GameSpy: Players can choose to support the Jedi or Sith factions in the game. Will this choice be hard-coded from character creation, or will players choose a faction only during gameplay?

BioWare: Player Choice is essential to BioWare storytelling, and we have kept that a huge priority for The Old Republic. We want players to have as much choice as possible in the game, and choosing your class and allegiance to either the Republic or the Sith Empire during character creation is really just the first of many choices you'll make in the game. You'll face many choices that will cause you to think long and hard about loyalty and about your character's morality. Some will be cut and dry, and others will be more difficult. This is "Star Wars", so just because you're a Jedi doesn't mean you can't fall to the dark side. Darth Vader was of course the perfect example of this in the movies because he fell to the dark side and then was redeemed in the end by Luke and turned against Darth Sidious.

We want every one of our players to experience their own personal "Star Wars" fantasy. If you want to fall, you'll have that chance, and conversely, even those born under the Sith Empire will have the opportunity to make choices that will bring them back toward the light! Beyond this even, we've alluded to the fact that there will be many cool roles in the game other than Sith and Jedi, and within those, you'll have other allegiances with another set of interesting choices. We're inspired by the high-fantasy archetype roles that are in the "Star Wars" movies.