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NYCC: Facebook Q & A With Daniel Erickson

Over the weekend, Lead Writer Daniel Erickson took the time out at New York Comic Con to answer a plethora of questions on Facebook. They’re on the Facebook page, so if you have “Liked” them you likely have seen these by now, but otherwise here’s the transcription for everyone else!

Thomas Haugeberg: Is there going to be an end for this game’s story? Will one side rule in the end?

Daniel: We know where the galaxy ends up in the next 3000 years but there’s a long way to go until we get there and hopefully (since we all like our jobs) that story won’t be ending anytime soon!

Jason Trent: Are all “romances” with non-companion NPC’s one night stands or are some of them fully fleshed out romances?

Daniel: Some of them are long term romances, some actually spanning across several chapters.

Travis Clay Henry: What character in ToR has been your favorite to write thus far?

Daniel: Vette. Writing a complete character from start to finish is one of the most self-indulgent things we get to do as writers and Vette’s strange romance path with a former master was an interesting challenge.

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NYCC: Stephen Reid Interview With TORWars

Doing all the dirty work in New York this week, the TORWars cartel managed to snag an interview with BioWare Senior Community Manager Stephen Reid. The guys discuss species, racial abilities, launch dates and Operations with Mr. Reid and although they tried, they just couldn’t get more on the Hutt operation out of him!

But perhaps most of all, it’s exciting to see Jeff’s Yoda microphone back in action! /cheer!

 

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NYCC: Star Wars: The Old Republic Panel Wrap-Up

The official New York Comic Con panel for Star Wars: The Old Republic has just ended, so we thought we’d wrap up all of the highlights right here in one place for you!

The panel consisted of Game Director James Ohlen, Writing Director Daniel Erickson, Live Producer Cory Butler and Senior Community Manager Stephen Reid. All in all, between the panel and the Q&A it was a good showing!

Credit goes out to the guys and gals at TORWars and Corellian Run Radio for their Tweets to help compile this info in real time! Here are the highlights:

• Random: 200,000 posts per week on official forums
• 15 Flashpoints at launch – all the way through the leveling experience
• Only 1 game, no secret game in the background (dig @Blizzaard)
• New Operation involving the Hutts!
• The 3 confirmed Warzones are Alderaan, Huttball and Voidstar
• Collector’s Edition has access to VIP club at the respective fleets
• Expansion is already under way (via comment by Daniel Erickson)
• No “dungeon finder” re-confirmed
• Extreme light/dark side points will affect appearance, but not abilities – for now
• No player bounties, but has been discussed
• Global release date is December 20th
• New Gameplay Trailer – Signs of War

The gameplay trailer is obviously part of the Friday update, and I must say is impressive. We start to see a lot of the cinematic characters in-game besides Malgus, and the very end showcases what appears to be Ilum, and some incredible PvP combat with walkers and everything! It’s a must-watch!

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Blue Milk & Cereal: What Info Do You Think Will Come Out Of NYCC?

No day would be complete without the breakfast of Jedi: Blue Milk & Cereal.  Every morning, the team at Ask A Jedi will get Force-induced thoughts coursing through your head with delicious issues from around the galaxy! Join in the discussion below to make your voice heard!

Welcome to another Friday edition of Blue Milk & Cereal! And it’s not just any Friday – it’s New York Comic Con Friday! What does that mean for the TOR faithful? Well, I’m not sure. But hopefully something special is coming our way!

With the revelation yesterday over on TORWars that NYCC was originally going to be the stage for the announcement of the release date, and Eurogamer Expo was sort of an accident, we got to thinking. Just what will we see out of NYCC?

BioWare’s Stephen Reid said during an interview with Newsarama yesterday that there aren’t any huge reveals, but there will be some cool new “visuals”. Interesting. I wonder if this will be in conjunction with the Friday update or something extra?

In any case, as we do with most conventions, we thought we’d ask what info you expect/hope for from NYCC. The list of possibilities is getting a little smaller, but the mind can still wander! Let us know!

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NYCC: Interview Triple-Play At Newsarama

If you’re looking for some live coverage of TOR at New York Comic Con while it’s happening this weekend, look no further than Newsarama! They have not one… not two… but THREE live interviews scheduled with some of the folks we know and love from BioWare!

The schedule is as follows, all times Eastern:

• Thursday, October 13: Senior Community Manager, Stephen Reid – 3:00PM
• Friday, October 14: Game Director, James Ohlen – 5:30PM
• Saturday, October 16: Writing Director, Daniel Erickson – 11:00AM

All of this live content (and others from Newsarama) can be viewed right here! Tune in, because you just never know what they might say!

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