All_Under_Heaven Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 People claim Empire favoritism by Bioware. I didn't really agree until I gained my first starship on my Jedi Knight. Republic starships: Knight/Consular: Red Minivan-hammerhead. Does not give a sense of Jedi grace and knowledge.Smuggler: Chinese knock-off Millennium Falcon. Har har.Trooper: God-awful looking piece of crap. Grotesquely asymmetrical. Looks like it was built to transport hot garbage, not the Republic's most elite shock squad. Even features a forward-facing entrance/exit, perfect for enemies to bottleneck and kill your squad. Empire starships: Sith: Sleek tie-fight grandfather, projects a clear and pure presence of Sith.Bounty Hunter: Somewhat chunky, with triforce engines. Would look better with only two lateral engines.Agent: HOLY **** AWESOME HYPERCRAFT! The obscenely beautiful (in and out) Phantom. This ship is just a slap in the face to every other class, especially republic-side. Do you think(hope) that new and better starships may be available for purchase? Can we finally replace that horrible Thunderclap/Defender with a warship that befits our level-50, top-teir-gear character? A man can dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeets Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I want customizable ships, both in and out. Do it Bioware. Patch 1.9 better have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykologist Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 People claim Empire favoritism by Bioware. I didn't really agree until I gained my first starship on my Jedi Knight. Republic starships: Knight/Consular: Red Minivan-hammerhead. Does not give a sense of Jedi grace and knowledge.Smuggler: Chinese knock-off Millennium Falcon. Har har.Trooper: God-awful looking piece of crap. Grotesquely asymmetrical. Looks like it was built to transport hot garbage, not the Republic's most elite shock squad. Even features a forward-facing entrance/exit, perfect for enemies to bottleneck and kill your squad. Empire starships: Sith: Sleek tie-fight grandfather, projects a clear and pure presence of Sith.Bounty Hunter: Somewhat chunky, with triforce engines. Would look better with only two lateral engines.Agent: HOLY **** AWESOME HYPERCRAFT! The obscenely beautiful (in and out) Phantom. This ship is just a slap in the face to every other class, especially republic-side. Do you think(hope) that new and better starships may be available for purchase? Can we finally replace that horrible Thunderclap/Defender with a warship that befits our level-50, top-teir-gear character? A man can dream. Different strokes for different folks. I personally think the Agent ship, although cool looking on the outside, is extremely underwhelming on the inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennethHoover Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Customizable ships would be pretty cool, I admit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBBP Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I think the Defender perfectly suits the Jedi, the XS Freighter is a Smuggler's freighter and suits that class perfectly... Anyone who has ever served in the military knows that the lowest bidder makes the gear and that it is often horribly ugly. The Thunderclap falls into that category perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemian Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I really hope we'll see new ships available to purchase longer term. That would be amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBBP Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Different strokes for different folks. I personally think the Agent ship, although cool looking on the outside, is extremely underwhelming on the inside. The Agent ship really reminds me of a spoiled rich girl's car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthKong Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Eventually I'm going to want another ETA-2 Actis Interceptor. Can't... live... without... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qoojo Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I hate that smuggler ship with that stupid circle pathway! Other than that, the other two Republic ships seem fine to me. The Jedi one is my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dezzi Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) All of the ships take inspiration from the movies and lore. The Jedi ship looks and feels like the Hammerhead-class Cruiser, the smuggler's ship obviously borrows from the Millennium Falcon (but no one had that issue with the Ebon Hawk), and the trooper ship takes direct inspiration from the B-Wing. As you say, the Fury pulls from the TIE-Fighter. The Mantis pulls inspiration from the Firespray-31, and though it does add some eccentricity, it suits the class well. Finally, the Phantom is directly inspired (and largely copied) from the Baudo-class Star Yacht. I fail to see how, despite personal preferences, one could argue any of them are "horrible." Every single ship in the game has noticeable, tangible roots in canon. I'm happy with them. Edited January 23, 2012 by Dezzi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korevas Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 While customizable starships would be cool, I don't see them coming. We don't know exactly how swtors dialogue scripting works, but most games tend to tie every quest/dialogue/whatever trigger to an area, so more ships means more work for the programmers, even more so if every class has all of those ships available. That being said, a retexture or some more interior stuff would be fine and should be possible, maybe as a legacy feature even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkiii Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) Agent: HOLY **** AWESOME HYPERCRAFT! The obscenely beautiful (in and out) Phantom. This ship is just a slap in the face to every other class, especially republic-side. I laughed pretty hard when I read this. But you are so correct in your assessment. I love my Jedi Sage, but absolutely despise the Starship. It's horrible. Even in space combat it's just out of place ... looks awful. Then I rolled an Imperial Agent, a Sith and the rest is history ... Their Starships are AMAZING! Especially the Agent. My Sage gets a crappy looking Starship, absolute laughable end-game gear as seen here: http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/7154/pveconsulargear.jpg (that is a male seen in this picture ... LOL)! and has a story line that pales in comparison to it's mirror class, the Inquisitor. Why