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BBC Says SWG May Someday Beat WOW... lol wut ??

jonawikijonawiki Member UncommonPosts: 41
in SWG Veteran Refuge

According to BBC's Technology Correspondent Mark Ward, he thinks Conan, LOTRO and SWG are prime candidates to dethrone WOW.

 

SWG???

 

lol wut???

See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6619875.stm

With more than eight million subscribers, World of Warcraft dominates the online gaming market but some strong rivals are gearing up to take it on. ...

Some older games are taking on WoW too. Star Wars Galaxies is revamping to be more fun for both existing and new players.

WoW's success, said Jake Neri, producer for Galaxies at LucasArts, has meant everyone is seeing more players sign up.

"The player base for MMO games has exploded," he said. "We see new people trying the game all the time."

"And," he added "we have some die-hard folks that will never play anything but Galaxies."

The strong licence and offline following is also a big help as is the fact the game is set in a science fiction rather than fantasy world.

Galaxies launched in 2003 and has been tweaked a few times since as its creators realised what people wanted to do.

"Galaxies was one of the first MMOs," said Mr Neri. "There was no handbook on how to do these things."

The series of changes has aligned the game more closely with what players actually do. For instance it has led to the number of available professions being cut from 32 to nine.

The extensive tweaking has given Lucas Arts a "baseline" to keep everything balanced, said Mr Neri.

With that done, Mr Neri said, Lucas Arts had plans for a series of updates which included a beast master expertise system that would let players train and breed pets in the game.

During the gestation process players would be able to tweak the creatures to produce strains never before seen.

Also coming was a storyteller system that would let players set up and run their own themed events in game. The events could just be a party or a specially-designed combat encounter.

The game, said Mr Neri, was all about the players and what they do with it.

"They make the place come alive, just by their playing style," he said.

 

You can comment to the BBC on this story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/newswatch/ukfs/hi/newsid_3990000/newsid_3993900/3993909.stm.

Comments

  • 0over00over0 Member UncommonPosts: 488

    I think someone's been reading a lot of Smedley press releases.

    There was a time when the BBC actually did good reporting, but like most nowadays, they just phone it in, literally--and they will take corporate PR as gospel unless they have exceedingly strong reasons not to do so (that is, if a given corporation's reputation for honesty is the story).

    Apply lemon juice and candle flame here to reveal secret message.

  • joeyfishcakejoeyfishcake Member Posts: 57
    haha, yeah I can see everyone flocking back to swg. Amazing someone actually got paid for that.
  • GajariGajari Member Posts: 984

    "Galaxies was one of the first MMOs," said Mr Neri. "There was no handbook on how to do these things."

    Durrlolz. There were enough MMO's out at the time to make someone realize that a lot of what they had implemented sucked. Definitely not one of the first.

  • KoolaiderKoolaider Member Posts: 450
    There are A LOT of young kids trying SWG these days. Believe it or not. I play maybe 2 hours a week tops, I'm getting bored, but every time I log in, there are more and more noobs.
  • metalcoremetalcore Member Posts: 798

    Lets hope the new changes make a more interesting game, I may re-open my account to play SWG as well as VG.

    Now playing: VG (after a long break from MMORPGS)
    Played for more than a month: Darkfall online, Vanguard SOH, Everquest, Horizons, WoW, SWG, Everquest II, Eve

  • Daffid011Daffid011 Member UncommonPosts: 7,945







  • NGESUCKSNGESUCKS Member Posts: 153
    Lol well i guess we know where the games development money went for may. As for that interview/journalist i think he should be given a drug test as soon as possible and a mental health exam. Something is seriously wrong and dilusional with guy.

