Trailers: Star Wars: The Old Republic Fate of the Galaxy Trailer

[Darkauthor81]

Just how are they incoorporating, from what i have herd, a branching storyline with an mmo?

With lots and lots... and lots of money. From what I've seen this is the world's biggest single player game with multi player aspects tacked onto it.

You get the game play, and the plot, of a single player game. Something no MMO has even scratched the surface before this point because it would be so insanely expensive.

For me, this is freaking awesome. Since it's been my long standing dream to play an mmo where I'm never forced to talk to or put up with other people since the vast majority are morons who grate on my nerves.

Also I like the rail shooter avenue they're taking with the space battles although a lot of people are ticked that it wont be free roaming space battles. Which I can understand. But it's been done before. The rail shooter looks much more cinematic and, in another step to take the reliance of people out of the mmo equation, you don't have to wait for groups to form up to have a proper space battle.

For someone who's grown to hate MMOs, it's an epic feat that this game has me sold on it.

 

[LogicNProportion]

It's been confirmed that this game will come out on 11-11-11 to directly compete with Skyrim, as Bioware sees Bethesda as their greatest rival.

do you have a source to back that up? the official site states there is no release date yet. But I do think april is a bit too optimistic, I'm putting my money on a summer release.

OT: looks cool. while it's not as awesome as the hope trailer, it's nice to see a trailer with gameplay footage.

I have one question, How exactly will it fit that there will be like 9 times more jedis/siths than every other class combined? Because let's face it most people don't even care about the other classes, well after Jedi I guess the more popular one would be Bounty Hunter and then Smuggler pretty much leaving everything else (which according to, well this trailer there should be like 20 for every jedi) for a small minority of players....
Well at least that is what I think will happen anyway.

you're probably right, but I for one am looking forward to rolling a trooper ^^
and I really think people will give the other classes a look too, once they've played jedi/sith for a while.

I have one question, How exactly will it fit that there will be like 9 times more jedis/siths than every other class combined? Because let's face it most people don't even care about the other classes, well after Jedi I guess the more popular one would be Bounty Hunter and then Smuggler pretty much leaving everything else (which according to, well this trailer there should be like 20 for every jedi) for a small minority of players....
Well at least that is what I think will happen anyway.

Actually, according to polls, the most popular class being chosen is the Trooper.

So much, that Trooper-only guilds are outnumbering other guilds by a huge margin.

There WILL be wars for assimilation between these guilds on RP servers, and that is only a good thing in my point of view.

Inter-Guild Conflict = Awesome RP Experience

 

[Bobert93]

Looks like an eyesore...

 

[Duffeknol]

I'll just wait for this to become free like every other MMORPG. Even Bioware won't be able to make this work.

 

[Quiet Stranger]

I want Knights of The Old Republic 3, not this shit

 

[Saltyk]

I have one question, How exactly will it fit that there will be like 9 times more jedis/siths than every other class combined? Because let's face it most people don't even care about the other classes, well after Jedi I guess the more popular one would be Bounty Hunter and then Smuggler pretty much leaving everything else (which according to, well this trailer there should be like 20 for every jedi) for a small minority of players....
Well at least that is what I think will happen anyway.

you're probably right, but I for one am looking forward to rolling a trooper ^^
and I really think people will give the other classes a look too, once they've played jedi/sith for a while.

Actually, according to polls, the most popular class being chosen is the Trooper.

So much, that Trooper-only guilds are outnumbering other guilds by a huge margin.

There WILL be wars for assimilation between these guilds on RP servers, and that is only a good thing in my point of view.

Inter-Guild Conflict = Awesome RP Experience

From what I've seen in trailers and gameplay videos, Troopers are pretty good. Also saw a developer flat say that he thinks people will play as Jedi and Sith until they see just how powerful all the other classes are. Bioware claims that they are trying to make all the classes balanced and competitive. Time will tell. Personally, I plan to roll a Sith Juggernaut (Sith Warrior advanced class).

 

[DTWolfwood]

um...is it still a Hotkey based MMO?

 

[syltman]

This will fail.

 

[leviadragon99]

Huh, two things... firstly: A nonsensical obvious callout to C3P0 and R2-D2 in the first few seconds, that's just milking the fan-memories.

Secondly: OMFG! HK47 will be there!

 

[Rivers Wells]

Did anyone else find 1:39 to be unintentionally hilarious?

 

[TimeLord75]

Sure the game looks great, but all it took was one look at the gameplay demos and I knew exactly what they were trying to mimic, Star Wars Galaxies. This game will last maybe up to it's New Game Enhancements where it goes from 85-100% WoW clone and then it'll die.

Bite your tongue, sir.

I imagine it's safe to say EA/Bioware (not to mention every other freakin' developer on Earth) has learned from SOE's colossal f**k-up; they're unlikely to whip the rug out from underneath their players post-release. Patches, sure...tweaks, maybe even rebalancing passes, okay...but nothing on the scale of the NGE.

