Luckily, if he’s ever unsure, he’s got three big fallbacks – BioWare’s own documentation, LucasFilm’s “meticulous” lore tracking, and the community itself.

Then again, he remembers every version of an event – including ones that were later revised, modified and tweaked before being released. Ten years of plotlines and developments understandably make for “a lot to keep in mind”, and it can be a tough balancing act to ensure the game doesn’t step on its own toes.įor Boyd, who admits he’s been working on the game for “a really long time”, he remembers most of the MMO’s events first-hand.

Though there was a chance that LucasFilm would have objected to having two moving train scenes (can you even have too many?), the studio was happy that it “was different enough” and ended up being “supportive of both” train-fighting scenes, like any good Star Wars parent should.Īlthough 3000 years is long enough to keep most lore separate – though moving train fights are seemingly eternal – The Old Republic has another adversary with keeping its lore straight: itself. I think it came out a little before – but obviously was in development at the same time, or after – Solo had their train robbery, right? Very classic Western kind of trope, right?” For example, we did a mission where you are on a moving train – like a train robbery, almost. They don’t always fill us in on the secrets – of course, they can kind of say, “maybe don’t do that!”.

“But you know, we still work very closely with LucasFilm, who reviews all of our stories and collaborates with us on some of the higher level planning a lot as well. We’re always looking for opportunities like that, individual pieces that we can bring into the stories that we’re telling.” “We certainly are watching all the new shows and movies with just as much interest as anyone else, and looking for cool things, especially when it comes to like…when we introduce a new species, or a new kind of creature, or some new technology or vehicle we’ve never seen before. The team is influenced “to some degree” by the goings-on of other Star Wars titles, as Boyd says they’re “always inspired and excited by new stuff”. From the latest trilogy to the space-western Mandalorian, it’s certainly ballooned since The Old Republic‘s story begun – something which Boyd’s team, who are “all fans” themselves, are aware of. Since The Old Republic launched in 2011, there’s been a massive resurgence in the franchise. While the in-game events may be far removed from the original ’70s film, the real world may have something to say. “So it’s kind of our own little corner of the sandbox to play in – so that definitely, I think, makes it more straightforward in a way and lets us have some big dramatic stuff happening all over the place.”

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