Apparently not many. I posted a similar idea, but as a player-run event, on Tattooine, of course, based on the Paris-Dakar. 4 classes, Sprinters, -25s, -40s, and -50s, with an entry fee and prizes for the winners in each class. Got ONE reply from a fellow racer. Disappointing, but not really surprizing. Edit: Forgot to mentin... I'd have alts just for sitting track-side waiting for race-day...

Actually, SWOTL (Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe) did a pretty darned good range from fighter (= to X-Wing/Tie Fighter, etc.) to hevy-fighter (Mantis, Fury, etc.) to Heavy Bomber with turrets (turrets & piloting under player control or automated, Correllian Corvette and above), and that was back in the early-mid 1980s. If BW can't replicate at least that level of play today, well, that would just be ridiculous.

I've never seen one ridden by a player...

1) Speeder-bike used by the Swoop Gangs in (I think) the Black Sun area of Coruscant; the one with the inverted gull-wings with the engines haning from them and short nose. 2) AT-PT; All Terrain PERSONAL Transport from the 1980s SW-RPG. Basically an AT-ST for one. 3) That mono-wheel thing Gen. Grievous had in Ep3.

Why would you want to give a Jedi Knight (primary stat Strength) a Blaster (an Aim weapon)?

I tried drumming up interest for a cross-country race on Tattooine a couple weeks ago, but got only a single reply...

Roughly .0012%. But, apparently, to some of those people, that's every living person... :/

Weeelll, since BW has apparently already caught on the the fact that this is STAR Wars, and stated that 3D SPACE Combat is coming, there isn't really a whole lot this game needs. But since you're asking, appearance and performance mods for Ships and Speeders would be sweet...

Knights and Warriors just "feel" wrong in cinematic and aesthtic terms. In the movies everyone got to see vader force-throw things (a consular ability that neither the Knight nor Warrior get) at Luke on Bespin. What'd be nice is a "compromise" Jedi/Sith class that has Inquisitor/Consular-looking abilities like Force-Throw-rocks/Lightning while still being, primarily, a melee combatant. Basically a mix of Con/Inq and Kn/War abilities: Med Armor, 1 Lightsabre Will as primary stat, attacks based on Force rather than Rage/Focus, others...? At this point this is a very rough idea, but I'd welcome suggestions.

I LIKE that ! It's not mandatory, but, "Do the survey, or don't post on the forums," kind of thing...

The part a lot of people here, and BW themselves, seem to miss, is that having "realistic" space combat has the potential to draw in more players. Sim-enthusiasts will play (and pay) just to do the Space battles, and maybe get drawn into the rest of the game along the way. That's one of the things I was looking forward to, and was hugely disappointed by the lack of, when I bought TOR.

OP, ask yourself this; who would Jabba be more likely to turn his favorite wall-hanging over to, a wussie Jedi-wanna-be, or a black-clad Sith-like guy? It's an act, pure and simple.

Paraphrased from Terry Pratchett's "Jingo"; Jabbar the D'reg says, "Kill merchant's? Why? If we kill them, they bring no more goods. We rob them, let them go, and then we rob their sons ! Yes !!" Killing is self-profitable, long-term, only as a last resort. Class/allegiance doesn't change this fact. So kill away, if you're an a short-term-thinking Sith, but my Marauder plans on ruling a stable, prosperous, successful Empire eventually.

LS(ish) Assaisin; Personal POWER, and getting laid. LS (ish) Marauder; Ruling the Empire as an open Revanite. LS (ish) Sentinel; Destroying the Empire, and getting laid (takes after dad, the Assasin). N Mercenary; $$$$$$$$$$$$, and getting laid (also takes after dad, the Assasin). DS (ish) Shadow; Destroying the Empire, and ruling the Republic. LS (full) Vanguard; Destroying the Empire.

Reason(s), or just ranting? If you givae Jedi/Sith Blaster (Pistols, presumably), then are you suggesting "back-up LightSabres for Trooper/BH/Smug/Agents?

2nd quote is bang-on right ! 2)This is an mmoRPG. The current space combat system totally breaks immersion. "Real" (3D) space-flight would be a major bennefit. 3) See lower quote, above

Programmers (AKA Devs) and Artists (AKA creators) are not the same thing, and it's extremely, phenomenally rare to find a person who's capable of both. That said, I'm sure BW has Creators who give the Devs guidance, but that's always part of the problem; NO computer program goes from "idea-originator" to "usable product" without some shortcomings creeping in. Ask any Accountant how awesome their $1000 accounting program is, and they'll start with a list or "issues" in the data-flow. A survey is a fabulous idea, but needs to be much longer (50 Qs, maybe), and aybe not optional but mandatory (that's iffy for a couple of reasons...). And definitely with a write-in option, but with maybe a 15-20 character limit (so they don't have towaste time wading through endless, pointless, doctoral dissertations).

Spectral, Red-Orange-Yellow-Green-Blue-(Indigo's not really anything but dark Blue...)-Purple (Violet)-Red again. Nice idea, but you're going to need a whole new type of Crystal to install...

It's a ggod idea overall, but difficult in the long run. It would require a lot of new cinematics, mission-lines, and a host of other new material. Would be good to have alternative story-linesfor the BH and Smuggler, as well.

EXCELLENT idea ! Alternatively, eliminate the planetary-commendations and make them all Republic or Empire Commendations, although Hutta and Nar Shadda might be an issue then. Maybe make the Coms from Hutts (and other Neutrals) spendable either way...

/agreed ! The hood up just sooo messes with my Sentinel and Shadow's awesome hair ! LOL

EXACTLY right and true. My family name is Polish, but is phoenetically (and, anglicized, digitally) identical to a common Indian name. As for char names, the "father" in my Legacy is a Sith Assasin who had a lot of "female companions", and sired 2 Jedi (Sent and Shadow, twins) by one, a Vanguard Trooper by another, a Marauder by his "regular" consort, and a Merc and a Sniper by two others. Distant cousins is also another easy option

Sorry, I was reading at 7Am (after a 14-hour shift) and mis-understood your meaning. That does sound like a good alternative.

In the States, but I live/work graveyard, so I probably play most at EU peak times. Thank you, that's a lot more than I knew previously. I'll check out an RP server this week (probably Ulgo, just because). Thanks again !

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