iowaboynca Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 So I'm monkeying around on EA's page and I get to the RPG section and I see an image on the SWTOR link that i've never seen before. Can someone tell me if they know what it is/what's it's context? Thanks. http://www2.ea.com/rpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theeko Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Seems to be portraying you as a consular if you picked that story line http://comicvine.gamespot.com/profile/shootingnova/blog/barsenthor-respect-thread/98469/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowaboynca Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 hmm...like i said i had never seen that image before. Thanks for the update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deewe Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Link to the pic. I find it sleek but too small Reminds me something along "My chains are broken"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyerix Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) That is very interesting. First time seeing that image. A Jedi with neck and wrist shackles, broken chains and all hell breaking loose. Mandos or some sort of Troopers, in unknown armor. I approve Edited March 7, 2017 by Vyerix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theeko Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 It looks like clone troophers to me http://www.esperino.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Star-Wars-The-Old-Republic-Jedi-Consular-Trailer-Banner.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severith Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 It's probably some recycled image from a pitched game that failed to get developed. "We've got this great game idea, a Jedi gets captured instead of killed during order 66 and she goes on a revenge trip trying to take down Vader and Palpatine. Like Lara Croft meets Force Unleashed." "Yeah, we're gonna pass. We can't stare at her *** if she's wearing robes. That art work will save us some money though. Throw it up on the EA portal website in case anyone is still playing that mmo, whats it called? Mordor something?" "Swtor" "Screw that garbage. I want Jedi running around Middle Earth killing orcs by the end of the week" "We don't own that IP." And that's how SWTOR 2, Assault on Middle Earth, never happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icykill_ Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 So I'm monkeying around on EA's page and I get to the RPG section and I see an image on the SWTOR link that i've never seen before. Can someone tell me if they know what it is/what's it's context? Thanks. http://www2.ea.com/rpg And that is what's wrong with this game. They've tried to turn an MMO into and RPG and in the process pissed everyone off, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everrgreen Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Here's the whole pic only a bit larger size. There's no part of consular story with neck chain etc, or did I miss some side quest? http://static4.comicvine.com/uploads/original/12/124590/4500756-3727318824-39089.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthWoad Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Love how the very first bullet point on that page explains restrictions and cartel market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagaimee Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Here's the whole pic only a bit larger size. There's no part of consular story with neck chain etc, or did I miss some side quest? http://static4.comicvine.com/uploads/original/12/124590/4500756-3727318824-39089.jpg Not that I'm aware of. The closest the consular ever comes to being imprisoned is on Belsavis. Where the person the consular is chasing tricks them into a secure vault in the psychiatric ward... which they very easily get out of. It takes less than ten minutes, actually. But that image is definitely from the TOR era - the armor on the people behind the Jedi is what standard Imperial troopers wear, and the emblem on the vehicle is the Sith Empire emblem. ...I wonder if this was supposed to be Satele Shan? Some early concept art...? Parts of the lady's outfit look similar to Satele's (the boots and fingerless gloves, mainly). I don't know; just a wild random guess. Regardless, the picture is really, really neat. I'd love to know the story behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YlliyaXor Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 That's Satele Shan,, that's how she looked before the game existed, i think there are some comic books where she look s like that, , like Senya, her looks were retroactively changed because BLUR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YlliyaXor Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 ...I wonder if this was supposed to be Satele Shan? Some early concept art...? Parts of the lady's outfit look similar to Satele's (the boots and fingerless gloves, mainly). I don't know; just a wild random guess. Regardless, the picture is really, really neat. I'd love to know the story behind it. The robes are the ones she's wearing in Odessen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestguard Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 And that is what's wrong with this game. They've tried to turn an MMO into and RPG and in the process pissed everyone off, To be fair, an MMORPG is still an RPG. From my browsing, the RPG aspect isn't what ticked people off. It's the solo linear story (which most MMORPGs have to some degree, although after the 8 class stories, I can understand frustration there, especially for non-force users), lack of content, and RNG. As for the image (I know I'm late), I feel like I've seen it before. Maybe it was previously a teaser image when they were first developing the game? *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoogleNutter Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I remember seeing that image a lot before certainly during beta days and before/around release. Like another poster said, it was probably concept art before designs were finalised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec_Fortescue Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 It's simply another pre-release promotional pictures (not concept art) with appearances never appearing in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rion_Starkiller Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 So I'm monkeying around on EA's page and I get to the RPG section and I see an image on the SWTOR link that i've never seen before. Can someone tell me if they know what it is/what's it's context? Thanks. http://www2.ea.com/rpg To be fair, I don't recognize the DA picture either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andryah Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) 1) While SWTOR is an MMO... it is very much one cast in the mold of RPGs (as are a good number of MMOs to be honest), so I really don't understand the comment made by Icykill.. other then to vent about not liking the direction the studio is taking the game. MMO and RPG are NOT mutually exclusive terms in gaming. MMOs with a heavy emphasis on story (and backstory) in their content are often classified as RPGs. 2) To the OP.. keep in mind.. this is a product promotion landing page at EA.com. As such.. it has a marketing and sales promotions focus to it, so they can and will use a range of available "eye candy" artwork as splash graphics. Exhibit A: See The Secret World listed there? Also an MMO, and also cast in the mold of an RPG. Now.. why would that MMO be listed on this page? Simple: EA is the publishing distributor for The Secret World, even though it is actually a Funcom MMO. Edited March 7, 2017 by Andryah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedcjedcjedc Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 It's probably some recycled image from a pitched game that failed to get developed. "We've got this great game idea, a Jedi gets captured instead of killed during order 66 and she goes on a revenge trip trying to take down Vader and Palpatine. Like Lara Croft meets Force Unleashed." "Yeah, we're gonna pass. We can't stare at her *** if she's wearing robes. That art work will save us some money though. Throw it up on the EA portal website in case anyone is still playing that mmo, whats it called? Mordor something?" "Swtor" "Screw that garbage. I want Jedi running around Middle Earth killing orcs by the end of the week" "We don't own that IP." And that's how SWTOR 2, Assault on Middle Earth, never happened. It's funny, because it makes me think of Manveer Heir and the theories about the uglified female characters that look nothing like normal/their actors, while the male version looks jut like his model, lol. Not to mention he is one of the lead dev's for ME:Andromeda, and a racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuiwe Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 1) While SWTOR is an MMO... it is very much one cast in the mold of RPGs (as are a good number of MMOs to be honest), so I really don't understand the comment made by Icykill.. other then to vent about not liking the direction the studio is taking the game. MMO and RPG are NOT mutually exclusive terms in gaming. MMOs with a heavy emphasis on story (and backstory) in their content are often classified as RPGs. 2) To the OP.. keep in mind.. this is a product promotion landing page at EA.com. As such.. it has a marketing and sales promotions focus to it, so they can and will use a range of available "eye candy" artwork as splash graphics. Exhibit A: See The Secret World listed there? Also an MMO, and also cast in the mold of an RPG. Now.. why would that MMO be listed on this page? Simple: EA is the publishing distributor for The Secret World, even though it is actually a Funcom MMO. This seems to be a TOR era picture and, yes, I remember seeing it SOMEWHERE. Maybe it really is Satele, but she has a Blue lightsaber(and a saberstaff at that!). Hm... What is more interesting to me is TSW's inclusion there. I don't remember vividly the opening screen of TSW(or its box cover to its tiniest detail), but I don't recall TSW having anything to do with EA...has it changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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