Originally posted by Taram

TBH all this speculation is just silly.  BioWare has state that this is an MMO so all this naysaying trying to say it's a single player game in disguise is silly.  BioWare is known for:

1) Releasing quality software

2) Releasing games that are very close to, if not spot on, their targetted feature set.

If they say it'll be an MMO then it'll be an MMO.... TBH I do hope they do some 'breaking of new ground' with how this works verses other MMO's because I'm about sick of all the games that just key off the same old rules that have been followed since EQ1/DAOC were released.   I am, for one, really looking forward to seeing what BioWare comes up with and am going to go into it with a completely open mind like I do with any other MMORPG.  

 

I hope your right

Originally posted by Kazzer

Originally posted by Locklain

Originally posted by Kazzer

Originally posted by Sain34

Here is the artical where EA says TOR will be micro-trans.

http://www.massively.com/2008/12/09/star-wars-the-old-republic-to-be-microtransaction-based

 

I am looking for the dev interview where they say they like WoW and will use it as a model.

 

so they are going for the millioners crowd? if so, they wont get many subs, i dont like it when its not fair for everyone, everyone plays the same game, bought it, they should be treated the same, imo

 

People always overreact to this micro-transaction payment plan. It also shows who has a superiority complex when they throw a temper tantrum because someone with more money could get the new shiny items and they were too pig headed to buy it. You are not paying a sub fee so instead spend that $15.00 a month on transactions to get your "shinies"

 

I for one love micro-transaction because I can get away with a free game while everyone else needs to be "superior" and drop massive cash on it.

 

 

Shiny? so it not gear that makes you alot betterm stuff like that? becous thats what makes me worried

No one knows.  No one knows whether this will be micro-transaction based, no one knows whether it will be heavily instanced, no one knows how soloable it will be, no one knows how gear based it will be . . . no one knows.

Originally posted by Locklain

Originally posted by Kazzer

Originally posted by Locklain

Originally posted by Kazzer

Originally posted by Sain34

Here is the artical where EA says TOR will be micro-trans.

http://www.massively.com/2008/12/09/star-wars-the-old-republic-to-be-microtransaction-based

 

I am looking for the dev interview where they say they like WoW and will use it as a model.

 

so they are going for the millioners crowd? if so, they wont get many subs, i dont like it when its not fair for everyone, everyone plays the same game, bought it, they should be treated the same, imo

 

People always overreact to this micro-transaction payment plan. It also shows who has a superiority complex when they throw a temper tantrum because someone with more money could get the new shiny items and they were too pig headed to buy it. You are not paying a sub fee so instead spend that $15.00 a month on transactions to get your "shinies"

 

I for one love micro-transaction because I can get away with a free game while everyone else needs to be "superior" and drop massive cash on it.

 

 

Shiny? so it not gear that makes you alot betterm stuff like that? becous thats what makes me worried

No one knows.  No one knows whether this will be micro-transaction based, no one knows whether it will be heavily instanced, no one knows how soloable it will be, no one knows how gear based it will be . . . no one knows.

lol no, but we do have our thoughts :-)

Originally posted by Kazzer

Originally posted by Locklain

Originally posted by Martie

There are rumors going around this game is going to be heavily instnaced and zoned like Aoc.

And for now, that is all they are.  Just like living in a small town you don't believe anything anyone says unless it is from the person the rumor is about.

 

yea to many rumors, i want the truth! :-) hehe

all tho i hope its not "HEAVILY" instanced, sounds like alot :-p

Instanced or not. MMO or not. Insignificant as long as it's good.

Originally posted by Quirhid

Originally posted by Kazzer

Originally posted by Locklain

Originally posted by Martie

There are rumors going around this game is going to be heavily instnaced and zoned like Aoc.

And for now, that is all they are.  Just like living in a small town you don't believe anything anyone says unless it is from the person the rumor is about.

 

yea to many rumors, i want the truth! :-) hehe

all tho i hope its not "HEAVILY" instanced, sounds like alot :-p

 

Instanced or not. MMO or not. Insignificant as long as it's good.

My thoughts exactly.  If the gameplay is good, I couldn't care less if the PC was stuck inside a cube for the entire game.

