Interviewing devs on the floor of Comic Con is tough and the panel host had done a darn good job wringing all he could out of them just prior. The problem really, with a game at this stage of development is there isn't much to release. As Dallas said to me, they don't want to talk about things that they themselves haven't decided upon. Rather than subject readers to line after line of "We are not talking about that yet." I left that all out and summarized the real information I gathered.
No. of classes... maybe 2 more... 10... 20... Skill development? Tree? Is there a Jedi class? A Sith class or are they earned? Completely mum. I thought that the possibilithy of "grey" Jedi was interesting. But... chance of flipping over like Anakin? Sorry. Can't say.
I have to respect the wish not to be saying 3 months down the road having said they are doing "A B C" at an interview, that they are not doing "A B C" but "C D E" because "things change" - some Devs in the past have done that. I would see the answers change from convention to convention - not to mention the one time information given at PAX was different than information being given out at Munich during the same week...
We did have a bit of exchange about philosophy, the psychology of close combat and how exciting the project was.
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umm. empire troopers, what are they exactly, because if the era chosen for the game is 300 years after kotor, but 3000 years before the films, then, these guys werent created yet, as they were created by palpatine from jango fetts dna or whatever, which i assume he will in effect be born some in 2980 years time or something ? of course, im no expert on the star wars mythos, but even i remember that from the films.
The Empire they speak of is the Sith Empire. You didn't read the article did you? lol
OK it's got more dialog than all the Bioware games put together...OK we get it. It is story driven...OK we get that, too. Now what about the rest of the game? Is it going to be an MMORPG or a Star Wars version of Guild Wars, because that is what it is beginning to sound more and more like.
we hear all about the story side of the game, but why no word on anything else? Is this their way of avoiding saying they are making wow with cut scenes i wonder
Name an MMO (hell, name a game) that didn't focus its hype machine on its biggest selling point for the first several months.
It is no small push they're making in this genre.
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ok, we get it, the story will be great. its what we love bioware for adn despite the game being labeled as a MMO i will proly play it for the sake of the story. but if it doesnt offer anything else besides the story, I will not stay subscribed. the reason is simple - I expect more from a game labeled as MMO. and im getting more and more concerned for the lack of info about any kind of PVP. I mean cmon, SW universe and this setting in particular offer so many possibilities for player driven content, I want battles like the one from the trailer on a daily basis. I want to be able to built my own death star and wtfpwn that pity planet of your ok, I went a bit too far, but they can add guild-type content like building base, ships and stuff. the possibilities are endless, hope they do something
Mrh. No new info, but I can quite live with that. BioWare does a great job of telling us one-hundred percent what we're getting, before anything else. They don't give out info that they're not 100% sure is in the game, which is just icing on the cake.
As for the Empire Troopers..uhm, dude. There were Troopers like that during The Old Republic. Sith Troopers. Palpatine didn't 'start' them, technically. They already existed, though Empire Troopers are more on the terms of the Galactic Empire, and not the Sith Empire, as someone said, before. The Sith Empire is different from Galactic, by a loooong shot..
There's a 3300 year difference, in total, between the time of The Old Republic when Revan, and Malak were still alive, to the point where Palpatine established the Empire Troopers. And that was the Clone Army, by the way. Jango Fett's DNA was used to produce a sort of Clone Army. Not exactly Empire Trooperish. Clone Trooperish, I think.
Anyways, in the span of 3300 years, in total? I think..do you honestly believe Troopers of some kind wouldn't have been conceived before then? It's a long time to not think of troopers, especially when the Republic has Troopers of their own.
Onto the topic, BioWare will deliver a fine experience. Even if it's Guild Wars x 10, I'll enjoy the crap out of this baby. For months. Maybe even a year. Hell, This might be my new addiction. Who knows. But I know it will be an experience not to miss. ;D
And the only thing that's got me wondering is..well. Will there be KOTOR references, perhaps? The existence of Revan is known he's dead, same with Malak, but will there be references to him, or not? I also wonder about HK-47. He's lived for like..dear god. 3000+ years, if SWG is to be somewhat counted. I only count it slightly, but the fact remains; HK-47 is likely still alive, for all intents and purposes, and I want to know if he'd be in game, or if there'd be a reference to him as we..
Sort of like to know all the possible companions and possible Romances in the game, too, as it was stated there'd be those in. Other than that, I can -live- without knowing anything else. ;D
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Interviewing devs on the floor of Comic Con is tough and the panel host had done a darn good job wringing all he could out of them just prior. The problem really, with a game at this stage of development is there isn't much to release. As Dallas said to me, they don't want to talk about things that they themselves haven't decided upon. Rather than subject readers to line after line of "We are not talking about that yet." I left that all out and summarized the real information I gathered.
