Dont mean to double post but needed to check something.

Originally posted by TookyG

Originally posted by Zorvan

Again I say:

If there are ANY playable Jedi, the game is over before it began.

 

I don't know, I mean Jedi are actually around in the Old Republic...

thats very true...and i always play as a bounty hunter, so i hope that is in!

Originally posted by ExiledForces

Well I have just arrived at this forums, but considering how many MMo's ive played and threw away I should of been here along time ago.

I dont just want a upgrade of SWG which im a vet of.. I want the whole SW feel including being a smuggler smuggling spice evading the corsec(or whatever force). I want roles available for only certain classes... Which is kind of like SWG but I want it completely polished and finished. I want a Bounty Hunter to be the dirtiest fighter in the book, and actually "hunt" bountys... not *call droid, Droid: ive found him,go to planet, got ya!*. I want jedi and sith to go through a grueling back breaking decision making quest to gain their power. not pet grind their jedi's with SOE's horrible balancing and kill everything. I want medics to be medics, giving their life to save others. I want evil choices for every character. Some sort of PVP system that can be switched on and off in some spots.. but automatically happen in others. I want a sandbox game. Space combat including massive battles with cruisers and destroyers.. (well you know what I mean "Old Republic" style). Huge planets with everything explorable. Good in-depth leveling system with different paths that can be taken, example...>> for jedi something like this Jedi Guardian, Sentinel , and Consular. For bounty hunters Swashbuckler (melee) Sniper,  Survival. Huge character customization, including many different body sets,armor,and weapons. A fun and easy to use crafting system. (crafting should be a job not a class..) A real GCW including battle zones, scheduled attacks, massive colliding forces..  Real ranking system with some sort of visible thing that shows your rank. Areas some ranks aren't aloud. REAL spys including infiltrating meetings and intercepting transmission , not a funny looking mask and invisible...  simple starting classes that can evolve to new classes. Jobs should provide a good steady income, but why work when you can steal? Structures that can be placed and have a real sense of ownership. Like guards you pay to watch over your compound. And being able to shoot anything on your land without an invitation. Building strategic command posts to aide your side. A structure system that knows when you havent logged on in awhile and your structures slowly degrade so theres no empty structures laying around . Good guild system that really offers depth within the guild. Testing server that offers all items free. A in-grossing story that can be told a hundred times. Choices within the storyline.

 

And ill post more when I get feedback on this.

why not just type A bug-fixed Pre NGE SWG ?

would have saved you quite a lot of typing ^^

Originally posted by GungaDin

Originally posted by singsofdeath

Originally posted by GungaDin

Originally posted by Zorvan

Again I say:

If there are ANY playable Jedi, the game is over before it began.

 

I  100% agree.  If there are playable Jedi, then count  me out !!

 

*waves goodbye*

 

J/K...though I do think you will be sorely disappointed. Old Republic and no playable Jedi....? I highly doubt it.

 

Yea I understand the timeline., its just I want a SWG without Jedi :)  But to those who want a Jedi MMO, hope this does it for you.  Playing Jedi and seeing a ton run around just isnt for me, if thats what they plan to do, who knows?  I'll keep a watch out, but after the SOE whipping, I'm very cautious.

Old Republic timeline means there would have been a lot of Jedi.

Personally, I'm looking forward to having good playable Jedi, with a long training process and skills that develop with experience. Hopefully there will be many paths to follow and a lot of customization, so that they aren't all the same.

What I'm really hoping for here, is that they do a better job on the Space side of the game than SWG did. Pre-NGE, the fighter combat and pilot system in SWG was marginally fun, but they could have done a much better job of incorporating space travel into the game. What would be good, is something on the level of EvE Online, but with the ability to move around inside your ships, dock at and move around in stations, and to be able to operate in the atmosphere and land on planets. Being able to choose your landing spot would be a plus, instead of being tied to spaceports. Obviously, they aren't going to let you land in the middle of a city, but if there aren't any cities on a planet, there should be multiple landing options.

A huge part of the Star Wars feel is the ability to interact on a planet, in a city or wilderness area, but to be able to jump into your ship, and move that action seamlessly into space without having to go to a city and buy a ticket to catch the bus. Can you imagine Obi Wan knocking out the tractor beam, the crew fighting down to the hanger deck, and then Han Solo standing there saying, "hold on, our shuttle will be here in a minute"?

