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[OTIX]

For the smuggler fans: WTF is Star Wars : The Old Republic (Smuggler / solo commentary by TotalBiscuit)

Smuggler looks great. The flashlights in their mouths is very distracting though.

 

[Dakota47]

Bioware has officially revealed all crafting skills.


Gathering Skills

• Archaeology – the ability to seek out imbued items like Lightsaber crystals and ancient artifacts
• Bioanalysis – the practice of collecting genetic material from creatures and plants
• Scavenging – the art of recovering useful materials and parts from old or damaged technology
• Slicing – a skill in accessing secured computer systems and lockboxes to acquire valuable data and rare schematics

Crafting Skills

• Armormech – the ability to work with hard metals and electronic shielding to construct all types of personal armor
• Armstech – the skill of constructing blasters, blaster rifles and upgrades
• Artifice – the delicate work of constructing Jedi and Sith artifacts
• Biochem –the engineering of performance-enhancing chemical serums and biological implants
• Cybertech – the technical expertise to construct gadgets and components for Droids and high-tech armors
• Synthweaving – the art of creating lighter outfits and armors that are imbued with supernatural qualities

Mission Skills

• Diplomacy – the art of conducting and managing negotiations
• Investigation – the skill of examining evidence and following clues to discover valuable secrets
• Treasure Hunting – the ability to track down and recover valuable items by investigating a series of clues
• Underworld Trading – expertise in the trading of illegal goods and services

 

[Baller. PhD]

Ah cool, I was wondering when they were going to reveal those.

 

[Valravn]

For the smuggler fans: WTF is Star Wars : The Old Republic (Smuggler / solo commentary by TotalBiscuit)

"I'll will play it like a KOTOR game".

This is exacly why im looking forward to this game. The single player appeal with MMO elements.

 

[Darklord]

Bioware has officially revealed all crafting skills.


Gathering Skills

• Archaeology – the ability to seek out imbued items like Lightsaber crystals and ancient artifacts
• Bioanalysis – the practice of collecting genetic material from creatures and plants
• Scavenging – the art of recovering useful materials and parts from old or damaged technology
  [*]Slicing – a skill in accessing secured computer systems and lockboxes to acquire valuable data and rare schematics

Crafting Skills

• Armormech – the ability to work with hard metals and electronic shielding to construct all types of personal armor
  [*]Armstech – the skill of constructing blasters, blaster rifles and upgrades
• Artifice – the delicate work of constructing Jedi and Sith artifacts
• Biochem –the engineering of performance-enhancing chemical serums and biological implants
• Cybertech – the technical expertise to construct gadgets and components for Droids and high-tech armors
• Synthweaving – the art of creating lighter outfits and armors that are imbued with supernatural qualities

Mission Skills

• 
  [*]Diplomacy – the art of conducting and managing negotiations
• Investigation – the skill of examining evidence and following clues to discover valuable secrets
• Treasure Hunting – the ability to track down and recover valuable items by investigating a series of clues
• Underworld Trading – expertise in the trading of illegal goods and services

Those are the ones I'll probably pick. I'm assuming Diplomacy means changing peoples mind in dialog like persuasion. If it isn't then Underworld Trading sounds fun.

"I'll will play it like a KOTOR game".

This is exacly why im looking forward to this game. The single player appeal with MMO elements.

I love hearing big MMO fans wanting another standard MMO complain that there is too much dialog and talking and it acts too much like Kotor. It makes me very excited.

 

[Dakota47]

Underworld Trading sounds fun.

Indeed. Almost makes me want to roll a smuggler for RP-purposes.

 

[Baller. PhD]

Keep in mind that you "need" to select the correct Gathering and Mission skills if you don't want to rely on the economy for your crafting mats (and you don't). For example, for Synthweaving you need Archaeology and Diplomacy.

And no, that's not what Diplomacy is. Read the mission skills blurb on the website. =P

 

[zlatko]

I still haven't made it in, and it makes me a sad panda.

 

[Dinosaur Tamer]

So every character picks one skill out of every category for his crew, right?

