In a posting to the official Star Wars: Old Republic website, Bioware outlines their entire plans for the recently released MMO game.
Besides the usual guarantees of regular content and fixes, Bioware also reveals they plan on making guilds very important in the game with guild-run banks and starships as the initial major features.
They also gave more details on the Legacy System which will give additional powers and effects to a player's character along with the usual increase in player titles and ranks. Player vs Player combat will be restricted to certain areas while the space combat missions will be getting a big overhaul from the current on-rails shooter setup.
The user interface will also be providing a lot more control and customization to the player and will be expanded with additional tweaks and stuff added in over a gradual period of time.
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Guild Functionality – Guilds are important to the long term health of any MMORPG. We have a huge list of guild centric features. This will be an ongoing effort that will probably never end. Guild banks are the first thing we’ll be delivering in our plans for increased guild functionality. Eventually we even want to deliver on the promise of the long hinted at “Guild Capital Ships”.
UI customization – You like choice. We hear you! SWTOR is all about choice. Being able to choose how you interact with an online game is something we feel is very important. We are going to be giving more control over the UI as an ongoing effort. This is a very big priority for us.
PvP – We have an entire team dedicated to adding content and features to player vs. player. We have some of the most experienced PvP developers in the world on this team. So far very few people have seen, or know much about the stunning Open World PVP on Ilum; when you get to the high levels prepare to be blown away! In addition to that high level PVP content, expect new Warzones and new PvP features on a regular basis.
Space Combat – We will continue to add missions to the space game. We also have a special project going on right now that will expand space gameplay in a significant way... for now the details will have to remain under wraps.
Legacy System – The ability to select a surname for your character is just the start of something much bigger. Soon, the Legacy experience and levels you earn will grant your characters access to powers, objects and other cool benefits.
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Daily Recap:
1) Sony continues to flip-flop on the PS Vita account situation as they claim the handheld only supports 1 account possible and backtracks on multiple accounts possible from the use of memory cards.
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/12/sony-vita-psn/
2) Remedy confirms earlier rumors of Alan Wake arriving on PC by officially announcing an "early 2012" release date and the PC version will contain all the Xbox 360 DLC packs for free.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ng-early-2012/
3) Capcom unveils the "Capcom Digital Collection" as an Xbox 360 exclusive containing 8 XBLA games in a single disc for the retail price of $40.
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http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...g-to-xbox-360/