Board 8 > So, who's getting Star Wars: The Old Republic.

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Wanglicious
09/05/11 12:34:00 PM
#1:


might as well channel the DQ concerns into something that looks promising.

also that CE is ridiculously expensive. but if WoW was any indication, all the in-game stuff added on and the bonuses make it look like it'll be worth it just for the resale value alone.

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Regaro_Ukiera
09/05/11 12:35:00 PM
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I would if it were free to play

but I don't have the money to put towards an MMO, even a Star Wars one

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MarvelousGerbil
09/05/11 12:37:00 PM
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I'll wait on reviews. If it's WoW IN SPACE! I'll pass. If it's actually innovative, I may give it a whirl. I wish it were just KOTOR 3 instead, but that's obviously not happening.

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skull_bonek23
09/05/11 12:39:00 PM
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If I were to get an MMO it would definitely be Guild Wars 2. As much of a Star Wars nerd as I am, I can't justify a monthly fee.

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Xiahou Shake
09/05/11 12:42:00 PM
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I was unbelieveably hyped when this game was first announced, and my hype slowly decreased with each reveal.
At this point it's basically a WoW clone with more awkward animations and dialogue trees, no interest at all left for me.

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Blairville
09/05/11 12:42:00 PM
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I'm waiting until GW2. Rift made me realize I'm sick of MMOs.

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Xiahou Shake
09/05/11 12:44:00 PM
#7:


On a related note though, yeah, GW2 looks fantastic. The lack of a monthly fee might be aiding its appearance but yeah.

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Achromatic
09/05/11 12:45:00 PM
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DQ concerns more like amazing game.

and I am getting TOR, looks awesome.

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TheRock1525
09/05/11 12:45:00 PM
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I'll probably try both, though I definitely want a high quality Star Wars MMO.

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Wanglicious
09/05/11 1:07:00 PM
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honestly i'll gladly bite the $15 a month if the game's good. i haven't done too much research on it though so i don't know how similar or not it is to WoW in the first place.

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Ayuyu
09/05/11 1:10:00 PM
#11:


Guild Wars 2 here.

Only other MMO I'm interested it is The Secret World, but it's a Funcom mmo so the launch is almost guaranteed ****.

MarvelousGerbil posted...
I'll wait on reviews. If it's WoW IN SPACE! I'll pass. If it's actually innovative, I may give it a whirl. I wish it were just KOTOR 3 instead, but that's obviously not happening.

It plays like WoW at least, probably has more emphasis on story but the gameplay is very WoW like. There's also romanceable NPCs but I sure hope it's not the selling point for anybody.

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SuperAngelo128
09/05/11 1:10:00 PM
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possibly

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Wanglicious
09/05/11 1:18:00 PM
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well it's not like 'WoW like' means much beyond "it plays like an MMO" really. there's only so much you can do there.though i'll admit that i haven't played an MMO in ages, and if you don't count crappy korean games then probably never.

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Ayuyu
09/05/11 1:19:00 PM
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Wanglicious posted...
well it's not like 'WoW like' means much beyond "it plays like an MMO" really. there's only so much you can do there.though i'll admit that i haven't played an MMO in ages, and if you don't count crappy korean games then probably never.

Guild Wars 2 doesn't play like WoW for instance, since there's active dodging and positioning, also collision detection.

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smitelf
09/05/11 1:21:00 PM
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I've got it preordered, and I've gone from "meh" to "can't wait" over the course of the reveals. I don't care if it plays like WoW because I've never played WoW.

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Wanglicious
09/05/11 1:23:00 PM
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so Guild Wars 2 plays more like an action rpg in that case while this game plays more like... well, a WRPG. that the general gist? >_>;

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Ayuyu
09/05/11 1:39:00 PM
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Wanglicious posted...
so Guild Wars 2 plays more like an action rpg in that case while this game plays more like... well, a WRPG. that the general gist? >_>;




Here are two video's from this year PAX East, showing each game's gameplay.

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BFairfield
09/05/11 1:57:00 PM
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It's tempting, but not the kind of thing I'll invest time/money into until after college.

But I'm a senior this year, so we'll see...

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Wanglicious
09/05/11 2:02:00 PM
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yeah, seeing both PAX vids basically amounts to GW2 looks like an action rpg all the way, while Old Republic looks like a WRPG all the way. and i do mean that, already knew the way they had the storyline branching going. didn't know about the healer using cover though. of the two Bioware's looks a LOT more polished and like they evolved the traditional MMO formula there, while Guild Wars is focusing more on what a billion korean mmos have done and focusing on evolving those mechanics, as they tend to be more action/movement oriented.

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Ayuyu
09/05/11 2:04:00 PM
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Wanglicious posted...
yeah, seeing both PAX vids basically amounts to GW2 looks like an action rpg all the way, while Old Republic looks like a WRPG all the way. and i do mean that, already knew the way they had the storyline branching going. didn't know about the healer using cover though. of the two Bioware's looks a LOT more polished and like they evolved the traditional MMO formula there, while Guild Wars is focusing more on what a billion korean mmos have done and focusing on evolving those mechanics, as they tend to be more action/movement oriented.

