I guess some of our "current players" cough cough had better get their resumes ready because SOE won't be needing their viral marketing services much longer...
There has never been another game like the pre CU SWG.
And there's never going to be another one.
But if there is, it'll probably come from Blizzard.
I doubt it. WoW was such a success for them, why would they deviate from that to make a sandbox?
because what they do is improve on other games and come up with something better than anyone else is doing.
When they do World Of Starcraft, they will say, quite frankly, what is wrong with WoW? What do other games have and what have other games done that we can improve upon. They will look at EVE, look at SWG, and I believe they will develop the Sandbox with Toys that SWG was meant to be, had it been well managed and made a quality game.
I don't knowthat they will but I know that they are the only company capable of doing themselves one better, which is what I believe they are about.
that's what WoW was, and why it kicked everyone's butt.
mhm gotta agree with that.
Though... blizzard is taking it a little far trying to turn the Arena into an E-sport, and the way they are handling itemization for some classes is horrible pre-TBC, and now with Lichking, they are going to do the same thing. They could also use some sort of housing system, even if its just for guilds.
But about 95% of the time, yes, they do things better than other games, and work to continue staying with the competition, hence the new siege weaponry and destructable buildings in the new BG with LK.
Just my predictions for KOTOR Online: 1) It will not be sandbox
2) Will be severely story driven aka linear
3) Will be for both console and PC which = dumbed down aka CU and NGE
4) Will have limited profession variety
5) Crafting will come no where near as good as SWG
6) Will have prettier graphics, just like AoC and look how well pretty graphics worked out for them
7) BioWare is great at RPGs, but this is their first MMO
8) If there is PvP, it's either going to be unbalanced or Jedi will be gimp, just like SWG
9) Will have a lifespan of roughly 5 years
10) Will get dropped by EA and bought by SOE, cause Smed loves to torture you people
Really. I'm amused. The game is hardly even announced. No one knows -ANYTHING- about it. Not what kind of game it will be, not what the goals are, not what the systems will be and so on and so forth. But here people go already, crying doom and havoc before the game has even been announced now.
Here's my predictions:
1) It will not be sandbox
2) It will be storydriven, but not linear.
3) It will be for both COnsole and PC...meaning nothing.
4) Will have limited profession variety (what a crap argument is that anyway? What game DIDN'T have limited profession variety? As if there's been ONE game where you could be EVERYTHING imaginable)
5) Crafting will be rewarding but easy.
6) Will have prettier graphics than...oh, let's say SWG.
7) BioWare is GREAT at RPG's. This is their first MMO. So?
8) If there's PvP it will be just as balanced/unbalanced as other games are at the beginning of release.
9) Will have a lifespan of 7 years (i like tossing out random numbers, too)
10) Will not get dropped by EA, because it will make a whole lot of money.
Think of this too. Bioware was started by some doctors. Yep, some doctors. And look how great they are at rpgs. If these people can perform surgery as good as they can make an RPG, I'm sure they can make a decent MMO :P
I can already see it. A bunch of SWG vets in game bitching and complaing about how this new game isn't like pre NGE swg in this way and that way and how pre NGE swg was so much better in this way and that way. Yep, it's going to great...
right now bioware are reading forums everywhere and seeing almost a million people screaming for a pre-cu title.
i can see them pulling out the best pre-cu sandbox title to date and taking down warcraft.
and i can see smed going to bioware and begging for a job he will have nothing at that point and will beg bioware to higher him. and they will to clean the bathroom lol!
this is a great day for swg vets and gamers everwhere the return of sandbox games are at hand.
oh and you fanbois and fanbots. get over it your game isn't coming back lol and your not welcome on kotor online it's for real gamers.
Singsofdeath, my predictions are based on what I do know, not necessarily anything concrete. It's not illegal for one to make predictions is it? Since I did say predictions, I think my post is just as legitimate as anyone elses. The reason for my post was to point out that KOTOR Online will not be the Star Wars game everyone is looking for to replace SWG. Your more than welcome to disagree with me, cause it's just predictions. EDIT:
The only game that will ever replace SWG is SWG 2 and KOTOR Online is not that game, sorry.
