KOTOR

**Zoraster** · 07-18-2008, 11:17 PM

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6194664...stnews;title;1 Anyone see that announcement? I loved the first two games, but I'm decidely less excited about an MMO.

That said, it has to be a more interesting game than Star Wars Galaxy.

**jepzilla** · 07-19-2008, 12:09 AM

I'm torn between my love of KOTOR and my fear of MMORPGs.

**Zoraster** · 07-19-2008, 12:32 AM

i feel the same way. I think in the end my love of KOTOR will win out at least to try it. Anyway, my girlfriend's apparently been working on this for a while now, but she didn't tell me until this morning because they've been so super secret.

**Tybalt** · 07-19-2008, 04:11 AM

Huh. I rather liked KOTOR2 despite the fact that I hate all RPGs. I don't seem myself dedicating enough time to an MMO for it to really work out for me, but hey we'll see.

**jepzilla** · 07-19-2008, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Tybalt

Huh. I rather liked KOTOR2 despite the fact that I hate all RPGs. I don't seem myself dedicating enough time to an MMO for it to really work out for me, but hey we'll see.

Did you ever play KOTOR1? It was much better than the sequel.

**icky** · 07-19-2008, 04:56 AM

KOTOR was fun because they made an interesting single-player story. It wasn't fun because of the graphics or the amazing worlds. That leads me to believe that there is no line of reasoning that would lead to: KOTOR is good, therefore this MMORPG will be good.

Having heard how good SWG was, I will agree that it will likely be better. It will also be better than a pile of steaming excrement.

**jepzilla** · 07-19-2008, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by icky

KOTOR was fun because they made an interesting single-player story. It wasn't fun because of the graphics or the amazing worlds. That leads me to believe that there is no line of reasoning that would lead to: KOTOR is good, therefore this MMORPG will be good.

Having heard how good SWG was, I will agree that it will likely be better. It will also be better than a pile of steaming excrement.

In a sense that's true. The elements that make a single player RPG successful aren't exactly the same as those which make a MMORPG successful. However likewise the elements that make a RTS successful are completely different from those of a good MMORPG, but that didn't stop Blizzard from turning Warcraft into the biggest cash cow in gaming. At the end of the day what made Blizzard successful with WoW is what makes Valve successful- a willingness to invest the effort necessary to produce a quality product.

I have high hopes for a KOTOR MMORPG. I'm sure it has been and will continue to be a learning experience for Bioware, but I have faith in their abilities.

**Zoraster** · 07-19-2008, 08:40 PM

to be fair, World of Warcraft was always far more like Diablo than Warcraft.

What I loved about KOTOR was how it was able to pull me in. There was a good deal of mystery to it and the story lines were pretty solid. I have to wonder whether a MMORPG can hold onto that. Quests have been part of MMOs since the text-based era, but making it seem like you're the only person to do the quest... well, that's nearly impossible.

**icky** · 07-19-2008, 09:10 PM

Ya, I have no doubt that it has as good a chance as anything else of being good.

**PANDAmonium** · 07-19-2008, 11:11 PM

I can't wait to see an entire galaxy populated with assholes holding two or three lightsabers or double sided sabers with names like DarthMaul, Darth.Maul, Darth_M4UL, DarthV4D3R, D4rthasskick, SithL0rd and the like.