I've never read so much wrong in a paragraph ever.

I'm outta here.

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Chrono1219
09/05/11 2:07:00 PM
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Only If I'm able to get an new computer. I currently can't run any game that is currently being released.

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Wanglicious
09/05/11 2:08:00 PM
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updating your computer shouldn't be too hard!

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Pirateking2000
09/05/11 2:09:00 PM
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<raises hand>

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smitelf
09/05/11 2:29:00 PM
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BTW if you want more info on TOR, go here:

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=300223

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Chrono1219
09/05/11 2:44:00 PM
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From: Wanglicious | #102
updating your computer shouldn't be too hard!


I have a laptop.

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Wanglicious
09/05/11 3:54:00 PM
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a.... laptop.
....well okay, you'll want a computer after all. can you build it or not. and what's the budget.

we'll probably start needing a computer building topic sooner than later.

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Pirateking2000
09/05/11 3:56:00 PM
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better question which side / class / allignment will everyone be?

currently thinking of going Light Side Sith Marauder (Grey Jedi?)

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metroid composite
09/05/11 4:07:00 PM
#28:


Wanglicious posted...
well it's not like 'WoW like' means much beyond "it plays like an MMO" really. there's only so much you can do there.though i'll admit that i haven't played an MMO in ages, and if you don't count crappy korean games then probably never.

There are games that predate WoW that don't play very much like WoW. EVE Online, for instance, has a very different focus from WoW (but EVE is very similar to older games like Ultima Online). WoW itself is basically a branch off of the Everquest style of MMO.

And yeah, a lot of MMOs recently have tried to copy WoW.

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Wanglicious
09/05/11 4:10:00 PM
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everquest is the one i'm most familiar, yeah. or you have those games that replicate the MMO style while not being MMOs (e.g., .hack) which don't seem to be that off.

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Nevest
09/05/11 4:18:00 PM
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I'm playing the beta right now and it's pretty fun.

it really is WoW in space, but I've found that I'm much more invested in the story than in any other mmo i've played. It being completely voice acted makes a HUGE difference in caring.

Also, the non force users are a blast to play.

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tcaz2
09/05/11 4:20:00 PM
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I'll most likely get SWTOR. Probably not at launch, though.

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Wanglicious
09/05/11 4:53:00 PM
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sweet, there's gonna be too many jedi in the game as is. as for what to play? not sure. all i know, 'has to be sith.'

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Anagram
09/05/11 5:35:00 PM
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It's my impression that the game is WoW with Bioware dialogue trees. Bizarrely, they already made that game, and it was called Dragon Age Origins (dohohohoho).

Seriously though, unless it gets incredible reviews, I'll be skipping it. The only MMOs I've played extensively are WoW and Star Trek Online, and I've had enough of the genre... though at least STO didn't play like WoW, I'll give it that.

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Ayuyu
09/05/11 5:35:00 PM
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Nevest posted...
I'm playing the beta right now and it's pretty fun.

it really is WoW in space, but I've found that I'm much more invested in the story than in any other mmo i've played. It being completely voice acted makes a HUGE difference in caring.

Also, the non force users are a blast to play.


Have they fixed the turrible animations?



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PartOfYourWorld
09/05/11 5:35:00 PM
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Will KotOR3 ever be a real thing

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tcaz2
09/05/11 5:39:00 PM
#36:


From: Wanglicious | #032
sweet, there's gonna be too many jedi in the game as is. as for what to play? not sure. all i know, 'has to be sith.'



Sith ew.

FOR THE REPUBLIC!

Also this is basically KOTOR 3 if you just play it for the story. IDK why everyone is so upset about it 'not being KOTOR 3' when it basically is.

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Ayuyu
09/05/11 5:39:00 PM
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Anagram posted...
It's my impression that the game is WoW with Bioware dialogue trees. Bizarrely, they already made that game, and it was called Dragon Age Origins (dohohohoho).

Seriously though, unless it gets incredible reviews, I'll be skipping it. The only MMOs I've played extensively are WoW and Star Trek Online, and I've had enough of the genre... though at least STO didn't play like WoW, I'll give it that.


You might still want to take a look at GW2 ! The devs say it themselves '' If you like MMOs you'll wanna check out GW2, and if you hate MMOs you'll really wanna check out GW2. ''

Also no monthly fees so there's that.

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Ayuyu
09/05/11 5:41:00 PM
#38:


tcaz2 posted...
From: Wanglicious | #032
sweet, there's gonna be too many jedi in the game as is. as for what to play? not sure. all i know, 'has to be sith.'

Sith ew.

FOR THE REPUBLIC!

Also this is basically KOTOR 3 if you just play it for the story. IDK why everyone is so upset about it 'not being KOTOR 3' when it basically is.


