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7/23/10 3:09 PM -
Darth Hater at San Diego Comic-Con 
by Staff
, posted July 23rd, 2010 at 3:09 PM
Darth Hater will bring you coverage of Comic-Con all throughout the day. Keep your eyes peeled and F5s stomped for incoming news on Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. Our Comic-Con schedule includes live blogging of the 1:00-2:00 PM PST Beyond Solo: Crafting the Multiplayer Story in Star Wars: The Old Republic panel, featuring BioWare developers James Ohlen, Alex Freed, and Drew Karpyshyn.

DH Comic-Con Content:
Beyond Solo Panel
Sean Williams Interview
Drew Karpyshyn Interview

External Comic-Con Content:
Alexander Freed Interview (Massively)
Beyond Solo Panel Video Recording (Gamespot)
 
"Beyond Solo" Panel

1:03PM PST - James Ohlen: You can customize your ship and engage in space combat. October PC Gamer will reveal more details as well as info on the Jedi Knight. DevTracker post here, PC Gamer cover here.
1:14PM PST - James Ohlen: World quests, flashpoints, and story arcs included.
1:18PM PST - James Ohlen: House Thul on Alderaan is Sith aligned. House Organa is Republic aligned.
1:18PM PST - James Ohlen: You get light side points even if your group chooses dark side.
1:20PM PST - James Ohlen: Dromund Kaas world story arc involves KoTOR.
1:27PM PST - James Ohlen: No faction swaps - ever.
1:30PM PST - Alex Freed: Can customize companion via equipment similar to Mass Effect; one companion out at a time, and your player name is in your companion's nameplate.
1:35PM PST - James Ohlen: Visual reason for lightsaber restriction; Jedi Consulars with double bladed lightsabers are DPS.
1:42PM PST - Drew Karpyshyn: If you are interested in Mandalorians, they play a large part in the Bounty Hunter story.
1:43PM PST - James Ohlen: Progression is equally important to all other pillars, and many ways to progress. Tons of gear, crafting, etc. You need to earn these rewards.
1:49PM PST - James Ohlen: Cannot reveal additional races at this time.
1:50PM PST - James Ohlen: Not every class can play every Species. Each class has a selection of races to choose from.
1:52PM PST - Panel ends.

Update: Our audio recording of the panel is available for download. Note that the audio may be dodgy at times. Enjoy.

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As a side note, if you are at Comic-Con, then make sure to say hi to Pete and Dave -- they are wearing Hater shirts. Special thanks to Deb Shin, Sean Dahlberg, and Adam Kahn for all of their help.
 
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154 Comments
Comment by Nexic made on July 27th, 2010 at 10:48am
That Alexander Freed Interview was F-ing great! It really gave me a much bigger insight to what quests are all about in this game and the process behind it.
 
Comment by Mongo made on July 26th, 2010 at 11:26am
After 200+ hours twinking my toon out, I hope to have fun with PvP. Similar to DAoC where the real fun begins once you max out in level (user proclaimed level 51 "rr5").
 
Comment by chronium made on July 25th, 2010 at 11:45pm
the video can be found here: http://comic-con.gamespot.com/video/6270912/
 
Comment by Cpt. Carnage made on July 25th, 2010 at 4:35pm
Humm, Hater Shirts... I have to have one of this Shirts. Where can i buy them? :))
 
DH Team
Comment by emlaeh made on July 26th, 2010 at 2:53pm
You can buy the same shirts we have here but they are on the expensive side -- one off prints, not a full print run.
 
Comment by chronium made on July 25th, 2010 at 11:47pm
heh yeah they should use a site like cafepress and sell some darth hater merchandise :D
 
Comment by sovietmissile made on July 25th, 2010 at 1:45pm
"Not every class can play every race. Each class has a selection of races to choose from."

Not sure Ive fully embraced this yet. Ive played nearly every MMO released from 1999 to now (for a period of 3 months or longer) and they all follow a similar structure. For example, I didnt play WoW beyond 3 levels but I do remember making a character on each side so I could see what races you could be. At least it was global on both sides. In this game theyre limiting per class? I really think they should just limit per faction...Empire/Republic.

