From the way the email is written it sounds like a re-redesign of SWG rather than the BioWare title to be perfectly honest. Also, it reads somewhat like something I vaguely remember reading as a counter to the NGE nearly 2 years ago either here or in the official forums, although I could be mistaken or the writer of the doc actually went and took a number of the players suggestions from that time. I have a feeling that the BioWare mmo is going to stick closer to that which they really know how to do well, that is to make engaging interactive stories. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if, when more information becomes known, people start crying foul. This is I believe because BioWare could very well go the path of a game more like guild wars in that it is heavily instanced and only vaguely resembles an mmo. I think it would be really difficult if not nigh on impossible to really grab the gamer and make the game feel like their own when there are hundreds if not thousands of other players running around doing the same quests and wearing the same equipment as themselves. I would wager that the game may in fact be more akin to DDO than to WoW or SWG to be perfectly honest. But we will see Soon I hope lol.
The question is what do they really know best. They hire basically an entirely new team for the mmo. They have one guy from KOTOR and a couple from SWG so what do they know based on that.
This rumor is about a year old. If you read it then compare it to somethings that the Bioware crew have said parts of it seem possible. Then when you compare this to the focus group info that LA had for an un-named third party then it really makes sense. I don't know if it's true but at this point I would not rule out anything. Read all the facts and compare them to the speculation and see what you come up with and what makes the most sense.
Originally posted by Vanive MULTI CHARACTER ACCOUNT.
SWG will be destroyed along a party system to make use of the new expertise character build features. With the increase of optional builds it would be desirable for players to have no experience with the better pre-cu system. Using a design concept similar to the WoW series. Players by way of their personal story arc will be able to unlock new characters as they progress. The idea is for players to max at three playable characters. Their main character, plus two they will unlock as they progress. Players can then decide to discard acquired characters as more desirable characters become available. Unlocked characters should make use of innate traits along with their own builds that are the same as the main character.
PARTY SYSTEM.
While not the same as a traditional pre-cu party system. Players will be encouraged to start their characters from scratch several times during gameplay to allow a longer gaming experience so SOE can see more profits throughout the year. Switching characters will be accomplished by returning to the character selection screen. There the player will be able to stare at the screen asking themselves., "what the hell am I doing playing this piece of crap.
NO PLAYER STRUCTURES.
Player structures while having some fun value. Do in effect tax the system, and here at SOE, we really dont care if our players are having fun. They also cause issues with instanced content, and later building. They also have the side effect of resources being spent on non players. The new system will be based on not much of anything. Players should simply pretend that they have a house in a NPC or better yet, Players could pretend to be homeless. We added this feature for the RP community and they have taken a great liking to this idea. Maintenance fees will be replaced with a higher fee to keep inflation down. The homeless action fee allows for more functionality for players all non combat activity can be done within the confines of a carboard box. Boxes will also receive greater passive healing bonuses. To encourage players to use their Boxes whenever possible.
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD.
SWG will make use of the famous character development system found in WoW for those players that are looking for a rich roleplaying environment. Similar to WoW it is also desirable for the story to develop as the player progresses.
So ya, These are some notes that someone mailed me a while back. These are not the complete notes, I may post them later but they are similar to your notes
1. A new company is not going to make a new engine. That is a taken fact. So why you think they will somewhow add to an old SOny one is beyond me.
2. SWG could have been great if Sony had not sperated the PlanetSide project from the SWG one. SWG is and was always a FPS style game, I think they tried to make up for this in the New comabt release thing that you all get so hep up about. The combat pre this was utter shit, like an EQ clone.
3. Stop saying SWG was a good MOO pre the changes. It was not. It was Everquest with guns. The devs tried to do somerhing about it but failed as they would have to kill the engine.
4. As it stands SWG is shite. It is not FPS nor is it a good MMORPG. It is a nonsence.
5. If you like this kind of thing then go for Tabula Rasa. If you want real world FPS then stick with PlanetSide.
A 2 post count member brings Scoop of the year to MMORPG.com and tells the mods to PM him and he'll delete it. ROFLMAO.... Sorry Scoop, if the mods don't like your post, it gets deleted button by them. They are not going to crawl to you to ask your permission to delete your post. LMAO
Nice scam.
Fear not fanbois, we are not trolls, let's take off your tin foil hat and learn what VAPORWARE is:
"Vaporware is a term used to describe a software or hardware product that is announced by a developer well in advance of release, but which then fails to emerge after having well exceeded the period of development time that was initially claimed or would normally be expected for the development cycle of a similar product."
