tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post5522087723854172475..comments2024-03-18T19:38:53.390-04:00Comments on Parallel Context: Miscellaneous Friday PonderingsRedbeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-61707897143575624532014-12-13T11:17:08.561-05:002014-12-13T11:17:08.561-05:00The first three were SWTOR, the last one was Age o...The first three were SWTOR, the last one was Age of Conan.<br /><br />Since SWTOR doesn't have a central chat channel for the main areas like WoW has with Trade Chat (or Age of Conan with the NPH Chat), each location develops its own personality. About the closest you'll find to Barrens Chat in SWTOR is (Taris[Republic]/Balmorra[Empire]), which are the planets you go to after the capital worlds of Coruscant and Dromund Kass. I'm sure there's something to that, given that the old Barrens was the place you went to after you got done with Durotan.<br /><br />As for Garrisons, my best guess is that they'll go ahead and create a new Garrison from scratch for the next expac. They might keep the old Garrison alive if it is so integrated into the story that they have no choice, but my guess is that the server load won't permit it. <br /><br />(IIRC, that was one of the reasons why the Wrathgate Event was shortened to just a cutscene.)<br /><br />Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-5107661864350521612014-12-13T08:59:17.091-05:002014-12-13T08:59:17.091-05:00Is that SWTOR general chat? Much more interesting ...Is that SWTOR general chat? Much more interesting than WoW unless it gets better at night when I'm not around.<br /><br />I'm wondering what they'll do with Garrisons too, I think there would be a lot of unhappy people if they took them away. After taking flying taking away Garrisons too might tip some people over the edge. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768527792021887387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-46968584381063223422014-12-13T07:46:33.511-05:002014-12-13T07:46:33.511-05:00Given how popular they seem to be, I suspect not. ...Given how popular they seem to be, I suspect not. But what they're going to do, I've no idea.<br /><br />Regular housing in MMOs is essentially "off the grid", with the exception of the guild capital ship in SWTOR. That means that no matter what expacs come along, be it in SWTOR, LOTRO, or whatever, the housing itself won't be affected. <br /><br />With WoW's Garrisons, however, it's integrated so tightly into the expac that I'm not sure what they'll do once the next expac drops.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-39112370543850480932014-12-13T04:38:33.445-05:002014-12-13T04:38:33.445-05:00I'm pretty sure that Blizzard will just abando...I'm pretty sure that Blizzard will just abandon garrisons and replace them with something else in whatever the next expac is.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.com