Poll: Star Wars: The Old Republic

[Srdjan]

I love Star Wars, but I hate MMO, so no.

 

[Meggiepants]

I suppose it depends on how much they plan to charge each month. I really don't like that aspect of MMOs. If they go the Guild Wars route, then definitely yes. But if they charge each month, not likely.

My wallet is not an IV bag that Bioware can tap into.

 

[SextusMaximus]

I love Bioware too much! Even though I haven't played the other Star Wars games in that series, I shall definetly check this out.

 

[Mandal0re]

I suppose it depends on how much they plan to charge each month. I really don't like that aspect of MMOs. If they go the Guild Wars route, then definitely yes. But if they charge each month, not likely.

My wallet is not an IV bag that Bioware can tap into.

Pretty certain that the official site states that it will have a monthly subscription. And also if you factor in playtime your not necessarily paying anymore than you would do for a single player game(infact probably less). I am not an mmo player i just feel this is a commonly overlooked point.

And yes i will be playing it i love KOTOR 1&2 i love bioware and i dont have an issue with mmos. so its a no brainer really.

 

[Rogue 9]

It'll probably depend on my reaction to WoW: Cataclysm. If Cataclysm manages to fully hook me back into WoW I may have to pass on SW:TOR, at least initially. I only have time in my life for one MMOTimesink.

 

[Omikron009]

I'd love to, but I don't play MMOs. I don't want to pay a monthly fee, and I'm afraid of addiction.

 

[Megalodon]

I despise MMOs, so you can imagine how sad I was when I heard that my favorite game series ever was morphing into one.

So no, I will not be playing it. I'll just play through KOTOR again.

This is exactly how I feel as about TOR. Never any question, I will not be picking this up.

 

[Aanorith]

I have to try it. I do so love Biowares games. I'm one more good game away from getting a Bioware tattoo

 

[Meggiepants]

I suppose it depends on how much they plan to charge each month. I really don't like that aspect of MMOs. If they go the Guild Wars route, then definitely yes. But if they charge each month, not likely.

My wallet is not an IV bag that Bioware can tap into.

Pretty certain that the official site states that it will have a monthly subscription. And also if you factor in playtime your not necessarily paying anymore than you would do for a single player game(infact probably less). I am not an mmo player i just feel this is a commonly overlooked point.

And yes i will be playing it i love KOTOR 1&2 i love bioware and i dont have an issue with mmos. so its a no brainer really.

I didn't overlook it. Not saying others might overlook this, but I didn't.

I don't typically play games all in one sitting. I've been playing Fallout 3 for about 2 years now. I mix it up with other games I am playing. If I sat down and played any single game for 20 hours a week then you are right, an MMO would be more value for my buck.

I just don't see level grinding as something I want to pay each month to do and it certainly isn't something I'm going to want to pay continuously for. MMOs are for the most part, level grinding games, imo. I know Bioware promised more storyline, but I'm skeptical even so.

As for the official site, the last time I looked, about 3 weeks ago, they said a pricing structure hadn't been set yet. So it's possible they might not charge. Bioware claims they listen to gamers. If enough gamers said they'd prefer it otherwise, it might happen. I might be overly optimistic, though.

 

[Altorin]

If my computer can play it, and my girlfriend wants a change of pace from wow, maybe.. But cataclysm should have dropped by then, so who knows.

 

[Argtee]

I don't know. I really like Star Wars, but I'm not a big fan of MMOs.
I might check it out.
[sub] I'd rather have a KOTOR 3... [/sub]

 

[MisterShine]

If it is at all possible to pull off a story/character driven MMO, Bioware can do it.

I'm rooting for this to be so, and I'll be there to see if they can do it.

Also I want to kill some jedi.

 

[darth gditch]

It will be my first, and probably last MMORPG.

edit:

I don't know. I really like Star Wars, but I'm not a big fan of MMOs.
I might check it out.
[sub] I'd rather have a KOTOR 3... [/sub]

Agreed though.

 

[Mandal0re]

I suppose it depends on how much they plan to charge each month. I really don't like that aspect of MMOs. If they go the Guild Wars route, then definitely yes. But if they charge each month, not likely.

My wallet is not an IV bag that Bioware can tap into.

Pretty certain that the official site states that it will have a monthly subscription. And also if you factor in playtime your not necessarily paying anymore than you would do for a single player game(infact probably less). I am not an mmo player i just feel this is a commonly overlooked point.

And yes i will be playing it i love KOTOR 1&2 i love bioware and i dont have an issue with mmos. so its a no brainer really.

I didn't overlook it. Not saying others might overlook this, but I didn't.

