I just got done going through all the trailers (videos) on the website for Star Wars: The Old Republic and I am amazed. This game is going to be fantastic.
Here is a link to their website...
Star Wars: The Old Republic
It is a MMO set to launch in 2011. One of the most intriguing features is their prospective four 'pillars' to an MMO. Convetionally, it has been Exploration, Combat, and Progression. Bioware (devs of The Old Republic) believe that Story should be the fourth pillar.
They are going extremely bold and they have game-wide full voice acting. Just watching some of the video, especially the full uncut portion showing the Black Talon voice acting, simply had superb immersion.
Think of throwing Star Wars: KOTOR in with an MMO. The combat looks decent, at least from the melee perspective. Ranged fighters seem to be more of an innovation over past MMOs.
My only concern currently is that of instancing and loot. I would like to see a proven loot system similar to that of World Of Warcraft's, but that could be perhaps because that is the proven loot system that works...maybe they could be innovative on that front as well. I haven't really seen any information on instancing, and I think a World Of Warcraft without instancing (especially at the lower levels, to me, more rather than the upper levels) would be incredibly boring.
Currently they have a prospective beta program sign up (You could potentially be selected to participate in the beta program)...I hope a few of you on here will sign up. I'd like to see a few people from red guides be in the beta.
Here is a link to their website...
Star Wars: The Old Republic
It is a MMO set to launch in 2011. One of the most intriguing features is their prospective four 'pillars' to an MMO. Convetionally, it has been Exploration, Combat, and Progression. Bioware (devs of The Old Republic) believe that Story should be the fourth pillar.
They are going extremely bold and they have game-wide full voice acting. Just watching some of the video, especially the full uncut portion showing the Black Talon voice acting, simply had superb immersion.
Think of throwing Star Wars: KOTOR in with an MMO. The combat looks decent, at least from the melee perspective. Ranged fighters seem to be more of an innovation over past MMOs.
My only concern currently is that of instancing and loot. I would like to see a proven loot system similar to that of World Of Warcraft's, but that could be perhaps because that is the proven loot system that works...maybe they could be innovative on that front as well. I haven't really seen any information on instancing, and I think a World Of Warcraft without instancing (especially at the lower levels, to me, more rather than the upper levels) would be incredibly boring.
Currently they have a prospective beta program sign up (You could potentially be selected to participate in the beta program)...I hope a few of you on here will sign up. I'd like to see a few people from red guides be in the beta.