Merry Christmas, and my best wishes for you and your family!
If you notice the absence of a screenshot of my Star Wars: The Old Republic character in a Santa suit wielding a lightsaber, that is because SWTOR up to now does not have holiday events. And I think that is a good thing. As much as some people might like to hunt the Abominable Greench and unpack virtual presents under the tree in Orgrimmar in World of Warcraft at Christmas, it only makes the world less coherent and less believable. I really don't want the spectacle of watching Jedi search for Easter eggs in Coruscant, or participating in a virtual Oktoberfest.
I think it is better if SWTOR sticks to the Star Wars lore, and doesn't invent holiday events which happen to be similar to real world holidays on similar dates.
I so agree :) Happy Xmas! (and the reason I haven't posted screenshots is that I only just realised where the game put them)
ReplyDeleteLifeday, good sir.
ReplyDeleteMay want to look it up, cause its totally coming :P.
Maybe they'll eventually add 'Life Day' as a lore-appropriate ingame holiday. =P
ReplyDeleteNo need to invent anything, they only need to borrow from the Star Wars Holiday Special.
ReplyDeleteWe couldn't have a fair and balanced SWTOR festival anyway, what with all the force users spoiling the loot surprise by feeling other people's presents...
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
Another vote for a SW Holiday Special themed event.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Tobold, I'm fine with SWTOR having no Christmas decorations makeover!
ReplyDeleteHoliday Special/Lifeday content might work for later years. It would be silly to launch a special event so soon after the launch this year, though.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteAgree that it would be odd for SWTOR, but IMO it works for WoW, and I really like the odd little things they come up with.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's pretty easy to ignore (as I did the first year I played).
To each his own. Merry Christmas!
merry christmas tobold, thanks for writing a great blog that inspires so much discussion.
ReplyDeleteI don't play Star Wars, but I think if Blizzard will have their in-game special Holidays for special events.
ReplyDeleteFor example, celebrating the Orcs celebrating the anniversary of breaking free from the legion's control. Or the forsaken celebrating the day they gained freewill.
And so on with many important events that are worth celebrating.
I fervently hope they don't get convinced to start doing holiday events. This isn't to say there should never be celebrations in the game, just that they need to be appropriately thematic and not thinly veiled real-world analogues.
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