jaszunne Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 So, this has been a question of mine since day one. As we all know, TOR takes place roughly 3000yrs before the original movies, but there doesn't seem to be many advances in technology. I've read several threads that explain why this may be possible, but it is hard to think that such little has happened in thousands of years. And then I got to thinking... If a year is the approximate time it takes for a planet to complete an orbit (usually around a star), then what consitutes a year in the Star Wars universe? Of course, each planet would have a different year (such as an Earth year vs. a Mars year), but is each year referred to separately or is something used collectively? For example, an average of all the planet years could be taken to for a "galactic year" or something. Or maybe lightyears are being used? OR 3000yrs are just Earth years to make it easier for us Earthlings to understand the setting (this seems the most likely)... Or no one thought this through Sorry if I make no sense; it's late, and I'm tired. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quendi Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 The galactic standard year is measured by the solar year of Corusant. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Galactic_Standard_Calendar Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaszunne Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 The galactic standard year is measured by the solar year of Corusant. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Galactic_Standard_Calendar Hope that helps. That does help! Thank you! Though, I wonder if the Empire (TOR era) used the same calender, and if they did, how did they feel about it... hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustrumRidcully Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 It's even more interesting if you think that the Rakata, which are even older, had even far more advanced technology, merging tech and force. But then... The Rakata seemed to be the only species that is all-force sensitive. And when they stopped being that, their Empire fall apart. There is a quest where you help discover some new, advanced tech (I think there are multiple of that sort), and in this particular case, the mission giver agrees to share profits with you. Th eprofits amount to a single mail of something like 300 Credits. Maybe "new, advanced tech" really doesn't pay off in the Star Wars universe, hence nothing really gets done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bielduwyn Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Well, to a certain degree, all Miraluka are Force sensitive as they use the Force to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restepor Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 For technology advances nothing has really improved since the great hyper space wars. I mean the Republic/Empire have been using the same star destroyer design for 3000+ years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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