I am most certain the new SW game won't be SWG 2.
But you assume that just because that's not the case it will be bad/boring/linear/short-lived etc.
i can see it right now right now bioware are reading forums everywhere and seeing almost a million people screaming for a pre-cu title. i can see them pulling out the best pre-cu sandbox title to date and taking down warcraft. and i can see smed going to bioware and begging for a job he will have nothing at that point and will beg bioware to higher him. and they will to clean the bathroom lol! this is a great day for swg vets and gamers everwhere the return of sandbox games are at hand. oh and you fanbois and fanbots. get over it your game isn't coming back lol and your not welcome on kotor online it's for real gamers.
When KOTOR online comes out, I want you to tell me the names of your characters, so I know who to avoid.
i can see it right now right now bioware are reading forums everywhere and seeing almost a million people screaming for a pre-cu title. i can see them pulling out the best pre-cu sandbox title to date and taking down warcraft. and i can see smed going to bioware and begging for a job he will have nothing at that point and will beg bioware to higher him. and they will to clean the bathroom lol! this is a great day for swg vets and gamers everwhere the return of sandbox games are at hand. oh and you fanbois and fanbots. get over it your game isn't coming back lol and your not welcome on kotor online it's for real gamers.
When KOTOR online comes out, I want you to tell me the names of your characters, so I know who to avoid.
just look for the sith lord owning newbie nooblets and that will be me lol
oh rpers? i forgot to say kotor online will be much like bria was rp free.
If this is true then it is great news! As far as I am concerned there is not a viable Star Wars MMO currently on the market. And I refused to pay $OE for what I personally considered to be an inferior product. Even if this game is not a traditional sandbox it will have one major drawing point in its favor: it's not $OE.
"If you don't take care of your customers somebody else will."
i can see it right now right now bioware are reading forums everywhere and seeing almost a million people screaming for a pre-cu title. i can see them pulling out the best pre-cu sandbox title to date and taking down warcraft. and i can see smed going to bioware and begging for a job he will have nothing at that point and will beg bioware to higher him. and they will to clean the bathroom lol! this is a great day for swg vets and gamers everwhere the return of sandbox games are at hand. oh and you fanbois and fanbots. get over it your game isn't coming back lol and your not welcome on kotor online it's for real gamers.
When KOTOR online comes out, I want you to tell me the names of your characters, so I know who to avoid.
just look for the sith lord owning newbie nooblets and that will be me lol
oh rpers? i forgot to say kotor online will be much like bria was rp free.
Yeah...because BioWare is known to never include any RP aspects in their games. I mean come on. They never did RPG's in the first place!
i can see it right now right now bioware are reading forums everywhere and seeing almost a million people screaming for a pre-cu title. i can see them pulling out the best pre-cu sandbox title to date and taking down warcraft. and i can see smed going to bioware and begging for a job he will have nothing at that point and will beg bioware to higher him. and they will to clean the bathroom lol! this is a great day for swg vets and gamers everwhere the return of sandbox games are at hand. oh and you fanbois and fanbots. get over it your game isn't coming back lol and your not welcome on kotor online it's for real gamers.
When KOTOR online comes out, I want you to tell me the names of your characters, so I know who to avoid.
just look for the sith lord owning newbie nooblets and that will be me lol
oh rpers? i forgot to say kotor online will be much like bria was rp free.
End of an era and a nightmare. Frankly, watching Smed BS his way out of this embarrassment will be quite enjoyable.
And well, its also the end of Bioware's "Not telling" routine. Got damn tired of that skit.
As for KOTOR, I don't expect sandbox but I also don't expect a half baked product either. Will be interesting to see what gets revealed now that there is no reason for secrecy.
i can see it right now right now bioware are reading forums everywhere and seeing almost a million people screaming for a pre-cu title. i can see them pulling out the best pre-cu sandbox title to date and taking down warcraft. and i can see smed going to bioware and begging for a job he will have nothing at that point and will beg bioware to higher him. and they will to clean the bathroom lol! this is a great day for swg vets and gamers everwhere the return of sandbox games are at hand. oh and you fanbois and fanbots. get over it your game isn't coming back lol and your not welcome on kotor online it's for real gamers.
