Originally posted by ummax

Originally posted by Karahandras

vid def looks good but did i just see 1 speeder take down a line of at-at's???

and is this just going to be another group only instance that takes 3hrs to get into then bugs and we fail like every other instance i went in?

 

Hehe take it all with a grain of salt at this point I never ever say anything until its actually up and I play with it, but that clip looked like a re-enactment of the speeders taking the AT'-AT's down in the movie so yeah you did :)

My only hope is that this is just not an instance that you fight from beginning to end  and that people can jump into it without being in a group just faction and the load of the hoth instance determines your ability to enter

Hopefuly its more of the playground that it appears to be instead of just the dungeon.   Its already been stated that the hoth area has a dungeon as part of it.   So to me this means I can go in there and fart around just with a friend which would be awesome.  If this is the case then the statement they made about it being more of an expansion awhile back is in fact true.    We shall see, but from what I am seeing and the reason I started playing this game again was that is suddenly one day when i logged in showed progress and promise and I wasn't forced into FPS again.   

I"m sure this next sentace will get flamed from ehre to kingdom come, but to me it looks like sony has learned from its passed mistakes and that they are being given the leway to fix what needs to be fixed and license to add the stuff that was on the drawing board awhile back now.    I just wish they would fix the ugly HUD ...

If this is so I wont be going anywhere for awhile yet and still be playing this game.  The addition of halloween content and revival of the life day stuff shows that something has happened and for the better.

 

umm which version of empire strikes back where u watching as i'm pretty certain that 1 speeder couldn't take down six AT-AT's  in a row in the version i saw

this vid is either just something that was put together to promote the instance and has nothing really to actually do with the instance they are going to introduce and SOE are just lying again

or it isn't a realistic representation of the battle for echo base and the 'we went and copied the film to the detail' posts/interviews etc are just SOE lying again

I too would have like this to be a fun instance but from other posts it looks to be just the same as all the other instances they've introduced recently only this time u are going to need to find 7 other people of the same faction as u to do this one

Originally posted by Obraik

Originally posted by JestorRodo

Originally posted by kobie173

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.

  
 

  I have not idea what you are talking about but as far as this instance only  cutscreen side show of SOE's it is putting their best face forward.  Later with the hands on demo of this instance - it was super buggy and rubberbandy.  Yes,  SOE  knows how to market their successes and shadow their shame.

 

Not quite sure how, since all the people I talked to who went to the Fan Faire said there was no hands on preview of Hoth, only that video.

 Since You were not there then, You should not be sure.

Well speaking to a guildy WHO WAS THERE, there was no hands on demo of the game, in fact the video that was shown was made the same day that it was shown, you can confirm this by the fact the devs are wearing the same clothing in the video they were wearing that day.

Also note that that is was actual gameplay as it stands now and remember the instance will not go live until October. Lots of time to "polish" it.

And there will be 4 battles going on at once and you have to beat all 4 to beat all of them to win, so teamwork will be key.  

Originally posted by JestorRodo

Originally posted by Obraik

Originally posted by JestorRodo

Originally posted by kobie173

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.

  
 

  I have not idea what you are talking about but as far as this instance only  cutscreen side show of SOE's it is putting their best face forward.  Later with the hands on demo of this instance - it was super buggy and rubberbandy.  Yes,  SOE  knows how to market their successes and shadow their shame.

 

Not quite sure how, since all the people I talked to who went to the Fan Faire said there was no hands on preview of Hoth, only that video.

 

 Since You were not there then, You should not be sure.

 

 

 

The people I've talked to were there, and none have confirmed what you've said.

Originally posted by Gutboy

...  in fact the video that was shown was made the same day that it was shown, you can confirm this by the fact the devs are wearing the same clothing in the video they were wearing that day.

Cramming the day of a presentation...  very bad juju. 

An Omen this is.

lols I noticed alot of recycled stuff from the game which is what they constantly do and call it new content :\ It's like how about you make new NPC designs and new terminal designs and different textures and base layouts...

The pod racing would be kool if Episode one didn't suck so much.

Also if all this is instanced then it sucks because SWG should be seemless.

From the reporting I've read and the commentary given, its sounds if the battle for Echo base will be alot of fun. Unfortunately there won't be any grappling hooks of the AT-AT's, but the snow speeders will still be able to take them down.

All in all it sounds like its going to be a blast for the players.

Originally posted by Dracus

Originally posted by Gutboy

...  in fact the video that was shown was made the same day that it was shown, you can confirm this by the fact the devs are wearing the same clothing in the video they were wearing that day.

Cramming the day of a presentation...  very bad juju. 

An Omen this is.

I bet the poor saps waiting for a video from the Darkfall team would love it if they got a video.

For all of you saying what the new Bioware/LEC project is or isn't.....how about you provide some CREDIBLE links to this info.

Otherwise it's all just BS......and "Well I heard it from so and so!" just makes it stupid BS

Originally posted by SkeeSkee

For all of you saying what the new Bioware/LEC project is or isn't.....how about you provide some CREDIBLE links to this info.

Otherwise it's all just BS......and "Well I heard it from so and so!" just makes it stupid BS

The CEO of EA confirmed that BioWare's MMO is based on KotOR to a journalist from Conde Nast Portfolio magazine (an investment magazine, not a gaming industry magazine).  They are a much more credible source than any gaming site.

www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/the-tech-observer/2008/07/17/ea-to-play-in-knights-of-the-old-republic

Joystiq.com contacted the reporter and the reporter confirmed that he outright asked EA's CEO if BioWare's MMO was based on KotOR.

www.joystiq.com/2008/07/17/porfolio-com-lucasarts-and-bioware-building-kotor-mmo/

Originally posted by Obee

Originally posted by SkeeSkee

For all of you saying what the new Bioware/LEC project is or isn't.....how about you provide some CREDIBLE links to this info.

Otherwise it's all just BS......and "Well I heard it from so and so!" just makes it stupid BS

 

The CEO of EA confirmed that BioWare's MMO is based on KotOR to a journalist from Conde Nast Portfolio magazine (an investment magazine, not a gaming industry magazine).  They are a much more credible source than any gaming site.

www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/the-tech-observer/2008/07/17/ea-to-play-in-knights-of-the-old-republic

Joystiq.com contacted the reporter and the reporter confirmed that he outright asked EA's CEO if BioWare's MMO was based on KotOR.

www.joystiq.com/2008/07/17/porfolio-com-lucasarts-and-bioware-building-kotor-mmo/

 

that i am aware of, however, there are people here making claims as to exactly what type of MMO it will be and features included.   In fact, aside from the CEO mentioning it at E3....no other details pertaining to this game have been released.  

Sounds like Age of Conan

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.