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That bug has been in the game for years, so don't expect to see it fixed.
This is why people leave.
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In "<user>\AppData\Local\SWTOR\swtor\settings" there is a file called "<username>_Account.ini" with the attribute "Controls_CameraRotationSpeed" in it, I am operating under the assumption that you could fine tune it in there.
Thanks, but this seems to have had no effect in-game.
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I used to have this problem a few years ago where I would right click to move the camera and it would spin like a whirlwind.. I fixed it by lowering my mouse personal sensitivity settings outside the game.
I thought that initially, but mouse pointer speed and camera speed are unrelated here.
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Never had this problem before, but after logging into my SH my camera rotation is like 5000%. No clue *** is going on, and it's only in this game.
Checked settings. Apparently you can only choose between four or so rotation speeds for some reason (26% lowest). So I set it to 0%, which was way too slow. Every other option is way too fast. At 26% I'll move my mouse less than an inch and do a 360.
Not even being hyperbolic in the title. Can't play the game until this is resolved.
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Okay; would you like to explain what you did mean by that passage in your post?
It's remarking on how it would be ignorant for certain people with very limited life experience to make declarations regarding what is universally "good" or "evil". Like the native urbanite pacifist who asserts that "killing is evil" and therefore "people who kill are evil".
I was reminding the individual I was responding to of this potential short-sightedness, because I believe s/he is guilty of it.
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No matter how strong your will, your passion for justice and right, you can NOT tame and control the Dark Side of the Force. Even Frodo succumbed to the power of the One Ring. It's the same seductive power that pushes and controls. You THINK you're in charge, but you are just a slave to violence and powerful evil
Passion alone is insufficient. One must know code and principle. Like Darth Marr. This is why he was able to become a Force ghost after refusing Valkorian's promise of power (which he shouldn't have been able to do, according to your logic). It was not a Light Side decision, the point was that Marr was without fear, possessed conviction in something other than himself, and was beyond the petty temptation of power for its own sake. Marr was a master of the Dark Side, and yes, he was in CONTROL of himself and his destiny.
And LotR is not relevant here.
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On the starting planet, they go on and on about how you have to do bad things. Do good things and they tell you, we (the sith) don't do that.
I addressed this when discussing the culture and institution of the Sith. I stated in the first line of my original post that the Sith as an institution is evil from a Western moral standpoint, and that I would not debate this.
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ad hominem
ad ˈhɒmɪnɛm/
adverb & adjective
1. (of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.
"an ad hominem response"
2. relating to or associated with a particular person.
"the office was created ad hominem for Fenton"
directly from google search: "ad hominem meaning".
Correct!
Good thing I did address his/her argument and didn't use "coddled millennial pseudo-moralist" as my argument for why s/he is incorrect.
Good thing I didn't even call him/her a "coddled millennial pseudo-moralist".
Good thing you now know what an ad hominem is so you will be less hasty to toss around the term in the future.
Glad we're all so intellectual honest here.
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Peace: freedom from or the cessation of war or violence
Sorry, I don't get my definitions from a blog, and I'm pretty sure Star Wars doesn't, either.
peaceNOUN
1. Freedom from disturbance; tranquillity:
‘he just wanted to drink a few beers in peace’
2. A state or period in which there is no war or a war has ended:
‘the Straits were to be open to warships in time of peace’
But I'm pretty sure the Jedi Code isn't flat out denying the reality that there is war. The Jedi are defenders of the Republic. They lead armies and destroy the Republic's enemies. Every padawan is trained and prepared for violence. "There is peace" refers to an internal condition of the individual Jedi -- definition 1. -- , not his external environs. And as I already explained, one cannot holds values without emotion unless one is an unfeeling droid acting on programming. Humans cannot even make decisions without emotion, this is a fact of neuropsychology.
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Never mind. Zero to ad hominem in two posts.
Oh Internet... Can you please learn what an ad hominem is, Internet?
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Of course I read it. Also, I would have thought it obvious the type of hate I meant when I said it.
I'm not a millennial
I thought your writing on it came out as a version of good and evil are just made up things for people to put into boxes.
I never agreed with that line of thinking. To many people know what is evil without being taught it is. Sith are bullies in general. They even say in the game how you must do bad things to be Sith.Anyone's passion can be anything? Passion makes you strong? Pffft...not if that passion is for peace.
