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yep same here, im not going to give much away im afraid.
*****Official Star Wars: The Old Republic Thread*****
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yep same here, im not going to give much away im afraid.
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Going by comments, it sounds like LoTRO a little bit and a little bit of Champions Online.
Well you've already broken the NDA so , as they say, in for a penny in for a pound. Might as well spill the beans now
Makes perfect sense to me. The beta testers are not playing the full game just sections of it. The settings seem rather limited too. It all points to them "locking down" parts of the game so testers don't get the whole picture. SWG had loads of setting for the appearance of the game and that is an old game. I'd be surprised if a new release has only the restricted settings reported so far.
It's always a good idea to read the context of a statement. If full settings were available, cranked up, and people were bemoaning the poor performance on their ancient pc do you think it might put off a lot of people trying it? Quite possibly. Besides which they aren't testing the quality of the graphics at this stage game bugs are of far more interest I would think...
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That is the way it should be, and indeed i would claim in this day and age there should not be any graphics settings at all. Technology and programmatic advancements mean we are more than at the point of games scaling the visuals to sustain a constant, playable frame rate according to hardware ability without any micromanagement of any settings at all.
Sorry but that reasoning is a load of tripe. Full settings poor performance is to be expected. I believe EQ2 released with an 'extreme' settings mode and the marketing 'for future proofing'. The idea they would limit performance to stop people moaning is ridiculous.
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Any screen shots?
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Well you've already broken the NDA so , as they say, in for a penny in for a pound. Might as well spill the beans now
hardly
hardly
Yeah, you broke it by commenting on performance as its against the two things you are allowed to say, so come on, lets have the whole thing now ! Give us screenies and such, we want to know !
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i best shut up then, eh.
i best shut up then, eh.
Nah, cats out of the bag, horse has left the stable etc etc, might as well go the whole hog now
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i best shut up then, eh.
The FBI has relayed your posts to Bioware, you're done.
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oh noes!
i will persuade them to let me go free when i hand in the others in this thread!
Two lots of flawed reasoning there, that auto settings will work and people with unrealistic expectations won't moan
Yup, thats the only time we have. I've pretty much done all I can in the BETA now, you're locked to a zone with the choice of two classes with a lvl cap. I can honestly say it's the best BETA I've taken part in considering how well it worked etc. I am very excited for this game now, shame it's not out for bloody ages!
How did the zone work, was it open (a la SWG) or linear (a la AoC)? Instanced zone or open zone? How many other players did you see onscreen before lag set in? What was the level cap? Was there any PvP or just a PvE zone, if there was how did the PvP work and feel? How quick was the levelling and how many times did your character die? Were you able to try the crafting, if so what was it like and how did the crafted items compare to loot?
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As I said I'm keeping what I saw close to my chest, I want to honour the NDA but I'm sure tons won't, at least being a silent but useful tester I'll be able to test again soon
Well now whats the point in that ! You've already broken the NDA a few posts above, might as well go all the way and answer questions now !