Star Wars: The Old Republic dev calls studio move "a new beginning, not the end" for the MMO
A Star Wars: The Old Republic developer has reassured fans that the MMO moving studios is "a new beginning, not the end."
Earlier this week, it was reported that Star Wars: The Old Republic could be leaving BioWare to continue development at another studio - Ultima Online developer Broadsword, to be exact. As you'd expect, fans were a little apprehensive about the change, with many concerned that this meant the popular MMO was heading towards the end of its life.
Following all of the news, some of BioWare's former and current developers shared their thoughts on the proposed switch, reassuring fans that their beloved Star Wars MMO was safe. One of these developers is BioWare executive producer Keith Kanneg, who worked a senior developer on SWTOR having joined the development team prior to its 2014 expansion.
"Whoa whoa, everyone... I was hoping me telling you about the upcoming releases would help you understand this is a new beginning, not the end," Kanneg posts on Star Wars: The Old Republic forum. "We have more stories, modernizations, and MMO content already being planned out beyond 7.4." The post ends: "While details are being discussed and finalized behind the scenes, let's not spin this into incorrect theories. I am asking you to hang tight and we'll follow up later with more details when we can."
Elsewhere, Chris Schmidt, former design director at BioWare (now a game director at Infinity Ward), shared a detailed Twitter thread explaining exactly what they think of EA's recently announced plans. "For SWTOR: this is a good thing," Schmidt explains, "for BioWare: This is a big loss."
My take on the SWTOR/BioWare split:For SWTOR: This is a Good ThingFor BioWare: This is a Big LossA thread:
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