OK.. here's something crazy I got that I PRAY is true.

Shayde

Ok, this is just for your amusement. Granted, when I heard the nge rumor, I laughed my ass off as well. Made it easier for $OE to pick it up and ram the nge up there I guess. I claim NOTHING here, and I have neither confirmed it NOR do I believe it. So I don't want the fanbois or skeptics to go Nyaaah Nyaah.. you were wrong.. because I don't believe it now. The minute I hear it IS true from my credible sources, I'll preach it as gospel.. but now I just throw it out there as fodder, since it has been so quiet.

And I also want to say WHY I don't believe it... because it is TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. It plays into everything us despirate expatriates WANT to believe. Read and see if you feel the same way.

But here goes...
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Supposingly.. this new company LA just partnered up with to make the new MMORPG.. was yes, SWG2. Not gonna be CALLED SWG2... it will be titled based on what the TV series is titled... why?

While they say it isn't 100% confirmed what timeframe it will be set, they are sure it will be set in the identical time that the TV series is set... which right now is supposingly post Ep3. The only reason they won't commit, is SUPPOSINGLY the statements that the TV series is set post Ep-3 and on Tattooine is now rumored to be a misdirection. Now I haven't heard anything credible to THAT fact, and as a matter of fact, everything I have read recently backs the Ep3.5 setting. So that is why there is a question there.

It is supposed to be DONE by the time the new TV series launches. Synergy people, Synergy. PC, PS3 AND Xbox2. The consoles will need keyboards to talk beyond simple words, unless people use the ingame functionality of microphone communication.

What does that have to do with SWG?

Weeeeeeeellllllll here's where it falls back on the rumor I heard before. This company is supposed to use the classic SWG format of a skill based system... partnered with a mess of CU/nge thinking of quest oriented levelling and unfortunately CL based combat. How will they get the alpha test?

You guessed it... from SWG.

They're supposed to take over SWG.. roll back to pre-cu AND have the team impliment the best elements from CU AND nge (not the lowsy FPS stuff.. the quests)... in a NON-BUGGY way. COMPLETE WITH PLAYER FEEDBACK.

Yup.. here's the plan was told... step by step.

1. LA announces break with $OE. $OE claims game was "sold" to new company.. everyone saves face.

2. New company(although they don't state it is Bioware, it implies it) will take over SWG. Reverts back to pre-CU...and hires up brightest from SWG team to help transition. They say Bioware opened up in Austin to make it easier.

3. Development team now focused into two teams..

One deals with the mechanics of improving SWG1 from the pre-cu base. Including streamlining/eliminating a few professions and adding a couple. Nothing as drastic as nge, but expect a reshuffling. Adding the content of the 3 expansions and the nge, and working on a real combat upgrade. The HAM bars will die. Levels MAY exist, but not like the CU and the horrible damage mitigation/xp insanity.. they plan to see how eliminating targeting the mind pool will help balance combat first. They'll be in charge of the day to day operation of SWG... but the groundwork they create will be 90% of the mechanics of the new game. The other 10% will deal with the platform functionality. There will be little new content nor will there be expansions until after the new game is launched.

The second team deals with the new layout of the galaxy. How the different timeframe changes things. The factions will be Empire and whatever they call the resistance to the empire.. might not be Rebels, depends on what the series calls them. The planetary systems will be expanded. Things from the series will be included, and will be EXPECTED TO EVOLVE AS THE SERIES DOES... but that's getting ahead of myself. The second team will also deal with setting the whole thing to a more Ep3 feel, including ships and locations. ALDERAAN WILL BE ADDED, as will other planets relevant to the series. They will also add all the other content to bring it in line with the TV show and Ep3... as well as a COMPLETE GRAPHICAL IMPROVEMENT. Think better graphics with content to rival WoW.

4. Everyone rejoices.. returns to SWG and the world is right again.

Now they go on to say that in the new game will also blow SWG away. It will make SW fanbois drool, and be good enough to make us all want to play the new game, as WELL as our first love SWG. NEW functionality to the "sequel" that will NOT be given to SWG is... (well, our wish list really)

1. GCW will make a significant difference to gameplay. They even say events ingame MAY effect the TV show and characters ingame MAY become extras in the series, but I think that's just the crack talking. I know TV production, and that's Bats#!t crazy.

2. Hutt/Crime/Underworld faction

3. All the freedom we love with all the content we crave

4. CAPITAL SHIPS - Now they don't say whether we control them, but I'm thinking instances like we saw in the fanfest video.. a board and rescue/destroy thing. Maybe you take it over and you get faction or something... Pirate types would get cash for the cargo.. whatever.

5. Jedi are possible but are hunted and MUST remain secret. NOT an alpha class. They also say that Jedi will be a starter class, but they will give up the ability to have an alt if they do. Yes, there will be alts.

6. Crafting WILL be important. THEY will build the best stuff, but will also be able to improve your looted stuff.. and repair your beaten stuff. (outside of special epic drops.. but those need repair love too). Some weapons also require ammo and such.

