Tigrakis Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hello people , I have noticed a particular detail that bothers me , which in my opinion hurts the starwars "feeling" offered by the game : some of the NPC's are using sabers ! I can't believe this : flesh raiders with sabers, droids with sabers, justicars, etc. At least Tython and Coruscant are full of random mobs using sabers ! Wondering whether the people who designed those NPC's did watch the Starwars movies ... The lightsaber is the weapon of the jedi and sith . Noone else uses lightsabers. This is cannon knowledge. Period . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daovin Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 General Grievous says Hi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaphik Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Which ones on Tython? Those aren't lightsabers. Also, pay attention to the Tython storyline involving the flesh raiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JColquhoun Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 General Grievous had like 4 lightsabers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirUrza Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Han Solo loves using lightsabers to cut open taun-tauns. Edited January 31, 2012 by SirUrza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaimiIflya Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Vibroblade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balrizangor Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 General Grievous says Hi! Wait wait wait .... General Grievous wasn't a Sith??? NNNOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartanik Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 justicars with lightsabers? hey kid what are you in to? i whant something of that too. (Vibroswords arent lightsabers so you know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHagbard Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Those are vibroswords. Lightsabers don't have funny little bumps on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheroras Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hello people , I have noticed a particular detail that bothers me , which in my opinion hurts the starwars "feeling" offered by the game : some of the NPC's are using sabers ! I can't believe this : flesh raiders with sabers, droids with sabers, justicars, etc. At least Tython and Coruscant are full of random mobs using sabers ! Wondering whether the people who designed those NPC's did watch the Starwars movies ... The lightsaber is the weapon of the jedi and sith . Noone else uses lightsabers. This is cannon knowledge. Period . Lore is trumped by Affirmative Action and Quotas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mSum Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) The movies are something like 3,700 years after the events of the Old Republic. Bioware made this **** up so they can do whatever they want really. But it's reasonable to assume things change over time. 4 thousand years ago we didn't play video games and waste time on forums all day did we? Edited January 31, 2012 by mSum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulViolence Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hello people , I have noticed a particular detail that bothers me , which in my opinion hurts the starwars "feeling" offered by the game : some of the NPC's are using sabers ! I can't believe this : flesh raiders with sabers, droids with sabers, justicars, etc. At least Tython and Coruscant are full of random mobs using sabers ! Wondering whether the people who designed those NPC's did watch the Starwars movies ... The lightsaber is the weapon of the jedi and sith . Noone else uses lightsabers. This is cannon knowledge. Period . This post is right up there with the worst of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cormey Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Those aren't lightsabers, they're militarized vibrators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCommando Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Ok so its impossible to kill a jedi and use his lightsaber as a weapon? You're not very intelligent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomla Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Those are vibroswords. Lightsabers don't have funny little bumps on them. Unless the person carrying it has certain "needs" while out and about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigrakis Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Geez : it's not possible to express an opinion (actually a disappointment) because the vultures swarm around the victim shouting "troll troll troll". Vibrosabers ? ok, they are a bit different. But from the fighting point of view it is no difference when duelling against a NPC with lightsaber compared to someone with "vibro"-saber . It's just a minimal visual difference. Whether Grievous can be considered a sith. And there were a few droids with lightsabers (indeed i forgot about them). All of them were elite level . This is my problem : a jedi is duelling against elite enemies . It is weird to duel against ordinary mobs. I said what i wanted to tell. Edited January 31, 2012 by Tigrakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lalush Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Wondering whether the people who designed those NPC's did watch the Starwars movies ... I was wondering if u play some of the Old Republic Game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calsetes Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Ok, going off what was in the very beginning of the first KOTOR game, in case you haven't played it: Vibroswords and vibroblades have a cortosis weave in them, which is why someone with a vibrosword or vibroblade can attempt to put up a fight against a Jedi or a Sith. Cortosis is resistant to lightsabers - repeated usage can damage them, but it's not an instant "you cut my blade with one hit!" stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darka Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 It also is Star Wars, I would be worried if it was LOTRO and you were complaining about lightsabers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire_of_Dirt Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Vibrobrades are long-established canon, and there are enough ranged enemies as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyriaFrost Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Geez : it's not possible to express an opinion (actually a disappointment) because the vultures swarm around the victim shouting "troll troll troll". Vibrosabers ? ok, they are a bit different. But from the fighting point of view it is no difference when duelling against a NPC with lightsaber compared to someone with "vibro"-saber . It's just a minimal visual difference. Whether Grievous can be considered a sith. And there were a few droids with lightsabers (indeed i forgot about them). All of them were elite level . This is my problem : a jedi is duelling against elite enemies . It is weird to duel against ordinary mobs. I said what i wanted to tell. The only enemies that wield actual lightsabers are jedi/sith. Everyone else is using a vibroblade. The fact that you can't distinguish between the two, and came to the forums to complain about something that you didn't even bother to figure out before hand, is why you got the "circling vultures". People tend to enjoy pointing and laughing when someone rants about something that's factually inaccurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazorous Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Geez : it's not possible to express an opinion (actually a disappointment) because the vultures swarm around the victim shouting "troll troll troll". Vibrosabers ? ok, they are a bit different. But from the fighting point of view it is no difference when duelling against a NPC with lightsaber compared to someone with "vibro"-saber . It's just a minimal visual difference. Whether Grievous can be considered a sith. And there were a few droids with lightsabers (indeed i forgot about them). All of them were elite level . This is my problem : a jedi is duelling against elite enemies . It is weird to duel against ordinary mobs. I said what i wanted to tell. Your "point of view" is irrelevant when they are clearly using a viroblade, or training saber. Just because you have a hard time telling the difference isn't the game's fault. And FYI, star wars cannon isn't limited to just the movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid-szhite Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Vibroblades aren't Lightsabers, they don't even cut like Lightsabers. They're plain ordinary swords that are built to be resistant to Lightsabers. It's long-established Canon, and was featured prominently in KoTOR. The reasoning behind the widespread use of them in KoTOR was because of the huge numbers of Jedi and Sith walking around, especially since blasters often did **** all against them. If one came up close and started attacking you, a Vibrosword is your best bet at surviving, since most Jedi and Sith don't wear armor. It's only natural that 10 years after the Sith Empire clearly returned, and there are more Jedi and Sith than ever, that ordinary soldiers would carry and be trained in the use of Vibroblades. Edited January 31, 2012 by Vid-szhite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selaik Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Geez : it's not possible to express an opinion (actually a disappointment) because the vultures swarm around the victim shouting "troll troll troll". Vibrosabers ? ok, they are a bit different. But from the fighting point of view it is no difference when duelling against a NPC with lightsaber compared to someone with "vibro"-saber . It's just a minimal visual difference. Whether Grievous can be considered a sith. And there were a few droids with lightsabers (indeed i forgot about them). All of them were elite level . This is my problem : a jedi is duelling against elite enemies . It is weird to duel against ordinary mobs. I said what i wanted to tell. welcome to the jungle it gets worst here ever day... and yes there is a big difference between Lightsabers and VibroBLADES . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackavaar Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Note: Vibroswords are not lightsabers. There is one Flesh Raider that actually has a lightsaber and that is part of the story. The rest of the Flesh Raiders use either Virboswords or Training Blades. The same goes for all droids and the Justicars. They use Vibroswords or Training Blades, not lightsabers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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