Sebaya Keto posted Mar 7, 12
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Agent, Alts, Author: Sebaya Keto, BioWare, Bounty Hunter, Corso Riggs, Cyborg, Family Tree, GTN, Guild Summit, Human, Inquisitor, Jedi, Legacy, Legacy System, Miraluka, Pureblood, role-play, Roleplay, RP, Sith, Smuggler, Sprint, Star Wars The Old Republic, SWTOR, SWTOR-RP, The Old Republic, TOR, Twi'lek, Warrior, Zabrak
Outside BioWare HQ, the official food truck of the Sith Empire makes an appearance...
One of the best parts of the Guild Summit, and the part I'm going to start with is the newly expanded Legacy System in The Old Republic. First off, we've all seen and heard over the past month or so about the new race/class combos, but now we finally have details about how they are obtained. To unlock a race for all classes you must level a character of that race to 50 in any of its native classes. So for instance, to get that Pureblood Jedi, you're going to have to level a Pureblood Warrior or Inquisitor first. Since Cyborgs are already shared by many classes, you'll simply unlock all the class specific implants for everyone. Humans will not unlock anything including the red skins useful for RPing Zeltrons, but instead at 50 give a global stat boost to Presence. Additionally, Twi'leks and Zabraks will unlock the colors and cosmetics available to both factions.
For those of you that aren't alt-a-holics, there is good news; you will also be able to buy most legacy features with credits from your main, but it's going to be expensive—no word on just how expensive yet though. To help people who do want to level new alts to participate in the system, they've also moved Sprint to level one, meaning you can turn it on right away and clear the origin worlds a bit faster. You'll also be able to buy a jetpack or rocket boots through Legacy that will work as an enhanced sprint. And don't worry about people just sinking money into Legacy instead of working, as I'll explain later in my economics report that means lower repair costs for everyone. Keep reading; it gets better!
Sebaya Keto posted Dec 12, 11
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Author: Sebaya Keto, BioWare, Dromund Kaas, Empire, Empire Themed Week, Force Reflection, Hutta, Korriban, Pureblood, role-play, Roleplay, RP, Sith, Sith Empire, Sith Inquisitor, Star Wars The Old Republic, SWTOR, The Old Republic, TOR
Slavery no matter where it appears is always a topic of controversy. In the Sith Empire, however, slavery is the law and quite common. Whether you start on Korriban or Hutta, you will see people enslaved all around you. The Dromund Kaas planet storyline also features slaves in many of its quests. Hell, Sith Inquisitors even start off the game as slaves and boy do the NPCs never let you forget it.
Many people feel strongly about slavery due to the real world connotations. Wars have been fought over it, many languished in chains and in parts of the world slavery exists even in the modern era. For some it can be a painful topic, others a powerful tool in telling the story of a character. For better or worse, BioWare has chosen to make it a part of The Old Republic. In the Sith Empire, it is inescapable.
To kick off Empire Week, we're asking you how your character feels about slavery? Does your mighty Pureblood look down on the lesser races toiling away? Maybe your Inquisitor has a soft spot for those in a position he narrowly managed to escape? Whatever their reasons, there are bound to be characters on both sides of the issue. Let us know what you think, and we promise not to report it to Imperial Intelligence.
Sebaya Keto posted Oct 19, 11
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Adlai, Amaranth, Author: Sebaya Keto, BioWare, BSDM, EA, Electronic Arts, ERP, EULA, Inquisitor, Jor Doneeta, LucasArts, Mishka Kalrook, Padawan, Pureblood, Roleplay, RP, Sith, Slavery, Star Wars, Star Wars Galaxies, Star Wars The Old Republic, Sven Pek, SWTOR, SWTOR-RP, The Darker Side of Life, The Old Republic, TOR, Transdoshan, Twi'lek, Vyrassu, World of Warcraft, Yospeck, Zahria
Slavery is just about as controversial as topics come in roleplay. It comes with not just one can of worms but many. In this edition of The Darker Side of Life, we'll be cracking open a few of those cans to see what we can find inside. What is slavery roleplay? What do the slaves and masters do, and how does it affect our community? Is it all just one big erotic roleplay orgy? These questions and more will be addressed with your responses to the Darker Side of Life thread.
In the Star Wars and The Old Republic universe, slavery is almost everywhere. Though illegal in the Republic, slavery is law in the Empire and a thriving business on independent worlds. The Sith Inquisitor even begins their class story bound in slavery, so it seems like we can say that it's impact on our world is undeniable. While real world slavery still exists to this day and is a deplorable institution, I invite you to check your real world misgivings at the door and enter into a world where many live and die by the shock collar.
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