I don't typically play games all in one sitting. I've been playing Fallout 3 for about 2 years now. I mix it up with other games I am playing. If I sat down and played any single game for 20 hours a week then you are right, an MMO would be more value for my buck.

I just don't see level grinding as something I want to pay each month to do and it certainly isn't something I'm going to want to pay continuously for. MMOs are for the most part, level grinding games, imo. I know Bioware promised more storyline, but I'm skeptical even so.

As for the official site, the last time I looked, about 3 weeks ago, they said a pricing structure hadn't been set yet. So it's possible they might not charge. Bioware claims they listen to gamers. If enough gamers said they'd prefer it otherwise, it might happen. I might be overly optimistic, though.

I would expect a monthly subscription fee. If there isnt one great,but i would be highly surprised if there isnt. If Bioware are smart they will undercut WOW as most subscription based MMOs charge the same as WOW so thats the best we can realisticly hope for,a subscription but a comparatively cheap one.

And i completely agree with you on grind, there may well be great story elements and i have full confidence in Bioware to pull this off, but there will be grind. Lots of grind. Im fine with that though,dont actually mind grind within reason.

 

[Mr. Grey]

If they offer lifetime, I'll pay for it. I pay for it because it's convenient and I don't have to keep paying them, I pay for what is equivalently a year... which is what I usually play for and more. So yeah, I'll pay that if only I can be freed from the bondage that is often referred to as "Rent".

If they go free, like Guild Wars 2 - and considering what they're planning that's freaking awesome - I'd be the happiest gamer in the world. I'd pay for tickets to Austin just to kiss every single person there, even if they didn't know such a decision was being made, I'd kiss them. If they don't and don't offer lifetime - remember that what Guild Wars 2 is planning is awesome and assuming that they succeeded in implementing said planning - I'd still buy those tickets, but instead spit in every single one of their faces... even if they didn't know.

If Guild Wars 2 falls flat on its face - which I believe isn't likely to happen - then I guess I'll have to pout that I don't get to spit in anyone's face.

Bioware claims they listen to gamers. If enough gamers said they'd prefer it otherwise, it might happen. I might be overly optimistic, though.

Two words: Planet Scanner.

Did I jynx us? Don't think so considering it's BioWare; when they screw up, it's intentional.

 

[Ieyland]

I have faith that BioWare will deliver the goods. It might not be Mass Effect 2 quality, but I'm really excited for it.

I'm actually worried if they can pull off true RPG elements, since they were basically non-existent. And after beating Mass Effect last night I'm not really eager to play another Bioware game.

It was mostly Dragon's Age: Origin's that kicked off my BioWare love,

Mass Effect 2 was a let down, compared to the element's of the first game's exploration.

You are very strange.

OT: Nope, just can't play MMORPGs.

 

[Meggiepants]

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I would expect a monthly subscription fee. If there isnt one great,but i would be highly surprised if there isnt. If Bioware are smart they will undercut WOW as most subscription based MMOs charge the same as WOW so thats the best we can realisticly hope for,a subscription but a comparatively cheap one.

And i completely agree with you on grind, there may well be great story elements and i have full confidence in Bioware to pull this off, but there will be grind. Lots of grind. Im fine with that though,dont actually mind grind within reason.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they'll do a subscription fee as well. I'm just being optomistic, because if they don't have one, I'd buy it in a heart beat. That would be awesome.

And I like to grind every now and again. I play Disgaea, which is like crack for people with OCD. I'm just OCD enough to know that I don't need to take the heroin that MMOs are for grinders. I do hope the story is there, and I will be watching the reviews to see what others say. If the story is there, I might pay for a couple of months even if it does have a subscription. I loved both KoTORs.

Bioware claims they listen to gamers. If enough gamers said they'd prefer it otherwise, it might happen. I might be overly optimistic, though.

Two words: Planet Scanner.

Did I jynx us? Don't think so considering it's BioWare; when they screw up, it's intentional.

Ha! They should secretly hookup ME2 to a satellite and let the players do all the grunt work. Think your mining for Paladium when you play ME2? Think again! You're actually mining Earth for gamer opinions about Bioware products!

Also, I hope you get to kiss people rather than spit at them.

 

[GodsAndFishes]

I'll play the free trial when it comes out, but aside from that no I won't be playing it.

 

[DustyDrB]

I'm not into subscription gaming. Also, I play BioWare games largely for the story and secondary character interactions. I haven't seen an MMO do this well. I'm sure BioWare can, but I'll just take a "wait-and-see" approach. Another thing I'm not into is grinding. If I have to kill 20 womp rats so I can make womp rat liver soup, then I'll leave this to other gamers.