Sith are evil.
There is not a single mass murdering fascist regime in the history of modern civilization that did not believe it was working toward peace. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and atrocities are committed in the name of kindness, love and faith.
And yes, "anyone's passion can be anything". And no, a passion for peace does not make one good.
The idea that one can even posses a passion for peace is oxymoronic if peace is a state a tranquility and calm. The two are antithetical in practice.
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I'm kinda wondering at this point. It wouldn't surprise me if this was actually no longer the case.
The Outlander isn't just the Outlander, remember. The Outlander was also the Empire's Wrath, the Hero of Tython, the commander of Havoc Squad, the Bar'sen'thor, etc. The paperwork means nothing. They're still legends within their home faction.
If you're asking if the Sith Warrior could stroll through the streets of Coruscant, I doubt it.
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Let your hate run through you.
Hate is evil.
The Sith as a whole are evil. Their whole society is based around being evil. Enslaving others? Evil! Murder? Evil!
Yes, there are individual Sith (and Jedi in the case of the Jedi Order) who buck their system, but at that point they're not so much Sith but Sith in name only.
Ashara herself considers herself Jedi, because she was trained as Jedi, but the Jedi don't consider her Jedi anymore. JK turns a Sith into a Jedi. The story as a whole forgets times when they have the Jedi accept others and other times talk about how they're never anything else
Two universals societies consider evil...murder and stealing (from one's own community...other communities can be considered fair game
). The Sith murder and steal from their own and consider it as how to gain their own personal power.Sith are evil.
Sorry, this is entirely too simplistic. How is hate evil?
The peasant hates the cruel king, and this is evil? It is of course the hatred, the strife and contempt which drives the peasant to rebellion.
How snobbish and supercilious it would be for some coddled millennial pseudo-moralist to -- from a position of financial leisure and bodily autonomy -- condemn the ISIS sex slave for detesting her abusers and wishing death upon them.
Hatred is not evil. It is the actions through which one channels his hatred which we judge as being either good or evil.
Emotion, all emotion, hatred included, can be channeled in many ways. Through violence and force, yes, but also through art and revolution. And even violence can be a necessary instrument.
And just to say, I'm not sure you even read my original post.
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I've seen this topic come up a number of times, and it's gotten me to thinking: Are the Sith really a truly evil organization, or are they just completely misrepresented by people like Palpatine?
I'll start this off by presenting my own opinion on the matter. I personally believe the Sith to be a morally-neutral organization, one that has a select few bad seeds scattered here and there. The Sith use passion and emotion as conduits of the Force, as opposed to the Jedi, who use Inner Peace instead. The Jedi recognize that there are areas of the Force that cannot truly be understood or entirely controlled... Areas that they dare not access. Therefore, they practice restraint, dubbing this unexplored territory the "Dark Side" of the Force, and condemning any and all practitioners of its arts.
Now, this next part is what really sells me to the Sith... The Jedi detested Dark Side users do much that they hunted them to near extinction, in a manner quite similar to the Crusades. The Jedi hold themselves on a mantle above the Sith, declaring themselves "Good" and their enemies "Evil." But I now present to you the question... Are the Jedi truly good? And are the Sith, by extension, evil? Let's look at the facts.
Jedi:
1. The Jedi cut themselves off from all physical attachment, considering emotion and attachment dangerous and dark. But last I checked, wasn't love a good thing? The same goes for joy, attachment, and many forms of passion. Take the love and attachment of a mother and child, for instance. What could be more good and pure than a love such as this? Yet the Jedi's principles condemn such a love, seeing it as a lure for the forces that they don't understand (AKA, the Dark Side)
2. The Jedi are hypocrites to their own code. They condemn pride, yet declare themselves the single good, holy force in the galaxy, and condemn their opponents as evil. Is such a declaration not prideful?
3. As Yoda himself stated in the novel-version of Revenge of the Sith, the Jedi's downfall came about because they stayed true to their old ways, while the Sith embraced change and adapted to a growing universe, taking on new ways and adapting to be as versatile as possible.
Sith:
1. The Sith embrace all emotions and physical affection, seeing passion as a powerful and wonderful thing. Yes, they wield Hatred, Anger, and Fear as blunt tools to master the Force, but they can also use positive emotions, such as Love, Joy, and Attachment, to wield the same powers and abilities.
