New NGE updates today and an old rumor.

Xcathdra · April 2006

I posted this in another thread but I figure it might need it own. Helios announced today that they were once again making changes to the NGE. They are rethinking target lock and they are now adding in professions specializations. The info he released (http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=DevDiscussion&message.id=38470#M38470) sounds intresting. now the rumor part.. I wonder if this information has anything to do with the New strategy guides coming out. They are due for release by the end of this month and talked about hybrid professions (which i guess in a technical sense this would be a hybrid). Just thought i would lump these 2 together.

Edit: After re reading what they are planning on introducing.. Is it me or does it keep going more and more into what World of Warcraft is like. Talent tress and what not with so many points to spend.

Xcathdra

duncan_922 · April 2006

Between adding WoW features and re-adding what they took away, they try to dangle a little carrot on a very big pole for the current players to follow. I guess they think that since they kicked out their old player base, none of their new customers would recognize their "new content".

jadan2000 · April 2006

i doubt that that book has anything to do with this new stuff. they are very confused over there at SOE. but one thing is for sure, they are mimicing the hell out of WOW.

Xcathdra · April 2006

Mimicking WoW is an understatement. Check out the other post with links to summit information.

Xcathdra

Spathotan · April 2006

Adding target lock? You have to be shitting me....didnt Smed just say a few weeks ago that they wont do that because it dosent work with the NGE system? What the hell.

Xcathdra · April 2006

Its a hybrid, for lack of a better word, targeting system they are looking into.. Someone equated it the space style lock on... The difference between the 2 is beyond me... They seem to be readding a lot fo stuff they took out.. and are proclaiming it as new content... Im not sure whether to be glad they are trrying to put stuff back in, or to be pissed that they screwed the game up, and they are readding stuff to get people back in. I guess if they jsut fixed it in the first place the NGE wouldnt of been neccesary.. but oh well.. Im still gonna wait and see what happens..

Xcathdra

Spathotan · April 2006

The NGE profession system would be alot easier to deal with if they got rid of the stupid pictures and fixed the combat back to pre-cu.....

CasualMaker · April 2006

"It's a hybrid (that's the polite word for it)."

Maldach · April 2006

Originally posted by Spathotan
The NGE profession system would be alot easier to deal with if they got rid of the stupid pictures and fixed the combat back to pre-cu.....

Come one now, don't you want the option to be Princess Leia twice?

fozzie22 · April 2006

Originally posted by duncan_922
Between adding WoW features and re-adding what they took away, they try to dangle a little carrot on a very big pole for the current players to follow. I guess they think that since they kicked out their old player base, none of their new customers would recognize their "new content".

Sad but true

5150 · April 2006

Originally posted by Maldach

Originally posted by Spathotan
The NGE profession system would be alot easier to deal with if they got rid of the stupid pictures and fixed the combat back to pre-cu.....

Come one now, don't you want the option to be Princess Leia twice?

You obviously didn't see the post where someone explained how all the iconic professions were Leia!

LovrNoFightr · April 2006

I've said it before, let us be able to play as droids. C-3PO and R2-D2 are as 'Iconic' and 'Star Warsy' as it gets.

Shayde · April 2006

Originally posted by LovrNoFightr
I've said it before, let us be able to play as droids. C-3PO and R2-D2 are as 'Iconic' and 'Star Warsy' as it gets.

They said they're exploring that at a summit.

chlaos · April 2006

Originally posted by CasualMaker
"It's a hybrid (that's the polite word for it)."

"Its a piece of shit (thats a more accurate word for it)."

duggo · April 2006

Originally posted by Spathotan
Adding target lock? You have to be shitting me....didnt Smed just say a few weeks ago that they wont do that because it dosent work with the NGE system? What the hell.

I remember them mentioning that it would be a "target lock" ala the space combat. Which isn't at all like the target lock we had with pre-NGE ground game. Even with a target selected, you're still going to have to use the cross hairs to hit the target, as opposed to pre-NGE "target lock" where having the target selected was the same as having the crosshairs over the target.

On this one I'm willing to give them credit for working towards giving the players what they're screaming for instead of calling them out for lying.

I know, I know... but I'm feeling generous today.

-d

anakinsella · April 2006

not to burst anyone's bubble, but WoW didn't "invent" class specialization / talent trees. That is old news.

Komeu · April 2006

I found another book coming out round that time as well.. looks like its aimed at all the players that had left before

NGE2 Edition for VETS

Clackamas · April 2006

I wonder if this information has anything to do with the New strategy guides coming out.

Well, I pre-ordered one from Amazon. It is due out 4/30/06 with a shipdate of 5/1/06. I'll just return it once I get it, but it is worth p&h for grins and giggles.

viadi · April 2006

SOE are a joke. we all said that at the very least we need a target lock if we had to have the NGE so 6 months later they get what we were saying Whats more they can add all the old stuff back in all they want under the NGE ruleset it will still be crap.......... after all it will still be owned and run by SOE

/indifference off

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