MaddenNFL64
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Screen grabs (low quality, but something) from the Eternity Vault trailer, seen earlier in the week
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Star Wars: The Old Republic [Releasing Date: Dec 20 NA/EU - NDA Lifted]
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Mr. Luchador
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FieryBalrog said:
Glad I'm not the only one that gets annoyed by this slight. So, that's FieryBalrog, John Cleese and I who are annoyed.
BattleMonkey
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The real KOTOR is happening: http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/22/lucasarts-job-listing-hints-at-in-development-open-world-rpg/
.... LOL! Yea right. Perhaps a Force Unleashed RPG.... lol
.... LOL! Yea right. Perhaps a Force Unleashed RPG.... lol
BattleMonkey
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Xamdou said:
Hmmmm where did you gets it? I need a new alarm clock....
Sigfodr said:
Howard the Duck is set for his return
I'm trying to engage my old guild for swtor, but, since pvp in it looks rather ..bland so far, it has not produced a huge excitement in our ranks. I guess its time to recruit. 
SO. If anyone in Europe-Gaf likes to play with a bit more focus on PVP on Empire side, you are welcome to apply to the famous band of The Merry Men. Unlike the name suggest, we also open to women. Only restriction - age at least 18+, better 20+.
About us - we are group of older gamers that have tried everything that MMO world has to offer. Most are in mid 20s, many already above 30. The core is normally mostly pvp oriented, but pve events will be also organized regularly. Since we value good pvp more than everything, it is not surprise that our favourite MMO of all time is the Dark Age of Camelot. Some members are still playing it to this day.
Lively guild chat and humorous take on in-game (and real-world) problems are signature features of our guild.
We are using our own forums for the discussion at www.themerrymen.com, so you will be most likely asked to register there.
I will be happy to answer any question you may have. If you like what you just read, apply stating your neogaf username, and join the fun at http://www.swtor.com/guilds/31158/merry-men.
SO. If anyone in Europe-Gaf likes to play with a bit more focus on PVP on Empire side, you are welcome to apply to the famous band of The Merry Men. Unlike the name suggest, we also open to women.
Only restriction - age at least 18+, better 20+.About us - we are group of older gamers that have tried everything that MMO world has to offer. Most are in mid 20s, many already above 30. The core is normally mostly pvp oriented, but pve events will be also organized regularly. Since we value good pvp more than everything, it is not surprise that our favourite MMO of all time is the Dark Age of Camelot. Some members are still playing it to this day.
Lively guild chat and humorous take on in-game (and real-world) problems are signature features of our guild.
We are using our own forums for the discussion at www.themerrymen.com, so you will be most likely asked to register there.
I will be happy to answer any question you may have.
If you like what you just read, apply stating your neogaf username, and join the fun at http://www.swtor.com/guilds/31158/merry-men. BattleMonkey
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CcrooK said:
Be interested in seeing how that really turns out. I hope it's a big open pvp type of thing since they have Mythic people working on it. Instance pvp is ok once in a while, but I want mores
BattleMonkey
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CzarTim said:
I can't find any confirmation on anything, though it was rumor, and we really don't know what it means when they say PVP "world"
BattleMonkey
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border said:
They are all mirrored basically. There are slight differences with some different abilities/effects, but it's kind of like what they did with Warhammer Online with mirroring the classes across the two factions.
TheRagnCajun
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border said:
I think the force using classes are mirrors basically. The Bounty Hunter sort of mirrors the trooper, except the BH gets blasters and the trooper gets a rifle. The smuggler and Agent sort of mirror, except the Imperial agent has a rifle and the smuggler gets blasters. I think it makes a difference whether you're using blasters or rifles. blasters are more of a mid-range weapon.
In terms of roleplay there's obviously big differences between all classes. They get different sort of class quests.
