Personally, i take the position that it still is. Why? Because one of the properties that remained canon after their buy-out of Lucasfilm was the CGI Clone Wars. The last season has, amongst other things, Yoda facing the dark side apparition of Darth Bane. In my mind, this canonizes Bane and anything connected to him. The novels about Bane mention, amongst other things, him using a holocron that possesses the teachings of Darth Revan. So, following the same line of thought as before.... Now, obviously, they won't say one way or the other until they decide to A: make some TV show/film based in the KOTOR era, or B: decide that they want something different for the era and replace it. My personal head-canon is that it does remain canon simply by association. Besides, this takes place 3000 years before the films, and it is the only property still allowed to keep moving forward. 1313 was stopped, and as I understand it, there were other SW properties that a stop was put to. But SWTOR remains.

I agree the JC is quite high profile, but even with the way the JK storyline plays out, the JK seems more like a shadow operative for the Council and Republic, with only a handful knowing all the details, while the JC's story and their choices are heavily watched by the Council, the Senate, and even the Chancellor.

Toss up between Quesh Huttball and Arenas. I list arenas because if you and your team are wiped out you don't even get comms for finishing the WZ (unless that was a glitch and they fixed it).

I haven't played the Consular story to its entirety quite yet, but based on what I've seen and heard from others I would say that the Consular would suit a Qui-Gon style of doing things (I use Force Persuade a lot as a Consular), while the Jedi Knight is definitely suited to a Dark Jedi, particularly as things escalate.

A Dark Jedi is very much an arrogant, brash individual who is more concerned with his own glory, at least on the Knight storyline. So if you want to be a representative of the Jedi as they were in the prequels (sure, Anakin was arrogant but I think the only ones who weren't are Obi-Wan and Yoda, and even Yoda realized he was no match for the Sith), go for Dark. A mixture of Light and Dark (Gray) would probably make more sense as a 'non-typical' Jedi. Example: romance options, deciding not to try and talk down Sith, etc. as DS choices would probably be good. But deciding to let innocents die in favor of retrieving a rare crystal (DS Choice on Taris for the JK where you can either save a colony about to fall under attack or retrieve rare orange lightsaber crystal) would be less of a 'non-typical Jedi' and more of a 'borderline narcissistic psycho whose only difference with the DS Sith Warrior is alignment'.

Something to think about when it comes to Light Side and Dark Side choices on the side of the Sith Empire. If you think of the long-term implications, one has to consider the fact that LS choices are, in fact, more sadistic than Dark Side choices. Example:

PVP is good for some things. Leveling fast, with just PVP and class quests, is not one of them. However, the slow leveling is balanced out, IMO, by the credits you get for each match. Most of the time, I'm level 11 by the time I'm on the fleet, and even if I spend most of my time for the first several matches playing guard or dying a whole lot, I get anywhere between 500 to 1000 credits per match. Once you get up to like Level 15 or 16, its been a rare match (for me at least) where you're not getting at least 2000 credits. PVP is not for a fast leveler. But it gives you a lot of practice with practicing with your key bindings and what powers work best and what rotation. When I first began the game with a Jedi character, I went through 3 or 4 and got frustrated because Kira's "brother" kept kicking my *** or I would just barely beat him. Now, after PVPing a lot, when I come to that type of character, its rare that I even have to let myself die and bring in T7. So if you're looking for a lot of creds and practice with a team, along with getting a crash course in using your keybound powers and what rotation is best, than yes, PVP is a "good" way to level up. But if you're looking for power-leveling, then do what others have suggested. Do your regular PVE content and the Dailies.

You'll still fight Jedi in terms of the regular story on worlds like Alderaan, but in terms of 'the main bad guy of the planet' is a Guardian/Sentinel or Sage/Shadow, than probably not. One thing to remember is that the Empire's politics are literally cut-throat and so most of your villains on the Sith storylines will be Sith themselves, or be Jedi twisted by the Dark Side (such as in the Chapter 1 finale of the Sith Warrior storyline). In truth, I find it more interesting to fight other players in PVP who are Jedi as a Sith class. The cycle of fighting the PVE NPCs use can become predictable, while in PVP you can't be sure how the other person is going to fight, or if you'll suddenly be ganged up on or gang up on somebody with the Ops team you're on. If you and your friend are going to be leveling together, I'd suggest using PVP for fighting Jedi since Sith classes tend to be more about handling the cut-throat politics of the Empire than dealing out damage on Republic morale.