should I keep trying to play the Sage? Answer: Because I like being the under-dog, but it's getting harder and harder every day. Edited January 23, 2012 by Alkiii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBBP Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) Eventually I'm going to want another ETA-2 Actis Interceptor. Can't... live... without... Would love it if in the future of the game we get to obtain and fly fighters. Edited January 23, 2012 by TheBBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korevas Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) My Sage gets a crappy looking Starship, absolute laughable end-game gear as seen here: http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/7154/pveconsulargear.jpg (that is a male seen in this picture ... LOL)! I'm with you there, who the *********** hell thought THIS is what people would want to work for? And there I was thinking sorcerers gear looked stupid but this is just... bah... Also maybe it's just me, but the char's face expression on the picture seem perfectly matched, exactly how I'd look if I had to wear that dress. Edited January 23, 2012 by Korevas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul_of_Flames Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I've only seen the Jedi and Trooper ships so far and I like both of them. I wouldn't mind some customization though. Simple things like color customizations would go a long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HCGxKaLiBeR Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) Republic starships: Knight/Consular: pretty cute with those twin engines. Smuggler: same as the Defender class, and it has the largest interior. However the ship is asymmetrical... Trooper: God-awful looking piece of crap. Grotesquely asymmetrical. (Agree) If the wings are symmetrical would be better. Empire starships: Sith: Meh. Looks cool, but very small. Bounty Hunter: robotic/box-ish looking spacecraft, pretty cool. However, the lower engine is asymmetrical. Agent: Most ugly ship I think. The shape is good, but its too flat and with no windows. (I understand its a stealth craft, but its not my tast. By adding a few customization will be cool. For example, in STO you can custimize your bridge and invite players/friends aboard. Edited January 23, 2012 by HCGxKaLiBeR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaseJobmon Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 People claim Empire favoritism by Bioware. I didn't really agree until I gained my first starship on my Jedi Knight. Republic starships: Knight/Consular: Red Minivan-hammerhead. Does not give a sense of Jedi grace and knowledge.Smuggler: Chinese knock-off Millennium Falcon. Har har.Trooper: God-awful looking piece of crap. Grotesquely asymmetrical. Looks like it was built to transport hot garbage, not the Republic's most elite shock squad. Even features a forward-facing entrance/exit, perfect for enemies to bottleneck and kill your squad. Empire starships: Sith: Sleek tie-fight grandfather, projects a clear and pure presence of Sith.Bounty Hunter: Somewhat chunky, with triforce engines. Would look better with only two lateral engines.Agent: HOLY **** AWESOME HYPERCRAFT! The obscenely beautiful (in and out) Phantom. This ship is just a slap in the face to every other class, especially republic-side. Do you think(hope) that new and better starships may be available for purchase? Can we finally replace that horrible Thunderclap/Defender with a warship that befits our level-50, top-teir-gear character? A man can dream. I totaly agree with you. Also, I think the Imperial Agent ship pretty much looks like the J-Type 327 Nubian ship. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/J-type_327_Nubian_royal_starship This was a republic ship (Naboo). Don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigg Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 i want my Agent's ship on my Sorcerer! But yes i agree more ship choices overall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quip Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I totaly agree with you. Also, I think the Imperial Agent ship pretty much looks like the J-Type 327 Nubian ship. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/J-type_327_Nubian_royal_starship This was a republic ship (Naboo). Don't you think? That's just a chrome SR-71. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Under_Heaven Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 That's just a chrome SR-71. Beat me to it. Apart from simple re-skinning, even I think Ship customization would be too complicated. However, I do not believe brand-new ships would be too difficult. There are set places that every character stays, a static Holoterminal/Map/Intercom/Cargo, and set exit(s). They could be limited to high-level players in order to avoid any ship-related class quests, and cost quite a bit of credits, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dezzi Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I totaly agree with you. Also, I think the Imperial Agent ship pretty much looks like the J-Type 327 Nubian ship. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/J-type_327_Nubian_royal_starship This was a republic ship (Naboo). Don't you think? It's more like the Baudo-class Star Yacht from the EU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quip Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 It's more like the Baudo-class Star Yacht from the EU. ... There really hasn't been a new idea in Star Wars since the 70s, has there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaseJobmon Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 It's more like the Baudo-class Star Yacht from the EU. Agreed. Never seen this ship before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dezzi Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Agreed. Never seen this ship before. The only reason I recognized it is because I gave my players a Baudo-class in a table-top game. When I walked into the hangar for the first time as an IA, my jaw dropped. "This ship is 3,000 years too young!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannyownage Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I really like the thunderclap over all ships aside from the bounty hunter ship. I think the agent's ship looks awful. This discussion shows that you cannot limit people to one ship if so many hate the, they need to add more, and preferably fighter combat too, none of this on rails bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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