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Star Wars: The Old Republic [Releasing Date: Dec 20 NA/EU - NDA Lifted]

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Gvaz

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Baller said:
Yeah, I got a beta invite.

Holy shit.

Holy fuckity shit fuck shit.
Hey, hey listen

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Giolon said:
The official media that's published uses clicking instead of keybinds b/c its easier for people watching the demonstrations to follow what's going on.

You have to remember too as an unfinished game, things are changing, and people are unexperienced and the optimal rotations and action ordering hasn't been figured out and widely spread. I'm sure some of these leaked videos are people playing the class for the first time, and I are missing some key skills and abilities at such a low level. Think about the first 10 levels of WoW, especially way back in Vanilla. For example, Mages started out with Frost Armor and Fireball - that's it. Rogues started with only Sinister Strike and Eviscerate. Hunters didn't even start with a pet (and didn't get one until level 10!).

I know why they to that in official media and it's perfectly fine. I wasn't talking about official media, though.

And, yes, I know how testing an MMORPG is like. I have been in testing for nearly every major MMMORPG and a lot of minor titles, too. I understand some players need time to get used to the game, classes and skills. I can also see some of them doing it intentionally - like the official media does. However, there still should be some small percentage of people playing the game like they were actually good at it.

Don't get me wrong. Personally I would never disregard the NDA, but I prefer watching some leaks to not getting ANY information at all. I am glad someone leaks stuff for those still waiting to get a key. And yes, everyone should feel free to play the way the want to play.

Maybe I am just bitter, because I tend to get into every test, but SWTOR still eludes me, while all those guys tauntingly slug their way through the game with a single action per minute.

Still, it would me much more interesting to finally see someone who actually plays effectively and unlocks more than a small fracture of his character's potential. And I think that is where others not in the beta might agree with me.


Baller said:
Yeah, I got a beta invite.

Holy shit.

Holy fuckity shit fuck shit.

Are you NA and was it a regular invite or part of this new guild invite system? Just curious if new waves for the new build are out yet (in NA/Europe).
 

Woorloog

Banned
Would like to see some Trooper Vanguard (since this is what i'm considering rolling) and Bounty Hunter (either AC) gameplay...
EDIT and Smuggler Scrapper gameplay. I can't stand Gunslinger...
EDIT, i still want to see those but i think i'm gonna roll a jedi after all. The sentinel video... The sounds, the animations, the cloak... holy shit this looks good.
 

Woorloog

Banned
" A: No surnames, you can only separate names with - and '. "
Nice, finally some names/words can be formated properly.
EDIT, on the other hand, no surnames sucks very much.
 
Woorloog said:
" A: No surnames, you can only separate names with - and '. "
Nice, finally some names/words can be formated properly.
EDIT, on the other hand, no surnames sucks very much.

Bad news about surnames. Still, it might not be difficult to add them later on. On LOTRO, you can get a surname from a "Notary" NPC at, I believe, level 20. Maybe something similar to that can be implemented if there's demand.
 

Trickster

Member
Anyone know if there are gonna be more flashpoint at lvl 50 than battle of ilum? I mean, there has to be, but I've not heard any mention of others
 

HBroward

Member
The Empire guild is 57 strong, join us instead. Advantages include great benefit packages
(there are no benefit packages)
, being able to kill republic scum like the GAF and pony guilds
(assuming we end up on the same server)
, and... yeah, that's about it. I guess we are the "underdogs" so if that motivates you, hey, whatever it takes.
 

Ferny

Member
HBroward said:
The Empire guild is 57 strong, join us instead. Advantages include great benefit packages
(there are no benefit packages)
, being able to kill republic scum like the GAF and pony guilds
(assuming we end up on the same server)
, and... yeah, that's about it. I guess we are the "underdogs" so if that motivates you, hey, whatever it takes.

We will also have bingo friday!


...


whatever it takes
 
HBroward said:
The Empire guild is 57 strong, join us instead. Advantages include great benefit packages
(there are no benefit packages)
, being able to kill republic scum like the GAF and pony guilds
(assuming we end up on the same server)
, and... yeah, that's about it. I guess we are the "underdogs" so if that motivates you, hey, whatever it takes.
I want to go empire but I'd prefer a pvp server, have you decided yet? As it stands i believe the other guilds are staying pve.
 

