Will Shadow of Revan "last" throughout 3.0?

[dark_wolf]

Sorry if the title is unclear, but I was having trouble wording it. 2.0 began, I think, with Rise of the Hutt Cartel, but that storyline was concluded long before the launch of 3.0. I'm sorry to bring it up, but I think WoW handles expansions better because, for the most part, they try to keep the theme of the expansion intact.

 

For instance, Wrath of the Lich King firmly focused on the Scourge storyline for the majority of it's time as the "main" game. I would like the Shadow of Revan story to be the focus of 3.0 and not something that's cleared up in a matter of a few months.

 

Of course I maybe in the minority here so feel free to disagree.

[ashikagaoda]

That would be pretty rock, actually.

[Reofeir]

We might see this, perhaps. 2.0 was a bit plagued by the fact that after 1.0 a new story was started, first with the EC operation, that focused on the new power play of the "Dread Masters". It wasn't until 2.4 that the story ended, and to be honest the hutts themselves couldn't be much of a threat now after makeb. 3.0's story however is now an army from Revan that forced the Republic & Empire to team up and go against him. If not revan, I assume his followers would probably be a constant threat. If not either, I expect the repercussions of the story would create scenarios in which would need the attention of both pubs and imps.

[Anysao]

I beg to differ that 2.0 didn't last. I've noticed that BioWare likes to create "content themes." Each theme usually involves an Operation, a PvP map, possibly some Cartel Market stuff, then an event.

 

We had the Gree theme, including Terror From Beyond Op, Ancient Hypergates Warzone, then the Grey Secant event.

 

Then 2.0 we had the Hutt Cartel theme, bringing us Scum and Villainy Op, the shipment two Contraband Cartel Packs, the Bounty Contract event, then Giradda's PvP arenas.

 

Then we the Galactic Starfighter theme, bringing us Deathmatch maps, Kuat Driveyards, Starfighter packs, and arguably Conquest's heavy GSF points.

 

And now for the Revan theme we've had Forged Alliances as the build-up, and now we will have the expansion as the climax. And if it doesn't manage to "keep the story going," it still brings two new planets, two new flashpoints, and two new operations. It will keep us entertained.

[Clarian]

There was some interview...somewhere...where it was said,

"The final showdown with Revan will be in 3.0" - as in 3.0, not extending into 3.1 or beyond - with the rest of 3.x being...something else. Maybe somehow related story-wise, but not featuring Ravan, according to that.

 

Wish I had a link, but...I'm sure someone has one.

[AegisX]

There was some interview...somewhere...where it was said,

"The final showdown with Revan will be in 3.0" - as in 3.0, not extending into 3.1 or beyond - with the rest of 3.x being...something else. Maybe somehow related story-wise, but not featuring Ravan, according to that.

 

Wish I had a link, but...I'm sure someone has one.

 

 

http://www.weritsblog.com/2014/10/swtor-30-q-with-bioware.html

[ZionHalcyon]

We will have to wait and see.

 

Unfortunately, in the previous expansion, we were left with a vanilla story that went nowhere and was self contained within the update. And then story was mostly ignored for 1 and a half years.

 

I can safely say the quality of 3.0's story is back where it should be ( can't say how I know this, but I do), however I too have concerns about the aftermath.

 

I've loudly before on these forms said the devs need to bridge expansions with more story leading out of and into the expansions, so that people who play for the story don't burn out.

 

We will see what happens post 3.0 launch.

Edited November 7, 2014 by ZionHalcyon

[dark_wolf]

There was some interview...somewhere...where it was said,

"The final showdown with Revan will be in 3.0" - as in 3.0, not extending into 3.1 or beyond - with the rest of 3.x being...something else. Maybe somehow related story-wise, but not featuring Ravan, according to that.

 

Wish I had a link, but...I'm sure someone has one.

Thanks for the quote. This worries me though since the Makeb storyline was dropped soon after 2.0 and I'd hate to see the Revan story be dropped that quickly as well, but a lot of people have said that SoR is an improvement over RotCH so I'll hope for the best.

[Pietrastor]

I beg to differ that 2.0 didn't last.

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Then 2.0 we had the Hutt Cartel theme, bringing us Scum and Villainy Op, the shipment two Contraband Cartel Packs, the Bounty Contract event, then Giradda's PvP arenas.

You've basically proved yourself it didn't last. Let's not even bother discussing Cartel packs as "story theme continuation" cause it's nonsense. Giradda and Bounty Contracts have nothing to do with story content in ROTHC other than having Hutt characters. Hutt story didn't last past 2.0 because Makeb was suppused to be free patch that would lead to paid expansion and have the Hutt story continued in it, in the same vein Forged Alliances is the prologue for Revan expansion. But then they turned Makeb into expansion itself and cut out the rest. A shame.

 

Whether 3.0 story will last we'll have to see. Now that the game's situation is stable (unlike during Makeb/1st expansion developement) things may improve but time will tell if it actually happens

 

To OP: Revan story already lasts longer than 2.0 since Forged Alliances is part of it, so there's that at least, already longer theme-span than Hutt arc

Edited November 8, 2014 by Pietrastor