Star Wars: The Old Republic video needs more fighting

Boring sure, but I'm still psyched for this game.

I'm scared it will take my life away the way WoW did.

MMORPGs generally lack everything but gameplay, and the gameplay is generally boring after a month. So, it's nice to see some thought put into the story, since that has always been one of KOTORs biggest appeal.

Although I agree, we need some actual gameplay now. Enough teasing.

that's not denny elliott that's lance henrikssen, he was Fleet Admiral Hacket in Mass Effect, one of the main characters in Riddick Dark Athena, lockdown on the new transformers cartoon, the android for Aliens, a guy who gets killed in the Terminator, and yeah okay so he's not that famous

I kinda like it! It's a good way to explain the backstory IMO. I would rather watch this then take the time to read about it.

well I'm not an MMO guy but between this, The Agency, & MAG(God I hate that name) I might be able to start getting into it. Hell even that Star Trek MMO might get a little of my money for a while

seeing as how this is the first mmo to actually have a story worth caring about since gameplay will actually be dictated by player decisions i think its worth hearing more about before combat specifics, since they are largely limited by massive online PvP and the such

I very much like the backstory... I never read any of the books or anything, so I'm not sure how "fresh" the storyline they present is, but it does sound pretty cool.

I just hope George Lucas doesn't get crazy and try to make any movies based on that...

"Greetings young Jedi. My name it Kiith Ransunn and I've heard of your many exploits. My own apprentice has told me of the hardships you have overcome, and I trust you have battled many a [insert opposing faction/race here] on your travels to this distance planet.

It is with great reservation that I approach you, because the task I ask of you is both difficult and perilous. But I believe you are the only person who can help my people.

Our water supply is dangerously low, due to [insert opposing faction/race]'s military lockdown of our planet. They have 4,000 heavily armed troops and 15 capital ships protecting the communications hub that is the key to our water supply. This is where you come in.

We need you to start digging for water. There are 20 potential source spots within a 10 mile radius, which you'll find by looking for the YELLOW MARKER on your mini-map. This high-tech shovel will allow you to quickly displace dirt. I'm sure within 3 hours you'll be able to find a small spring of groundwater. When you have, return to me for your prize of 3 credits."

Yeah. Way to epic fail at comedy Justin. God knows getting backstory is "teh lame"

and that Lance Henrikssen? What a slouch. He's never been in anything cool...

I like the video, i look forward to more! The main thing that is suppose to separate this MMO from the others is the story telling.

Oh-kay. At least they're making it in-story hystorical revisionism.

Joystiq fails for not recognizing that's Lance Henriksen (Bishop from Aliens, Frank Black from Millennium) that's narrating.

I don’t understand why so many mmo’s have settings that take place at a time when tensions are high but the war is still cold. It’s just boring. WoW was going along this path only until recently, when the developers realized that people wanted more conflict and war in Warcraft. Say what you want about warhammer, but at least they had the cojones to throw their players in the middle of brutal, unabashed warfare.

Have the guts to throw us in the middle of a real war, especially if it’s one between the dark and light sides of the force. Come on! Do you ever see those two getting along? Let’s cut the formalities and get to the galactic warfare that star wars is all about.

None of the star wars books are boring, you idiot.

Justin you've gone way too far this time... you usually are borderline stupid and ignorant, but now your immaturity has hit new levels...

It isn't within your power to judge the immense collection of sci-fi books in general as "boring" something that many would fight against you to ensure they were never thought of as such.

Story is what makes a game... else there is no drive to play it... and despite your idiocy and multiplayer focus the majority of people for most games buy it for story.

In any case, the video was actually quite informative and now I have many questions that I hope are answered when the game releases.

I believe Revan had a hand in having the Sith Empire return...

Ignoring your poor selection of terms to use, and your utter lack of capability with our language, you should understand that you're wrong.

The story of KOTOR II itself was actually good, perhaps not as great as KOTOR I but it was good.

The lacking thing was the connection and the intensity of the plot itself, and that was mainly due to a lot of cut content and it not being fixed up before release.

I have a few friends who LOVE the Dark Nest trilogy, so you're obviously wrong on that, and as for the Bounty Hunter Wars, it's known more for the backstory and plot elements it hints at and references more so than it's actual story and climance.

But understand this, even if you were right, and you aren't, but if you were and these 6 books out of 98 star wars books (and that's just Star Wars books which aren't the only sci-fi) is not even a feasible percentage to base off that their books are boring.

So yeah... please come up with a better point.

Um, it is supposed to be about the history, they didn't make it to show off gameplay and such. It is about the story here...

Assuming is the one thing that Humanity does which will lead to our downfall quicker than any other action.

Wayne, first off you are very bad at stating what you are replying to, your statement was vague and so it was impossible to tell what you meant, and I went by what was implied, as that made more sense.

In KOTOR II it says he goes off to fight with them, but him being a sith himself, it's extremely unlikely that he would actually decide not to align with them, of course it's also possible that him going to fight the sith in the first place, made the sith realize that Jedi still existed and thus they went back to kill them all.

Secondly, an opinion can easily be wrong, if it is formulated by the most pathetic or idiotic designs and thought processes, and your initial reply was more biased and hateful than intelligent and opinionated, and thus it would be considered an invalid opinion.

Third, it is books that create backstory that are what allow the rest of the series to continue... I agree that it would be better if they were a bit more interesting, but the fact that they helped flesh out even more of the Star Wars universe, is something we should be glad about, and the Dark Nest trilogy is hinted to, and has deeper lines and connections than most people realize, and as such it is a fine trilogy, however I prefer Mandalorians and thus the Legacy of the Force is one of my favorite series, as is the NJO and the Yuuzhan Vong.

Fourth, I chose not to use the reply button because I don't like having 5 - 10 posts under my first one, and so I choose to make it more clear and concise in terms of seeing replies and knowing when new ones begin.

Finally, using proper English (something that should be done EVERYWHERE, despite where you are) contrary to popular belief, being on the internet is STILL a place that involves communication with real people and thus they deserve your respect and proper speech, and that's irrefutable.


- Cere.

yeah, this is almost 2 weeks old. bad show joystiq, bad show.

I enjoyed this video, it gave a ton of back story that I wouldn't have gotten if they had only made it available to read on the site.

Bah... Revan was definitely evil, as he was a Sith Lord before he had his mind wiped, and even Canon recognizes that those issues won't just go away.

Boring? Hell no. I thought it was incredibly fascinating, but then I am a Star Wars lore/expanded universe nerd so.. it appealed right to me!

I can see though if you don't care about that stuff, that this may be not so exciting. Not everything has to be with lightsabers though!

This is over 2 weeks old, massively, your sister blog, already posted it. Also, your article...tl;dr. Amirite? Reeding sux azz we need killin'!!!111

Definitely sounds like Lance Hendrickson, but it could also be James Remar. They have a very similar tone when they talk. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001664/

Massively already confirmed that it was Lance Hendrickson.