No. of classes... maybe 2 more... 10... 20... Skill development? Tree? Is there a Jedi class? A Sith class or are they earned? Completely mum. I thought that the possibilithy of "grey" Jedi was interesting. But... chance of flipping over like Anakin? Sorry. Can't say.
I have to respect the wish not to be saying 3 months down the road having said they are doing "A B C" at an interview, that they are not doing "A B C" but "C D E" because "things change" - some Devs in the past have done that. I would see the answers change from convention to convention - not to mention the one time information given at PAX was different than information being given out at Munich during the same week...
We did have a bit of exchange about philosophy, the psychology of close combat and how exciting the project was.
Notice: The views expressed in this post are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of MMORPG.com or its management.
umm. empire troopers, what are they exactly, because if the era chosen for the game is 300 years after kotor, but 3000 years before the films, then, these guys werent created yet, as they were created by palpatine from jango fetts dna or whatever, which i assume he will in effect be born some in 2980 years time or something ? of course, im no expert on the star wars mythos, but even i remember that from the films.
The Empire they speak of is the Sith Empire. You didn't read the article did you? lol
we hear all about the story side of the game, but why no word on anything else? Is this their way of avoiding saying they are making wow with cut scenes i wonder
Name an MMO (hell, name a game) that didn't focus its hype machine on its biggest selling point for the first several months.
It is no small push they're making in this genre.
ok, we get it, the story will be great. its what we love bioware for adn despite the game being labeled as a MMO i will proly play it for the sake of the story. but if it doesnt offer anything else besides the story, I will not stay subscribed. the reason is simple - I expect more from a game labeled as MMO. and im getting more and more concerned for the lack of info about any kind of PVP. I mean cmon, SW universe and this setting in particular offer so many possibilities for player driven content, I want battles like the one from the trailer on a daily basis. I want to be able to built my own death star and wtfpwn that pity planet of your
ok, I went a bit too far, but they can add guild-type content like building base, ships and stuff. the possibilities are endless, hope they do something
This game is going to be super.
It will have all the best aspects of any MMO, but it will add story, decisions and consequences for the player, and its FULLY VOICED.
Having the player choosing with option to take in a quest is very different than just reading and doing whatever is set in front of you.
I will have a blast playing this MMO, and BioWare will do a great job, they always do.
Just look at their past games: Baldurs Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Kotor, Jade Empire, Mass Effect... All top games.
Mrh. No new info, but I can quite live with that. BioWare does a great job of telling us one-hundred percent what we're getting, before anything else. They don't give out info that they're not 100% sure is in the game, which is just icing on the cake.
As for the Empire Troopers..uhm, dude. There were Troopers like that during The Old Republic. Sith Troopers. Palpatine didn't 'start' them, technically. They already existed, though Empire Troopers are more on the terms of the Galactic Empire, and not the Sith Empire, as someone said, before. The Sith Empire is different from Galactic, by a loooong shot..
There's a 3300 year difference, in total, between the time of The Old Republic when Revan, and Malak were still alive, to the point where Palpatine established the Empire Troopers. And that was the Clone Army, by the way. Jango Fett's DNA was used to produce a sort of Clone Army. Not exactly Empire Trooperish. Clone Trooperish, I think.
Anyways, in the span of 3300 years, in total? I think..do you honestly believe Troopers of some kind wouldn't have been conceived before then? It's a long time to not think of troopers, especially when the Republic has Troopers of their own.
Onto the topic, BioWare will deliver a fine experience. Even if it's Guild Wars x 10, I'll enjoy the crap out of this baby. For months. Maybe even a year. Hell, This might be my new addiction. Who knows. But I know it will be an experience not to miss. ;D
And the only thing that's got me wondering is..well. Will there be KOTOR references, perhaps? The existence of Revan is known he's dead, same with Malak, but will there be references to him, or not? I also wonder about HK-47. He's lived for like..dear god. 3000+ years, if SWG is to be somewhat counted. I only count it slightly, but the fact remains; HK-47 is likely still alive, for all intents and purposes, and I want to know if he'd be in game, or if there'd be a reference to him as we..
Sort of like to know all the possible companions and possible Romances in the game, too, as it was stated there'd be those in. Other than that, I can -live- without knowing anything else. ;D
As we get closer to a beta/release date we will get more real info, right now I am hearing mostly what I expected.
And yes I expected them to be prettty mum on many details until they work them out.
over selling is a real bitch to overcome at release. So manage your users expectations carefully.
we are have our expectations managed well.
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Awesome-ness. Its not old information. its WHY they chose this time period.
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