Unlike so many of you, I'm not one of those people who has leveled a lot of different characters. I've yet to reach the end-game on any, though I am now closing in on doing so with my Jedi Guardian. I'll finish his storyline off then start a new character that will, in the end, be my actual main on Begeren Colony. The Jedi Knight story is just that classic story any Star Wars fan has to play, if only out of loyalty. But the Sith Sorcerer is the one that has held my interest since I first heard about the game. I'll level him using the class quests and the planetary quests (though with Korriban and Dromund Kaas I have to do all quests there, but that's okay). Luckily, my legacy is up to the levels that I can purchase at least the first two levels of XP bonuses for exploration, quest, etc. I may level up BH on another server this time around as well, since the BH story sounds interesting. He's my only character on that server, thus he'll be my main there.... I luckily have too much time on my hands, so having time to get through one or more class storylines and planetary sidequests is not an issue...

Most of the PVP vendors on the fleet are for ranked and end-game Warzones, and none of them sell anything for below 50 generally. The WZ Comms you get from WZs pre-50, you can do one of two things with. You can get gear for a level 20, or level 40 character from vendors on Dromund Kaas/Coruscant. Alternatively, the PVP vendor in the WZs (should be near the start point of the WZ) has an option to purchase Planetary Comms with WZ comms. If you have adaptive gear right now, you could do that option, though one of the more experienced PVP players will have to tell you the exchange rate. Only reason I know it was because I saw it the other day when I checked with the vendor before entering a WZ. Hope this helps. Maybe some of the veteran PVPers will have more answers for you.

My nephew is going to be getting this game and he wants to do a playthrough together on an PVP server. I don't mind the idea, but I do have a question regarding it. I know that on any other server, if you kill another toon outside of a warzone (challenged to a duel), you don't get experience. Or at least, I don't think you do. Is it different on a PVP server? Or is it the same? I'm just wondering because, well, I'd like to know what I'm getting into....

Hope your reviews didn't come from critic, because anyone who actually uses their brain knows critics are hardly trusted by people to say if a movie is good. What matters, my friend, is the numbers. You know, the money a film makes? And in a cinematic universe encompassing more than one film, such as with Star Wars or the Marvel CU, the amount each movie gets makes the following film that much more supported by not only fans, but the studios. See, the studios decide how much the films get budgeted with, and they're not going to back another film in a cinematic universe if it hasn't proven itself already. Pretty much every Marvel Comics film has been a success in the new branch of films. Star Wars is a cinematic universe of its own, and what Disney is doing is taking two years to do the films after Episode VII. I'd guess they'll start pre-production (writing the script, finding actors/director/etc.) on the first stand-alone next year, in 2014, while they work on filming (production) of Episode VII, and be filming or preparing to film the first stand-alone while they wrap up and get ready to release Episode VII. Now, is the Marvel Cinematic Universe the greatest 'marvel' of modern cinema? I think that depends on how you measure it. In terms of effects, character development/interaction, and the way the tales all connect and lead into Avengers, than absolutely. Each episode of Star Wars, from Phantom Menace to Return of the Jedi, connects and moves the story of Anakin Skywalker and his progeny forward. This new branch of films will not only show us what happens after the fall of the Emperor and the 'return of the Jedi', but also expand the Star Wars universe and give it new depth for those who refuse to watch cartoons, read books, or play video games. If this somehow harms your view of Star Wars, or you feel that the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe means doom for a series of films that have continued to be in the collections of pretty much every movie-goer since 1977, I've gotta wonder exactly where you fell off the shopping cart. Put simply: they're two different cinematic universes, and quite frankly, with today's technology, two years is pretty much all the time that's needed to make a movie. Lucas only took three years because he did not cast big name stars or producers or whatever if he could help it. Disney, on the other hand, has no problem doing so and therefore don't need to take up to a year casting for the 'perfect unknown actor' to play various roles other than those already cast (by the previous stars).

This. Of all the film companies that could have purchased Lucasfilm, Disney is the one I trust the most. I sure as hell don't trust Fox; in fact, if Fox had been the ones to outright purchase it, I would've been proclaiming doom just like they did to the original Star Wars. Reason? Fox is very good at ACTION films. Die Hard is a prime example of this. But what few science fiction (and I mean space opera style, not urban or future Earth style) they have done have, for the most part, sucked. So Disney has my support all the way. And a two year wait on each episode instead of a three year wait? I can get behind that. Stand-alone films to tide us over till the next episode? Even better.

