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Star Wars the Old Republic: Limited Pre-order is now available.
zat0x91:
--- Quote from: xfreidax on July 21, 2011, 12:54:50 PM ---The pvp looks like it gonna blow every single mmo in existence out of the water.
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Including TERA? Yeah right.
--- Quote from: Stsin on July 21, 2011, 01:14:51 PM ---
Personally, I'm looking forward to Blade & Soul. That's the only one I'm hyped up for. But I will be playing SWTOR. Because that's were my friends will be. No doubt we'll be having fun.
With so many upcoming next gen mmos, I feel the late comers like GW2, Terra, Blade & Soul, etc. will have it rough getting a huge stable base of players.
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What's so special about Blade & Soul? It plays almost the same as any other MMO except for the fancy animations and effects. The traditional lock-on system is still in place making combat pretty static.
Supai:
--- Quote from: zat0x91 on July 21, 2011, 05:23:04 PM ---
--- Quote from: Stsin on July 21, 2011, 01:14:51 PM ---
Personally, I'm looking forward to Blade & Soul. That's the only one I'm hyped up for. But I will be playing SWTOR. Because that's were my friends will be. No doubt we'll be having fun.
With so many upcoming next gen mmos, I feel the late comers like GW2, Terra, Blade & Soul, etc. will have it rough getting a huge stable base of players.
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What's so special about Blade & Soul? It plays almost the same as any other MMO except for the fancy animations and effects. The traditional lock-on system is still in place making combat pretty static.
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This is what I'd like to know too, what's so special about it?
--- Quote from: zat0x91 on July 21, 2011, 05:23:04 PM ---
--- Quote from: xfreidax on July 21, 2011, 12:54:50 PM ---The pvp looks like it gonna blow every single mmo in existence out of the water.
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Including TERA? Yeah right.
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We will see when there's proper comparation available.
AceD:
I reallllyyy want this game to be good and succeed, but am really not convinced it can do it :|
TMRNetShark:
To everyone who thinks the game will fail or are unsure of it's success.
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Let me tell you something. Sosseres, vicious796, AceHigh are all people who consider themselves as knowledgeable (and rightfully so) about video games and what's good and what isn't. I'm with them on being semi-skeptical about TOR. Sadly, I'm not as pessimistic as someone who thinks it's going to fail. On the contrary, I think it will be a big hit... especially in the MMO market. I mean come on, WoW is just whipping a dead horse. Yeah, that horse won a lot of Kentucky Derbies... but wouldn't you think that people want to see a different winner? In the VG industry, WoW has been winning at MMO's since 2004; isn't it time for something new?
From prowling the SWTOR forums, I've discovered that the CE edition is completely sold out. I'm quite curious as to what the preorder numbers are at after a week (well, after Comic Con when Bioware will be showing more of the game). Obviously this game will not sell more copies than MW3, but I think it will eat a big chunk of people's wish list this holiday season.
I woke up this morning, saw the email on my Blackberry and thought to myself "This can't be real..." Sure enough, logged onto the SWTOR website, saw the preorder info... and I literally took the fastest shower in my life to get down to my local Gamestop. I walk right in and say to the guy "I want to preorder Star Wars: The Old Republic please" and he just looked at me strangely and replied "How did you find out so fast?" Apparently he was told about it when they opened up at 10 o'clock. I got there around 11 and I was still the first preorder (for that particular store). Got my preorder code and I'm ready for Early Access (rumors at the Gamestop say September... but take it with a grain of salt).
Anyways, I'm excited for the game and I don't care what you cynical people think about this game. I will enjoy it fully while you can continue just being haters. :P
Stsin:
I'm boggled that the collector's edition sold out already. I was wrong and didn't think it would happen for a long while. Either the number made were ridiculously low, or there are many more fans than even they expected. I feel it's the latter. I guess $149.99 was not a too steep of a price.
"Due to overwhelming demand, we have unfortunately run out of our allocation for Star Wars: The Old Republic Collector's Bundle. We are looking to secure more allocation from the publisher and will update this page when that occurs. Thank you for your patience. May the Force be with you."
There's a chance there may be more released, but can't be sure...or even if able to get one if there were more made.
I just pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition. Hate to be wrong again and not be able to even get that.
--- Quote from: zat0x91 on July 21, 2011, 05:23:04 PM ---
--- Quote from: xfreidax on July 21, 2011, 12:54:50 PM ---The pvp looks like it gonna blow every single mmo in existence out of the water.
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Including TERA? Yeah right.
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Did I say that Tera had awesome PvP? Mentioned it because it's different...even though it's too console like. Anyways, relying all on PvP shows that you don't know what makes an MMO succeed. It's all about the PvE, with enough PvP for those that want bragging rights with their roleplaying friends. Otherwise, best to stick to FPS...and the crowd that comes with it. No RP required.
--- Quote from: zat0x91 on July 21, 2011, 05:23:04 PM ---
--- Quote from: Stsin on July 21, 2011, 01:14:51 PM ---
Personally, I'm looking forward to Blade & Soul. That's the only one I'm hyped up for. But I will be playing SWTOR. Because that's were my friends will be. No doubt we'll be having fun.
With so many upcoming next gen mmos, I feel the late comers like GW2, Terra, Blade & Soul, etc. will have it rough getting a huge stable base of players.
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What's so special about Blade & Soul? It plays almost the same as any other MMO except for the fancy animations and effects. The traditional lock-on system is still in place making combat pretty static.
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Traditional lock-on system does not mean that it fails. I said before that it's better to evolve than to revolutionize. The majority just aren't willing to relearn everything from scratch, when there's another that fits in their comfort zone with additional gamplay and content. And I don't think the tech is ready for FPS gameplay in MMOs yet. With the huge advantage going to those with low pings, the level playing field will be gone. A no no for any MMO to succeed. We'll see how GW2 handles it. That is if they can get enough players left over that aren't playing WoW or SWTOR already. And even BF3 will effect their base.
Here's why I like Blade & Soul that I already posted in another thread:
http://www.bladeandsoul.com/global/en
Starting area combat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEV99OnLJGU
I love the sprinting ability....especial ly on water:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLLR_p5UfMI
Their version of portals/flight paths blows everything else away:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x99b-3G0ot4
And I like the many cutscenes in game using own character:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5LgYMngzrQ
Beautiful graphics with Tekken style gameplay. That I may not even mind doing grinding. The specs are pretty demanding. Sadly, this is what I want, not the majority. And doubt it will succeed. Same with GW2.
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