Presumption about SW:TOR

[Darth Avlectus]

Foreword: This is NOT a thread to female dog and whine or rant and rave about the upcoming SW:TOR, just merely wanting you to look objectively and see a likelihood in either direction.

 

I had just a thought in passing recently about the upcoming MMO. What I have noticed is a certain "likelihood prediction" by those forumites amongst us who know the MMO business fairly well. I have also seen a certain consistency in neutral fans situation: usually something about disliking the fee and being poor (right now), but still moderately interested.

 

What I am wondering is how many people here think that there is a likelihood (should TOR theoretically go bust and fall WAY short) that TOR might be ported as an in-home game (perhaps along with SWG?) as a last ditch and/or a reach out inresponse to the "nay say" crowd otherwise unreached?

[Hallucination]

IMO they would most likely just cut their losses, either scrapping it completely (leaving it for 'illegal' private servers) or just letting it live on quietly like Conan with a niche market of dedicated fans, who may or may not reminisce about almost killing WoW .

[Prime]

Yeah, it doesn't really make an sense to try and port to an offline game, as it is likely impossible

[Gurges-Ahter]

I voted "cut their losses", although they'd let it run for a while online before they did.

[Weavel]

as it is likely impossible

 

the main thing they would have to do is make the server single pc only...

[Darth Avlectus]

Aw Hal. *Already* on with the piracy talk. ARRGH!

 

Well I guess if not "port" it, then rehash it and make it a single to multiplayer?

[purifier]

I voted "cut their losses", although they'd let it run for a while online before they did.

 

 

 

Agree, "cut their losses" I don't see them putting much more money into it after that.

[adamqd]

If it fails they will cut there losses... lets face it, the Star Wars IP a free ticket to win town, yet SOE managed to make one of the most ill thought of games in history lol, Theoretically it shouldn't fail, but stranger things have happened.

[mattig89ch]

I voted cut their losses. I don't see them trying to revive a dead franchise like that.