on June 13 or 14.
its past 10 am and still nothing about bioware debut trailer.
/sadness
The debut game won't be the mmo. Bioware added "Next Gen Game" to there games in development on the official website.
It seems on Bioware forum that SW:The Old Republic was confirmed by EA big boss, the pain it's over, we can dream on to the game now
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/17/porfolio-com-lucasarts-and-bioware-building-kotor-mmo/
http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/the-tech-observer/2008/07/17/ea-to-play-in-knights-of-the-old-republic
I know. Nothing. No news, no coverage, no video. I'm a little confused why there's not even an inkling of a report. XD
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
I know. Nothing. No news, no coverage, no video. I'm a little confused why there's not even an inkling of a report. XD
At least we know its a star wars mmo. The boss of EA confirmed it in an interview. Go to Portfolio.com if you don't believe me. But I hope they show the video.
What did I say? WHAT DID I SAY?
What can I say now? *SIGH* Sweet Deal.
Hey forum mods, can we get this out of RUMOR ROOM now please?
BOYCOTTING EA / ORIGIN going forward.
Heheh, you called it Deacon. I'll give props where they're due.
Sweet, this is going to be awesome
Heheh, you called it Deacon. I'll give props where they're due.
*Takes a Bow* Oh and PS, to someone I won't mention by name, screw harry-#ussy-potter! Muhahaha.
K I'm fine now.
BOYCOTTING EA / ORIGIN going forward.
Heheh, you called it Deacon. I'll give props where they're due.
*Takes a Bow* Oh and PS, to someone I won't mention by name, screw harry-#ussy-potter! Muhahaha.
K I'm fine now.
priceless
Hope they show some gameplay video or screenshots at E3.
Don't say I didn't tell you guys
Let's hope for some more information in the coming days. Looks like there are good times ahead.
.: mmogle.com - the mmo question hub :.
GOD YEAAH
just one thing:
please, dont make jedi starting prof..
Thank God. all you hard work paid off, you were right!!! alot of us were!!
This article from July 16th 2008 has some pretty interesting stuff - possibly having to do with the MMORPG but don't read too much into it because mostly it's 'MMORPG Design Theory' and what if you made an MMORPG off a single player RPG. Still, a great read - here's the part that really made me raise my eyebrows:
GameSpy: It's inevitable now that people are going to speculate as to whether or not BioWare's upcoming MMO is set in the Dragon Age universe. Whether or not this is true, do you think single-player RPGs and MMOs based on the same settings could benefit from any sort of synergy?
GameSpy: It seems like not many of the big MMOs are utilizing their IPs in this way, doesn't it?
SOURCE: http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/dragon-age/890644p1.html Check out the whole article if you're interested.
BOYCOTTING EA / ORIGIN going forward.
A fact thread in the rumor room? lmao :-P
I guess the real question now is, are there any guilds out for this new game yet?
SURE! I'll start one right now : THE MERCENARY ALLIANCE, the network of 'For Hires', come one come all lol.
BOYCOTTING EA / ORIGIN going forward.
Some less than ecouraging words to read... Now I'm not saying I'm not happy there's a Star Wars MMORPG by BioWare [We're still legally in denial, right BioWare? Ah well...] but... THIS doesn't look like something very 'revolutionary' to MMORPG design. Could be wrong of course... I'm just saying it looks like what is currently considered a 'WoW Clone'.
Tough just because it will cater well to 'what's popular' doesn't mean it will be a bad game at all... in fact I still think it will be a brilliant game just because BioWare is developing it... and it doesn't mean there won't be a 'SANDBOX' element to the whole thing as well as all of the popular MMORPG features currently being copied over and over by every MMORPG developer.:
Bioware Job===
Game Balance Designer
Location: Texas - Austin (BioWare + Pogo)
Role: Game Designer
Specialty:Game Designer
BioWare Austin is searching for looking for a talented Combat Designer. This is a senior role which will be responsible for helping build and maintain the balance of the character progression for a AAA massively multiplayer project. You will partner with programmers, artists and other designers, driving idea conception, guiding design iteration and helping to manage playtesting. Areas of responsibility will include: game balance, character abilities and skills, itemization and loot, AI design, class design, boss creature design, and planning for future expansion.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
? Collaborates with artists and programmers to develop AAA quality visual and visceral combat experience for a massively multiplayer RPG, including but not limited to visual flow of combat, NPC AI, and basic combat control.
? Drives combat playtesting: setting up and running the tests, gathering the feedback, and driving the task lists to iterate upon.
? Responsible for systems design, aid with developing character progression options, dungeon and boss creature design.
? Reports to the Lead Combat Designer.
Experience
? Bachelor degree in Mathematics, Statistics or Economics.
