Sw: Tor

[MirrorBOY]

Become a tester

http://www.swtor.com/tester

[Jay]

Hmm that actually looks pretty cool..

[MasterCalaelen]

Not working for me, I accept the ToS, fill in all the personal info, than it either goes back to the ToS screen, or just refreshes the personal info page, but it doesn't go on to step 3.

Tried it in Firefox and Explorer too, anyone else having similar issues?

[AntiVelocity]

It did the same to me, but thats cuz I clicked Provide Later (I'm at work, so doing a system scan would be pointless right now...)

[MasterCalaelen]

Appears the website is under a lot of stress due to all the traffic. Understandable, but pretty terrible that they set up a registration for beta testing and use an A. horrible way to get people's information, and B. don't properly check it before throwing it live.

[Buzz]

I was having the same problem.. It would start the scan.. and finish but there was no way to exit/update it or w/e so I got frustrated and just started pressing all my keys (lol) and i hit tab and it brought me down to the submit button so meh lol.

Before all that though I had to re-register like 3 times.. was annoying.

[Espion]

fuck that, 10+ tries and I'm still not registered

[Buzz]

fuck that, 10+ tries and I'm still not registered

If you keep trying to register/register for beta at the same time.. don't. It just isn't working, so skip the beta part and just go back into your account once it's setup and go from there and then enter beta and your system specs.. forgot to mention that's how I ended up getting it to work.

[MasterCalaelen]

Finally got through and registered myself as a tester. Figured waiting till the Yanks were sleeping would make life a lot easier.

[Sh0ck]

yeah, this is retarded....cant do it 0_o

i want to play that game soo badlythough

[Buzz]

yeah, this is retarded....cant do it 0_o

i want to play that game soo badlythough

you just fail sh0ck lol

you should try what i said if you didnt, skip the beta part and do it later.

[MasterCalaelen]

Really hope I get into this, never been in a beta before (probably cause I never signed up for one, but still!) and I love the KOTOR series, actually been re-playing them again the last few weeks and after all these times it's still awesome and new.

[Jay]

Really hope I get into this, never been in a beta before

You will be put at the bottom of the pool just because of the above said statement.. :thumbdown:

So in other words lie and tell them you have been in a beta!

[MasterCalaelen]

You will be put at the bottom of the pool just because of the above said statement.. :thumbdown:

So in other words lie and tell them you have been in a beta!

I didn't tell THEM I've never been in a Beta before!

[zTQ]

they didn't ask

[Jay]

Oh thats wierd.. every beta I have ever applied for asks..

[Mohawk]

Gunna try it reg again, i tried when the site came back up and it just kept returning me to the previous page, been following SW:TOR for quite a while. Even though im not really a starwars fan i loved the KOTOR games and loved Bioware's Mass Effect so im expecting good things from their first MMO.

[AntiVelocity]

well, it worked in one go this time.. was able to make an account AND sign up for beta at the same time.

[Andeh]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/2917789277_e0a269d507.jpg

[navus]

tip for ppl applying to a beta. Never say your a member/employee of the press/game industry.

[AntiVelocity]

tip for ppl applying to a beta. Never say your a member/employee of the press/game industry.
sometimes being a member of the press can be good... i had a friend get a "press account" for Everquest when it came out, and the account is still active. Hasn't had to pay for anything in that game... ever.

[navus]

i knew one of the ppl in charge of picking accts for the WAR beta and they specifically auto denied ppl for it

[MirrorBOY]

/bump

The process to sign up for beta has been fixed (probably a few weeks back). Just thought I'd let people know as it was rather frustrating.

[MasterCalaelen]

The "Jedi Knight" class has finally officially been announced, check it out here: http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/classes/jedi-knight.

[MirrorBOY]

how good does the jedi class look.

[MasterCalaelen]

how good does the jedi class look.

I'd pick Sith Warrior over Jedi Knight, but that's more cause I'm a Dark Side/Evil fan and love offensive fighting styles. Bounty Hunter looks sick too, but the choice between a Sith or a non-Force user is easy for me!

[MasterCalaelen]

Drew Karpyshyn, the writer for the original KOTOR game and writer of several SW novels wrote a blog about the Jedi Knight class, which can be found here: http://www.swtor.com/news/blog/20091106_001.

The blog sounds promising, as it means you aren't stuck with being your standard hero that is always the perfect example for everything, but that your able to play as a good guy but still chose your own path and make your own decisions (this has been said before by officials but proven once again with this blog).

Sounds badass being able to play as a Jedi, but still being able to do nasty dark shit from time to time.

Can't wait!

[MasterCalaelen]

New Empire Class revealed, the Imperial Agent: http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/classes/imperial-agent

Looks nice, bit of a stealthy/background character with all sorts of nifty equipment. And they get a damn Orbital Strike!

