Star Wars: The Old Republic - Developer Dispatch

[AeoAlister]

What is the music playing in the background at the beginning?

[RevanGuardian]

Hint: HK-51 is a bonus companion-not sure how to get him through...

[deliciousgamer]

How do these companions interact with your actual friends in game and their companions? I'm not familiar with MMO's but I would like to be.

[Harabec]

WTF! That Blizz companion is freaking AWESOME O____O.... DO WANT

[JFetch]

If a Twi'lek is a romance option, than the Wookie better be one also. Aliens are aliens.

[Choblik]

@JFetch

Bioware does not promote bestiality.

[TheYomama999]

dude i can tell u will be a sith warrior

[ThePa1riot]

I want the option of releasing Vette.

Vette: My Lord, how will I serve you.

Me: You shall serve me . . . .

*lightsaber* *collar falls to the floor*

Me: . . .only at your own free will.

[PurePunishment]

@ThePa1riot

1. Check profile

2: See MLP/Lady Gaga

3: nope.avi

[ThePa1riot]

@PurePunishment What do you mean?

[SirMandokarla]

@ThePa1riot XD Well, you may want to get somebody else to write the script, but I like where you're going with this. :)

[ThePa1riot]

@SirMandokarla My apologies, it just seemed like it would go with the option of being able to play a good guy Sith. Existing in a society that is continuously cruel to you, but not forcing that torment on others.

[MrKaffeeLeiche]

Is this free to play?

[bigbellyben13]

@MrKaffeeLeiche Pay to play mate probs about $15/£8 monthly

[GuanoTheGamer]

G A Y

[zusuky21]

@GuanoTheGamer

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Y our Moma

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[GuanoTheGamer]

@zusuky21 right back at ya

[zusuky21]

@GuanoTheGamer That's not what your mom said. Bye

[GuanoTheGamer]

@zusuky21 LOL

[TheOneYouFear1]

@daymyth your an idiot. An mmo has nothing to do with how player affect the world. It's the name; massively multiplayer online. Basically it's everything from wow to cod. As long as it has an online component with a massive number of people playing, it is an mmo.

[daymyth]

Everyone gets a female Twelak companion right? RIGHT?

[xYKyleYx]

too bad you have to pay monthly for a game you can play completely by yourself like a regular kotor game...

[ZDBradfield]

Where can I buy that Empire tshirt?

[xbiozatic1]

do you have to pay a monthly fee like most mmos????

[HANEHANE08]

@xbiozatic1 yes



[Tent316]

Totally getting that little guy aas a companion blizz? looks so cool!

[PurpleHoneyBear]

How did they manage to flesh the game out like this? Between the content and the sheer amount of voice work, it's like...wow.

[MsFunnyStuffz]

i know playstyles in tor will be different, but i hope community and stuff is like wow. Like i hope theres a city chat and such where you can find people, and yes, make the anal jokes. you trolls will be happy

[MrNadhazi]

I have this game!

[icecream400]

@MrNadhazi this game gets released december 20th 2011 in US/CAN and december 22nd EUR/ASIA ....... you don't have it,

[MrNadhazi]

@icecream400 You want proof? I've gameplay you can see. I have a company and i got a developer version.

[yagamijase]

*droooools*

[Reyson01]

This is awesome, even after I quit playing WoW, I'll still have a bit of Blizz with me in TOR.

[supersaiyanjow]

kotor but mmo

[supersaiyanjow]

this game goes hard. sick

[Shhhikari]

This would be fantastic if it wasn't for the WoW like payment feature.

I fucking love star wars and I was so excited for this game until I heard about that but hey.. what can you do?

[NinetyNin3]

@Shhhikari if it didnt have the subscriptionm it would be half good. THey get money so the servers will be up all the time and keep adding constant updates fixing bugs glitches expansionss seriously its worth it

[CactusKaneConnection]

EA's pure trash, origin's trash. SWTOR is going to be amazing as long as EA does not get into the way

[PurpleHoneyBear]

@CactusKaneConnection They didn't get in the way. In fact, Bioware said just recently that they have remarkable autonomy. But it was expected, because a company like Bioware has earned a certain kind of status in the industry. I'm sure EA has some control, but for the most part, they just let the guys do their thing.

[Buckshotwho]

Im testing this game and its brutal. WoW is actually better. Sorry to disapoint.

