BioWare Corp Announces Star Wars Galaxies "The Old Republic" as it's MMORPG title.
Bioware announced today that an MMORPG is in the works based on the successful Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic series built off of the already successful title Star Wars Galaxies an Empire Divided produced by Sony Online Entertainment. The game will basically be a branch off of the first SW:G but set in the old republic era. There is currently no release date but they did give us the working title as Star Wars Galaxies :The Old Republic which seems fitting enough. Bioware?s new team of developers have been working very close with Sony Online Entertainments team at the Austin studio over the past few months to get the basic layout for the game underway. SOE will manage subscription and media distribution for the title and LAE and Bioware will be working on the design and implementation of the server and databases. Stay tuned for more info on this exciting release?
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Originally posted by Shayde Originally posted by tillamook snip,
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada, September 1, 2006
BioWare Corp Announces Star Wars Galaxies "The Old Republic" as it's MMORPG title.
Bioware announced today that an MMORPG is in the works based on the successful Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic series built off of the already successful title Star Wars Galaxies an Empire Divided produced by Sony Online Entertainment. The game will basically be a branch off of the first SW:G but set in the old republic era. There is currently no release date but they did give us the working title as Star Wars Galaxies :The Old Republic which seems fitting enough. Bioware?s new team of developers have been working very close with Sony Online Entertainments team at the Austin studio over the past few months to get the basic layout for the game underway. SOE will manage subscription and media distribution for the title and LAE and Bioware will be working on the design and implementation of the server and databases. Stay tuned for more info on this exciting release?
Link?
It's made up. I posted it months ago to mess with some of my guild members from SWG and they fell for it. One of them even posted it on the SOE boards out of excitement and it started a flame war. SOE later locked it for trolling. LOL best joke ever. One thing that was great was that the guys over at Bioware liked it. It later lead to them opening up a bt more about the unannounced MMO and they let me start a thread about what we would like to see in a SW MMO. They also withdrew the comment that they would be sticking to their own IP and that decision was made since the announcement of the MMO project. In other words they would work with LEC again on a project which in the past was stated they never would again. Now they have gone tight lipped about it. EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada, September 1, 2006
BioWare Corp Announces Star Wars Galaxies "The Old Republic" as it's MMORPG title.
Bioware announced today that an MMORPG is in the works based on the successful Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic series built off of the already successful title Star Wars Galaxies an Empire Divided produced by Sony Online Entertainment. The game will basically be a branch off of the first SW:G but set in the old republic era. There is currently no release date but they did give us the working title as Star Wars Galaxies :The Old Republic which seems fitting enough. Bioware?s new team of developers have been working very close with Sony Online Entertainments team at the Austin studio over the past few months to get the basic layout for the game underway. SOE will manage subscription and media distribution for the title and LAE and Bioware will be working on the design and implementation of the server and databases. Stay tuned for more info on this exciting release?
Link?
It's made up. I posted it months ago to mess with some of my guild members from SWG and they fell for it. One of them even posted it on the SOE boards out of excitement and it started a flame war. SOE later locked it for trolling. LOL best joke ever. One thing that was great was that the guys over at Bioware liked it. It later lead to them opening up a bt more about the unannounced MMO and they let me start a thread about what we would like to see in a SW MMO. They also withdrew the comment that they would be sticking to their own IP and that decision was made since the announcement of the MMO project. In other words they would work with LEC again on a project which in the past was stated they never would again. Now they have gone tight lipped about it.
Link?
It's made up. I posted it months ago to mess with some of my guild members from SWG and they fell for it. One of them even posted it on the SOE boards out of excitement and it started a flame war. SOE later locked it for trolling. LOL best joke ever. One thing that was great was that the guys over at Bioware liked it. It later lead to them opening up a bt more about the unannounced MMO and they let me start a thread about what we would like to see in a SW MMO. They also withdrew the comment that they would be sticking to their own IP and that decision was made since the announcement of the MMO project. In other words they would work with LEC again on a project which in the past was stated they never would again. Now they have gone tight lipped about it.
Hehe.. I e-mailed the Bioware press relations guy with that post. Wonder what he'll say.
