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Originally Posted by delcov

I wonder if the developers will make it possible to be a Jedi who converts to the dark side, or vice versa. I think that THAT moral flipflop would add another amazing dimension to the game. Maybe it's there already and I haven't read it yet. But so far, I haven't seen anything.

Originally Posted by peacerenity

i was thinking there would be only 2 force classes, but after the direct comparison to mace windu and the jedi guardian, im thinking there will be 4. im not sure how they will make a huge difference in the gameplay and storylines between knight/consular and warrior/lord, but it does seem that way. perhaps the consular storyline would focus more on negotiations, manipulation, small-scale encounters, etc. as opposed to front-line battles. there are big places to expand for the sith lord, with an actual ranged force lightning (as opposed to the short-range aoe the sith warrior has), drain life, insanity for crowd control, etc. what makes me wonder more is the consular. since most of the specifically light-side force abilities in kotor are melee oriented. perhaps he will be our support class, with buffs and force healing? with the sith lord using his drain life to take health from the opponent and give it to his allies, to provide a sith counterpart for healing, and then just debuffing the opponent as opposed to buffing his allies?

its also indicative that the comparisons are always made to darth vader, windu, obi-wan, etc. no mentions of palpatine or yoda, the more force-oriented characters, both of whom are both pretty big archetypes. there isnt anything really close in terms of archetypes to these two: senator, with leia and padme? maybe, but i still think they get beat out.

too bad. i was hoping for a bit more variety. 4 force classes could be really cool, though, it just takes some careful differentiation. hopefully they will draw a pretty big line between the two in terms of lore and abilities and not just make it a matter of melee vs. ranged.