1. A new company is not going to make a new engine. That is a taken fact. So why you think they will somewhow add to an old SOny one is beyond me. 2. SWG could have been great if Sony had not sperated the PlanetSide project from the SWG one. SWG is and was always a FPS style game, I think they tried to make up for this in the New comabt release thing that you all get so hep up about. The combat pre this was utter shit, like an EQ clone. 3. Stop saying SWG was a good MOO pre the changes. It was not. It was Everquest with guns. The devs tried to do somerhing about it but failed as they would have to kill the engine. 4. As it stands SWG is shite. It is not FPS nor is it a good MMORPG. It is a nonsence. 5. If you like this kind of thing then go for Tabula Rasa. If you want real world FPS then stick with PlanetSide. 6. Stop looking at this game, it is dead.
The complete and utter ignorance in this response is astounding...
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1. A new company is not going to make a new engine. That is a taken fact. So why you think they will somewhow add to an old SOny one is beyond me. 2. SWG could have been great if Sony had not sperated the PlanetSide project from the SWG one. SWG is and was always a FPS style game, I think they tried to make up for this in the New comabt release thing that you all get so hep up about. The combat pre this was utter shit, like an EQ clone. 3. Stop saying SWG was a good MOO pre the changes. It was not. It was Everquest with guns. The devs tried to do somerhing about it but failed as they would have to kill the engine. 4. As it stands SWG is shite. It is not FPS nor is it a good MMORPG. It is a nonsence. 5. If you like this kind of thing then go for Tabula Rasa. If you want real world FPS then stick with PlanetSide. 6. Stop looking at this game, it is dead.
The complete and utter ignorance in this response is astounding...
hmm i read what i read an 4 pages is alot of ideals on what may or may not be however anything that comes in time does give us all a chance to decided what we can do as gamers plus mmo's alwasy have high rates based on what i read tho i think someone had way to much time on there hands and it is more like a layout of what could be more than what will be, an over active imagination is behind it or so i believe.
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I could give you guys my reason why I believe it to be false.
in the docs it listed 'skill based system' if I scanned it right.
um, yeah Damion hates skill based systems why would he add one? someone would have to force him.
it could happen but I doubt it. I think its fake although it grieves me to say so.
This rumor is about a year old. If you read it then compare it to somethings that the Bioware crew have said parts of it seem possible. Then when you compare this to the focus group info that LA had for an un-named third party then it really makes sense. I don't know if it's true but at this point I would not rule out anything. Read all the facts and compare them to the speculation and see what you come up with and what makes the most sense.
I don't claim to be right, I'm just posting.
1. A new company is not going to make a new engine. That is a taken fact. So why you think they will somewhow add to an old SOny one is beyond me.
2. SWG could have been great if Sony had not sperated the PlanetSide project from the SWG one. SWG is and was always a FPS style game, I think they tried to make up for this in the New comabt release thing that you all get so hep up about. The combat pre this was utter shit, like an EQ clone.
3. Stop saying SWG was a good MOO pre the changes. It was not. It was Everquest with guns. The devs tried to do somerhing about it but failed as they would have to kill the engine.
4. As it stands SWG is shite. It is not FPS nor is it a good MMORPG. It is a nonsence.
5. If you like this kind of thing then go for Tabula Rasa. If you want real world FPS then stick with PlanetSide.
6. Stop looking at this game, it is dead.
A 2 post count member brings Scoop of the year to MMORPG.com and tells the mods to PM him and he'll delete it. ROFLMAO.... Sorry Scoop, if the mods don't like your post, it gets deleted button by them. They are not going to crawl to you to ask your permission to delete your post. LMAO
Nice scam.
Fear not fanbois, we are not trolls, let's take off your tin foil hat and learn what VAPORWARE is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporware
"Vaporware is a term used to describe a software or hardware product that is announced by a developer well in advance of release, but which then fails to emerge after having well exceeded the period of development time that was initially claimed or would normally be expected for the development cycle of a similar product."
Just a vivid imagination from the original writer.
The way its written sounds like its just Idea to be put forward, not an actual development.
IMO, Rumor
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I bet.
We already know that they are making a Star Wars MMO set in the Prequel movie timeline. This is likely to be the next SWG, not the Bioware game.
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The complete and utter ignorance in this response is astounding...
Tried: LotR, CoH, AoC, WAR, Jumpgate Classic
Played: SWG, Guild Wars, WoW
Playing: Eve Online, Counter-strike
Loved: Star Wars Galaxies
Waiting for: Earthrise, Guild Wars 2, anything sandbox.
The complete and utter ignorance in this response is astounding...
BTW this a necro :-P
BioWare will never make a Star Wars MMO?
Ok i'm new here but this thread was intersting enough for me to reply ^^
This has NOTHING to do with Kotor :
if you follow the link in OP all of this deals with possible future SWG evolutions,
hmm i read what i read an 4 pages is alot of ideals on what may or may not be however anything that comes in time does give us all a chance to decided what we can do as gamers plus mmo's alwasy have high rates based on what i read tho i think someone had way to much time on there hands and it is more like a layout of what could be more than what will be, an over active imagination is behind it
or so i believe.
thanks for takein the time in reading my opion