Not that its a big deal regardlessIn PvP no one is going to really see my toon endgame. As long as I can dye my Bounty Hunters armor Ill be happy.
 
Comment by LethalSharpshooter made on July 25th, 2010 at 5:48pm
It's fitting for the Star Wars lore. We wouldn't see Miraluka (an all Force sensitive species) as Troopers, for example.
 
Comment by abner_ford made on July 25th, 2010 at 5:18pm
It's likely to add flavor to each class as well as avoiding over-population by specific races. Or just keeping things logical in the world, such as preventing Chiss Inquisitors or something.
 
Comment by LethalSharpshooter made on July 25th, 2010 at 11:24am
At 29:04, he says that one of the Bounty Hunter's companions will be called something like "Mayko" - I wonder if it's the same girl we saw in the Bounty Hunter PAX demo last year?

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mayko
 
Comment by gstommylee made on July 25th, 2010 at 11:41am
She is the same girl shown in the Demo.
 
Comment by Syrkai made on July 25th, 2010 at 3:09am
I have been very impressed with the enthusiasm and bleeding edge content updates. Keep up the great work!
 
Comment by Korrick made on July 24th, 2010 at 8:57pm
Wait did they just say there going to have space combat?
 
Comment by Bonchles made on July 24th, 2010 at 10:13pm
yes
 
Comment by JediCosmin made on July 24th, 2010 at 4:00pm
In all honesty, I was cheering and applauding out loud in my house while listening.

Incredible event, and thank you very much for recording it :)
 
Comment by ArcherAvatar made on July 26th, 2010 at 4:09pm
whew! glad I'm not the only one... I was actually on my feet at one point...heh
 
Comment by Jereq made on July 24th, 2010 at 2:30pm
First off, a big thank you to all the DH staff for getting this information out so quickly and so completely. You guys rock!

Lots of great things of interest in the full recording. One thing I heard that I hadn't seen mentioned yet was concerning Flashpoints. Around the 44:00 mark it was said that they would be very similar to dungeons in other MMOs and also that they would be repeatable. I'm very glad to hear they're repeatable, and I also am interested to see how they implement repeated play in the context of choices that matter (e.g. killing the captain in the one flashpoint we've already been shown).
 
Comment by libraalm made on July 24th, 2010 at 2:28pm
Thanks guys for the Swtor Comic-con Audio. Couldn't go this year. Was sad I couldn't see the panel. Really appreciate it.
 
Comment by BlamedCat made on July 24th, 2010 at 1:41pm
Thanks everyone, you did an awesome job!
 
Comment by Xavier made on July 24th, 2010 at 1:04pm
I'm glad they finally seem ready to talk abou the Jedi classes too.
 
DH Team
Comment by sado made on July 24th, 2010 at 12:55pm
As a note: I just uploaded the mp3 version to the site and chopped off a bit of the loud screams and other noise. For those wanting an mp3 version or just want a more listenable version, download the mp3 version above. The audio is still dodgy at times but it's a bit more manageable.

Also, the flash player is now working with the file.
 
Comment by Lancet made on July 24th, 2010 at 1:31pm
This is considerably easier on the ears, high five Sado.
 
Comment by Lancet made on July 24th, 2010 at 11:01am
Sooooo WMA file link isnt working in safari :( is the link broken or is it the browser ? p.s. WMA !? :(
 
DH Team
Comment by sado made on July 24th, 2010 at 11:46am
Just right click/save link as and download it to your desktop before opening it if it isn't working in safari. You should be able to play it regardless on a mac if you have a proper audio player ;).
 
Comment by Lancet made on July 24th, 2010 at 12:15pm
you are the man, gracias!
 
