14 DAY TRIAL // The two leading developers working at BioWare have said that they are prepared to see a lot of comparisons between Star Wars: The Old Republic, their upcoming MMO, and the Blizzard-created World of Warcraft.
Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka, who are two founders of BioWare and now also lead role-playing game development inside Electronic Arts, have said that they are confident that their game is good enough to stand up to any comparison and will satisfy gamers who have been waiting to see it for some time.
Greg Zeschuk has told Gamasutra as part of a bigger interview that The Old Republic “is a very different experience” than World of Warcraft.
He added, “It's obviously a BioWare game... It's very, very compelling. I think it's different. I think WoW and all the other MMOs, they have the same sort of challenge... There are thousands and thousands of heroes. You don't really feel special. It's an amazing experience, and it's really rewarding and fun, but you just don't feel special. That's what we're trying to do.”
Muzyka has added that a lot of the players that have had the chance to play Star Wars: The Old Republic have said that they are not unable to go back and play more traditional MMOs.
The Old Republic is ambitious because it aims to fully integrate BioWare specific story telling into the MMO frame, allowing the players to make important decisions at certain points in the game and creating complex NPCs.
The BioWare MMI will also be fully voiced to add to the immersion factor.
Star Wars: The Old Republic does not yet have a clear launch date, but Electronic Arts has said that it plans to have it out before the end of this year.
Blizzard has recently announced that it will be launching more content updates for World of Warcraft.