James Ohlen sat down with Machinima to talk about SWTOR. Important highlights from their conversation:
- Maximum number of companions is five
- SWTOR is equal in size to ten to twenty Mass Effects.
Jun 092011
Jun 062011
UPDATE 2: BioWare Pulse will broadcast a live boss fight Wednesday at 3 pm PDT. On Thursday they will broadcast a Q&A session at 9 am PDT. Watch that and other E3-related BioWare news here.
UPDATE: The time for Wednesday’s G4TV live coverage was incorrect. Check them out from 3 pm to 6 pm PDT for coverage of several games, including SWTOR.
E3 is closed to the general public, but there will be plenty of live coverage coming from the Los Angeles Convention Center. Here are a few events SWTOR fans won’t want to miss:
Tuesday
2 pm PDT: BioWare Lead Writer Daniel Erickson will host a gameplay demo and Q&A session at EA.com. BioWare is promising some never-before-seen exclusives. Watch live here. Continue reading »
Jun 062011
Machinima snagged Daniel Erickson and talked about SWTOR at E3:
- Attendees will play Taral V or origin worlds.
- Raids are multi-party adventures. Story is important, but “Don’t worry folks, it’s not going to be a whole bunch of talking.”
- Discusses the decision to go with player VO. James Ohlen and Daniel Erickson played Mass Effect and realized the future of gaming was player VO.
- Development of multi-player dialogue system took years of iterations. Daniel wanted to capture the pen and paper discussions about what to say to the NPC.
Nov 302010
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Sith or Jedi Test for Dogs
It’s been three weeks since our last podcast, so we’re still talking about how much we like the crafting system. Also, some unpronounceable creatures make their debut on the Holonet. Our Thanksgiving-themed Sith or Jedi yields some surprising results and we read our Top Ten “You Know You’re an MMO Gamer When…” entries. Enjoy! Continue reading »
