Xanikk Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Why is it that in game they talk about the rakghouls being such a threat capable of turning you into a monster by spreading a contagious disease yet our character seems to be immune? I can dive into hordes of rakghouls and have them beat on me yet the worst I get is a debuff that reduces my health by 1-5%. How do they explain my character unable to turn into a rakghoul? Seems awfully convenient I am the only one immune to the disease apparently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darka Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Id say likely because of the massive complaints over everyone being Rakghouls rather then the character they want to be, or the fact that you are the hero. Or maybe because they are just a mOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthTHC Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 It's a game. Your character cannot die. Nothing is scary when your worst case scenario is to click a button and after a fade-to-black, come to in a medical center. (I'm not complaining.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzras Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Why is it that in game they talk about the rakghouls being such a threat capable of turning you into a monster by spreading a contagious disease yet our character seems to be immune? I can dive into hordes of rakghouls and have them beat on me yet the worst I get is a debuff that reduces my health by 1-5%. How do they explain my character unable to turn into a rakghoul? Seems awfully convenient I am the only one immune to the disease apparently... So you want your character to become a mindless shell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanikk Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 So you want your character to become a mindless shell? Before dying yes. At least it would make the whole idea of the rakghoul plague an actual threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qonor Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Wouldn't it be cool if they infected you, and then you couldn infect other people, and then those people would infect others as well as NPCs, and it would even spread to the Imperial Fleet (and Republic counterpart)...yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarbacca Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Your character is a hero. Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altyrell Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Look at it this way, your Character is to the Rakghouls as Alice is to the T-Virus/Zombies of the Resident Evil Series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddballEasyEight Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Why is it that in game they talk about the rakghouls being such a threat capable of turning you into a monster by spreading a contagious disease yet our character seems to be immune? I can dive into hordes of rakghouls and have them beat on me yet the worst I get is a debuff that reduces my health by 1-5%. How do they explain my character unable to turn into a rakghoul? Seems awfully convenient I am the only one immune to the disease apparently... There is a quest on taris where you need to get infected by the rakghoul disease in order for a scientist to draw antibodies from you to make a vaccine. She sais something along the lines of "only someone of the utmost physical excellence can withstand the disease." so i guess youre simply one of the very small percentage that can withstand the disease. but that small percentage is nothing compared to the millions and millions that arent immune and get turned into rakghouls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dezzi Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) It's a game. Your character cannot die. Nothing is scary when your worst case scenario is to click a button and after a fade-to-black, come to in a medical center. (I'm not complaining.) That's not true. I mean beyond the death mechanics in this game. There aren't any severe penalties for death in L4D (2), yet those games manage to be terrifying. That is, of course, until you've played them over and over again. Why? Because what makes something terrifying is usually the unknown factor. Almost all of us fear something because we don't understand it. Dark water (what's below the surface?), the night (what's behind that shadow?), and some creature staring at you with lifeless eyes (what's it thinking?)--to set up a few examples. When you add in some moody lighting and eerie music, you've got yourself a horrific encounter. My impression of rakghouls is that we're told they're terrifying, horrible monstrosities yet the way they're presented leaves much to be desired. If you play Republic side, you encounter your first rakghouls as little more than another monster mob in broad daylight. The Empire has the benefit of seeing them at night, yet it could hardly be called night when you can see just as far and clearly as you could on Republic Taris. They could use some terrifying screams, some interesting game mechanics, and some suspense (what if you didn't see them until it was too late?). I'm with you, OP. They're a disappointment. Edited March 26, 2012 by Dezzi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaperkeepet Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) Wouldn't it be cool if they infected you, and then you couldn infect other people, and then those people would infect others as well as NPCs, and it would even spread to the Imperial Fleet (and Republic counterpart)...yeah. Read this in a 9 year old's voice. This made me laugh. Edited March 26, 2012 by reaperkeepet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qoojo Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Why is it that in game they talk about the rakghouls being such a threat capable of turning you into a monster by spreading a contagious disease yet our character seems to be immune? That's kind of a recurring theme in SWTOR. The stories talk up someone, and you being the prodigy have no problems in dispatching him. That's why the story is completely comical in the later levels. I've killed thousands of imperials, and some NPC laughs when I say surrender or you are dead, then it's me versus 1 LT and 2 normal fall over easy guys. At least show a little fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequiturian Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 It would be so cool to have a medication to prevent you from becoming a Rakghoul. THen they could implement something like a temporary transformation from getting infected after so many stacks and you would become a mindless creature attacking friendly NPCs and mates until it wore off. It would almost be like the Lichking came to SWTOR! The Ghouls of WoW when the RotLK patch was released made it worthwhile to play for that period. Then it ended. boohoo... that was back in the day when DKs were heroic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quraswren Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Read this in a 9 year old's voice. This made me laugh. He started to sound like he wanted the WOW zombie plague but reading like you said makes it very humorous. However, while it's not some scary horror flick scary, it does make for one of the better flashpoints in the game. and I'll skip another forced played game spreading plague event that caused more grief than actual fun. Then again if you got fun out of griefing someone there is a problem there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
va_wanderer Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Wouldn't it be cool if they infected you, and then you couldn infect other people, and then those people would infect others as well as NPCs, and it would even spread to the Imperial Fleet (and Republic counterpart)...yeah. It would be, but they did the whole "zombie plague" thing in WoW. Many said "epic", but the people who didn't want a loss of being able to play their character for even a brief period of time QQ'd too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
va_wanderer Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Also, it's noted that you (the protagonist) have that one-in-a-zillion resistance to the plague (if you do the vaccine missions and volunteer to be infected). Ergo, everyone else is hosed, you won the lottery. All they can do is tear you limb from limb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostyforce Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Welcome to video games my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qonor Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 He started to sound like he wanted the WOW zombie plague but reading like you said makes it very humorous. That's what I was eluding to. A lot of people didn't like that event. This post remind me of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineschmidt Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Yea man and how come i can run around hoth naked without freezing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaperkeepet Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Yea man and how come i can run around hoth naked without freezing? Wouldn't it be cool if you got frostbite, then got froze and can't moves dues to the frostbite and you can't tell your guild that you gots frostbite, then rolled another char, then tried it again, then got frostbite again, then clicked the unsub button, then got frostbite?... yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkiii Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 So, you want fear from a video game? You want a rush from the fear you get from a video game? You're doing it wrong ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaperkeepet Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) So, you want fear from a video game? You want a rush from the fear you get from a video game? You're doing it wrong ... Sounds like a blast to me. Edited March 26, 2012 by reaperkeepet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicain Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Before dying yes. At least it would make the whole idea of the rakghoul plague an actual threat. They just should have come up with a better story, these alien zombie infection creature plot line seems lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jett-Rinn Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 People are so desensitized to everything. I enjoyed the Rakghouls..of course they aren't going to be terrifying because there is no real consequence in the game even if it was it isn't real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altyrell Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Oh, and it is the same reason why your your Character (Revan) and the Companions didn't get Infected or turned into Rakghouls in KOTOR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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