eldelphia Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I'm British and I play the Republic! I have absolutely no interest in the Empire at all. I rolled a character recently, got to level 2 and just gave up. Not interested, not bothered. Got 50 lightside points I don't want to be evil. Helps I like Huttball I wish there was a better balance but I'm happy where I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmc Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I think same faction WZ will hurt this game more.I generally agree, but what should they do about it? If you remove the ability to have same-faction warzones, you will end up with Imperial players sitting around for a long time waiting for warzones to start -- because the pool of Republic players to play against won't have changed. As a Republic player, I've never waited longer than 5 minutes for a warzone to start. In peak times, I can't choose to automatically requeue because the timer on the next warzone invite will run out before I finish unloading the previous game. Increasing the pool of possible Imperial players (by removing their same-faction option) won't make any difference to me as there are already more than enough enemies. (Of course, your experience may vary based on your server). Same-faction warzones break immersion to some extent, but at least they have been limiting it to non-war situations (Huttball is a game in a neutral area -- it is entirely possible that they could have multiple "Empire" teams in the league). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterCefalu Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Scourge is darker than Vader, get your facts straight, while Praven wasn't outright cruel his strength came from the dark side as well until he converted after almost dying, don't twist this. The only light side pansy is completely non-canon players with the stupid light side sith system... No light side force user uses force lightning or choke or attacks like "vicious Slash"when you kill for killing's sake you're evil. Reps are better, have more interesting stories and I like Jedi better that's the point. I have characters on the other side though because I'm interested in the stories anyway. Faction pride is an archaic concept. I just wanted to point out that force powers are not light side powers or dark side powers. There's just the Force, and anyone with Force sensitivity can manipulate it. George Lucas directly states this in an interview (don't have a link atm). A good canon example of this is when Luke is entering Jabba's palace in RoTJ; you see him briefly use Force choke on a gamorrean guard. However, he didn't kill them with it; he only used it to get past them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Moonshadow Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 The problem is that by definition, a Jedi is not someone who kills innocents, bangs every beautiful woman who comes towards him and still calls him a servant of the light. I, myself, feel such a hypocrite every time my Jedi Knight scolds someone for having a relationship/doing something "non-light", when he bangs Kira every time he gets back to the ship. And I'm light V, "the Pure". A Jedi is not defined by his view of the world. He is defined by his use of the Force and his place in the universe. Or some crap like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogoo Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Rolled republic since I could not stand the Empire storylines. It's just felt weird to play a mindless, manipulated drone, getting constantly pushed and yelled at (at least at the beginning). Could not endure through the amounts of disrespect the imperial 'superiors' showed my character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idunhavaname Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) Because Republic wins the war or it won't fit canon. What's the point on playing a side that will lose? Plus the items on empire looks like crap specifically inquisitors and everyone looks like skinny emo with dark hair. Oh and the emperor is a psychopath so that kinda ruins everything. Edited March 26, 2012 by Idunhavaname Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Moonshadow Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Because Republic wins the war or it won't fit canon. What's the point on playing a side that will lose? Plus the items on empire looks like crap specifically inquisitors and everyone looks like skinny emo with dark hair. Oh and the emperor is a psychopath so that kinda ruins everything. The Republic didn't win. They lost to the Empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzras Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 The Republic didn't win. They lost to the Empire. O.o Luke and Han would like a word with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_krall Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 thus making the warzone titled Civil War the only warzone where the same faction can't fight against each other. Oh the irony that bioware cant even get naming right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorisVonMadbloke Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Because my guild is there, and im not 11. Not until next year anyway eh! Seriously, the stereotyping of an entire faction into being kids is just *******. The depth of the quoted statement (or lack of) suggests your brain has some catching up to do if you are indeed an adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotbox Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Here's a bigger question-- why even bother with the whole backstory of Sith and Republic and a war if all you do is brawl with your own side in Huttball. None, and that's the trouble. PVP should be about affecting the war as a whole with territorial and relevant PvP, not just another loot grind. You might as just as well call it Star Wars Civil War if all you do is fight with your own side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzras Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Here's a bigger question-- why even bother with the whole backstory of Sith and Republic and a war if all you do is brawl with your own side in Huttball. None, and that's the trouble. PVP should be about affecting the war as a whole with territorial and relevant PvP, not just another loot grind. You might as just as well call it Star Wars Civil War if all you do is fight with your own side. Well, I'll say it again. The Empire battles each other all the time. It's in the lore. Your power hungry leaders have fought for dominance since the Empire was formed. If you don't want to kill your brethren, join the Republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Moonshadow Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 O.o Luke and Han would like a word with you. That was the New Republic. This is the Old Republic. Keep up, people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzras Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 That was the New Republic. This is the Old Republic. Keep up, people. You lost this war as well. Keep up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekkau Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Good guys v Bad Guys... I play Alliance, Guardian and now Republic. I tried Horde, Defiant and no doubt I will have a go at Empire, but sadly I just don't want to be the bad guy. And I also don't mind being the underdog, and if 1 699 999 players were Empire I would still be the 1 than plays Republic. The more unique the better and the more challenging the better and the more rare the better. ... Keeping my fingers crossed that the Republic don't 'Strike Back' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzras Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Another reason to play the Republic...no British accents! No offense intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Moonshadow Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 You lost this war as well. Keep up. No we won. Episode III, remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosdefined Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 The Republic didn't win. They lost to the Empire. Well whatever happens in the few thousand years between Old Republic and Episode I the Sith Empire does lose before Palpatine reforms it by the end of Episode III, turning the Republic into the Galactic Empire, then by the end of Episode VI the Rebel Alliance has struck a massive blow to the Empire and begins to reform the Republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzras Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 No we won. Episode III, remember? This is the Old Republic...isn't that what you pointed out? Episode I, who was in charge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_krall Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 There's a reason the space shooter game TIE FIGHTER was much more popular than X-WING back in the day. Because it was a better game!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotbox Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Well whatever happens in the few thousand years between Old Republic and Episode I the Sith Empire does lose before Palpatine reforms it by the end of Episode III, turning the Republic into the Galactic Empire, then by the end of Episode VI the Rebel Alliance has struck a massive blow to the Empire and begins to reform the Republic. Ask the Alderaanians about inevitability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzras Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Ask the Alderaanians about inevitability. Ask your Emperor also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_krall Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 O.o Luke and Han would like a word with you. They were rebels - there was no republic when they where around....well there was but it was called the empire at that point. So republic becomes the empire. so everyones a winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzras Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 They were rebels - there was no republic when they where around....well there was but it was called the empire at that point. So republic becomes the empire. so everyones a winner They were the Republic in Episode I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_krall Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 SW A New Hope is a perfect good vs evil fairy tale. It also makes everything from the Imperial rise to power all the way down to the uniforms and ideology resemble the Nazi party a little too closely. It's why the Imperials make great bad guys. I don't want to play a Nazi so I roll Republic. Saying that, I have rolled two Imperial characters to try them out, but have not played much past lvl 10. I just enjoy playing the good guys ridding the galaxy of xenophobic fascists. Of course it doesn't mean people playing Imps share their doctrine, they just like role playing - we hope... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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