tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post923304114134633278..comments2024-02-27T07:06:23.481-06:00Comments on Tower of Zenopus: Side Quests - The Old Republic's May 4th CelebrationBlacksteelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289298640828309072noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-2812021402832862282016-05-05T10:14:49.205-05:002016-05-05T10:14:49.205-05:00I don't really disagree with you on these poin...I don't really disagree with you on these points but they are not deal-breakers for me. Jedi, the Force, droids, space fighters, the planets - there are enough elements carried over that it works for me. Oh - and the music! When get the closing scene of a story arc and the music swells as your character looks out of a viewport as the camera pulls back and a fleet jumps to hyperspace ... that sells me on it completely. <br /><br />I like the movie universes just fine but I do think it's genius to set up something in the same universe but far enough away in some aspect that you are not limited by the movies and whatever other contemporary side-canon exists. You can take elements of those, riff on them, and do what you like without being boxed in. <br /><br />I think a good online game could be made in the movie era but there would be far more constraints there than with what they're doing with the Old Republic. I'd like to see someone take another stab at something like Galaxies. I'm just worried that we're past the age of the big budget MMORPG and the closest we will get to it is Battlefront, which is not that close at all. I suppose if anything might get another shot at a big time online game, some form of Star Wars is a good candidate.<br />Blacksteelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289298640828309072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999500110309022298.post-70833776446731761432016-05-05T08:20:00.265-05:002016-05-05T08:20:00.265-05:00I was a Beta tester and early subscriber to SWTOR,...I was a Beta tester and early subscriber to SWTOR, and lost interest really quickly. I tried to get back into it when they went free-to-play but it still didn't really hold my interest.<br /><br />It's not a bad game IMO, but it's missing two key things. The PC species are waaay too limited for a Star Wars game. There are humans, funny colored humans, and humans with things on their heads. It's like buying the 64 box of crayons and only ever using black, red, and blue.<br /><br />The other thing is, as cool as the setting and stories are, what I really want to play is movie era Star Wars, not they-made-up-there-own Star Wars.<br /><br />I guess I'm just more of a Galaxies guy.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.com