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Knights of the Old Republic MMORPG?
Jun 06 2007 05:32pm

Kenyon
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Kenyon
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Got this rumor from Wikipedia:
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On April 25th, 2007, a rumor came about that BioWare was secretly in development on a Knights of the Old Republic MMORPG. Stemming from the latest issue of EGM, the rumor contained little information to support the claim. However, investigation into the matter reveals that there is more to the rumor than EGM's single suggestion. In early 2006 BioWare opened an Austin branch to develop an unnamed MMORPG. This alone confirmed an inevitable BioWare MMO, but the choice of Richard Vogel as a leader of the project is what largely suggest that the currently unnamed MMO is set in the KOTOR universe. Vogel was one of the project leaders behind the sci-fi MMO Star Wars Galaxies. SWG was held down by being set in a universe where continuity prevented any true story development (such as seen in WoW) and SOE assuming creative control eventually caused the removal of the things that had kept SWG's hardcore fanbase playing among them the skill tree system, which allowed for more customizable characters and drastic changes to the game's combat and character profession selection.

SOE has been confirmed to have lost the Star Wars license, though there has been no confirmation that BioWare will be producing a KotOR MMORPG.


This post was edited by Kenyon on Mar 23 2011 05:48pm.

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Oct 16 2008 08:22am

JP
 - Academy Pimp
 JP

we'll we could very well allow this MMO to be the game to bring the masses together. One big guild.
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Come on now, every Generation X boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Is it because he was a whiney farm boy from some backwater hack planet? No, it's because he was a FREAKING JEDI. He could block lasers with his lightsaber. He could levitate droids & rocks & crap with his mind. Come on, he choked two pig dudes with just a simple gesture. He cut off Darth Vader's hand and kicked him down a flight of stairs. He got his @$$ zapped by lightning from the geezer Emperor, stood up and said "s'at all you got b!tc#??"

Oct 15 2008 01:35pm

SaZ
 - Student
 SaZ

and I hope we will get a damn sabering game that we can play online and revive this place from teh graveyard
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Oct 15 2008 01:19am

Alex Dkana
 - Staff
 Alex Dkana

Hopefully we'll get more than a title announced! Think we deserve a few details after all this waiting? :P

But seriously, I hope they still make a third single player RPG, no matter how aweseme this will be.
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Oct 12 2008 05:33pm

Artex
 - Student
 Artex

i hope they make a mac version :(
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Oct 09 2008 02:36am

JP
 - Academy Pimp
 JP

So to all of you who doubted. Heres my final proof

http://www.massively.com/2008/10/07/check-out-our-bioware-lucasarts-announcement-invite

I'll update on the 21st =)
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Come on now, every Generation X boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Is it because he was a whiney farm boy from some backwater hack planet? No, it's because he was a FREAKING JEDI. He could block lasers with his lightsaber. He could levitate droids & rocks & crap with his mind. Come on, he choked two pig dudes with just a simple gesture. He cut off Darth Vader's hand and kicked him down a flight of stairs. He got his @$$ zapped by lightning from the geezer Emperor, stood up and said "s'at all you got b!tc#??"

This comment was edited by JP on Oct 09 2008 02:39am.

Aug 01 2008 01:45pm

Pellinore
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 Pellinore

bah, wish they offered offshore testing :o
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Jul 31 2008 06:55am

JP
 - Academy Pimp
 JP

Bioware is also recruiting a separate QA tester to work in Austin

linky

Applying to that one as well. :D
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Come on now, every Generation X boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Is it because he was a whiney farm boy from some backwater hack planet? No, it's because he was a FREAKING JEDI. He could block lasers with his lightsaber. He could levitate droids & rocks & crap with his mind. Come on, he choked two pig dudes with just a simple gesture. He cut off Darth Vader's hand and kicked him down a flight of stairs. He got his @$$ zapped by lightning from the geezer Emperor, stood up and said "s'at all you got b!tc#??"

Jul 29 2008 05:25am

JP
 - Academy Pimp
 JP

App going out for that 2morrow morning once i fix up my resume for it. Dream job gogo
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Come on now, every Generation X boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Is it because he was a whiney farm boy from some backwater hack planet? No, it's because he was a FREAKING JEDI. He could block lasers with his lightsaber. He could levitate droids & rocks & crap with his mind. Come on, he choked two pig dudes with just a simple gesture. He cut off Darth Vader's hand and kicked him down a flight of stairs. He got his @$$ zapped by lightning from the geezer Emperor, stood up and said "s'at all you got b!tc#??"

Jul 28 2008 12:03pm

Jade Jedi
 - Retired
 Jade Jedi

LucasArts Looking For MMO Testers and from the Lucasarts site
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This comment was edited by Jade Jedi on Jul 28 2008 12:04pm.

Jul 24 2008 05:48am

Lian Del Rey
 - Student
 Lian Del Rey

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While doing some research i found the engine that Bioware is adapting to the MMO. Its called the HeroEngine and i must says...its "Impressive...Most impressive"

linky to it


CHRIST ON A STICK.

