**OFFICIAL** Star Wars: The Old Republic Thread

[Demo24]

I meant the mechanic that allows you to hire Bounty Hunters to kill!

No, you cannot put a price on someones head for a bounty hunter to go and collect. However you could I suppose ask someone to help you if you are unable yourself.

 

[ViviTheMage]

woooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Anomaly1964]

My son is so freakin' happy! I love seeing him like this...

 

[Soccerman06]

Can always be pushed back if BW deems its not ready... well see in the new build.

 

[Wordplay]

Damn I was saying it would be released in 2012, close enough.

 

[Dulanic]

Can't wait. Getting tired of wow.

 

[Udgnim]

anyone else think it is a guarantee that the Dec 20, 2011 will be pushed back?

I don't think there have even been any rumors of a beta coming anytime soon

 

[Mem]

anyone else think it is a guarantee that the Dec 20, 2011 will be pushed back?

I don't think there have even been any rumors of a beta coming anytime soon

My email says 22d Dec,mind you I live in the UK so that's probably European release date.

This is no Jedi mind trick. The most heavily anticipated MMO to date will launch on 22.12.2011.
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[Demo24]

anyone else think it is a guarantee that the Dec 20, 2011 will be pushed back?

I don't think there have even been any rumors of a beta coming anytime soon

Uh, closed beta has been going on for months now

 

[Soccerman06]

Uh, closed beta has been going on for years now

ftfy

 

[lupi]

f those bastages. got the announcement email and at first though I'd finally gotten into beta

 

[Wordplay]

I wonder if TOR will be the finale nail in the coffin for DCUO and other similar situation MMOs?

 

[theb144]

f those bastages. got the announcement email and at first though I'd finally gotten into beta

lmao me too

 

[Nizology]

Anyone think they decided to announce it now based on the D3 release being pushed to 2012 1Q? I know they're different genres but still are competing against each other.

 

[ITXGamer]

anyone else think it is a guarantee that the Dec 20, 2011 will be pushed back?

I really want to get excited about a Dec 20th release...

but alas I fear that it will lead to disappointment when it inevitably gets pushed back...

we've waited so long...

 

[Dr. Zaus]

I really want to get excited about a Dec 20th release...

but alas I fear that it will lead to disappointment when it inevitably gets pushed back...

we've waited so long...

It's not a release date:

It's a paid beta date.


So yea, no need to push it back.

 

[Ross Ridge]

f those bastages. got the announcement email and at first though I'd finally gotten into beta

I didn't see that message in my junk folder until after I read about it here, but I wondered if it fooled any eager would-be beta participants.

 

[Mem]

I really want to get excited about a Dec 20th release...

but alas I fear that it will lead to disappointment when it inevitably gets pushed back...

we've waited so long...

Bad date so close to Xmas IMHO,they could of picked a much better date,anyway be interesting to see how much has or not improved since my last beta test.

The only problem I have with the date is I'll be busy over Christmas doing other things so won't be able to put a lot of hours into ToR which should give them time to release a patch or two like you always see after any new MMORPG release.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

Just curious, how is the combat in the current build? Specifically, two things : the spells(or Force abilities I imagine)- are they all mostly fast casting like Rift? Can you cast while moving, or have to stop?

And the melee combat, is that currently that you can turn on autoattack or you have to press attack for each attack?

 

[Soccerman06]

Just curious, how is the combat in the current build? Specifically, two things : the spells(or Force abilities I imagine)- are they all mostly fast casting like Rift? Can you cast while moving, or have to stop?

And the melee combat, is that currently that you can turn on autoattack or you have to press attack for each attack?

Not suppose to discuss those things, but Im sure if you googled videos for it you could find it quite easily. Combat hasnt changed, just talents and mod system.

 

[VirtualLarry]

No, you cannot put a price on someones head for a bounty hunter to go and collect. However you could I suppose ask someone to help you if you are unable yourself.

You can't put bounties on people's heads? A friend of mine that was all hyped up about this game, said that you could. It sounded like a neat mechanic at the time.

 

[Ross Ridge]

You can't put bounties on people's heads? A friend of mine that was all hyped up about this game, said that you could. It sounded like a neat mechanic at the time.

I'm not sure if there's any way to make this kind of mechanic work in a MMORPG. It doesn't work in EVE Online because the person with the bouny on him just has a friend or alt collect it. In a game like The Old Republic, which unlike EVE I assume has no real death penalty, it would be even more pointless.

 

[Arsinek]

anything interesting in the new build? i got an invite but unless i hear theres something cool i dont care to reinstall.

 

[Soccerman06]

anything interesting in the new build? i got an invite but unless i hear theres something cool i dont care to reinstall.

http://www.betacake.net/2011/09/star-wars-old-republic-new-builds-patch.html (no)

 

[CVSiN]

anyone else think it is a guarantee that the Dec 20, 2011 will be pushed back?

I don't think there have even been any rumors of a beta coming anytime soon

Um closed beta has been going on for almost 2 years.

this is a firm date.

new build is up for testers as we speak.