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Star Wars: The Old Republic Interview

Ryan talks new classes, companion characters, and more with Mr. Christine of BioWare.

Dec. 3 2009

Posted by: Drew

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Star Wars: The Old Republic

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This can be an awesome interview. Doctor in tha house?

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Blaine Christine's parents hate him for naming him that. I like how Ryan tries to fix it by pronouncing his last name Christ-Eye-ne.

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Dr. Augustine Yip must be frickin' jealous of their success.

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Looking more and more intersting, but really no time for an mmo sadly :(

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 I think this is going to be the next MMO I am going to play.

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Oh hell yes!

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Ryan Davis with his hair is my favorite thing ever ever

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Awesome interview Ryan, it some how made me want to play that game even more.

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This game looks better and better every time i see it.

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Frigging hate instancing so I'll pass. 
 
Need my worlds to feel seamless and not a bunch of loading screens every 30 seconds like Age of Conan. 
 
Blizzard used Phasing so if theres one thing to copy then copy that because it doesn't break immersion.

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Awesome interview and I can't wait to play the game, but damn that is a big mic.

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@PapaLazarou said:
" Frigging hate instancing so I'll pass.  Need my worlds to feel seamless and not a bunch of loading screens every 30 seconds like Age of Conan.  Blizzard used Phasing so if theres one thing to copy then copy that because it doesn't break immersion. "
Instancing doesn't necessarily mean loading, just that you'll not always be with other players.
Which in my opinion, is a good thing.
 
Making more of a single player orientated story, where you only meet up with others for key events or PVP and raiding, etc, seems like a better way to handle things. 
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Starting to get psycked for this game

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dude... just call it a mage...

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@PapaLazarou said:
" Frigging hate instancing so I'll pass.  Need my worlds to feel seamless and not a bunch of loading screens every 30 seconds like Age of Conan.  Blizzard used Phasing so if theres one thing to copy then copy that because it doesn't break immersion. "
Do you really want to be doing some major story point like attacking a base just to see some other guy has killed everything already?
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There are 8 classes total now, 4 for each faction.  Trooper, Smuggler, Knight, and Consular  for the Jedi and Bounty Hunter, Agent, Warrior and Inquisitor for the Sith.  Now, I wonder though when we'll get some information on what races are going to be playable.  

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...What in the world did he say in the beginning?

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The Consulate is in the game? Awesome! Now they need to bring in the Sentinel so I can make me a yellow lightsaber. :l
 
NOOOOOW!

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Man, that sounds really really cool. Now, I'm usually not much for large amounts of instancing, specifically with large gind-heavy areas (see Guild Wars), but when it's too actually give a narrative in an MMO (Much less a Bioware one(SQWEE!)) then that is a different story.

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Great interview!

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@Hero_Swe said:
" ...What in the world did he say in the beginning? "
I am a mother pheasant plucker I pluck mother pheasants I am the most pleasant mother pheasant plucker that ever plucked a mother pheasant I am a fig plucker not a fig plucker's son I will pluck figs 'til the fig plucker comes.
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Boooooo heavy instanced gameplay. They better be seriously careful with that. Guild Wars for example which is almost entirely instanced makes it literally a singleplayer RPG with a multiplayer element and social hub. Would most definitely not pay monthly for a heavy instanced game. Lets hope they're smart with this, being Bioware I'm sure they will be
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I think I'm the only one with zero interest in this game.

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My whole morning was pretty much checking the forums on the official site for all the links to all the places that have released this info today.  My verdict is that the game is starting to excite me, but since WoW, I'm sceptical of all other MMOs.

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Woah, Rogue Warrior QL flashback in the start there..

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Is it just me or is Ryan really packing on the lbs???

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What the hell was going on in the beginning there?...
 
 Anyway, this game seems fantastic. Can't wait.

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I CAN NOT WAIT!
 
For those complaining about instancing, from this interview it is taking place during story elements and it seems you can control whether or not you go in by yourself or with a party. I wouldn't want my story progression and enjoyment disrupted because it requires me to do something that is gone or not available because someone else is doing it. Especially when the story is going to be good and mean so much in this game.
 
Seems like they are on the right path. Really hoping for some race options soon though, we've really only seen humans I believe.

