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Star Wars: The Old Republic [Releasing Date: Dec 20 NA/EU - NDA Lifted]
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Baller. PhD
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Haha, nice photoshop.Billychu said:
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
http://i.imgur.com/XKdGI.jpg[IMG]Baller said:
bah beaten
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Even Han Solo says Jump to Lightspeed when they leave Tatooine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsNv6c6chBA
i dont remember them calling it Hyperspeed. Maybe confused with Hyperdrive?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsNv6c6chBA
i dont remember them calling it Hyperspeed. Maybe confused with Hyperdrive?
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
There is no "Lightspace" that is true but to say "go lightspeed" is incorrect is ridiculous. ive just done a little checking but there has been zero mention of someone going "hyperspeed" in any of the movies. Hyperspace is what is entered when someone "jumps to lightspeed."Yaska said:
Filth
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Star Wars: The Old Republic Collector's Edition Pre-Order
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We will keep you informed about early access to The Old Republic as we get closer to the game's release.
I'm not even a huge star wars fan and I can't believe I spent 170 $ on this mmo. hope it's good :/
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We will keep you informed about early access to The Old Republic as we get closer to the game's release.
I'm not even a huge star wars fan and I can't believe I spent 170 $ on this mmo. hope it's good :/
Baller said:
Damn, fictional inter-galactical space travel is serious business.
I had no idea my innocent question would raise so much discussion. Let's call a truce yeah?
"Jump to lightspeed into hyperspace"???
So in the end none of that at the launch of the game. I hope they eventually give you the option of flying your ship around and create (rogue?) squadrons and armadas. That would be awesome. Of course still give the option of fast travel if you don't want to fly the ship manually.
Baller. PhD
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I guess I'm more referring to the EU. In the books they always say "make the jump to hyperspace" or "enter/exit real space" or something along those lines. In the SW universe light speed isn't a thing, they travel through hyperspace which is in fact a parallel universe in which ships can zip from one point to the next using pre-routed hyperspace "channels" (sometimes simply referred to as routes). Plotting your own channel is difficult and extremely dangerous, which is why certain worlds are more dangerous to travel to than others (the ancients worlds in the Deep Core, for example).
I guess they did say lightspeed in the movies, but that's the late 70's/early 80's for you. The lore has since corrected itself.
Anyway /nerdmode off
I guess they did say lightspeed in the movies, but that's the late 70's/early 80's for you. The lore has since corrected itself.
Anyway /nerdmode off
Baller said:I guess I'm more referring to the EU. In the books they always say "make the jump to hyperspace" or "enter/exit real space" or something along those lines. In the SW universe light speed isn't a thing, they travel through hyperspace which is in fact a parallel universe in which ships can zip from one point to the next using pre-routed hyperspace "channels." Plotting your own channel is difficult and extremely dangerous.
I guess they did say lightspeed in the movies, but that's the late 70's/early 80's for you. The lore has since corrected itself.
Eh for me I guess the movies will always be the "core lore" if you will. Books that piggyback off the movies can't really supplant them as the major canon.
EDIT: Actually just realized that by saying what I just said, I would have to consider 1-3 part of the canon. I'm going to have to rethink this...
Felix Lighter
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I went ahead and bought Deceived. I'm not much of a reader these days but maybe a simple entertaining Star Wars book will get be back into reading more books.
Baller. PhD
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Fatal Alliance is pretty good too, although I couldn't help but get the impression that the book only exists to justify the Republic and Empire killing the same raid bosses instead of each other. It works for WoW but I wonder how long BioWare will be able to keep it up in the endgame. I feel like there can only be so many undiscovered catastrophic threats to the galaxy that require the Empire and Republic to put their war on hold.Felix Lighter said:
Mr. Luchador
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Nerd Wars: The Old Debate
Mister_Bubbles
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So anyway... Pazaak. Has there been any word on whether they're going to include it at some point?
Because that would be a killer blow to any competition, and to my penis.
Because that would be a killer blow to any competition, and to my penis.
Mr. Luchador
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Oh, yeah, that would be amazing as a mini game/gold waster!
Baller. PhD
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Chriswok said:
must... resist...
Mr. Luchador
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mwahahaha!
To your credit, I'm impressed.
To your credit, I'm impressed.
Mr. Luchador
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Oh yes!
BattleMonkey
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Baller said:I guess they did say lightspeed in the movies, but that's the late 70's/early 80's for you. The lore has since corrected itself.
They say lightspeed and hyperspace both in the movies but you know you got other issues that popped up throughout the movies like parsecs and stuff.
Vlodril
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There is a great thread in the swtor forums, its called cantina entertainment i think. Alot of good ideas there (pazaak, swoop racing, arena's that people can participate and bet on others and other stuff).
Maybe we 'll see some of it implemented in game at the first expansion. One of my biggest disappointments (apart from space combat) is that they haven't implemented some mini games. It would be a great way to pass the time when i am bored to do some questing. Wow had the same problem.
Maybe we 'll see some of it implemented in game at the first expansion. One of my biggest disappointments (apart from space combat) is that they haven't implemented some mini games. It would be a great way to pass the time when i am bored to do some questing. Wow had the same problem.
Vlodril said:
There are features going into the next beta build that have not been announced. I would not rule out cantina entertainment yet.
They added companion customization b/c play testers wanted it. There were only two things they wanted as much if not more.
A) PVP planets and an open PVP world RVR type enviroment. B) a reason to be in Cantinas, be it games etc.,
HarryDemeanor
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It's probably on their "big board of crazy" considering Space PVP is on there as well. Hopefully it'll be in the first expansion because I love me some space.Jarmel said:
Baller. PhD
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Space PvP, DO WANT
Dinosaur Tamer
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Fonds said:
Blackface said:
There is a preview detailing SWTOR in the newest German Gamestar magazine that directly quotes a dev talking about special PvP missions on various planets and giving PvP players some kind of frame/system that helps focusing them on devoted missions and zones. Although this is only one (more or less likely) of many interpretations, the author himself seems to expect RvR environments and objectives for open PvP zones and planets in SWTOR.
*edit* To clarify: the article is from the newest issue that was send to subscribers today.
MessieurCouchon
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Yaska said:
Competition for EVE online? Hmmm...
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