That looks wonderful. I wish that was available in NWN2, it would make it so much easier. Lol.
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slorp

Jul 23 2008 07:54pm

JP
 - Academy Pimp
 JP

While doing some research i found the engine that Bioware is adapting to the MMO. Its called the HeroEngine and i must says...its "Impressive...Most impressive"

linky to it

whe world building tool most impressed me, but the other available features makes gameplay options very interactive and will def give you a higher sense of RP factor.
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Come on now, every Generation X boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Is it because he was a whiney farm boy from some backwater hack planet? No, it's because he was a FREAKING JEDI. He could block lasers with his lightsaber. He could levitate droids & rocks & crap with his mind. Come on, he choked two pig dudes with just a simple gesture. He cut off Darth Vader's hand and kicked him down a flight of stairs. He got his @$$ zapped by lightning from the geezer Emperor, stood up and said "s'at all you got b!tc#??"

This comment was edited by JP on Jul 23 2008 07:55pm.

Jul 22 2008 09:05am

Z�diac Grimclaw
 - Ex-Student
 Z�diac Grimclaw

either way,kotor is gonna be released with mmo either the fans like it or not :D

PS: btw i think the name will be changed from Star wars: Knight of the old republic into: Star Wars: The Old Republic
btw. this might be interesting to read, not saying that its true but still interesting:
http://www.gamecarbon.com/kotor-mmo-is-confirmed/


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This comment was edited by Z�diac Grimclaw on Jul 22 2008 09:21am.

Jul 22 2008 08:41am

SaZ
 - Student
 SaZ

looking forward to more official info then :)
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Jul 22 2008 05:51am

JP
 - Academy Pimp
 JP

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It's been scientifically proven that Bioware is incapable of failing.


True story...now stop being whiners cause each of you complaining, saying its going to be terrible are gonna be on my server killing stuff with me, loving every second of it =P
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Come on now, every Generation X boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Is it because he was a whiney farm boy from some backwater hack planet? No, it's because he was a FREAKING JEDI. He could block lasers with his lightsaber. He could levitate droids & rocks & crap with his mind. Come on, he choked two pig dudes with just a simple gesture. He cut off Darth Vader's hand and kicked him down a flight of stairs. He got his @$$ zapped by lightning from the geezer Emperor, stood up and said "s'at all you got b!tc#??"

Jul 22 2008 04:14am

Lian Del Rey
 - Student
 Lian Del Rey

Well we should keep in mind that Bioware's developing it, and any accomplished gamer knows that Bioware knows what they're doing. ;)

It's been scientifically proven that Bioware is incapable of failing.
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slorp

Jul 21 2008 09:01pm

SaZ
 - Student
 SaZ

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indeed. why is kotor special? storyline , choices you make in the storyline, companions, dialogs. neither of those can be accomplished in a mmo. well atleast not to the kotor level.


I can name mmo's that contain those aspects in them, and with polish they can be made to KOTOR level. Stop judging the game. No information at all has been released. We know it is going have an mmo COMPONENT. Meaning that there will be singleplayer too.


well i just look at the past thats all.
like i said earlier... unless its something totally unexpected, nextgen, whatever - its goin to fail.
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Jul 21 2008 08:33pm

Tallepyon
 - Student
 Tallepyon

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indeed. why is kotor special? storyline , choices you make in the storyline, companions, dialogs. neither of those can be accomplished in a mmo. well atleast not to the kotor level.


I can name mmo's that contain those aspects in them, and with polish they can be made to KOTOR level. Stop judging the game. No information at all has been released. We know it is going have an mmo COMPONENT. Meaning that there will be singleplayer too.

Jul 21 2008 10:10am

SaZ
 - Student
 SaZ

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It's the theme and setting that sells.

Besides, blizzard showed that you can make a successful MMORPG even out of a purely RTS-oriented gaming series.


well the lore is very strong in both warcraft and star wars, but the thing is... its not the lore itself that makes kotor... a kotor lol
its the things i mentioned before.
now it looks as if game is called kotor only because its best seller. why couldnt it be... 'starwars galaxies 2' ?
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Jul 21 2008 09:39am

Masta
 - Jedi Council
 Masta

It's the theme and setting that sells.

Besides, blizzard showed that you can make a successful MMORPG even out of a purely RTS-oriented gaming series.
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Jul 21 2008 08:38am

SaZ
 - Student
 SaZ

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How exactly would a KOTOR MMORPG work? I can't see it...


indeed. why is kotor special? storyline , choices you make in the storyline, companions, dialogs. neither of those can be accomplished in a mmo. well atleast not to the kotor level.
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Jul 21 2008 02:46am

Eica
 - Student
 Eica

How exactly would a KOTOR MMORPG work? I can't see it...
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Jul 19 2008 12:22am

Lian Del Rey
 - Student
 Lian Del Rey

On Gamespot, too.
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slorp

Jul 18 2008 09:10pm

Z�diac Grimclaw
 - Ex-Student
 Z�diac Grimclaw

i just love KOTOR ^^
though KOTOR2 was kinda... unfinished so i hope they dont rush this one
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Jul 18 2008 12:56pm

SaZ
 - Student
 SaZ

lets hope for groundbreaking mmo with new system etc then ;/
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Jul 18 2008 11:39am

Masta
 - Jedi Council
 Masta

Well, i guess it's pretty safe to say that there'll be a kotor mmo instead of a normal sequel. To me, this is of course very bad news and a major disappointment, since i was cheering for a legendary sp experience instead. Oh well...
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