Comment by Darklight made on July 24th, 2010 at 10:47am
They mention a Bounty Hunter companion named Mako(sp?) at around 29 mins in the audio recording. Probably the same Mako we saw in the 20 min developer walkthrough vid released some time back. She was introduced as an intelligence and tech expert. The Bounty Hunters support companion perhaps?
 
Comment by Ocia made on July 24th, 2010 at 10:39am
Yay!! space combat!

Boo!! saying they will never allow faction swap, I though that would be really cool for an expansion a few years after release.

I'm also not fully on board with liking the visual lightsaber restriction, I understand why they are doing it, kindof spoils the fun a little when you will always know which advanced class someone is just because what weapons they are holding. Also, I want to tank with double-bladed lightsabers on my jedi knight dernit!!
 
Comment by abner_ford made on July 25th, 2010 at 5:10pm
Faction swapping would open up a huge can of worms as far as class-balance is concerned, both PvE and PvP. I'm very happy that they avoided that by deciding to not allow it. You can already go light, dark or grey through the course of your story, I think that's sufficient customization.
 
Comment by Vladan made on July 24th, 2010 at 8:13am
Here's a short video of space combat reveal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AhlOnsa0Qs
 
Comment by BrenMcGuire made on July 24th, 2010 at 5:51am
Space combat. Best game related news all year.
 
Comment by Kalensolar made on July 24th, 2010 at 3:53am
Space Combat will be great.....need to see more customized ships....just flavour or actual weapons/shields armor etc
 
Comment by Sarna made on July 24th, 2010 at 4:19am
One would hope weapons , shields and armor would be a given with space combat , but I guess we'll have to wait and see
 
Comment by HarryTruman made on July 24th, 2010 at 2:32am
Excited about space combat, but extremely disappointed that the Consular's been officially confirmed as a ridiculous Darth Maul mirror in the DPS department. I was really looking forward to the class too.
 
Comment by abner_ford made on July 25th, 2010 at 5:06pm
The only thing they said was that the DPS tree for a Consular was going to use the double-bladed saber. How do you get that being a "mirror" class to the Inquisitor, who uses lightning-based attacks primarily?
 
Comment by Nexic made on July 24th, 2010 at 9:35am
They _are_ mirrors. What the hell were you expecting? And it's not "Consulars" - it's just one of the ACs for them. You can still play your healer/caster spec.
 
Comment by DramaticExit made on July 24th, 2010 at 5:52am
That seems a bit extreme.. I see it more as if you go double light saber with Consular, choose Advanced Class A and then heavily invest into Talent Tree (or equivalent) X, you'll be on the dps route. I'm sure there'll be plenty of other roles in terms of healing, CC, buff/debuff.. and probably other talent lines to support them.
 
Comment by Lancet made on July 24th, 2010 at 10:58am
So.the fact they use the same weapons makes them a clone ? That is ridiculous logic, thats like saying that because a samurai and a british general both possess swords they MUST fight the same. Were talking the difference between subversive demoralization vs acrobatic telekinetics

not to mention the difference in lightning powers, debuffs and the likely alternate of telekinetics, buffing. Also theres a visual difference here, in the weapons even. Look at the concept for the weapons, the staff sabers themselves have vast visual difference, albeit the blade is still made of light :P

- I think we have far too little information to speculate cloning of classes, and even if there is some basic resemblance can you really be surprised ? They both use a lightsaber.
 
Comment by Night_Stryker made on July 24th, 2010 at 1:42am
Great update, but I wonder... If we got all this info now, what would we have got if SWTOR received 30,000 Tweet followers, and 200,000 likes on Facebook?
 
Comment by RogueJedi86 made on July 24th, 2010 at 6:09am
Pictures/video of the combat? Probably not much, don't wanna take away the steam from PC Gamer's issue next month.
 
Comment by Cellal made on July 24th, 2010 at 5:40am
I believe they said that while they didnt make it all the way to the projected numbers, that they got enough likes and whatnot to go ahead and release this.
 
