Quip Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 So many theories, when the truth is out there for all to see... British accents are sexier than American accents. End of story. Not even close eh. Canadian accents trump all o' yas, no doot aboot it. Actually the reason it's more popular is the torturer in the SI's starting zone. "I know! It's so hard to stop at just one once you've started!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barracudastr Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I just like empire because its populated..... I tried rerolling republic but after seeing how dead it really was I decided im not going to waste my time leveling and all that again. Not fun rerolling to play a dead faction where you know no one and none of the guilds are taking new members because they are all close knit so to speak lol. Empire = the mmo part of this game. Republic = solo play action and getting ganked by groups of imps in pvp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickabrack Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) @OP: Hey! I'm American and that offends me. ... because it's pretty much true. Dammit Edited January 25, 2012 by Brickabrack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SableShadow Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Not even close eh. Canadian accents trump all o' yas, no doot aboot it. "Flappy heads and funny accents are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicSkimmr Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) So many theories, when the truth is out there for all to see... British accents are sexier than American accents. End of story. This is irrefutable, and I am American. Female IA and female SI :swoon: Every time they speak I feel like Kramer when he talks to Erica on the phone. ggggiddyup Edited January 25, 2012 by VicSkimmr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pythoris Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Boba Fett disagrees Boba Fett sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsmileey Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 So many theories, when the truth is out there for all to see... British accents are sexier than American accents. End of story. Like my reply, this thread screams 'pointless' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chessrook Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the fact that the Empire got the Chiss. I mean, Thrawn is one of the greatest non-Jedi characters in the Star Wars lore, at least in my opinion. As for me personally, well I still plan on playing EVERY class from start to end, but have had reasons for doing each. Trooper because my first character is ALWAYS a Neutral-good-fighter-type. Jedi Knight because of the female Jedi-ish character I usually use. Sniper because after the Agent progression video, I found myself very interested in the playstyle (Always liked snipers and the like), and the second act has held me hooked. And Inquisitor, while I haven't started it yet, I'd like to have some of the electric shocky fun. So on my end, I'm about equally divided on which side I want to play on. But this is me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thradar Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Boba Fett disagrees Boba Fett is clearly wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyTrek Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Having the following toons... Jedi Sentinel, Trooper, and a Jedi Guardian (that I'm doing dark side), as well as a Sith Marauder, and a Bounty Hunter Merc, I can say that the Sith and Bounty hunter storylines have been the most interesting by far. The Trooper storyline is god as well. I'm having more fun with my second Jedi who is mostly dark than with the original. I'm not sure why others rolled a Sith/Imp, but for me having seen all movies countless times and owning them, I wanted to experience the other side of the storyline. It's been fascinting honestly to be immersed in the Sith and the Empire's world and making deliciously evil choices, since that's not who I am in real life. And just for the record.... I'm OK with SWTOR being a RP/MMO hybrid as a game. I think it blends the two genres very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genghiscon Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) I wounder how many Imp players know that the Empire was based of Nazi Germany. So they are in a small way, playing out the life of a Nazi in space. I am not making this up, Lucas himself has said as much. Even if he didn't though, is it really that hard to see the two the same? Hell look up old Nazi footage and then look up any scene in any of the movies with the Empire. There is more but I am sure everyone with any sort of education has already made the connection on there own. Wait, am I missing something? Are you implying that British Space Nazis aren't mind-numblingly interesting and awesome? Or at the very least that this wasn't common knowledge already? Edited January 25, 2012 by genghiscon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadEdward Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Different strokes for different folks. 