Preview: Star Wars: The Old Republic
Details of the upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic surfaced recently. One of those is a clip, which was dissected by Massively so that we can read what to expect.
- Bounty Hunter is a player class. (possible)
- Companions fight with you in combat. (confirmed)
- Combat similar to KOTOR, but much faster-paced and with a lot more “Whoa” attacks and effects. (confirmed/possible)
- Players who go extreme lightside or darkside may not be able to play with each other. (speculation)
Combat in KOTOR was D20-based, meaning there was a 20-sided die rolling in the background that decided your hits, misses and other number-crunching details. I wasn’t expecting Bioware to change this mechanic because it has worked well for the KOTOR series so far. I’m still looking forward to the changes that are going to come in though. It will be interesting to see how the devs are going to make combat a little livelier, considering the phrasing that Massively came up with.
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