When KOTOR online comes out, I want you to tell me the names of your characters, so I know who to avoid.
just look for the sith lord owning newbie nooblets and that will be me lol
oh rpers? i forgot to say kotor online will be much like bria was rp free.
When it comes to disgruntled veterans, I think there are two camps.
A)
The Conscientious Objector
Those who miss the open-ness of the game. The variety of classes, the strength of community. The ability to be Uncle Owen. These people also feel betrayed by the lies SOE heaped upon them with the way the NGE was implemented.
The spoiled petulant child who cannot stand the fact he was no longer elite
Those who have never forgiven SOE for taking away their PK abilities and alpha class. These people also feel betrayed, but not because of the various game changes... they feel betrayed because they are not UBER any longer.
To set A, I hope that a new sandbox comes along that brings all the elements that make a MMORPG great! Be it a classic server, an independent alternative or a new game coming down the pike...
To set B, I think you will be sorely disappointed if KOTOR is an MMORPG, mainly because you guys seem to hate the RPG aspects... I suggest that u instead use some hacks to make yourself feel uber again playing old versions of counterstrike online.
It is pretty clear which group is which from recent postings, I would say.
"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. Some would call this a poorly kept secret (there were almost too many rumours about it for it not being true) but now the cat is out of the bag for real. No further intel other than this though, I bet SOE doesn't like to see a new Star Wars MMO coming (especially not one made by Bioware) if they want to keep their Star Wars: Galaxies subscribers.
I'll keep my eyes on this for sure. The possibilities are very exciting.
Had to jump in and say WOOT! End of an era and a nightmare. Frankly, watching Smed BS his way out of this embarrassment will be quite enjoyable. And well, its also the end of Bioware's "Not telling" routine. Got damn tired of that skit. As for KOTOR, I don't expect sandbox but I also don't expect a half baked product either. Will be interesting to see what gets revealed now that there is no reason for secrecy.
To be perfectly honest, the only way they could ruin this would be to intentionally lie to people about what they're paying for, and/or wipe out all of their players' in-game progress at some point (Sound familiar?).
If they stay away from these two cardinal sins, I think it's gonna be awesome. Sandbox or story driven really doesn't matter to me nearly as much as those things. If Bioware is making it, it's going to be done right, or not at all. That's my expectation based on their history.
I guess some of our "current players" cough cough had better get their resumes ready because SOE won't be needing their viral marketing services much longer...
Nicely put - SOE's SWG saga is not only about the failure of it sarrogant, blind developers who made a good game bad but also about its clumsy, ham-fisted viral marketeers who made a bad repu8tation worse.
i can see it right now right now bioware are reading forums everywhere and seeing almost a million people screaming for a pre-cu title. i can see them pulling out the best pre-cu sandbox title to date and taking down warcraft. and i can see smed going to bioware and begging for a job he will have nothing at that point and will beg bioware to higher him. and they will to clean the bathroom lol! this is a great day for swg vets and gamers everwhere the return of sandbox games are at hand. oh and you fanbois and fanbots. get over it your game isn't coming back lol and your not welcome on kotor online it's for real gamers.
This is just a win/win situation for the mmo community. Finally mmo fans will have a great mmo to look forward to. Bioware is such a good company, they know how to make great games. I can't wait until we get a glimpse of the game!
i can see it right now right now bioware are reading forums everywhere and seeing almost a million people screaming for a pre-cu title. i can see them pulling out the best pre-cu sandbox title to date and taking down warcraft. and i can see smed going to bioware and begging for a job he will have nothing at that point and will beg bioware to higher him. and they will to clean the bathroom lol! this is a great day for swg vets and gamers everwhere the return of sandbox games are at hand. oh and you fanbois and fanbots. get over it your game isn't coming back lol and your not welcome on kotor online it's for real gamers.
When KOTOR online comes out, I want you to tell me the names of your characters, so I know who to avoid.
just look for the sith lord owning newbie nooblets and that will be me lol
oh rpers? i forgot to say kotor online will be much like bria was rp free.
When it comes to disgruntled veterans, I think there are two camps.
