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Did you watch Firefly? Can swtor space have that feel?

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Did you watch Firefly? Can swtor space have that feel?

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branmakmuffin
11.03.2013 , 10:12 AM | #11
Quote: Originally Posted by Donnerhund View Post
Firefly was inspired by Star Wars. The few main differences are that the bad guys won the war (revolution), there is no Force, and firefly is actually made up of Earthlings.
So the extent of this "inspiration" was what, that it takes place in outer space?

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Darth_Wicked
11.03.2013 , 12:18 PM | #12
Quote: Originally Posted by branmakmuffin View Post
So the extent of this "inspiration" was what, that it takes place in outer space?
Don't you know? Everything set in space was actually inspired by Star Wars, including Star Trek or Space Odyssey.... Ohhhh wait...

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Macetheace
11.03.2013 , 12:32 PM | #13
Well my ideal for SwToR would be.

Current Land based mmo game - pretty much as is with continuous updates and new content.
  1. Current personal starship railed pvE combat.
  2. Incoming PvP non-railed space combat to develop pvE based fights or be a combo of both. incl multiplayer pvE 5 man pvE missions and possibly Operations that involve space combat.
  3. Space exploration sand box game - swg type, that the players themselves largely develop.
  4. Sims type sub game based on you and your companions with your ship as the main focus - this beats the pet combat copy cat - let the team that does Sims develop a game that allows you to build up planets like you do cities in Sim City but has to be in game time, and Sims for interaction between you and your companions and other players in a multiplayer environment adaptedto star wars - i.e. yeah the space ship acts as the home, but home can move about as things may change depending on whether your own fleet or on other planets, an excellent way to use the existing worlds from a civilian point of view.


- fantasy ? yes
- doable with todays' tech? off course - each of these is an add on game based on the game servers.. you gain the feature by buying the add-on.
- will it ever happen no, far too ambitious for the low risk, milk the game for all its worth EA

would it be a profitable? I don't know, Warcraft could do something like this with 7.7 million subs.. guys would largely dominate the land based game, a lot more girls on the sim based game tied into social media.but then they atttract different people, the social environment is good, it should be a hit
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Macetheace
11.03.2013 , 12:35 PM | #14
Quote: Originally Posted by Darth_Wicked View Post
Don't you know? Everything set in space was actually inspired by Star Wars, including Star Trek or Space Odyssey.... Ohhhh wait...
don't be so sarcastic, when I watched firefly, it constantly reminded me of star wars, albeit a very specific vein, It did not feel like Star Trek or Space Odyssey or any of the older sci-fi stuff
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GARhenus
11.03.2013 , 12:40 PM | #15
oh, i thought you mean like how firefly could've been teh awsums but had a very short lifespan for such a series

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Sith-Viscera
11.03.2013 , 12:43 PM | #16
Quote: Originally Posted by Darth_Wicked View Post
Don't you know? Everything set in space was actually inspired by Star Wars, including Star Trek or Space Odyssey.... Ohhhh wait...
You left out the 60s tv series, "Lost in Space" Star Wars was that shows main back ground. The Robot that screamed, "Warning, Will Robinson"! was based on R2-D2 and C3PO. lol

Ok all Joking aside, Firefly was a ok show. Its concept was good but not good enough, it was canceled after one season i believe. So i don't want to play a game based off of a show that was cancelled.

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AshenK
11.03.2013 , 01:28 PM | #17
Quote: Originally Posted by Macetheace View Post
if you ever wanted a modern idea of how a space game could be a sandboxy type exploration with a great feel, look no further than firefly.

question though is, can that feel be replicated in swtor? Firefly, they're smugglers pretty much like Hans Solo, they take odd jobs all around the galaxy and keep running into trouble in space or planet side. Every space mission would have 5 class based objective.

Jedi & Trooper - would have a jedi or law protection related theme
Sith - would have a sith objective nature to it
Smuggler - would have a smuggler based objective very close to
Bounty Hunter - which would have some bounty hunter objective
Agent - Agent related theme cross with the Sith one alot
Okay know what normally I love to say you are right and get everyone all "That's not true." But lets go over this...

Star Wars is about Wars in Space. Did you see anyone exploring at all? Did you see anyone in the movies jumping into a Ship and going out to explore? If you did then I really wonder what movies you watched, and are they better then Episode 1, 2 and 3?

Look you want a game that's about exploring space? There's EVE, or Star Trek Online. And speaking of Star Trek Online that's based on Star Trek... Ya know the TV show that was about exploring space! You know that whole line about seeking out to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. That ring a bell?

Again this is Star Wars, this wasn't about that line above this was about the battle of good vs evil. You want to go meet the mud people of Grimlack 5 after getting there? Go play STO.

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Mallorik
11.03.2013 , 01:32 PM | #18
Yes irefly is one of my all time favorite shows, I think im going to like the new space game but no swtor space will be nothing like firefly.

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Darth_Wicked
11.03.2013 , 01:43 PM | #19
Quote: Originally Posted by Macetheace View Post
don't be so sarcastic, when I watched firefly, it constantly reminded me of star wars, albeit a very specific vein, It did not feel like Star Trek or Space Odyssey or any of the older sci-fi stuff
Firefly always felt like what Brisco County Jr. would look in space. I never, ever for once thought of Star Wars, when watching the show.

Even the whole chemistry and back and forth between Mal and Inara reminded me of Dixie and Brisco, not to mention their way of living.

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Kosef
11.03.2013 , 02:42 PM | #20
I would actually like to know about the rp server question as well. I'm currently on a pvp server but am yearning for a more meaningful game experience. I still want my pvp, but also want some good story lines. And by that I mean not only cantina rp. What server right now is the best for that, that has population eastern time. Thanks for the help.
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