Originally posted by Locklain

Originally posted by Quirhid

Originally posted by Kazzer

Originally posted by Locklain

Originally posted by Martie

There are rumors going around this game is going to be heavily instnaced and zoned like Aoc.

And for now, that is all they are.  Just like living in a small town you don't believe anything anyone says unless it is from the person the rumor is about.

 

yea to many rumors, i want the truth! :-) hehe

all tho i hope its not "HEAVILY" instanced, sounds like alot :-p

 

Instanced or not. MMO or not. Insignificant as long as it's good.

My thoughts exactly.  If the gameplay is good, I couldn't care less if the PC was stuck inside a cube for the entire game.

I'm not worying about the gameplay. I am worying about MA IMMERSHUNZ!11

If only half of the rumors are true, and it's essentially a guildwars but with more distinct storylines I think I won't touch it, even if the gameplay is fun. I like my ' rpg'  in ' mmorpg'  too much for that. But we shall see.

Micro-transaction does not necessarily mean the game will have an  item mall. It may mean nothing more than every couple weeks they'll release a new mini exspansion for a few dollars.

Originally posted by Sain34

Micro-transaction does not necessarily mean the game will have an  item mall. It may mean nothing more than every couple weeks they'll release a new mini exspansion for a few dollars.

ahh that i like, cous thats what they did in in EQ2, sometimes, i would actually love it, if they did things like that

wheres the no one knows option?

Originally posted by aleos

wheres the no one knows option?

becous its about what you think

Originally posted by Sain34

 I do believe that Bioware has already stated that TOR will be micro-transaction based.

Someone at Bioware said this and then retracted it. At this point, we don't know what it will be.

The most frustrating thing about all of this for me is the fact that so little information has been released so far... it leads to wild, uninformed speculation.

Originally posted by Anubisan

Originally posted by Sain34

 I do believe that Bioware has already stated that TOR will be micro-transaction based.

Someone at Bioware said this and then retracted it. At this point, we don't know what it will be.

The most frustrating thing about all of this for me is the fact that so little information has been released so far... it leads to wild, uninformed speculation.

 

exacly my thoughts, they need to release more info, i mean 2 classes :-(

Originally posted by Locklain

Originally posted by Kazzer

Originally posted by Sain34

Here is the artical where EA says TOR will be micro-trans.

http://www.massively.com/2008/12/09/star-wars-the-old-republic-to-be-microtransaction-based

 

I am looking for the dev interview where they say they like WoW and will use it as a model.

 

so they are going for the millioners crowd? if so, they wont get many subs, i dont like it when its not fair for everyone, everyone plays the same game, bought it, they should be treated the same, imo

 

People always overreact to this micro-transaction payment plan. It also shows who has a superiority complex when they throw a temper tantrum because someone with more money could get the new shiny items and they were too pig headed to buy it. You are not paying a sub fee so instead spend that $15.00 a month on transactions to get your "shinies"

 

I for one love micro-transaction because I can get away with a free game while everyone else needs to be "superior" and drop massive cash on it.

 

 

It is not about superiority, it is about playing a game on equal terms, WoW shows us it is by far the most profitable and most popular.

I am not very interested in TOR, and if it will be micro transaction based, I won't even try it.

I still think they will make it 50/50, otherwise they would not have called it MMO. But thats just my hope. ;)

Originally posted by Sain 34

Here is the artical where EA says TOR will be micro-trans.

http://www.massively.com/2008/12/09/star-wars-the-old-republic-to-be-microtransaction-based

 

I am looking for the dev interview where they say they like WoW and will use it as a model.

No one knows the business model yet. Many Bioware employees have said that it is still in the works.   Also Bioware and EA will be parting ways down the line, so EA does not have much say in the future of Bioware and Pandemic games. =o)

As they get closer to the finished product then more info should becoming availible to us. Think most companies are starting to get it and not give too much info on games while in development.

I hope its not instanced but if it dones excelllently and its not massively noticeable then should be fine.

Something new that i haven't seen mmos do is have a companion character. Not really sure how good this is gonna be but it looks interesting. Just hoping its not a gimmick addition to show the mmo is different.

All will be reavealed i guess....