Re: Expansion -nearly- confirmed

[Popcorn2008]

Clouded the future is...

[Juggernaut1985]

Coming to an E3 Near you this May.

 

jk, I don't know. But I'm a good guesser.

[Cain]

If you guys want an EAW expansion ... Post here:

 

http://pff.swrebellion.com/index.php?topic=2658.0

[Juggernaut1985]

Why? Its pretty much all but confirmed...

[Cain]

Why? Its pretty much all but confirmed...

 

Nope - stop saying that!

 

BTW Why? Since those messages written correctly will stick into the devs brains influencing them "IF" they will do an expansion! You should have known by now that I always work both ways and with multiple goals and backup systems ...

[Popcorn2008]

Cain... are you suggesting we use mind control to force the devs to create an expansion?

 

Somebody get Yuri on the phone...  ;D

[All_Terrain]

I don't know why people are being so paranoid about all this. Delphi-PG said several months ago CW planets that we didn't see in the game would find their place "in due time". An expansion is not news. Not by a longshot.

[Ghostly_Substance]

If an expansion pack is planned, the community will be the first to know. We'll keep you guys posted, for now our focus is on patches.  ;D

 

Well I heard you and some other dev (which I forgot his name on EAW Multiplayer, first day when released) he or she said that there was going to be a "Phat" expansion pack going to be released and in that would be a 2 vs 2 campaign.  ;D

[kingdark]

als this geussing is leading to...nothing more inportantly is fixing and balancing the stuff that needs to be fixed or balanced. If they would anounce a expansion pack people would be complaining about the fact much stuff isnt patched up yet.

am i right or what?

[Andy1]

Cain... are you suggesting we use mind control to force the devs to create an expansion?

 

Somebody get Yuri on the phone...   ;D

Ah yuri, A Good game, good plan

[OMEGA]

The Clone Wars would be a perfect era for an expansion, as they cover more major battles over many more planets than the Galactic Civil War ever did. I personally prefer the GCW too, but the addition of the Jedi Knights, the Republic, and the Separatists will be too much to pass up. Who knows, maybe we'll get a few new suprises from the GCW as well. SSD or Interceptors, anyone? ;D

 

Why are there so many PT haters? My God, you act like the new movies are a sign of the apocalypse or something. Were they as good as they originals? No, but they deserve respect in their own right. They completed our beloved saga and expanded on what was already great about the OT.

 

DON'T HATE, APPRECIATE!!!! ;D

[Nevets]

Theoretically the AT-AT should make the AT-TE obsolete, but in the EAW universe, that would probably not be the case.  I would be all for a technology progression that started out with all classes represented with the updated units (AT-AT) being at the end of the chain starting with the (AT-TE or whatever), but not they way it currently is where the older units are not replaced.  The way they do the Z-95 in the campaign is how it should be, not how they do it in galactic conquest where you can build that and the X-Wing.

 

As I have said before, as long as all units don't automatically update to the new unit I would be fine with it (I hate games that automatically update the units) I also think since the outer rim planets should be of lower value to you, they should be reinforced with the older units since you should be reinforcing the core with the new stuff. Of course thats not really how the game works, but it would be very star warsish.

Why are there so many PT haters? My God, you act like the new movies are a sign of the apocalypse or something. Were they as good as they originals? No, but they deserve respect in their own right. They completed our beloved saga and expanded on what was already great about the OT.

 

Not that I hate the PT, just a clone wars expansion doesn't fit the EAW timeline. I am sure there will be Republic at War down the line, but right now with this game I would rather have the timeline move forward and add things to it, then an entirely different campaign and story with nothing connecting.

[Guest JediIgor]

They will probably get ZAARIN !!!!!!!!!!

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f1/Zaarin.jpg

 

I do hope that all the EAW game designers will play the TIE-Fighter game before starting to work on the expansion.

 

I concur.. I'd like to see an expansion *expanding* on previous Star Wars games or the Expanded Universe. I am tired of seeing Clone Wars RTS, got enough of that with the Galactic Battlegrounds expansion. Please go into a later time period of Warlords vs New Republic vs Imperial Remnant

[OMEGA]

I concur.. I'd like to see an expansion *expanding* on previous Star Wars games or the Expanded Universe. I am tired of seeing Clone Wars RTS, got enough of that with the Galactic Battlegrounds expansion. Please go into a later time period of Warlords vs New Republic vs Imperial Remnant

 

OK everybody, think about this for a second....

 

Not that it's out of the question now, but honestly, there few people that are actually familiar with the era, leaving most of the game's fanbase behind. It's just not considered canon by most people because most of it's just in books that even George Lucas himself disregards.

 

Even so, how much new stuff would that actually be? I mean, Super Star Destroyers (possibly), TIE Interceptors, a few new heroes, some new planets and a few other misc. units. That's really all that's left out of the OT movies and the EU. (And then of course, there's the Remnant's seemingly endless supply of Death Star wanna-be superweapons. )

 

What I really think would make more sense both for LucasArts and the fanbase would be to do a joint expansion finishing the little that's left out of the OT, and adding the entire untapped universe of the Clone Wars era as well, which was a massive conflict far greater than the Galactic Civil War.

 

I think the modders can handle the EU stuff just fine on their own. ;D

[crazylegsmurphy]

I have a bad feeling about this!

 

I don't know if I can take more Petro Hype.

