Is there anyone who DIDN'T get in today?

...because all battles have to end up with the victor killing his opponent, right?

I would suggest you go review the definition of the word "resilient". Go ahead, take a moment. I'll wait. Good, you're back. I think you fail to grasp the extent to which Vader is dependent on his suit for survival. Rather than go into detail here, I recommend (if you haven't done so already) that you read Dark Lord: Rise of Darth Vader. It gives a description from Vader's POV of what living in the suit is like. From my understanding, Vader and the suit, for all intents and purposes, are one. Back to the original point. You really can't say "Vader died because the suit (which he depends on for survival) shorted out--but he's totally able to bounce back!" and expect anyone to take you seriously. We might be living in different realities, but dying isn't really bouncing back in my book.

Need I point out that Luke Skywalker, who endured the Emperor's Force lightning attack for a longer period of time and (towards the end of the barrage) at the same intensity, survived? And that Vader, who was exposed to it for a far shorter time period, did not? I'm sorry, but in my book, it's Luke that shows the greater resiliency, not Vader.

Thanks! I was wondering how I was going to manage a broom with nothing more than these droid manipulator arms.....

I don't care, I'm a 33 yr old unemployed dude waiting for the game to come out. But I'm also waiting to go back to school in January, after 15 years of working for The Man. *shrug*

December 13th. I'm pretty sure that I'm going to be the one left cleaning up the mess after everyone else has received their e-mails.

Less powerful, in terms of strength, certainly. Remember, though, that while OT Vader is much stronger physically, he is also much less agile, and has difficulty against opponents who are more agile than he. Back to the topic at hand, though....when I think of a fight between these two, I try and limit my observations to their capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses in three areas: 1) Lightsaber combat: It's difficult to gauge how things would turn out in a "pure" lightsaber battle without knowing more details about Revan's tendencies and extent of mastery of the various lightsaber forms. It is worth noting that Revan has likely received training in all the forms of lightsaber combat, including Juyo. It is also worth noting that, again, while Vader enjoys advantages in strength and reach, he is definitely at a disadvantage mobility wise (though he is able to compensate for this with telekinesis). Still, without knowing more about just how good with a lightsaber Revan is.... Advantage: undetermined (Note: I hope to have a better idea of Revan's lightsaber capabilities after reading Revan) 2) Force power: In terms of sheer strength of power, Vader probably has the advantage, even in his diminished capacity. It is doubtful, however, that Sidious has taught him much of the more esoteric mysteries of the dark side, especially after realizing that Vader's potential is limited after Mustafar. While Vader DOES possess highly refined telekinetic skills....he doesn't seem to be skilled in much more than that (outside of Force speed, precognition, Force leap, etc). Revan, on the other hand, possess a much more diverse set of both light and dark side powers...including Force lightning, against which Vader is at a large disadvantage. Advantage: Revan, by a fair margin. 3) Intangibles: Both are competent strategists. Vader has a talent for inspiring fear; Revan is highly resistant to fear. Both have incredibly strong willpower. Both are experienced generals and warriors. Advantage: Draw Conclusion: While I hesitate to declare one over the other without knowing more about Revan's lightsaber abilities...if Revan can withstand or redirect the Dark Lord's onslaught, Revan's knowledge of the Force (both light and dark sides) should serve him extremely well, enough to see him through to victory. Winner: Revan....but not a cakewalk by any means.

In regards to Vader being trained by, arguably, one of the most powerful dark-side users ever, it would be good to note two things: 1) It is likely that Palpatine held certain things back from Vader, in order to maintain an advantage should Vader ever decide one day to become the master (or turn back to the light side). 2) Vader's Force potential is somewhat diminished after the events of Mustafar, partially because he is limited by his injuries, and partially because he is forced (at least for a time) to use the Force simply to move

Revan. It would be a closer fight if you're talking Revan vs pre-Mustafar Vader, but Revan's knowledge of the Force is just too great to overcome.

Best moneymaker? It's on that Twi'lek dancer over there. Seriously, artifice seems, to me, to be the way to go, as everyone and their pet nexu are going to want/need mods.

It is said that the dark side is fueled by misery and suffering. But looking at all the rage and QQ on the forums....I'm not sure the dark side can handle power of that magnitude.

When you have your cheekbone crushed in a car accident, see how good YOU look, hmm? (Note: This actually happened. Mark Hamill broke his nose and left cheekbone in a car accident towards the end of filming for Episode IV)

That's kind of broad--depending on which ring you're in, you could have anger issues, be suicidal, or like sodomy. o.O

Just to clear up a misconception--that $5 is applied towards the price of the game. You are NOT being charged an extra $5