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Rumor: BioWare working on KOTOR MMO, OMG! photo

Primotech is reporting that their sources (you know, the ones "close to BioWare") have confirmed that the company's upcoming MMO is indeed set in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Universe. 

While their source doesn't offer any further information, the company has already confirmed that an MMO (due out in 2008) is being developed at their Austin studios. This is one of those rumors that has been around for awhile, and if we were to guess, may turn out to be true. No word on whether or not Electronic Arts (who recently acquired BioWare) will be involved.

So what do you guys think? The Xbox Knights of the Old Republic titles were some of the best games on the console, with some of the most compelling narrative elements of its time. But how do you think something like that would translate to an MMO? 

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Aerox's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:24
Aerox
I wonder if this is the MMORPG they're building using Simutronics' Hero Engine License they bought a while back?

(Any ex-Gemstone/Dragonrealms players on Dtoid? I'm guessing not.)
DynamicSheep's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:24
DynamicSheep
Nah... it's a MDK MMO.
Jetsetlemming's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:24
Jetsetlemming
Does Bioware still have the rights to the KOTOR series? I remember Obsidian did the sequel. According to their Wikipedia page, they're on the table in the indefinite future for KOTOR 3, at LucasArts' call.
DynamicSheep's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:25
DynamicSheep
also first
BlackDove's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:25
BlackDove
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.

This is the MMO that'll be worth getting into. Elves and dwarfs had their time, and so did the entertainers and Masters of Teras Kasi or however the fuck you spell that.

It is time for the jedi to lob some heads off with lightsabres.
whiteboy0869's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:27
whiteboy0869
How well will it translate? Fucking greatly, thats how
Volomon's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:27
Volomon
I just hope its not Xbox only, if one good thing comes from being owned by EA it'll be multiplatform.
Hoygeit's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:28
Hoygeit
PLEASE LET THIS BE TRUE.

It would be an awesome MMO (because Bioware is awesome), but more importantly it would help in resolving a lot of questions that lingered after KOTOR 2.
JJ Rage's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:28
JJ Rage
Yes please!
Tino's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:30
Tino
Man, what I would give for a good star wars mmo.
Rbj's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:43
Rbj
Motherfucking DO WANT!
DrNutt's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:46
DrNutt
Man, what I would give for a satisfying, non-MMO KOTOR III. :(
CaffeinePowered's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:49
CaffeinePowered
Bioware is dead, they are apart of the EA overmind, its going to suck and EA is going to gut Bioware just like they did Maxis and Westwood.
b4con's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:50
b4con
Was Jade Empire worth playing? I loved both KOTORs, but am not sure if JE would be as intrigueing.
b4con's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:50
b4con
Was Jade Empire worth playing? I loved both KOTORs, but am not sure if JE would be as intriguing.
Scrixx's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:51
Scrixx
I had a orgasm from the dark side :o
saxiums's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:57
saxiums
want, now.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 18:58
ArrestedDeveloper
I imagine that this is very similar to the reaction Star Wars: Galaxies got when it was first announced.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 19:01
Wedge
No it wouldn't. Nothing good translates to an MMO. Ever.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 19:02
Wedge
Also Jade Empire is very much worth playing.
MajinFro's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 19:03
MajinFro
if it was on consoles i would say hell yes. but if pc...i dunno.
Ryuhanta's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 19:08
Ryuhanta
@Wedge
Yes, Jade Empire is fucking awesome, no more to be said.
Tricoden's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 19:13
Tricoden
Jade Empire was awesome. KotOR was even awesomer. As an MMO? I don't know how that would work out, but if it was done right, it would be secks.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 19:13
Cheeburga
Do want.
xmetninjax's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 19:16
xmetninjax
KOTOR kicked ass, if this is true I'll play it, even though I hate mmo's because of the lame settings. This however, would be different.
Spilt Milk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 19:19
Spilt Milk
What could possibly go wrong with a Star Wars Based MMO?

They obviously need to get Raph Koster RIGHT ON THIS!
Variable Gear's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 19:28
Variable Gear
A KOTOR MMO would be great. What I hear about Star Wars Galaxies is that what killed it was the time it was set. "The game events are set between the events of Episode IV: A New Hope, and Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back." Nothing important happens during this time in the Star Wars fiction, and because of the open and undefined nature of the Old Republic games a MMO set during the period could be really exciting!

The question is: does Bioware even own the IP? Doesn't Lucasarts own it? Bioware Austin could still develop the game as long as Lucasarts would sign off on it, but let's wait for the official announcement.

