Possible Star Wars KOTOR MMO Evidence Surfaces

Istik · Unread post by **Istik** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 6:37 am

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3166834

After BioWare and LucasArts made a deal last year to work together, the internet was ablaze with speculation about a new Star Wars MMO in the works. It makes sense considering the popularity of the Knights of the Old Republic series from BioWare and the much poorer status among fans of the non-BioWare Star Wars Galaxies. We more recently reported that the game was in fact a new MMO set in the KOTOR framework, a claim that was quickly denied by Electronic Arts.
Today, a tipster contacted 1UP with portions of a script for what was said to be a "Star Wars online" game. The script's description of the game reads:

"This is a role-playing game set in the historical past of the Star Wars universe. Jedi and Sith battle across the galaxy with the power of the Force and are joined by soldiers, politicians and nobles. Players must choose the destinies of heroes and villains in a thrilling and dangerous universe."
Historical past? Jedi and Sith battling across the galaxy? To we Star Wars nerds, that sounds quite a bit like the "Old Republic" timeline, which BioWare Senior Writer Drew Karpyshyn helped flesh out with the KOTOR series and by penning the Darth Bane novels.

The script goes on to show an exchange between the player and a character named Fuse, a naive bomb designer. The portions of the script that we received are fairly heavy with dialog, which isn't typical for an MMORPG, but it does read very much like a script to a KOTOR game. This could mean that the two projects are still separate. On the other hand, the game was described to the tipster as an MMO, and "heavy dialog" is practically BioWare's calling card.

1UP contacted LucasArts about the script pages we saw, but unsurprisingly their response was not forthcoming: ""We don't have any comment beyond what we've already announced."

This isn't quite a smoking gun blaster yet, and our contact isn't Deep Throat; but the script looked legitimate and the style and tone of it shares a lot in common with the BioWare games we already know, including the more recent (but fairly similar) Mass Effect. We'll keep you posted as more news surfaces.

gelfling · Unread post by **gelfling** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:15 am

Ooh... could this "leak" be a sign of an announcement?

Even if it isn't much to go on

Toucan · Unread post by **Toucan** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:27 am

they wont announce it til last minute, as they know it'll finally kill SWG
why continue subscribing to that game if the shiny new one is on the way?

they'll milk swg as long as possible

Iakimo · Unread post by **Iakimo** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:36 am

Heh... the day BioWare announces their Star Wars MMORPG, I may sign onto their forum and say, "Thank you, Captain Obvious..." or something suitably pithy along those lines.

Toucan · Unread post by **Toucan** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:22 am

i'm telling you it's a monkey island MMO!!
you've all been fooled!!

gelfling · Unread post by **gelfling** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:03 am

I wouldn't say no to a Monkey Island MMO

(but I'd rather hear that they are making a new Star Wars MMO)

Toucan · Unread post by **Toucan** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:33 am

yeah i was trying to be funny, but the more i think about it, the more it seems like a good idea

Flatulance · Unread post by **Flatulance** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:09 am

I think a kotor mmo could be good - but to be honest if it plays the same way the stand a lone games played it will not hold my attention for long.
What made kotor great is it was like a movie - with a start a middle and an end.
Yeah to be fair I didnt want it to end, but with the kind of story driven arc it has it cant go on forever.
I mean how the hell they gonna make it play for longetivity - let me think.
Have PVP imp v rebel - i mean sith against republic? Everyone against everyone?
Polotictions who can create a a guild and be mayor of their own city.
Traders that grind for resources and make stuff like armour and tables?
Umpteen mini quests?
Group quests?
Heriocs like kill darth bane's ghost?
Gee this game sounds familiar already.
They might as well just reskin swg and add a new engine!
There is no way the can create the magic that KOTOR had in an mmo form.