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If someone were to say that Star Wars: The Old Republic was a highly anticipated game, the prize for understatement of the year would be handed to over them.

Ever since it was revealed through an interview EA CEO John Riccitiello did during E3 2008, MMO players and Star Wars fans alike have been itching to get their hands on it, and the fervor has grown steadily with each passing year as BioWare tries to placate us with its trickle of information and assets.

Once in a while, the game is shown to press outlets at events like GDC, and most recently, EA’s spring showcase in London this week.

VG247′s Joe Anderson went to have a chat with the game’s executive producer at Lucasarts, Jake Neri, whom – if you recall – we spoke with back in March.

Read on below the break and see if he has any new nuggets of information for you.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic’s producer, Jake Neri, has told VG247 in and exclusive interview that Lucasarts has “no idea” just how large the MMO could get.

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We got the opportunity to visit Lucasarts for hands-on time with Star Wars: The Old Republic last week in San Francisco, and the MMO, in all honesty, looked and played great.

As we ran our female Trooper around killing badies and shooting drones, all actions were smooth, the UI organized yet simple to understand, and the response time was fantastic for a game that is not even complete. We didn’t want to stop playing it, but GDC shuttles wait for no woman.

From what we saw, all bodes well for fans dying to get their hands on the game next spring, but playing it raised more questions than answers.

Luckily, the game’s producer, Jake Neri, was there to answer them.

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