Star Wars the Old Republic MMO - "Flashpoint" trailer

Jay Cochran - January 31, 2011
Check out this new trailer for STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC titled "Flashpoint"



LucasArts and BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. are working on Star Wars: The Old Republic, a story-driven massively multiplayer online PC game set in the timeframe of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic franchise. Star Wars: The Old Republic, being developed and published by BioWare and LucasArts, represents an innovative approach to interactive entertainment, featuring immersive storytelling, dynamic combat and intelligent companion characters.

In Star Wars: The Old Republic, players will explore an age thousands of years before the rise of Darth Vader when war between the Old Republic and the Sith Empire divides the galaxy. Players can choose to play as Jedi, Sith, or a variety of other classic Star Wars roles, defining their personal story and determining their path down the light or dark side of the Force. Along the way, players will befriend courageous companions who will fight at their side or possibly betray them, based on the players’ actions. Players can also choose to team up with friends to battle enemies and overcome incredible challenges using dynamic Star Wars combat.

“Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is the most critically acclaimed Star Wars game in LucasArts history and a preeminent example of our company’s interactive storytelling heritage,” said Darrell Rodriguez, President of LucasArts. “For a long time, we’ve wanted to return to the franchise in a grand way, and we felt that the best setting for it was an online world that would allow millions of people to participate in the experience together. We knew that the developer capable of working with us to deliver an engrossing story with a fully-realized online world was BioWare.”

“Traditionally, massively multiplayer online games have been about three basic gameplay pillars - combat, exploration and character progression,” said Dr. Ray Muzyka, Co-Founder and General Manager/CEO of BioWare and General Manager/Vice President of Electronic Arts Inc., “In Star Wars: The Old Republic, we’re fusing BioWare’s heritage of critically-acclaimed storytelling with the amazing pedigree of Lucasfilm and LucasArts, and adding a brand-new fourth pillar to the equation – story. At the same time, we will still deliver all the fun features and activities that fans have come to expect in a triple-A massively multiplayer online game. To top it all off, Star Wars: The Old Republic is set in a very exciting, dynamic period in the Star Wars universe.”

Added Dr. Greg Zeschuk, Co-Founder and Vice President Development Operations, BioWare and Vice President, Electronic Arts Inc., “Star Wars: The Old Republic is set roughly 300 years after the events of Knights of the Old Republic, a timeframe that is completely unexplored in the lore. BioWare has been able to add to the Star Wars history in developing the game’s story and has created an overarching narrative that players can enjoy, regardless of their play style. Our goal is to offer players an emotionally rewarding experience that combines the traditional elements of MMO gameplay with innovations in story and character development.”STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC
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dhoonib - 2008-08-23 @ 12:04 am
@loll@
Unfortunately most people dont reason this way. Most will watch it and want to know why. They see it as having to be somewhat realistic if the people are somewhat earth related in look.

I suppose you're right. The movie goers of today need to be walked through things and require explanation

as oppose to letting their imagination do the explaining.

Imagination?!

What the heck is that?!?!

@hmmm@

@loll@

Its the hood ornament on your car of creativity (I doubt anyone gets this reference)

azrael23 - 2008-08-22 @ 9:46 pm

@loll@

Unfortunately most people dont reason this way. Most will watch it and want to know why. They see it as having to be somewhat realistic if the people are somewhat earth related in look.

I suppose you're right. The movie goers of today need to be walked through things and require explanation

as oppose to letting their imagination do the explaining.

Imagination?!

What the heck is that?!?!

@hmmm@

@loll@

Eric - 2008-08-22 @ 5:14 pm
Unfortunately most people dont reason this way. Most will watch it and want to know why. They see it as having to be somewhat realistic if the people are somewhat earth related in look.

I suppose you're right. The movie goers of today need to be walked through things and require explanation

as oppose to letting their imagination do the explaining.

Imagination?!

What the heck is that?!?!

@hmmm@

azrael23 - 2008-08-22 @ 12:10 am
Unfortunately most people dont reason this way. Most will watch it and want to know why. They see it as having to be somewhat realistic if the people are somewhat earth related in look.

I suppose you're right. The movie goers of today need to be walked through things and require explanation

as oppose to letting their imagination do the explaining.

Starscream49 - 2008-08-21 @ 11:05 am

Unfortunately most people dont reason this way. Most will watch it and want to know why. They see it as having to be somewhat realistic if the people are somewhat earth related in look.

azrael23 - 2008-08-21 @ 4:27 am
I'm not sure how I feel about this.

I think you need to go for realism to a certain extent, but given the degree of fantasy involved with Masters of the Universe as opposed to something like Batman (Batman still happens on earth and is more grounded in reality, where as MOTU takes place on an entirely different planet/world), I don't know if that's the answer.

A character in a Batman or Superman film with bionic body parts would need an explanation (horrible accident, debilitating disease, etc.), but a character in MOTU doesn't follow the same rules, and an explanation like that might not even make any sense. Maybe Kronis just slapped a bionic arm on himself one day. Or maybe he came from a race of people who are born with cypernetic components.

I guess what I'm getting at is this isn't Earth, it's Eternia. Lots of things about it are absurd, so coming in thinking it can't be absurd or needs explaining in a reality-as-we-know-it-based context could ruin MOTU.

It's good the guy grew up watching He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, but I hope he hasn't become too grown up to do it justice.

I completely agree Eric, you hit the nail square on the head. If they were to stripe away alot of the fantasy involving MOTU they would basically take away

what makes it so magical to begin with, they stripe away its very essence, since Eternia and its inhabitants are a blend of science and magic.

