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  • b4nth4f3ttb4nth4f3tt May 2011
    Posts: 2,449Mongbat Elder
    Wow.  It looks like they are taking all the best aspects of WAR PvP.
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  • SpawnoChaosSpawnoChaos May 2011
    Posts: 1,994Overseer
    Link for those who want to read it.

    DAMN exciting stuff.

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    "What is your duty? To look the universe in the face
    and then spit in its eye. To die with a curse on your lips
    and your finger on the trigger. To know that you are
    doomed, but try anyway."

    Inquisitor Soldevan
  • DukaultDukault May 2011
    Posts: 1,989Mongbat Elder
    Yeah. I'm much less worried about having to have a PVP and PVE spec.
    Dukault - Dukatz - MagicWalker
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  • AldricAldric May 2011
    Posts: 1,513Master Moderator, Mongbat Elder
    Me too!  I feel much better about going the tank route.
    BH Sig
  • b4nth4f3ttb4nth4f3tt May 2011
    Posts: 2,449Mongbat Elder
    Introducing the Codex -Similar to the mechanic of the same name in Dragon Age

    One thing of particular note is: 

    The Datacrons Challenge... In-game datacrons will be a sub-set of the codex entries. The world builders had been kicking around the idea of these little world gizmos for a while now. These unique objects are placed throughout the world for the player to find, usually in hard to reach places. If you successfully reach one and interact with it, one of your stats will be increased -- permanently.
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  • TrullynTrullyn May 2011
    Posts: 248Mongbat Elder
    I apologize if this has been discussed or easily found - I'm short on time....

    Will the space combat allow for use of a joystick? I loved Tie Fighter, X Wing, Wing Commander, etc..... wondering if it will be similar at all.

    Also, I am leaning towards a Chiss Sniper, but not sure at the moment.
  • YogYog May 2011
    Posts: 1,839Mongbat Elder
    Didn't they say they've scrapped space combat? Or at least postponed it?

    Maybe they just scrapped space PvP...I remember scrapping something about space...
    Post edited by Yog at 2011-05-06 16:51:00
  • b4nth4f3ttb4nth4f3tt May 2011
    Posts: 2,449Mongbat Elder
    As far as I know there has been no scrapping.  I don't believe they ever said there was going to be space PvP.  Space combat is 100% in the game, they even showed videos of it at PAX a couple of months ago.  Space combat is basically exactly like Star Fox (your companions will even give you advice "Do a barrel roll!").  I don't know if they've explicitly stated whether or not joysticks will be supported, but they certainly wont be necessary.
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  • SpawnoChaosSpawnoChaos May 2011
    Posts: 1,994Overseer
    They HAVE mentioned that after launch, A LOT of the devs want to do more with space combat. 

    So here's to hoping for more content with it.
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    "What is your duty? To look the universe in the face
    and then spit in its eye. To die with a curse on your lips
    and your finger on the trigger. To know that you are
    doomed, but try anyway."

    Inquisitor Soldevan
  • DalqakDalqak May 2011
    Posts: 4,401Game Leader
    Much <3 for keeping this bad boy bumped and full of inphoz. 


  • AldricAldric May 2011
    Posts: 1,513Master Moderator, Mongbat Elder
    I just wish they would finally update the Inquisitor, that's the class I think the wife may like the best but she doesn't even want to look until there's more info.  :(

    Oh, and also more race info.  If there are truly no Sith Twileks, then I'l never bring her to the dark side.
    Post edited by Aldric at 2011-05-12 08:52:17
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  • DalqakDalqak May 2011
    Posts: 4,401Game Leader
    As per my afternoon tweetnasty, I have a very strong feeling that today's Facebook image of the Inquisitor bodes well for our chances of seeing them in action tomorrow, Aldric!
  • b4nth4f3ttb4nth4f3tt May 2011
    Posts: 2,449Mongbat Elder
    Your wish has been granted.


    Edit: I gotta say, I'm not in love with the Assassin high level armor on the class page.  I think the Sorc looks pretty cool, but the Assassin looks like the Man in the Iron Mask wearing a hoodie.
    Post edited by b4nth4f3tt at 2011-05-13 11:14:06
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  • DalqakDalqak May 2011
    Posts: 4,401Game Leader
    haha, yeah - the armor progression sets for all of the Empire sets have impressed me thus far. 
  • AldricAldric May 2011
    Posts: 1,513Master Moderator, Mongbat Elder
    Woohoo!  :)
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  • b4nth4f3ttb4nth4f3tt June 2011
    Posts: 2,449Mongbat Elder
    Oh no!  It's Updatezilla!

