A BioWare MMORPG
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I was reading about Star Wars: The Old Republic the other day, and I noticed that I was actually looking forward to trying this one - despite the utter failure that was Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. After I quit wasting my time with WoW some two odd years ago, I never thought I'd pick up a MMORPG again, but instead I ended up trying Warhammer Online for a month, which obviously failed in my opinion.
Since then I've put down MMORPGs because they just didn't seem to be worth playing... but now I'm cautiously optimistic about SW:TOR. For one, BioWare hasn't let me down (badly) with its latest games, and their previous track record speaks for itself. While I realize that BioWare Austin (founded to develop SW:TOR) is a unit of its own, it's still BioWare, and I expect them to hold up to the standard BioWare has set for its games.
Obviously the setting for the game is interesting, and this endeavor looks like it could actually pull it off and become successful under BioWare/EA. The interaction between classes, plot elements and the reportedly record high amount of spoken dialogue might prove for a great game, if properly implemented.
The information gathered on the official site and the SW:TOR wiki seems pretty good to me so far, especially the classes. My initial concern was that everyone would roll a Jedi/Sith, but the other classes look good enough to attract players. I'd certainly try playing a Bounty Hunter. I'll probably give it a try at least, but what about you guys? Anyone else who might be interested?