2. Many look down on the Sith, seeing only individuals such as Palpatine or Malgus as representatives of the entire organization. Yes, some who wield the Dark Side of the force delve into the wrong areas, and become corrupted by it's unconteollable power.. But it seems that these individuals have cast a dark light over the entire Sith organization. Not all Sith are necessarily evil.
3. They have lightning.
All in all, I believe that the Sith are the true gems of the galaxy. What do you think?
As an organization, from a Western moral standpoint, the Sith are evil. Through and through. I will not debate this.
At the same time, there's nothing in your post that it necessarily incorrect, and I would agree that the Jedi Order along with the Republic have been complicit in genocides and numerous crimes the galaxy-over. Belsavis, for instance, where Republic scientists conduct racist and barbaric experiments against alien prisoners. The Jedi Civil War, where the Jedi Council resigned the Order to hypocritical pacifism as Mandalore the Ultimate conquered and slaughtered countless innocents in a crusade of glory and bloodlust (origins of Revan). And yes, as you noted, the Great Hyperspace War -- where the Jedi and Republic attempted genocide against the Sith (inspiration for Revan's droid army specifically programmed to terminate any organic being with "Sith genetic material", 98% of the Imperial population -- another ploy in which the Republic and Jedi were complicit).
It is repeatedly expressed throughout Star Wars Legends that the source of the Sith's utter contempt for the Jedi originates with the closing events of the Great Hyperspace War. The galaxy, I suspect, would be a very different place had the Republic negotiated terms of surrender with the defeated Sith Empire. Sith respect strength, and the Republic had proven theirs. However, memories of genocide echo through generations; this is what fueled Vitiate's rise to power.
So yes, the Sith's hatred does have historical precedence. And yes, it is a potential point of sympathy. To the Sith, the Republic and Jedi are an existential threat, and they have a score to settle.
I won't make the case for how the Sith Order and the Empire are evil. Personally, I don't tend to think in terms of "good" and "evil" (having read Nietzsche). But as I stated, for the purposes of this conversation, the Sith Order is evil (slavery, racism, torture, subjugation, oppression, etc.). But we have to remember, as a logical axiom, that individuals are not necessarily defined by the collective. And so we must ask: what defines a Sith?
A Sith is most clearly any Force-sensitive being who contemplates, subscribes to, and acts in accordance with the Sith Code. (Traditionally, a Sith would also be trained in the art of lightsaber combat.) Yes, the Sith have their roots in heredity and tradition, and this plays a greater or lesser role depending on the time period we're discussing, but this is largely irrelevant to the point I'm about to make.
The Sith Code
Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion I/we gain strength. Through strength I/we gain power. Through power I/we gain victory. Through victory, my/our chains are broken. The Force shall set me/us free!
What is inherently evil about Passion? Nothing.
What is inherently evil about Strength? Nothing.
What is inherently evil about Power? Nothing.
What is inherently evil about Victory? Nothing.
What is inherently evil about Freedom? ...Nothing.
What matters are the choices a Sith makes, and how those choices are informed by the Code. Do you kill a foe in cold blood, or offer mercy in exchange for his loyalty? The Sith Code offers no definite answer to this situation. Both paths are viable. And yet, could it not be through Strength that a Sith shows mercy, and could this not add to his Power? (Without spoilers) Recall Lord Rathari in the Sith Warrior story. If you spared him, you will understand my reasoning.
Is peace a lie? Philosophically speaking, perhaps. Peace is an illusion. Worse, a self-delusion. Peace is stagnation. When one is at peace, one has no incentive to grow; to evolve; to become more.
"Conflict forces one to better oneself. It forces change, growth, adaption, evolution… or death." ―Yuthura Ban
Indeed, there is only passion. For what compels men to action other than passion? The Jedi are hypocrites. To be emotionless is to be passionless, and to be passionless is to be a nihilist of the truest form. How can a Jedi claim his values are true and just while proclaiming "there is no emotion"? One cannot VALUE without emotion! The true Jedi must admit and believe that truth, knowledge and justice are of equal value as falseness, ignorance and injustice.
