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IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY pt 2

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99 PROBLEMS…

In my previous post, I began to touch on some of what I think is causing Star Wars to go down faster then a fat chick on prom night. There are numerous things: I don’t claim to have everything that is plaguing the game down (because honestly I don’t have 6 or 7 months of time. I’m only half kidding) but here is the long and the short of it, complied in a list for simplicity’s sake.

■ NO MACROS: The Star Wars developers took a very public “No” stance on having them in game. While I personally think that is a terrible and misinformed decision, I can deal with it. My main problem though, and what really grinds my gears is how they are offering macros through the officially licensed Star Wars – The Old Republic Keyboard. The price? 250$.

To me, this is just hypocritical...

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IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY pt 1

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LONG AGO…

Like many of our readers, I was excited beyond all belief when I heard that Bioware was going to be making the new Star Wars MMO. Having loved the original KOTOR series on XBOX, I figured that this was a match made in heaven. Combining Star Wars, MMO, a mega-budget and a developer that I was fond of? Throw a little porn and booze in the mix and I’d probably never leave the house again.

I didn’t follow the games developments too closely – in fact I actively try to avoid doing this, simply because I never want to get overly excited/disappointed about a release before I actually have the chance to play it. I usually just checked in from time to time to see if there was a release date, or to get a feel for the CPU requirements.

I found out the launch date, bought myself a cop...

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