7. CH and Droid Handler profession. Battle droids.. droidekas... ETC. Personal droids will be similar to what we have now.

8. Improved PVP. Battlegrounds, a rewards system based on PVP will give rank. PVE people can still get rank as well, but think rank based on Ground forces for PVP and Naval forces for PVE. Space PVP will also effect rank.
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So there's what I was e-mailed. It sounds WAY too freaky for me to believe, and quite frankly, is every SWG fan's wet dream. To me that's like they saying I just it the lottery, and they cured all disease. Thus it is why I don't believe it at all.

Interesting fiction though, don't ya think?

EDITED: I was getting rid of typos and stuff, but decided screw it. Excuse any errors both grammitical and spellingwise.

Kyler1138

Very interesting. I have read posts on another site a while back (before the lawyers got sicked on the guy) and he was saying something similar, least in regards to LucasArts really, REALLY wanting a successful MMO to be ready for the time the TV series launch, in the fall of 2007.

I can believe that part fairly easy, like your post said it's all about the marketing "Synergy" and a big push when the TV series goes live. No way in hell the NGE is going to cut it, so one way or another it's going to go fairly soon I would imagine.

As for $OE getting the boot, I would love nothing more that that, and if Bioware gets involved then thats even better. But, I won't be holding my breath. I won't put any hope into a Star Wars MMO again until I see the thing for myself. Tired of having hopes and dreams kicked in the balls over a game.

Ouchmuch

after everything that has happened to the game over the last year nothing would suprise me anymore, as it sits I am waiting for it to either die off or reach a good level of polish before I even think about going back.

Spathotan

Not only would this put a end to the SoE ruined SWG bitch fest, but would also mean that we will get to see LA's views on the timeline between 3 and 4....which so far has been basically nothin gbut EU. With Lucas dabbling in it, it will become more "canon" and give us a more "real" view on things.

njdevi66

Hmm, well it all sounds wonderful..... but its got that "to good to be true" feeling in it. I guess with this nice lollypop of info for us to suck on till its turned into facts. All i can say is i hope its true, i really really do hope its true.

I really hope this fantasy becomes a reality for all us vets.

JestorRodo

 I hope to be at Celebrations 4 the thr preview of the new TV series and now this new MMORPG. Wouldn't it be great if they were interlated or at least a contest for a player to have a walk in .

Shayde

Yeah.. like I said. This is like everything we are praying for.

Which is why I think it's total B.S.

But we can dream, can't we?

OSYYRUS

On one hand, yeah, too good to be true. On the other hand, there are a lot of coincidences there that make a lot of sense. LA loves to do the whole Synergy thing, it's what brought us an underdeveloped CU and NGE. Bioware HAS bought the old SWG designers. LA DID go around SOE's back to do focus groups. Lucas IS making a new cartoon. Yes, I dunno if that was mentioned but the new star wars show is a cartoon I believe, perhaps CG. All I've heard is animated, so it could go either way. Bioware/Pandemic have BOTH been more succesfull making SW titles than SOE could ever dream. Bioware IS basing it's MMO department in Austin. Bioware first released that it was going to avoid making their MMO based on outside IP, but they DID resend that statement and said they'd be using an outside IP but not which one. That's a whole load of coincidences............hrmm...

Spathotan

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Originally posted by OSYYRUS
On one hand, yeah, too good to be true. On the other hand, there are a lot of coincidences there that make a lot of sense. LA loves to do the whole Synergy thing, it's what brought us an underdeveloped CU and NGE. Bioware HAS bought the old SWG designers. LA DID go around SOE's back to do focus groups. Lucas IS making a new cartoon. Yes, I dunno if that was mentioned but the new star wars show is a cartoon I believe, perhaps CG. All I've heard is animated, so it could go either way. Bioware/Pandemic have BOTH been more succesfull making SW titles than SOE could ever dream. Bioware IS basing it's MMO department in Austin. Bioware first released that it was going to avoid making their MMO based on outside IP, but they DID resend that statement and said they'd be using an outside IP but not which one. That's a whole load of coincidences............hrmm...

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There will be 2 shows. 1 live action, and the other will be Clone Wars type cartoon. I remember reading it in a Homing Beacon I got a few months ago.

Maldach

If they make it a cross platform game, it will suck. The interface will have to dumbed down for the console controllers, unless they get mice and keyboard now. Combat will be consoled to be playable with a controller. Gameplay will be dumbed down in order to make it understandable for the console crowd.

Overall, this will still be a lose-lose situation. Console players won't sit around in the old SWG sandbox, they aren't used to it, they like quick action now now now. PC players will have to deal with another dumbed down version of SWG, probably no better than the NGE we have now.

Nilden

While some of that is fact: Bioware annouced an mmo, they are in Austin, there is a star wars TV series coming... Some is pure fiction: rolling back to pre-CU? The rest is just up in the air.

It does sound like something is happening and a SWG2 by bioware would be awesome.

