Star Wars Galaxies

Originally posted by efefia

Originally posted by ummax

Originally posted by efefia

Originally posted by Gutboy

Also from a guildy that is at fan fair, Blixtev said that the Kotor Bioware/LEC/EA game is NOT a MMO, the closest thing to it would be what Diablo 2 is now (as far as online access). So you can do the story line solo or team up with some players to do it online as well.

It's another reason why SWG is not going away, two different products.

 

One big problem with that assumption, BioWare announced an MMORPG, not a multiplayer RPG, there's a huge difference. Of course the MMORPG might not even be Star Wars, it might still be another project but either way, I'd play a wizards, fairies and swords shit mmo from BioWare before I played any MMO released by SOE, including Star Wars Galaxies and I say that as a life long Star Wars fan.

 

yes they announced an mmorpg in alliance with LA in 2006 that is the only official stuff we have

people have concluded and prematurely based on a "leaked" 1 sentance of information from the guy at EA that this 2006 release is kotor and its an mmorpg.  There is enough bloggery which is always kinda iffy cause blogs by people like this are created to get page views and the information is not necessarily accurate however there are blogs that call this EA thing a "game with a multilplayer element' and blogs that say its an "mmorpg".     So at this point it can be either until an official releas is made on la's site or ea's site or biowares site or preferably all 3.    That 1 liner was for page views and nothing more.  It worked to I bet..

 

No, they've essentially made 2 announcements, firstly that they've set up a new office purely for the production of an un-named MMO and secondly that they're collaborating with LA on a title, they could be one and the same or they may be 2 seperate projects, that much is still unknown. The only thing we do know for certain is that BioWare are definately going to be putting out a fully fledged MMORPG, not a Diablo, NWN etc multiplayer RPG. Everyone's seen all the evidence that's out there to say whether they're the same project or not and it's still down to personal opinion but I'm pretty damn certain a BioWare mmorpg, regardless of setting is going to be a game worth playing so Blix can play it down all he likes but even if it's not a Star Wars mmo it'll likely be a better product than anything currently or in the pipeline available from SOE.

 

Bioware has licensed Hero's Journey MMORPG engine. So it's quite a possibility.

Originally posted by Gutboy

Also from a guildy that is at fan fair, Blixtev said that the Kotor Bioware/LEC/EA game is NOT a MMO, the closest thing to it would be what Diablo 2 is now (as far as online access). So you can do the story line solo or team up with some players to do it online as well.

It's another reason why SWG is not going away, two different products.

    I agree SWG is not going anywhere. Just a week ago I decided to use my free play time SOE granted vets, and I must say I'm pleasantly surprised how this new development team is recovering the game. Once I done a lot of crash courses in learning all the new changes and content, and being able to set the UI back to how I liked it I was good to go. Next thing I know I was logging off five hours later. I've found myself logging in ever evening since I returned and enjoying myself. I know some will never let it go with the whole NGE thing, but for this once unhappy SWG player I've been pleasantly surprised by this new dev team on how they've  improved SWG, and I now play SWG again because I''m enjoying it. Farstar EU server is alive and well with community too. 

 All SOE & LA need to do now is declare SWG a theme park stage for all of the Star Wars time line for fans to have fun in, hopefully this will shut those hardcore Star wars fans up that there shouldn't be loads of  Jedi in  the current time line.

Wasn't Jett Lucas the kid in Ep2 that got ganked by the troopers on order 66?

I'd compare LA/SOE relying on Jett's judgement of the game to George Bush relying on Ronald Rumsfeld for the security of USA and their army, ah wait... Rumsfeld left. :) Anyways Rumsfeld was an idiot and didn't know wtf he was doing or saying- get my drift?

Apparently LA/SOE thinks Jett Lucas > 250K subs, but that's wrong. :P

Originally posted by Gutboy

George Lucas son > 250,000 disgruntled vets

 

If GL's son is paying SOE $3,747,500 a month + $14.99 you'll get no argument from me.

So you are telling me that because the SOE developers told you that Bioware isn't making a Star Wars MMO it is a credible source?  Yet the CEO of EA tells you they are, and it isn't a credible source?

Funny stuff.

Of course the SOE developers are going to tell you that SWG isn't going away, IF IT GOES AWAY THEY DON'T HAVE A JOB.  Same old, same old.  Smedley promises an expansion in 2006, the developers promise collision detection in 2006, capital ships were promised after the NGE, and oh...  We were told by SOE that the CU was here to stay!

Yep, SOE is sure a credible source!  *rollseyes*

Don't be too proud of this technological terror SOE has constructed. The ability to amaze a handfull of fanbois is insignificant next to the power of the Veterans.

Originally posted by JestorRodo

Don't be too proud of this technological terror SOE has constructed. The ability to amaze a handfull of fanbois is insignificant next to the power of the Veterans.

 

 

You mean the veterans who have been oh-so-successful in shutting down SWG? Oh, wait ...

Earth to JestorFrodo ... you have no power.

Originally posted by Gutboy

George Lucas son > 250,000 disgruntled vets

Wallet Power Rule:

Jeff Lucas (Free Account = $0/mo) < 250,000 former customers ($3.75 million/mo)