[All_Terrain]

that even George Lucas himself disregards

 

Hahahah, where are you people getting this from? He even cooperates with EU authors when they need some advice. He doesn't disregard anything, but he has other people to check up on continuity because he's primarily interested in the films.

[Popcorn2008]

that even George Lucas himself disregards.

Not true at all, Lucas himself has verifed much EU to be cannon. Lucas has never disregarded EU ever.

 

I agree with JediIgor on this one, im sick of clone wars crap and I want to see some expanded universe stuff. Its the time period NEVER explored in games.

 

And yes it will be successful. I mean before KOTOR came out, noboddy thought that time period would be popular. But its one of the best selling star wars games ever.

 

I would much prefer RoTJ-New Republic time period expansion. Not more and more clone wars stuff.

[All_Terrain]

I actually like the focus on the OT period, since I think it's the one that's been the least explored in terms of battles. There's some minor skirmishes, of course, and lots of focus on Rogue Squadron. But it was called a Galactic Civil War for a reason. The Post-ROTJ is fine as well, but it's been so thoroughly explored already. Same with the CW, and even that is gonna get more focus when the new animation series comes along.

 

The 0 ABY - 4 ABY is so far under-represented in terms of large-scale conflicts and I'd like an expansion to deal with this. You can throw in the Thrawn campaign and Operation Shadow Hand after that.

[TFF_V_PiRaTe]

I think an expansion should cover "clone wars" still al ot of vehicles from both sides that are missing. Also

New hope and forward.  Just make it a complete game so you can any era of star wars.

 

Thanks

Scott

[Andy1]

Im sorry But I hate the Clone wars Era, and its already been Covered by SWGB: CC so do the rest of the Trilogy and/or EU <_

[Nevets]

Even so, how much new stuff would that actually be? I mean, Super Star Destroyers (possibly), TIE Interceptors, a few new heroes, some new planets and a few other misc. units. That's really all that's left out of the OT movies and the EU. (And then of course, there's the Remnant's seemingly endless supply of Death Star wanna-be superweapons. Tongue)

 

There would be enough units there that I think would satisfy us. What I think most of us want to see are more features. I know I would much rather see new features than the focus going to just a bunch of clone wars units and planets that we will get our fill from in expansions.

 

EDIT: And lets not forget the 60 models delphi said were cut be LEC from the game. That is probably considered money in the bank for a new expansion. And what do you mean some new planets? There are literally hundreds still to put in, included the epIII ones (which delphi has hinted at Mustafar being in)

Edited March 4, 2006 by Nevets

[TFF_V_PiRaTe]

I think everything we want is going to be too big for this game, or any.  Unless you want the expansion to be a six cd rom

like Bfme2 lol

 

I still think a complete game is in order from phantom to return of the jedi.  EU i dont think is official enough to build a

video game off of.  But is KoTR based on that?  If lucasarts writes it, its more legit to me. EU is still of writers making

up their own stuff.

 

SWGB/CC is my favorite game, but its air is nothing like EaW, that is why i want Clone war units and forward.  Fighting with

two factions to me is not enough.  I dont think SWGB/CC covered enough.  But again, game maybe too big if we add all

this.  I'd like to see, more planets, more factions and more units.  I had downloading mod's that arent popular with online

play, cause then you and a select few are the only ones who play it.  Official mod's are the way to go.  with no disrepect

to MOdders cause they do know their stuff and are quite good at it.

 

Thanks

Scott

[Nevets]

If lucasarts writes it, its more legit to me. EU is still of writers making

up their own stuff.

 

Lol, and when lucasarts does it is not making up their own stuff? Most the time the books have to go through a tougher approval, because they are considered a higher form of canon (except with maybe KOTOR, but I don't put to much into that because their are multiple outcomes making a specific history tough).  Lucasarts for the most part is the approval process for games made about star wars, I believe the only time they need to get approval from lucas is when they may run across something that may conflict with a future lucas project.

[OMEGA]

George Lucas disregards the EU. You want proof? Here you go:

 

http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/237059/news/articles/1501522/story.jhtml

 

EU is still of writers making

up their own stuff.

 

That's it exactly. EU books are not written by George Lucas, and therefore, are not canon. I do consider the EU along with KOTOR as Star Wars history, but if Big G didn't write it, it's not canon. (Biggest KOTOR maniac ever BTW. ;D)

 

The GCW just doesn't have enough left in it to warrant an expansion on it's own. Like I said, it would be far more logical to go back to an era that everyone is familiar with (AKA Clone Wars) and leave the EU stuff up to the modders. Or, as I said previously, the expansion would be mainly Clone Wars, but also feature some bonus OT/EU units as well.

 

Galactic Battlegrounds was IMO, another half-@$$ed game by LucasArts which didn't quite cover the true story of the Clone Wars. Over half the Clone Wars took place in space which Galactic Battlegrounds doesn't cover!! Come on guys, Empire at War is far superior and the Clone Wars is choc full of material for Petroglyph to incorporate into their already wonderful game. It's the only logical option!

[Nevets]

How may times do I have to say it, where does the Clone Wars fit into Empire at War? lol

 

Even Delphi has recognized this, it doesn't have to do with the timeline the game is in. The devs have also mentioned they want to make a series out of the Star Wars saga. I doubt they would want to wrap most of it into one full game and an expansion. They want it to be a multiple game series. The Clone wars era would be much better done as a full game then as an expansion, an expansion would not be able to include everything.