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  • project8sixproject8six Member Posts: 271
    what he does when hes not working is his business imo

    ;)

    die. <3

  • treed0223treed0223 Member Posts: 84
    Originally posted by jonawiki


     
    "Galaxies launched in 2003 and has been tweaked a few times since as its creators realised what people wanted to do. "
    "The series of changes has aligned the game more closely with what players actually do. For instance it has led to the number of available professions being cut from 32 to nine. "
    I puked in my mouth and swallowed it after reading these lines.
  • GMunnyWhiskeGMunnyWhiske Member Posts: 28
    While agree World of Warcraft will never compete with WoW, I will never say WoW is better. I will say thsi, that reporter is a dumbass. Creature tamer is not something crazy and new, it is some before the nerfed SWG. The profession system was one of the games best points. Star Wars Galaxies will never rise to it's former glory of awesome gameplay, because they want players. It wil be fading away soon, and I dont' think you will see another Lucas Arts MMO for a while. A jsut want to see a Star Wars MMO made right.

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  • RekrulRekrul Member Posts: 2,961
    WoW will shut down their servers in some 12 years.



    If SWG is still alive at that point, and has at least one subscriber, it *will* beat WoW.



    The devil is always in details.
  • terrorantulaterrorantula Member Posts: 174
    Originally posted by Rekrul

    WoW will shut down their servers in some 12 years.



    If SWG is still alive at that point, and has at least one subscriber, it *will* beat WoW.



    The devil is always in details.

     I dunno people still play Starcraft and i'm sure they'd still play Warcraft if there wasn't a 3rd. Only reason WOW would be put to rest is if WOW 2 came out but Blizzards history i'd expect than in 2040 lol.

    I expect WOW to last 20 years.

  • 0k210k21 Member Posts: 866
    I have simply lost faith in most of the sci-fi MMORPG's I've seen around, I'm putting my faith in the Firefly MMORPG that's supposed to be coming out 2008 I might try the beta if I can get in and they start development at all.

    Quoting people doesn't make you clever, in fact, it makes you all the more stupid for not bothering to read the quotes you post in the first place.

  • AfroPuffAfroPuff Member Posts: 207
    Originally posted by Gajari


    "Galaxies was one of the first MMOs," said Mr Neri. "There was no handbook on how to do these things."
    Durrlolz. There were enough MMO's out at the time to make someone realize that a lot of what they had implemented sucked. Definitely not one of the first.
    That's piss poor journalism.  One should at least take the time to inform themself on the subject matter before doing a piece.





    "one of the first MMOs?"











    "one of the first MMOs?"

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  • dirtyd77dirtyd77 Member UncommonPosts: 383

    Originally posted by haxxjoo
    Deleted Post
    I hope this is not how you really feel.
    This statement right here shows your mentality and maturity...... I feel sorry for you I truely do. That is just wrong on so many levels.
    Karma will come back to haunt ya!
  • Squal'ZellSqual'Zell Member Posts: 1,803
    Originally posted by jonawiki  

    Galaxies launched in 2003 and has been tweaked a few times since as its creators realised what people wanted to do.
    "Galaxies was one of the first MMOs," said Mr Neri. "There was no handbook on how to do these things."
    The series of changes has aligned the game more closely with what players actually do. For instance it has led to the number of available professions being cut from 32 to nine.

    You can comment to the BBC on this story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/newswatch/ukfs/hi/newsid_3990000/newsid_3993900/3993909.stm.
    WHAT!?!?

    since when does "tweaked" mean cuting 32 professions to 9?

    since when does "what players actually do" mean that every one though tit was REALLY BAD whenNGE hit ther TC (Test center)?



    and one of the first MMO????



    what about UO     September 1997

    EverQuest March 16, 1999

    Lineage 1998

    Anarchy online June 27, 2001

    DAoC October 10, 2001

    Asheron's call October 31, 1999

    EVE online May 6, 2003  (SWG was released in 26 june 2003

    Ragnarok April, 2004 (2002 in korea)

    Shadowbane March 25, 2003



    man thats a long list of first MMOs

    P.S. btw i havent even started with the text based MMOs

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  • JestorRodoJestorRodo Member UncommonPosts: 2,642
      SWG beat WoW ,Muahahaha   Please also reminder the BBC that they lost the War as well.

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