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Originally posted by Shayde The rumor I got was that they were actually basing it ON the pre-cu SWG. That Biowware was actually fixing it up right and providing.. what is it again.. CONTENT! That's the reason they hired pre-cu programmers.
Rumor also came in that Raph was "consulting".. but I haven't confirmed it.
I'm concerned if the timeline is KotOR. I understand that players wanting to be Jedi is an inevitiability, but I am not sure that timeline makes sense. If it is true, I really hope that Bio-Ware (or whoever) provides for more then just Jedi. Bounty Hunters, Smuggler, what else? There is no GCW so if all the game is all jedi all the time, not sure that will be very appealing.
If the game is just Dark verse Light Jedi, not sure I would be part of it. Jedi verse Jedi is not really Star Wars if you ask me. I think the best timeline would be right at the end of the EP3, or near the end. You could still have Jedi and it is the beginning of the War with people just starting the rebellion.
The problem I see with KOTOR is it is very limiting with respect to professions. In addition, are they just going to replicate the WoW skin of 6 professions all doing the same thing or will they offer something new and different. Something that people really want (like the original SWG tried to be) but actually do a good job at it.
I really think that if a Star Wars MMO came out with the concept that the Pre-CU had (and it worked) it would dominate. Which is what I based the SWG 2 idea that I did on. The "sandbox" concept is just VERY appealing to me. I don't like the predefined cookie cutter: get mission, kill creature, get loot, repeat. It is boring and unengaging not to mention that is had been done to death already!
Unfortunly, the market has nothing but "group think" right now with SoE trailing behind like little Oliver from the Brandy Bunch just trying to get whatever attention he can. "what, you like "kill, loot, repreat? Ok, ok, we can do that too, here look NGE!!!!! Do you like me now?"
I am really hoping that the makers of SWG 2 really do something different and I am confident that the original concept for SWG would work with just a few modification (and good quality).
Originally posted by RysinLexicon Originally posted by Shayde The rumor I got was that they were actually basing it ON the pre-cu SWG. That Biowware was actually fixing it up right and providing.. what is it again.. CONTENT! That's the reason they hired pre-cu programmers.
Rumor also came in that Raph was "consulting".. but I haven't confirmed it.
I'm cool wth a KotOR, given that Jedi are an inevitiability, the timeline makes sense. I just hope that Bio-Ware provides for more then just Jedi.
Bounty Hunters, Smuggler, what else? There is no GCW so if all the game is is all jedi all the time, not sure that will be very appealing.
It the game is just Dark verse Light Jedi, not sure I would be part of it. Jedi verse Jedi is not really Star Wars if you ask me. I thin kthe best timeline would be right at the end of the EP3. You could still have Jedi and it is the beginning of the War.
Jedi. Perhaps something else, who cares.
Console. Probably seperate servers, but general demographic of players.
L33tness at degree of WoW, but with players' egos boosted by lightsabers.
Little to no social sphere, perhaps for trading. Mostly instanced PvE, instanced PvP with lots of smack talk at the level of Halo multiplayer.
This, is the KOTOR MMO. Search your feelings, you know it's true.
Yeah .... not really appealing to me. Same basic problem as SWG, if you have Jedi then they're either so powerful that no other class is worth playing or they're so dumbed down that they're not worth calling Jedi.
Originally posted by MX13 Originally posted by Shayde The rumor I got was that they were actually basing it ON the pre-cu SWG. That Biowware was actually fixing it up right and providing.. what is it again.. CONTENT! That's the reason they hired pre-cu programmers.
Rumor also came in that Raph was "consulting".. but I haven't confirmed it.
There seems to be a new Engine involved, so that would be interesting... but since it seems they may already be working with Texture Models in the Engine, that would make sense as well....
If I remembere correctly, did they announce a while back that Bioware has bought the license to use Hero's Journey game engin?
Originally posted by KzinKiller Originally posted by jrgambit I dont want WOW with a star wars theme. I want pre-cu SWG with more content and a competent dev staff.
And I want Salma Hayek to lick salt out of my bellybutton after we do tequila shooters, but I'm not holding my breath ...... either.
I'd hit that... your belly button I mean.... I love tequila...
I'll start my own SWG... with Black Jack... and Hookers!!!
