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May 30th, 2011 | 
Author: The Fury Starcraft will be available to you if you play the game as a Sith. SWTOR has put some good information about it up on their website with some photos and videos. It looks OK to me. It’s kind of a cross between a TIE Fighter and a cargo ship like the Millennium Falcon. I don’t plan on playing the game as a Sith, so I probably won’t ever get the chance to fly it. I suppose if the game is good enough to play through again, I might try it out.
Featuring an advanced hyperdrive and state-of-the-art sub-light engines, the Fury is the most versatile starship in the Imperial fleet. Though initially designed for high-priority military missions, the Fury has become a favorite among Sith Lords and the latest models have been engineered accordingly. The Fury’s angular design combines the maneuverability of smaller Imperial fighters like the Interceptor with impressive armament that rivals some of the Empire’s larger military vessels. The Fury also features a newly designed set of ‘strike foils’ that remain down for travel but can be expanded in short range combat to maximize the ship’s agility and range of firepower. On the interior, adjustments have been made to match to the luxury and aesthetics demanded by the Sith. No expenses have been spared.
Official Site: http://swtor.com/info/holonet/starships/fury
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If you play the game as a Jedi, you’ll be flying around one of these. Not really that impressive, but it looks like it could be fun none-the-less. It kind of looks like a hammer-head shark, but I think that’s the general design that most of the Correlian starships follow.
Developed at the height of the Great War, the Defender was custom-built for the Jedi Order. The Jedi Council commissioned the starship after determining that Republic military vessels were not well-suited to the Jedi’s more specialized missions. The Defender’s exterior design is based on the consumer model corvette, but it has been outfitted with countless customized upgrades. The starship includes two levels. The formal upper level features diplomatic meeting rooms and an elegant conference room at the ship’s center. The conference room contains a unique Holocom system for secure communications with the Jedi Council. The Defender’s lower level includes a cargo hold, a medical bay, and a small private space in which the Jedi can retreat for meditation. Despite the Jedi Order’s commitment to peace, the ship is battle-ready. If circumstances warrant, the Defender is engineered with high-powered shields and twin turbo lasers to engage the enemy.
Official Page: http://swtor.com/info/holonet/starships/defender
In a new video realeased by Bioware at the PAX conference, we get a glimpse as to some of the mysteries of the Star Wars galaxy that you will come across. This video shows a group of players discovering Darth Revan’s complex. The ground battle in the game looks as good as ever. Some of the armor that the characters are wearing look pretty cool too. Check out the video below.
Original Site: http://www.swtor.com/media/trailers/mysteries-knights-old-republic
The Fury Starcraft will be available to you if you play the game as a Sith. SWTOR has put some good information about it up on their website with some photos and videos. It looks OK to me. It’s kind of a cross between a TIE Fighter and a cargo ship like the Millennium Falcon. I don’t plan on playing the game as a Sith, so I probably won’t ever get the chance to fly it. I suppose if the game is good enough to play through again, I might try it out.
Featuring an advanced hyperdrive and state-of-the-art sub-light engines, the Fury is the most versatile starship in the Imperial fleet. Though initially designed for high-priority military missions, the Fury has become a favorite among Sith Lords and the latest models have been engineered accordingly. The Fury’s angular design combines the maneuverability of smaller Imperial fighters like the Interceptor with impressive armament that rivals some of the Empire’s larger military vessels. The Fury also features a newly designed set of ‘strike foils’ that remain down for travel but can be expanded in short range combat to maximize the ship’s agility and range of firepower. On the interior, adjustments have been made to match to the luxury and aesthetics demanded by the Sith. No expenses have been spared.
Official Site: http://swtor.com/info/holonet/starships/fury
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Tags: Combat, Furyclass, Imperial, Interceptor, Sith, Space |
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In a new video realeased by Bioware at the PAX conference, we get a glimpse as to some of the mysteries of the Star Wars galaxy that you will come across. This video shows a group of players discovering Darth Revan’s complex. The ground battle in the game looks as good as ever. Some of the armor that the characters are wearing look pretty cool too. Check out the video below.
Original Site: http://www.swtor.com/media/trailers/mysteries-knights-old-republic
If you play the game as a Jedi, you’ll be flying around one of these. Not really that impressive, but it looks like it could be fun none-the-less. It kind of looks like a hammer-head shark, but I think that’s the general design that most of the Correlian starships follow.