[MirrorBOY]

New Empire Class revealed, the Imperial Agent: http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/classes/imperial-agent

Looks nice, bit of a stealthy/background character with all sorts of nifty equipment. And they get a damn Orbital Strike!

Who is that based on?

Bounty hunter = boba/jango fett
jedi = luke skywalker
sith = darth maul/dooku etc
smuggler = han solo

[MasterCalaelen]

It's not based on any characters from the SW movies as no Imperial Agents like this appeared, but they do appear in the Expanded Universe of SW.

[MirrorBOY]

And the final 2 are released.

A bit of a let down imo. I figured that the jedi knight and sith warrior would be the only playable force users.

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=2001904#post2001904

[zTQ]

I'm happy they didn't limit the force users to just 2 classes. Because those 2 classes would of been 80% of the population.

[Andeh]

And the final 2 are released.

A bit of a let down imo. I figured that the jedi knight and sith warrior would be the only playable force users.

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=2001904#post2001904

Are you kidding? Like Z says, if the force was limited to just sith / jedi the game would end up being SWG when they made jedi a starting class.

Oh and btw dibs on the yacht

[MasterCalaelen]

I think it's a good thing they aren't limiting it to just Jedi/Sith class wise, as Zee and Andeh stated, as it'll make the class balance a little more spread out instead of having 80% of the players play the same class.

If they stick with canon, the Consulsar/Inquisitor classes will probably focus more on Lightsaber combat and the Jedi Knight/Sith Warrior classes will focus more on Force usage, ones basically a caster class, the other a Melee class, just not as extreme as it is in WoW (ie. casters not having any Melee at all and vice versa).

When they add it to the Holonet we'll know more, but I definitely like the 2 final classes.

*EDIT* Information and pictures (from a magazine) on the 2 new classes: http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm?bhcp=1&view=forums&thread=260320&page=1&game=367&bhjs=0, pretty much confirms my thought about the caster/Melee difference between the 4 Force classes.

You can compare Inquisitor and Sith Warrior with The Emperor/Darth Sidious and Darth Maul/Dart Vader from the movies, where the first is more a background manipulator and the latter is the kind that jumps right into action and prefers to just slaughter their enemies.

[MirrorBOY]

Hmm I dont know. Look at what they have so far Trooper, BH, Smuggler, Spy, Knight and Warrior.

I guess I was expecting some a little more exciting than just another 2 force users. Perhaps a pet class or something like that.

I really wish they didnt go down a route of people that are going to be looked at as the healers. Perhaps once we have official info i may come find them more interesting.

[MasterCalaelen]

Hmm I dont know. Look at what they have so far Trooper, BH, Smuggler, Spy, Knight and Warrior.

I guess I was expecting some a little more exciting than just another 2 force users. Perhaps a pet class or something like that.

I really wish they didnt go down a route of people that are going to be looked at as the healers. Perhaps once we have official info i may come find them more interesting.

Well, to be honest, what other iconic class did you want? There's not a whole lot non-Force user options left without classes becoming similar.

Obviously you can't really get around the Melee/Ranged DPS/Healer stereotypes cause they just have to exist, they did say every class will have some form of out-of-combat healing ability though, even if it's just med packs.

Regarding the pet class, there's not really much options, as there aren't any fighting pets in the SW Universe as far as I know, having a Droid pet would be a possibility, but that might not work out balance wise, though the Imperial Agent seems to have a Drone of some sort at his disposal.

[FlyingHippo]

Regarding the pet class, there's not really much options, as there aren't any fighting pets in the SW Universe as far as I know, having a Droid pet would be a possibility, but that might not work out balance wise, though the Imperial Agent seems to have a Drone of some sort at his disposal.

SWG had a Creature Handler class and Droid pets (and stormtroopers/atst's/rebels etc lulz)

[MasterCalaelen]

SWG had a Creature Handler class and Droid pets (and stormtroopers/atst's/rebels etc lulz)

I already mentioned Droids in the post you quoted, and it's not that they can't come up with a class that has a pet, but that it has no iconic character to be based of, and seems more like an attempt to please the Huntard lovers than to be a serious class.

I mean, Creature Handler doesn't sound exciting compared to a Jedi/Sith/Bounty Hunter/Imperial Agent for me lol.

[Sh0ck]

I mean, Creature Handler doesn't sound exciting compared to a Jedi/Sith/Bounty Hunter/Imperial Agent for me lol.

you DEFINITELY did not play SWG then.

creature handler was so fucking bad ass.......god damn SWG was such an amazing game.

[navus]

i miss my pet rancor

[zTQ]

you DEFINITELY did not play SWG then.

creature handler was so fucking bad ass.......god damn SWG was such an amazing game.

