Rumor: BioWare Unveiling Star Wars MMO Soon

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  Yes, Star Wars: Galaxies, which was horrible. The problem with SW:G was that the guy leading the proje... : xcalibur19
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    Galaxies did not have outer space.. but it did have several planets. And it did have Jedi, but it was jus... : kodt
    • Jedi being rare and hard to become, before SOE ruined it, was worse, actually. They shouldn't have been i... : Link.
  • Bingo. SWG was a fine game as generic sci-fi universe social/PvP MMO. As a Star Wars game, it completely ... : Link.
• Bioware, and there's insane potential with the KOTOR universe. It sounds like you've never played the two... : Link.
• needs more mandolorians : proclone1

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• just think of this as kotor 3-infinity. you pay your 60 bucks and the game continues every month you con... : logan

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• they can if they chicken out and just make yet another MMO that's way too close to WoW for its own good ... : yuried
• they're EA now. It can most definitely fail :( : geneshifter
• It can totally fail. One of the few strengths Bio has is story, I mean look how mediocre their action is.... : Fred Garvin
• i think this has an even greater chance to fail, since bioware has no experience in developing an mmo (un... : whereiwannab

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  We're in the 90s platformers phase of the MMO market, where everyone and their grandmother is jumping on ... : Link.
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    DDO = the definition of being fucked over by your own IP. : ReiMomo
    • No, DDO sucked because Turbine sucks my nuts. : Caoster007
• Feel free to put up $100 milion for an MMO with a totally unproven IP, or just use an IP where half the m... : derelict515
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  Nope, not allowed! And by gosh, unless you personally want to give developers 100 million dollars for... : whyfacewhy
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    Yes, and they couldn't possibly use that $100 million to make something other than a Star Wars MMO. Heav... : deadhorse
    • That's an opinion that not a lot of people share with you, dude. : lookitzpancakes
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  Let's see.. Pirates of a Burning Sea Auto Assault Sims Online The Matrix Online Hellgate London (... : TheMongbat
  • Every single original IP you mentioned was a mediocre or worse game. That's the problem. I think if an ... : Link.
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  Come on, it's a franchise that truly deserves a good MMO. Galaxies is the stuff of laughter. What's to h... : ZaldronGG
  • Please have the ability to own ships, and fly to different planets! : wwonderboy334
• When you understand big business, you'll have your answer. : freakynipples69
• Because Bioware handed out a list of various MMO choices to work on and the unanimous vote was a KOTOR MM... : caddytwix

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  Jedi aren't born, they're made. Through years of grinding. : wwonderboy334
  • How ironic. The greatest Jedi in the Star Wars universe were the oldest. The greatest Jedi in the KOTO... : three-d
• I have no doubt that they will design a spectacularly complex game. : lookitzpancakes

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  FFXI doesn't blow because it was made for consoles. It's a horrible game because of many other reasons. : Link.
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    Yeah, but at a technical level, FFXI has blown from day one thanks to be shackled to its MMO roots. Add t... : three-d
    • That first sentence should end in "console roots". My bad. : three-d
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  Fortunately game devs are more open minded : derelict515
  • Being open minded is a beautiful notion...but MMORPG's will never work as well on consoles as they do on ... : wretchedradio
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  Would you mind being a little more specific as to why? Because I'm not seeing why it couldn't work. : hoov1185
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    Um, maybe the history of console MMO's not working. Why do you think it would work? You have to make the ... : wretchedradio
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      What is so different? Controls and communication? Your argument sounds like the "RTS's will never work : hoov1185
      • Many people are turned off by voice chat (look at how infrequently it is used in the MMOs which have thei... : ReiMomo
    • You're the one making the assertion pal. : Fred Garvin
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  FFXI plays great on the console, absmally on the PC unless you're using a controller. What are you talkin... : Modica Sol Solis
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    It's irrelevant how a game controls on consoles when the underlying game itself is one of the worst non-K... : Link.
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      FFXI is a horrible game. It fails as a PC MMO, and it's worse as a console MMO. I just brought it up cos ... : wretchedradio
      • Everquest Adventures might still be around, though I assume it has few players. Never played it, though I... : Link.
      • "I just brought it up cos it's the only console MMO that's stuck around. Although it's a mystery as to wh... : three-d
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  You know, there is an addon for WoW that lets you play with a Xbox360 controller, and it works fairly wel... : freakynipples69
  • How do you communicate with people? What class do you play, that you have enough buttons on the xbox c... : ReiMomo
• Do we even know what platform? : samduhman
• Im suprised Guildwars never sought out the console market. That game would have been perfect for consoles... : bld
• Right, they will "never" work because FFXI blows... : Fred Garvin

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• I sort of like not knowing for sure. My favorite part of kotor2 is a line of dialogue between Mandalore a... : jad3d
• I will be rogue sith lord, and go stealth, cheap shot with dual sabers and eviscerate! FTW!!!!!111oneleve... : Mini-d

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• I much prefer the KotOR timeline, personally. Less recorded history, so there are fewer concerns as far... : xsikal

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• Hate to say it, but it will be mediocre at best. It will have a monser spike in subs for the first 6 mont... : Fred Garvin

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  Correct, the Knights of the Old Republic comics are set 4,000 years before, and the video games take plac... : kodt
  • unless the MMO is set 2000 years before... : kodt
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  Ah god dammit. I meant to fact check that. Ballsz. : Chris Faylor
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    This is payback for ninja changing that article the other day and making me feel silly =P : Evil Benius
    • oh the karma! : ReiMomo

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  Ok. Not what I wanted to post but The Daily Star? Really? Well I suppose they're the mostly likely to not... : Jonathan
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    Here's hoping. This is probably the game I'm looking forward to the most at the moment. : bstrad
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      The Daily Star is saying 2009... They'd have to be announcing closed betas early next year. : Jonathan
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        2009? That's only what? 3 years development time for an mmo? I knew Bioware was good, but are they that g... : bstrad
        • Do we know if it's been in development since 2006? This could be have been in the planning states for muc... : Link.
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          Hypothesis: 1. They were using the HeroEngine from Simultronics which may have negated a year or more... : tidic
          • I just hope that no one at Bioware Austin has played SWG. I wouldn't want for them to be influenced by i... : bstrad
          • They did license the hero engine: http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/4349/BioWare-Gets-a-Hero-Engine W... : ReiMomo

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• THIS. : ReiMomo

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• There is no emotion, there is peace. There is no ignorance, there is knowledge. There is no passion, ... : swimteampie

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• You speak my feelings. : coyoterys
• Yeah, but lets see if they can make a game w/o the usual annoying MMO trappings. : BorenKets123

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• It's becoming repetitive. I don't know how much longer I'll play it for. : freakynipples69

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• In the KOTOR timeline, Jedi and Sith are numerous. Other races like the Mandalorians are as strong as Jed... : Link.