NightfireFox Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 TOR is the very first Star Wars game (and I've played A LOT of them) to restrict saber colors based on alignment. I'm willing to bet that very few people give a rat's *** about film canon, or George's canon nowadays. Let us be the Jedi and Sith we want to be. I seem to recall a couple Dark Jedi that used blue crystals in fact (Anakin and Sariss). Restricting making the character what we want it to be will only hurt the game in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teldara Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 (edited) Blasters use Red/Green (By NPCs, movies, shorts, novels, etc). But I can't use green because I'm a dark side. So, why are the two main crystal colors are restricted to Dark Side gun users?! Edited December 27, 2011 by Teldara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingShadow Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 you can thank the immersion whiners for ruining your diversity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightfireFox Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 you can thank the immersion whiners for ruining your diversity. Oh believe me I'm all for immersion. I think you mean film purists. Which yes, should be euthanized. The more I can make my character unique, make them mine the more immersed I will be. I know this is only the beginning, but I don't want to take a break because Bioware isn't listening. Players don't like being restrained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignito Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 There should be a color picker, essentially like photoshop, pick the rgb value of your choice and run with it. I think that would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talsalus Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I agree... I want to be able to make my saber what ever color i freaking feel like making it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchersflock Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I know this is only the beginning, but I don't want to take a break because Bioware isn't listening. Players don't like being restrained. But it's Bioware's game, and your opinion is not the majority opinion. The color restrictions are there and should stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SithZigg Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 It is just two colors; not much to get overly concerned about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarka Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 (edited) I don't think Bioware will ever change this. And I personally hope that they don't as well. I won't go into my reasons on this. Suffice it to say that you will notice how the cinematic movies adhere to the colours laid down in the actual movies. In the trailers, you don't see Malgus or any of the Sith in the trailers using anything BUT red sabers. And you don't see Shatele using a red crystal saber. Edited December 27, 2011 by Tarka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qoojo Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I'm ok with the color restrictions. It's rather unimportant as far as I am concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightfireFox Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 I don't think Bioware will ever change this. And I personally hope that they don't as well. I won't go into my reasons on this. Suffice it to say that you will notice how the cinematic movies adhere to the colours laid down in the actual movies. You don't see Malgus or any of the Sith in the trailers using anything but red. Likewise, you don't see Shatele using a red crystal saber either. I saw Sariss using a blue saber (Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarka Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 (edited) I saw Sariss using a blue saber (Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II) The cinematic trailers for SWTOR show Sith force users using red, and Rep force users NOT using red. What happens in others games or previous occasions in the EU lore is irrelevant. The fact is that the trailers for SWTOR are adhering to the original IP (i.e. the original movies) in this respect. And so is the game. Edited December 27, 2011 by Tarka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignito Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I'm ok with the color restrictions. It's rather unimportant as far as I am concerned. It's completely unimportant, but variety is the spice of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightfireFox Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 It's completely unimportant, but variety is the spice of life. Exactly. Let the player be whoever they want to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarka Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 (edited) Exactly. Let the player be whoever they want to be. Whilst I'm all for options, there is a line that needs to be drawn in certain circumstances. Personally speaking, I'm all for keeping such iconic elements of identity that help to define the factions. For instance, characters who are followers of jedi / sith teachings shouldn't be allowed to use weapons like blasters in the game. Likewise, I feel that certain saber colours help to define a specific type of character / faction. Just like they do in the movies. Edited December 27, 2011 by Tarka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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