"A single, unifying code can be derived from the Sith philosophy. The Jedi have a code, and we exiles know it well. But we also know it is full of inadequacies and half-truths." ―Sorzus Syn
...Or in the words of the Empire's Wrath, "The entire [Jedi] Order is mired in falseness."
No, there is nothing inherently evil about the Sith. Moreover, their philosophy is superior to that of the Jedi -- as the Jedi Code is rooted in cognitive dissonance.
So why are there so many "evil" Sith tromping around the galaxy murdering everything with a heartbeat, you ask?
Two reasons:
I. Culture & Institution
The current incarnation of the Sith Order is rooted in the teachings of the restored Sith Academy on Korriban. These teachings are those passed down by ancient Sith Lords, canonized by the modern Sith intellectual aristocracy, and enforced through overseers and instructors. However, adhering to these teachings only initiates one into the Sith Order -- they do not make one a SITH. And to the question, many of these teachings are precisely to blame for the "evil" within the Sith Order and the Empire by extension.
II. Control & The Dark Side
Simply put, it takes equal if not greater strength and self-control to control the Dark Side of the Force than it does the Light Side, at least for most humanoid species with naturally aggressive instincts. Weak-willed individuals may use the Dark Side of the Force, but they will not control it; rather, it will control them. They will succumb to those primal emotions from which the Dark Side feeds and be reduced to their base nature of impulse savagery and aggression. The power of the Dark Side becomes a drug. It becomes the end, not the means. These individuals will never achieve freedom, for they are enslaved in a most ironic fashion. The strong-willed Sith does not sacrifice his sanity. He understands that the Dark Side is a tool, but also a creature to be tamed. But the Korriban Academy does not produce strong-willed individuals, rather it produces hedonists, schemers and brutes. Again, a flaw of the Institution of the Sith rather than the Sith as an ideal. (As a tangent, it is the difference between these two types of people what determines whether one is susceptible to the Jedi Mind Trick/Force Persuasion or resistant to its influence.)
Of course, a strong-willed Sith like Darth Baras is still "evil", but he is the exception here; and again, a reflection of the Culture of the Sith. Machiavelli, of course, was as sane a man as Leonardo da Vinci. Darth Marr is also strong-willed, yet Darth Marr is driven by PRINCIPLE, not mere hedonistic hunger for power.
On a personal note, I would consider Darth Marr to be Nietzsche's equivalent to the Übermensch for the Sith. In my opinion, Marr (and a certain playstyle of the Sith Warrior) embodies everything that makes the Sith unique and superior. If the Korriban Academy produced more Sith like Darth Marr, the Empire would know total victory.
Addressing the Dark Side of the Force
The Dark Side, simply defined, is that knowledge of the Force forbidden by the Jedi. Ancient Jedi and Sith described the dualistic nature of the Force as the "Bogan" (Dark Side) and the "Ashla" (Light Side). But the Force is a physical phenomenon, and such things in and of themselves are neither good nor evil in the same way that gravity is neither good nor evil. Good and evil are defined in terms of ACTION, of INTENT; these things being the concern of sentient beings, not nature itself.
So the question becomes what emotions the Dark Side feeds on, the actions those emotions inform, and the context in which those actions are taken. THIS determines "good" and "evil", not simply use of the Bogan. The Dark Side is a tool, nothing more. Tools are neither good nor evil, it is how one uses them. Is a hammer evil? No. Is a hammer evil if it is used for murder? No. It is he who wields the hammer.
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"It is our goal to be stronger, to achieve our potential and not rest upon our laurels. We are the seekers, not the shepherds." ―Yuthura Ban
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I've seen this topic come up a number of times, and it's gotten me to thinking: Are the Sith really a truly evil organization, or are they just completely misrepresented by people like Palpatine?
I'll start this off by presenting my own opinion on the matter. I personally believe the Sith to be a morally-neutral organization, one that has a select few bad seeds scattered here and there. The Sith use passion and emotion as conduits of the Force, as opposed to the Jedi, who use Inner Peace instead. The Jedi recognize that there are areas of the Force that cannot truly be understood or entirely controlled... Areas that they dare not access. Therefore, they practice restraint, dubbing this unexplored territory the "Dark Side" of the Force, and condemning any and all practitioners of its arts.
