I am fairly unfamiliar with the star wars universe outside of the films.

What is the motivation for the sith? What is their ultimate aim? I understand in swtor there is some artistic license as they have ignored the "rule of two", or is the current situation with many sith in keeping with the lore?

I am guessing in game they still wish to ultimately rule the universe, but then this confuses me as to why people like Bounty Hunters or Hutts would ever support the Imps in any way, as in a Sith controlled universe they wouldn't have a place.

I guess it's just the republic motivation is quite clear, they want peace and freedom. The sith don't want the opposite of that, as they don't just want to blow up every planet they see and perform genocide on every species and destroy the universe. What exactly do they want?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

The motivation for this Sith empire is revenge, I'll describe the reasons for this.

One thousand three hundred years before this game, the Golden Age of the Sith on Korriban had just ended with the death of the great and undefeated Dark Lord Marka Ragnos, with this two Sith Lords emerged as his potential successors, Naga Sadow and Ludo Kressh.

Eventually after a great duel Marka Ragnos' spirit emerged and made Naga Sadow Dark Lord of the Sith, soon after two republic hyperspace explorers appeared and Naga Sadow took advantage and claimed they were spies infront of an impending Republic invasion, so the Sith Empire attacked the Republic and started the Great Hyperspace War.

The war at first went well, Naga Sadow used a Meditation Sphere to spread his skill with Battle Meditation across the galaxy on all fronts, bolstering his own men's morale and depleting the Republic's at the same time, he summoned illusions of massive armies and armadas all across the galaxy, tripling his own forces, until, his rival Ludo Kressh attacked his sphere and distracted him, immediately the war across the galaxy turned back to the Republic's favor, Naga Sadow battled with Ludo Kressh above Korriban, their fleets decimating each other, the Republic arrived and just mopped up the remaining Sith ships.

But the Republic went further, they committed genocide on the Sith People, almost wiping out their entire race and all their planets, but, a few Sith ships escaped, led by the Sith Emperor, they made hyperspace jumps for twenty years before finding Dromund Kaas in the Unknown Regions, and made it their capital of a new Sith Empire, swearing to take revenge on the Republic and the Jedi, for thirteen hundred years they usurped system after system, rebuilding their empire, along with their armies and fleets, then they returned, with the intention of wiping out all Republic civilization.

That is their motivation.

Oh and Darth Bane's rule of two isn't implemented for another thirty six hundred years.

The motivation for this Sith empire is revenge, I'll describe the reasons for this.

 

One thousand three hundred years before this game, the Golden Age of the Sith on Korriban had just ended with the death of the great and undefeated Dark Lord Marka Ragnos, with this two Sith Lords emerged as his potential successors, Naga Sadow and Ludo Kressh.

 

Eventually after a great duel Marka Ragnos' spirit emerged and made Naga Sadow Dark Lord of the Sith, soon after two republic hyperspace explorers appeared and Naga Sadow took advantage and claimed they were spies infront of an impending Republic invasion, so the Sith Empire attacked the Republic and started the Great Hyperspace War.

 

The war at first went well, Naga Sadow used a Meditation Sphere to spread his skill with Battle Meditation across the galaxy on all fronts, bolstering his own men's morale and depleting the Republic's at the same time, he summoned illusions of massive armies and armadas all across the galaxy, tripling his own forces, until, his rival Ludo Kressh attacked his sphere and distracted him, immediately the war across the galaxy turned back to the Republic's favor, Naga Sadow battled with Ludo Kressh above Korriban, their fleets decimating each other, the Republic arrived and just mopped up the remaining Sith ships.

 

But the Republic went further, they committed genocide on the Sith People, almost wiping out their entire race and all their planets, but, a few Sith ships escaped, led by the Sith Emperor, they made hyperspace jumps for twenty years before finding Dromund Kaas in the Unknown Regions, and made it their capital of a new Sith Empire, swearing to take revenge on the Republic and the Jedi, for thirteen hundred years they usurped system after system, rebuilding their empire, along with their armies and fleets, then they returned, with the intention of wiping out all Republic civilization.

 

That is their motivation.

 

Oh and Darth Bane's rule of two isn't implemented for another thirty six hundred years.

that is one hundred percent right, and in the end it kinda started a cycle of revenge for both sides to be fair

The motivation for this Sith empire is revenge, I'll describe the reasons for this.

 

One thousand three hundred years before this game, the Golden Age of the Sith on Korriban had just ended with the death of the great and undefeated Dark Lord Marka Ragnos, with this two Sith Lords emerged as his potential successors, Naga Sadow and Ludo Kressh.

 

Eventually after a great duel Marka Ragnos' spirit emerged and made Naga Sadow Dark Lord of the Sith, soon after two republic hyperspace explorers appeared and Naga Sadow took advantage and claimed they were spies infront of an impending Republic invasion, so the Sith Empire attacked the Republic and started the Great Hyperspace War.

 

The war at first went well, Naga Sadow used a Meditation Sphere to spread his skill with Battle Meditation across the galaxy on all fronts, bolstering his own men's morale and depleting the Republic's at the same time, he summoned illusions of massive armies and armadas all across the galaxy, tripling his own forces, until, his rival Ludo Kressh attacked his sphere and distracted him, immediately the war across the galaxy turned back to the Republic's favor, Naga Sadow battled with Ludo Kressh above Korriban, their fleets decimating each other, the Republic arrived and just mopped up the remaining Sith ships.

 

But the Republic went further, they committed genocide on the Sith People, almost wiping out their entire race and all their planets, but, a few Sith ships escaped, led by the Sith Emperor, they made hyperspace jumps for twenty years before finding Dromund Kaas in the Unknown Regions, and made it their capital of a new Sith Empire, swearing to take revenge on the Republic and the Jedi, for thirteen hundred years they usurped system after system, rebuilding their empire, along with their armies and fleets, then they returned, with the intention of wiping out all Republic civilization.

 

That is their motivation.

 

Oh and Darth Bane's rule of two isn't implemented for another thirty six hundred years.

Great description, thanks!

Originally did Naga Shadow hope to eliminate the republic, as he was hungry for more power?

Also as of late I've been thinking on whether the dark side really is all that dark. Clearly I'm sure it is supposed to be, but much of it doesn't always seem to be just pure evil. I guess particularly with being Jedis denying being "passionate", and any romance at all. In game on the sith side the dark side choices are always very dark, but on the light side I question whether all the light side choices really are light.