If this is true ( i realy hope that is ) when they anounce it, i will party all night long that's for sure whit hapiness , i LOVE SW that's for sure, but im not crazy to play an dead SW game whit a s***t comunity. I realy miss the old comunity of SWG, the game SWG ( old one ).
I just hope they make it like Pre-CU was, and think the comunity of crafter's, and dont put the best items in dungens or something like that, that will destroy the comunity and will make the game like an Secund job. I still remenber my old day's on WoW raiding for about 8 hour a day, so i could get an change to get an good item for me ... i realy hate now this system.
Originally posted by Tauceti Originally posted by MX13 Originally posted by Shayde The rumor I got was that they were actually basing it ON the pre-cu SWG. That Biowware was actually fixing it up right and providing.. what is it again.. CONTENT! That's the reason they hired pre-cu programmers.
Rumor also came in that Raph was "consulting".. but I haven't confirmed it.
There seems to be a new Engine involved, so that would be interesting... but since it seems they may already be working with Texture Models in the Engine, that would make sense as well....
If I remembere correctly, did they announce a while back that Bioware has bought the license to use Hero's Journey game engin?
Some say they don't like the idea as a MMORPG, yet dare I say most of us LOVED it as a SPRPG? I find that strange, especially if they took the base of what they wanted SWG to be and made it as tight as KotOR.
Oh, and as for too mamy Jedi.... remember, in KotOR you don't start out as a Jedi.... hmmm......
I'll start my own SWG... with Black Jack... and Hookers!!!
Originally posted by tillamook Originally posted by Tauceti Originally posted by MX13 Originally posted by Shayde The rumor I got was that they were actually basing it ON the pre-cu SWG. That Biowware was actually fixing it up right and providing.. what is it again.. CONTENT! That's the reason they hired pre-cu programmers.
Rumor also came in that Raph was "consulting".. but I haven't confirmed it.
There seems to be a new Engine involved, so that would be interesting... but since it seems they may already be working with Texture Models in the Engine, that would make sense as well....
If I remembere correctly, did they announce a while back that Bioware has bought the license to use Hero's Journey game engin?
Originally posted by MX13 Originally posted by tillamook Originally posted by Tauceti Originally posted by MX13 Originally posted by Shayde The rumor I got was that they were actually basing it ON the pre-cu SWG. That Biowware was actually fixing it up right and providing.. what is it again.. CONTENT! That's the reason they hired pre-cu programmers.
Rumor also came in that Raph was "consulting".. but I haven't confirmed it.
There seems to be a new Engine involved, so that would be interesting... but since it seems they may already be working with Texture Models in the Engine, that would make sense as well....
If I remembere correctly, did they announce a while back that Bioware has bought the license to use Hero's Journey game engin?
Originally posted by parrotpholk If there was such a MMO I would give it a whirl although as good as the games are. Seems like it might be limited in scope. Most MMO are in development for quite some time. And Bioware just started development what a few months ago. If I wrong on that part please let me know.
Actually, the MMO they're working on has been in development for over a year... it's just hitting it's full swing now.... if they're good, they can hit Beta by next summer... that's IF they're already working with textures & the Engine already...
I'll start my own SWG... with Black Jack... and Hookers!!!
Originally posted by MX13 Well, I just got a confirmation from a second source. I'm not saying it's fact, but 2 seperate sources have now said they have seen materials for it. Here we go: LA & Bioware are to announce a KotOR MMO. The release date is late '07. Apparently, LA decided that if everyone wanted to be Jedi, they would make a MMO in a timeline that would allow it. Materials seen apparently look similar to SWG & KotOR, including the duel Ground / Space hybrid template. One of my sources claims an announcement will be made by the holidays (probably sooner since it is beginning to leak) but they don't know the date. My second source is saying this is what the team will be working on at Bioware Austin, and they consider to be a "Fantasy" style MMO, just set in Star Wars. They are apparently already working on the Engine Tuning, and base Art is begnning. It was also added that SWG will keep going and will be sunset at the new MMO's release. My second source added they will release a Classic version of the game this Winter, but I have no confirmation source. Just sharing... don't be hate'in...
Thank you for sharing and I will never shoot the messanger. However, it could be the second source heard rumors that were passed on by your first source and all they are is rumors. I would love for it to be true, but none have come true so far and we are almost a year into the NGE...already farther than the CU made it.