[CodyHenry1775]

@Buckshotwho WoW is better? What are you on bro? I've played WoW for 3 years, and I recently uninstalled it because this game is far more amazing lol

[Badkarmaud]

@CodyHenry1775 same

[thepandaguy112]

@Buckshotwho Sounds to me like you need to stop smoking crack

[thekillerghost123]

@Buckshotwho

I've gotta agree with Cody. I too have tested this game and I loved it. Being a huge fan of star wars and Bioware this game is everything I expected it to be. I played WoW for 2 years and loved it, but it's time to put the final nail in it's coffin. Let go!

[PurpleHoneyBear]

@thekillerghost123 Hi!

I'm really happy to hear that you've enjoyed what you've played of it thus far. Can I ask you a question about it? Are there a lot of clothing options? Like, is there much selection when you buy clothing, weapons, lightsaber crystals?

[lgnzim]

graphics are good but idk how i feel about the combat animations...seem kind've klunky. also the lightsabers dont have any bloom effect at all.

[Banqoe37]

i want this game in my mouth

[Gamewacher2224]

Holy fuck, that Jawa is awesome!Gonna have 10000 Jawas on my ship!

[ADDodger]

@Gamewacher2224 Hate to break it for you but you can't :/

[Gamewacher2224]

@ADDodger  NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOO, still buying it ^^

[ADDodger]

@Gamewacher2224 Good that :D

[TheSonicAndMarioFAN]

So epic smh im gonna cry when i get this game DX XD

[twoandahalfguys]

1:19 like a boss!

[boneezq8]

Wanna be Word of warcraft ....?

[MMOTotal]

@boneezq8 Makes no sense.. no it's not trying to be Warcraft in space. Do some research before posting such a stupid statement

[boneezq8]

@MMOTotal Alliens are playing Wow at space idiot :D

[icecream400]

@boneezq8 no, world of warcraft is gonna be a wannabe SWTOR

[Arenumberg]

@Arcane2010 they retracted that and it will be a post launch addition :).

[pianonotes1010]

can I have a gay relationship with another male character? :-D

[Arcane2010]

@pianonotes1010 I don't think so in an interview bioware said they won't be doing same sex romances in the old republic.

[Stefzilla420]

@pianonotes1010 Yes they said same sex relationships will be in the game

[wapperjawed]

Amazing



[wizofgaming99]

i want a bliz plush!

[Reyfan1300]

@wizofgaming99 Then you have to play a bounty hunter

[Kaldyo]

mw3 better LOL

[itsfuntodrink]

@Kaldyo go and piledrive yourslef on the floor twice! just by saying that

[Reyfan1300]

@Kaldyo NOT! because mw3 its just shooting but in this game you can shoot and do mutch more.

[dayjack01]

@Kaldyo you high?

[ebonhawk66]

and this is one of the reasons this mmo will kick ass

other reasons: its a Star Wars mmo made by Bioware

[TheZacula]

@ebonhawk66 Bioware IS pretty bloody good at RPGs. And this looks pretty good. Moreover, it has a few secret ingredients that are lacking in most MMOs: first off, the important NPC story characters? The trailers for the game were specifically designed to make you interested in them and care about them. So it's a big thing when you actually see them. Next: Varied starting areas. Hugely important. Last but not least? Story. Even if you just like the gameplay, it's nice to have it there.

[rydomc40]

heres a deal: you get the plush toy,i get the game?

[LinealChampion]

Amazing! - Gotta get a good PC now!

[ILoveFrankWoodley]

man i cant wait for this

[BetaMARS2]

Incredibly awesome

[allthatishere]

This looks great and all but, i have my doubts. Don't get me wrong, i love the star wars universe, very interesting worlds and characters. It's just i hope having a companion in this game doesn't turn out to be just like SOTNW(Sword of the New World) a.k.a. Granado Espada; meaning almost next to no interaction with other players(except the occasional big boss fight).

[MrDavid90one]

@allthatishere do some research....you will like what u find

[Gthang213]

@allthatishere Oh trust me you don't have to worry about that. They interact with you anytime your on your ship or when your in a catina. After conversing with them they unlock their own special quests. If you ever played any of bioware's previous games, they are very similar to that style. (i.e. Mass Effect series, Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age, Baulders Gate, Never Winter Nights)

[kimgoodwin1]

4:58

Sith Lord: Hmmm Damn look at that sweet ass.

Twi'lek: (Blush's) Thank you master.

