Star Wars MMO - KOTOR, Giggity?

[Cantatus]

If this rumor is true, the one thing I hope for the most is for them to incorporate the alignment system from the KotOR series. Ever since I played those games, I've wanted a MMOG to design quests in a way that have a direct impact on what classes you can be depending on how you complete them. If they were to include this, I'd be one of the first people in line to preorder.

Originally Posted by Hatorade

I seriously doubt this will be just the Jedi and Sith types/arch types. That would be what 6 classes? Warrior type rog type and caster type. They are prolly gonna make it open ended skill tree based. If its just Jedi and Sith. I personaly would like to see that happen with racial abilities. To set you apart.

If they keep it like how KotOR worked, it'd basically be a mixture of a skill and class based system. With few exceptions, you could pick any skill you wanted regardless of the class. The class just affected your stats and how many times you got to choose from the skills.

[Twobit Whore]

KOTOR is just a modified D&D3.0E d20 system.

[Haldin Darconis]

I hope they do it right.

I'm surprised no one's mentioned...

Originally Posted by Dalate

It was generally well-received by fans and critics

Yeah.... sure. Or are they just talking about the SW fans which will buy anything with a wookie?

[Froofy-D]

If it is something like:

- Jedi Knight/KOTOR on the ground, with vehicles
- XWing vs. Tie Fighter in space, with capital ships and space stations

and both spheres have nearly EVE-depth skills trees and upgrade systems, I would probably never purchase another video game, ever.

[Himeo]

I don't know if I can continue living in a world where EA is publishing a KOTOR MMO.

Oh God. Why?

KAAAAAAHHHN!

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Well if its based off of KOTOR you'd have a few different Jedi classes (3 at least), you'd have the hunter-killer/assassin droids, the fix-it/interrogation droids which would kinda be interesting actually, Bounty Hunter (both out and out bad ass types like Calo and Canderous, and more gadget based like Mira) and Smuggler. At the very least...

[Shaof]

A software company I work for was bought out by a big corporation about 5 months ago.

It's not gaming related, but I'm sure the management of aquisition is similar. They didn't touch us much at first and made us continue with what we were doing, while making small integrations, like changing to Team Foundation Server for source for example. Never did they ask us to change something about our product.

A company is bought out because they show immense potential with greater growth potential with larger backings. The purchasing corporation doesn't want to fix something that isn't broken, but make it better.

I don't see how EA can fuck up the development of this game, but you may find their support side being underwhelming.

[Zehn - Vhex]

There's a BIIIIG fucking difference between Company A acquiring Company B versus EA acquiring anything.

Something along the lines of the difference between a man having sex with a woman versus a man having sex with a gopher hole.

[xKALECx]

Originally Posted by Zehn - Vhex

There's a BIIIIG fucking difference between Company A acquiring Company B versus EA acquiring anything.

Something along the lines of the difference between a man having sex with a woman versus a man having sex with a gopher hole.

LOL, that was great!

Yeah, EA's track record of buyouts really is the only thing worrying me about this game. Otherwise as mentioned already..it has the potential to top everything for the slightest SW/MMO fan.

[Digits]

Instantly the most promising MMO since WoW. See you guys in the KOTORMMO thread 3 years from now.

[Duppin]

Just remember...

KOTOR 2 sucked.

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Also not made by Bioware...

[FulorianC]

Originally Posted by Duppin

Just remember...

KOTOR 2 sucked.

Actually, it didn't. It was a pile of crap placed on top of a solid game and somehow came out smelling like a subpar batch of roses. It wasn't awesome, but it didn't suck. That was the strength of KotoR... the shitty sequel (not made by Bioware... it was made by Obsidian...) was still great just because of the engine and the world it had created.

[Rythonn]

Originally Posted by Hatorade

I seriously doubt this will be just the Jedi and Sith types/arch types. That would be what 6 classes? Warrior type rog type and caster type. They are prolly gonna make it open ended skill tree based. If its just Jedi and Sith. I personaly would like to see that happen with racial abilities. To set you apart.

Well you also have the Wookies and the HK-47 type driods and the Handmaidens. I am sure they can work something out. You also have to have your Bounty Hunters.

[Dumar]

Originally Posted by Shaof

A software company I work for was bought out by a big corporation about 5 months ago.

It's not gaming related, but I'm sure the management of aquisition is similar. They didn't touch us much at first and made us continue with what we were doing, while making small integrations, like changing to Team Foundation Server for source for example. Never did they ask us to change something about our product.

A company is bought out because they show immense potential with greater growth potential with larger backings. The purchasing corporation doesn't want to fix something that isn't broken, but make it better.

I don't see how EA can fuck up the development of this game, but you may find their support side being underwhelming.

it's different because a gaming company needs to be run a bit differently. there's a lot of artists and creative people behind the company you're gobbling up. you can't handle that in the same way as buying a company that makes database apps, for example.

if you want to see proof of this, just do what others have said and look at EA's track record over the past 10 years. what they do to companies is akin to sticking your dick in a gopher hole.