"Star Wars: The Old Republic" Discussion Thread

[s09119]

Three new biographies added to the Holonet today:

Supreme Chancellor Janarus of the Republic Senate
Darth Jadus, mysterious head of Imperial Intelligence
Jewl’a Nightbringer, ruthless bounty hunter

First update of the year... and they do this? There's not even an interview attached.

[DigiFluid]

How many development houses do you know that give an update every single week?

[Sami_]

First update of the year... and they do this? There's not even an interview attached.

Why do people get so obsessed with it being a new year...in terms of SWTOR it means exactly nothing.

[s09119]

Why do people get so obsessed with it being a new year...in terms of SWTOR it means exactly nothing.

Because they kept teasing a big update before the new year, and now it's the new year. People were expecting more. And this isn't an update at all, we learned nothing about the game.

[DigiFluid]

Because they kept teasing a big update before the new year, and now it's the new year. People were expecting more. And this isn't an update at all, we learned nothing about the game.

We learned more about the universe in which it takes place, that's learning plenty about the game.

[s09119]

We learned more about the universe in which it takes place, that's learning plenty about the game.

Meh, there was just so little to the update. If the game's coming out this year, this is when you want your updates to be more gameplay footage, more talk of how you're gonna stand out, more details about required specs.

[hart37]

Release is going to creep up on us fairly quickly though which should be good.

[Sami_]

It would be a mistake to saturate the media with too much information so long before the release.

[hart37]

It would be a mistake to saturate the media with too much information so long before the release.

Especially if they choose or are forced to change any of it.

[Sami_]

Nice to see they added Grey Fox to swtor:

[DigiFluid]

New planet announced today, "Quesh"

History:

Spoiler:

Environmental poisons have made Quesh one of the most dangerous and valuable planets in the galaxy, and the grounds for a savage battle between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. Though the chemicals on Quesh are lethal to most life forms, they can also be used to create some of the most potent adrenals in the galaxy… and untold wealth for whoever controls the ingredients.

Initially discovered by the Republic during the Great War, Quesh was abandoned after scientists detected the poisonous content of its atmosphere. It wasn’t until years later that a young chemist rummaging through old data recognized the potential for the chemical compounds on Quesh—they are incredibly close to venenit shadaaga (Hutt Venom), a primary ingredient in high-grade adrenals for healing, reflexes, and concentration.

If the Republic could find a way to process the delicate chemicals, it would provide a major source of new income at a critical time in the war effort. Ultimately though, Republic engineers were unable to master the techniques to synthesize the adrenals. They were forced to seek help from some unlikely allies– the Hutts. Three families from the Hutt Cartel were quietly convinced to step around their neutrality treaty with the Empire in return for a cut of adrenal profits that not even a Hutt could refuse. The Cartel, so long as they received their share, looked the other way.

Within a decade, the Republic was fully invested in Quesh. Despite efforts to keep Quesh a guarded secret, miner and worker gossip slowly crept out. It wasn’t long before the Empire heard about this vast source of chemical wealth - and the treaty-breaking Hutts. The Cartel was forced to declare the Republic-aligned Hutts traitors, and assist the Empire as it launched a full-scale attack on Quesh, seeking to destroy Republic efforts and claim the resource for its own.

Now, the Republic struggles to defend its investment from the Empire and their unhappy Hutt Cartel allies.

Video/planet entry on the Holonet

[DigiFluid]

New update: Flashpoints

http://www.swtor.com/info/systems/flashpoints

Story quests best accomplished in a group, with a video demonstrating one of them!

[hart37]

I'd be getting really impatient for this game if it weren't for Bioware with DA: 2 and ME3 coming out. The more I talk about ToR the more I find myself needing to play Kotor

[s09119]

New update: Flashpoints

http://www.swtor.com/info/systems/flashpoints

Story quests best accomplished in a group, with a video demonstrating one of them!

Now that was cool. Though I heard that TOR was pushed back to September

[SaberBlade]

They need to release more cinematic trailers. Hope is easily the best trailer I have ever seen and Deceived is fantastic too.