Now, this next part is what really sells me to the Sith... The Jedi detested Dark Side users do much that they hunted them to near extinction, in a manner quite similar to the Crusades. The Jedi hold themselves on a mantle above the Sith, declaring themselves "Good" and their enemies "Evil." But I now present to you the question... Are the Jedi truly good? And are the Sith, by extension, evil? Let's look at the facts.
Jedi:
1. The Jedi cut themselves off from all physical attachment, considering emotion and attachment dangerous and dark. But last I checked, wasn't love a good thing? The same goes for joy, attachment, and many forms of passion. Take the love and attachment of a mother and child, for instance. What could be more good and pure than a love such as this? Yet the Jedi's principles condemn such a love, seeing it as a lure for the forces that they don't understand (AKA, the Dark Side)
2. The Jedi are hypocrites to their own code. They condemn pride, yet declare themselves the single good, holy force in the galaxy, and condemn their opponents as evil. Is such a declaration not prideful?
3. As Yoda himself stated in the novel-version of Revenge of the Sith, the Jedi's downfall came about because they stayed true to their old ways, while the Sith embraced change and adapted to a growing universe, taking on new ways and adapting to be as versatile as possible.
Sith:
1. The Sith embrace all emotions and physical affection, seeing passion as a powerful and wonderful thing. Yes, they wield Hatred, Anger, and Fear as blunt tools to master the Force, but they can also use positive emotions, such as Love, Joy, and Attachment, to wield the same powers and abilities.
2. Many look down on the Sith, seeing only individuals such as Palpatine or Malgus as representatives of the entire organization. Yes, some who wield the Dark Side of the force delve into the wrong areas, and become corrupted by it's unconteollable power.. But it seems that these individuals have cast a dark light over the entire Sith organization. Not all Sith are necessarily evil.
3. They have lightning.
All in all, I believe that the Sith are the true gems of the galaxy. What do you think?
As an organization, from a Western moral standpoint, the Sith are evil. Through and through. I will not debate this.
At the same time, there's nothing in your post that it necessarily incorrect, and I would agree that the Jedi Order along with the Republic have been complicit in genocides and numerous crimes the galaxy-over. Belsavis, for instance, where Republic scientists conduct racist and barbaric experiments against alien prisoners. The Jedi Civil War, where the Jedi Council resigned the Order to hypocritical pacifism as Mandalore the Ultimate conquered and slaughtered countless innocents in a crusade of glory and bloodlust (origins of Revan). And yes, as you noted, the Great Hyperspace War -- where the Jedi and Republic attempted genocide against the Sith (inspiration for Revan's droid army specifically programmed to terminate any organic being with "Sith genetic material", 98% of the Imperial population -- another ploy in which the Republic and Jedi were complicit).
It is repeatedly expressed throughout Star Wars Legends that the source of the Sith's utter contempt for the Jedi originates with the closing events of the Great Hyperspace War. The galaxy, I suspect, would be a very different place had the Republic negotiated terms of surrender with the defeated Sith Empire. Sith respect strength, and the Republic had proven theirs. However, memories of genocide echo through generations; this is what fueled Vitiate's rise to power.
So yes, the Sith's hatred does have historical precedence. And yes, it is a potential point of sympathy. To the Sith, the Republic and Jedi are an existential threat, and they have a score to settle.
I won't make the case for how the Sith Order and the Empire are evil. Personally, I don't tend to think in terms of "good" and "evil" (having read Nietzsche). But as I stated, for the purposes of this conversation, the Sith Order is evil (slavery, racism, torture, subjugation, oppression, etc.). But we have to remember, as a logical axiom, that individuals are not necessarily defined by the collective. And so we must ask: what defines a Sith?
A Sith is most clearly any Force-sensitive being who contemplates, subscribes to, and acts in accordance with the Sith Code. (Traditionally, a Sith would also be trained in the art of lightsaber combat.) Yes, the Sith have their roots in heredity and tradition, and this plays a greater or lesser role depending on the time period we're discussing, but this is largely irrelevant to the point I'm about to make.
The Sith Code
Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion I/we gain strength. Through strength I/we gain power. Through power I/we gain victory. Through victory, my/our chains are broken. The Force shall set me/us free!
What is inherently evil about Passion? Nothing.
What is inherently evil about Strength? Nothing.
