"Star Wars: The Old Republic" Discussion Thread

[Alan Wake]

I just read an IGN article on the impressions from the E3 demo and it was a bit deflating. The combat is apparently a big laggy and not as immersive as BioWare is claiming. The biggest gripe was that you just don't feel like a Jedi, you feel like a cartoony dude with a big light stick.

Humm. I'm thinking this game is getting enough hype to dig its own grave unfortunately.

The expectations its already holding in the public eyes will never amount.

[TBA]

Humm. I'm thinking this game is getting enough hype to dig its own grave unfortunately.

The expectations its already holding in the public eyes will never amount.

Yeah, the game could become the next Age of Conan, a pretty good game but so overhyped that it felt like a complete letdown.

Then again, it is Bioware that's developing the game.

[Col.Foley]

Well with this game Star Wars meets Doctor Who

[Alan Wake]

Well with this game Star Wars meets Doctor Who

So what you're saying is... Star Wars meets horrible British science fiction?

That's an awful blow to the game.

[DigiFluid]

So what you're saying is... Star Wars meets horrible British science fiction?

Oh I'm so disappointed in you AW

[DigiFluid]

My Sith Empire t-shirt just arrived!

[DigiFluid]

Aaaaaand, the next part of the Blood of the Empire webcomic has been released

[s09119]

My Sith Empire t-shirt just arrived!

The Empire shall fall! Long live the Republic!

[Col.Foley]

So what you're saying is... Star Wars meets horrible British science fiction?

That's an awful blow to the game.

No that you get to travel around in your journies with 'companions' . As in women, men, aliens, droids...tin dogs.....

I hope to get a fiery Red Head myself

Long live the Jedi!

[AtlantisRules!!!]

Long live the Jedi in the Alderaan vid

[Alan Wake]

My Sith Empire t-shirt just arrived!

I'd love to see a photo.

[DigiFluid]

[Alan Wake]

humm. what am I missing?

When I look at that, it doesn't scream "sith" or starwars.

Looks like a Lost shirt

[DigiFluid]

...except for the gigantic SITH EMPIRE emblem on it, you mean?

[Alan Wake]

hum.

I guess I've really never seen an emblem before. In games or otherwise.

[Shan Bruce Lee]

humm. what am I missing?

When I look at that, it doesn't scream "sith" or starwars.

Looks like a Lost shirt

The Sith Empire symbol looks almost exactly like the symbol of the republic in the prequals and the Imperial symbol in the original trilogy.

[TBA]

No that you get to travel around in your journies with 'companions' . As in women, men, aliens, droids...tin dogs.....

I hope to get a fiery Red Head myself

Like in Guild Wars? Don't really know if I like that idea... On one hand, it's nice for the story and character development, but on the other hand it negates the MMO aspect. I like grouping with random people to do quests and instances, if you can just do all the content with npc party members Bioware might've as well made it a singleplayer game.

I'd take a brunette, by the way

[Sami_]

I have a feeling this game might flop due to the approach they are taking to PvE, they don't want large raids and they don't want several people hitting 1 mob because they say it isn't epic.

Evidence so far suggests people want quite the opposite, people didn't feel raiding was epic when they switched from 40 to 25 in wow and blizzard have had a lot of success from building up the story toward a powerful villain that you have to beat i.e Ragnaros/Nefarian/Illidan/Arthas.

I just don't feel they have the finger on the MMO pulse as far as PvE is concerned which considering the style of the game will be a much bigger draw than PvP.

[DigiFluid]

This week's updates include....

Blood of the Empire #7 is now available.

A developer diary on audio in the game.

And lastly a developer diary on music in SWTOR, with video!

[DigiFluid]

Blood of the Empire #8 available

And in news I have been waiting for: Nar Shaddaa revealed as a playable world