Star Wars: The Old Republic has announced that in addition to player housing being in the form of starships, space combat would also be present. Sadly, unlike LucasArts space simulators such as X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, this space combat will be in the form of an arcade-style "rail shooter", meaning the player will not be able to direct the ship except to avoid incoming obstacles. While the graphics look nice and the gameplay is probably fun, it detracts from immersion and therefore in my opinion has no place in a MMO. So far this is a significant disappointment, and there are several other fans who share this point of view. Hopefully Bioware will listen to the fans instead of proceeding with development in this vein, but I won't hold my breath.