Totally agree. By far best MMO ever before SOE broke it.

So hope SWGEmu works out.

[MasterCalaelen]

New Planet released: Alderaan (http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/planets/alderaan)

Great addition IMO, the planet's pretty famous in SW yet never really got the attention it deserved, the mentioning of the House of Organa sounds promising as well, hopefully we'll run into some story lines involving them in the game.

[MirrorBOY]

I've got to say the planets are looking really good.

[Andeh]

Will the game feature black people

[MirrorBOY]

Will the game feature black people

Look at the jedi page on the holonet.

[Andeh]

Look at the jedi page on the holonet.

Ok but I bags the minority character in the guild

[MasterCalaelen]

Jedi Consular class officially released on the HoloNet: http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/classes/jedi-consular

Double-bladed Lightsaber = hawt.

[MirrorBOY]

I bet the Sith Inq. class uses dual lightsabers.

Even if the sith class uses a double we all know now what the masses are going to play.

[MasterCalaelen]

Sith Inquisitor officially released on the HoloNet: http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/classes/sith-inquisitor

I came twice when I was watching those movies, and I definitely know what I'll be playing when this game goes live. :drool:

[Espion]

bounty hunter still looks pretty intereting to me

[FlyingHippo]

bounty hunter still looks pretty intereting to me

I agree. Still debating if I'll even bother trying it or not.

Personally I don't like seeing millions of Jedi/Sith running around everywhere. Not having easy access to jedi in SWG (in the early years) made the game seem more fun to me.

And to be a stormtrooper I gotta be on the Republic/Rebels side? gah!!

[AntiVelocity]

it looks good, but as ive said before... i'm done buying MMOs when they come out. too many "fun for 10 days" mmos have been release the past 3 or so years, so i'll wait a month or 2 and see if anyone is still playing before i get it.

[Darthwraak]

it looks good, but as ive said before... i'm done buying MMOs when they come out. too many "fun for 10 days" mmos have been release the past 3 or so years, so i'll wait a month or 2 and see if anyone is still playing before i get it.

Reminds me of the hype we put into Conan. I remember me and Andy talking about having our own pub in the Delta Triad city, where we'd more than likely be drunk 90% of the time, and hire out hookers where Kanya would be our best customer :cool:

[MasterCalaelen]

New planet released: Tatooine (http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/planets/tatooine).

Too be expected, it's pretty much the most known planet in the SW Universe along with Coruscant.

[zTQ]

Maybe but I've never seen Coruscant in a game. I am excited about being able to go there.

[MasterChief096]

Yeah I hope attaining Jedi/Sith rank is really hard to do so that the numbers are kept low.

I'll be trying this game but idk, all new MMOs have been letting me down so I have no reason to put any faith into this one.

I thought Age of Conan was going to do it to me but after the first 3 months my once great guild had died and our fortress was useless.

[MasterCalaelen]

Yeah I hope attaining Jedi/Sith rank is really hard to do so that the numbers are kept low.

I'll be trying this game but idk, all new MMOs have been letting me down so I have no reason to put any faith into this one.

I thought Age of Conan was going to do it to me but after the first 3 months my once great guild had died and our fortress was useless.

Uh, if you had spend 5 minutes browsing the website, you would've seen that there are 4 Jedi/Sith classes available from the start, this isn't SWG where you need to work towards becoming a Jedi/Sith.

[MasterChief096]

Uh, if you had spend 5 minutes browsing the website, you would've seen that there are 4 Jedi/Sith classes available from the start, this isn't SWG where you need to work towards becoming a Jedi/Sith.

Thats a disappointment. Maybe the other classes we'll be equally as good as Jedi so the incentive to be one isn't as great as the others.. Idk. We'll see.

[FlyingHippo]

Thats a disappointment. Maybe the other classes we'll be equally as good as Jedi so the incentive to be one isn't as great as the others.. Idk. We'll see.

90% of them are gonna be jedi/sith just to use the flashy lightsaber and cause it's a "jedi/sith". I'm sure they will balance (or try to) the other professions.

I just want a new MMO where I can place a house/harvesters etc in the world (player cities etc) that doesn't completly blow chunks. No game since SWG has really had total no-combat professions to make the world seem more living. Sad.

[zTQ]

90% of them are gonna be jedi/sith just to use the flashy lightsaber and cause it's a "jedi/sith". I'm sure they will balance (or try to) the other professions.

I just want a new MMO where I can place a house/harvesters etc in the world (player cities etc) that doesn't completly blow chunks. No game since SWG has really had total no-combat professions to make the world seem more living. Sad.

I agree, I miss searching worlds for the right raw materials to make that super something.

