ZOMG it's a new $300m Star Wars MMO scheduled for release on December 31 of THIS YEAR!!! The Collector's Edition is only $149.
They had me at $300m! With that kind of development cost and price point, here's what we're all expecting:
- An +800% flying mount with Excelsior (tm) quadruple laser blaster cannons available in-game at level 1 for 10 credits. Collector's Edition: You receive 10 of these for free.
- A personal Jedi master will deliver the game to your home. The master will meditate on the front porch for 3 months and will answer all game-related questions during that time. Collector's Edition: You may choose the sex and age of the master.
- Make-Me-A-Dungeon: Click this button and a team of crack Bioware designers, artists, and coders, on-call 24/7, will create a new instance just for you within 30 seconds. Collector's Edition: The dungeon takes you on a personalized 400-hour epic story arc where you start as a humble trader and end as Emperor of the Known Universe.
- Teams of GMs will group with you on request. Collector's Edition: The GMs will match your maturity level and be nice and funny. They will compliment your play style.
- Should you encounter technical issues, a Bioware Emergency Response Team (BERT) will rappel into your room and set up a remote hyperlink to SWTOR Central HQ in Austin Texas. While net techs work on communication issues, your computer will be serviced, cleaned, and replaced if necessary. Collector's Edition: A team of stage designers will construct a version of the game in your neighborhood. Professional actors will accompany you as you complete game content in live-action format. Accountants will be on hand to record your progress and upload it to your account.
- You can be Darth Vadar. As Darth Vadar, you can reach out your hand and kill any hostile creature in the game instantly and with infinite repetition. Collector's Edition: When playing as Darth Vadar, you may name all the other players "Republic Agent" and set their alignment to "Hostile."
Hmm, nice but still not sure it's worth $149.
Posted by: Stabs | Jul 21, 2011 at 10:38
No exclusive hat?
Not worth it.
Posted by: SynCaine | Jul 21, 2011 at 10:47
LOL. Personal assassin to assist you in altercations regarding virtual items?
Posted by: Lisa G | Jul 21, 2011 at 11:18
I wonder if this Star Wars MMO will have its own "New Game Experience" moment.
Posted by: John Beety | Jul 21, 2011 at 20:50
I've read this three times now and I'm still laughing my ass off. Well done, ec.
Posted by: dancharvey | Jul 22, 2011 at 01:25
I guess star wars is still popular now a days!
Posted by: Star wars party favors | Jul 22, 2011 at 02:46
Looking good...though that price is kinda high.
Posted by: nyrris | Jul 22, 2011 at 05:18
The map isn't cloth and the figurine isn't pewter. NO DEAL.
Posted by: Rory | Jul 22, 2011 at 18:46
Okay I totally agree here. It's an awesome game and I for one can't wait to get my hands on it - for real. But I wonder is the price worth it? If it's $149 that is a lil steep. What I like to do - and it's a whole lot cheaper (lol) is play bingo. I mean you laugh - but this game keeps on providing bigger action all of the time. You actually don't have to wonder why bingo is the world's most popular social gaming phenomenon. Rock on bingo!
Posted by: 888ladies | Jul 23, 2011 at 23:07
lol, I was pretty excited for the game, but now meh.
Posted by: Alex | Aug 27, 2011 at 12:18
$149? Thats not a small price for a game. For that I could get both Gears of War 3 and Battlefield 3
Posted by: Assassin | Aug 30, 2011 at 20:03