 

[HBroward]

Gabe has done some more Q & A today on twitter, with more still to come. The biggest thing he has mentioned so far is the ability to set early flashpoints to level 50 for a more challenging experience in endgame.

 

[BrettWeir]

"I'll will play it like a KOTOR game".

This is exacly why im looking forward to this game. The single player appeal with MMO elements.

Me as well. Honestly, it's the only reason I am buying the game. Looking at it as KOTOR 3: Coop instead of an MMO.

 

[CzarTim]

I still haven't made it in, and it makes me a sad panda.

No kidding.

 

[Valravn]

So is it safe to say Old Republic will be released somewhere in October or early November?

They wont start beta weekends in September and close it down and let customers wait a couple of months.

 

[Baller. PhD]

So every character picks one skill out of every category for his crew, right?

According to the crew skills website, you can do straight gathering if you want.

 

[Gunmonkey36]

So is it safe to say Old Republic will be released somewhere in October or early November?

They wont start beta weekends in September and close it down and let customers wait a couple of months.

Nothing is safe to say, in my opinion.

 

[Valravn]

Well indeed, in the world of game developing, you'll never know.

 

[Dinosaur Tamer]

So is it safe to say Old Republic will be released somewhere in October or early November?

They wont start beta weekends in September and close it down and let customers wait a couple of months.

Given the history of big budget MMORPGs, it's pretty likely, yes.

 

[LowParry]

I was all aboard the SWToR hype train, but then I see all this new GW2 footage from Gamescon...

I think I may be switching sides, ToRGAF. SWAY ME BACK.

Easy. GW2 isn't even out till next year. So for now, TOR is the way to go.

 

[Sigfodr]

Bioware has officially revealed all crafting skills.


Gathering Skills

• Archaeology – the ability to seek out imbued items like Lightsaber crystals and ancient artifacts
• Bioanalysis – the practice of collecting genetic material from creatures and plants
• Scavenging – the art of recovering useful materials and parts from old or damaged technology
• Slicing – a skill in accessing secured computer systems and lockboxes to acquire valuable data and rare schematics

Crafting Skills

• Armormech – the ability to work with hard metals and electronic shielding to construct all types of personal armor
• Armstech – the skill of constructing blasters, blaster rifles and upgrades
• Artifice – the delicate work of constructing Jedi and Sith artifacts
• Biochem –the engineering of performance-enhancing chemical serums and biological implants
• Cybertech – the technical expertise to construct gadgets and components for Droids and high-tech armors
• Synthweaving – the art of creating lighter outfits and armors that are imbued with supernatural qualities

Mission Skills

• Diplomacy – the art of conducting and managing negotiations
• Investigation – the skill of examining evidence and following clues to discover valuable secrets
• Treasure Hunting – the ability to track down and recover valuable items by investigating a series of clues
• Underworld Trading – expertise in the trading of illegal goods and services

So, on the page it says you can have three crew skills: any number of them can be Gathering or Mission, but only one can be crafting. Now, will I choose three that apply to the entire crew (making your crafting choice important) or does each crew member get their own three?

I hope you are limited to your entire crew using just one crafting, at least. Make individual crafters more important, like that other game.

 

[Baller. PhD]

So, on the page it says you can have three crew skills: any number of them can be Gathering or Mission, but only one can be crafting. Now, will I choose three that apply to the entire crew (making your crafting choice important) or does each crew member get their own three?

I hope you are limited to your entire crew using just one crafting, at least. Make individual crafters more important, like that other game.

You get 3 per player.

 

[imoTEP12]

The mission skills sound interesting.

 

[Emitan]

Treasure Hunting sounds like an easy way to fund the other two. I'll probably go with Armstech and Underworld Trading.

 

[CzarTim]

Going Armormech myself

 

[Dinosaur Tamer]

You get 3 per player.

You mean per player character. I am pretty sure you can have different crew skills on different characters.