A)
The Conscientious Objector
Those who miss the open-ness of the game. The variety of classes, the strength of community. The ability to be Uncle Owen. These people also feel betrayed by the lies SOE heaped upon them with the way the NGE was implemented.
The spoiled petulant child who cannot stand the fact he was no longer elite
Those who have never forgiven SOE for taking away their PK abilities and alpha class. These people also feel betrayed, but not because of the various game changes... they feel betrayed because they are not UBER any longer.
To set A, I hope that a new sandbox comes along that brings all the elements that make a MMORPG great! Be it a classic server, an independent alternative or a new game coming down the pike...
To set B, I think you will be sorely disappointed if KOTOR is an MMORPG, mainly because you guys seem to hate the RPG aspects... I suggest that u instead use some hacks to make yourself feel uber again playing old versions of counterstrike online.
It is pretty clear which group is which from recent postings, I would say.
The sad part, the very sad part about all of this is I really do think a good chunk of people on this board end up falling under B.
I mean I'm sorry but those under B are why I will NEVER support a Classic Server or a Rollback to the old game... Know why? If SOE ever did chances are those people would be screaming on every forum that they 'won' and more people would start acting the same damn way thinking that's how you get Dev's to do something in an MMO and how you get people to see things in your way. Scream, whine, insult, and act like a jerk in order to get what you want...
Ya know we got changes in UO, changes we did want! But it took us acting like *gasps* normal people and talking like normal people and meeting the Dev's at a halfway point.
And I already know what's going to happen with this game, oh lord I know what's going to happen. BioWare is going to make a 'semi' sandbox game world however it is going to be level based, and have combat more like the NGE then the Pre-CU and storylines running in the game... I will bet good money, damn good money that when they show they are doing it that way. The same "upset vets" will start screaming how BioWare doesn't understand what everybody wants, and do well what they have been doing for the last 3+ years.
Anyway to those who are running around claiming they 'won' and have spent the last few years insulting those of us who do play, and those working on the game (even tho Helios is someone who should be insulted to high hell) You didn't win jack, you made many of us look bad thanks to your spiteful, hateful ways.
Oh and coming from a Star Wars "fanboi" I'm glad I'm a Star Wars "fanboi" rather then an upset Pre-CU "fanboi" like most of you.
This wont be a SWG 2 or anything near to Pre-CU it neither will be a KOTOR online I personally would set it in the old sith wars timeline before the events of kotor 1 and 2 where there are large scale battles ensuing, as for gameplay I think it will be like nothing seen in KOTOR or SWG.
It wont be the end of SWG for awhile. The KOTOR MMO is suppose to be "50% done by 2011" so we got awhile to look forward to this. I am sure its at the point in developement that they are still discussing the game plan to actually develope the game. But I guess we will here more when the official EA annoucnment comes down to us awaiting KOTOR lovers.
"Da bigger da Orc, da stronger da Orc. Da stronger da Orc, da more dat's Orc's da boss. No wonder da Black Orcs is always da bosses!" - Splinta, a Goblin in the Bloody Sun Boyz tribe
It wont be the end of SWG for awhile. The KOTOR MMO is suppose to be "50% done by 2011" so we got awhile to look forward to this. I am sure its at the point in developement that they are still discussing the game plan to actually develope the game. But I guess we will here more when the official EA annoucnment comes down to us awaiting KOTOR lovers.
Well, yes and no. Gamespot now has an 'update' on this news - and that's the launch is scheduled for late 2009. That does seem very close until you remember that Bioware opened its Austin Texas studio in 2006 and had been working on this project for a while before it got so large that it needed new facilities to handle it.
"...Currently, the Knights of the Old Republic MMORPG is set for release sometime in 2009. Once it launches, it is unclear what will happen to LucasArts' current massively multiplayer title, the Sony Online Entertainment-developed Star Wars Galaxies."
It wont be the end of SWG for awhile. The KOTOR MMO is suppose to be "50% done by 2011" so we got awhile to look forward to this. I am sure its at the point in developement that they are still discussing the game plan to actually develope the game. But I guess we will here more when the official EA annoucnment comes down to us awaiting KOTOR lovers.