Comment by Varnsta made on July 24th, 2010 at 6:16am
Yeah Sean said with the announcement that this was the special FB/Twitter reveal which i suppose we would have otherwise got with the PC Gamer mag hitting the shelves. I think this again speaks volumes about Biowares understanding and attention to the forum and internet followers. A word on Space combat either way was just becoming a little overdue and the forum topics were reflecting it more and more. Perfect timing, again, to soothe things with a well timed reveal. Confident and professional to the max. Brilliant.
 
Comment by JediCosmin made on July 24th, 2010 at 12:21am
Trench run anyone?

On a more serious note: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
I feel better now :)
 
Comment by Zerak made on July 23rd, 2010 at 11:13pm
Psyched and drunk seriously! Didn't expect that one at all... amazing!
 
Comment by Xanatos made on July 23rd, 2010 at 10:22pm
Good news: Space combat
Bad news: I need new pants now.
 
Comment by Tailen made on July 24th, 2010 at 12:02am
QFP(oopypants)

my sentiments exactly...
 
Comment by gstommylee made on July 23rd, 2010 at 10:04pm
Hey emlaeh any idea when that video/audio will be up on the site?
 
Comment by Danthis made on July 23rd, 2010 at 10:02pm
Now it becomes clear why release is (tentatively) spring 2011. There is so much on their plate.
 
Comment by chronium made on July 23rd, 2010 at 10:06pm
13 revealed planets so far wasn't enough for you?
 
Comment by Keegan-Vol made on July 23rd, 2010 at 8:57pm
I wonder if you will be able to Haul cargo and gather resourses too? Maybe as part of the crafting dynamic? be a great reason for different factions and smuglers to patrol certain sectors of space!! Still this has been one of my favorite updates!! Hate On! :D
 
Comment by Jamis made on July 23rd, 2010 at 9:23pm
Anything would be fine with me other then the lame Mass Effect 2 planet scanning you had to do.
 
Comment by cdstephens made on July 23rd, 2010 at 8:01pm
Meh, so nothing really new then except for space combat and customization. Everything was either obvious, expected, or already revealed, excluding the Alderaan thing (it was expected that one faction would support the Republic and the other Sith). Good to see confirmation though on the Mandalorians being a big part of the BH, which was expected.
 
Comment by abner_ford made on July 25th, 2010 at 5:01pm
"So nothing really new except for space combat and customization"??? Honestly? That's a huge reveal. What else do you want? Not to mention the fact that Cathar were all but confirmed as a playable race earlier with the Fan Friday stuff.
 
Comment by chronium made on July 23rd, 2010 at 8:33pm
and the outline for the Dromund Kaas world story arc, which will be online sometime later.
 
Comment by Altyrell made on July 23rd, 2010 at 7:54pm
Question, what does this part mean?

"your player name is in your companion's nameplate."
 
Comment by Darth Ouranos made on July 23rd, 2010 at 7:58pm
Like a pet in other MMOs. In the case that other players of the same class have the same companion out as you and they have the same equipment, you'll know whose is whose.
 
Comment by Elkesai made on July 24th, 2010 at 2:10am
just having two of the same companion standing in the same area is a turn-off. So much for story.
 
Comment by Altyrell made on July 23rd, 2010 at 8:15pm
Ah, so for instance (example) mine would be "Altyrell's Vette" and yours would be "Ouranos's Vette"?
 
Comment by DarthAgonny made on July 24th, 2010 at 1:01am
Darth Ourano...REALLY?
 
Comment by chronium made on July 23rd, 2010 at 8:30pm
yep
 
Comment by Altyrell made on July 23rd, 2010 at 9:07pm
well that would be... odd
 
Comment by gstommylee made on July 23rd, 2010 at 9:28pm
It makes sense since it would be time consuming to have a 100 million different companions.
 
Comment by chronium made on July 23rd, 2010 at 7:20pm
PC Gamer put up the cover for the October issue. It will come out on August 17 while subscribers will get it earlier.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/07/23/star-wars-the-old-republic-space-combat-revealed-in-pcg-us/
 
Comment by Keegan-Vol made on July 23rd, 2010 at 8:48pm
nice! thanks for the link
 
Comment by Darth Ouranos made on July 23rd, 2010 at 8:48pm
coming up with a 404 with the link Chronium. They either moved it or took it down. Hopefully you got it saved.
 