What is inherently evil about Power? Nothing.
What is inherently evil about Victory? Nothing.
What is inherently evil about Freedom? ...Nothing.
What matters are the choices a Sith makes, and how those choices are informed by the Code. Do you kill a foe in cold blood, or offer mercy in exchange for his loyalty? The Sith Code offers no definite answer to this situation. Both paths are viable. And yet, could it not be through Strength that a Sith shows mercy, and could this not add to his Power? (Without spoilers) Recall Lord Rathari in the Sith Warrior story. If you spared him, you will understand my reasoning.
Is peace a lie? Philosophically speaking, perhaps. Peace is an illusion. Worse, a self-delusion. Peace is stagnation. When one is at peace, one has no incentive to grow; to evolve; to become more.
"Conflict forces one to better oneself. It forces change, growth, adaption, evolution… or death." ―Yuthura Ban
Indeed, there is only passion. For what compels men to action other than passion? The Jedi are hypocrites. To be emotionless is to be passionless, and to be passionless is to be a nihilist of the truest form. How can a Jedi claim his values are true and just while proclaiming "there is no emotion"? One cannot VALUE without emotion! The true Jedi must admit and believe that truth, knowledge and justice are of equal value as falseness, ignorance and injustice.
"A single, unifying code can be derived from the Sith philosophy. The Jedi have a code, and we exiles know it well. But we also know it is full of inadequacies and half-truths." ―Sorzus Syn
...Or in the words of the Empire's Wrath, "The entire [Jedi] Order is mired in falseness."
No, there is nothing inherently evil about the Sith. Moreover, their philosophy is superior to that of the Jedi -- as the Jedi Code is rooted in cognitive dissonance.
So why are there so many "evil" Sith tromping around the galaxy murdering everything with a heartbeat, you ask?
Two reasons:
I. Culture & Institution
The current incarnation of the Sith Order is rooted in the teachings of the restored Sith Academy on Korriban. These teachings are those passed down by ancient Sith Lords, canonized by the modern Sith intellectual aristocracy, and enforced through overseers and instructors. However, adhering to these teachings only initiates one into the Sith Order -- they do not make one a SITH. And to the question, many of these teachings are precisely to blame for the "evil" within the Sith Order and the Empire by extension.
II. Control & The Dark Side
Simply put, it takes equal if not greater strength and self-control to control the Dark Side of the Force than it does the Light Side, at least for most humanoid species with naturally aggressive instincts. Weak-willed individuals may use the Dark Side of the Force, but they will not control it; rather, it will control them. They will succumb to those primal emotions from which the Dark Side feeds and be reduced to their base nature of impulse savagery and aggression. The power of the Dark Side becomes a drug. It becomes the end, not the means. These individuals will never achieve freedom, for they are enslaved in a most ironic fashion. The strong-willed Sith does not sacrifice his sanity. He understands that the Dark Side is a tool, but also a creature to be tamed. But the Korriban Academy does not produce strong-willed individuals, rather it produces hedonists, schemers and brutes. Again, a flaw of the Institution of the Sith rather than the Sith as an ideal. (As a tangent, it is the difference between these two types of people what determines whether one is susceptible to the Jedi Mind Trick/Force Persuasion or resistant to its influence.)
Of course, a strong-willed Sith like Darth Baras is still "evil", but he is the exception here; and again, a reflection of the Culture of the Sith. Machiavelli, of course, was as sane a man as Leonardo da Vinci. Darth Marr is also strong-willed, yet Darth Marr is driven by PRINCIPLE, not mere hedonistic hunger for power.
On a personal note, I would consider Darth Marr to be Nietzsche's equivalent to the Übermensch for the Sith. In my opinion, Marr (and a certain playstyle of the Sith Warrior) embodies everything that makes the Sith unique and superior. If the Korriban Academy produced more Sith like Darth Marr, the Empire would know total victory.
Addressing the Dark Side of the Force
The Dark Side, simply defined, is that knowledge of the Force forbidden by the Jedi. Ancient Jedi and Sith described the dualistic nature of the Force as the "Bogan" (Dark Side) and the "Ashla" (Light Side). But the Force is a physical phenomenon, and such things in and of themselves are neither good nor evil in the same way that gravity is neither good nor evil. Good and evil are defined in terms of ACTION, of INTENT; these things being the concern of sentient beings, not nature itself.