If you really like post-NGE SWG, then by all means...go play it. People are talking about TOR like it's going to be "the next WoW," or, FSM help us, "the WoW-killer." Puh-leeze. WoW *IS* the 800-lb gorilla in the room, with previously unimaginable levels of success. I don't want TOR to do that (though if it did, yay!); I'll be perfectly satisfied--no. It will be the happiest day of my life if TOR nails shut the coffin lid on SWG & SOE is forced to close the servers. I will dance naked in the streets. Calloo! Callay!

I'm curious to know how many MMOs you've played.

Believe me, I see this game being great for the short term but it won't last once the storyline is up on the Wikipiedia and the walkthroughs are out. Take a look at how the gameplay is, how the moves are made and the skills are worked. Is it really any different from already superpower WoW? No, it isn't. I predict is going to live for a long time, but thrive in the short term. Unless BioWare can give this game a free-to-play treatment, they're in trouble. Oh, and before you jump on the F2P-P2P bandwagon, take a look at Perfect World International, that's the model I'm talking about.

MMOs? Let's see...the ones I can remember:
City of Heroes/Villains (5 years; beta-tested Villains)
Star Wars Galaxies (pre-CU; quit just prior to the CU)
World of Warcraft
Everquest
Everquest II
Lord of the Rings Online (beta'd; now f2p'er)
Dungeons & Dragons Online (beta'd then subbed)
Fallen Earth
Dark Ages of Camelot
Champions Online (beta'd, subbed briefly, now f2p'er)
EVE Online
Lineage 2
Pirates of the Burning Sea (beta'd; now f2p'er)
Star Trek Online
Ultima Online (private server >.>)
...and while I can't remember the name, I did get to beta-test that futuristic FPS thing that Garriott put out (and swiftly died)

Now, are there similarities between WoW and, say, any other game released since? OF COURSE THERE ARE. No one with 3 functioning brain cells to rub together to keep themselves warm at night is going to completely ignore what is clearly the confirmed method of raking in metric asstons of cash. But is it a "WoW-clone?" I don't think so. Will it become one? Unlikely. Remember, this is Bioware--they are CRPGs. WoW's sole nod to RP is that you might occasionally find 2 people huddled on a beach somewhere desperately trying to chat in-character.

And please don't tell me you're sticking to your guns on your remark about this game going the same way as SWG--NGE and all. At the risk of sounding like a fanboy, this is Bioware. One thing they ain't is stupid. And even if they were, their corporate overseers are EA. The odds of them taking an action that would alienate vast quantities of customers, cause a public relations uproar and cost them the aforementioned metric asstons of cash are so slim that I'd sooner stake my manhood on the sun going nova tomorrow at 3:15pm EST.

It's possible that I'm wrong. Hell, anything's possible. But I feel pretty secure that my manhood will survive through tomorrow afternoon, at the very least.

 

[Watchmacallit]

Whats with the Sith and breathing apparatus? Malak, this guy and Darth Vader >_>

 

[DaHero]

Respectfully Snipped

Exactly...EA...

Now, as for if the game will die a horrific death, I doubt it. The problem is that you seem to insist I think the game will die in some cataclysmic patch note simply because I said NGE, which is NOT what I said.

When I look at the classes, the combat, the basic roles being played out (tank, healer, DPS) I see nothing new. I also know that there are going to be 10-20 times the Jedi on the servers, just like what happened on the NGE. Is this a bad thing? Time will tell. All I'm saying is that I don't see the hype, it's just a sci-fi RPG at the moment. I also see on-rails space combat, really? I saw that in LEGO Star Wars. I see the gameplay as nothing new, and you can't tell me the game is going to run off RPers.

 

[Devil's Due]

I hope you realize all the little kiddes will be playing Sith because it's dark and edgy.

Untrue, if you've ever played Star Wars Galaxies, the true Star Wars MMO, you'll know that the Sith were the least player faction in majority of the servers, and another large majority were all Jedi characters. I'm waiting to join as the that Infiltrator styled class because it's close to the Spy from SWG and dark, instead of all the goody-goody crap all the little kids will be playing for the Light Side. Everyone wants to be the hero and wave around green little lightsabers since they've seen Luke. The true players will be playing other classes than a lightersaber class, and on the dark side.

See you on the battlefield when this game comes out, or shall I say in your factions graveyard. I'll make sure to hire a few wookie slaves to have you a proper burial at least.

 

[DarthZod]

My current guild is sith aligned and as of now consists of 5 sith warriors, 6 sith inquisitors, 2 imperial agents and 2 bounty hunters.
If this is any sign, I would say that there is going to be an majority of force users over non force users.
I imagine that after awhile people will switch over when they realize the demand of some classes over others in groups and hopefully "dungeons" will be challenging enough that 4 of the same class wont be blowing through them.

 

[RejjeN]

Whats with the Sith and breathing apparatus? Malak, this guy and Darth Vader >_>

In Malak's case it was actually his jaw, or to be more specifik, a device that allowed him to speak despite having had his jaw blown off.
Edit: No wait, I recall him speaking once without it... I guess it's mostly for looks.
Edit2: Spoilers for anyone who plans to play KotOR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGeOQCqZmfM

 

[Optimystic]

So what exactly will keep 75% of people from rolling jedi/sith anyway?