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FuryoftheStars

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  1. Well what in the heck is a "Fanny Pack" to you? Cause as an American, this is what I think of when I hear the term: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leather_Fanny_Pack.JPG And that is not "sexy" or X-Rated by any stretch of the imagination (to me).
  2. I thought it was mentioned in the movie that they were "100% loyal", which would imply some sort of programming? Also, to have Palpatine call them up and simply say "Execute Order 66" and nothing else for them to start killing Jedi means they've known of the Order and ready to execute it if need be. As for the Jedi being "caught by surprise" and killed, that's easy enough to explain... complacency. They've been fighting side-by-side with them for roughly 3 years, some of them even becoming good friends with some of the clones. Their attention was focused elsewhere... distracted. Yoda was able to sense the betrayal because he sensed so many other Jedi dying throughout the Galaxy... this caused him to suddenly "open" his awareness of what was going on around him in an attempt to figure out why. Erm, I thought he only stopped one, set it spinning and then back at Palpatine? The rest he dodged. But really, with most of that fight, Palpatine looks like he is hurling the seats with little effort (much like toys), while Yoda has a visible strain on his face just trying to stop the momentum of that one. Also, another point on the retreat, he lost his lightsaber against that last bit of Force Lightning. I will admit that the decision to leave does come off as being in haste/without ample reason to back it up, but to me it is obvious that he is not gaining any headway against Sidious.
  3. I'd probably be more for the standard hilt, but dual wielding.
  4. I found this pretty amusing and looked to me like there was good choreography between them. The only thing is that "Luke's" attire, mannerisms, and fighting style all remind me more of Anikin....
  5. My issue with this is more so just the fact that someone has exclusive rights to making the games. No one else really has the opportunity to create something, now. And yes, I will admit, I have a bad taste in my mouth concerning EA. Question (in earnest, here, as I've heard varying things): how many of the original team from Bioware are still around after acquisition from EA? After having been away from WoW for several years, after my first day of playing SWToR a couple months ago and before I had ever visited the forums or read any reviews... you know what my concluding thought for the day of gameplay was? "My God, this feels so much like WoW." IMO, SimCity started going down the drain for me after SC2000 (once it went from Maxis -> EA). I was kind of OK with 3000, but some of the changes irked me. When I read some of the "features" to 4, I said screw it and never picked it up again.
  6. Hmm, well, I haven't seen such things, but then again, I've only played 1 game where there were vet rewards at the time I was playing. Hopefully you just had bad luck? Hard to say from my standpoint.... But yeah, the rewards should be more cosmetic in nature or allowing you to get something that everyone else can sooner. If something unique that can actually be useful in game, then they'd have to consider it very well.
  7. Yeah, I'm starting to see what you mean.... Unfortunately, after each great "feat", EU authors feel the need to 1-up with something bigger. And will continue to do so until the readers/fanbase goes "***? Lame...", which (unfortunately for SW) takes a lot considering they're all used to comics where the characters are already doing stupidly absurd things (and GL never actually defined the limits of a Force user). Don't get me wrong, I like a lot of the books, but some of the moves I see them pull off make me go "***" because it's making them into a virtual God.
  8. Optional Legacy Level Unlock would be good, IMO. Would support both sides of the fence.
  9. You think they look sexy? As an optional alternative to current belts, maybe. But not add extra inventory space. Otherwise you'd be giving an added perk to those who like the looks of them and those who don't... well, would either have to suffer or go without. That wouldn't be fair. Besides, you can already spend credits or CC to increase this to a sizable amount.
  10. Agreed and support. EDIT: Now, having actually read through the thread.... I think one thing that some people are forgetting is the time/era in which some of the words we have now were actually created. Words like "craftsman" were created to literally mean a "man of crafts" during an era when only men were doing these kinds of things. Women were either forbidden, laughed at, or shunned because it was a man's job. And besides, as Vil-lynne has already pointed out, there are many terms that used to be exclusive female roles that have had their terms changed to be more gender neutral so men can actually "feel comfortable" with their job titles.
  11. Agreed for it being an option.
  12. Nice concept. I have a feeling that if they were to implement it, they'd give us a lot less and with larger time gaps, but I like the idea nonetheless.
  13. Umm, yeah? I know this, hence... EDIT: Err, sorry... over an hour later and it just dawned on me that you were picking on something else... I don't think it'd be as quickly as you believe. Most people don't even travel off their own planets or only to a few others. "Rumors" of planets just "disappearing" would be taken at first as being nothing more than tales, much like old sailor "mermaid" stories. The Empire, in order for this weapon to work as intended, would of course not deny the claims. But, as with the existence of the Force, many would not believe it until they saw it with their own eyes. Point being, though, that it would be no more effective at causing terror than an SSD flying around with old Palps on the bridge.
  14. Yes, it was an instrument of terror. But really, there would be as many people who would believe that it doesn't exist as there are who believed the Force is nothing more than magic tricks. Look at Han's reaction when Obi-Wan first told him it wasn't a moon.... Assuming Sidious' power is as great as the EU suggests, a Super Star Destroyer going around with him on board probably would've worked just as well. Whether the planets blowing up are because of some "Super Top Secret" weapon or because of the Force, no one would be able to tell the difference and all would be just as afraid at the sight of an SSD as they would a Death Star. The Death Star plans were in the making as early as Ep II... Palpatine obviously felt as though his powers alone were not going to be enough to keep the whole Galaxy under control and minimize the support that rebellions would get.
  15. Compared to an Air Craft Carrier, a Cruiser is small, but is still large to a person. That is my point, that what Vader did in that scene is small compared to everything else we've seen in the EU. Suit means nothing where the Force is concerned. It does not somehow block or require his using the Force in a different means to achieve the same affects. Injuries also mean little by that point. We do not hear strain in his voice as if he is dealing with pain (distraction), and he still has well over 60% of his body mass (probably closer to 80%) so the reduction in his ability to use the Force should not be severely reduced by that. And yet, in perhaps one of the biggest fits of emotion he has (or will ever have), which should enhance his Force ability, that is the destruction we see? I'm saying the EU has blown the potential for Force users out of proportion. If one was that powerful, nothing could threaten them. Fleets would be like flies for the swatting, rebellious planets would be eggs to crack open... one wouldn't need to build a Death Star.
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