Bioware Has a Plan for The Old Republic End-Game

[Andy Chalk]

Bioware Has a Plan for The Old Republic End-Game

BioWare says it has a "plan" for the late-game stages of Star Wars: The Old Republic [http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Old-Republic-Pc/dp/B002I0HH2O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1278357929&sr=1-1] and the truly hardcore players who want to do more once they've done it all.

It's a wall that every serious MMOG player has hit: The level cap. You've maxed out your fighter, you've maxed out your mage, you've maxed out your thief, and as you ponder the viability of a half-kobold paladin, you realize that you've reached the plateau that represents every game developer's worst nightmare: You're bored.

But there's no need to worry about that in The Old Republic, according to IncGamers [BioWare's].

"I know some people are worried, for example, about the elder game [and are asking] 'What happens in the elder game, what happens when you get to the highest level?'" he said. "We do have a plan for that and we will be revealing it the future."

I don't care a lick about Star Wars [http://www.starwars.com] or MMOGs but if I did, you better believe that I'd be mighty excited about this. As it is, I'm looking forward to BioWare's solution to the MMOG end-game dilemma strictly from an academic perspective: How do you end a game that never really ends?


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[Lyri]

This could be interesting.

I really can't think of anything much else to say, other than that.

 

[kaizen2468]

If anyone can do it, BioWare can.

 

[Ranooth]

Well seeing as though they have the Mythic team helping them now i wouldn't be shocked to see some kind of Tome of Knowledge included, that should keep some explorers and achievement hunters busy.

 

[Upbeat Zombie]

I don't normally care much for mmos, but this game has got me pretty excited.

 

[Keava]

Well, from my experience, so far the best way to not get people leave the MMO from boredom was adding new, polished, and challenging content regularly. It kept me going in WoW for quite long time till around WotlK when things slowed down so much, and whole game was getting tailored more towards the casual, unorganized crowd instead guilds that looked for challenge, that i eventually got tired of it.

If BioWare will manage to somehow resolve it in better way, great, if not, there is always that path. (two most praised end-game instances in WoW were vanilla Naxx and BCs Sunwell, they were hard, and only few guilds managed to clear it, but they kept them going, WotlKs ICC from what i hear is rather disappointing.)

 

[Faulty Turmoil]

I have alot of faith that they can pull this off, and I hope they do because this is the first MMORPG that I'm actually considering buying.

 

[Booze Zombie]

Last MMORPG I played was WoW, I hope Bioware can make it "not stale". Then again, light sabres are said to work wonders.

 

[Meggiepants]

Sounds interesting. I'm still on the fence about this game though. I just don't play MMOs, but I love Bioware games.

So torn!

 

[Bat Vader]

I am guessing and hoping that when players hit the level cap new areas of the story will open up and we can continue questing and advancing the story of The Old Republic. I hope there is a plot point in TOR that allows us to search for what Revan was searching for.

 

[Rack]

Maybe their solution is to kill your avatar after you finished a specific end-game quest? They did it with Mass Effect.

Just kidding of course, I hope Bioware can set a new standard for this!

That would be so awesome, I'd fall in love with ToR if this happened. Okay the rage and frustration of a billion players quitting wouldn't be worth it for Bioware but still...

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

I am guessing and hoping that when players hit the level cap new areas of the story will open up and we can continue questing and advancing the story of The Old Republic. I hope there is a plot point in TOR that allows us to search for what Revan was searching for.

i can't see them not doing that..it'd send every revan fan through the roof with orgasms if that was in the game, no matter what it is its only a financial boost for them and it'll defintly make the game look good.

 

[Jared]

Well, I suppose they are covering all there bases at least then. Should give plenty of people stuff to do when they reach that part

 

[Iron Lightning]

I don't quite think they can get around the fact that games are not infinite, it'll still end. Besides, isn't having five max-level characters enough, crimy I got bored with WoW at about level 50 on my first character. I really doubt that anyone will be able to play the game past the year of two it takes to get five or six maxed out characters.

 

[ImprovizoR]

Too bad this is an MMO. I don't play MMO's, EVER! I'll just sit in my corner and wait for KotOR 3 I guess.

 

[Danpascooch]

If anyone can do it, BioWare can.

THIS ^

Bioware has banked enough trust over the years that I treat them "innocent until proven guilty" instead of "guilty until proven innocent" which is how I treat most games.

 

[Danpascooch]

Too bad this is an MMO. I don't play MMO's, EVER! I'll just sit in my corner and wait for KotOR 3 I guess.

It's not coming, they are releasing a KotOR MMO, why would they make a 3?

 

[mythgraven]

Orly.


Is the plan for end game to announce a release date??

Its been 4 years, and we have 2 CGI's and some concept art. (And alot of "yay sith" to wade through.)


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