Rogue15 Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 damn..all this dloading will be for naught if its true. -_-
HUGOMAND Posted March 21, 2006 Author Posted March 21, 2006 I really hope that the rumour about bioware taking over is true. I just fear they will make it too iconic and such... Afterall, it isn't LA that has been listening to the playerbase lately, its SOE who have been listening.
JediConsularAD Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 no way can bioware, taake control, they have no real link to swg, they made 1 good sw game, kotor, they may start thinking this game should be more like it then thats swg outta the window. imo LA should be te ones in control, but soe already has the resurces set up to work this game.
JediConsularAD Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 also this guy could be talking rubbish, harrytheman and his sources which could be toilet paper for all i know, however if swg2 is gonna be made i think LA should take control themselves.
JediConsularAD Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=swggpdiscussion&message.id=620409 tought i would post this for the hell of it, i see the moderators = hitler
Guest DarthMaulUK Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Well. It all could be a rumour but I know for a fact that Bioware have announced a new studio to develope MMO's and work is already under way. The most interesting fact about this, is that ex Sony Online Entertainment VP of product development Richard Vogul, who was also responsible for launching Ultima Online for Origin, and Gordon Walton, also ex-SOE and executive producer for Electronic Arts will be heading the new studio. Interesting as well, that most of the guys who worked on KOTOR will be joining up and remember, Bioware mergered with Pandemic Studios who have also made Star Wars games. DMUK
HUGOMAND Posted March 21, 2006 Author Posted March 21, 2006 http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=swggpdiscussion&message.id=620598 qra said: Im not going into any details as I dont want any hints to my sources but here goes.... LA pulled the license from SOE. The rumors about February were dead right. SOE was allowed time to transition players (how much is unknown) to their other station pass games. Thats why they stopped selling SWG prepaid cards. Publish 28, if it gets done will be the last publish to the game. There is a minimal support staff now working on it. Its purely cosmetic changes to keep existing players subscribing Bioware did indeed gain rights to develop a second version of SWG. It wont be called SWG2. Its not a completely new game but rather a reworking of existing code. Bioware is currently hiring a large team to work on the game and prefer experience with SWG. Pre-cu is a plus The focus groups information was handed basically directly to Bioware. Some of the questions, like a KOTOR experience were hints to you folks as to who was behind it. My source or sources only stated what they know. They didnt speculate on how long development would take. No clue on the rumors if its tied into a television show. No clues on pre-cu, cu, etc. And finally, no clue on an announcement or what SOE will say about this. I trust this source's info 100%. Believe what you will but it looks like SOE's tyranny is over
Tomak Ta-Zak Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 If they can somehow make it like the KOTOR games, that would be sweet. Same engine, combat (Maybe retune it for an MMO feel). Just change the combat to the way it used to be in SWG.
Guest DarthMaulUK Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 I havent a clue what is going on with the whole SOE/contract thing. My contacts at LA are all busy or at GDC so I will just have to wait to find out but I doubt if they will officially confirm anything. IF this is all true, it should make for a better game but Bioware must not repeat the mistakes SOE have made - not listening to the community. Its that simple. We pay the money, and the community has every single right to be angry @ SOE over the NGE and the way in which it was implimented. As soon as I know more, I will post DMUK
JediConsularAD Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 i dont really mind the combat because i dont get lag very often, but i do want the old profs, and less loot back, and also able to harvest animals, i dont see what was wrong with that.
Rogue15 Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 yeah i heard they took ch out or something. now that was lame.
HUGOMAND Posted March 22, 2006 Author Posted March 22, 2006 CH is not star warsy nor iconic, why should it stay in the game
JediConsularAD Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 neither is jedi anymore, ch was almost the best prof in the game, they could solo krayts and training pets was always fun, then u could show off your latest and greatest achievements to fellow ch's, and were u being sarcastic?
HUGOMAND Posted March 22, 2006 Author Posted March 22, 2006 Yes, that was what the blinky eye was for I hate that they removed all the old professions
Rogue15 Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 yeah they had a ch in return of the jedi....he cried when luke killed his pet.
JediConsularAD Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 hey rouge how long till you are playing again?
BinaryZero Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Bioware fixing pre-CU SWG? I'd consider subscribing to that.
Guest DarthMaulUK Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 Lucasarts knows nothing about this rumour. They did say that 2006 will be the year that they focus on actually fixing the bugs, rather than keep releasing expansion packs for the game. However, reading between the lines, they didnt confirm or deny that SOE would be involved in that process. DMUK
marvidchano Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 JediConsularAD said: also this guy could be talking rubbish, harrytheman and his sources which could be toilet paper for all i know, however if swg2 is gonna be made i think LA should take control themselves. I agree, i want LA to do it... and we have no real proof that its real or just a load of crap
JediConsularAD Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 unfortuantely it seems LA dont like taking the blame for a game gone wrong, they point the finger.
Rogue15 Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 not too long......as soon as this finishes downloading. -_- right now it says 12 hours and 24 minutes. it's on patch_sku2_15_00.tre....and since i have to free the phone line, for some reason it goes back to patch sku1 15....at least that's what it did this morning. =\ i'll have to contact my cable provider sometime and see if they got the broadband out here yet.
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