 

[LowParry]

Sure is a lot of speculation going on lately. Gotta keep my hopes in check with this game. lol

 

[Emitan]

Going Armormech myself

Fantastic. I supply the guns, you make the armor.

 

[water_wendi]

For the smuggler fans: WTF is Star Wars : The Old Republic (Smuggler / solo commentary by TotalBiscuit)

i still dont see how people say the quest and story stuff in TOR has been done since EQ. This shit looks and feels and plays completely different.

 

[FieryBalrog]

i still dont see how people say the quest and story stuff in TOR has been done since EQ. This shit looks and feels and plays completely different.

By "completely different" I'm guessing you mean like every game Bioware has made since 2003?

 

[Meicyn]

The comment was made in the context of MMOs. "Since EQ" made that pretty obvious.

 

[gatti-man]

By "completely different" I'm guessing you mean like every game Bioware has made since 2003?

Yeah this is just like mass effect, oh wait its nothing like that .

 

[water_wendi]

By "completely different" I'm guessing you mean like every game Bioware has made since 2003?

By "completely different" i mean for MMOs. i wasnt expecting a entirely new way of gaming to be invented just for TOR.

edit: People jumped on me a few pages back for suggesting that TOR was unique for MMOs. People said its been going on since EQ or asked where i have been for the last 10 years LOOOLOLOL!

 

[Dinosaur Tamer]

By "completely different" i mean for MMOs. i wasnt expecting a entirely new way of gaming to be invented just for TOR.

Well, looks like you just have low expectations.

 

[water_wendi]

Well, looks like you just have low expectations.

Well its been 20 years or so since the last genre came about. Its not the late 70s-early 80s any more.

 

[CzarTim]

Fantastic. I supply the guns, you make the armor.

By our powers combined!

 

[Dinosaur Tamer]

I know. I was just trying to poke fun at some people's expectations and everyone getting angry about the game essentially refining World of Warcraft like WoW refined Everquest.

 

[DrBo42]

"I'll will play it like a KOTOR game".

This is exacly why im looking forward to this game. The single player appeal with MMO elements.

With you on this. Absolutely what I'm looking for. I just hope the end-game raids and such are a compelling reason to devote time once my character's story is "done." Really like that separation.

 

[LowParry]

With you on this. Absolutely what I'm looking for. I just hope the end-game raids and such are a compelling reason to devote time once my character's story is "done." Really like that separation.

I believe pvp will be a good answer to end game. Operations as an 8 man is also a great incentive along with the gear you can get from the bag loot. So no more "I hope my piece of gear drops" nights.

 

[FieryBalrog]

Yeah this is just like mass effect, oh wait its nothing like that .

Yea, because ME doesn't have Bioware Cinematic Dialogue Experience™, right?

By "completely different" i mean for MMOs. i wasnt expecting a entirely new way of gaming to be invented just for TOR.

edit: People jumped on me a few pages back for suggesting that TOR was unique for MMOs. People said its been going on since EQ or asked where i have been for the last 10 years LOOOLOLOL!

I'm pretty sure you suggested that no other MMO had story based quests period. Something like "even without the voiceovers, no MMO...", am I correct?

 

[Dinosaur Tamer]

I believe he was referring to 'story presentation' rather than just 'story'. That's a huge difference.

 

[Won]

For the smuggler fans: WTF is Star Wars : The Old Republic (Smuggler / solo commentary by TotalBiscuit)

That reminds me that there is hopefully is an option to see the actual dialoge on the wheel in the full game. This shortened stuff can be so random sometimes.

 

[DrBo42]

I believe pvp will be a good answer to end game. Operations as an 8 man is also a great incentive along with the gear you can get from the bag loot. So no more "I hope my piece of gear drops" nights.

Is it bad that I kind of like the "I hope my piece of gear drops" nights? It's pretty awesome when it finally drops and you win it.

 

[Rflagg]

Bioware has officially revealed all crafting skills.


