FF: At this stage in The Old Republic’s development, we’re hearing a lot about its “innovative” fully-voiced quests (seven years after EQ2 tried it) but thanks to the closed beta NDA we’re not hearing too much about specific other features. If The Old Republic wants to not just complete against World of Warcraft, but survive past its first month and not become another MMO casualty, there are some mistakes in the MMO genre that it must avoid.
EA is nearing an agreement to move the ongoing development and operation of MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic from BioWare to third-party studio Broadsword Online Games, IGN has learned. The move is intended to allow BioWare to focus on Mass Effect and Dragon Age.
A new update for Star Wars: The Old Republic is coming out on PC and the patch notes provide us with an in-depth look at all the new changes.
I loved this game and have played since launch but don't let this article fool you, this game is a step above life support. While they are still technically updating the game, the updates are few and far between and there is a significant lack of quality control, so many little bugs that have been present for years.
SWTOR players, get ready for a new month of exciting in-game events! Here's what's coming up in January 2023.
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I can't really argue with this list. I would add one more thing though, which kills all MMO's if not done right: have a good launch. What I mean by this is, have enough and strong servers that will handle the millions of people who will be playing. If everyone can't get on at launch, they will get mad, then get bored, and go somewhere else. I can't think of one MMO (even WoW) that had a GREAT launch, though some have been ok. And then many have been downright disasters. They need to avoid this if possible.
ok fuck the idea of buying things with real money. I'd rather just pay $10 or $15 a month and earn stuff. Also I hope ToR
is how SWG was pre-NGE or whatever it was called. Like when there was a shitload of ways to play and being a jedi was actual work
Agree with all but the first. The cross-server dungeon feature let people find groups and get them done faster than normal. If you only have a little time to play, you can get in an instance or 2 quickly.
Also, before if someone dropped / DCed or you found you had a bad tank, healer, or dps, you'd end up having to hearth and spam for a bit for a new replacement, and then run all the way back. And depending on the population size or composition, it'd take a while to find a tank or healer. Also, you can vote kick the bad players most of the time.
As for the rest of the ideas, I really hope they don't kill it with a cash shop. Selling pets or mounts doesn't really hurt, but gear or potions to level faster when you're already paying a monthly fee is a bit annoying. I've only seen that stuff in free-to-play MMOs as its one of their only ways to make money off people.
Have 1 week lines to enter the game which happened with WoW at launch.