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In 1.7 I get to look like Tron. When do I get my Lightcycle?

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In 1.7 I get to look like Tron. When do I get my Lightcycle?

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Thylbanus
01.19.2013 , 12:03 PM | #51
Quote: Originally Posted by BadOrb View Post
I think the Infinite Empire induced humanoid drones on Tatooine are more zombie like.

As to the subject at hand i don't mind the look of the new armor in the recent screenies at all. On another forum someone shouted at me for saying the gree are obviously fans of tron and Disneys influence is shinning through. They accused me of being anti-disney and in fact I'm happy they bought SW as we will get more movies now.

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BadOrb.
Yea, I know BadOrb. Except Disney has no oversight on this game. EA has been going Tron for some time. Some of the designers are fans, and like anyone who is fan of something, they try to get it into whatever they do. Look at the Terminus Assault Armor from ME3. Kind of a mix of Mandalorian armor and Tron.
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kirorx
01.19.2013 , 12:15 PM | #52
Quote: Originally Posted by Altheran View Post
I don't think the octopus design of the Gree come from this movie in particular. It seems to be pretty common to see aliens looking like octopus things (I don't count the number of mangas and animes where random aliens are drawn as walking octopussies)
The problem is they dont come from this movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-qd198SFwo

What sets starwars apart from other sci-fi films is that stuff was not modernized. Armor is dusty and dented, droids have parts showing, planets are dusty or "slimy mud holes".

All kinds of weird lights and slick armor takes us to a galaxy alot less far far away and just more futuristic sci-fi.

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Altheran
01.19.2013 , 12:27 PM | #53
Quote: Originally Posted by BadOrb View Post
I think the Infinite Empire induced humanoid drones on Tatooine are more zombie like.
They make me think to something between Mass Effect's Husks and indoctrined individuals. Husks with indoctrined's look.

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BadOrb
01.19.2013 , 12:35 PM | #54
Quote: Originally Posted by Thylbanus View Post
Yea, I know BadOrb. Except Disney has no oversight on this game. EA has been going Tron for some time. Some of the designers are fans, and like anyone who is fan of something, they try to get it into whatever they do. Look at the Terminus Assault Armor from ME3. Kind of a mix of Mandalorian armor and Tron.
Yeah I see that looks pretty decent too. Glowing lines on armor is fine with me. It beats shoulder pads and the like. I'm not sure if Disney have any oversight on this game atm , but maybe via lucas arts they might at some point , unless they just give lucas arts freedom to pass anything they want for SWTOR. Either way the armor's are decent if not great. Can't see anything wrong with it.

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BadOrb.
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funkhouse
01.19.2013 , 01:39 PM | #55
tell you what tho,,id much rather have that armor set then what they are doing to the BH lols. They just keep making them look more ugly each time they do somthing to the looks.

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kirorx
01.19.2013 , 02:58 PM | #56
Dont know anything about tron so i looked it up. According to IMDB Tron was a Disney movie,
Dun Dun DUUNNN.

Is it a disney SWTOR conscpiracy?

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Nemmar
01.19.2013 , 03:41 PM | #57
I love Tron and i love SWTOR = Joy.

I guess i have a cool new armor set to look forward to on my operative.

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Ansalem
01.19.2013 , 03:42 PM | #58
Quote: Originally Posted by SNCommand View Post
I'm fairly certain that something close to the lightcycle will be added to the game sooner or later
yeah but it will move slow as hell just like the "speeders" do now. Swear they should rename speeders to slowashellers
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BrianDavion
01.19.2013 , 04:08 PM | #59
Quote: Originally Posted by Alec_Fortescue View Post
They said they're moving away from crazy looks... There are so many different items which could be rewards from the gree events. Why nasty recolours?
in fairness I don't mind those recolours in this case as they're specificly going with a gree alien look. chances are there will be a number of differnt looks to fit with the reputation system.

Just like every other MMO with a reputation system.

don't like the gree look, don't grind gree rep and grind "Imperial fleet" rep instead

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DarthZak
01.19.2013 , 04:13 PM | #60
How I see this thread
"OH NOES! The artists have been inspired by Tron and their studios previous game, ME! This is horrible! They need to make everything fit into the SW galaxy as I know it from the movies"

Stop complaining so much people! I agree there are some weird things in this game like the everlasting shoulderpads, it made my Sorc look like my mom in the 80's.
But the Gree are a species who havent been discussed yet outside of TOR. That means that BW has complete artistic freedom. They can leave the premise of the movies etc since its a new era that wasnt touched before.
To say it isnt immersive is to say you lack imagination. You can gear out your character however you want with the amount of armor available and I can only welcome more models.

I pvp in the dancers bottom, Outlaw boots, one of the naked belly chestpieces and some slick gloves. If this was "in universe" I wouldnt last a minute but its not so I can do whatever I want to. Remember htat just because you dont like something doesnt mean it shouldnt be allowed to others. You dont HAVE to get the armor set you think is ugly nor do you have to pay attention to people who are wearing it
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