Its just a world thats just is, and it doesn't require a reason or explanation. Sure it worked with Batman as well as a plethora of other mythic

comic book characters but doing MOTU involves a whole different approach and mindset, one must be willing to throw out all the rules and

extend the imagination. Limited the film in realism or to much realism would be the wrong route and it would alienate and piss off the fanbase.

dhoonib - 2008-08-20 @ 7:37 pm
I'm not sure how I feel about this.

I think you need to go for realism to a certain extent, but given the degree of fantasy involved with Masters of the Universe as opposed to something like Batman (Batman still happens on earth and is more grounded in reality, where as MOTU takes place on an entirely different planet/world), I don't know if that's the answer.

A character in a Batman or Superman film with bionic body parts would need an explanation (horrible accident, debilitating disease, etc.), but a character in MOTU doesn't follow the same rules, and an explanation like that might not even make any sense. Maybe Kronis just slapped a bionic arm on himself one day. Or maybe he came from a race of people who are born with cypernetic components.

I guess what I'm getting at is this isn't Earth, it's Eternia. Lots of things about it are absurd, so coming in thinking it can't be absurd or needs explaining in a reality-as-we-know-it-based context could ruin MOTU.

It's good the guy grew up watching He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, but I hope he hasn't become too grown up to do it justice.

I think what he's trying to say is how to explain why a technologically advanced race such as Eternians are walking around in furry boots and loincloths while having superior tech to ours. It's like "If cavemen are smart enough to build robots, cyborgs and computers, why is everyone still acting like it's the dark ages? Since audiences are far more skeptical nowadays, you'd have to explain all of that, whereas before, it would be taken for granted like Flash Gordon.

But that's my point: not everything needs explaining. It was never explained in Star Wars why Luke Skywalker wore a robe and cloth boots. Lots of things weren't explained in Star Wars, and their technology was as advanced, if not more so, as that of MOTU, yet that's one of the best movies ever.

Batman needs explaining because it happens on Earth in our reality. He-Man doesn't need to follow the same rules because it's Eternia.

Well actually they did explain it before, the Great Wars had devastated the world. Leaving behind technology to a select few but on there own most Eternians didn't know how to make a blaster, they just know how to make a pelt or a pair of boots. It was like the Amish left with a lightsaber, they don't know how it works but if they want to they can find a use for it. He-Man is a combination of that, he had the magic of the Great Wars and the power of classic weaponry and clothing.

Eric - 2008-08-20 @ 6:41 pm
I'm not sure how I feel about this.

I think you need to go for realism to a certain extent, but given the degree of fantasy involved with Masters of the Universe as opposed to something like Batman (Batman still happens on earth and is more grounded in reality, where as MOTU takes place on an entirely different planet/world), I don't know if that's the answer.

A character in a Batman or Superman film with bionic body parts would need an explanation (horrible accident, debilitating disease, etc.), but a character in MOTU doesn't follow the same rules, and an explanation like that might not even make any sense. Maybe Kronis just slapped a bionic arm on himself one day. Or maybe he came from a race of people who are born with cypernetic components.

I guess what I'm getting at is this isn't Earth, it's Eternia. Lots of things about it are absurd, so coming in thinking it can't be absurd or needs explaining in a reality-as-we-know-it-based context could ruin MOTU.

It's good the guy grew up watching He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, but I hope he hasn't become too grown up to do it justice.

I think what he's trying to say is how to explain why a technologically advanced race such as Eternians are walking around in furry boots and loincloths while having superior tech to ours. It's like "If cavemen are smart enough to build robots, cyborgs and computers, why is everyone still acting like it's the dark ages? Since audiences are far more skeptical nowadays, you'd have to explain all of that, whereas before, it would be taken for granted like Flash Gordon.

But that's my point: not everything needs explaining. It was never explained in Star Wars why Luke Skywalker wore a robe and cloth boots. Lots of things weren't explained in Star Wars, and their technology was as advanced, if not more so, as that of MOTU, yet that's one of the best movies ever.

Batman needs explaining because it happens on Earth in our reality. He-Man doesn't need to follow the same rules because it's Eternia.

MegaGearX - 2008-08-19 @ 3:28 pm
I'm not sure how I feel about this.

I think you need to go for realism to a certain extent, but given the degree of fantasy involved with Masters of the Universe as opposed to something like Batman (Batman still happens on earth and is more grounded in reality, where as MOTU takes place on an entirely different planet/world), I don't know if that's the answer.

A character in a Batman or Superman film with bionic body parts would need an explanation (horrible accident, debilitating disease, etc.), but a character in MOTU doesn't follow the same rules, and an explanation like that might not even make any sense. Maybe Kronis just slapped a bionic arm on himself one day. Or maybe he came from a race of people who are born with cypernetic components.

I guess what I'm getting at is this isn't Earth, it's Eternia. Lots of things about it are absurd, so coming in thinking it can't be absurd or needs explaining in a reality-as-we-know-it-based context could ruin MOTU.

It's good the guy grew up watching He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, but I hope he hasn't become too grown up to do it justice.

I think what he's trying to say is how to explain why a technologically advanced race such as Eternians are walking around in furry boots and loincloths while having superior tech to ours. It's like "If cavemen are smart enough to build robots, cyborgs and computers, why is everyone still acting like it's the dark ages? Since audiences are far more skeptical nowadays, you'd have to explain all of that, whereas before, it would be taken for granted like Flash Gordon.

dhoonib - 2008-08-19 @ 1:36 pm
Im not sure I get what he is talking about when he mentions nipples?

I think it refers to they aren't going down the path of say of early Batman movies where Joel Schmacher started taking the realism away from the Batman movies and for reasons known only to him wanted sculpted nipples and asses added to the batsuit. He wants realism and doesn't want Eternia to be a place that is the way it is just because. From everyone that has read the MOTU script they say it is great, so fingers crossed.

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