Sith Lord: Uh? What? I wasent talking to you slave! I was talking about that delicious Robot!

Thank You B. for making an awsome game that going to make Role Playing alot more interesting.

[kimgoodwin1]

4:58

Sith Lord: Hmmm Damn look at that sweet ass.

Twi'lek: (Blush's) Thank you master.

Sith Lord: Uh? What? I wasent talking to you slave! I was talking about that delicious Robot!

Thank You Bioware for making an awsome game that going to make Role Playing alot more interesting.

[levitan71]

mmmh shock my online gf.. ^_^

[PsykoRIFT]

Noctis Imperium is a guild i started

[EnduringArts]

I will be happy to stop playing WoW for this game. 

[mystic6611]

i want this game is there any clans out there i can join

[du6167]

@mystic6611

Check the official forums.

[Gthang213]

@mystic6611 If you are referring to guilds, then yes. There are currently over 5,000 Official Guilds on the Official Forums. You can go search by different brackets (faction, guild type (pve, pvp, rp ect), time zones) and then you can go even further by deciding how hardcore you would like to be, from extremely casual to extremely hardcore) Just check out the Guild Headquarters on the Official Forums it has all the answers to your questions.

Hope that Helps.

[CFaux220]

there's so much depth in here, especially with the faces, there's some sort of special depth to it, it's amazing!

[SuperOnurcan]

as long i can get a wookie as a campanion im happy

[McRaZeNGuN]

YAWN BOORRIINGG. Is this for Nintendo 64? I'll stick with my GW2, Blade n Soul n Tera online mmo thx.

[vikisboredful]

@McRaZeNGuN fag

[CanYouResistClick1ng]

I'm sticking to Runescape.

[rubenhoed]

yes yes I know graphics don't make a game but this game looks so bad imo.

Can somebody tell me what the key feature in this game is? cause to me it looks like an bad version of dc universe.

[4MadnEsSx]

I wonder how they go about voices for your character... do you have to select a distinct voice for your character or is their already one selected for you when you create your character?

[MMOTotal]

@4MadnEsSx There are various voice actors doing V.O for the different classes both male and female, each class/gender get's his/her own voice

[4MadnEsSx]

@MMOTotal

Ahhh! That's a relief. It would kinda suck if every character had the same voice.

[Gthang213]

@4MadnEsSx Yes each class has one male and one female voice. So it's not like you got a variety of male voices for say the trooper. The trooper only has one voice for male and one voice that's female (which btw is voiced by Jennifer aka "fem shepard" and "bastilla shan").  Same with the other classes

[Xelpherpolis]

@Gthang213 Hmmm, I'm not sure. I saw a beta testers letsplay of one of the earlier flashpoints in the game, and the party contained two jedi consulars, one was a female human and another was a female twi'lek and both seemed to have different voice actresses... coulda been my imagination though.

[Gthang213]

@Xelpherpolis Yeah Bioware has already stated that each class gets only one voice per sex.

[MMOTotal]

Brilliant insight into the design philosophy around the companion system, i can have so much fun with this.

[Powrigan]

FAO GW2 Fans

If you like GW2 go and watch and comment on that games video's.

Some of the hate posts are rediculous and very childish, and remind me of the old "My dad's car is better than your dad's" arguments you had in primary school

GROW UP.

[dtptaru]

@Powrigan

realy ... fuck you man !

GW2 GONNA BE MUCH BETTER THAN THIS SHIT ....

[Powrigan]

@dtptaru

Thank goodness you will be playing GW2 if your post is indicative of your personality.

[dtptaru]

@Powrigan ZzzzzzZzzzz , it's so easy to speak ill of star wars old republic I do not even care more expensive, simply tell them that GW2 is better, if you find something wrong with my personality by saying this is going to take the asshole =)

[Powrigan]

@dtptaru

It was the first line of your reply that i was referring to in regards to your personality.

I hope you enjoy GW2, I just don't understand the need to troll other games video's that you aren't interested in playing.

I am sure you will enjoy GW2, so why don't you follow and post on that games video's

[daymyth]

@Powrigan I'm going to enjoy GW2 and SW:tOR....

[MrSecretny]

@dtptaru i see gw2 vids, and i really dont know wtf ur talking about, gw2 doesnt look that better!!!