Gathering Skills

• Archaeology – the ability to seek out imbued items like Lightsaber crystals and ancient artifacts
• Bioanalysis – the practice of collecting genetic material from creatures and plants
• Scavenging – the art of recovering useful materials and parts from old or damaged technology
• Slicing – a skill in accessing secured computer systems and lockboxes to acquire valuable data and rare schematics

Crafting Skills

• Armormech – the ability to work with hard metals and electronic shielding to construct all types of personal armor
• Armstech – the skill of constructing blasters, blaster rifles and upgrades
• Artifice – the delicate work of constructing Jedi and Sith artifacts
• Biochem –the engineering of performance-enhancing chemical serums and biological implants
• Cybertech – the technical expertise to construct gadgets and components for Droids and high-tech armors
• Synthweaving – the art of creating lighter outfits and armors that are imbued with supernatural qualities

Mission Skills

• Diplomacy – the art of conducting and managing negotiations
• Investigation – the skill of examining evidence and following clues to discover valuable secrets
• Treasure Hunting – the ability to track down and recover valuable items by investigating a series of clues
• Underworld Trading – expertise in the trading of illegal goods and services

Archaeology
Artifice
Treasure Hunting
Is the setup I am leaning toward with my main. Yes I am leaning towards a glow stick user atm.

 

[Giolon]

The page says you can only have one Crafting skill, but no restrictions listed on the Gathering or Mission skills (up to the limit of 3).

I like how your companions do the crafting instead of yourself. Let's you get things done while crafting/missions are happening. Just send some companion you don't like or otherwise aren't currently using to do it!

Every Jedi and their brother are going to take Archaeology + Artifice, just watch.

 

[border]

Game mechanics are far more important than day/night cycles. Those are cool the first time you see them and then utterly pointless for the rest of the game. I for one am happy that they're not wasting their time on that stuff.

I'm pretty sure that you can have good game mechanics while also having a day/night cycle. I don't think that the gameplay staff members are also responsible for the world-building, so it's not really even a matter of them diverting attention from gameplay to work on what amounts to little more than 6 or 7 different ambient lighting conditions.

And couldn't you apply this reasoning to defend any of the game's hot button deficiencies?

"Game mechanics are far more important than homosexual relationships! I for one am happy that they're not wasting their time on that stuff!"

 

[IllumiNate]

Just saw the Huttball video yesterday, and just pre-ordered the game, Looks insane, I can't wait!

 

[DrBo42]

I'm pretty sure that you can have good game mechanics while also having a day/night cycle. I don't think that the gameplay staff members are also responsible for the world-building, so it's not really even a matter of them diverting attention from gameplay to work on what amounts to little more than 6 or 7 different ambient lighting conditions.

And couldn't you apply this reasoning to defend any of the game's hot button deficiencies?

"Game mechanics are far more important than homosexual relationships! I for one am happy that they're not wasting their time on that stuff!"

I think it's more of a "HOLY SHIT we need to ship this and it's still in need of work in more important areas." At least in regards to the day/night cycle. Didn't someone from a Lucas division or Lucas himself say that homosexuality doesn't exist in the Star Wars verse? Or something about there not being a name we apply.

 

[gatti-man]

Yea, because ME doesn't have Bioware Cinematic Dialogue Experience™, right?

So because all bioware games have a dialogue wheel they are all the same? They all have pretty different gameplay.

 

[Dinosaur Tamer]

I think it's more of a "HOLY SHIT we need to ship this and it's still in need of work in more important areas." At least in regards to the day/night cycle.

As someone pointed out before they are actually in by default for Hero-Engine. So that's not very likely.

 

[FieryBalrog]

So because all bioware games have a dialogue wheel they are all the same? They all have pretty different gameplay.

I was pointing out that the Bioware Cinematic Dialogue Experience™ present in TOR is also present in virtually every other Bioware game.

Please follow the thread of conversation before jumping in.

 

[Cystm]

As someone pointed out before they are actually in by default for Hero-Engine. So that's not very likely.

Or they simply don't want to "turn it on" without being able to refine it to the level of quality they are looking for. I am not going to pretend I understand how time consuming that would be, but I think I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt do to the scale of the project they are working on.