Rhudian Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) Droids. It wouldn't take that much to implement them, either. Just put a metallic-sounding audio filter over the existing smuggler/agent/bounty hunter/trooper dialog and replace romanceable sidekicks with the astromech and battle-droids. And then add droid-on-droid [Flirt] options. Because access port and electrical socket innuendo never gets old. Edited January 6, 2012 by Rhudian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidalgo Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Twi'lek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChampionChains Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I just want to be a Duro Sith Warrior. Maybe a Trandoshan Bounty Hunter. What's the name of the race with the two horns sticking up out of their heads as well as the two hanging down almost like lekku over the front of their shoulders? Before the game released, I was really set on making a Rattaki Sith Warrior, went with Human since it wasn't an option. And why is Cyborg a "race"? Shouldn't it just be a creation slider like tattoos and scars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChampionChains Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Wookies and any other race that doesn't speak common will NOT be in the game, this has been talked about before and the devs said that they want players to be able to understand and not skip through cut scene's because you get pissed off at hearing "wargrargrgrgrgagagagag" every time your pc speaks. After running whatever the first time, people are going to skip anyway. Few people have time to dedicate to watching the same 30mins of voice acting each time they run an instance. Also, it wouldn't be any more annoying than the hundreds of alien languages you already have to listen to while going through quests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox_McCloud Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 The thing is, its incredibly easy for them to add new races because the races do not affect the class story line, they don't affect the gear design if the race is humanoid, and there are no racial abilities to balance. For trandoshans specifically.. Qyzen Fess graphically is already there and all the gear works on him. The only alteration for droids, trandoshans, wookies, etc.. might be the romance options. But quite frankly if they just disabled it for those races I would be just fine with it. I just want to play a Trandoshan Jedi Sage, or a Trandoshan Bounty Hunter =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotWR Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Togruta , Cathar and most importably Zeltron's would be great for both sith and republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raphaelbizzle Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 it is kinda bad for real star wars fans who had a Character in mind but i would start playing (i stopped after a few days) if they added Thisspiasian's (Beardy half snake half man peeps) like Master Oppo Rancis:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guildrum Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Nautolan, Rodians and Trandoshans, tentative Cathar, though I am afraid at the inevitable, sheer number of catgirls that would be made mewing all over the place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeatoHarrolo Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 I just want to be a Duro Sith Warrior. Maybe a Trandoshan Bounty Hunter. What's the name of the race with the two horns sticking up out of their heads as well as the two hanging down almost like lekku over the front of their shoulders? Do you mean the Chagrian? Yes they would be great too. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Chagrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombatninja Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Ithorians FO SHO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChampionChains Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Do you mean the Chagrian? Yes they would be great too. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Chagrian Yes! Those guys. Wasn't the Sith who usurped Darth Krayt of that race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowsworn Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Sullastans are in game. There is a Police Force Member in the Smuggler storyline, but no regular NPCs that I've seen at this point. Not sure if anyone has mentioned Bothan yet or not. Ithorian would be good as well. Wookies were a surprise omission same with Mon Calamari. But as the game progresses, who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qeuzolt Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I would love to play a Jawa!!!!! http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jawa I think this is the first MMO I have played with out a small sized playable class. I <3 funsized toons especially for stealth classes :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikox Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I wan't my Twi'lek Bounty Hunter back :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vehar Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 So... One thing that annoyed me about The Old Republic was the lack of character customization. I'm hoping later on in The Old Republic they add more playable species. In my opinion it's important in a MMO that there is a lot of vaiety of playable species and customization. So post what species you think should be added. Maybe include what classe's each species should be for. Here's mine. Iktotchi Iktotchi would be great Jedi and Sith. Nautolan I think the Nautolan would be a good for all classes. They are already in game just not playable. Togruta This species would be great for the Jedi. There's already a lot of Togruta NPCs in the game too. Mon Calamari Another species that is ingame just not playable. I miss my old Mon Calamari Jedi from Star Wars Galaxies. Rodian I'm surprised that Rodian wasn't already a playable class. Esspecially because there is a Smuggler class. Gran Grans would be another great species for the Smugglers. Gran Jedi might be cool too. Sullustan I haven't seen any Sullustan in