Trailers: Star Wars: The Old Republic: Sith Warrior Progression

[Endocrom]

So where did those rocks come from?

Oh, and I am so going to choose the fat body as a jedi

 

[BarbaricGoose]

Why do all the dudes look stupidly muscular?
JEDIS HAVE NO NEED FOR MUSCLE.

This is not true, young apprentice. The mind and the body must be in harmony in order to be a Jedi. One cannot have an active mind and a slothful body. It doesn't matter if the Force allows you to know where an enemy's next blow will land if your arms are too slow to get your light-saber there in time to block, or your wrists are too weak to hold when your blades meet.

But since when does that mean you have to be THE TANK?

Hmm... it doesn't mean that.

 

[Fr]anc[is]

Wow, those animations are... fucking awful.

 

[A Curious Fellow]

Wow. At least the combat looks slick and organic right?

Right?


(unrelenting sobbing in a dark corner)

 

[aashell13]

I'm probably not gonna get the game since I can't afford too many subscription based things, but is it Bioware's concept that all Powerful jedi should look similar to Darth Vader? Both of the "end tier" looking guys were both robotic.

that might just be the upper-tier sith. and besides, being an MMO i'm sure you'll have a fairly wide latitude regarding the appearance of your character.

 

[aashell13]

This is not true, young apprentice. The mind and the body must be in harmony in order to be a Jedi. One cannot have an active mind and a slothful body. It doesn't matter if the Force allows you to know where an enemy's next blow will land if your arms are too slow to get your light-saber there in time to block, or your wrists are too weak to hold when your blades meet.

Judge me by my size, do you ? the Force is my ally, and a powerful ally it is.

 

[mxfox408]

Just release the fucken game already

 

[Acidwell]

To be honest I think the worst looking thing about this video is that the lightsabers have no effect on the bodies. Anyone know if thats just for the trailers?

 

[Worr Monger]

Yay another video...Is the game out yet?... No?

..Ok call me when it is.

 

[rsvp42]

To be honest I think the worst looking thing about this video is that the lightsabers have no effect on the bodies. Anyone know if thats just for the trailers?

There's video evidence that sabers leave temporary strike marks on enemies, but that's about it. No severed limbs, no insta-death. That's how it was in the original KoTOR as well. Making them act like "real" sabers isn't good for balance or fun, just like making guns in CoD act like real guns would be frustrating and it's why swords and axes in WoW don't hurt people the way real swords and axes would.

But since when does that mean you have to be THE TANK?

Well, the Juggernaut is the tank. One of its specializations is for tanking

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Ok. The animations look choppy. Given this is an MMO I never expected them to be brilliant though.

I'm doing to give the game a try at some point, maybe not day 1 purchase, but I think it actually sounds good. Definitely going to be Sith. They're far cooler (and have all the hottest babes).

My question is can you be different races apart from Human? As far as I know the Sith aren't too keen on non-humans.

There's video evidence that sabers leave temporary strike marks on enemies, but that's about it. No severed limbs, no insta-death. That's how it was in the original KoTOR as well. Making them act like "real" sabers isn't good for balance or fun, just like making guns in CoD act like real guns would be frustrating and it's why swords and axes in WoW don't hurt people the way real swords and axes would.

I suppose it would suck if Sabers acted like they do in the movies. That would basically make anyone not armed with a lightsaber, or wearing a full Beskar bodysuit woefully underpowered. I do like, however, that they actually duel with sabers rather than take turns hitting each other in the head.

 

[rsvp42]

Ok. The animations look choppy. Given this is an MMO I never expected them to be brilliant though.

I'm doing to give the game a try at some point, maybe not day 1 purchase, but I think it actually sounds good. Definitely going to be Sith. They're far cooler (and have all the hottest babes).

My question is can you be different races apart from Human? As far as I know the Sith aren't too keen on non-humans.

Yeah, I'm not sure what people are comparing the animations to. I'd like to see a side-by-side comparison with other MMOs. Even then I suspect only a few would have slightly better animations.

And despite snide remarks from some of the community, yes there are other playable races: Twi'lek, Zabrak, Ratatakki, Sith Pureblood (as seen in this video), Chiss, Mirialans... can't remember if there are others. They're all humanoid, but fortunately you can pick between 4 body types, so that adds more variety. Sith Warriors can't be every race, but I know they can be human, pureblood, and... something else. Zabrak, maybe. There are also more alien species among the NPCs like Rodians, Ithorians, etc.

 

[ryai458]

Why do all the dudes look stupidly muscular?
JEDIS HAVE NO NEED FOR MUSCLE.

Yeah I was thinking that, there better be some Darth Sideous like Sith in this.

Plus, it looked like the final path to the Sith is some variation of "Darth Vader" with some kind of mechanical body. That or General Grevious.

Just out of curiosity, why did the Sith character saved the Twi'lek girl at the end there? I get that she may be an ally, but that few seconds seemed to emphasize this rescue, which gives me the impression the Sith in here are not the "evil" Jedi-side.

They aren't evil they are trying to set up a ordered galactic government run correctly, killing allies won't win hearts and minds, well at least that is how they see it.

 

[lolmynamewastaken]

Did he use like force sneeze or something in the second level?

 

[thenumberthirteen]

And despite snide remarks from some of the community, yes there are other playable races: Twi'lek, Zabrak, Ratatakki, Sith Pureblood (as seen in this video), Chiss, Mirialans... can't remember if there are others. They're all humanoid, but fortunately you can pick between 4 body types, so that adds more variety. Sith Warriors can't be every race, but I know they can be human, pureblood, and... something else. Zabrak, maybe. There are also more alien species among the NPCs like Rodians, Ithorians, etc.

Neat. I'd like to be a Sith Twi'lek, and if anyone complains BAM! Lightsaber Enema. Though I'd prefer they stay close to Canon.

So where did those rocks come from?

No Jedi ever leaves on a mission without his trusty bag of Gravel.

 

[Toeys]

I like the possibility of looking like Darth Maul

yep which means that every third sith will look like darth maul, roughly the same with skywalker for the jedi side along with names like darfmaulll or skaiwakr

actual roleplay is hard to find in mmorpgs

 

[jjboat]

With guild wars 2 coming out, this game really doesn't look like it brings much to the table visually, and the game play looks pretty par for the course as well.

 

[lumenadducere]

The animations are looking noticeably better than the Jedi Knight progression trailer, but they still need lots of work. Way too stiff and unwieldy for my tastes.

Although I've noticed with BioWare games the animations in almost everything they release looks horrible right up 'till the actual product ships...so I've got hope that they'll continue to improve. But it'd still be much better for their marketing and PR if they actually got that right earlier in the process.

 

[dsawyers9]

Marauder will be the OP class/spec in this game, just watch.

I expect huge nerfs and I feel horrible for feeling this way because I don't want a MMO to have huge patches for nerfs or buffs because they hurried the game instead of waiting to make a 99% perfect game.