The Patton Projection is a weekly article centering on all the unique features Bioware is coming up with which could redefine the MMO genre forever. From morality decisions to companion characters to in-depth dialogue mechanics, it is clear that The Old Republic will be a game like no other...

Out of all the new ideas Bioware is adding on to their grand project of a game, it's obvious that none are so ambitious as their plan to implement full voice acting throughout the entirety of the MMO. This preceding article looking at just that is somewhat of a rant, but just bare with me here and get used to it; I have a good amount to say about the matter.

At first, the idea of voicing an MMO doesn’t seem too out of whack; they do have voice acting in most of their RPGs, so we can assume that they know what they are getting into. That puts them at about 3 out of 10 on the “Patton Craziness Scale™".

So that isn't a bad score right now, but of course we can’t forget the fact that they aren't voicing this project by using random dudes on the street. We are talking about professional, paid actors right here. OK, so that is a little bit crazier when you add up all the extra costs, but they are perfectionists in their work. Let’s bump them up to 4 out of 10.

The Patton Projection is a weekly article centering on all the unique features Bioware is coming up with which could redefine the MMO genre forever. From morality decisions to companion characters to in-depth dialogue mechanics, it is clear that The Old Republic will be a game like no other....

OK, let’s recap on that previous assignment.... You had good intentions of course as the soldier you are: trying to dispose of a corrupt Republic governor taking advantage of the region under his control. You couldn’t help it that he resisted your proposal of a peaceful arrest or his resulting and rather quick death along with his bodyguards when you saw them reach for their weapons. He tried to make excuses about how he was only doing what was necessary, but you saw that he did not mean what he said. You were only answering the plea of a desperate Republic citizen who knew the truth about his shady governor…what harm is there in that? I mean, you did get a light-side point, didn’t you?