'nuff said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogoo Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 So many theories, when the truth is out there for all to see... British accents are sexier than American accents. End of story. False. People play Empire because of the looks. I felt so violated when I equipped my Jedi hat. o.O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PibbyPib Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Boba can disagree all he wants, but all he ever did was stand at the side of greater men and get pwned by Han Solo by accident. I really never understood why he was popular. He never actually did anything cool whatsoever in the movies. I guess standing around holding a rifle was the cool thing back in the 80s. C'mon, he does seem pretty cool in the movies. You never see him do much, but he ends up being the guy to capture the target nonetheless. And he's a regular guy who talks all snarky to Darth Vader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyTrek Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 The most mysterious character from the movies fro me and many of my friends was Bobba Fett. I had the original action figures and I remember sending away UPC seals for Bobba Fett. Literally every kid I knew stood in awe when I was the first kid in my neighborhood to actually posses a Bobba Fett action figure. Other kids eventually got them and we always fought over who got to be Bobba Fett. Darth Vader was certainly more popular and certainly more evil, but Fett had a very very big "Cool Factor". For me....Fett was the most bad*ss character in the movies, at least looks wise. The fact that he didn't talk in the originals left you carte-blanche to wonder about who he really was and what drove him. Just my 2 cents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanzoV Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I have yet to play a Republic character, so I had no idea that they did not have any Brit accents. I would have expected one of the Jedi classes to sound a bit like Sir Alec or Ewan, in order to achieve that Obi-Wan feeling. My SW lore is a little rusty, but as I understand it, the Brit accent is the accent of the Core worlds. So basically Coruscant and the planets around there. As to why the Sith speak it, well, I guess it has to do with the Dark Jedi that landed on Korriban all that time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harpuax Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 False. People play Empire because of the looks. I felt so violated when I equipped my Jedi hat. o.O Aside from a few trooper helm, every hat in this game is horrible. And I would rather be a brown robed jedi than batman, this isn't DCUO. Maybe it is the accents, but the pompous and arrogant way every empire npc speaks made me role republic. The jedi may be a bit goody goody but not nearly as full of themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adeptt Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 So many theories, when the truth is out there for all to see... British accents are sexier than American accents. End of story. I agree that while they may be sexier, they become so annoying after 10 mins. Case in point..... Adele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surftech Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 It goes to the heart of society in general. We as as society (especially Americans) are forced to be "good" and "peaceful" with our lives. When in actuality, humans are mean, selfish, dangerous animals. Sure we are "sentient" but given the opportunity to be the "bad guy" is VERY appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolarrah Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) People play to there personalities. Sith are disgruntaled emotional a-holes that do nothing but complain. Check the forum posts out and you will see that vast majority of posts are by disgruntled emotional a-holes. It is logical there for that most players would be Sith. Edited January 25, 2012 by Dolarrah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleekit Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 the answer is "black" anyone who knows the dye market from guild wars knows the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stem Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 It's because the assumption in MMOs is that the 'bad guys' are played by adults and the 'good guys' are played by children (younger players)....... which is nonsense. ……. not that any of this matters as we’ll all eventually have the same number of Empire and Republic players on the same server. That….. and Bounty Hunters are cooler than Troopers. Nothing about Troopers in E4, E5, and E6 would make anyone want to be one. I’m suddenly reminded of Han Solo running into a group of Storm Troopers during their escape on the first Death Star…. One shot from him and they all go running…….. how heroic of them….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceasaigh Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Bond James Bond enough said =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvp_pe Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 It goes to the heart of society in general. We as as society (especially Americans) are forced to be "good" and "peaceful" with our lives. When in actuality, humans are mean, selfish, dangerous animals. Sure we are "sentient" but given the opportunity to be the "bad guy" is VERY appealing. that isn't true. you can choose to play either faction as dark or light. the empire can be darker overall but being republic doesn't force the opposite the morality system for trooper, for instance, always makes sense. ends vs. means. no stupid chaotic stupid ******** (which is how many games, and other classes, treat evil.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaick Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 He looked cool and originally didn't talk, so you're all like, whats this guy all about? Then he fell into a giant lady part with teeth and died. What more could you want from a character? Fett didn't die. He got out and eventually became mandalore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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