With KOTOR2 all but ready to hit the store shelves next week, there's not much more to speculate on that hasn't already been speculated already. So let's try something new (or atleast something that hasn't been mentioned in a couple of months). Assuming KOTOR2 is a huge sucess (so far, that seems like a reasonable assumption), the inevitable question arises: "Will there be a KOTOR3?".
However, there's a second option if Lucasarts and whomever they approach to work on further KOTOR installments, decide to further the series. That is, rather than a full-fledged sequel, they create expansion packs instead. For some, this might mean the exact same thing, but for others it might not.
So I was wondering, would you rather see:
1-KOTOR3 developed farther down the line, but on an entirely new engine, meaning it will likely be 2 or more years away, but instead an expansion pack or two (much like NWN's HotU and SoU) in the meantime, in which the story won't be as long or as involving as TSL will be.
or
2-KOTOR3 developed at the same pace KOTOR2 was, in which the same engine is used but a brand new full length story is created, much like KOTOR2 is to KOTOR1.
Personally, I'd vote for #1. I'd be satisfied with an expansion pack or two to tide me over while KOTOR3 is developed down the road on a new engine and using whatever new technology that engine would allow.