HBroward

Member
flyinpiranha said:
I want to go empire but I'd prefer a pvp server, have you decided yet? As it stands i believe the other guilds are staying pve.

There is a thread in the guild forums discussing switching to PvP, but so far it seems more are in favor of staying PvE. Only 9 people have posted in the thread out of the 57 though, so it could change.
 

Ferny

Member
flyinpiranha said:
I want to go empire but I'd prefer a pvp server, have you decided yet? As it stands i believe the other guilds are staying pve.

My advice is to join whichever side you want to now, regardless of PVP or PVE distinction, and then once the decision has been made, you can either switch, stay, or leave (i'd prefer stay) but yeah no decision yet.
 

Emitan

Member
gatti-man said:
Fucking hell. I swear I should just drive 16 minutes to bioware austin and beg for a beta key there :(
I'm about 2 hours away but I'd join you if it meant beta access. I'm not doing anything today.
 
Yeah, he appears to be pretty clueless. There were several answers where I was not sure if he is seriously trying to answer anything.

Strange how he refers to the new build as if it has been playable for some time, although various testers claim the new phase starts next Tuesday. Maybe he is just trolling. I know there are several groups, but he just does not strike me as someone being in the Family & Friends group.
 

Rflagg

Member
Fonds said:
Damn those are some good beta vids. Now this is what I was waiting for :p
So far only watched Sentinel
It always surprises me to see people just leave loot to rot. The class does look really fun.
 

Emitan

Member
Rflagg said:
So far only watched Sentinel
It always surprises me to see people just leave loot to rot. The class does look really fun.
Sentinel looked really cool. I didn't know saber colors weren't faction specific.
 

Rflagg

Member
Billychu said:
Sentinel looked really cool. I didn't know saber colors weren't faction specific.
Dark side republic can use red, and judging form the video he is very much in that mold.
I honestly wish they would have allowed faction swaps as that was one of my favorite quests in eq2.

Edit: also light side empire/sith can use blue.
 

Emitan

Member
Winnie the Pimp said:
well crap i checked out that site you guys are talking about and it asks me for a PW, anyone know what it is or is that against some kinda TOS?

;(
For the videos? It's on the page :p
 
Winnie the Pimp said:
i wonder what level these are, im LOVING the smuggler gameplay but he keeps using the same couple skills hmm hopefully you get more later on!

They are around level 10-15 and have just chosen their AC and spend up to a handful of points into talents. So not very far into character progression by any means.
 
alright after watching the trooper gameplay i think i like that even MORE ;)

looks like a TON of fun, especially those heavy grenade shots or whatever look like they pack quite a punch... the jedi sentinel gameplay looks kinda boring in comparison when talking about variation.

Maybe it's just that you can't really SEE the difference as well with the lightsabers as with the different shots and grenades of the trooper hmm
 
flyinpiranha said:
I want to go empire but I'd prefer a pvp server, have you decided yet? As it stands i believe the other guilds are staying pve.

Take it from someone who has seen the pre-release formation of GAF guilds for just about every MMO. Don't worry about where the GAF guilds end up and don't compromise what you want to do just to play with these people. There's an extremely high probability that these guilds will dissolve within several months. GAF guilds never last.
 

Emitan

Member
I'm going to London next week and put my Rebel Alliance pin on my backpack so I know it doesn't belong to those damn dirty imperials.
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It's going to be very interesting on opening week to see how many people are actually going to main a non-Force user. At least for me, the Jedi/Sith classes are just too cool to pass up.
 

Filth

Member
Man I can't decide what class to play. I want me some burst stealthy dps. But I wanna look like a pimp sith :((((.
 

Emitan

Member
DimmuBurgerKing said:
It's going to be very interesting on opening week to see how many people are actually going to main a non-Force user. At least for me, the Jedi/Sith classes are just too cool to pass up.
Smuggler main and Trooper alt here. Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.
 
Goddammit...I randomly logged into an old email that for some reason wasn't updating in my Apple Mail for the past few months...found out I was picked to test several times between March and May...fuck...

:(
 
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