16 classes, the way I see it. TOR classes are more like "archetypes" (not my word, but it works), Advanced Classes seem to be closer to our expectation of "classes". Then you can specialize. I love it. You are forced to learn basics of the "archetype", then you can choose your "class".border said:
BattleMonkey
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The differences are mostly visual though, lot of the same abilities are basically mirrored. Each class has some little unique things but overall even the AC's are apparently mostly mirrored as well.
FieryBalrog
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Advanced classes are very different from one another (so x2), but they are mirrored across factions (so /2) leaving 8 classes.Sigfodr said:
Dinosaur Tamer
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BattleMonkey and FieryBalrog are right. Republic/Empire classes are heavily mirrored, but advanced classes would count as (and be labeled as) a class in their own right in most games.
There won't be a release date until after the September beta weekends. You can expect some PvP reveals from PAX (they more or less said so at gamescom), but that's probably it.
Desaan said:
There won't be a release date until after the September beta weekends. You can expect some PvP reveals from PAX (they more or less said so at gamescom), but that's probably it.
BattleMonkey
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I think mid to late Oct
HarryDemeanor
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Today
BattleMonkey
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Boogdud said:
WoW invented common fantasy tropes
iSurvivedTheOutage
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My PC is ready.
BattleMonkey
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Dresden said:
Yes, because we don't see it multiple times on each page.
BattleMonkey
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Boogdud said:
You're supposed to say "omg can't say negative things in this thread". This carousel keeps on spinning.
MaddenNFL64
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all advanced classes, and abilities are mirrored in damage & effect all the way.
a bounty hunter does death from above, flying up into the air, shooting missiles & gunfire at an area. The trooper sprays his gun all over the place. But same damage & same channeled aoe.
A sith inquisitor will let out a bolt of lightning that stuns someone for 3 seconds, it comes with a nice shock effect on the mob/player. a jedi consular will throw debris ripped from the ground at someone that stuns it for 3 seconds, it comes with a "i'm dizzy!" effect.
same damage, same stun time, different look.
what I wanna know is, the gunslinger is the mirror of the sniper. the sniper gets this orbital strike attack, calls it in all agent style. what will the gunslinger get do you think? a bunch of wookies come out of nowhere & beat up everything inside the circle?
a bounty hunter does death from above, flying up into the air, shooting missiles & gunfire at an area. The trooper sprays his gun all over the place. But same damage & same channeled aoe.
A sith inquisitor will let out a bolt of lightning that stuns someone for 3 seconds, it comes with a nice shock effect on the mob/player. a jedi consular will throw debris ripped from the ground at someone that stuns it for 3 seconds, it comes with a "i'm dizzy!" effect.
same damage, same stun time, different look.
what I wanna know is, the gunslinger is the mirror of the sniper. the sniper gets this orbital strike attack, calls it in all agent style. what will the gunslinger get do you think? a bunch of wookies come out of nowhere & beat up everything inside the circle?
BattleMonkey
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Probably toss a grenade or something heh
Dakota47
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A tester on reddit started an AMA an hour ago. He posted a pic of the character creation screen. And I already sorta knew this, but I still don't like it:
Also a disclaimer, the dude doesn't seem to be a MMO veteran. I'll leave it up to you if that is good thing or a bad thing.
EDIT Also, a new video by TB, a PvP match. He sounds as giddy as a schoolgirl.
The edits keep on coming: Level 50 Sorcerer write-up (with massive story spoilers).
Also a disclaimer, the dude doesn't seem to be a MMO veteran. I'll leave it up to you if that is good thing or a bad thing.
EDIT Also, a new video by TB, a PvP match. He sounds as giddy as a schoolgirl.
The edits keep on coming: Level 50 Sorcerer write-up (with massive story spoilers).
Morn said:
I think it's better that the classes are mirrored for the sake of PVP, but it'll make it kind of annoying to discuss the game across faction lines because you'll always have to jog your memory to remember what class someone else is talking about.
You'll see a post like "God damn I fucking hate Sith Juggernauts and their their stupid Dark Shield ability!!!!!111" and then you'll be stuck trying to remember what the equivalent class is for your faction, and what the equivalent spell is for "Dark Shield".
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