@ Wedge & Ryuhanta:

Jade Empire was decent, but it was a disappointment after KOTOR (at least to me). The gameplay was simplified and the storyline was a crock. That twist at the end was something they beat into your skull the entire fucking game.
bluemeep's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 19:32
bluemeep
Jade Empire was KOTOR without the combat pausing and amazing story.

As for this, I pretty much assumed this is exactly what was going on from the moment the Bioware MMO rumor hit. As long as I can be one of 30 thousand Aayla Secura tribute characters, I'll be happy.
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 19:36
Fading Star
KOTOR MMO? Hell yeah! I would love to play this game.
Pixelated Lilac's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 19:41
Pixelated Lilac
Yes. yes. yes. No offense to the Galaxy fans, but this is exactly what I want from a Star Wars MMO. Plus, an MMO set during the Mandalorian and Jedi Civil Wars would be epic win.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 19:50
Sharpless
I'm tentatively excited. The KOTOR games rock. I'm not so sure how well an MMO will work, but I'll try anything - provided it doesn't mean we'll never see a KOTOR III now.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 19:51
Dexter345
I don't think it'll work out, but then I hate MMOs, so I guess I'm biased.
Capn Birdseye's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 20:01
Capn Birdseye
I think a KOTOR MMO would work, yeah, but like other people said, I would rather a proper sequel to the first two games.

I was actually kinda worried that this is what EA bought them for - to work on an MMO.

Bioware make the best single player RPGs around (in my opinion), its a waste using them to make an MMO. I'm sure some other company could have made this while Bioware got to work on Baldurs Gate 3 ;)
ikoul's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 20:05
ikoul
MMOs suck... and if this is ruined it's because of that. If they were just doing a KOTOR III (which they should do, to finish the story and fix what was done by the rushed piece of shit called KOTOR II), then it would be made of win and delicious cake.
bahss's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 20:33
bahss
I wonder... would everyone be a Jedi? I says, don't care, want now.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 21:12
king3vbo
Friggin DO WANT
Fleet3000's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 21:15
Fleet3000
huzzah. now to figure out which to sell my soul to:

Firefly MMO, or KOTOR. so many choices...
KGETZ3's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 21:17
KGETZ3
KoTor is my favorite game of all time.

What sucks though is I don't like MMO's...then again I've yet to play them longer than a week but I get bored out of my mind.

If this is true I only hope that they do the KoTor series justice and who knows maybe this will be the first MMo that I like.

p.s. If you don't like KoTor then you suck at life. FACT.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 21:29
Wedge
KotoR and MMO cannot coexist in anything other than theme. You can't mix dynamic quests and branching storylines with the repetition and grinding MMO's use to hold players.
Arugala9's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 21:33
Arugala9
@ electro lemon
Yes you are.


I'm totally in for a Kotor MMO.
Azereki's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 21:46
Azereki
Meh, I don't know about a KOTOR MMO. I knew they were developing an MMO, but I was hoping that it was an original IP so they could have more creative freedom on it.
Velt's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 22:14
Velt
If a mmorpg of staw wars is on the works that could explain why EA overpayed for the adquisition.
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 22:35
Im OK
As far as I'm concerned, they just need to scrap this MMO business altogether and get to making KotOR 3 or Jade Empire 2.
skullivan's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 23:06
skullivan
How is it that no one remembers that this has been rumored for months? From the moment Bioware opened their Austin studio this is what they were thought to be working on.

http://kotaku.com/gaming/kotor/rumour-kotor-mmo-255071.php
epoch's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 23:13
epoch
i thought bioware's next project was some fantasy rpg for the pc
PetiePal's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 23:20
PetiePal
Epic Fail. If the Star Wars MMO already was a huge fail this won't change that.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2007 23:57
Mxyzptlk
Didn't Penny Arcade also make a strip speculating about this months ago?
DrNutt's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/23/2007 00:39
DrNutt
Fact: MMOs are fundamentally gimped in the story aspect to keep suckers coming back and paying more to keep grinding.

Sad reality: The possibilities of an epic storyline tied up in a masterstroke of a third game are falling like a sad, flaccid penis.
ghettosmurf's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/23/2007 00:40
ghettosmurf
@Aerox - I was thinking the same thing. Kinda-Ex-DragonRealms player here :)
Aerox's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/23/2007 01:24
Aerox
Same here, I played DR from the time I was like 11 until I was 19, and then would sporadically pick it up again in between. What was your character[s]' name[s]?
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