Comment by chronium made on July 23rd, 2010 at 9:00pm
they changed the url for some reason.
 
Comment by Darth Ouranos made on July 23rd, 2010 at 7:39pm
Those other planes in the picture.... they look like a mixture of lobsters and old Zeros from WWII. I'm glad my SW will have the Fury, but if Troopers are stuck with that ship, I'm going to demand a rework of it.

"Siths get TIE-inspired Furys, Jedi get Vanguards, and what do Troopers get? Metal Sky Lobsters."
 
Comment by gstommylee made on July 23rd, 2010 at 7:48pm
Those are starfighters NPC ships.
 
Comment by Darth Ouranos made on July 23rd, 2010 at 7:57pm
Lets hope that you have provided accurate information. Then again, getting one of those and painting it vibrant red and naming it 'The Lobster' would be fun to terrorize enemies with.
 
Comment by gstommylee made on July 23rd, 2010 at 8:05pm
They are too small to be player ships.
 
Comment by Jaelar made on July 23rd, 2010 at 8:46pm
Unless we have more than one ship, say a small fighter that launches off the main player ship.
 
Comment by heybarn made on July 23rd, 2010 at 7:12pm
"You can customize your ship and engage in space combat."

Wow. WOW. I'm stunned and can't wait for more details on how this will be handled! Great bits of information here, GJ. Now I want to know more about space and the Consular AC...
 
Comment by Hobowan made on July 23rd, 2010 at 6:52pm
I hope they'll make Space like in STO because that Part of the Game is really good
 
Comment by chronium made on July 23rd, 2010 at 7:50pm
I hope they don't well not with personal ships because they fly much faster then capital ships.
 
Comment by Tricky made on July 23rd, 2010 at 7:00pm
I hope they make it better than space in STO, even better than space combat in SWG!
 
Comment by Tricky made on July 23rd, 2010 at 6:20pm
1:03PM PST - James Ohlen: You can customize your ship and engage in space combat.
1:18PM PST - James Ohlen: You get light side points even if your group chooses dark side.
1:27PM PST - James Ohlen: No faction swaps - ever.
1:42PM PST - Drew Karpyshyn: If you are interested in Mandalorians, they play a large part in the Bounty Hunter story.
1:43PM PST - James Ohlen: Progression is equally important to all other pillars, and many ways to progress. Tons of gear, crafting, etc. You need to earn these rewards.
1:50PM PST - James Ohlen: Not every class can play every race. Each class has a selection of races to choose from.


These are my favorite reveals today & forever for SWTOR, hells yeah it's been a good day.

My Mandalorian Bounty Hunter that prefers to shoot his/her enemies down in space & work for the Sith Empire Star Wars fantasy can now begin...in SPRING 2011.
 
Comment by Mongo made on July 23rd, 2010 at 6:01pm
My jaw dropped when I read this news. I really hope they arent spreading the action too thin, unless the server cap is large i can see areas being unpopulated if there's too many options.

Maybe i'm just over thinking...

Good news for those who like space combat. I'll keep my boots on the ground.

 
Comment by Altyrell made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:53pm
beep, beep, beep and more beep. Why didn't anyone ask about Lightsaber Colors and whether or not they will be restricted
 
Comment by DramaticExit made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:55pm
Do you have a major preference? I'm pretty easy on colour, though I'd appreciate a hot-polka-dotted-pink. Never goes out of fashion.
 
Comment by Altyrell made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:59pm
well, as a Jedi i would like to be able to use Red Lightsabers and as a Sith i wouldn't mind being able to use Blue or Green Lightsabers + i'm wondering if they will include more colors beyond Red/Purple/Green/Blue
 
Comment by Lancet made on July 23rd, 2010 at 6:06pm
KOTOR introduced some cool colors such as viridian, orange and silver. Id bet on it.
 
