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Living with Darth Vader
rppp01 writes "The BBC is reporting that Lucas Arts is putting the Star Wars universe online this December. Go here to read all about it. I know lots of people who are now starting to leave Everquest. Is this the next everquest? Will we have massive Star War fans calling in sick everyday in attempts to become a jedi? Will Jar Jar be friend or foe?"
I feel sorry for whoever ends up having to live with Jar Jar...
"Me sa no drinky your beer!"
There are only 10 kinds of people in this world... those who understand binary and those who don't
Savage Jarjar mutilation will be part of the dark jedi right of passage.
I call first dibs on being the bartender at the Mos Eisley cantina.
i've been practicing:
"we don't serve their kind here"
mechanicos ergo cogito
Has anyone stopped to consider the effect this will have on Slashdot? We're talking about Star Wars geeks suddenly having a system that they can plug into 24/7 and utterly leave what little reality they have.
That means that visits to Slashdot could drop precipitously.
No traffic means VA systems could collapse!
DAMMIT MAN DO I HAVE TO SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU??
Star Wars universe => Star Wars geeks leaving Slashdot => No Slashdot traffic => CmdrTaco et al no longer being able to say 'Yeah, but we have traffic! The profit will come in eventually!" => Slashdot collapsing => CmdrTaco losing his job => CmdrTaco's wife leaving him => CmdrTaco committing suicide!!!
Save CmdrTaco's life! STOP THIS INSANITY AND SHUT DOWN THE STAR WARS SERVER!!
(won't someone think of the taco??)
Where is "Star Wars Galaxies: Hot Date"?
Now all I need is a game developer. Anybody want to join me?
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Weesa all sinking and no power.
Courtesy of the Jar-Jargonizer that translates online text into Jar Jar speak.
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Mr Sarris said that the Mos Eisley spaceport on Tatooine, where Luke Skywalker first meets Han Solo and Chewbacca in Episode IV, will take a game character 55 minutes just to walk across, let alone fully explore.
Now thats a slow server...
Dealer: Want to buy an MMORPG subscription?
Obi-Wan: You don't want to sell me an MMORPG subscription.
Dealer: I don't want to sell you an MMORPG subscription.
Obi-Wan: You want to go home and rethink your life.
Dealer: I want to go home and rethink my life.
"You spoony bard!" -Tellah
don't miss the point: it's not just about popping online and fragging some doods. the greatness of games like star wars galaxies lies in the ability of the player to do pretty much whatever he/she wants.
/me force jumps on top of the AT-ST /me force opens the hatch /me whips out my lightsaber /me flips out.
nevermind that previous MMORPGs were limited in terms of what you really _could_ do feasibly. the idea that you could be an Expert Basketweaver and survive in the game is pretty nifty. why? because it lets people enjoy their time doing what they wanna do.
i used to play everquest. i was on the test server. i didn't go around power leveling and camping for stuff all the time. my idea of fun was to be Emperor of the server and have my minions deliver their hard-earned booty to me. it was a fun game, because i got to play with friends (flesh-and-blood friends, mind you) and goof around.
that's right. i was Noodles VII, Emperor of Norrath, founder of the Furious Foodstuffs. with my comrades, Turnip, Pickle and Caper, we spread joy and goodwill unto the world. in return, they paid me taxes.
it was enjoyable. i got to do what i wanted to do. of course, after i modified my desk chair to accomodate a chamber pot, had my electricity shut off cause i didn't pay the bills, then again converted my desk chair into a power-generating bicycle to keep my machine on to play everquest, i realized that there are things more important than everquest in life.
like booze. and the money to buy booze.
but nevermind all that. i don't plan on playing star wars galaxies, but the idea of becoming Fukkit, cousin of Wikket, Master Jedi of the Forest Moon of Endor, appeals to me. it calls to me. just imagine how powerful you could be as Fukkit, Cousing of Wikket, Master Jedi! you could be KING.
that other ewok eating all your food?
You don't want to eat those grubs.
"I don't want to eat these grubs."
You want to give those grubs to me.
"I want to give these grubs to you. Here."
that stupid AT-ST ruining your forest crib?
that damn lEEthax0r playing a human princess shunning you?
Yo, j00 r gonna make teh sw33t luv 2 me.
"i r g0nna max0rz out wif j00."
dun worry, i furry, but i never in a hurry for a bebe like j00.
even han wouldn't be as smooth as me.
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