Well, yes and no. Gamespot now has an 'update' on this news - and that's the launch is scheduled for late 2009. That does seem very close until you remember that Bioware opened its Austin Texas studio in 2006 and had been working on this project for a while before it got so large that it needed new facilities to handle it.
"...Currently, the Knights of the Old Republic MMORPG is set for release sometime in 2009. Once it launches, it is unclear what will happen to LucasArts' current massively multiplayer title, the Sony Online Entertainment-developed Star Wars Galaxies."
Hmm, I just read about 10 min ago what I posted. Let me find the source.
*Edit* read my source out of context I apologize.
Well if it is to be released in 2009 than yes I expect SWG to be digging its own grave right now.
"Da bigger da Orc, da stronger da Orc. Da stronger da Orc, da more dat's Orc's da boss. No wonder da Black Orcs is always da bosses!" - Splinta, a Goblin in the Bloody Sun Boyz tribe
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I guess some of our "current players" cough cough had better get their resumes ready because SOE won't be needing their viral marketing services much longer...
And there's never going to be another one.
But if there is, it'll probably come from Blizzard.
I doubt it. WoW was such a success for them, why would they deviate from that to make a sandbox?
because what they do is improve on other games and come up with something better than anyone else is doing.
When they do World Of Starcraft, they will say, quite frankly, what is wrong with WoW? What do other games have and what have other games done that we can improve upon. They will look at EVE, look at SWG, and I believe they will develop the Sandbox with Toys that SWG was meant to be, had it been well managed and made a quality game.
I don't knowthat they will but I know that they are the only company capable of doing themselves one better, which is what I believe they are about.
that's what WoW was, and why it kicked everyone's butt.
mhm gotta agree with that.
Though... blizzard is taking it a little far trying to turn the Arena into an E-sport, and the way they are handling itemization for some classes is horrible pre-TBC, and now with Lichking, they are going to do the same thing. They could also use some sort of housing system, even if its just for guilds.
But about 95% of the time, yes, they do things better than other games, and work to continue staying with the competition, hence the new siege weaponry and destructable buildings in the new BG with LK.
Really. I'm amused. The game is hardly even announced. No one knows -ANYTHING- about it. Not what kind of game it will be, not what the goals are, not what the systems will be and so on and so forth. But here people go already, crying doom and havoc before the game has even been announced now.
Here's my predictions:
1) It will not be sandbox
2) It will be storydriven, but not linear.
3) It will be for both COnsole and PC...meaning nothing.
4) Will have limited profession variety (what a crap argument is that anyway? What game DIDN'T have limited profession variety? As if there's been ONE game where you could be EVERYTHING imaginable)
5) Crafting will be rewarding but easy.
6) Will have prettier graphics than...oh, let's say SWG.
7) BioWare is GREAT at RPG's. This is their first MMO. So?
8) If there's PvP it will be just as balanced/unbalanced as other games are at the beginning of release.
9) Will have a lifespan of 7 years (i like tossing out random numbers, too)
10) Will not get dropped by EA, because it will make a whole lot of money.
HAH! Now I showed you eh? XD
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
Think of this too. Bioware was started by some doctors. Yep, some doctors. And look how great they are at rpgs. If these people can perform surgery as good as they can make an RPG, I'm sure they can make a decent MMO :P
I can already see it. A bunch of SWG vets in game bitching and complaing about how this new game isn't like pre NGE swg in this way and that way and how pre NGE swg was so much better in this way and that way. Yep, it's going to great...
-Currently looking forward to FFXIV
-Currently playing EvE and Global Agenda
i can see it right now
right now bioware are reading forums everywhere and seeing almost a million people screaming for a pre-cu title.
i can see them pulling out the best pre-cu sandbox title to date and taking down warcraft.
and i can see smed going to bioware and begging for a job he will have nothing at that point and will beg bioware to higher him. and they will to clean the bathroom lol!
this is a great day for swg vets and gamers everwhere the return of sandbox games are at hand.
oh and you fanbois and fanbots. get over it your game isn't coming back lol and your not welcome on kotor online it's for real gamers.
