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Kenyon - Lord of the Dance  |
Update: Virtue has been so kind as to establish a guild. It can be found here: http://www.swtor.com/guilds/18182/jedi-academy
Got this rumor from Wikipedia: Quote: 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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Alex Dkana - Staff 
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That just sounds like the various rumours that have been around for ages. I'm sure theres something KotOR related coming but whether its an MMO, the third game, or a dreamlike scenario of both? Well i'm going to wait until an official announcement to be sure.
Hehe I completely agree. You guys are all excited about it being a star wars game and there hasn't been anything official about it. Watch it be a baldur's gate or neverwinter nights mmo! This is the only official information mentioned... http://www.lucasartsbioware.com/ Generally, with Lucasarts, you'd expect a Star Wars game. Considering Bioware's history in Star Wars games, there's a chance it is KOTOR-related. Indiana jones mmorpg FTFW Grim Fandango has finally got a follow up game. _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana |
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NotSoLittleCaesar - Student 
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That just sounds like the various rumours that have been around for ages. I'm sure theres something KotOR related coming but whether its an MMO, the third game, or a dreamlike scenario of both? Well i'm going to wait until an official announcement to be sure.
Hehe I completely agree. You guys are all excited about it being a star wars game and there hasn't been anything official about it. Watch it be a baldur's gate or neverwinter nights mmo! This is the only official information mentioned... http://www.lucasartsbioware.com/ Generally, with Lucasarts, you'd expect a Star Wars game. Considering Bioware's history in Star Wars games, there's a chance it is KOTOR-related. Indiana jones mmorpg FTFW _______________ Quote: I mostly agree oh Lord of the squeezy mop
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That just sounds like the various rumours that have been around for ages. I'm sure theres something KotOR related coming but whether its an MMO, the third game, or a dreamlike scenario of both? Well i'm going to wait until an official announcement to be sure.
Hehe I completely agree. You guys are all excited about it being a star wars game and there hasn't been anything official about it. Watch it be a baldur's gate or neverwinter nights mmo! This is the only official information mentioned... http://www.lucasartsbioware.com/ Generally, with Lucasarts, you'd expect a Star Wars game. Considering Bioware's history in Star Wars games, there's a chance it is KOTOR-related. _______________ "Do or do not, there is no try" Jedi Master Yoda Dual Saberist |
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Tallepyon - Student 
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Quote: That just sounds like the various rumours that have been around for ages. I'm sure theres something KotOR related coming but whether its an MMO, the third game, or a dreamlike scenario of both? Well i'm going to wait until an official announcement to be sure.
Hehe I completely agree. You guys are all excited about it being a star wars game and there hasn't been anything official about it. Watch it be a baldur's gate or neverwinter nights mmo! |
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Alex Dkana - Staff
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That just sounds like the various rumours that have been around for ages. I'm sure theres something KotOR related coming but whether its an MMO, the third game, or a dreamlike scenario of both? Well i'm going to wait until an official announcement to be sure. _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana |
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Recent article on upcoming games, organized by the letters, Note the letter K:
Quote: Only one game you need to know about in K, and that's because it's the only one coming this year: Knights of the Old Republic 3. As we revealed last issue, well-placed sources are telling us Obsidian are handling development on the regular KOTOR, while Bioware take things online in a KOTOR MMO.
Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=179932 _______________ 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#??" |
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Artex - Student 
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i really, truly hope this happens. imagine a legit star wars mmo (not countins galaxies, it got totally messed up)! _______________ Sluglife |
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Lian Del Rey - Student 
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KOTOR2 was developed by Obsidian, not Bioware (who made the first KOTOR and would be developing the KOTOR MMO if these rumors are true.) _______________ slorp |
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NotSoLittleCaesar - Student 
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And, mass effect is apparently quoted for a trilogy, so i can see it beating it in priority. _______________ Quote: I mostly agree oh Lord of the squeezy mop
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tbh, Mass Effect will keep Bioware going for a couple more years. IF they do release another game, we'll not likely hear about it very soon. _______________ -Padawan of Virtue -Brother of Menaxia, *|irael, Krynn Adept, Majno, Ris Win Juljul, DaMi3N, Beowulf, Dash Starlight, Carrock and Yuken Zalak Bartender at Munes bar. Sir Mic of Nippledom! Proudly beating Wang, since '07. (Crackdown) |
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I don't think so, EA is only going to distribute, they are still have the same designers/programers/creative staff so nothing should change.  That doesn't mean anything. I can see EA pushing them to release unpolished bugged content. *Cough* Kotor 2 *Cough* true but they gave us the cut content after a while not really lol, theres a group of people doing it outside of the companies, they gave us bugged content, which was a huge letdown to the KOTOR franchise. _______________ Quote: I mostly agree oh Lord of the squeezy mop
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I don't think so, EA is only going to distribute, they are still have the same designers/programers/creative staff so nothing should change. That doesn't mean anything. I can see EA pushing them to release unpolished bugged content. *Cough* Kotor 2 *Cough* true but they gave us the cut content after a while _______________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHgmY1eRjvU |
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NotSoLittleCaesar - Student
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I don't think so, EA is only going to distribute, they are still have the same designers/programers/creative staff so nothing should change. That doesn't mean anything. I can see EA pushing them to release unpolished bugged content. *Cough* Kotor 2 *Cough* _______________ Quote: I mostly agree oh Lord of the squeezy mop
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KHSenatu - Student
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I don't think so, EA is only going to distribute, they are still have the same designers/programers/creative staff so nothing should change. That doesn't mean anything. I can see EA pushing them to release unpolished bugged content. _______________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHgmY1eRjvU |
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Artex - Student
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Well, I REALLY hope they make this game ^_^ _______________ Sluglife |
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Alex Dkana - Staff 
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In the end any future Star Wars game made by Bioware pretty much comes down to their Dev team and LA.