So the question becomes what emotions the Dark Side feeds on, the actions those emotions inform, and the context in which those actions are taken. THIS determines "good" and "evil", not simply use of the Bogan. The Dark Side is a tool, nothing more. Tools are neither good nor evil, it is how one uses them. Is a hammer evil? No. Is a hammer evil if it is used for murder? No. It is he who wields the hammer.
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"It is our goal to be stronger, to achieve our potential and not rest upon our laurels. We are the seekers, not the shepherds." ―Yuthura Ban
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Vette still sends the Sith Warrior mail about your honeymoon, etc. even if you break up with her at the end of the romance arc in Chapter 3.
I'm just trying to ignore them, but it leaves me wondering if the game just didn't register the conversation.
Hope this doesn't pop back up in KotFE...
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Show off your coolest outfits.
I'd prefer if they were consistent with class and in-game lore, but that's up to you.
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Make sure that before the subscription actually ends, you get the Guild Bank authorisation unlock, AND remove all credits from any guild banks, because even with the unlock, non-subscribers are not allowed to touch any credits in their guild bank. (Items, yes, credits, no.) "Credit Explosion" and similar items are *items*, not credits, so if there are any of them in your guild bank, you can take them out and (carefully) use them even while you are a non-sub.
Aside from that, not much will happen. (If you haven't yet bought a guild ship, do it before your subscription ends, because the cost in escrow unlocks to hold 50 million as a non-sub will be ... painful.)
Thanks much.
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What happens if you're the GM of a guild and you cancel your sub... BUT you're the only one in your guild?
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Well this thread just got serious.
You're goddamn right
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Why? Why should I have to deal with someone who' date=' if they said the same thing in public would have had them wind up in jail or, depending on what country they're from, with a body part or two chopped off?[/quote']
Because A: whether you interact with these charming individuals is YOUR CHOICE, and B: we don't live in North Korea or some Islamic totalitarian cesspit. In fact, in my country, people have a constitutional right to spew just about whatever viscerally offensive drivel they like, and as someone serving in the US military I happen to defend this right regardless of whether or not I agree with how some people use it.
I don't know what country you're from, but if you're referring to GENUINE THREATS made against your person, that is illegal and is reportable and BioWare WILL do something. I know Europe is currently in the process of criminalizing anything vaguely offensive, and with that I wish them good *********** luck.
But last I checked, EA is an American-based company, and BioWare is owned by EA. And last I checked the ToU, most of the garbage in Gen chat isn't anything BioWare is going to bother with (and they don't).
I get that private companies can (or should be able to) impose whatever restrictions they want on their services, but in most American multi-media companies there is relatively little active moderation of customer expression (because most people aren't hypersensitive pedants like OP, and doing so would drive away business).
So yes, deal with it.
And while you're dealing with it, go read Marcus Aurelius and learn to stop being so nauseatingly effete. OP's type are equally as unpleasant as the trolls in general chat, but at least the trolls in general chat aren't the ones whining for censorship.
Toodles.
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This is really getting far beyond acceptable. I understand there is always going to be some chat which is considered unacceptable by someone, but the current state of general chat is absolutely ridiculous. In fact it's so bad I cannot repeat any of it here, because I would get banned.
So why the double standard? Why is it not acceptable in the forums, but completely unmonitored in the game chat?
Yeah, yeah I know there is a profanity filter; I know I can turn general chat off, but I shouldn't have to. They bypass the filters with ALT letters or other means and since BioWare failed to put in a LFG channel, Gen chat is the best way to link up with other people for ops and heroics.
Where is the legacy ignore feature Eric talked about months ago? Why isn't there a TOS within the game chat like there is in order to use the forums (and a way to report people who violate that TOS)?
If there is a single biggest complaint I see or hear about SWTOR, this is it!
People suck. Deal with it.
No really, deal with it.
Go read Marcus Aurelius, learn to stop being that thin-skinned prig who goes around sermonizing his liberal use of the ignore feature and whining in the forums that people use naughty words. This is the Internet. No one gives a ****.
If I (and most) people can manage, I'm sure you can as well.
This is a non-issue.
Have a nice day.