All SOE needed to do was fix and balance pre-CU. Then add in more content. Planets, creatures, quests, GCW, force rankings, capital ships, items, etc.

Will be interesting to see if any of this comes about. I'm right beside you on the praying for a great game in whatever they call SWG2.

Spathotan

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Originally posted by Maldach
If they make it a cross platform game, it will suck. The interface will have to dumbed down for the console controllers, unless they get mice and keyboard now. Combat will be consoled to be playable with a controller. Gameplay will be dumbed down in order to make it understandable for the console crowd.
Overall, this will still be a lose-lose situation. Console players won't sit around in the old SWG sandbox, they aren't used to it, they like quick action now now now. PC players will have to deal with another dumbed down version of SWG, probably no better than the NGE we have now.

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Youve never heard of FFXI I take it.

Shayde

Just to clarify.. the TV series followed is the live action one, NOT the cartoon.

The cartoon is supposed to continue in the Clone Wars era. Will all happen before Ep3.

maxdo

i hope it is true if it is i will dance untill i cant dance no more but if it does not have time cards like it use to i will go in to a dark cornor and cry  like i did when i tryed the nge

microamp

The TV series is expected to start filming in 2008 and be shown in that time.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4808746.stm

achesoma

The game in the description sounds a lot like WoW to me.  Which really wouldnt surprise me if LA did a "WoW" version of Star Wars.  And yes Lucas will be filming 100 one hr episodes of a live action TV show in 3-D. 

SofaKing2000

No way in hell this is true...a game such as you describe would actually be fun! That's why I know it will never happen. I've come to accept that any game that I might find "fun" will never be produced. And if such a game would be made, it would'nt last long cause it seems my version of "fun" is different from the masses.

duggo

Far too specific for something so far away and supposedly so underwraps.

But, maybe -- just maybe -- if we close our eyes and click our heals together...

 

-d

azgarth

7. CH and Droid Handler profession. Battle droids.. droidekas... ETC. Personal droids will be similar to what we have now.

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Hmm...??

Medusah VasRelPor - MCH/MBH/Ranger 3 Tracking - Lowca - R.I.P.

oreyi

Umm...
Better than the current system... But I still can't accept the levels sytem... I have wow for that

Still waiting for the *other* servers...But hope this is true

Nasedoo

Shayde  i dont want to be rude or make you mad or piss you off. but.. i dont believe that much.. like 10% i do 90 i dont.. and haveing Jedi being a starting profession sucks asss. and i wont even play SWG ever again.. or SWG2.. i am waiting for Star Trek oline and Dragonball Z online.

 

Sorry. p.s. maybe SWG2 if its good and i hear good things

 

Nasedo

haxxjoo

U guys must get some strong weed by you

j/k

I dont know if I like paid betas that much folks.  Other than that I would give it a go if they promised not to do drastic overhauls.

viadi

ok im going to keep this simple

1. They is a large time gap between ep3 and ep4 so the tv show will most likely be set then

2. i want this to be true and hope that dc comics pull out of the deal they had with the company SOE bought and SOE are forced to close as no one wants anything to do with them

3. the only way SWG will ever sell again is if its broken from SOE and debugged

4. the only way a SWG2 would ever sell is if it does not have the SWG name

5. as most of the worlds are there anyway a new SW game would be easy to make the core graphics have to say all but the same so i think that a SW2 mmo could be made in around 18 months-2 years and if they wanted to do it right anyone that played SWG should be bata testing it for 6 months free of charge and listened too, alot, all the time  

anyway im not going to get my hopes up but im looking forward to the new series ether way and a playable consistent mmo would just be the icing on the cake i hope with all my hart its true but i cant look forward to it as its is not true yet

/cross fingers makes a wish

Scaris

Ok, come on, enough with the rollback bs at this point. Technically it would be a NIGHMARE to roll the game back now let alone they would be DOUBLE screwing their customers yet again and then everyone would be crying foul ALL over because you have post NGE Jedi now, preNGE jedi and everything else.

There isn't a chance any of this rumor is true and if Bioware does get the next shot at any Star Wars MMO my days of buying lucasarts products are over with, period.

Sago

Who knows? ...... Maybe some of it might be true. BUT, jedi as a starter class? Jedi not an alpha class? XP is quest driven? Sounds like NGE to me and they can keep their fucking game if they are doing that shit.

Like I said ... it just sounds like NGE with more stuff in it.

Sago

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Originally posted by Maldach

If they make it a cross platform game, it will suck. The interface will have to dumbed down for the console controllers, unless they get mice and keyboard now. Combat will be consoled to be playable with a controller. Gameplay will be dumbed down in order to make it understandable for the console crowd.
Overall, this will still be a lose-lose situation. Console players won't sit around in the old SWG sandbox, they aren't used to it, they like quick action now now now. PC players will have to deal with another dumbed down version of SWG, probably no better than the NGE we have now.

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Not true bro ... the new consoles can have a keyboard and mouse attached to it. the rest of what you said about dumbed down version /sigh may very well be true.