If the dev team at Bioware is for some reason depleted (I cannot see this happening for a long time with the rep the've got, regardless of the owner) then they could bring out an unpolished game, and of course there is the worry LA will make big mistakes like they did with KotOR II among others. However LA have published some classic games, some recently (KotOR, Lego SW, Rep Comm etc.) they can be very patchy in terms of decision making - I think this is a big wait and see situation - there are too many unknowns at this point. Such as whether its even a Star Wars game. Personally, regardless of whether this is set in the KotOR 'era', I can see LA at some point going ahead with a KotOR III. The series has been exceptionally popular so far, and with the sucess of Biowares own Mass Effect they will see that it is a sellable commoditiy. Hell the lead writer at Bioware is writing popular KotOR era Star Wars books at the moment, they know they can sell the stuff. _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana |
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Besides in my opinion both the kotors rocked. the second kinda sucked in some places but I dont complain. I usually just scare the crap out of everyone when I play. I love looking at peoples reactions. |
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Carbonel - Student |
Biowares new game mass effect ( Try it) is evidence that they have other things on their mind.I wouldnt mind the Idea of this though. It would be awesome |
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Quote: No they wont! Lucasarts has the final say, lets hope they learnt from KOTOR II.
Just like JKA? This comment was edited by Tallepyon on Dec 11 2007 06:38pm. |
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student 
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Anything Bioware develops, EA has the final say in. If Lucasarts is co-developing or something, then maybe EA won't be able to do much about it. _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." |
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Jade Jedi - Retired 
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No they wont! Lucasarts has the final say, lets hope they learnt from KOTOR II. _______________ *CLICKEH->Never risk the Fett Man|*Download my Saber here. Made by master craftsman Pink Floyd_Mintaka + his 2002 & 4000 comment's [Laz's 700th comment][BDKawika's 600th comment] & Owner of a TOWEL award!!|Master: Sared Padawans: Rage-Ball and Dante Eagle.|*Jade Jedi at The Jedi Academy Archives "There's only one Return and it's not of the King it's of the Jedi" Randal Clerks 2 The top 10 reasons why I procrastinate: 1. This comment was edited by Jade Jedi on Dec 11 2007 12:44pm. |
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Tallepyon - Student
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I don't think so, EA is only going to distribute, they are still have the same designers/programers/creative staff so nothing should change. That doesn't mean anything. I can see EA pushing them to release unpolished bugged content. |
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Augusta_Mintaka - Student 
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EA is widely criticized for being the downfall of popular companies (Westwood and Bullfrog for example) and Bioware is no different from those companies if you really look at it.
Some companies (Bullfrog) actually reached their peek while under EA. Yet, many devs from said companies have a few choice words regarding EA  .
Just because EA isn't changing Bioware doesn't mean Bioware won't change. There is a very good chance (looking at EA's history with acquired companies) that changes will take place in the near future. Real thing to worry about is how it will change. On a lighter note, the console wars does offer a buffer in that area. Even though EA has Bioware, Microsoft wouldn't want anything to happen to the developer of a game that is the selling point for many 360 owners. Personally, I'm just hoping EA might give a little bit of a push for Bioware to get the PC ports sooner. _______________ "Deos fortioribus adesse." This comment was edited by Augusta_Mintaka on Dec 11 2007 05:12am. |
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Alex Dkana - Staff
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Lets not be pessimistic panakas, if any independant developer can survive being owned by a larger company its Bioware. Their reputation is sometimes not fully appreciated - they are respected everyone from the games industry to the film industry. Hell I even see their name pop up in regards to creative writing.
EA have made mistakes in the past, but i'm thinking they won't dissolve the essence of Bioware. The worst i'm expecting is KotOR 2 syndrome - where a game is rushed out early to meet the publishers demands. As Jade said its not as if the creative staff has changed. _______________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield | Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | Rhaiko D'kana - SWTOR EU Guild Co-Founder | Is it what the teacher, teaches? Or what the student learns? A Dkana |
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Jade Jedi - Retired
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Quote: I don't think so, EA is only going to distribute, they are still have the same designers/programers/creative staff so nothing should change. _______________ *CLICKEH->Never risk the Fett Man|*Download my Saber here. Made by master craftsman Pink Floyd_Mintaka + his 2002 & 4000 comment's [Laz's 700th comment][BDKawika's 600th comment] & Owner of a TOWEL award!!|Master: Sared Padawans: Rage-Ball and Dante Eagle.|*Jade Jedi at The Jedi Academy Archives "There's only one Return and it's not of the King it's of the Jedi" Randal Clerks 2 The top 10 reasons why I procrastinate: 1. |
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