There already is one being developed. I won't link it due to legalities though.

The downside is that it doesn't address the fundamental reason for low pops on those servers. Merging them would only treat the symptom and not the cause. Unless you deal with the root cause the low population will just happen again on the merged server.

I think what it all boils down to, though, is the game engine. While Bioware has modified it they still did not write it. If it's like most game engines, the code to take advantage of the 64 bit or multicore processor architecture is very deep within the engine source. I suspect that the Bioware code monkeys would not have an easy time modifying it further in that respect. Sure they could compile the engine in 64-bit mode, but without the code to take advantage of the higher memory allocation or longer integer values it wouldn't do much of anything. It would probably be easier for them to use a wholly different engine (or the modern version of Hero Engine) than it would be to try to modify this one and risk breaking it further.

I thought the sand people clothing was unisex.

I think what TOR client would need more that 32 vs. 64 bit is better threading capabilities. It's very tricky to program efficient threaded code though. The debugging is a nightmare. Still it would offer some good improvements.

Hrm. I may be misunderstanding you but a 64 bit exe will not run on a 32 bit OS.

It's not a problem. It's an opportunity for guilds that want to show people the ropes when it comes to Ops. Or pvp - centric guilds looking to grab some rookies to teach.

I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic.

While it sounds good in theory the people here have a habit of trying to engage in "counter-trolling" which really only makes the problem worse.

If you want a female character with facial hair ask for Bothans or Selonians.

After all of this I think they should just shut the forums down for a while.

I disagree with what Bioware does half the time. Vehemently so, but to track down someone who works for BioWare to harass him or her outside of work, much less harass his family is all kinds of messed up. I know when my work day is done I don't like to take my job home with me. Show the devs here some consideration and things will be a lot better on a social level. Frankly I don't blame them for wanting to clam up.

Logically speaking I suspect they need to ensure mass compatibility with pc hardware and software. Not everyone has a 64 bit OS.

It doesn't matter. Story trumps all.

Alright. Fair enough.

You said "If your target market is as small as <10000". Did I misunderstand that as some kind of declaration about number of interested people? If so I apologize.

I don't recall quoting a target number. Nor would I try to. I can't be sure how many would be interested in it and for that matter neither can you. Attempting to is, at best, dishonest and, at worst, stupid and ignorant.

I think if it were done well (not SOE), properly marketed about what it is, developed with plenty of features, and tied into the upcoming movies they could attract both the old vets and new players. It would probably cost significantly less to develop at any rate.

Reasons are debatable with people claiming to know facts that they don't. What is known, however, is that the shutdown date for swg and the launch date of SWTOR are extremely close. I don't believe that to be a coincidence.

Provided it was properly modernized I would drop TOR in a flat minute.

I suspect Nautolans will end up as playable. They can't use the existing face meshes because of the enlarged eyes. If anything Bioware is going to take the minimum effort route.

You are definitely not playing the right game for all of that. Not to mention this version of hero engine would die at the notion of open world.

I feel for myself, and this is just for myself, I don't help people and want no one helping me. If I pull too much or die to a mob then so be it. Death is little more than a very minor inconvenience in this game anyway. The philosophy has worked well for me thus far. Socializing is good and i enjoy it as much as anyone, but need no one and ensure no one needs you. Granted this doesn't work for everyone so your milage may vary.

I could see it for Scorpio for those agents who want to get their pixel freak on. Homicidal Droids need luv too!

Well played. I'm waiting for the indignant to come storming in with pitchforks and a lack of reading comprehension.