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This game will probably drain away my life force.

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@WinterSnowblind said:
" @PapaLazarou said:
" Frigging hate instancing so I'll pass.  Need my worlds to feel seamless and not a bunch of loading screens every 30 seconds like Age of Conan.  Blizzard used Phasing so if theres one thing to copy then copy that because it doesn't break immersion. "
Instancing doesn't necessarily mean loading, just that you'll not always be with other players. Which in my opinion, is a good thing.  Making more of a single player orientated story, where you only meet up with others for key events or PVP and raiding, etc, seems like a better way to handle things.  "
WoW had great world PVP until Instancing ruined it. 
 
EQ had great seamless dungeons where guilds fought over spawns until Instancing ruined it and made everything common and just a grind. 
 
Story can be handled in the seamless world thanx to phasing.
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@Metal_Mills said:
" @PapaLazarou said:
" Frigging hate instancing so I'll pass.  Need my worlds to feel seamless and not a bunch of loading screens every 30 seconds like Age of Conan.  Blizzard used Phasing so if theres one thing to copy then copy that because it doesn't break immersion. "
Do you really want to be doing some major story point like attacking a base just to see some other guy has killed everything already? "
phasing
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goddamn that begining... AMAZING

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Ryan needs a haircut and a little trim on the beard.  Great interview.

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Sooooooo excited for this game!

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tor... guildwars in space?

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@PapaLazarou:

Yea because phasing fixes everything, right?

"Guild: Hey can someone help me with [Group Quest]?"
"Me: Sure!"
"Guild: Where are you?"
"Me: Oh damn, already finished that quest so I can't see you - nor the mob :("

Instancing is fine, as is phasing - they need to find the proper balance between the two and not stick to just phasing.

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I'm not gonna lie people, this is a day one buy for me.

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Great interview, it's too bad the elephant in the room (everybody wanting to be a Jedi) had to show itself at the end when Blaine's "favourite" character was the trooper.  Suuuure, and I'm a Star Wars fan because I like doctor droids...
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The characters wont be rejected by parties is awesome.
Never really played an MMO I'm suddenly interested.

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@Brendan: My favorite character in Star Wars is Han Solo - a smuggler. I could give a crap about Jedi Knights, to be honest; and I'm going to assume that Bioware will balance the classes to make me feel just as powerful as a Knight, in my own way. 
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Go for the eyes Boo!!!

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So they are mages with a fancy name?
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@lucifon said:
" Boooooo heavy instanced gameplay. They better be seriously careful with that. Guild Wars for example which is almost entirely instanced makes it literally a singleplayer RPG with a multiplayer element and social hub. Would most definitely not pay monthly for a heavy instanced game. Lets hope they're smart with this, being Bioware I'm sure they will be "
Guild Wars however doesn't have a montly fee. I doubt the game will be heavily instanced especially since there's a monthly fee, just key plot points. For example, a city part like in Dantooine on KoTOR you'd see other players but something more plot heavy like getting captured by Saul in KoTOR would probably be instanced.
 
It could work out just fine, but without knowing how much exactly is instanced we'll just have to wait and see. But I don't think people should be too concerned about it given the fact that monthly fees are typically used for content development and server management, no?
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best tongue twister ever

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@Jayzilla said:
" Blaine Christine's parents hate him for naming him that. I like how Ryan tries to fix it by pronouncing his last name Christ-Eye-ne. "
Dude, you never film an interview 'til you've already asked how to say the dude's name you're interviewing. That's how his last name is pronounced.
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Someone tell Bioware to put this game on consoles, or I'm not interested. And I don't wanna hear any crap about there not being a  good way to play an MMO with a controller, because I've been playing Final Fantasy XI for 7 years now on PS2 and xbox 360.

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Just sounds better and better every time =)

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This game is truly a gift from the gods.

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shitty graphics!! where is the shadowing??? aaaaaaaa

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@FlipperDesert said:
" The Consulate is in the game? Awesome! Now they need to bring in the Sentinel so I can make me a yellow lightsaber. :l  NOOOOOW! "
They've already released all the classes but Lightsaber colors aren't class specific. So I'm sure you'll be able to make/loot a yellow saber :P