Yeah, didn't you know? Socializing (what MMO's are bscly for) costs money these days!

funny that, considering most of the people I know who are into WoW fail at socializing.

e-socializing.

Money is not an issue for me at all. It's the fact that all MMOs are boring and repeatative that is an issue. Having to pay monthly for them just makes them a little more sucky.

Sith Mission #463:

Go to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant and kill 47 little-kid Jedi!

You guys know this game looks nothing like that movie right?

Yes, in fact thats been brought up in the thread already

I never even made it past the 3rd day.

It just wasn't fun whatsoever.

Ohhhhhhhh...

You guys also know this game will not have a monthly fee, right? Instead, it will use a design similar to that of Battlefield Heroes and have items such as cosmetic clothing, upgrades, ect, that will be for purchase using real cash.

Of course, you could still play through the entire game without spending a penny other than the original purchase of the game itself, though I imagine you'd be missing out on some extra features.

Source? I just assumed it was a monthly fee, I never actually looked. Oops.

What SW needs is a Republic Commando sequel.

But Republic Commando didn't sell well if I recall.

I thought it was decent fun, but all the LA games that made money got a sequel right away.

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/56292

You did read the top part, right?

That was just the first link I found when he asked for proof, but I'm nearly certain if you go look on the official forums you'll find it as well.

Wrong... they'd actually sell more. Thats why we choose what kind of restaurant and food we want to eat. If a menu is limited and doesn't have what you want, then go to a restaurant that does.

Honestly I can't see how anyone can make your assumption, since the fans of such franchises are always wanting more and newer things.

...yes because there other companies who own the Star Wars franchise.

I honestly would pay good money to watch a CGI movie like that or a TV show as oppose to that rubbish Clone Wars. Also for a Michael Bay and J. J. Abrams Star Wars reboot...

Luke Skywalker: Shia LaBeouf
Leia: Megan Fox
Han Solo: Chris Pine
Obi Wan: Masi Oka
Darth Vader: Zachary Quinto

Just because there are no alternatives doesn't mean people will buy what ever Lucas craps out. Just look at SWG.

I'm not so sure about that statement. Star Wars is still good for milking.

I'd be willing to consider the one-hour-a-night value argument if I thought it would be possible to accomplish anything of value in one hour. From what I've heard about other MMOs, that's usually not the case. If it turns out that way for The Old Republic, I'd be willing to play, but during the semester I really only have an hour a night, if that, to commit to an MMO.



GET. THE. ****. OUT.

I didn't see the clone wars, nor will I buy anything related to it. I also don't buy action figures, or every star wars book. I only buy, what I feel, meets my expectations.

Fixed.

EDIT: BTW. BioWare announced that this will be the first truly fully voiced mmo ever. Every NPC will have its own unique voice. They say this at the E3 video on game trailers.

This makes this mmo unique already.

Because devs never lie at E3, right?

I don't think anybody in their right minds (Bioware seems to have a lack of retardation in their office thankfully) would work on an MMO that intends on having future content put out and not charge a monthly fee for it. This game, if it wants to be a successful MMO, will have to charge monthly fees to keep up with the raging Star Wars nerds that will flock to buy this game alone, let alone the other MMO fans that will come play it if it ends up being any good. Servers? Hardware? GM's? Upkeep? They aren't going to release a game based off of "buying a jedi suit and paying for it" as their business model for making money on the game.

Dark Knight, you seem to be aware of things that even the dev's of the game aren't.





Although for some reason it seems to be Heresy to mention the game around here, World of Warcraft is extremely easy to level in and get stuff accomplished in 1 hour. A while back in this game that was not the case, especially back in the Vanilla WOW days. They've made the game so much easier to level now, you can actually probably get a few levels within that 1 hour timeframe. People have even reported being able to get 1-60 in only just over 24 hours now, due to the adjustments Blizzard has made to the XP system. I got from level 69-70 (when BC came out) in less than an hour (power levelling of course through quests) and roughly the same time when WOTLK came out to get from 79-80 utilizing the same method. I think the XP gap between 79-80 is something like 1.5 million but I can't recall. If you're at a max profession already, you can make a LOT of gold in 1 hour. If you're a gatherer, you can also make a lot of money in materials in that said hour, or sell what you farm from each node. Really as much as some people here hate WoW, the "You can't do anything in 1 hour" argument is out the window with that game.

I loved SWG back in the day.

And then the NGE hit.

If the clone wars looked like that I would watch it

I thought that trailer looked absolutely retarded. It actually made me not look forward to it.

You're right! they did look mentally disabled!

That trailer was probably better than all the action in the prequels.

That trailer was better than all the action I got with your mom.

Well the joke's on you for that one.

agree completely

is it just me or did the main sith in the video look rip-offishly like malak and all the other sith look again like revan...?

Yeah, they did look a lot like Malak. But it's Bioware, and as far as I'm concerned, they can perpetuate their designs as much as they damn well please. Still have not gotten around to playing Knights of the Old Republic 2, but the first one had a surprisingly good aesthetic that felt enough like 'traditional' Star Wars to be comfortable, while still being new and exciting. Lost my train of thought there.

So, Star Wars Old Republic: the MMORPG, or whatever it's called. The trailer was nice, I suppose, and to agree with everyone else- I have no idea how this is supposed to sell me an MMORPG. Does anyone remember the back of the Ultima Online box, where there was that [staged] screenshot of a bunch of adventurers challenging a dragon for its heap of treasure? That's what the trailer looks like to me. Second gripe: space wizards. Jedi have pretty much lost all meaning to me now, and I just can't really bring myself to care about them that much anymore.

...and now for something positive. Bioware has proven a few times already that they're not a bunch of morons and can make some pretty decent games when they put their heads to it. If they keep it up, this will probably be one of them. Will it be a revolution, something to rival World of Warcraft? Doubtful; best to wait until sometime after release. If it's a working (with SWG in mind, that's really important) MMORPG that does its own thing and glares malevolently at anyone who suggests otherwise, (again looking at you, SWG) I'll probably play it. Bonus points if it also panders to the sort of people who don't want to be a space wizard or a bounty hunter- you know, the sort of people who'd be perfectly happy just exploring, running questionable goods from system to system, or explosion farming on Tatooine, planet of explosions.

I still play SWG.

Gunboats rock!

Yes, and since it's BioWare, they probably explain it somewhere.

It's also just a trailer.

Guild Wars doesn't have a monthly fee, and it is a very successful MMO that still gets updated.

Yeah that was pretty good CGI. I always wondered how in ROTS an army of clone troopers lead by a whining fallen jedi didnt

a)Trigger any security system
b)Have any jedi to meet them

Was it just me or was the Sith Lord a cross between Vader, Palpatine and Malak?

If so thats a pretty vicious win.