SWTOR Announced Today

[Alexander I]

I think I may cry. I'm not a fan of MMORPGs, and would have much rather had KOTOR 3.

Here is the basic premise of this game:

It's set 300 years after KOTOR.

Revan and the Exile departed into deep space and were never heard from again.

After many years the True Sith Empire emerged from the shadows, conquered Coruscant and essentially exiled the Jedi back to Tython, where the Order was founded.

Disappointed? Yes I am. Welcome to SWTOR.

[Kuciwalker]

Wait, what the **** did they just do to canon?

Otherwise, I am very happy with the game's potential.

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Wait, what the **** did they just do to canon?

That's my major beef.
That, and the fact that it's a MMORPG. I have better things to waste my time and money on than that.

[flash9286]

Lame, should have made Mass effect MMO.



And any chance this will come to 360?

[Kuciwalker]

I checked the site. Coruscant wasn't conquered. Canon is happy.

[Asher]

I have no idea what Coruscant is, and that makes me happy.

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
I checked the site. Coruscant wasn't conquered. Canon is happy.

Okay, not conquered, just totally ruined by the Sith.

Originally posted by swtor
Less than a century ago, the greatest of those enemies returned…

The onslaught of the Sith Empire caught the Republic and the Jedi completely by surprise, and during a long and arduous war, the Republic was broken. After the capital planet of Coruscant was ravaged by the Sith’s Imperial forces, the Supreme Chancellor and the Senate were forced to sign the painful Treaty of Coruscant, which required the Republic to withdraw its support of several long-standing allies, including the ever-loyal Bothans.

Struggling with a wave of withdrawing star systems, an insurmountable supply crisis, and chaos on the streets of Coruscant, the Senate has become paralyzed in the years since the treaty.

The bitter and divided nobility of the Core Worlds disputes every decision, damaging the morale of the Republic’s already discouraged citizens. Blaming the Jedi for the failures that led to Imperial domination, the Senate has distanced itself from the Republic’s legendary guardians.

The Jedi remain committed to protecting the Republic, but the Jedi Council has moved from Coruscant to the ancient Jedi homeworld of Tython.

The Republic has trained up new squads of Special Forces, disciplined teams capable of working together with near-perfect efficiency. These elite troopers still work often in conjunction with the Jedi, but in many places, the troopers have taken the prominent role in providing the Republic’s defense.

Despite a post-war economic depression and the continued expansion of its enemies, the spirit of the Republic remains independent, brave, and strong. New leaders are stepping forward even now to stand against the dark Sith Empire, liberate the galaxy, and restore the Republic to its former glory.

Originally posted by swtor.com
Unbeknownst to the Jedi however, the last Emperor of the Sith managed to escape the carnage and fled into Deep Space with his most trusted Dark Lords.

These surviving Sith began rebuilding their society on a distant planet, hoping to one-day return for revenge.

Over the course of the next thousand years, the Sith Empire recovered its strength. The Emperor developed a massive Imperial military, a fleet of advanced warships, and undertook dark rituals which prolonged his life and his undisputed rule.

When the time for vengeance arrived, the Sith began infiltrating star systems in the Outer Rim, sowing seeds of discord and making secret deals with local criminals and warlords. With all the pieces perfectly in place, the Sith launched an enormous offensive which caught the Jedi completely off-guard. In the first wave alone, the Sith succeeded in seizing control of several star systems in the Outer Rim, destroying the Republic’s shipyards in the Sluis sector, and strangling the popular Rimma Trade Route.

After the initial crush, the Emperor’s brilliant strategies continued and the brutal force of the Imperial military slammed the Republic time and time again, from the deep sinkholes of Utapau to the tall forests of Agamar. Though it seemed the Empire was capable of waging war indefinitely, the Emperor surprised the Republic yet again.

While the Emperor’s Dark Council engaged Republic leaders in peace talks, several Sith Lords and an elite Imperial army sacked the Republic’s capital planet.

Destroying the Jedi Temple and holding the planet hostage, the Sith left Republic leaders no choice but to surrender several outlying star systems by signing the Treaty of Coruscant.

Since the treaty, the Emperor has withdrawn to pursue his own mysterious goals, deferring control to the Dark Council, and setting the stage for a brutal power struggle. In the political vacuum, the strongest and most cunning Sith and Imperial leaders are rising up to assume authority, consolidate the Empire’s dominion and crush its enemies.

[Kuciwalker]

Totally ruined seems like an exaggeration, too.

Coruscant has been bombed about a dozen times in the EU already. This doesn't seem like a big deal.

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Totally ruined seems like an exaggeration, too.

Coruscant has been bombed about a dozen times in the EU already. This doesn't seem like a big deal.

Fine, fine, I'll just stick with their words then, without trying to paraphrase: Coruscant is "ravaged," "sacked," "in chaos."

Jeez.

[Guynemer]

I hate MMORPGs. I want them to finish KOTOR 2, and make KOTOR 3.

[Cartimandua]

Originally posted by Guynemer
I hate MMORPGs. I want them to finish KOTOR 2, and make KOTOR 3.

Yeah, my sentiments exactly.

[conmcb25]

My 17 year old who likess MMO's said basically the same thing last night.

He kind of felt left hanging on the cliff at the end of Kotor II.

[Alexander I]

Honestly, I don't care as much about what's happening 300 years in the future as I do about completing the story of Revan and the Exile.

Yeah, the ending of KOTOR II left us hanging.

[DrSpike]

Surely this is just going to be a WoW clone.

[conmcb25]

Well obviously an MMO takes a heck of a lot more effort than an RPG resource wise.

But Bioware did well with Kotor I and II didn't they? Maybe a Kotor III is in the cards for the future. Its just going to take a lot longer than we wanted it to take...