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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 4:29PM (Unverified) said

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Seeing how it might be free-2-play, I might possibly start giving a shit now.

That's probably BioWare's strategy seeing how even the toughest fanboys will check it out at some point...if it can keep them hooker - PROFIT!
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 4:33PM (Unverified) said

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lol, Freudian slip...
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 4:51PM (Unverified) said

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Don't see the 'fail' in this. Sure Micro-Transactions suck but MMO's have to evolve to sway the population from WoW:WotLK and a free MMO seems a whole lot more accessible than the ones you have to pay for.
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 5:02PM (Unverified) said

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Oh wait it's EA...Portable Death Stars/Mass Shadow Generators...Cortosis Power Armors...Rancor Mounts...all for $4.99...


FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 6:33PM juju187 said

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Sith quest pack 1200 credits
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 7:39PM Master Bruce said

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Actually, the micro-transaction thing was a mistake and has been retracted.
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Posted: Dec 11th 2008 4:11PM jumpshot said

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The introduction of Rancor Armor... 2.99
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 4:33PM (Unverified) said

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Hopefully Bioware will move more quickly than Simu's own property work - HeroEngine was designed via their own desire to get into graphical MMOs, and Hero's Journey has been in dev hell for nearly a decade. They went public in 1999. On the other hand, a large chunk of their work is done via volunteers.

The engine is good-looking, I admit, and I played one of Simu's text MUDs for a long time, so I can say their coding is generally solid. Still looking forward to seeing what BioWare puts out.
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 4:33PM (Unverified) said

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The HeroEngine seems like a pretty easy to use creation tool.

Have any other MMO's used it? Or will this Star Wars game be the debut?
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 4:49PM (Unverified) said

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Universe Online looks pretty good with it.

http://www.colonystudios.com/gallery.html
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 5:20PM Tez said

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Man, this game look awful. :( Prove me wrong, Bioware.
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 6:05PM The Bodyguard said

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The SWTOR community has known since almost it was announced that they were using the hero engine.
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 6:38PM juju187 said

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Free star wars mmo...
there goes a black hole in there other galaxy
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 6:41PM Razorlution said

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I think this is a necessary step in the MMO market, a company canot afford to waste time, effort and $$$ to an engine that does not need to look great.

Take WoW, is the graphics engine great?? No, yet it doesnt stop 9 million gamers from playing
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 6:57PM (Unverified) said

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So basically this is an untested engine. AND it looks like micro-transactions for a game?

Neither of which inspire me with confidence.

Further I've yet to find a micro-transaction game that I like. I prefer subscriptions to getting walloped for every crap thing in a game, most of which tend to be necessary to play the game at a decent level.

WE, that is americans are not Koreans and the american market from what I've seen with the exception of the under 15 crowd has not been enamored of micro-transaction games.

and if this game is aimed at the under 15 crowd we might as well give up hope now for a good game.
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 7:26PM Snowblind said

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Everyone is assuming it will be a Korean microtransaction type of thing, where you have to pay for each new piece of equipment.. And I think that is *very* unlikely.

If the game does indeed support itself via microstransactions, then I think it's far more likely it will follow the Guild Wars model, where you pay for mini-expansions that add in new areas, missions, and equipment, etc.

And personally, I think that's a far better method than being forced to pay monthly. Again, the only way I'm going to be remotely interested in this game is if it doesn't have a subscription.
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Posted: Dec 11th 2008 12:31AM Riley said

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no, GW is not a microtransaction model, they've only come out with what, one "pack" and it was like $20, and each of the expasions was like $50 when it came out, a microtransaction is maybe $3 at a time
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Posted: Dec 11th 2008 5:46AM Snowblind said

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The Bonus mission packs for GW is around $3, and you can also buy upgrades, skill unlocks and character slots. GW2 is said to be supported through smaller expansions than the first as well, that you just buy online which I imagine is how Old Republic will work, if it is indeed taking this route.

There's no way they'd be stupid enough to sell individual pieces of armour or weapons that would completely break the game.
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 8:28PM cwfutureboy said

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Ugh. That looks like an Xbox launch screencap.

Can the Hero engine run Doom?
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Posted: Dec 10th 2008 10:01PM Khaiz said

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Joystiq seems to be obsessed with using old screenshots for this game.

http://www.swtor.com/news/article/media-update-20081128

Try these on for size instead.

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