[daymyth]

@MrSecretny GW2 is a much better MMO, for the purposes of an MMO, player interactivity and its effect on the world around you. SW;tOR is much nicer looking (in the beta you have to force anti aliasing though), but it's really a single player game with multilayer capabilities and in built faculties like player trading. And there's nothing wrong with that.

[MrSecretny]

@daymyth not true. as i watched swtor videos, i cannot say its like single player. swtor also has great interaction. has good pvp, many instances etc. we cannot judge it until it comes out (i mean gw2 and swtor). i only bother that gw2 wont be as big as swtor

[daymyth]

@MrSecretny If the world in which you play upon is not effected by your actions, other than in a scripted linear pathway. Then it's not an MMO in my opinion. SW:tOR tells a story, and there's nothing wrong with that. It has little arena matches and you can team up with other people to play out scenarios. You yourself however have no effect on the shape of the world around you, it's preset and will remain the same for all players. GW2 and EVE do not, they are for now the only true MMO's.

[MrSecretny]

@daymyth i dont understand you. wow's world was the same for all too, and it was a mmorpg. as i saw on videos, swtor has all that is needed for mmorpg: gulids, pvp, crafting, open world, trade, etc. do u wanna say swtor will be like Vindictus or Dragon Nest? (btw these 2 games are great relaxers, i advise to try out!!!) not really, it seems to be WoW with main storyline. I think it can somewhat resemble The Elder Scrolls game...

[daymyth]

@MrSecretny What I'm arguing about is how people call things MMO. To me these games are just multiplayer online, they fit in the same category as NWN and Diablo 2/3. To be turely "massive" I believe that the actions of all players must somehow effect the outcomes of the world they are in. Maybe games like EVE and GW2 need a new label to reflect what they are instead.

What I really want to play is Black Prophecy, but I'm stuck in Australia, with shit internet and high ping.

[donnysoldier1]

this is going to consume many many hours of my life!!

[DannyOGI]

döwnlöad this léäkéd gäme fröm my userpägé !

[Broskybrosk]

Will there be gay romance?

[du6167]

@Broskybrosk

Are you trolling or what? =)

[Broskybrosk]

@du6167 No I honestly would put all the emphasis of my game-play on to being gay in-game.

Do you know how many innuendos you can come up with with "gay" and "lightsabre"? I'm sure there's over 6, therefore I'll pursue my gay dream.

[du6167]

@Broskybrosk

That is why I wouldn't want anything gay in my game. Because I know that there will be a ton more bad art\fanfiction about it.

But just to let you know - gay pride forced the developers to put SGRA in the game post-launch.

[Gthang213]

@du6167 Well same gender romances are confirmed to be in the game.

[du6167]

@Gthang213

Yes, that is what I told in my previous post =)

[Keadin84]

@Broskybrosk Same-gender romance arcs (SGRA) have been confirmed to be a post-launch feature, after a long and vocal thread on the subject on the forums. BioWare has had SGRA in their games for a while now, but they had to cut the feature for launch (like so many features) due to time constraints. But they will be in.

[Ouroboros70]

I miss the dev dispatch. Been too long since one has come out.

[M4G1CA]

BLIZZ

[mr1mummbles]

How is this exclusive? Everybody has this video.

[Cavalierman1000]

ok wtf there is one already out I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE!

[FaithPlusOne85]

i dont know if i can wait for this to come out lol im so fuckin sick of wow

[Jejoisland]

@FaithPlusOne85 Amen my friend AMen lol. I cant even blame wow, its just they their platform is sooooooo outdated lol

[Tartersauce101]

i think this game is gonna suck donkey balls.

i hope i'm wrong, but i can't help but think:

"over the last decade i've seen mmo's that were far better looking, and even more highly anticipated than this one be launched only to fall flat"

again, hopefully this game is great...but i'll let my friends fork over their cash first to test the waters before i dive in.

[jthm419]

Jawa with a Rocket Launcher. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every mother****er in the room, accept no substitutes.

[meprim8]

Does this mean you can 'mount' a wookie...!?

[bigjax124]

@meprim8 no he'll 'mount' you.

[SteenkampG]

@meprim8 lol

[Santoryu92]

Rolling Jedi Consular, Smuggler and Bounty Hunter.

Mostly because of the companions they get.

[holodock]

The problem is I am a Star Wars fan yet this video doesn't even remotely make me want to play TOR anymore :( It was so long in development that I lost all my interest and judging by the looks of it in its current state it will be the same what Cryptic did to Star Trek Online (I am a Star Wars fan but I am also much more a Star Trek fan :D)

Even with all the "revolutionary" stuff it promises. Well... We'll see when it comes out. Maybe I change my mind.