You clearly have no actual understanding of the Samurai or their more free subset, the Ronin. I have to assume that if you're referring to an Asian culture, you're not referring to the Japanese but the OTHER one. Those ones, I could agree with as far as their antics go. I think you've got your Asian cultures mixed up as far as the ancient practices go. As far as WW2 is concerned, yes, there were horrific torture camps and such; this is not something that can be debated. But the OP was not talking about the Samurai of recent years, he was likely speaking of the Samurai and Ronin of the past centuries, the ancient dynasties. Yes, they served some very despicable nobles, and they were honor-bound to do so. You have no understanding of Japanese culture, especially ancient Japanese culture, by your very words. You embarrass yourself more than you instruct others. A good friend of mine who died a couple years back had a great deal of Japanese knowledge, and he shared it with me. I live MY life by a code of honor, a code of conduct, that he and I devised with our knowledge of the Japanese Samurai/Ronin culture. If we were to go with one or the other, I would say it is more Ronin-like. To the OP: I think you're thinking more along the lines of a Ronin, who are unbound by any laws or edicts of superiors. They choose their own code of honor by which to live, and they make their own choices as to how to serve what they perceive as the common good. For in-game examples: A fully Dark Side Sith Warrior who obeys Darth Baras and than the Emperor's Hands would be considered the classic Samurai, bound by his honor to serve. A Light-Side Sith Warrior would be considered a Ronin, as he is attempting to change the Empire for the better from within, and does not follow every command he's given, and gives those he fights the chance to surrender. On the Jedi side, a Light Side Jedi tends to obey the Council and the Republic, and this would fit with some of the more decent nobles who commanded Samurai. A Dark Jedi chooses his own moral code, and thus is more Ronin-like. So, as far as your question of if you can play a Samurai-like Jedi is concerned: A samurai is bound by honor to serve those he has committed his life to. A Light Side Jedi has committed him or herself to the Republic and the Jedi Order. A fully light side, no romance Jedi is the most samurai like as far as decent Samurai go. On the Sith side, you go against the grain of the Empire's current state of affairs In essence, on the two sides, the roles are reversed as far as alignment.

Right, thx. Just thought I'd ask because I wasn't seeing the point to it if there was no way to get rid of the regular comms, as from what I know, only the new commendation sets they've got is able to be traded for planetaries.

I only ask because it seems the Warzones vendor (commendations for pre-ranked) only gives out armor for level 50 or 55. If this is the case, than I think I'll stick with doing PVE until I'm in that level range. If not, then I'd really like to know what I'm supposed to do with regular WZ comms.

OP, I don't know what server you play on (or when you play it) but the servers I play on almost always have a HEAVY population listing, especially in the evening hours between six and midnight. If you play after midnight, you get a STANDARD or LIGHT population regardless. Now, the East Coast servers do always seem to have the latter two, but I've heard both here on the forums and in gen-chat in-game that's because East Coast players don't bother selecting an East Coast server, wanting to be where there's a heavy population (presumably so they don't have to wait forty-plus minutes for a PVP queue to pop). Can't speak for the dev teams. But I think you're also forgetting that, if there's anything that's going to be lasting a long time, it'll be Star Wars, especially with Disney giving new life to it (although we still have to reserve judgment on their vision for Star Wars until we see the first film they do). I'm writing this under the assumption you are not just a pathetic, half-witted troll who must feed his ego by bashing the hard work of others because you're own dreams or attempts at a career have dwindled and you now work as a night clerk for some gas station. That's my view of trolls, BTW. But, as I said, I'm writing this answer under the assumption that you ARE NOT a troll.... Sorry for the caps, people. I save my italics and such for quotations.

