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Star Wars MMO, take two (Republic Troopers within)
captaink
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It's for real!
http://www.swtor.com/
Not very much concrete info yet.
Ign has a preview series going: http://pc.ign.com/articles/922/922115p1.html
Original OP:
So the worst kept secret in gaming is going to be formally disclosed soon.
http://www.massively.com/2008/10/07/check-out-our-bioware-lucasarts-announcement-invite/
Bioware and Lucasarts have a joint announcement for us on October 21. It's 99% likely that it is about a new Star Wars MMO set in the Knights of the Old Republic era.
Will it be better than Star Wars Galaxies? How could it not be?
Will it be good? Well, that remains to be seen. It's Bioware, so that gives me a lot of hope. They haven't made a bad game yet. But this is a new area for them, and it's being made by a new studio of theirs.
Commence baseless speculation and love/hate for Bioware.
http://www.swtor.com/
Not very much concrete info yet.
Ign has a preview series going: http://pc.ign.com/articles/922/922115p1.html
Original OP:
So the worst kept secret in gaming is going to be formally disclosed soon.
http://www.massively.com/2008/10/07/check-out-our-bioware-lucasarts-announcement-invite/
Bioware and Lucasarts have a joint announcement for us on October 21. It's 99% likely that it is about a new Star Wars MMO set in the Knights of the Old Republic era.
Will it be better than Star Wars Galaxies? How could it not be?
Will it be good? Well, that remains to be seen. It's Bioware, so that gives me a lot of hope. They haven't made a bad game yet. But this is a new area for them, and it's being made by a new studio of theirs.
Commence baseless speculation and love/hate for Bioware.
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It's so a new Star Wars MMO.
I didn't realize fracture was theirs, though.
Regardless, Star Wars is a given.
Indiana Jones: The Search for Overpowered Epic
They could have a dungeon where you fight Nazi's.
You mean Star Wars Galaxies: Jump To Lightspeed?
Sorry, I had to.
I hate you so much.
There hasn't ever been an official announcement, just a lot of clues like copyrighting names and stuff.
/roll
You win!
/y IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM
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Would a MMO during the Mandalorian Wars work?
Only if it has awesome PvP and we can play the Mandalorian's.
That would actually be an AWESOME PvP MMO. Star Wars: The Mandalorian Wars. What force in the universe is martially capable of handling the Jedi? Why, the Mandalorian's are. It solves the problem of Jedi being so powerful, it's all anyone will play.
Those would be *highly trained* heavy armoured bastards who eat jedis for breakfast, ner'vode.
And yes, I'd give up spare organs to refight the jedi-mando'a conflict.
I can even predict how it would go. Galactic republic = alliance on WoW vrs. Mandalorian clans = Horde on WoW.
Mandos would be a bunch of hardcore, stone-cold, psycho, PKing, pipe-hitting motherfuckers outnumbered by hordes of lightsaber-wielding twi'lek assclowns who enjoy "l3zbean h@wt cyberz" using Force Push and Force levitation.
Let's just say I'd run out of room on my bes'kar belt for all the lightsaber trophies gained by sniping half-naked aliens in the fucking grape.
Margaret Thatcher
Can we be original for one second please, Bioware, I know you can deliver this.
Bioware has an advantage because basically anything they do will be perceived as better than SWG.
In my mind, the best thing they can do is guarantee fully fledged and depthful space combat at release. That's basically the only thing that will get my attention.
we also talk about other random shit and clown upon each other
I think a hybrid of the class/combat system in Jade Empire and Mass Effect would work. One for the hand-to-hand, the other for guns.
Oh, and just because I jerk-off to Mandalorian stuff, the /dance animation for Mandalorian characters and some of the music for combat *must* be the Dha Werda Verda.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67XPpJ7sluE
Mando'a
Taung sa rang broka jetiise ka'rta.
Dha Werda Verda a'den tratu,
Coruscanta kandosii adu.
Duum motir ca'tra nau tracinya.
Gra'tua cuun hett su dralshy'a.
Kom'rk tsad droten troch nyn ures adenn.
Dha Werda Verda a'den tratu,
Coruscanta kandosii adu.
Duum motir ca'tra nau tracinya.
Gra'tua cuun hett su dralshy'a.
Translation (sub Coruscant for Maldalore):
The ash of the Taung beats strong within the Mandalorians' heart.
We are the rage of The Warriors of the Shadow,
The first noble sons of Mandalore.
Let all those who stand before us light the night sky in flame.
Our vengeance burns brighter still.
The gauntlet of Mandalore strikes without mercy.
We are the rage of The Warriors of the Shadow,
The first noble sons of Mandalore.
Let all those who stand before us light the night sky in flame.
Our vengeance burns brighter still.
Margaret Thatcher
"Go up, thou bald head." -2 Kings 2:23
Space combat is not nearly as prevalent in the KotOR era. Sure, there were some space battles, but nowhere near the same scope as the Clone Wars or Rebellion era. A vast majority of the battles were fought on the ground, with only token space battles to remove orbital defenses and blockade the deployment of reinforcements. This was partially forced by Mandalorian combat doctrine.
"Go up, thou bald head." -2 Kings 2:23
I'm sorry but I can't help but crack up reading this
This makes me want to type out terrible, terrible things.
I suppose they could make it a puzzle adventure game.
Man. SWG let me down. Lucas let me down first with that god damned Phanton Menace, and then my hopes were dashed by friggin' SWG.
As long as it does not resemble the latest incarnation of the Clone Wars in any shape or form whatsoever... I will play it.
I predict a cantina-based rhythm mini-game!
:^:
I also think they could make another Sith vrs Jedi war with PCs taking either side.
Much as I'd like a Mando vrs. Republic war, we know how that one ends so a Sith/Jedi conflict with Mandalorian clans taking whatever side pays the best would work for me.
Margaret Thatcher
I feel so sorry for their npcs, sometimes.
"Go up, thou bald head." -2 Kings 2:23
e.g. You see a puppy walking down the road. He is wimpering and seems lost. You ____
Adopt the puppy, feed it pot roast, and you grow old together, until the original owner shows up and you then forfeit the puppy and give the original owner 1 million credits in arrears for puppy rental.
Keep on driving.
Let Satan take the wheel.
Pretty much, yeah. Everyone had Str/Dex/Con/Wis/Int/Cha and stuff was based on D20 rolls.
As for the MMO, it seems unlikely, but they certainly could.
It would provide a good excuse for faction PvP (Jedi/Sith/Mandalorian(?), it solves the Jedi problem decently well, and lets lore nerds get their rocks off seeing all the stuff they've been seeing references to in novels and the KOTOR games.
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
Maybe the 3-6 Jedi starting classes as well as the 3 non-Jedi starting classes.
I'm hoping for something more like an enhanced version of Mass Effects combat system, skill based with stats that increase your damage/health/ect.
Battlenet ID: MildC#11186 - If I'm in the game, send me an invite at anytime and I'll play.
I want to be this Jedi. It's ok.
I wont be leet kiddie about it.
I might laugh a bit.
But that's all.
NOOOOoooo Noooo.
/sobbing
Final Fantasy XI -> Carbuncle - Samash
but the mandalorians lost once the Jedi got involved