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jakonovski
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Oh was just talking out of my ass on the weird "200 hours of gameplay per class" statement. Now it might be they won't have the endgame content and after (200/24) days people will start rerolling, but I'm sure that's not where they're aiming.
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tmp
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If there is a faux Han Solo for me to faux make out with, I am so there. I would even give up playing the smuggler for whatever class gets to make out with him.
By the looks of it not only it's going to be Han Solo, but a Han Solo wearing Indiana Jones' hat. |
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eldaec
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Oh was just talking out of my ass on the weird "200 hours of gameplay per class" statement. Now it might be they won't have the endgame content and after (200/24) days people will start rerolling, but I'm sure that's not where they're aiming.
Why not? Noone has ever found another way to keep vets interacting with new players. |
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Ah, yeah, and I just saw this. -a jedi class that is balanced to the han solo class and the random clone special forces trooper is going to feel stupid, not as stupid as a support buffing jedi though. What, pray tell, is the alternative? Not balancing the classes for the sake of some sort of thematic power structure? |
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Malakili
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Ah, yeah, and I just saw this. -a jedi class that is balanced to the han solo class and the random clone special forces trooper is going to feel stupid, not as stupid as a support buffing jedi though. What, pray tell, is the alternative? Not balancing the classes for the sake of some sort of thematic power structure? Making Jedi really powerful, but not having them as a base class. Instead, players can unlock this ability, mainly through playing a ton and luck. The number of Jedi would be incredibly low, and to make sure the number didn't grow TOO much, they would be permadeath characters. I'm pretty sure this novel solution to the problem would cause no problems. |
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tmp
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POW! Right in the Kisser!
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Making Jedi really powerful, but not having them as a base class. Instead, players can unlock this ability, mainly through playing a ton and luck. They could maybe have special items, say, holocrons offering the players hints on how to achieve the unlock. |
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Reg
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What an awesome idea!!
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Ah, yeah, and I just saw this. -a jedi class that is balanced to the han solo class and the random clone special forces trooper is going to feel stupid, not as stupid as a support buffing jedi though. What, pray tell, is the alternative? Not balancing the classes for the sake of some sort of thematic power structure? Making Jedi really powerful, but not having them as a base class. Instead, players can unlock this ability, mainly through playing a ton and luck. The number of Jedi would be incredibly low, and to make sure the number didn't grow TOO much, they would be permadeath characters. I'm pretty sure this novel solution to the problem would cause no problems. So, not sure how this is any different than leveling and getting epics and gaining an advantage in the game. Besides, didn't SWG try this. One is not just born a jedi ... One must...oh wait |
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Lakov_Sanite
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What an awesome idea!!
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jakonovski
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A raid boss could drop a Jar of Midichlorians that could be used to turn your character into a Jedi.
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Sky
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So, not sure how this is any different than leveling and getting epics and gaining an advantage in the game. Besides, didn't SWG try this. One is not just born a jedi ... One must...oh wait
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DraconianOne
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Making Jedi really powerful, but not having them as a base class. Instead, players can unlock this ability, mainly through playing a ton and luck. They could maybe have special items, say, holocrons offering the players hints on how to achieve the unlock. What would be really awesome is if Bounty Hunters could pick up bounties on player jedi. Say from a mission terminal or something... |
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luckton
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Amaron
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It seems like they have a pretty damned standard dungeons with bosses and loot game built into this.
The video footage that I've watched looked like pretty standard WoW-diku stuff in star warsy skins (4 person groups with tank/heals/dps/cc). I think it's worth noting that means modern WoW. There are obviously a lot of people in here who haven't touched WoW in a longggg time (with good reason of course). |
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Sjofn
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If there is a faux Han Solo for me to faux make out with, I am so there. I would even give up playing the smuggler for whatever class gets to make out with him.
By the looks of it not only it's going to be Han Solo, but a Han Solo wearing Indiana Jones' hat. Rawr, hook mama up. |
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Nevermore
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I don't see a problem with Jedi being balanced with other classes. The table top Star Wars RPG i got talking into playing recently does this and it works out just fine.
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Over and out.
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luckton
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The whole "Jedi should be a rare thing" worked in SWG because in that timeline (paperback books be damned), there were no Jedi except two Sith lords, Yoda, Obi, Luke and Leia. Jedi WERE rare.
This is TOR. Jedi in this era are like the Navy Seals of the Republic Army, complete with armor, ranks and titles. Get over yourselves and lets move on.
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« Last Edit: June 30, 2011, 04:09:50 PM by luckton »
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"Those lights, combined with the polygamous Nazi mushrooms, will mess you up."
"Tuning me out doesn't magically change the design or implementation of said design. Though, that'd be neat if it did." -schild
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Malakili
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The whole "Jedi should be a rare thing" worked in SWG because in that timeline (paperback books be damned), there were no Jedi except two Sith lords, Yoda, Obi, Luke and Leia. Jedi WERE rare.
This is TOR. Jedi in this era are like the Navy Seals of the Republic Army, complete with armor, ranks and titles. Get over yourselves and lets move on.
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Amaron
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This is TOR. Jedi in this era are like the Navy Seals of the Republic Army, complete with armor, ranks and titles. Get over yourselves and lets move on.
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Rishathra
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Rawr, hook mama up.
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jakonovski
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What's Jim Raynor got to do with SWTOR?
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luckton
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What's Jim Raynor got to do with SWTOR?
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"Those lights, combined with the polygamous Nazi mushrooms, will mess you up."
"Tuning me out doesn't magically change the design or implementation of said design. Though, that'd be neat if it did." -schild
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Lantyssa
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This is TOR. Jedi in this era are like the Navy Seals of the Republic Army, complete with armor, ranks and titles. Get over yourselves and lets move on.
I kind of agree. Not even SEALs though. Jedi could be of all different Force levels in this game. One might have enough connection with the Force to lift a pebble, but that's not going to make them a Sith-killing bad-ass. |
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Sjofn
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Rawr, hook mama up.
<hook up> Oh right, him. Yeah, I'd hit it. |
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Lucas
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Further proof that Italians have suspect taste in games.
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Malakili
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That was actually probably the best gameplay trailer they've made so far. |
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Lucas
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Further proof that Italians have suspect taste in games.
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Also, while there is probably still some work to be done on that front, animations (and melee confrontations) seem less awkward and "off-sync" compared to earlier footage.
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Sky
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I was so sold on powertech....but mercs get the backpack rocket launcher!
I hope they put in some kind of Rift-esque role system. As Scott promised, the game has been changed. I want to be able to switch up to fit the situation, but I think BW is too far down the path of companions filling that role.
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Lantyssa
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I want to play a mantis warrior.
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Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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Merusk
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The Verpine! (They designed the B-wing with Ackbar, y'know... You can see one in the background of the Cantina Scene.) I agree, they'd be fun. |
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Sky
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5150
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The whole "Jedi should be a rare thing" worked in SWG because in that timeline (paperback books be damned), there were no Jedi except two Sith lords, Yoda, Obi, Luke and Leia. Jedi WERE rare.
This is TOR. Jedi in this era are like the Navy Seals of the Republic Army, complete with armor, ranks and titles. Get over yourselves and lets move on.
Makes you wonder why they bothered with the other classes...... |
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Reg
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The other classes look fairly awesome. I'm planning an Imperial Agent for my first Empire guy and probably a Trooper as my first Republic character. Of course, I'll have a Jedi eventually but I'm in no hurry.
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