Comment by Keegan-Vol made on July 23rd, 2010 at 8:51pm
always loved Veridian
 
Comment by Altyrell made on July 23rd, 2010 at 9:08pm
Silver with Red Attire for me
 
Comment by Lancet made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:38pm
"If youve been following the news coming out of the Star Wars: The Old Republic panel at Comic-Con International, youve heard the announcement that we will indeed have Space Combat as part of the TOR experience! But what does that mean? Space combat is an alternative gameplay experience to the primary game of storytelling, questing, and ground-based combat. In space combat, you fly your personal ship to various hot spots on your galaxy map. From there, you will blast your way through asteroid fields, enemy fighters, frigates, destroyers, and a variety of other obstacles that will evoke memories of some of the great Star Wars space battles.

Source :
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=173964
 
Comment by Lancet made on July 23rd, 2010 at 6:04pm
my question is this : will there be MMO gameplay mixed into that ? i.e. Millennium falcon esque pilot/gunner positions in our ships.

Epic.
 
Comment by DramaticExit made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:28pm
'Jedi Consulars with double bladed lightsabers are DPS.' - looking forward to the full context of this, and to discovering to what extent a dps route is available for Consulars.
 
Comment by Posiden made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:28pm
Ditto. I wonder if DH recorded so we could get an exact quote.
 
DH Team
Comment by emlaeh made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:36pm
We have audio & video; unknown quality for either at this time.
 
Comment by Posiden made on July 23rd, 2010 at 6:46pm
Sweet!
 
Comment by DramaticExit made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:39pm
Good to hear, looking forward to it.
 
Comment by DramaticExit made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:34pm
Aye. I think G4 were recording it so - if DH didn't - we may hear the full thing, or at least see a transcript, at some point eitherway. ;)
 
Comment by Maximouse made on July 23rd, 2010 at 7:37pm
G4 claims their recording will be up by sometime tomorrow
THE RACE IS ON
 
Comment by Lukas made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:20pm
This is great, is there any video?
 
Comment by Hunato made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:16pm
"You can customize your ship and engage in space combat"
First negative news reveal (referring to space combat). Hopefully this will take place outside of traveling between planets because I can just imagine losers camping travel lanes to "gank" people trying to reach other planets.
 
Comment by Jaelar made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:38pm
Sean Dahlberg on SWTOR forums: "In space combat, you fly your personal ship to various hot spots on your galaxy map. From there, you will blast your way through asteroid fields, enemy fighters, frigates, destroyers, and a variety of other obstacles that will evoke memories of some of the great Star Wars space battles."

Doesn't sound like a PvP free-for-all.
 
Comment by Lancet made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:35pm
read the actual comment, there are Zones for this type of gameplay and will be secondary to the main gameplay - thus not required.

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=173964

states some good stuff about it
 
Comment by gstommylee made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:29pm
oh for goodness shakes how is that the negative.
 
Comment by Hurtfulpotato made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:22pm
I don't think we're going to wind up with EVE. I wouldn't be shocked if space combat were necessary for optimized max level play, the way PvP was required for optimized play in WoW*, but it'd be implausibly foolish for Bioware to let space gankers have free reign and impede basic gameplay.

*In the early 1800s when I last played it
 
Comment by Somerled made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:19pm
I bet space travel will be restricted to flight paths to planets and to zones in space where you can fly around, pve, and pvp. I could not foresee them allowing free flight everywhere.
 
Comment by DramaticExit made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:37pm
As you say, I'd guess this will be another option for pve or battleground-style pvp (4vs4, 8vs8 scenarios etc).

Now, I wonder if your Companion will fly with you, or be your gunner? :)
 
Comment by Somerled made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:40pm
That would be so cool.
 
Comment by Somerled made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:15pm
Space!!!! Now will the combat be EVE style or more like say Freelancer? I know joy sticks would be out of the question. But if it were like XvT I would pee myself. :)
 
Comment by DarkImperialAgent made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:19pm
That's my question. What kind of format will they use to deliver space combat?
 
