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XWA was but a shell of the majesty that is XvT. The multiplayer in XWA was a sick, sad, joke, but hey, the graphics were better. So if by saying "nearly every respect" you mean "a comparison of graphic quality" then I totally agree. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Gohron
www.gametrailers.com has a very short video of this up. Didn't show a whole lot though.
Where be these Xwing alliance campaigns.
Ditto, I finally have enough money saved to get a new PC and will be picking one up probably around late summer... about freak'n time too ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Vegetable
Well, i'll throw in a quick plug for the king of space based MMO, Eve Online.
The thing thats always concerned me about making the jump to spaceships in SWG is that since you have to buy your own ship, its really gonna be a pain if your ship gets blown up. And it'll be interesting to see how SOE handles non-consentual pvp in space.
Personally I think space should just be straight up PVP. There's other ways to transport to planets without buying your own ship so if you're in space you're probably either looking for bounties, smuggling, or part of the Rebels or Imperials. Is there really any reason to fly in space without PVP being part of it?Quote:
Originally Posted by GameCynic
Is it actual dogfighting or typical MMO combat style?Quote:
Originally Posted by GameCynic
It looks like actual dogfighting by the gametrailers video, but I really doubt it will be.
Oh, and the new LSL game looks like fucking shit. How pathetic.
Sure, if people are forced to fly a ship if they want to transport items, or if they want to move from planet to planet.Quote:
Originally Posted by MechDeus
Its a bit of both, depending on what kind of ship you are flying, but its generaly cycle based MMO combat. Distance to your target affects your guns damage and accuracy, as well as the speed and mass of the ship you are shooting at. There is a near infinite combinations of ships and modules, as well as skill modifiers (as well as pre-combat stuff like targeting speed) that make combat really unique. The biggest plus to me, is that since skills are passively trained (even while offline), the success and fail rate in combat is mainly attributed to your ships configuration and real experience in battle.Quote:
Is it actual dogfighting or typical MMO combat style?
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Originally Posted by GameCynic
Interplanetary transport and item transporting is handled just fine at the moment without any sort of personally controlled flying. I highly doubt they'll start taking out currently implemented features.Quote:
Originally Posted by the same paragraph
Bleh. I'm in the mood for MMO dogfighting, like how Planetside is to FPS'.Quote:
Its a bit of both, depending on what kind of ship you are flying, but its generaly cycle based MMO combat.
Screw that man, bring on the piracy. :evil:Quote:
Originally Posted by MechDeus
But no seriously, if they are aiming for space to be PVP only, its going end up being dominated by faction players. There needs to be some soft of tangible non-pvp reason to be in space, other wise outside of the initial rush of exploration most people arn't going to bother with it, and it might as well be a mini game. Then again, SOE is more than likely going to make it an optional expansion pack, so what the hell.