[Donrodir]

@holodock Nothing, NOTHING ever, can be worse than what Cryptic does to MMO's.

[Gthang213]

@holodock Be warry of waiting too long. They are doing a limited launch. once the pre-orders are sold out they will not let anyone else in the game. so If you don't pre-order, you may not get in. just letting you know

[GermanFoggy]

will this game come out for xbox 360 ???

[tavletop101]

@GermanFoggy No

[Kevin41894]

@GermanFoggy lol

[MMOTotal]

Rolling a BH after that Jawa whipped out the rocket launcher

[Gthang213]

EVERYBODY WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE:

DECEMBER 20TH 2011 (US/NA) DECEMBER 22, 2011 (EU)!!!

LET US FEAST AND CELEBRATE!!!

[xXswelolXx]

@Gthang213 DAM!!! 2 day after my birthday :(

[CFaux220]

@Gthang213 LONG LIVE BIOWARE! LONG LIVE THE OLD REPUBLIC!

[Gthang213]

@CFaux220 Here Here!!

[Coruscant0]

I can't wait to play whit my companions this Christmas, they will be my new family I think XD

[pokemanz]

This game looks more fucking awesome every time it's shown. Good shit Bioware. keep it up!

[mahdi5313]

Fuck yea.. a Jawa companion..

[Keadin84]

It's getting a little old, all the fights on these videos about which MMO is better. Why don't you just play what you like, and let me play what I like? Surely that's not hard or too much to ask?

[TheExampleNetwork]

Also anyone that likes bounty or any sith and also love mandalorians come to my guild now!! here is the link!!

[TheExampleNetwork]

@TheExampleNetwork

swtor.com/guilds/98647/mandalo­rians

[TheExampleNetwork]

and the release date plz my guild whats to know!

[Gthang213]

@TheExampleNetwork Dec 20, 2011 for North America, Dec 22, 2011 for Europe. This is officially confirmed on the SWTOR website

[TheExampleNetwork]

can you tell me how much is the monthly fee in this game...

[jshadowhunter]

@TheExampleNetwork undecided yet, tho FTP is wishfull thinking on something that's been developed for the past 5 yrs =(

[ParaTruther]

19 people don't have Unlimted Powwaaah!!

[AnimalMother34]

haha the wookie with all the gear on at the beginning looks soooo fruity!

[daymyth]

One thing I'm finding annoying is how enemies in range of sight of you just stand there while you attack there brothers...

[toxicblood9933]

SITH or GTFO

[McRaZeNGuN]

Anyone here remembered Star Trek Online? Can someone tell me wat happened to tht game plzz. Cuz I sure know n I wasted my money on tht shit. Which went down hill. Trust me on this one it will end up the same shit. So ppl are just gonna buy this game just because of the title STAR WARS? Wat a bunch of MORONS LMAO. Enjoy ur borring ass PEW PEW PEW lazer shit 90's game kids.

[daymyth]

@McRaZeNGuN But it's Bioware... I love Bioware... I also love DnD combat, I love numbers. Oh and I love the sci fi setting. I just wish it had some of the systems that Guild Wars 2 will be introducing such as dynamic events and the requirement to aim. (not so much as the aiming in Terra, Terra healing is way to retarded).

[Adamurquhart]

@McRaZeNGuN You are trying too hard. At least use some creativity and create multiple accounts so the idiocy appears to be spread out some.

[McRaZeNGuN]

@Adamurquhart Hey brah u mad cuz this game looks like shit even half of gamers out there agrees with me. Even the ppl I play wow with. Think this is just wow clone tht is total rubish mmorpg.

[Adamurquhart]

@McRaZeNGuN Brah? If anything, you lend to the argument that World of Warcraft is full of idiots. Once again, you are trying too hard to troll. It's embarrassing. Also, if anyone is mad, it would be you according to your comment history on this video alone. Considering If I play anything, it will be GW2, I won't be seeing you at SW:TOR launch, but plenty of other people will. Have a nice day, kid.

[ComputerGamerify]

@McRaZeNGuN PEW PEW TROLL

[25claws]

So is this a Mmorpg???

[consigliere94]

that jawa is so adorable!!! 

[noahjam326]

Awesome.

The Jawa is cool, lol lo