Star Wars Galaxies unveils the Chronicle Master System
Sony Online Entertainment (“SOE”) has recently unveiled and patched in an interesting new system in their sinking MMO Star Wars Galaxies, yes they are still around, This system, called the Chronicle Master System, allows players to create dynamic quests that they can in turn accomplish themselves or give them to others to perform. You must first collect certain items that allow you to create the quests of course, Grind seems to be part of every “new” mmo tactic so that should be expected really. Anyway, once you have said quest creation items you can then select who the quest is linked to, write the quest text, name the quest, etc. Read below for their intro to this new system:
“Star Wars Chronicles
It’s time to open your imagination and start creating stories to share with your friends. With the Star Wars Chronicle Master System, you now have the ability to create stories from relics you will discover throughout the galaxy. Use the Quest Builder to write your story with the relics you have discovered. Hit “Create Quest” to consume the relics and create a holocron in your inventory. This holocron can be traded to others or activated to begin the adventure. Completing holocrons will reward you with profession experience and tokens. Tokens can be used at the Chronicles reward vendor, S7-U44 Vending Droid, in both Theed and Coronet. The vendors are in the tent behind C-3PO. You can purchase relic booster packs from them. Many more exciting rewards will be available including a Sandcrawler house, hangar lite, a podracer, and much more.”
This is really thinking outside the box and I commend SOE on coming up with this system. It will appeal to many players on many levels really. Now with the Old republic, Bioware’s answer to the Star Wars based MMO, on the horizon I can understand why SOE would be pushing out the content and features but in all honesty this ship is too far under to be saved with something even this creative. Perhaps they can port this over to their other MMO titles and get a bit more traction from it. I am sure that players of Everquest or Everquest II would love this. Even Vanguard, also still around, would welcome this type of quest creation process.
Great Idea SOE, a bit late though. Woudl ahev been an awsome thing to haev way back in SWG’s early life where the “sandbox to play in” mentality was predominant amongs the developers and producers. So I say to SOE, congratulations on a great innovative idea while at the same time giving my condolences on the upcoming death of their MMO.
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