As much as it intrigued me to see Palpatine return, this will definitely destroy Anakin Skywalker's whole redemption arc if Palpatine is fully resurrected. To me, this was a desperate attempt to bring back fans that they lost with The Last Jedi. And honestly, I did not like The Last Jedi, but they should've just continued with the direction of that story with Kylo Ren as the main villain as the new Supreme Leader. But, if Palpatine is back, it seems like they're rewriting the events that Rian Johnson set forth in Episode 8. Really, this sequel trilogy seems like there was no planning put forth into it. There's no clear beginning, middle, and end. Each episode feels like it's been rewritten by different authors. It boggles me how the biggest IP in movie history was handled in this way. And now it's no longer the biggest IP I would say. That title belongs to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and rightly so. I am lightyears more excited for Endgame than anything related to Star Wars sequel trilogy. Because Kevin Feige and everyone at Marvel actually took the time to PLAN for ten years up until Infinity War. And now everything feels like a massive payoff. Disney Star Wars should take some notes.

If you’re still willing to do this, I’m interested in the idea. I’m fairly new to SWTOR and am a Jedi Guardian. But I’ve been wanting to try out RP even though I’ve not done it in an MMO for a long time. My only schedule setback is that I’m in college right now and won’t be on too often. But I do my best to get on at least once or twice a week. Just let us know if you’re willing to do this. It could be an interesting experience for new RPers.

While this is merely a subjective point of view. The reason why The Old Republic is better than the current Disney Star Wars is because it actually gives us new and original ideas not yet explored in the saga. The MAIN THING I hope Disney will do is move on from nostalgia. Move on from the Original Trilogy references. Move on from Empire vs. Rebels. Star Wars is not all about that and to think it is... is only limiting its potential. The Old Republic with its eight classes have proven that the galaxy is filled with a plethora of colorful stories and it doesn't have to be just about an evil galactic empire against a small band of underdogs. If Disney does explore new territory and even introduce The Old Republic era in canon, that may rejuvenate interest in the saga and reel back all the fans they lost after The Last Jedi.

Sorry, accidentally posted same message. twice. Ignore this message.

I've spoken about this several times in the past year. But this is my first time on these forums. As much as I understand your whole point about Luke's personality, I personally didn't agree with his depiction in Last Jedi. Not because it's the "popular" opinion. I felt like this on my first viewing before going on the internet to see the swarms of others hating on the movie. Now, at this point, my hatred towards the film has dissipated and I don't want to delve into a rabbit hole as I did when I initially walked out of the theater. So, I'll try to explain why I don't think his depiction was accurate. First, I agree that Luke was known for acting impulsively, relying on his feelings rather than intuition. So, it makes perfect sense to me that he ignited his saber before Ben Solo in the hut. What didn't make sense to me though was Luke entering the hut in the first place. From my understanding, he sensed that Ben had a dark presence emanating from him. Now, I know Luke has shown traits of curiosity before such as him entering the cave on Dagobah. But, I truly don't think he would repeat this act if he'd known the source of the darkness was Ben. In fact, I can't believe this would the first time for Luke to sense this darkness in his nephew. I think the Luke that redeemed his father would've arranged a session to speak with his nephew rather than creepily sneak into his private quarters and probe his mind. Luke knows first hand what it is like to struggle with the dark side. He is not like the Jedi before the Imperial era; the same Jedi who suppressed feelings of the dark side and refused to accept an individual that had conflicted feelings. Luke, and I would even say Qui-Gon Jinn, were more human than most Jedi. And by "human", I mean they were more understanding and realized that some people were imperfect. My point being, I would've thought Luke would be a very compassionate and understanding counselor. I imagined him to be very down-to-earth, relatable, and more compassionate than any Jedi before him. Because that's who he was. And, I thought his character arc was always perfect in the originals because it juxtaposed with Anakin's wonderfully. It was love that created Vader, and yet it was love that redeemed him. Proving the Jedi of old wrong in their thought that love and compassion was always dangerous. So when I saw TLJ, I was honestly baffled with the direction they took his character. In fact, I wasn't even expecting him to be such a main focus. I thought he was going to serve as the mentor figure to a vengeful Rey, who needed to understand the possibility of redemption in Ben Solo. But instead, it was the other way around. It was Rey who schooled Luke that there was still good in Ben. In turn, making Luke almost the central character with a fully realized arc in the movie. Yet, we'd already seen his entire arc in three movies. At the end of the day, I don't care too much about it anymore cause I now express apathy towards the sequel trilogy. But to anyone who loves it, more power to you. I'm not here to dissuade from liking anything. I just can't go against a legendary actor who played the role multiple times and voiced his disagreement to a director that was stepping foot into this universe for the first time in his life. How Rian Johnson got the keys to write and direct Star Wars will always be a mystery to me.