[PC] Star Wars: The Old Republic

Fatal Exception wrote:

Mogster wrote:

Fatal Exception wrote:

Mogster wrote:

Fatal Exception wrote:I can't wait. I'm so going to play Sith. I hope you can always PvP too

There's usually a choice of open PvP and consensual PvP servers for MMOs, so I doubt this will be any different.

I don't like that. Legend of Mir had it best with PvP always being on

It depends on the game. EVE for instance wouldn't work without mandatory open PvP, but when a game is largely PvE based it makes sense to offer the choice. Personally I'm not too keen on the idea of playing through story-led quests only for some bunny hopping Sith Lord to jump me halfway through.

Anyway, there will almost certainly be several servers to choose from anyway, so it might as well offer both choices.

I hope not. Then the PVP servers get filled with cuntoids.

I don't like the restriction, they could even work out a nice self policing thing, where bounty hunters can go after people who grief (PvP). :twisted:

Best idea ever I would love to, at end game, be able to accept bounties for the other faction's best players, getting a big fat loot reward for taking them down and maybe having their character given a debuff for a while would be sweet vengence on gankers or just over confident players.

Looks great and I'm really looking forward to it now that I have a gaming PC.

BUT....

LewisD wrote:Also I predict that after one month of going live it'll look like this:

600,000+ Players with Jedi/Sith Characters
< 80,000 Players with non-Jedi/Sith Characters

How do they stop this? Surely 99% of people will want to be a jedi?

Hime123 wrote:Looks great and I'm really looking forward to it now that I have a gaming PC.

BUT....

LewisD wrote:Also I predict that after one month of going live it'll look like this:

600,000+ Players with Jedi/Sith Characters
< 80,000 Players with non-Jedi/Sith Characters

How do they stop this? Surely 99% of people will want to be a jedi?

We dunno how they will be balanced, if other class' will have perks that Jedi's don't have access to.

Also, as with all MMO's, end game content will probably require a diverse group, in those videos alone we see the bounty hunter blowing some blast doors, something the Sith couldn't do, and the way the bounty hunter snares and stuns enemies helps the jedi as well.

Jedi will be fun but I think classes like the bounty hunter will have gameplay niches that make them an essential part of a team and they will have methods of dealing with jedi.

Dalagonash wrote:

Hime123 wrote:Looks great and I'm really looking forward to it now that I have a gaming PC.

BUT....

LewisD wrote:Also I predict that after one month of going live it'll look like this:

600,000+ Players with Jedi/Sith Characters
< 80,000 Players with non-Jedi/Sith Characters

How do they stop this? Surely 99% of people will want to be a jedi?

We dunno how they will be balanced, if other class' will have perks that Jedi's don't have access to.

Also, as with all MMO's, end game content will probably require a diverse group, in those videos alone we see the bounty hunter blowing some blast doors, something the Sith couldn't do, and the way the bounty hunter snares and stuns enemies helps the jedi as well.

Jedi will be fun but I think classes like the bounty hunter will have gameplay niches that make them an essential part of a team and they will have methods of dealing with jedi.

Hey man I'm with you in that I want it to be awesome, I just think that Star Wars video game = being a Jedi to a lot, if not most, people.

I'm totally being a Jedi!

Amazingly, this actually looks quite good! I might have to give this a shot when it comes out. Any news on pricing?

LewisD wrote:I'm totally being a Jedi!

I will be Sith

Tafdolphin wrote:Amazingly, this actually looks quite good! I might have to give this a shot when it comes out. Any news on pricing?

Actually, screw that, it looks strawberry floating ace. If BioWare can truly intergrate that level of story based gameplay and cinematic styling into an MMO playing field this'll be amazing!

I've seen the videos, I was slightly disapointed the Jedis weren't real people

I would have creamed my pants if the missions only happened at certain times (obviously it would vary from day to day to give everyone a chance) and it would be real Jedis against real Sith You could even boost up numbers with NPC bots if there were none / not enough.

I should design MMO's. My talents are wasted where I am

Fatal Exception wrote:

LewisD wrote:I'm totally being a Jedi!

I will be Sith

Then I look forward to clashing Sabers.

We'll have to make sure that all GRc'ers are on the same server.

Holy gooseberry fool... just seen on Gameplay that this isn't out until September 2010!

This'll be the longest running thread on GRc!

I'll jump into any beta that ends up knocking about and see if I want in full-time...or blast through as much as I can in the beta so I don't have too.

LewisD wrote:Holy gooseberry fool... just seen on Gameplay that this isn't out until September 2010!

This'll be the longest running thread on GRc!

The wait is going to be painful! at least BETA programs will start way before then, and I've got six months of Champions to keep me entertained.

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It looks great, I love the character design. I was getting a bit concerned about the lack of loot until it was revealed at the end, best be able to change armour and stuff. strawberry float am I looking the same throughout the whole game.

I can see the conversation mechanic getting very annoying when in a group. What if Im a light sider and Im grouped with a bounty hunter who decides to kill someone mid conversation? There didnt appear to be anything I could do to stop it.

Also, It'll be interesting to see what they do for endgame content. With the story mechanic they have, I cant see them having repeatable instances or anything like that.

EDIT: Just remembered class balance too. Jedi/Sith are more powerful than anything in the movies and lore, so how will they function in PVP? I imagine they'll massively outnumber the Bounty Hunters and Smugglers anyway but it'll be interesting to see how they can defend themselves.

I absolutely cannot wait for this. It seems like the logical next step for MMOs and I think it'll give Blizzard a nice big kick up the arse too.

Has there been any hint as to when this'll be out?

Falsey wrote:I can see the conversation mechanic getting very annoying when in a group. What if Im a light sider and Im grouped with a bounty hunter who decides to kill someone mid conversation? There didnt appear to be anything I could do to stop it.

If you're a light sider, you won't be grouping with bounty hunters. The game's split into light and dark "factions".

Mogster wrote:

Falsey wrote:I can see the conversation mechanic getting very annoying when in a group. What if Im a light sider and Im grouped with a bounty hunter who decides to kill someone mid conversation? There didnt appear to be anything I could do to stop it.

If you're a light sider, you won't be grouping with bounty hunters. The game's split into light and dark "factions".

Wtf? Thats awful. So I pick my alignment at the start and Im forced to stick to it throughout?

Honestly, Thats kind of a deal breaker for me.

When's this beast due to hit the shelves? I best start looking at new pc's/laptop's

Falsey wrote:

Mogster wrote:

Falsey wrote:I can see the conversation mechanic getting very annoying when in a group. What if Im a light sider and Im grouped with a bounty hunter who decides to kill someone mid conversation? There didnt appear to be anything I could do to stop it.

If you're a light sider, you won't be grouping with bounty hunters. The game's split into light and dark "factions".

Wtf? Thats awful. So I pick my alignment at the start and Im forced to stick to it throughout?

Honestly, Thats kind of a deal breaker for me.

Apart from the fact that the divide is class rather than race based, what's the difference between this and the WoW system? I'm sure this game'll be stretching lore somewhat, but to have a Jedi and Sith team up with a bounty hunter and Han Solo-esque smuggler would be silly.