Brene Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 We've been in interlude for long, long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilikaa Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 When they have the stories written, dialog recorded and quests created. Of all the content the class stories are some of the most time consuming to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brene Posted November 20, 2012 Author Share Posted November 20, 2012 A year is a long time for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowpokeking Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 (edited) When they have the stories written, dialog recorded and quests created. Of all the content the class stories are some of the most time consuming to make. I asked that author of IA story on twitter, he said some of his works are not released yet, so maybe they got the story ready but have to wait to see how well F2P goes then make class chapters. Edited November 20, 2012 by Slowpokeking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpicBloood Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 My guess, based on past games I've played, release patterns for this game, and wild guessing is early to mid next year, maybe even sooner. (probably late Jan, or mid december (pushing it) to hit the christmas market) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brene Posted November 20, 2012 Author Share Posted November 20, 2012 They were probably waiting for F2P so they could charge 29.99 per class arch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psandak Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 A year is a long time for that. Not when you consider all the other work they've been doing. That being said, in my experience from other MMOs, a lot of the time (but not all), when content is released they are well into development of the next content upgrade. However, as someone else already said, EA/BioWare was probably waiting to see the results of F2P before committing resources into content (that might never be released). Lastly, when you consider the SWTOR story arcs are more detailed than most other MMOs (voice acting, conversations, etc), if they keep that quality level, I do not expect new chapters for at least another year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brene Posted November 20, 2012 Author Share Posted November 20, 2012 Lastly, when you consider the SWTOR story arcs are more detailed than most other MMOs (voice acting, conversations, etc), if they keep that quality level, I do not expect new chapters for at least another year. You must be new to EA/BioWare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grania Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 The consensus (used to be?) that the stories were written and dialogue recorded well into the future when the game released. Is this no longer the case? I haven't kept up with swtor news for the last few months, there may be more recent info that I'm not aware of. In any case, the long awkward silence on my ships just keeps getting longer and awkwarder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girdeux Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 The consensus (used to be?) that the stories were written and dialogue recorded well into the future when the game released. Is this no longer the case? I haven't kept up with swtor news for the last few months, there may be more recent info that I'm not aware of. In any case, the long awkward silence on my ships just keeps getting longer and awkwarder I dont remember at all that the dialogue was recorded well in advanced, I dont remember seeing anything of that sort stated. I remember it was stated that the writing team is "years" ahead though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravager Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I dont remember at all that the dialogue was recorded well in advanced, I dont remember seeing anything of that sort stated. I remember it was stated that the writing team is "years" ahead though. Actually, it makes sense--the HK-51 dialogue and the Section X daily area conversations had been in the game's files for a large duration of beta. It wouldn't surprise me if they had prepared for Chapter 4 (or at least more story updates) before release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stradlin Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Only devs could have offered some educated guess of an answer to your question OP. Then like half of them got fired. 5 Credits says Class stories will never be continued. We get some story advancements every now and then but it will always be shared content by all classes. Just my guesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandi Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Only devs could have offered some educated guess of an answer to your question OP. Then like half of them got fired. 5 Credits says Class stories will never be continued. We get some story advancements every now and then but it will always be shared content by all classes. Just my guesses. This. Even though people don't want to hear it, they are not going to invest in this game anymore. Any revenue from F2P is funneled to other projects. They will keep it afloat with minimal costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girdeux Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 (edited) Actually, it makes sense--the HK-51 dialogue and the Section X daily area conversations had been in the game's files for a large duration of beta. It wouldn't surprise me if they had prepared for Chapter 4 (or at least more story updates) before release. Dont think so. I remember looking through the HK-51 leaks. IIRC the original intention was that the HK-51 quest chain was located on Hoth. The quest chain got your items from tattooine, alderran and nar shadda, Empire Side 1) Primary Sources - Defeat Rogue Agents - Return to Minder Eight 2) The Maker - Talk to Tren Vaido - Loot a Photoreceptor from Old Walker on Tatooine - Loot a Repulsor Coil from Old Shields on Nar Shaddaa - Loot a Macrofuser from Old Artillery on Alderaan - Return to Tren Vaido - Destroy Upgraded Battle Droids - Confront Tren Vaido 3) Lethal Decor - Talk to Koghaa Sentry - Defeat the Entrance Guards - Talk to Koghaa the Hutt 4) Ready to Serve - Loot the Master Ident Chip - Insert the Programming Spike into the HK droid Edited November 22, 2012 by Girdeux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brene Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 This. Even though people don't want to hear it, they are not going to invest in this game anymore. Any revenue from F2P is funneled to other projects. They will keep it afloat with minimal costs. While this is more than likely true, it's still disheartening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranadiel_Marius Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Dont think so. I remember looking through the HK-51 leaks. IIRC the original intention was that the HK-51 quest chain was located on Hoth. The quest chain got your items from tattooine, alderran and nar shadda, Empire Side 1) Primary Sources - Defeat Rogue Agents - Return to Minder Eight 2) The Maker - Talk to Tren Vaido - Loot a Photoreceptor from Old Walker on Tatooine - Loot a Repulsor Coil from Old Shields on Nar Shaddaa - Loot a Macrofuser from Old Artillery on Alderaan - Return to Tren Vaido - Destroy Upgraded Battle Droids - Confront Tren Vaido 3) Lethal Decor - Talk to Koghaa Sentry - Defeat the Entrance Guards - Talk to Koghaa the Hutt 4) Ready to Serve - Loot the Master Ident Chip - Insert the Programming Spike into the HK droid Yeah that was the original datamined info from beta, but the Section X version was datamined during 1.1 or 1.2. And I believe the companion dialogue with HK-51 is mostly unchanged from the beta version. So they do appear to have had some decent lead time(or are rationing what content is already worked on to stretch it as long as possible). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec_Fortescue Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Makeb scheduled for December. It's gonna bring Chapter 4: The Rise of the Hutt Cartel. Most likely this story will be shared between all classes... http://www.swtor-spy.com/blog/304/chapter-4-rise-of-the-hutt-cartel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandi Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Makeb scheduled for December. It's gonna bring Chapter 4: The Rise of the Hutt Cartel. Most likely this story will be shared between all classes... http://www.swtor-spy.com/blog/304/chapter-4-rise-of-the-hutt-cartel/ If it's like other large planets, it will take a whopping 2-3 hours to do with 10 minutes of actual story. Oh yes, can hardly contain my excitement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElyonRand Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Makeb scheduled for December. It's gonna bring Chapter 4: The Rise of the Hutt Cartel. Most likely this story will be shared between all classes... http://www.swtor-spy.com/blog/304/chapter-4-rise-of-the-hutt-cartel/ Aww I was hoping we'd get trilogies of episodes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnxtreeme Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 If it's like other large planets, it will take a whopping 2-3 hours to do with 10 minutes of actual story. Oh yes, can hardly contain my excitement. ORLY, so you can level from level 20-50 in 15-20 hours doing planetary quests, watching ALL cutscenes? Really? Hmm, interesting, because I think that's a lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranadiel_Marius Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 ORLY, so you can level from level 20-50 in 15-20 hours doing planetary quests, watching ALL cutscenes? Really? Hmm, interesting, because I think that's a lie. That's not what he said. He said a large planet(so say Corellia), which is totally accurate as I have done complete class, planet, and bonus series quests with all cut scenes on most planets in a single day(or roughly 16 hours). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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