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Lord Tier had this to say about (_|_):
Verant == SOEAnyway, for LucasArts being the project... That remains to be seen. I know LucasArts provides background and universe info, but why would the mainstream site be SOE's rather than LucasArts's?
Who cares. I'll just see how badly it bombs/rocks.
As obscurely mentioned twice in the movie, they have all the "official" sounds for the game. Skywalker sounds, or whatever is in full cooperation with 'em.
When you start a title as large as something like SW:G, and you get approval, and the general consensus that its going to be a hit, you get tons of info, then help from Lucas arts spinoff sound, graphics and other companies.
Industrial Light & Magic comes to mind...
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Maradön? had this to say about Knight Rider:
My prediction is that once the pretty Starwars facade wears off, it'll boil down to a leveling treadmill just like every other MMORPG to date.
Then when the space expansion is released, people will intentionally lag their client in order to shoot 50 times in one second, then be 20 clicks directly behind you.
And Joysticks will rule the universe.
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Maradön? painfully thought these words up:
I always though Verant is a division of SoE that was developed to develop EQ since EQ required more work than SoE alone was prepared to dedicate to it.In other words, the game made the developer in this case. Makes sense since pre-release EQ was distributed with an SoE label on it, and Verant didn't exist before EQ.
Essentially, SWG has got nothing to do with EQ or Verant, It's almost certainly got nothing to do with the live team.
I always thought Verant was bought by Sony after EverQuest became such a 'runaway hit', and was used to form their SOE branch.
And Verant did exist before EverQuest. That Tanarus game you're always prompted to download when you install EverQuest was their first MMOG, which is now free to play.
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ACES! Another post by Comrade Snoota:
I always thought Verant was bought by Sony after EverQuest became such a 'runaway hit', and was used to form their SOE branch.
Either way, SWG has still got nothing to do with Verant or the people who make EQ, which is the point I was getting at in the first place.
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Maradön? was listening to Cher while typing:
Either way, SWG has still got nothing to do with Verant or the people who make EQ, which is the point I was getting at in the first place.
I must have missed something in the thread but http://gamespot.com/gamespot/filters/products/0,11114,468222,00.html says SWG is being developed by Verant. What makes you say they aren't?
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I must have missed something in the thread but http://gamespot.com/gamespot/filters/products/0,11114,468222,00.html says SWG is being developed by Verant. What makes you say they aren't?
Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment Developer: Verant Interactive
Genre: Role-Playing
Release Date: Q4 2002
VI will have a lot to do with this .. but it is not the same people that made EQ. The EQ people will stay working on PoP and current EQ .. They will have tons new staff to handle this one.
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ACES! Another post by Maradön?:
My prediction is that once the pretty Starwars facade wears off, it'll boil down to a leveling treadmill just like every other MMORPG to date.
It doesn't use levels, though.
Neener.
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Kagrama Model 2000 was programmed to say:
It doesn't use levels, though.Neener.
Doesn't have to.
So long as there are numbers in the game that get bigger as you do something, that's what it'll degenerate into.
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Reynar stumbled drunkenly to the keyboard and typed:
Try to remember that all of that "space stuff" will not be in the initial release of the game. They are saving space encounters for the first expansion. Yes, they already have the first expansion planned
S'why I said "When the space expansion comes out" It'll be joysticks that rule everyone.
Wonder if Jedi's could buy a Jedi Starfighter.. Ooo..
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Maradön? attempted to be funny by writing:
Doesn't have to.So long as there are numbers in the game that get bigger as you do something, that's what it'll degenerate into.
No, that's what it'll degenerate into "for you"
Just because you have such a small view of games doesn't mean everyone else shares your poor vision.
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Reynar had this to say about Captain Planet:
No, that's what it'll degenerate into "for you"Just because you have such a small view of games doesn't mean everyone else shares your poor vision.
Hey wow, that applies to Maradon about the 'Cube as well! Pwned. 
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We were all impressed when Maradön? wrote:
Doesn't have to.So long as there are numbers in the game that get bigger as you do something, that's what it'll degenerate into.
There's a lot more to the game then that, y'know.
It will be sad if Maradon starts getting in trouble for his SWG bashing rather than his EQ bashing... it would be the end of a tradition 
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Vorago had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
Man, I so saw where this was goingIt will be sad if Maradon starts getting in trouble for his SWG bashing rather than his EQ bashing... it would be the end of a tradition
Who's bashing? There's nothing there to bash yet, I'm just speculating.
I even signed up for beta. Just because I'm doubtful the game will be anything special doesn't mean I'm bashing it.
Must... buy... must... buy. Don't care about game faults.
Eye... candy... so... good...