Developed at the height of the Great War, the Defender was custom-built for the Jedi Order. The Jedi Council commissioned the starship after determining that Republic military vessels were not well-suited to the Jedi’s more specialized missions. The Defender’s exterior design is based on the consumer model corvette, but it has been outfitted with countless customized upgrades. The starship includes two levels. The formal upper level features diplomatic meeting rooms and an elegant conference room at the ship’s center. The conference room contains a unique Holocom system for secure communications with the Jedi Council. The Defender’s lower level includes a cargo hold, a medical bay, and a small private space in which the Jedi can retreat for meditation. Despite the Jedi Order’s commitment to peace, the ship is battle-ready. If circumstances warrant, the Defender is engineered with high-powered shields and twin turbo lasers to engage the enemy.
Official Page: http://swtor.com/info/holonet/starships/defender
There is a new holonet entry for the Mandalorian wars that is worth a glance. I enjoyed watching this one a lot more than the last (Jedi civil war). It tells the story about how Revan and Malak began their path to the dark side.
The Mandalorian Wars included some of the bloodiest battles in the Republic’s history. Mandalore the Ultimate’s relentless campaign to goad the Jedi into open conflict cost the lives of millions. Though the entrance of a Jedi splinter faction into the war is perceived as the factor that turned the tide against the Mandalorians, the perseverance of Republic soldiers and pilots like Carth Onasi cannot be underestimated. Jedi Master Gnost-Dural’s historical investigation analyzes the conflict with the perspective of modern events, highlighting the implications for the war against the Sith Empire.
BTC 311 – Too often, the Mandalorian Wars are characterized solely as a prelude to the Jedi Civil War, but the events surrounding the conflict itself bear close examination. When Mandalore the Ultimate called together the clans and began augmenting his armies further with Neo-Crusaders, his intention was to pull the Jedi Order into open conflict. As is the tradition in their culture, the Mandalorians sought to establish themselves as the most powerful faction in the galaxy by defeating the faction they considered to be their greatest rivals. Though the Jedi Council resisted the Mandalorian challenge, the splinter group led by Revan and Malak eventually joined the fray and won the war. Though there has never been a hint that the Sith were involved in the Mandalorian Wars, new analysis from Jedi Master Gnost-Dural suggests that the influence of the dark side was involved. The bittersweet victory in the Mandalorian Wars took a toll on the Republic for which the price is still being paid to this day…
Bioware has released a video that gives us a little bit of insight into what space combat is going to be like. Check it out below.
I am torn. On one hand, you have amazing graphics and action. On the other hand you have combat like you saw in the game Rebel Assault. You can also refer to it as ‘combat on rails’. This type of combat is where you’re not really in control of your ship. It’s going to follow a very specific path and you’re along for the ride. Basically you just have to maneuver around obstacles and press the fire button.
That’s a bit disappointing for me. Especially growing up with the X-Wing and TIE Fighter simulators. It really makes space combat a mini-game.
I still need to check out the Gamer PC that came out this week. I want to see if they have any better insight into what space combat is going to entail.
Here is a video of some of the basic combat for the Sith Warrior and the Sith Inquisitor. You can see that the warrior uses melee attacks and the inquisitor uses more ranged force powers.
I think that it’s funny that in the Star Wars universe, it takes several swipes from a lightsaber to bring someone/something down. Really? Isn’t it pretty much one hit one kill with a lightsaber?
Every good video game needs good music. The most memorable music from a video game for me was the song during the ending credits of Portal. Absolute genius and really made the game an instant classic. Music has always played a big role in the Star Wars universe. I have read where during the initial screenings of Star Wars, the music hadn’t been added yet, and everything concluded that the movie would be an absolute flop. Put the music in, and you have arguably some of the best movies ever made. Lucas arts has released a video discussing the role of music in The Old Republic.
I think that to a certain extent the music can make or break a game. Another great MMO that did an excellent job with music is EVE Online. The semi-hypnotic sci-fi electronic music really inspired emotion during the game. Sometimes when you would sit mining asteroids for hours, the music was the only thing that kept your brain exploding from the constant droning of your mining lasers.
Music helps to get you emotionally involved in your environment. There are so many games that only have music to have music. In fact, in probably about 80% of the games that I play the first thing I do is go in and turn the game music off. I’m glad that Lucas Arts is once again paying as much attention to the music in The Old Republic as it should have.