I am most certain the new SW game won't be SWG 2.
But you assume that just because that's not the case it will be bad/boring/linear/short-lived etc.
That is assumption based on what....?
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
When KOTOR online comes out, I want you to tell me the names of your characters, so I know who to avoid.
When KOTOR online comes out, I want you to tell me the names of your characters, so I know who to avoid.
just look for the sith lord owning newbie nooblets and that will be me lol
oh rpers? i forgot to say kotor online will be much like bria was rp free.
"If you don't take care of your customers somebody else will."
When KOTOR online comes out, I want you to tell me the names of your characters, so I know who to avoid.
just look for the sith lord owning newbie nooblets and that will be me lol
oh rpers? i forgot to say kotor online will be much like bria was rp free.
Yeah...because BioWare is known to never include any RP aspects in their games. I mean come on. They never did RPG's in the first place!
Oh wait...
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
When KOTOR online comes out, I want you to tell me the names of your characters, so I know who to avoid.
just look for the sith lord owning newbie nooblets and that will be me lol
oh rpers? i forgot to say kotor online will be much like bria was rp free.
LOL. Wow. Just ... wow.
Had to jump in and say WOOT!
End of an era and a nightmare. Frankly, watching Smed BS his way out of this embarrassment will be quite enjoyable.
And well, its also the end of Bioware's "Not telling" routine. Got damn tired of that skit.
As for KOTOR, I don't expect sandbox but I also don't expect a half baked product either. Will be interesting to see what gets revealed now that there is no reason for secrecy.
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/posts/list.m?topic_id=704540
When KOTOR online comes out, I want you to tell me the names of your characters, so I know who to avoid.
just look for the sith lord owning newbie nooblets and that will be me lol
oh rpers? i forgot to say kotor online will be much like bria was rp free.
When it comes to disgruntled veterans, I think there are two camps.
A)The Conscientious Objector
Those who miss the open-ness of the game. The variety of classes, the strength of community. The ability to be Uncle Owen. These people also feel betrayed by the lies SOE heaped upon them with the way the NGE was implemented.
Those who have never forgiven SOE for taking away their PK abilities and alpha class. These people also feel betrayed, but not because of the various game changes... they feel betrayed because they are not UBER any longer.
To set A, I hope that a new sandbox comes along that brings all the elements that make a MMORPG great! Be it a classic server, an independent alternative or a new game coming down the pike...
To set B, I think you will be sorely disappointed if KOTOR is an MMORPG, mainly because you guys seem to hate the RPG aspects... I suggest that u instead use some hacks to make yourself feel uber again playing old versions of counterstrike online.
It is pretty clear which group is which from recent postings, I would say.
I'll keep my eyes on this for sure. The possibilities are very exciting.
To be perfectly honest, the only way they could ruin this would be to intentionally lie to people about what they're paying for, and/or wipe out all of their players' in-game progress at some point (Sound familiar?).
If they stay away from these two cardinal sins, I think it's gonna be awesome. Sandbox or story driven really doesn't matter to me nearly as much as those things. If Bioware is making it, it's going to be done right, or not at all. That's my expectation based on their history.
Nicely put - SOE's SWG saga is not only about the failure of it sarrogant, blind developers who made a good game bad but also about its clumsy, ham-fisted viral marketeers who made a bad repu8tation worse.
This is just a win/win situation for the mmo community. Finally mmo fans will have a great mmo to look forward to. Bioware is such a good company, they know how to make great games. I can't wait until we get a glimpse of the game!
When KOTOR online comes out, I want you to tell me the names of your characters, so I know who to avoid.
just look for the sith lord owning newbie nooblets and that will be me lol
oh rpers? i forgot to say kotor online will be much like bria was rp free.
When it comes to disgruntled veterans, I think there are two camps.
A)The Conscientious Objector
Those who miss the open-ness of the game. The variety of classes, the strength of community. The ability to be Uncle Owen. These people also feel betrayed by the lies SOE heaped upon them with the way the NGE was implemented.
Those who have never forgiven SOE for taking away their PK abilities and alpha class. These people also feel betrayed, but not because of the various game changes... they feel betrayed because they are not UBER any longer.
