Star Wars: The Old Republic Random Question/Discussion thread - F2P

**DeathbySnoosnoo** · 2011-06-30 20:11

you can go from 1 to 50 so ya pretty much whole game

**vrumpt** · 2011-07-01 10:43

New bounty hunter video is up

**Lucavi** · 2011-07-01 12:13

So its all "run, then stand still to attack"? There's no run and gun tactics for ranged attackers? I didn't even see a cover mechanic or anything, just a bunch of people standing straight up (everyone in that game looks like sniper bait) and firing.

**Ezek** · 2011-07-01 12:55

I'm hoping that's just the player not utilizing run & gun tactics. Not being able to kite efficiently on a ranged character would be pretty shitty.

**vrumpt** · 2011-07-01 13:01

its a cinematic demonstration. Shit was all set up to show off armor and what each advanced class can do; no idea which of those abilities he did were channeled or not. Seriously don't read into it too much. You actually think you can 2 shot one of those big blue things? lol

**Lucavi** · 2011-07-01 14:29

I know what cinematics are for, but I'll tell you what isn't very cinematic: standing still and firing when you could be showing off rolling and ducking mechanics, cover mechanics, jetpack mechanics - while firing, if possible - and everything else that people would love to get their hands on. Cinematic or not, it just looked stiff.

**alexisamonster** · 2011-07-01 14:58

only people who have cover mechanics are the imperial agent and the smuggler

**DeathbySnoosnoo** · 2011-07-01 16:54

you can run and gun with most abilities, theres a few that have casting times. cover is fairly useless anyway atm(sadly) there is a move to fire in a circle using jetpacks but i rarely use it because its a waste(needs a bigger radius)

**fantasticdan** · 2011-07-01 17:09

Originally Posted by Lucavi

I know what cinematics are for, but I'll tell you what isn't very cinematic: standing still and firing when you could be showing off rolling and ducking mechanics, cover mechanics, jetpack mechanics - while firing, if possible - and everything else that people would love to get their hands on. Cinematic or not, it just looked stiff.

Wut?

**Lucavi** · 2011-07-02 12:40

Movement, FD. Movement. You know, not be a stormtrooper and stand still in the open and fire and get picked off. Try to keep up.

**fantasticdan** · 2011-07-02 15:22

There are no fps/tps elements, "running and gunning" isn't any different from wow. Cover is only available to smugglers/agents as said above, and it doesn't allow you to LoS gunshots, it just decreases damage taken and is supposed to allow the use of certain abilities. You can't actively use the jetpack to fly around, it's just an aesthetic part of certain abilities (or at least 1 so far anyway.)

**vrumpt** · 2011-07-06 20:30

betacake has been posting several screenshot dumps lately, this one stands out.

Spoiler: show

i dunno why Bioware isn't showing this stuff off, the environments are really starting to look great.
http://betacake.blogspot.com/2011/07...-belsavis.html

**Takiwaki** · 2011-07-06 22:44

ok now this looks hella alot better.

**Elvis** · 2011-07-06 23:52

cant fucking waitttt

**Zerocool** · 2011-07-07 00:14

I can't wait to be in the Star Wars universe again. Especially on this scale.

**Lucavi** · 2011-07-07 00:27

Now those are some nice looking screens. The scale seems good too; nice to see some seriously TALL buildings and foliage for once, that's actually rendered and isn't simply "painted" above us.

**vrumpt** · 2011-07-07 10:25

no idea how long this will last, but its up now so meh. graphics obviously lowered (lack of shadows), compared to recent screens

edit: and its gone

**Arelian** · 2011-07-07 10:36

Don't really wanna come off as begging, but if anyone has a beta account they don't want/are willing to share I'd be much obliged if I could get my hands on it! It's the middle of the summer and I'd like something to do when I'm not working!

**Katlan** · 2011-07-07 10:42

Originally Posted by Arelian

Don't really wanna come off as begging, but if anyone has a beta account they don't want/are willing to share I'd be much obliged if I could get my hands on it! It's the middle of the summer and I'd like something to do when I'm not working!

don't even ask. They IP scan. if too many different IP's are logging into an account from long distances the beta account will be closed. When me and my friend play, we log in 2 days apart from each other.

I updated the client last weekend but was too busy and didn't get a chance to play at all. I will log in this weekend and see if graphics sliders have been added. Those SS's look great, and if graphics have been enhanced you can bet I'll be taking a bunch of SS's this weekend and posting.

I think im gonna need to log in when I get home to see if there are graphical differences. Those look great and won't tell my friend so he doesn't want to start playing again LOL

**vrumpt** · 2011-07-07 10:51

there has to have at least been a graphical update since the last time you played, even if there aren't sliders yet. Just be careful, theres rumors Bioware added anti-leaking trackers to the beta client.

Also because there has been talk on lightsaber forms in the past, Darth Hater just did an article on them
http://darthhater.com/2011/07/06/lor...htsaber-forms/

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