The Old Republic yet but it could be a good species to add. The Sullustan were mainly in the Original Trilogy but it would be cool to have them in The Old Republic. I wonder if Wookie is going to be a popular suggestion. To be honest, I don't want the Wookies to be a playable species. In Star Wars Galaxies I hated all the Wookie Jedi and Wookie Commandos running about. It just didn't look right. Some of these don't work simply because they can't speak basic, like Rodians can't I believe and Wookies as well, but the others could come as legacy options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChampionChains Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Some of these don't work simply because they can't speak basic, like Rodians can't I believe and Wookies as well, but the others could come as legacy options. With the species that don't speak basic, BW could just overlay misc voiceovers from the various alien quest givers. There are hours of speech from all alien races they could get sound grabs from. I know it's easier said than doen, but it's still kind of a cop out. Hell, just let them speak basic, who cares if it breaks lore. JKII: Jedi Academy let you play as rodians who used the same voiceovers as all other race options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vehar Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 With the species that don't speak basic, BW could just overlay misc voiceovers from the various alien quest givers. There are hours of speech from all alien races they could get sound grabs from. I know it's easier said than doen, but it's still kind of a cop out. Hell, just let them speak basic, who cares if it breaks lore. JKII: Jedi Academy let you play as rodians who used the same voiceovers as all other race options. /cringe You hurt me =/ lol Plus I don't know who could live through all that gameplay with that 5 alien word repeated 5000 times in different decibels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enderandrew Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) Shistavanens, but to go into more detail i'll put some of my thoughts into and give reasoning why this would be a good species. ----------- 1. They speak basic 2. They have a humanoid like body 3. Armor issues for legs and feet/arms/head, the devs could do the same thing that they do with Guss and Bowdaar you can equip the gear but it just doesn't show. The chest would be fine, since they can wear chest peices. 4. They could be jedi, smugglers or bounty hunters for classes. In addition to your list, I saw a dev post talking about how races also had to be very human, otherwise they were worried that players wouldn't be as emotionally connected to the characters because it would be hard to relate. Trandoshans would fail your first criteria, as well as Wookiees. You also have to account for clipping of helmets/robes and animations for every single cut scene in the game. When you kiss companion_x as a Gran, would your snout go through their face? I'd like to second nominations for: Twi'lek Cathar Devaronian Droids And one or two of the following group: Iktotchi Nautolan Togruta Chagrian Edited January 6, 2012 by enderandrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillingyr Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Kel'Dor= In game, however their heads look incredibly flat from a profile view.Kaleesh= In game, slider for masks and eyes... Not too difficult to implement. Rodian= Come on! Really in game, they are iconic to SW... why aren't they playable?!?! *Droids= Simple addition, they would make an awesome addition to the game. Super customizable character creation with them would make it even better. I understand the romance aspect of these races, however it wouldn't be a bad idea to unlock some of the previously un-romance-able characters, for these races to romance. Personally I don't care either way, not planning on romancing any of the companions in the first place. Lets just have this moment of honesty though, its all xenophile ideas, so who cares what species would romance another species? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drowsiness Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I will not rest until I can play a Jawa. brb, gonna take a nap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enderandrew Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Again, I can't imagine you'll ever see Rodians, Jawas or Wookiees as playable races simply because they don't speak Basic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raticon Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) I will not rest until I can play a Jawa. brb, gonna take a nap. I'm quoting this for truth. A Droid is also a playable must-have! Edited January 6, 2012 by Raticon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyburma Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Again, I can't imagine you'll ever see Rodians, Jawas or Wookiees as playable races simply because they don't speak Basic. Rodians can speak Basic- at least there is substantial evidence (novels and games) to suggest such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksthedude Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 In addition to your list, I saw a dev post talking about how races also had to be very human, otherwise they were worried that players wouldn't be as emotionally connected to the characters because it would be hard to relate. Trandoshans would fail your first criteria, as well as Wookiees. You also have to account for clipping of helmets/robes and animations for every single cut scene in the game. When you kiss companion_x as a Gran, would your snout go through their face? I'd like to second nominations for: Twi'lek Cathar Devaronian Droids And one or two of the following group: Iktotchi Nautolan Togruta Chagrian Alas, someone with a decent understanding and a good idea of what races should be playable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vennge Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Nautolan or Torguta would be great. I am surprised you can't play as a droid, remember that general from clone wars ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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