Star Wars: The Old Republic Preview
MMORPG posted a preview of the upcoming online Star Wars game.
The Sith Inquisitor is inspired by Emperor Palpatine, exploring the “mystical” side of the Dark Side of the Force by shooting lightning out of your hands and tapping into a deeper understanding of what the Dark Side is all about. If this were a fantasy game, he’d be one part Wizard, one part light-fighter. The class has elements of both. He can stand back and fire off DPS, but he can also hurt you in close.
Our characters (myself and MMORPG.com contributor Shannon P. Drake took in the event) were exploring an old Sith temple looking for artifacts, so ruins and sand were in abundance, and naturally people were trying to stop us. Our young Sith were pretty low level and had only a few skills to choose from, but recognizable MMO skills were there, from short range AoEs to classic crowd control spells, with a Star Wars flavor. I easily developed a routine of running into a room, firing off the AOE knockdown, and using my other skills as need dictated.
Combat was fast-paced and felt like Star Wars – lots of humming lightsabers, chirping blasters, and crackling force lightning – but it was far too early to judge in any depth. It was recognizable MMO combat, however, it was just a matter of figuring out what my “stun” “knockdown” and “crowd control” were and learning how to apply them.
I need to keep in check my expectations for this game. After playing Dragon Age, the way (in my mind of course) of how an MMO should be, has been re-written. I hope Bioware does not let me down.
Here are some videos to get the blood pumping:
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