KOTOR3 + BRs.

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MarvelousGerbil
09/05/11 5:47:00 PM
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From: PartOfYourWorld | #035
Will KotOR3 ever be a real thing


TBQH, I think it'll depend on how well TOR does. Making an MMO is a make or break decision on a company, so either TOR will bomb and Bioware will shut down (please no), it'll do great and they won't care enough to make KOTOR 3, or it'll do ok and they might make more KOTORs.

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Pirateking2000
09/05/11 5:49:00 PM
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TOR is basically KOTOR 3 4 5 6 7 etc from what I hear

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Ayuyu
09/05/11 5:50:00 PM
#41:


MarvelousGerbil posted...
From: PartOfYourWorld | #035
Will KotOR3 ever be a real thing
TBQH, I think it'll depend on how well TOR does. Making an MMO is a make or break decision on a company, so either TOR will bomb and Bioware will shut down (please no), it'll do great and they won't care enough to make KOTOR 3, or it'll do ok and they might make more KOTORs.


TOR won't bomb, though it won't be a huge success, there will be a huge surge of people at first but I doubt the game will have enough content to keep all the players from leaving, the replay value is almost non-existant from what I've heard, there's only 2 storylines, one for each factions and after that there's not much more incentive to play, for the story at least.

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tcaz2
09/05/11 5:51:00 PM
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Well so long as it doesn't go massively off the rails like WoW did.

Bioware is... hopefully more competent than Blizzard at that... but... then again Blizzard was decently competent at stories before WoW too.

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Oh god.

From: Ayuyu | #041
MarvelousGerbil posted...
From: PartOfYourWorld | #035
Will KotOR3 ever be a real thing
TBQH, I think it'll depend on how well TOR does. Making an MMO is a make or break decision on a company, so either TOR will bomb and Bioware will shut down (please no), it'll do great and they won't care enough to make KOTOR 3, or it'll do ok and they might make more KOTORs.


TOR won't bomb, though it won't be a huge success, there will be a huge surge of people at first but I doubt the game will have enough content to keep all the players from leaving, the replay value is almost non-existant from what I've heard, there's only 2 storylines, one for each factions and after that there's not much more incentive to play, for the story at least.


Eh?

I've heard the story is completely different for every class.

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Ayuyu
09/05/11 5:52:00 PM
#43:


Nah, the story is different at the very beginning, like unless you finally get to explore, then it's the same.

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MarvelousGerbil
09/05/11 5:54:00 PM
#44:


From: Ayuyu | #043
Nah, the story is different at the very beginning, like unless you finally get to explore, then it's the same.




I was kind of skeptical of this, but thinking back to WoW I can see it. Think of your Scoundrels and Jedi as your Orcs and Undead. It feels pretty different for 10 levels and then it's back to the same familiar grind.

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Wanglicious
09/05/11 5:55:00 PM
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honestly have a hard time seeing it not be a pretty sizable success there. the name alone carries a lot, and the amount of content they're throwing at the player seems unheard of. but yeah, i see this game take over the role WoW did for Warcraft - it's the sequel, the sequel of the sequel, and the sequel of THAT as well.

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Ayuyu
09/05/11 5:56:00 PM
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Well yeah, classes don't all starts on the same planets, like Sith characters start on Imperial planets and then there are other classes that start on neutral planets, the story can't be exactly the same but once you leave that area it gets similar to all other classes from your faction.

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Ayuyu
09/05/11 5:57:00 PM
#47:


Wanglicious posted...
honestly have a hard time seeing it not be a pretty sizable success there. the name alone carries a lot, and the amount of content they're throwing at the player seems unheard of. but yeah, i see this game take over the role WoW did for Warcraft - it's the sequel, the sequel of the sequel, and the sequel of THAT as well.

Star Wars Galaxies is a proof that the Star Wars name isn't enough to make a game a success.

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MarvelousGerbil
09/05/11 6:00:00 PM
#48:


From: Ayuyu | #047
Star Wars Galaxies is a proof that the Star Wars name isn't enough to make a game a success.


But the KOTOR name may be. Considering that KOTOR2 sold well and I still don't own a copy because I have a hard time spending $25 on an original Xbox game just shows how much weight that name carries. I'd say if any game can even touch WoW, it's TOR, but time will tell.

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Wanglicious
09/05/11 6:00:00 PM
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well yeah, there's a lot of games. but very few get the attention, work, or hype that this one has. the name undeniably is attracting more attention than it'd otherwise get too - hell the developer's name gets a lot of attention as well. among gamers that's not gonna be a problem, among casuals is the bigger question. in which case... there's a sizable chunk of people who are going to be interested in what looks like a full fledged story in an MMO with other people.

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Ayuyu
09/05/11 6:02:00 PM
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Guild Wars 2 get more hype, work and as much attention, heck even the mainstream medias are starting to notice Guild Wars 2.

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