Originally posted by tillamook Originally posted by MX13 Originally posted by tillamook Originally posted by Tauceti Originally posted by MX13 Originally posted by Shayde The rumor I got was that they were actually basing it ON the pre-cu SWG. That Biowware was actually fixing it up right and providing.. what is it again.. CONTENT! That's the reason they hired pre-cu programmers.
Rumor also came in that Raph was "consulting".. but I haven't confirmed it.
There seems to be a new Engine involved, so that would be interesting... but since it seems they may already be working with Texture Models in the Engine, that would make sense as well....
If I remembere correctly, did they announce a while back that Bioware has bought the license to use Hero's Journey game engin?
Originally posted by nthnaoun Originally posted by MX13 Well, I just got a confirmation from a second source. I'm not saying it's fact, but 2 seperate sources have now said they have seen materials for it. Here we go: LA & Bioware are to announce a KotOR MMO. The release date is late '07. Apparently, LA decided that if everyone wanted to be Jedi, they would make a MMO in a timeline that would allow it. Materials seen apparently look similar to SWG & KotOR, including the duel Ground / Space hybrid template. One of my sources claims an announcement will be made by the holidays (probably sooner since it is beginning to leak) but they don't know the date. My second source is saying this is what the team will be working on at Bioware Austin, and they consider to be a "Fantasy" style MMO, just set in Star Wars. They are apparently already working on the Engine Tuning, and base Art is begnning. It was also added that SWG will keep going and will be sunset at the new MMO's release. My second source added they will release a Classic version of the game this Winter, but I have no confirmation source. Just sharing... don't be hate'in...
Thank you for sharing and I will never shoot the messanger. However, it could be the second source heard rumors that were passed on by your first source and all they are is rumors. I would love for it to be true, but none have come true so far and we are almost a year into the NGE...already farther than the CU made it.
Without giving them up, one is an Office Monkey in San Diego, and the other is a Coder in Austin... Niether know eachother, and where they got this info was from seperate sources... Oh, and they're not SOE stooges, or work for the same company....
I'll start my own SWG... with Black Jack... and Hookers!!!
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It's made up. I posted it months ago to mess with some of my guild members from SWG and they fell for it. One of them even posted it on the SOE boards out of excitement and it started a flame war. SOE later locked it for trolling. LOL best joke ever. One thing that was great was that the guys over at Bioware liked it. It later lead to them opening up a bt more about the unannounced MMO and they let me start a thread about what we would like to see in a SW MMO. They also withdrew the comment that they would be sticking to their own IP and that decision was made since the announcement of the MMO project. In other words they would work with LEC again on a project which in the past was stated they never would again. Now they have gone tight lipped about it.
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Proud member of the Cabal.
It sounds great, so great in fact, I pitty those who canceled
I don't like it when you say things. - A Vanguard fan who does too.
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I'll start my own SWG... with Black Jack... and Hookers!!!
In fact, forget the SWG!!!!
i wanna be a jedi.
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SWG - Killed by $OE
WOW - Retired
Playing WAR
I'm concerned if the timeline is KotOR. I understand that players wanting to be Jedi is an inevitiability, but I am not sure that timeline makes sense. If it is true, I really hope that Bio-Ware (or whoever) provides for more then just Jedi. Bounty Hunters, Smuggler, what else? There is no GCW so if all the game is all jedi all the time, not sure that will be very appealing.
If the game is just Dark verse Light Jedi, not sure I would be part of it. Jedi verse Jedi is not really Star Wars if you ask me. I think the best timeline would be right at the end of the EP3, or near the end. You could still have Jedi and it is the beginning of the War with people just starting the rebellion.
The problem I see with KOTOR is it is very limiting with respect to professions. In addition, are they just going to replicate the WoW skin of 6 professions all doing the same thing or will they offer something new and different. Something that people really want (like the original SWG tried to be) but actually do a good job at it.
I really think that if a Star Wars MMO came out with the concept that the Pre-CU had (and it worked) it would dominate. Which is what I based the SWG 2 idea that I did on. The "sandbox" concept is just VERY appealing to me. I don't like the predefined cookie cutter: get mission, kill creature, get loot, repeat. It is boring and unengaging not to mention that is had been done to death already!