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Yes, naturally you're super bad and need to l2p. You get it. (just a joke dude, dw)
Tbh, a good merc will win against a good mara 1v1 cause they have the right tools for it. But, ofc, there is a way to kill a not as good merc.
First, we need to look at what's the main strength of a merc in merc v mara duel. Range and off heals. You simply have to break when they mezz you to heal up and that's why you need to wait out the hard stun which they will use first. This is not really a problem, they won't kill you during the hardstun and any damage you soak up during it, you'll soak it up anyways at some point. I point this out cause I often see mara's break when I hardstun them and then can't break when i mezz and start to heal up.
Now.. the net's gonna happen after this, there's no way around it and since you already used your breaker, you need to use undying through it but not right away, let me explain. Now.. the net itself is not what kills a mara, but the knockback + net cause you can't close in on them and they land their burst on you. This is where your patience with the breaker earlier will pay off; see.. you'll be whitebarred and they can't knock you back. At this point, just stun them and when the stun wears off, pop undying. Ofc, if the merc is smart, they could rocket out and then net, but when they rocket out, you simply mad dash or leap to them and you are back at square one.
Oh yeah, you should use mad dash to negate at least one of their HSM+railshot combos (and you know exactly when that's gonna happen; after they use tracer for 3 times cause that builds up 5 stacks for railshot) so you probably can't afford to save mad dash for that rocket out i mentioned earlier, but very few mercs take the utility that prevents you from leaping after they rocket out so that's just a risk you have to take.
To recap; merc wins cause of mezz/offheal and range during net. To counter it, be patient through hardstun, break the mezz and prevent healing and then stun - undying during net.
Now.. with all that being said, a good merc will kill you even if you do all that perfectly simply cause of more offheals, comparable burst and okay defenses. But this will help against mercs that are not as good as you.
Hope this helps.
Good reply.
Probably most applicable to duels, though.
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I'd like to see some aesthetically unique shells only avaliable through Armormech/Synthweaving/Artifice/Arsmtech. I don't want to use the gear I craft, or if I do I send it to low level alts and wear it under a different outfit from the CM. The Marauder Elite Helmet is probably the only item of armor I've ever crafted for aesthetic purposes. Most crafted gear is ugly to bland to mediocre -- the sabers especially.
KotET's "Throne Speech"
in Story and Lore
Posted · Edited by Stultophobe
Fist of all, I think KotFE/ET -- and the latter in particular -- are extremely well-done. Save the bugs, of course. BioWare could probably up their game, so to speak, in that regard (Did they fix the Chapter XVI boss fight yet?). But needed polishing aside, KotET exceeded my expectations story-wise.
Just for the record, I'm not asking for any changes here. I'm not really asking anything, just expressing a sentiment. People have complained about the bipolar nature of choices in BioWare games, maybe add this to the list. With KotFE/ET, I feel that BioWare's writers set themselves up perfectly to break this trend for once, but ultimately failed to follow through. They had Jedi and Sith working together without ulterior motivations. An entire chapter dedicated to unifying Dark and Light side philosophies. They introduced the Knights of Zakuul, and entire order of neutral Force-users. I could go on. And yes, many of the Dark and Light side choices throughout KotFE/ET were definitely more nuanced than in the first three chapters of all the original class missions. So I was a bit disappointed in Chapter 9 when I guess they decided to break the theme with the "Throne Speech". Basically, you can either be the Pansy Republic 2.0 or the Eternal ******e dictator.
Wouldn't have been hard to add a third, neutral speech where, yes, you take the Eternal Throne as an emperor like the story had been setting you up for the entire time -- but you're not a total dick about it.
I mean, the cinematic that the speech plays over is basically the same for Dark and Light side speeches, so no, it wouldn't have been that hard.
My Sith Warrior's style felt very accommodated throughout these two expansions, but I must say that neither the Dark nor Light side speech which was intended to conclude what was otherwise a great story sounded right coming from my Warrior, and for that reason it didn't feel like a conclusion at all. I do hope that KotET was not the end, and that my Warrior will still be given the chance to define himself as something other than the one-dimensional despot I heard in the Dark side speech.
I actually cringed and hit Escape when I first chose the Dark side speech, then chose Light side and cringed even more -- and begrudgingly stuck with the Dark side speech.