posting info here so it doesnt get lost

http://www.swtor.com/
this is an MMORPG by bioware, the company behind baldurs gate, neverwinter nights and knights of the old republic

release date currently not announced or even hinted towards, long way off

first cinematic
http://www.swtor.com/media/trailers/deceiv...nematic-trailer


Star Wars: The Old Republic takes place more than 3,500 years before the rise of Darth Vader. The most powerful Sith Empire in history has emerged from deep space to attack the Republic and its legendary Jedi guardians. After decades of war, a tenuous truce has been established between the Sith Empire and the Republic, but events occurring in the game are leading the galaxy back to an all-out war.

There were a few decisions we made early on. First of all, there would be two distinct factions. This was Star Wars™, not Star Neutral Guy’s Adventure. When there is a war that spans an entire galaxy, nobody can stand on the sidelines. Sure Han is unaffiliated for about six minutes of the movies, but that doesn’t last long, and even if he’s not with the good guys he sure doesn’t like the Empire. The war affects everyone, even if they’d rather it didn’t.

Second, no story content would ever cross factions. Star Wars is a story about good and evil -- it simply doesn’t make sense to have Jedi and Sith doing the same quests, answering the same calls to adventure, etc. Creating one batch of content for all Players would have been half the cost, taken half the time and solved any number of organizational headaches but it was simply the wrong choice from a storytelling perspective. Unique content for both sides was the only way to go—if a Player went all the way through the game playing a Jedi and then playing a Sith, he wouldn’t experience even one repeated piece of story content.

Which leads me to the third decision we made: No class would exist in both factions – at least at first. Each class gets its own story; no story content exists on both sides. If we did Bounty Hunters on both sides of the fence we’d have to write two different Bounty Hunter stories at the expense of a different class that was more iconic to the Republic. Was the idea of a Republic Bounty Hunter cool? Absolutely. But far less iconic than the Imperial aligned one and we had other Republic classes we wanted to get in there instead. At least for now…

it is rumored (not sure if official words have been said on it or not) that there will not be any pvp in this game, which allows them to truly focus on the pve aspect
dont know though, of course pvp is a huge part of many peoples gaming

http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/classes/smuggler

Making a profit from the desperate needs of a war-torn galaxy is how the Smuggler earns his credits. Transporting contraband, stolen goods, and highly sought-after fugitives through treacherous trade routes is in high demand, and more and more Smugglers are taking advantage of this opportunity.

Any self-respecting Smuggler must be able to shoot or charm his way out of the most complex predicaments. They must be incredibly quick-witted, able to bargain with the underbelly of society, and most importantly, they must be able to deliver… their lives depend on it.

whats this i see

i really hope there's pvp :@

That would be awesome!

cant really have a universe of sith and jedi and not have pvp

pveasy mode

Doesn't exactly fit in the "storyline" IMO

four part gameplay video

http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/816935/biowa...pc1_082109.html

very nice, definitely worth the watch if youre interested in MMO's

i want to play this game

bump

sign ups are open to be a prospective beta tester

http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20090929_001

Website is shit. I registered and all and it doesn't let you register for future beta testing.

technical problems today, i had to do the same

thats why i bumped this, to remind myself to do it in a few days once their shit it worked out

i thought this already came out, like 2 of them?

Knights of the republic.

Notice the Old in the name.

You are bad mmkay.

This post has been edited by sir_lance_bb on Mon - Oct 5 2009 - 23:56:43

This post has been edited by sir_lance_bb on Mon - Oct 5 2009 - 23:56:43

i thought halo was already out too, like 3 of them
what is this bullshit

HASNT DIABLO COME OUT ALREADY
I DONT KNOW WHAT THIS HYPE IS ABOUT

scuse me jus runnin the board here

bomp

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=86550

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=61113

re signing up for the beta, scanning my computer at work

done, it worked this time

ofc my shitty work computer may not have been the best to scan to get beta

Signed up, system is terrible so proelbay can't get in.

P Sure I got invited for StarCraft 2 beta that I can't play.

lol

This post has been edited by NeoDaReaper on Mon - Nov 16 2009 - 23:57:49

This post has been edited by NeoDaReaper on Mon - Nov 16 2009 - 23:57:49

http://www.giantbomb.com/star-wars-the-old...erview/17-1718/

the people posting in the class forums there are the biggest RP nerds yet

youre proalbay a fag for reading that at all

i hope this comes out before wow:cataclysm

all the classes pages are now up

http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/classes

expected release date from bioware

spring 2011

This post has been edited by randomtask on Mon - Jan 18 2010 - 17:07:39

any word on when beta is?

"first hands on gameplay this year"

new class

http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/classes/sarlacc-enforcer

I CANT WAIT!

i see what you did there, although i dont know if you did

Did you see the new E3 trailer they had?

yeah, its pretty much what i expected for another cinematic, you cant tell anything about what the game play is like, just some flashy visuals to sell some more games

nothing new is revealed either

randomtasking this thread