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    The longer the wait, the better, in my opinion. Far better to have a stable first release in the far future than a buggy, incomplete build rushed out in half-a-year.
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    Very true - as a fan of Knights of the Old Republic (the sequel was extremely rushed) I can definitely agree that a late good release is much better than a bad early release. -M
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mulceber View Post
    Very true - as a fan of Knights of the Old Republic (the sequel was extremely rushed) I can definitely agree that a late good release is much better than a bad early release. -M
    i doubt its going to be any better with the 3rd release. last i heard they were making it an mmorpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mulceber View Post
    Very true - as a fan of Knights of the Old Republic (the sequel was extremely rushed) I can definitely agree that a late good release is much better than a bad early release. -M
    The sequel wasn't made by the Bioware, but the Obsidian Entertainment, so the games were developed by two different teams. Also Lucasarts forced the Obsidian to release the second one unfinished.

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    i doubt its going to be any better with the 3rd release. last i heard they were making it an mmorpg
    The MMORPG is called The Old Republic, and it won't be the third episode of the KOTOR series, but a seperate game, as I know.

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    Bioware = Baldur's Gate, Tales of the Sword Coast, Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal. Did they ever make anything else? They did, but the BG Saga was definetaly their best achievement so far though Planescape was revolutionary in its own way.

    Need I say I am a BG fan and have played it for 7 years now?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macilrille View Post
    Bioware = Baldur's Gate, Tales of the Sword Coast, Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal. Did they ever make anything else? They did, but the BG Saga was definetaly their best achievement so far though Planescape was revolutionary in its own way.

    Need I say I am a BG fan and have played it for 7 years now?

    Very OT, and with the thread so derailed I think I will refrain from posting more in it and ask again for my suggestion to be carried out.
    Anything else? Mass Effect 1 & 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1, Dragon Age: Origins and Awakening, Jade Empire, NeverWinter Nights 1 and the expansions. :p

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    Quote Originally Posted by Apázlinemjó View Post
    The MMORPG is called The Old Republic, and it won't be the third episode of the KOTOR series, but a seperate game, as I know.
    the old republic is suppost to be #3,4,5,6,7 and 8. it was in some gamer magizine

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    I'm no EB development team member, just someone who used to play EB campaigns and multiplayer battles. I'm no futurist either, mind you, but since this whole guesstimate business is a vague and ambiguous one, I'll give my two cents. From my following of EB, observing various previews, and so on and so forth, I'll have to guesstimate that the well-done version of EB, say the equivalent of EB 1.2 for EBII, something that isn't a first release but a well-ironed one, will be in existence sometime in mid to late 2012, if not early 2013. NOTE: This would not be a first release or an RC, but a finalized version. Also note that by this time software and hardware has improved so far as to make games like EB (on a technical basis) obsolete.
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    There is a tendency amongst enthusiastic fans to interpret even a guestimate as a good indication, and start calculating when they can expect alpha's, beta's, etc. Furthermore, on what basis should they guess? Bucefalo got it right: the amount of hours put into EB2 vary wildly over the weeks, so the team can not even begin to calculate how much time they need to finish. This and other factors contribute to the "guestimate" being nothing more than a wild guess.

    Lastly, the majority of ETA threads (this thread being an honourable exception) seem to be made by people who did not read the FAQ or do a forum search, so I am not sure a guestimate thread would help. More likely it would simply be filled with requests for updates and more detailed status-reports.
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    A locked sticky with the title "EB II will be released on this date", but containing the text "When it's done" would probably get rid of most of those threads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gustave View Post
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    i would prefer gustave's picture to text.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Subotan View Post
    A locked sticky with the title "EB II will be released on this date", but containing the text "When it's done" would probably get rid of most of those threads.
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    Sounds sensible to me. The ETA's are absurdly unnecessary IMHO.
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