Icebaron Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Where is the misunderstood honorable bad guys? And don't tell me the Empire is the Horde, because the Empire is composed of selfish evil villians all trying to kill each other as well as everyone else. Republic = Alliance Empire = Burning Crusade or maybe the Scourge I miss faction pride =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khardune Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Try going lightside with a empire toon. You don't have to be evil and btw, republic can be evil as well if they choose to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnapWolf Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Erm. This is Star Wars. Not World of Warcraft. If you don't understand Jedi and Sith, that's plain too bad for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabbajackthehutt Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 this is a story about good vs evil ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyoro Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Back to WoW with you. Keep that misunderstood bad guys BS as far away as possible please. One of the better aspects of SWTOR is that it actually feels like there is a WAR going on between the two factions. The imps and the reps hate each other and it's plain to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icebaron Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Erm. This is Star Wars. Not World of Warcraft. If you don't understand Jedi and Sith, that's plain too bad for you. I actually do understand it, but they forgot to add a Mandalorian faction, which would of along the lines of what I am talking about. So, left with evil empire or pansy Republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farho Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 There is faction pride in the empire, just no honour. Horde weren't bad guys, they were just rough good guys. I don't think the idea would suit SW. And yeah I prefer Horde over Empire in RP terms too, therefore I play republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabbajackthehutt Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 my republic character is a GD Hero! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purrcatnip Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Issue is: BW always focuses on the Empire as pure bad guys, blood thirsty and murderous killing machines. This is very black/white and not levels of grey. The Sith are fueled by passions, not purely rage. Happyness, Love, Hate, Friendship, etc. Whatever the emotion is, the Sith embrace it fully, where the Jedi attempt to be without emotions which will cloud their decisions. Sadly this tends to translate into: jedi are super nice people (which is pretty untrue) sith are super bad people (which reading cannon books, seems pretty untrue). What is true is the chance of a bad guy sith is much higher, but to portray every sith as a super blood thirsty guy is a bit much I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristopantys Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 You don't need game devs to tell you where your morality lies, do you? Join/make a Mando RP guild and inflict honorable evil upon the galaxy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWagner Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Have you played through a Knight? Have you seen the weapons the Republic developed?!? I'd consider that pretty danged evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacktongue Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Star Wars has never had any character depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonewild Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 You don't need game devs to tell you where your morality lies, do you? Join/make a Mando RP guild and inflict honorable evil upon the galaxy! By galaxy do you mean on the factional space station? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpain Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 If you miss the Horde I heard there is this game called WoW out........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristopantys Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 By galaxy do you mean on the factional space station? There's also a couple cantinas strewn about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzras Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I actually do understand it, but they forgot to add a Mandalorian faction, which would of along the lines of what I am talking about. So, left with evil empire or pansy Republic. My trooper slaps imps in the face and lol's at them w/ M14X cheering me on! Imps are sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonewild Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 You can play an honorable bad guy- its all in the choices you make from quest to quest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yargovish Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 The Empire is more than just the Sith. Sure, they take all the spotlight with their evil shenanigans, but the truth is the bulk of the Empire is just normal people trying to live their lives. You can hate the people in power and still be proud of your nation irl, and I think this applies here too. If you want a more in-depth view of the Empire, I recommend rolling an Imperial Agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laserfloyd Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I'm sith but I (mostly) choose the path of honor. It's funny too because NPCs reactions are great sometimes. They gasp or are in a state of SHOCK (get it?) that I didn't end them on the spot. My friends call me a pansy though. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyvann Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 You don't love getting ordered to 'clear those rebel filth' over and over by pompous military officials with british accents? That is Empire. Republic is pretty bland, but at least you don't have to answer to those as your leaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havokk Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 BW always focuses on the Empire as pure bad guys, blood thirsty and murderous killing machines. This is very black/white and not levels of grey. True. That's how it is in the movies and the books. I think you've missed a point here - this is not Bioware's universe. They do not get to make up the story. It is Lucas' universe and he decides these things. He has decided that Empire = bad guys. Bioware have to run with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkerus Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 This isn't WoW. Personally, I am sick of the "misunderstood" bad faction. Just give me the good and the bad and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drasill Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 This is a BioWare game. They always have the super evil bad guys and the altruistic self-sacrificing good guys. They don't know about shades of grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icebaron Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Alot of guys here are missing the point. I have nothing to fight FOR. So I play the good guy in an evil empire, half my world quests are just evil. I don't want to do them. There is no faction pride, no leader that is wise beyond belief you would give your life for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichikitsune Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 You don't love getting ordered to 'clear those rebel filth' over and over by pompous military officials with british accents? That is Empire. Republic is pretty bland, but at least you don't have to answer to those as your leaders. I don't know the repubs created world destroying weapons and just abandoning them for other people to use, did what they did to citizens of Voss, and just look at the Jedi starting zone. Bemoan a bunch of people for seeking sanctuary and through lack of intervention allow them to be wiped out or even be I don't know, xenophobic about a race that has been there and wanting to learn of the force. Not even demanding in just a chance. The Empire is just a-holes and don't care who knows it while the Repub just pretend to be nice and try to hide their xenophobic destructive ways. Don't see how the later is bland imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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