Comment by Somerled made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:21pm
I honestly would love if the did it like Freelancer did instead of it being dice rolls in space like EVE is.
 
Comment by Chronx6 made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:14pm
As great as the space combat news was I'm kind of peeved at the fact they released this at a comic convention rather than a game convention like E3.

Oh well, its not a big deal. I'm just glad we are getting space combat!
 
Comment by Maximouse made on July 23rd, 2010 at 7:40pm
considering they had almost as many people watching live at comiccon as they did at e3 and this is a week when there's less other news being tossed around, it makes sense.
Also maybe they were still unsure whether to include it in e3 (could happen)?
 
Comment by Sinic made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:09pm
Space combat is very cool. Did you guys video record this or were you not aloud because of G4?
 
Comment by Jaelar made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:09pm
Seems like good news all around. Very happy to hear that Consular DPS AC is confirmed, the double bladed saber aspect of that was not a big surprise.

Space combat-now that was a surprise.
 
Comment by SwtorLife made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:08pm
Awesome job with the live coverage. So many great things said. We got some details we were asking about and one big reveal. Now we can speculate for another 20 days about space combat.

Oh man, I am having orgasmic flashbacks of tie fighter and X Wing games from the '90s.
 
Comment by Hewo made on July 23rd, 2010 at 6:27pm
Those games were just....awesome. SImply amazing. If space combat feels like those games, but just updated graphics...I'm down.
 
Comment by Savvak made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:00pm
spaaaaaceeeee coooombaaaaaaaattt!!!!!!!!! WWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTT
 
Comment by Shriven made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:00pm
i just hope there not biting off more than they can chew...this is HUGLEY ambitious.
 
Comment by Isavetheday made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:07pm
You have to remember that Bioware is not only trying to compete with WoW, but as well as Blizzzard's new mmo which also has an unlimited budget to work with.
 
Comment by Shriven made on July 23rd, 2010 at 6:30pm
How true is this. But it is still risky! let us all pray together.
 
Comment by Hurtfulpotato made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:00pm
"1:35PM PST - James Ohlen: Visual reason for lightsaber restriction; Jedi Consulars with double bladed lightsabers are DPS."

There go my hopes for a single stick DPS build.
 
Comment by Whash made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:22pm
Does this mean we can assume that the second AC is support/healing, or is there a possibility of it also having a DPS tree?
 
Comment by r2d2arm made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:59pm
1:50PM PST - James Ohlen: Not every class can play every race.

Finally, some confirmation on this point. This comment screams to me that Chiss will only be Imperial Agents, although could be wrong :p
 
Comment by DarkImperialAgent made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:10pm
Finally some confirmation. People shouldn't get bent out of shape about this either. Every MMO has races that can only be play certain classes. This is not new.
 
Comment by DarkImperialAgent made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:54pm
BEST. DAY.EVER!!! Space COMBAAAAT!!!
 
Comment by Posiden made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:52pm
1:35PM PST - James Ohlen: Visual reason for lightsaber restriction; Jedi Consulars with double bladed lightsabers are DPS.

My Jedi "Darth Maul" is one step closer! Pumped!
 
Comment by DramaticExit made on July 23rd, 2010 at 5:38pm
Darth Maul was just misunderstood. Big softy at heart.
 
Comment by Evel made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:41pm
"You get light side points even if your group chooses dark side."

Is there more to that? Doesn't really make sense if you actions do not dictate your alignment... Unless you mean that your choice gets the associated points even if the majority of the group decides a dark path.
 
Comment by Furiel made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:50pm
Because the dialogue system is a random roll based on all the given responses when you are grouped this allows you to get the rewards for the option you choose, even if the die roll goes against you. Otherwise there was always the chance of people doing things like dialogue griefing by always picking options you won't like to try to screw up your alignment.
 