To set A, I hope that a new sandbox comes along that brings all the elements that make a MMORPG great! Be it a classic server, an independent alternative or a new game coming down the pike...
To set B, I think you will be sorely disappointed if KOTOR is an MMORPG, mainly because you guys seem to hate the RPG aspects... I suggest that u instead use some hacks to make yourself feel uber again playing old versions of counterstrike online.
It is pretty clear which group is which from recent postings, I would say.
The sad part, the very sad part about all of this is I really do think a good chunk of people on this board end up falling under B.
I mean I'm sorry but those under B are why I will NEVER support a Classic Server or a Rollback to the old game... Know why? If SOE ever did chances are those people would be screaming on every forum that they 'won' and more people would start acting the same damn way thinking that's how you get Dev's to do something in an MMO and how you get people to see things in your way. Scream, whine, insult, and act like a jerk in order to get what you want...
Ya know we got changes in UO, changes we did want! But it took us acting like *gasps* normal people and talking like normal people and meeting the Dev's at a halfway point.
And I already know what's going to happen with this game, oh lord I know what's going to happen. BioWare is going to make a 'semi' sandbox game world however it is going to be level based, and have combat more like the NGE then the Pre-CU and storylines running in the game... I will bet good money, damn good money that when they show they are doing it that way. The same "upset vets" will start screaming how BioWare doesn't understand what everybody wants, and do well what they have been doing for the last 3+ years.
Anyway to those who are running around claiming they 'won' and have spent the last few years insulting those of us who do play, and those working on the game (even tho Helios is someone who should be insulted to high hell) You didn't win jack, you made many of us look bad thanks to your spiteful, hateful ways.
Oh and coming from a Star Wars "fanboi" I'm glad I'm a Star Wars "fanboi" rather then an upset Pre-CU "fanboi" like most of you.
This wont be a SWG 2 or anything near to Pre-CU it neither will be a KOTOR online I personally would set it in the old sith wars timeline before the events of kotor 1 and 2 where there are large scale battles ensuing, as for gameplay I think it will be like nothing seen in KOTOR or SWG.
It wont be the end of SWG for awhile. The KOTOR MMO is suppose to be "50% done by 2011" so we got awhile to look forward to this. I am sure its at the point in developement that they are still discussing the game plan to actually develope the game. But I guess we will here more when the official EA annoucnment comes down to us awaiting KOTOR lovers.
"Da bigger da Orc, da stronger da Orc. Da stronger da Orc, da more dat's Orc's da boss. No wonder da Black Orcs is always da bosses!"
- Splinta, a Goblin in the Bloody Sun Boyz tribe
Well, yes and no. Gamespot now has an 'update' on this news - and that's the launch is scheduled for late 2009. That does seem very close until you remember that Bioware opened its Austin Texas studio in 2006 and had been working on this project for a while before it got so large that it needed new facilities to handle it.
http://au.gamespot.com/news/6194664.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0
"...Currently, the Knights of the Old Republic MMORPG is set for release sometime in 2009. Once it launches, it is unclear what will happen to LucasArts' current massively multiplayer title, the Sony Online Entertainment-developed Star Wars Galaxies."
Well, yes and no. Gamespot now has an 'update' on this news - and that's the launch is scheduled for late 2009. That does seem very close until you remember that Bioware opened its Austin Texas studio in 2006 and had been working on this project for a while before it got so large that it needed new facilities to handle it.
http://au.gamespot.com/news/6194664.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0
"...Currently, the Knights of the Old Republic MMORPG is set for release sometime in 2009. Once it launches, it is unclear what will happen to LucasArts' current massively multiplayer title, the Sony Online Entertainment-developed Star Wars Galaxies."
Hmm, I just read about 10 min ago what I posted. Let me find the source.
*Edit* read my source out of context I apologize.
Well if it is to be released in 2009 than yes I expect SWG to be digging its own grave right now.
"Da bigger da Orc, da stronger da Orc. Da stronger da Orc, da more dat's Orc's da boss. No wonder da Black Orcs is always da bosses!"
- Splinta, a Goblin in the Bloody Sun Boyz tribe