OP: My best friend is a member of the military. He served in Afghanistan. He told me about what it was like over there. So, to quote Burt Gummer, "Is your head up your *** for the warmth?" In contentious, REAL LIFE WARZONES, people relieving stress is physical, or with regular types of video games. In those areas, 'internet service' is something they regulate heavily, and its mainly used for assuring family membrs their safe, keeping up to date, etc. But most of their updates and such still go through real, physical mail. Now as far as less contentious areas are concerned, if you've got downtime, and you've got a group of gamers on a base, they more than likely play more than one MMO, and probably play the same ones as each other. This comes from another friend, BTW. They have friends who do MMOs, and they all team up together for 'raids' or 'operations' or whatever you want to call them. What does that mean? Well, it means that the people you are trying to use as a reason for solo/casual player dumbing down of group content normally have a group they can find. Now me, I'm one of the solo-casual players. I don't like doing group stuff all that much, because of ninja looters. If I plan on one of my toons doing group content, I get into a damn guild or make sure the people I'm teaming up with are actual veteran players, who hate ninja looting as much as I do. I even say, in gen-chat: "If you're a ninja looter, don't bother grouping w/me." I always queue for warzones solo, because whoever gets a group together usually ends up being classed as leader. Me, I just like to kick ***. In a group, I play a damage role most of the time. I played tank for a while, but there's not much point having survivability if you're dealing **** damage. So every type I play, I play damage. If a class is also a heal class, I don't use the heal spells. I do damage spec. If a class is a tank, I do damage. And what's funny? I kick more ***, even with something like a Sorc, than I ever did as a tank, and I can still kick butt with endurance enhancements and crystals while adding might/aim/resolve mods and armoring. If and when I ever get a character to level 50-55, guess what? I might do these high-end operations/warzones/etc. But more than likely, I'll just do them to get money, to send to alts that I level. The reason I haven't gotten to that point yet is because I tend to be an idiot, and either spec my armor wrong, or pick the wrong class. I've finally found which mods and such to use; I no longer care about using PVP to help level; and if I don't find a group for a flashpoint, I don't care. I just decide to wait until I've outleveled that flashpoint, than experience it on my own. Finally, as far as your whole, "I'm in multimedia/graphic design": if you are, than you know damn well how much these things cost to do. If you don't, then your claim is based on the following situation: your an amateur graphic artist, sitting in your basement (or more accurately, your parents' basement) and you use something like Blender. Or you were lucky enough to get a damn good computer compatable with top-of-the-line software like Maya. If your claim that what they say can't be done can be is true, than prove it. Make a scenario, play through it, based on the types of enemies you would face at that level. If you can't do that, than stop claiming you can do better than the people who actually do the work, which is precisely what you were doing.

I reviewed the thread, and from what I could tell, the guy was using his 'multimedia expertise' (which I'm using sarcastically) as a platform to basically say he'd be better at programming end-game content than the people who've put so much time into it already. If he was really this capable, he would get hired on at BW/EA, or create his own damn online MMORPG that had content for both MMO players and those who prefer solo/casual. Since he has not, I'd bet that his 'multimedia company' is one of these little start-ups that barely has any clout; it might even be him working out of a home office, an independent contractor. As far as the interaction between you and the OP of that thread: you made the point countless others have made to those who complain, and you did it in a far less juvenile fashion than I've seen some post. You did not say something like, "Go eff yourself, whiny little b***" or some of the other juvenile responses. You made a clear case for why the end-game content is the way it is. IN response, he ignored half of your post and proceeded to go into full rage mode. The post he made following that showed his immaturity and lack of know-how on forums. Whenever i'm on a forum, I make sure people can read my responses. Anyways, I think you handled yourself pretty well, but personally, if either of the two of you would be counted as a 'TROLL', it'd be the OP. Now excuse me, I need to go make a point in that one regarding his use of the armed forces and their limited time as an excuse....

Considering that many who fell in Revan's time period were attracted to the mysteries of the Force that the Dark Side promised to unravel, I would say he was a Jedi Consular in the beginning, became more of a 'Jedi Shadow' during the war with the Mandalorians (minus using a saberstaff), became a Sith Sorcerer afterward, and then became a Jedi Guardian when he was 'redeemed'. Like others, I'd say the Revan seen in the novel and in SWTOR is a Dark Jedi Guardian. So, really, any Force class could be considered Revan. That's just my opinion, though, and how I view Revan as I've played him in KOTOR.

Keybinding has been very effective for me in just PVE, so when I went into PVP for the first time I was already used to using them. Now, being lefthanded, I don't have much of a problem, but when I'm in the middle of a fight, I'm not using the mouse. I'm using both hands to deliver blows or blaster bolts (depending on if I'm a Jedi or a blaster/rifle class), Of course, the thing that really matters is gear. I've found that the best option for me is to have adaptive gear of some kind, and I then fully deck it out with at least greens, if not blues and the occasional purple, before I start going into PVP. Sometimes this means I start out around level 20, but what I've found is more often than not, I get more XP and can last longer when I'm starting around level 20 than when I start at level 11. Keybinding has helped immensely; the one time I forgot to do keybinding on a character I entered PVP with, and had to depend on my mouse and the top row of keys (1 - =) I got massacred. So keybinding is definitely worth it. not to mention, if I had gone through PVP prior to my attempts to defeat Valis with my Jedi KNight, I'd have taken him out the first time. Instead....

Well, this explains why mats like Bronzium and such sell well, but when i tried to sell Grade 7 crafting supplies I got from a Cartel Pack they didn't get picked up.... guess I'll be sticking with the crafting mats that I can get from scavenging and such....

