I was just wondering which class story was better. I have heard that the Agent story is amazing but have heard little of the smuggler story. So, without spoilers, which one is better?

In my opinion, the Agent story is better. Act One of the Smuggler story is amazing (Ord Mantell/Coruscant as a Smuggler might be my favorite part of the game, although I could be viewing it with rose-colored glasses; Smuggler was my first character in beta, and you never forget your first!), but from there it kind of falls off in quality a bit. I heard that they had different writers working on the Smuggler story, whereas the Agent story is pretty much 100% Alexander Freed. Edited February 11, 2012 by raelimar

I haven't played the Smuggler yet but I can attest to the Agent story being amazing. Hell just rolling an agent to see the story is probably worth it. It takes the Intel work more seriously then games based solely on Intel Work...which is odd but props to the Writer.

Does the smuggler ever actually smuggle anything?

Does the smuggler ever actually smuggle anything?

 

Based on memory, I don't think so.

Does the smuggler ever actually smuggle anything?

 

In all fairness, Han Solo never really smuggled anything in the original films. Unless you count hiding from Imperials as smuggling himself.

I've played IA and Smuggler to chapter 1, IA's storyline was better by far. Smuggler's is pretty dull to be honest.

I've played both classes and i liked IA story much more. I cant say I liked Smuggler's story itself, but Smuggler personality and the options in the dialogs were quite entrtaining and left good impression in general

I am at the end of chapter 2 with my IA (but I have not quite finish) and I never played my smuggler farther than the prologue so I can say two things:

 

IA story is amazing. I played a 50 SI (whose story has bad reputation okay) and it's not remotely comparable.

 

The smuggler story (for the prologue) is good (not awesome but good) but more than the story, it's the dialogue that are really cool. I think it's the difference between the two classes (IA has good dialogue but not as memorable).

Does the smuggler ever actually smuggle anything?

 

You do once as far as I can remember at like level 4 or 5.

I think both are as good as each other

 

Smuggler - you are basically Han Soloing it - without ruining any of the story, that is how you could look at it, that is the style of story - Correllian Ales, Women/Men, a fast ship and a good blaster at your side - proper swaggering and having fun whilst being in the right amount of trouble.

 

Agent - completely different type of story and character - working for Imperial Intelligence is utterly different from being a Smuggler - this is the Empire, its way more sinister and serious.

 

If anything I would say Bounty Hunter is closer to the Smuggler story, Agent is in a world of it's own

 

Either one you roll, I hope you have as much fun as I had

I was just wondering which class story was better. I have heard that the Agent story is amazing but have heard little of the smuggler story. So, without spoilers, which one is better?

Agent.

I think both stories are good, but I do like the Smuggler better. The Agent story has some amazing moments, but taking the story as a whole, it makes absolutely no sense. The final Agent boss is a joke, by far the least threatening boss of the 8.

 

The Agent story has you play as a stooge and/or pawn of the Sith Empire. As I said parts of the story are really fun, but

 

 

 

I did have a fair bit of fun with the Smuggler story, but the Agent is much better,

I think both are as good as each other

 

Smuggler - you are basically Han Soloing it - without ruining any of the story, that is how you could look at it, that is the style of story - Correllian Ales, Women/Men, a fast ship and a good blaster at your side - proper swaggering and having fun whilst being in the right amount of trouble.

 

Agent - completely different type of story and character - working for Imperial Intelligence is utterly different from being a Smuggler - this is the Empire, its way more sinister and serious.

 

If anything I would say Bounty Hunter is closer to the Smuggler story, Agent is in a world of it's own

 

Either one you roll, I hope you have as much fun as I had

it's because they both can use 2 blaster

it's because they both can use 2 blaster

 

That did sway my choice when I rolled my first Smuggler, I blame the Return trailer!

So much wasted potential for the Smuggler story - apart from the end of each act.

I like playing a Smuggler more, because I do not feel the pressure of authority and the heavy hand of the Sith, but I like the story and the feel of an Agent, because it feels different from the D&D fantasy-adventure genre.

Agent the best class story in the game if you can come up with a good character. Smuggler is much more comedic, but I enjoyed it. I leveled my first Smuggler to 50 with my friend who leveled his Trooper to 50 so we were always amused at the Smuggler lines.

 

Does the smuggler ever actually smuggle anything?

 

Minor spoilers:

 

In all fairness, Han Solo never really smuggled anything in the original films. Unless you count hiding from Imperials as smuggling himself.

 

um.. the first thing han solo does is smuggle luke and obi wan off world.

anyways, no, the smuggler doesnt really smuggle stuff. a class title of treasure hunter would probably have been more fitting.