Comments on: [SWTOR] What exactly is an evil society like? And the pure joys of barrel kicking!

By: kiantremayne

kiantremayne — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:29:37 +0000

As an Imperial agent, I find myself pretty much sighing and trying to limit the damage the Sith do. At the end of the day, though, the Sith DO rule the Empire and Imperial Imtelligence DO serve them, so it’s my duty to help the Sith and clean up the mess they tend to make. I’m sort of a special forces Jeeves to an order of psychopathic Bertie Woosters.

By: Sullas

Sullas — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:44:25 +0000

Such interplayer RP as I’ve seen on RP servers has been quite good, too. And yes, the game is able to get under one’s mental skin very well. I view the world differently on different classes, too, even down to how I respond to non-story gameplay events.

By: baue8673

baue8673 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:17:22 +0000

I must also admit though, it leaves the imperial agent in a quandry. I am struggling to play mine, as it seems so out of place. I want to help all the rebellions, cause indeed, from an Empire point of view, the Sith are almost as destructive internally as they are externally.

I should have started a dark side force user or hunter. The Sith characters are immersed in that culture and its part of thier story. The hunter care less, cause its not about who is ruling for them. But the Agent is basically on the outside, looking in. Responsible for the functions of the empire, and at the whims of the madmen (Sith) who truly run it.

By: Rohan

Rohan — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:11:45 +0000

The Imperial Agent story is amazing for this, showing how the Sith Empire functions from the point of view of the non-Sith lower classes.

To be honest though, I wonder how much of the class structure of the Sith Empire was unconsciously influenced by the fact that Lucas decided to use British accents for the Imperials.

By: Kadomi

Kadomi — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:30:45 +0000

Haha, welcome to my life. My play sessions with my spouse go like this:

*mad cackling from the other side of the room* “BAAAAAARREL! I’mma shoot!”
BOOM explosions or lightning or gas clouds on my screen and 4-5 angry mobs shooting at my SO’s Bounty Hunter.

I think the barrel’s might be her favorite part of the game, aside from finding slicing lockboxes that are actually clickable, and the big fire AoE that bounty hunters have.

By: Tremayne

Tremayne — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:56:30 +0000

Looks like Bioware have put the RP back in MMOG by stealth – even if the players don’t role play with each other, they do it with the NPCs!

By: spinks

spinks — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:23:13 +0000

One of the interesting things with the warrior is how much emphasis the game places on class, and showing appropriate respect. There are tons of conversations with imperials where you get a choice to tell them off for addressing you wrongly or disrespectfully. And when your master ascends to the Dark Council, the first thing he says to you afterwards is to remind you that you should bow in the presence of a Dark Council member (you don’t have to actually do it, but it’s clear that this is an important part of sith interactions.)

By: Pewter

Pewter — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:54:27 +0000

Oh god thank you so much for the barrel tip! And I agree, the nuances and depths of interaction are amazing – and I’ve found it hard to articulate this to others, as on face value some npcs just seem like walking quest texts.

I’m going to tape my thumb to the desk to stop myself spacebaring through dialogue though.

By: Pardoz

Pardoz — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:39:06 +0000

The best thing about the boom barrels is that different classes activate them in different ways – where my Smuggler pulls out her blaster and shoots the barrel, my Consular just waves her hand and detonates it with the Force.

It’s also worth pointing out that careful use of barrels and other environmentals can make some fights a lot easier – you see this as early as the Black Talon/Esseles flashpoints, and it becomes key in certain later class missions.

By: Gazimoff

Gazimoff — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:26:24 +0000

One of the touches I love about the barrels is that they have different ones that do different effects. Some explode in a ball of flame, some encase nearby enemies in carbonite for a time and some release a cloud of poisonous gas. There are even a few that release fog clouds that obscure you from the NPCs, allowing you to shoot or sneak as you prefer.