It does indeed sound like it will be in a "post apocalypse" world. Smedley today on Twitter confirmed that it will not be Sci-Fi and got into a discussion about apocalypse themed tv shows and movies. It will also have FPS combat.
Personally, I do…
From Smed's Twitter, these are supposedly screenshots from it
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BfLjzQACIAAlbEY.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BfLj1PlCYAAwRgS.jpg
The Twitter posts:
https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/428655384299974656/photo/1
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Originally posted by Troneas
there is little reason to get excited.
and here's why:
soe's and smedley's philosophy have not changed: they are in it for the money - not to create a great game.
in other words - they do not…
Originally posted by MMOBlogger I'm VERY confused. I mean TONS of people are like "OMG! Its back! SWG was the best game ever! I cant wait!"
Like please people, SWG was shut down due to not enough income to support the game, the Publisher & Dev…
Originally posted by Beatnik59 Originally posted by Obraik Originally posted by Beatnik59 I find it very confusing why now--only now--Smed is so committed to the SWG crowd with this new found dedication to us.
Didn't he throw us under the b…
Originally posted by Beatnik59 I find it very confusing why now--only now--Smed is so committed to the SWG crowd with this new found dedication to us.
Didn't he throw us under the bus eight years ago to chase the kiddies with his fast-action comba…
Originally posted by doodphace Originally posted by Obraik
It would appear that he also confirmed that it was a LucasArts decision to shut down SWG: http://www.reddit.com/r/EQNext/comments/1w2lu2/im_john_smedley_president_of_soe_amaa/cey5xki
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It would appear that he also confirmed that it was a LucasArts decision to shut down SWG: http://www.reddit.com/r/EQNext/comments/1w2lu2/im_john_smedley_president_of_soe_amaa/cey5xki
Originally posted by Burntvet One of the big "flags" for me was the fact that senators were offered free subs and a host of other free bits, to tow the company line.
This made them defacto part time employees, who sold themselves cheap.
And …
Originally posted by Whitebeards For all this time when SWG was online it got nothign but abuse on daily basis. It was one of the most hated MMOS on these forums second to WOW. And now when it is gone for good people can not stop praising it. I read…
Originally posted by Burntvet Originally posted by Obraik Originally posted by CasualMaker Originally posted by Obraik
The game always had levels, the CU just made them visible. As a crafter hybrid, during the Pre-CU you still would h…
Originally posted by Draron Originally posted by Obraik No, SWG's subs topped out at around the 300-400k mark. In pre-WoW time, this was very successful for an MMO - Everquest was really the only other Western MMO to have hit higher. They hit 1 …
Originally posted by eddieg50 Originally posted by Obraik Originally posted by eddieg50 Originally posted by just1opinion
There were too many things to choose just one. Overall, the combination of those things caused me to burn out …
Originally posted by Draron Originally posted by Obraik Except, SWG didn't fail. SWG had more success than SWTOR has had.
A little over a year or so after launch SWG had 250k subs after selling a million copies. And that was just after an …
Originally posted by Crazy_Stick Originally posted by Obraik Originally posted by eddieg50 Originally posted by just1opinion
There were too many things to choose just one. Overall, the combination of those things caused me to burn o…
Originally posted by eddieg50 Originally posted by just1opinion
There were too many things to choose just one. Overall, the combination of those things caused me to burn out quickly and lose my will to log in.
I can't help but think …
Originally posted by Muke Themeparks are too easy to develop with you as player being railed to the finish line, then you end up in a repetive endgame powergrind.
They should introduce tools to create player created content, like ways to rolep…
Originally posted by Sandbox Originally posted by Obraik Originally posted by Sandbox Originally posted by Obraik Originally posted by CasualMaker Originally posted by Obraik
The game always had levels, the CU just made th…
Originally posted by keitholi
I would simply reinforce the actual decision I made when I was actually in SWTOR beta.. It was an OK game but it was run by SOE and they would inevitably fuck it up, so go play EVE online instead. Which has turned out …