? 1-3 Years industry experience in game design and game systems design
? MMO play experience, including high end play (such as raiding, PvP or city sieging) is a must.
? MMO development experience is highly desired.
Pluses
? Practical experience with MS Excel, MS Access and programming or script languages such as Perl or Python.
? Demonstrated abilities with statistical or economic theory.
? Familiar with numerous pen and paper role-playing systems a plus.
? Good team worker, with the ability to communicate fluently with programmers and artists.
? Able to write clear and concise documentation.
? Strong understanding and clear thinking on how to make games that appeal both to casual and hardcore gamer.
? Self-motivated, with a strong drive to see projects through to completion.
? Proven ability to think holistically, and understand how adjusting game balance will adjust far-reaching parts of the game design.
***All applicants must submit project work with their resume***
Send in an example project that demonstrates your ability to develop or analyze the complexities of RPG game math. One option would be to do something which showcases your understanding of the intricacies of the RPG elements in an existing MMO, such as World of Warcraft, Everquest 2 or City of Heroes. Examples include:
? A spreadsheet or website demonstrating a thorough understanding of another game?s inner workings.
? A design for a new class or system designed to fit into and augment the design of an existing massively multiplayer title.
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Originally posted here: http://forums.lucasarts.com/thread.jspa?threadID=133028&tstart=0
BOYCOTTING EA / ORIGIN going forward.
http://www.theoldrepublic.com/
look at up-right side of the page:
"Coming Soon!
This site is under construction"
Does that mean anything, you think?
Here an interesting statement by a Bioware employee about Riccitiello's announcement:
Shortly thereafter, everyone at BioWare received an e-mail from marketing noting that there have been recent rumors about what we may or may not be doing for the MMO, and instructing us to have no comment on any of these rumors, because the title is still confidential and has in no way been announced yet.
Per company orders, I most certainly have no comment on what MMO we are making, and will not respond to any questions on such.
That said, when the guy in charge of the company explicitly answers yes when asked about the identity of the MMO, one might question whether something is actually still confidential. One might consider that, say, trying to make semantic arguments about what has or has not been announced is perhaps not the kind of spin control that is most germane to the situation at hand. Giving a flat "yes" is often taken in casual circles as confirmation.
LINK
This is just a generic cybersquatting site. The design is not professional enough for LA or Bioware.
Shortly thereafter, everyone at BioWare received an e-mail from marketing noting that there have been recent rumors about what we may or may not be doing for the MMO, and instructing us to have no comment on any of these rumors, because the title is still confidential and has in no way been announced yet.
Per company orders, I most certainly have no comment on what MMO we are making, and will not respond to any questions on such.
That said, when the guy in charge of the company explicitly answers yes when asked about the identity of the MMO, one might question whether something is actually still confidential. One might consider that, say, trying to make semantic arguments about what has or has not been announced is perhaps not the kind of spin control that is most germane to the situation at hand. Giving a flat "yes" is often taken in casual circles as confirmation.
LINK
Awesome thank you for the link Teiraa
I knew of this but hadn't read it before now. Thanks! 
BOYCOTTING EA / ORIGIN going forward.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37296.html - JR's slip up was mentioned in the latest Star Wars retrospective video.
Some more interesting invormation fromt he BioWare forums:
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
www.swtor.com
Registered 25-Jul-2007 to:
Cortez, Ruben rcortez4169@yahoo.com
Bigfoot Networks Inc.
3306 Snead Path
Round Rock, Texas 78664
Round Rock, Texas is basically on the outskirts of Austin... and we all know what's going on in Austin these days...
And with some searching, I find:
Click Here
"In the process of centralizing its IT infrastructure for several years, EA discovered that not enough emphasis had been placed on performance. "People wanted to force [centralization] to save X amount of dollars," said Ruben Cortez, chief network architect at EA."
And if you Google "Ruben Cortez" EA together, second hit is a dead page, but the cached version says this:
"Ruben Cortez was the Lead Network Engineer for Ultima Online, the massively multiplayer, persistent state world game by Origin Systems, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts, Inc. Released in Sept. of 1997, UO continues unto this day with network & server presence in 6 countries, on 4 continents, and almost 200,000 active subscribers. Ruben left Origin at the end of 1999 to join EA.com, the online venture of Electronic Arts and AOL. As Sr. Manager of Network Infrastructure, he is currently architecting and building the largest online gaming network in the world."
Here's my question... What are the odds that someone with the name Ruben Cortez from right near Austin, Texas would register the domain swtor.com, and also be the name of an EA network engineer that was the Lead Engineer for Ultima Online?
Hmmmm
R
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Click Here
World Class Networking Infrastructure
Speaker: Ruben Cortez (Service Director, Bioware Austin)
Track: Online Games - Technology and Services
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