Radiowood Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 In connection with a course in Social Media, I'm carrying out a project about online games as communities, specifically Star Wars Galaxies and Star Wars the Old Republic. I'd like to invite comments here on this subject. One of the most interesting critical reviews of the New Game Enhancements in SWG was that while Sony Online Entertainment thought they were tweaking a game, which was their's to change, to the users the game was a community, and that by changing its basic rules, SOE committed a massive betrayal. Since much of the player base left the game, and ultimately SOE had to pull the plug, this view seems to have been borne out. I see community in online games in two arenas, within the game itself, and in online forums like this one, where players communicate with and help each other. In-game, I thought I saw a lot more interaction in SWG than in SWTOR. The player interface in the former seemed to make conversations between players eassier, as well as grouping. Before the NGE especially, players would congregrate in cantinas and at shuttles, where they could interact easily. I don't see that same element in SWTOR. I'd very much like to see comments from those who have played both games. I play solo, so I have little experience in guilds, which would seem to be the best places for players to hang out together. So I look forward to comments from guild members in both games about their activities. The forums in SWTOR seem about the same as those in SWG, with plenty of interaction between players. But maybe you have another opinion. Please comment, either directly here, or on my SWG/SWTOR blog at: http://excaliburstarship.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/online-games-as-communities/#respond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahnog Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 MMORPG The second M stands for Multiplayer. No game shines until, or unless, one involves himself in the Mutiplayer aspect by joining a guild that works together and socializes, Make friends, play the game with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiowood Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 So no one else has anything to say on this, on how you experience community in playing this game? Or even just to talk about why your guild is the best? That's disappointing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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