WoW players are getting older. It's like a toddler growing up and upgrading from Fisher Price to GI Joes. Players get older and yearn for more depth and complexity.

WoW was most the first MMO for most people. New players aren't as common anymore.

After experiencing SWTOR, it's simply a fact that EA/BioWare have zero grasp on what is needed to create a good MMORPG.

EA's Warhammer & SWTOR are both redundant and boring "MMOs".

We most likely won't be playing a new Star Wars MMO for a good 10 years.

Originally posted by orbitxo

Originally posted by Dauzqul

Another reason to show Blizzard's lack-luster team. Another reason to show them how the RMAH will always backfire.

I never used the RMAH. I grinded the hell out of that game to get my gear. However, Timmy plopped down $200 bucks and was hitting as hard as me...  in 1/100 the time.

I'm glad the RMAH isn't working out for them.

 

yeah im timmy -I have a job  therefore i spend. and make a $eller happy. whatever the price!thats my business. you grind thats yours

we will probably never cross paths  ingame anyways- go your way- i go mine.

 

 

 

It's not about being able to afford it. I can plop down a bunch of cash for fake goods if I wanted to. I'm saying that idiots like Timmy ruin it for legit players.

There is no purity in gaming anymore. Everything should be obtainable in game through in-game work and effort.

Originally posted by Instigator-Jones
Utter garbage; MMOs are evolving all the time. Wax poetic for the past... Yes... Claim 'pure truth' ... Nonsense.

When people talk about EverQuest, Ultima Online, DAoC, SWG, we mainly hear good things.

When people talk about AoC, WAR, STO, CO, SWTOR etc...  it's 95% negative.

I agree. Good post. The social realm of Star Wars Galaxies is what hooked me.

I play as a combat player. However, walking through town and seeing real players and all the hustle 'n bustle created a much more realistic world as opposed to just a bunch of NPCs standing around and giving out the same quests.

Another reason to show Blizzard's lack-luster team. Another reason to show them how the RMAH will always backfire.

I never used the RMAH. I grinded the hell out of that game to get my gear. However, Timmy plopped down $200 bucks and was hitting as hard as me...  in 1/100 the time.

I'm glad the RMAH isn't working out for them.

People have different definitions of "Sandbox".

A lot of people think of extremely hardcore and unforgiving games like Mortal Online, Darkfall, and Eve as "Sandbox".

I consider myself a Sandbox fan. However, I don't want some blank of empty world. I want loads of content and loads of player-driven social features, e.g., player cities, open worlds, world pvp, world housing, cantinas / taverns with incentives to hangout, gambling games, dancing, player shops, extremely deep crafting etc....

I want it all...

These days, gaming is so one-sided. If it's 100% Theme Park, it's boring. If it's 100% Sandbox, it's boring.

Originally posted by Livnthedream
Now the game just needs to stop giving off the Swtor vibe.

I agree. So much of what I read about this game reminds me of SWTOR. I think of SWTOR every time I read some ESO news.

Originally posted by The1ceQueen
I think any mmorpg that is full of instanced battleground/arena pvp and no open pvp is horrible. There was open pvp in WoW if you played on a non Rp server, so I wouldn't consider it the worse. The gear grind was worse than anything in WoW. The pve and extra activities you could do were great, I spent so many hours just fishing away for cooking and selling stuff on the AH when I played years ago.

this

Looks pretty cool, actually.

I see that it's action oriented combat. How deep is it? Also, is the world wide and open? Or are we dealing with a Neverwinter?

Originally posted by Sevenstar61

Originally posted by Dauzqul
Does this mean that other companies cannot license a Star Wars game?

YEP

Electronic Arts will be the exclusive provider of games based on the Star Wars series, Disney and the game developer announced jointly today.

 

Here is annoucement.

Quote:

BURBANK & REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) and Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today announced a new multi-year exclusive licensing agreement to develop and publish globally new games based on Star Wars characters and storylines.

Under the agreement, EA will develop and publish new Star Wars titles for a core gaming audience, spanning all interactive platforms and the most popular game genres, while Disney will retain certain rights to develop new titles within the mobile, social, tablet and online game categories. (not sure what that means - online game categorie - MMO????)

“This agreement demonstrates our commitment to creating quality game experiences that drive the popularity of the Star Wars franchise for years to come,” said John Pleasants, Co-President of Disney Interactive. “Collaborating with one of the world’s premier game developers will allow us to bring an amazing portfolio of new Star Wars titles to our fans around the world.”

“Every developer dreams of creating games for the Star Wars universe,” said EA Labels President Frank Gibeau. “Three of our top studios will fulfill that dream, crafting epic adventures for Star Wars fans. DICE and Visceral will produce new games, joining the BioWare team which continues to develop for the Star Wars franchise. The new experiences we create may borrow from films, but the games will be entirely original with all new stories and gameplay.”

Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Terrible news.

Originally posted by Sevenstar61
At least one happy camper here LOL. That means that SWTOR is here to stay for a long time :) Nothing could make me happier that this announcement :)

 

I bet you loved the Power Glove.