The Jedi are at once an admirable order as well as one that needed to through a refiner's fire. Firstly, I think the basic belief of the 'modern' Jedi Order (the one we see with Obi-Wan, Anakin, Mace Windu, etc.) of having compassion for all life is an excellent model. But the thing is, no matter what the war, one has to have something to fight for. It is revealed in the RotS novel that Mace Windu had something he loved, something he fought for: the Republic, and its ideals. Yoda had begun to realize the fault of the Jedi, I think, but he held onto his belief the Jedi Code was right. Compassion was excellent for the Jedi in their role as mediators and ambassadors, but it was not enough for them as warriors. Now, let's take a look at the Sith, at least what we know about them: first, we know their passion gives them their strength. Now, let's examine that for a moment. Passion can be both self-serving and serving of others. Anakin, for example, had two types of passion: he was passionate about freeing slaves as a boy (and honestly I don't see why they didn't explore that subplot more), and he was passionate about mechanics, about learning the ways of the Force so that Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, and his mother would be proud of him. He also sought Palpatine's approval, and that is a form of passion as well. He drove himself to do well in the eyes of a man who had become like a mentor or father figure. But Anakin was also prideful, arrogant, and had a selfish passion due to his lot in life. He was a slave to non-humans for all his life (which would explain why Darth Vader cared not for non-humans being subjected to slavery in the Empire), and when he finally was freed, he had to leave his mother behind, he was originally rejected by the Council for training, the man who had saved him was killed, and his new master was in the process of grieving and it would be obvious, even to a young boy that he was originally doing this for Qui-Gon and no more. Finally, Palpatine. Let's face it; Palpatine is a master of the Dark Side, and for good reason. he cares only about power, only for himself and preserving his livelihood. With the technology of even the prequels, it would have been easy to have the cloners on Kamino craft a new pair of lungs, or even had a medical replacement that would allow him to breathe normally. No, Palpatine wanted Anakin crippled as he was, which was why he never cautioned him, why he never warned him (because let's face it, he had to have known the remaining Jedi would come for them). Why? Because whole, Anakin could easily destroy him in a duel, either with a lightsaber or with Force powers. But crippled and locked away as more of a machine than man? He was the only threat to Palpatine's power, and Palpatine ensured he could never be his equal. Palpatine was selfish, but he knew what emotion could do, what certain kinds of emotions could do. THat was why he was afraid of Luke Skywalker. He knew the boy could turn the Father against him, and so he sought to have the Father destroy the Son. He underestimated the remnants of Anakin Skywalker that lay hidden beneath the black armor of Darth Vader. Put bluntly, the Jedi's main cause of their downfall was not their stance on emotion. They cared about the galaxy, and they cared about the people in it. But they had allowed themselves to become mired in politics, and they were no longer what they once were: guardians of peace and justice; instead, they were glorified ambassadors and mediators who handled disputes that the Republic felt their diplomats (aka, fat bureaucrats incapable of mediating at all) would not be suited for. But I think the main reason for their downfall is this: after the Ruusan Reformation, they stagnated. They continued on, serving the Republic and (as others have pointed out) the Senate, and teaching the same things over and over. Some among them believed in the Living Force as men like Revan, Master Orgus, and Qui-Gon Jinn did, but many were servants only to the Unifying Force. Meanwhile, the Sith following in the footsteps of Darth Bane evolved, learning from the mistakes of the past and learning different ways. I'd wager that their influence can be found throughout the one thousand years between the Ruusan Reformation and The Phantom Menace, but the Jedi didn't feel the need to look, believing they had destroyed them. In essence, the Jedi stagnated, the Sith evolved, and the Sith won for twenty years while the Jedi evolved and readied themselves for the final confrontation, with Anakin's children being their pawns. That element did not go away until Luke became master of the Order; Obi-Wan and Yoda were confident there was no saving Anakin, and were willing to sacrifice Luke if need be, as evidenced by their conversation on Dagobah near the end of Empire Strikes Back: "THat boy is our last hope" - Obi-Wan. "No. There is another." - Yoda.

I copied this over to my Facebook page. My comment to it was "It's sad that someone could capture in roughly five minutes (the tragedy of Anakin Skywalker) what George Lucas couldn't manage to do in roughly 14 hours of film footage.... and I LIKE the prequels."

Okay, thanks for the info. I wasn't sure about this, and I didn't want to say anything stupid.... And yes, I was talking about Warzones. I've noticed most people just short-hand it with WZ.