    New Advanced Classes Page

    E3 2011 Info

    I gotta say, I'm loving the advanced classes page and I'm really looking forward to the new cinematic trailer and gameplay footage.

    Edit:Also, I love that BHs have an ability called "Retractable Blade"
    Post edited by b4nth4f3tt at 2011-06-03 13:47:29
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  • AldricAldric June 2011
    Posts: 1,513Master Moderator, Mongbat Elder
    Same here.  :)
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  • b4nth4f3ttb4nth4f3tt June 2011
    Posts: 2,449Mongbat Elder
    Gamespot SWTOR Interview - Features some juicy tidbits like the shape of endgame and mounts.
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  • YogYog June 2011
    Posts: 1,839Mongbat Elder
    New opening cinematic.

    The article makes a good point. The trailers are so incredibly good how can the game possibly live up to them? It almost starts the game on a bad footing.
    Post edited by Yog at 2011-06-06 17:24:28
  • DukaultDukault June 2011
    Posts: 1,989Mongbat Elder
    You know it won't. Expectations are funny like that. If you have any amount of imagination, I'm sure they're trailers have inspired wonderful visions of things... impossible to implement on a grand scale or in a game. To think that the trailers are supposed to represent actual gameplay is just false.

    The trailers are introducing the theme, maybe the general atmosphere and trying to draw interest with fantastic spectacles. Nothing that you will do in the game will mirror the awesomeness of some scripted event that they pour hours into making a couple minutes.

    I'll happily eat my words if this isn't true, happily.
    Dukault - Dukatz - MagicWalker
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  • AldricAldric June 2011
    Posts: 1,513Master Moderator, Mongbat Elder
    Nah, actually I could not possibly disagree more. In my many years gaming, cinematics have never done anything but set that initial hook and immersion in whatever world it is. Cinematics have been a standard part of gaming ever since Prince of Persia in 1989 and Tie Fighter and Warcraft in 1994, if not before, but those are the first to immediately come to mind and they by no means sucked because they had kick-ass cinematics.

    If someone honestly can't figure out that a cinematic is not the same as gameplay, then they have far more serious issues to deal with than complaining on gaming sites. And I don't for a moment believe that the writer would really say that if he actually thought about it for a minute, but people just like to complain online more than anything else methinks.
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  • YogYog June 2011
    Posts: 1,839Mongbat Elder
    I'm not saying people will think the cinematics will be the same graphics as the game itself and I'm sure the article wasn't saying that either. By now people know this is rarely the case.

    I'm really just saying the cinematics are so good it's going to be hard to live up to it. Which you have to do at least to a degree if you don't want to end up with an overhyped game.
  • VorAbaddonVorAbaddon June 2011
    Posts: 81Mongbat
    Yog said:

    I'm not saying people will think the cinematics will be the same graphics as the game itself and I'm sure the article wasn't saying that either. By now people know this is rarely the case.




    People SHOULD know the difference. You'd be astounded how many don't.
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  • SpawnoChaosSpawnoChaos June 2011
    Posts: 1,994Overseer
    Yog said:

    I'm not saying people will think the cinematics will be the same graphics as the game itself and I'm sure the article wasn't saying that either. By now people know this is rarely the case.


    I'm really just saying the cinematics are so good it's going to be hard to live up to it. Which you have to do at least to a degree if you don't want to end up with an overhyped game.


    To me cinematics =/= gameplay in any way, shape, or form. There is nothing to 'live up to'. Look at Warcraft 2 The Tides of Darkness. That opening cinematic trailer was pretty epic back in the day... and the game was awesome... neither had anything to do with each other. Look at the cinematic for for TIE Fighter... that cinematic wasn't very inspiring... it was OK... but the gameplay = BAMF.

    To me, the cinematic is just to get you into the mindset and the mood of the game.. and that's it.
    Post edited by SpawnoChaos at 2011-06-06 22:46:40
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    "What is your duty? To look the universe in the face
    and then spit in its eye. To die with a curse on your lips
    and your finger on the trigger. To know that you are
    doomed, but try anyway."

    Inquisitor Soldevan
  • b4nth4f3ttb4nth4f3tt June 2011
    Posts: 2,449Mongbat Elder
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    They see me rollin'...
    Post edited by b4nth4f3tt at 2011-06-07 21:34:12
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