Unfortunly, the market has nothing but "group think" right now with SoE trailing behind like little Oliver from the Brandy Bunch just trying to get whatever attention he can. "what, you like "kill, loot, repreat? Ok, ok, we can do that too, here look NGE!!!!! Do you like me now?"
I am really hoping that the makers of SWG 2 really do something different and I am confident that the original concept for SWG would work with just a few modification (and good quality).
Concept for SWG 2
http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/90081
I'm cool wth a KotOR, given that Jedi are an inevitiability, the timeline makes sense. I just hope that Bio-Ware provides for more then just Jedi.
Bounty Hunters, Smuggler, what else? There is no GCW so if all the game is is all jedi all the time, not sure that will be very appealing.
It the game is just Dark verse Light Jedi, not sure I would be part of it. Jedi verse Jedi is not really Star Wars if you ask me. I thin kthe best timeline would be right at the end of the EP3. You could still have Jedi and it is the beginning of the War.
Jedi. Perhaps something else, who cares.
Console. Probably seperate servers, but general demographic of players.
L33tness at degree of WoW, but with players' egos boosted by lightsabers.
Little to no social sphere, perhaps for trading. Mostly instanced PvE, instanced PvP with lots of smack talk at the level of Halo multiplayer.
This, is the KOTOR MMO. Search your feelings, you know it's true.
If I remembere correctly, did they announce a while back that Bioware has bought the license to use Hero's Journey game engin?
Tauceti
I'd hit that... your belly button I mean.... I love tequila...
I'll start my own SWG... with Black Jack... and Hookers!!!
In fact, forget the SWG!!!!
I just hope they make it like Pre-CU was, and think the comunity of crafter's, and dont put the best items in dungens or something like that, that will destroy the comunity and will make the game like an Secund job.
I still remenber my old day's on WoW raiding for about 8 hour a day, so i could get an change to get an good item for me ... i realy hate now this system.
I hope they realy think on the crafter's comunity
If I remembere correctly, did they announce a while back that Bioware has bought the license to use Hero's Journey game engin?
Tauceti
yes ->clicky<-
Some say they don't like the idea as a MMORPG, yet dare I say most of us LOVED it as a SPRPG? I find that strange, especially if they took the base of what they wanted SWG to be and made it as tight as KotOR.
Oh, and as for too mamy Jedi.... remember, in KotOR you don't start out as a Jedi.... hmmm......
I'll start my own SWG... with Black Jack... and Hookers!!!
In fact, forget the SWG!!!!
If I remembere correctly, did they announce a while back that Bioware has bought the license to use Hero's Journey game engin?
Tauceti
yes ->clicky<-
Isn't this the Engine for one of SOE's next MMO Publishes? If it is, that means they're a history for it. Also, has anyone seen it in action?
I'll start my own SWG... with Black Jack... and Hookers!!!
In fact, forget the SWG!!!!
If I remembere correctly, did they announce a while back that Bioware has bought the license to use Hero's Journey game engin?
Tauceti
yes ->clicky<-
Isn't this the Engine for one of SOE's next MMO Publishes? If it is, that means they're a history for it. Also, has anyone seen it in action?
http://www.soepress.com/release.asp?i=22
I'll start my own SWG... with Black Jack... and Hookers!!!
In fact, forget the SWG!!!!
If I remembere correctly, did they announce a while back that Bioware has bought the license to use Hero's Journey game engin?
Tauceti
yes ->clicky<-
Isn't this the Engine for one of SOE's next MMO Publishes? If it is, that means they're a history for it. Also, has anyone seen it in action?
http://www.soepress.com/release.asp?i=22
Actually, THIS was what I was refering to, and I was mistaken....
I'll start my own SWG... with Black Jack... and Hookers!!!
In fact, forget the SWG!!!!
Without giving them up, one is an Office Monkey in San Diego, and the other is a Coder in Austin... Niether know eachother, and where they got this info was from seperate sources... Oh, and they're not SOE stooges, or work for the same company....
I'll start my own SWG... with Black Jack... and Hookers!!!
In fact, forget the SWG!!!!