[Espion]

no game since swg has really had total no-combat professions to make the world seem more living. Sad.

eve

[FlyingHippo]

eve

Correction... no MMO that isn't already a mining simulator at heart. ;)

Eve still doesn't give the same experience and feeling that SWG once did for me.

In SWG I could have my player cities, each with houses players placed themselves (no appartments or seperate loading zone areas like retarded EQ type games), then I could travel to other cities.. visit people run and managed 'stores', go collect materials from my harvesters, kill a rebel or 2, check out the cantina or medical center filled with non-combat players, then make it back to my guilds base in time to defend it from a rebel assault. Good times.

[Espion]

could do more than just mine. Mining would be to get the resources you need to manufacture ships/equipment/ammo/etc. And there's missions that don't involve combat too.

but ya, there is a really different feel to it. It'll probably feel a bit more like other MMOs in the next expansion when you can get out of your ship

[zTQ]

I played SWG for 4 years and EVE for 5. Not at all the same. The non-combat in SWG felt rewarding. I was a doctor and man, I could spend 5 hours in the med centre just healing bitches up. I also tried out the musician prof and whored up the cantina for tips. It truly was a unique non-combat system before SOE fucked it up.

[MasterCalaelen]

New planet released, the Empire's home planet of Dromund Kaas (http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/planets/dromund-kaas).

[Despiron]

New planet released, the Empire's home planet of Dromund Kaas (http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/planets/dromund-kaas).

Very cool

[Tetryon]

New planet released, the Empire's home planet of Dromund Kaas (http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/planets/dromund-kaas).

Bout friggin time. I hope to god this game isn't being overhyped and ends up in the shitter well before it's time. If it keeps going however I'm going to happily jump in at launch rather than wait it out. Bugs and crashes will be worth the chance to play a Sith and decimate jedi foes.

[MirrorBOY]

It all looks so good just now.

[Espion]

Is there a release date set?

[FlyingHippo]

My question is... the maps, they don't look very "open" (more Confined/linear like WoW compared to SWG).

Will planets, Tatooine for example, have wide open deserts with multiple cities on each? Or will it be just basiclly 1 or 2 cities connected via a couple roads through cannons/hills etc.?

[MirrorBOY]

Is there a release date set?

I've heard September a few times but I think only Bioware will know.

[Tetryon]

It's probably we remove the Warhammer section and replace it with a SW: TOR one instead. Will give us a chance to chat a bit more about it instead of flooding this topic no?

[Tetryon]

Some new gameplay footage for you guys to look at. A little cartoony al la WOW but still very nice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d69WMrnBBNM&feature=related

[MasterCalaelen]

Pretty old movie, but yeah, it looks pretty good, especially for such an early stage.

[MirrorBOY]

I like the graphics. the more simpler approach means it it goes together alot better and doesnt take a super high spec pc to make it run well.

[zTQ]

I am excited for this.

[Cheatz]

I like the graphics. the more simpler approach means it it goes together alot better and doesnt take a super high spec pc to make it run well.

Exactly, alot of MMOs didnt get this right but it looks like bioware was paying attention.

The bounty hunter is looking pretty sweet btw.

[MirrorBOY]

from what people are saying here it sounds like alot will playing dark side.

i wanna play jedi. I can only guess that im not emo but the bounty hunter class or the Inq will prob do me. All comes down to what happens i suppose.

[Tetryon]

from what people are saying here it sounds like alot will playing dark side.

i wanna play jedi. I can only guess that im not emo but the bounty hunter class or the Inq will prob do me. All comes down to what happens i suppose.

My loyalties will always be to the Sith. I've never held the Jedi's ideals very highly in any game I play. The Sith are simply more interesting to me. That's not to say I'm solely interesting in playing one. The Imperial Agent is pretty sick so I might try that class first. One thing is certain, I'm not playing the healbot.

[FlyingHippo]

My loyalties will always be to the Sith. I've never held the Jedi's ideals very highly in any game I play. The Sith are simply more interesting to me. That's not to say I'm solely interesting in playing one. The Imperial Agent is pretty sick so I might try that class first. One thing is certain, I'm not playing the healbot.

I perfer Sith as well.. but honestly.. I just want to run around in Stormtrooper armor, so the other side is fine by me too.

[Darthwraak]

Id hav to change my name to ObiWraakKenobi if we play jedi ^^

[Espion]

I've heard September a few times but I think only Bioware will know.

Apparently spring 2011 :/

[Tetryon]

Id hav to change my name to ObiWraakKenobi if we play jedi ^^

ShinobiWraakKenobi IMO. Most original name of any MMO ever.

[MasterCalaelen]

A Fan Friday post was made, with a small video of a shielded city as well as some pictures of scars and wounds you can "decorate" your character with: http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20100115_002