Comment by Evel made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:53pm
It is only random roll based in the case of a tie. Otherwise it is based on "majority-rules".

I figured out what they were trying to say, it was just explained a bit quickly that it could be confusing to others.
 
Comment by Hives made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:49pm
When 3 peeps choose "Kill him", and you choose "Spare his life" - they're getting DS points, you're getting LS. Simple ;]
 
Comment by Isavetheday made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:43pm
Its like being the nice guy in a group of jerks. Just because your group is evil does not make you so.
 
Comment by gstommylee made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:43pm
I believe that is the case.
 
Comment by aldrahn84 made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:36pm
No faction swaps - ever.

well this ll put an and to a possible speculation orgy about the expansion features...
 
Comment by Dalqak made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:34pm
I read that as "House Cthulhu" initially and was stoked...

My hope is that space combat feels engaging and not just tacked on. I think I've been spoiled by EVE.
 
Comment by r2d2arm made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:27pm
House Thul, not surprised. Organa would be Republic-aligned.

It's Dromund Kaas :p
 
Comment by Evel made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:33pm
For those wanting some history:

The House of Thul was a noble house of Alderaan, and owners of Bornaryn Trading. Only a few members of the family were offworld when Alderaan was destroyed.
 
Comment by gstommylee made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:20pm
1:14PM PST - James Ohlen: World quests, flashpoints, and story arcs included.

Does that mean there would be world quest, flash points and story arcs that involve space combat?
 
Comment by chronium made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:22pm
I believe so, I would really be surprised if they didn't include it.
 
Comment by Isavetheday made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:21pm
This is what I'm thinking also.
 
Comment by Furiel made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:19pm
Ok, I just pitched a tent...
 
Comment by Laryyk made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:10pm
wow, they just burst out of the gate with that!? Hope they didn't let it all out at once
 
Comment by Jamis made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:07pm
HOLY SHIT! Space Combat confirmed? Wow what a bombshell to start it off!
 
Comment by Dasmordo made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:07pm
Waahoooooooo Space Combat
 
Comment by snafu made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:07pm
To recreate the classic space combat experience from the original trilogy, they implemented Space Combat in the form of you (the PC) manning a turret aboard your personalized ship and firing at enemy aircraft in a FPS style interface.
 
Comment by Evel made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:06pm
Space Combat!!
 
Comment by SaseavAtomeha made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:08pm
yay!!!
 
Comment by chronium made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:08pm
But ugh October for details :( oh well something to look forward to.
 
Comment by Xavier made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:35pm
October PC gamer I think is actually released in late August.
 
Comment by Laryyk made on July 23rd, 2010 at 6:30pm
That's right. August 17th if I remember correctly
 
Comment by RogueJedi86 made on July 23rd, 2010 at 6:50pm
Which is weird. I'm used to these things coming out a month before their listed month, but 2 months before? Shew.
 
Comment by drallbait made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:05pm
Is this happening now? Where?

Just curious, it is past 1pm Pacific.
 
Comment by Moaradin made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:01pm
My F5 button is starting to break.
 
Comment by travisccook made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:01pm
I have rigged up a stapler to hold down the F5 key. I call it Crafting :P
 
Comment by LordCaduceus made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:02pm
Crafting, nice! haha
 
Comment by Lancet made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:00pm
2pm Pac time ?
 
Comment by Evel made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:05pm
1:00PM PST
4:00PM EST
 
Comment by gstommylee made on July 23rd, 2010 at 4:02pm
1pm pacific
 
Comment by Gorked made on July 23rd, 2010 at 3:49pm
Stoked to find out what is going to happen.

I agree with xim, force choke those dev's.
 
Comment by xim-the-despot made on July 23rd, 2010 at 3:22pm
Force choke them into telling us something new!
 
Comment by JediCosmin made on July 23rd, 2010 at 3:18pm
Imba! :D

Thanks alot guys, and good luck out there. Don't get any heart attacks from the reveals :P
Night time over here so I'm gonna check it out tomorrow :)