Jedi are fine, they're a huge part of the era, and that's a major reason why their doing this. Just don't make the space travel and space combat an afterthought like they did in SWG, and you'll get my vote. I played SWG for 2 years, before SOE screwed up the game and made it unplayable. Do this right, and I'll be there, lightsaber in hand.

Well golly gee thats just fan-freaking-tastic folks, absolutely loved KoToR, now an MMO in the making i just crapped me skibbards!

I am pleased to hear the news but will hold my opinions until there are reviews or I get beta access. 

wow, so much energy from so little actual news. I'll have the collector's edition on pre-order just cos it's star warsy. might make me an eejit but I'm too old to care. Can't wait. These are the guys Lucasart should be dealing with.

I dont want anything to do with Star Wars Galaxies, and the information I listed was never acheived by that game.

Interesting Job opportunity at Lucas Arts:

I thought the statement in the requirements section of  "Strong familiarity and experience with gaming consoles, and Windows based PC's." was quite telling. Will we be fighting/gaming with our console brethren?

Time will tell I guess.

Heres something just like that on Bioware's store in austin (im in houston so its local to me just not old enough yet....)

Senior Combat Designer

Experience
• Bachelor degree in Mathematics, Statistics or Economics.

• 1-3 Years industry experience in game design and game systems design

• MMO play experience, including high end play (such as raiding, PvP or city sieging) is a must.

• MMO development experience is highly desired.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Collaborates with artists and programmers to develop AAA quality visual and visceral combat experience for a massively multiplayer RPG, including but not limited to visual flow of combat, NPC AI, and basic combat control.
• Drives combat playtesting: setting up and running the tests, gathering the feedback, and driving the task lists to iterate upon.
• Responsible for systems design, aid with developing character progression options, dungeon and boss creature design.
• Reports to the Lead Combat Designer.
 

And Combat Balancer is similar but ill post everything.

Pluses
• Familiarity with avatar-based fantasy or science-fiction genre games a must.
• Strong 3rd and/or 1st person combat design skills.
• Fundamental knowledge of game design and ability to create rough 3D test environments required.
• Must possess knowledge of the game production pipeline in order to communicate effectively with other team members.
• Must understand the relationship between gameplay elements within the overall game and player responses.
• Ability to communicate fluently with programmers and artists.
• Able to write clear and concise documentation.
• Self-motivated, with a strong drive to see projects through to completion.
• Proven experience with worldbuilding tools such as HeroEngine or UnrealEd.
• Practical experience with MS Excel, MS Access and programming or script languages such as Perl or Python a plus.
• Familiar with numerous pen and paper roleplaying systems a plus.
• Proven ability to think holistically, and understand how adjusting game balance will adjust far-reaching parts of the game design

 Ladys and gentlemen it is coming!!

dude i just really hope its not p2p

Originally posted by tunafish92

dude i just really hope its not p2p

LOL

A premium MMO is ALWAYS p2p. 15$ a month can't be much if you can pay for internet.

I was actually disappointed that its KOTOR Online and not KOTOR3.  The sequel ended rather, ok let's not sugar-coat it, CRAPPY.  Been years and that storyline is still hanging. 

Probably means that SWG is about to get hit by the zapper.

Jedi are plentiful in the Old Republic, but hopefully they can keep a skill set similar to KOTOR2, where I can specialize into different kinds of Jedi (or Sith).  They should make non-Force classes too, someone will want to be a smuggler I'm sure.

Though EA doesn't have a great track record with MMO's so KOTOR fans will be happy and worried at the same time.

Be nice to see slicers, smugglers and bounty hunters ( who actually slice, smuggle and hunt ) as well as jedis and siths. If anyone can do SW justice it's Bioware but after 2007-2008 betas and launches   I'll wait til I get more info to get all excited, this time.

Do they always need to make a MMO of a great games like KOTOR and Warcraft !

I am sure that much more people would like to play KOTOR 3 or Warcraft 4 not some stupid MMO KOTOR or WOW.

It's always about profit....

OMG !! Its soo exciting that I ust pooped my first post in eons. Yay.

IMO, it could go either way: good or bad. Let's wait a couple years and see, lol.

Originally posted by urosz

Do they always need to make a MMO of a great games like KOTOR and Warcraft !

I am sure that much more people would like to play KOTOR 3 or Warcraft 4 not some stupid MMO KOTOR or WOW.

It's always about profit....

Probably but since I'm not one of them I'm happy they are possibly making KOTOR into an mmo and am glad that blizzard created world of warcraft.