Bad PR from SWTOR, why?
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Ok I just want to say that RPG for video games is different to RPG in the table top sense and I am sick of talking about this so I am not even going to argue that point but just mention that it is different.Pr0 said:
On TOR I think every knew that this would end up being just a WoW clone with the extra bits of dialogue. I did not have high hopes for this game what so ever. Now yes personal characters can be important especially in a game like this and Hero based MMOs this is an early shot and we will have to wait and see what happens in this area.
Personally the only MMO that seems to be going for any innovation is Guild Wars 2. Although it still remains to be seen how that innovation will work or it will just be a cheap tacked on mechanic.
Ive seen it....its KotOR with a massively MMO by WoW stamped right on it
all the characters look like clunky robots the sidekick AI looks "special"
Also the first raid trailer looks like Ulduar
Will I try it? via peer pressure sure
Also I salute whomever brought up the topic of
Not all games need to look like RIFT/TERA to sell
all the characters look like clunky robots the sidekick AI looks "special"
Also the first raid trailer looks like Ulduar
Will I try it? via peer pressure sure
Also I salute whomever brought up the topic of
Not all games need to look like RIFT/TERA to sell
It doesn't need to be photo realistic to be fun (i.e. baldur's gate), but yes, i agree, the combat looks sticky, awkward and just plain boring. They aren't trying to revolutionize the combat (they even said so somewhere), but to quote yahtzee "It can at least set off a measly firework".
really? i did not though that. although because of the monthly fee and because its an mmo i know for a fact that i will not buy or play the game.Pedro The Hutt said:
in terms of aesthetics, i have nothing against cartoonish, as long as it suits the game. and IMO it does not suit star wars. star wars is a science fantasy, and IMO most fantasy games should try to look realistic because it makes the fantasy more real, which is usually what your aiming for.
I myself never made a problem out of paying ?10 a month for a good MMO, it helps them maintain the servesr, and really, in some places you can barely get lunch for ?10, a good MMO will give me more enjoyment than that lunch and it'll last me longer.
And well, I don't mind the artstyle of The Old Republic, it is a good deal more realistic than the Clone Wars CGI show, or even Team Fortress 2, while still having some stylised proportions. And well, when you invest as much cash in a project as in TOR you do want as many people as possible to be capable of playing the game, and let's not forget that this game has been in development in secret since 2006, the engine is almost antiquated by default by now.
So the choice to go for stylised art was probably made for a variety of reasons, but hey, after following the game for two years... perhaps even three, I can safely say that I've grown to like the art style, I can understand that it's not for everyone, but hey, nothing is. I'll take stylised characters over uncanny valley "realistic" characters any day, though.
And well, I don't mind the artstyle of The Old Republic, it is a good deal more realistic than the Clone Wars CGI show, or even Team Fortress 2, while still having some stylised proportions. And well, when you invest as much cash in a project as in TOR you do want as many people as possible to be capable of playing the game, and let's not forget that this game has been in development in secret since 2006, the engine is almost antiquated by default by now.
So the choice to go for stylised art was probably made for a variety of reasons, but hey, after following the game for two years... perhaps even three, I can safely say that I've grown to like the art style, I can understand that it's not for everyone, but hey, nothing is. I'll take stylised characters over uncanny valley "realistic" characters any day, though.
