Do you think they will have long range blasters, like in KOTOR, for the bounty hunter class? Because I haven't really seen any except for the Trooper class, and it would be a huge let down if they don't.

Bounty Hunter was my all-time favorite class in Star Wars Galaxies. I remember the good ol' times. Now it's The Old Republic. I can't wait.

This game is really looking great. All I have to say is I hope that, they don't do what they do in most games. Most MMO's only seem to have a few sets of armour or clothing in different catagories, then repeat the armor in different colors and crap with different names.

I hope that they make it so the character can be more personal and unique from other people. Not everyone looks the same, and not everyone focuses on the same abilities. Would make it more interesting.

I agree, I would be disappointed if the starting out, low levels had the same armor and basic weapons as the higher levels. But hopefully there will be more than just a basic level of customization. good point

i have a feeling that the armor within each class will be different and especially once there is higher level characters the difference will be more apparent

Same here and well put.

IS THE ARMOR THEY SHOW HERE GOING TO BE LIKE THE MANDALORIAN ARMOR IN swg, PRICEWISE AND ALL

I think that is the armor that you start out with from what I've seen in the videos. I could be wrong though.

any1 know if you can be a republic bounty hunter?? I want to look like my picture.. then pop up behind people spear them.. a bounty hunter

They are going to have different classes for each faction. Trooper and smug are republic and so far for the sith there's the Bounty hunter.

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these guys and the sith will be 1337 SUP4 H4X0R, it's just a shame that EVERYONE will make either a sith or a jedi, i hope more people will make jedi to leave me open to make a sith and still be able to be in a clan/guild

hmmmm bounty hunter or imperial commando?

i guess bounty hunter!

Did you seriously just contemplate that? j/k

Thank you for this awesome new class this makes the Republic class look bad

Bounty Hunting the only true Neutral person in the game. Bring it on

Well let us check some banking systems here.....hmm looks like the Republic has a lot less funds then the Sith Empire. Well I know where my "loyalties" lie....WITH THE CREDITS!!!!

Right, that's why they're set as a Sith class, right?

i hope u can be a traitor and kill the galaxy

Okay so I come from swg -preCU-, one of the best (ranged) BH's on Ahazi. Just might give this game a try. Gotta say......Rofl, this BH class on this one looks pretty lame. Not playing the class if you cant hunt Player Jedi. plain and simple. If someone finds out you can let me know, untill then I roll with a Smuggler. sounds like a real money makin class. but other then that at pvp might go teras kasi xD...psssh I wish there was such a class.

-Cassusfett

This is a good first impression for me for this game. Until more classes are created, this is probably going to be one of my main choices for this game.

Word of advice, don't get a bounty on your head and don't get hunted by me.

Word of advice, don't gloat about being great in game that hasn't even gotten a release date.

This will be my main class. I eagerly await the release date!!

ok i like the look of the bounty hunter in this, jet pack will be awesome :P but seriously if bounty hunters go after bounties on there own side there should be concequences for failing especially if your going after a bounty from say a high ranking sith and your on the sith's side it would just stand to reason that you would find yourself in real trouble for failing tbh

Bounty Hunters rock.Jedi suck. Sith rule.
That is my motto

HEY IS THE BOUNTY HUNTER ARMOR THEY SHOW HERE LIKE THE BEST ONE YOU CAN GET OR IS IT JUST ONE OF MANY ARMORS?

This is pretty cool, but it would be nice if they made a weapon like a poisoned blowdart or a small droid like a mouse droid that would race over to the target and blow up.

na i think shooting saw blades and acidic gas would be better than that

in one of the documentaries we see a bounty hunter fighting a Jedi, with a stick like weapon and shooting flame from one of his hands, as i stated before i would appreciate an evolution in the BH trap weapons, one that can trap, trap and hurt the prey over time, explode on proximity etc etc, also the jet pack must play a great part in fighting and help us keep range from our enemies while at the same time gives us the shooting advantage

the choice to grab bounty's its a must, kind of like a grand theft auto feel, to look for designated targets and bring them for money,or as someone stated, bring back stolen merchandise, ships , creatures, anything by that sort. to be continued...

The Bounty Hunter is a cool choice to do, but there are many other choices like being a jedi

Thats why this is the BH section

MMm yes this will be my main as i have experienced in pre nge swg. Lovely to be able to hunt down and kill ppl for money... They should make the bounty gain of ppl on their rep and well since BH's are sooo 1337 and sweet they even if they are on the side of the sith empire(or vice versa)... they should have the option to hunt people down on their own side as long as the pays good... hehe

Also even after post nge of swg ... thoguh it was horrid and im still disgusted by SOE online for messing up a franchise that... well... had around 50% of mmo players out there and ... well didnt listen to the players... and messed it all up... now around .1% of players... I believe bioware would not fail us. Loved Bioshock btw, but yes back to the point. I believe they never really failed us in the space content of SWG because I have always loved it and such, yet space was a bit too big and not being able to fire at ppl or anything that moved sorta made me feel sad lol. But the reverse engineering, parts, customization were all very unique yet beautiful aspects of the game. Also it seemed like perfect ways to hunt bounties.

Vehicular transportation should also be considered for a game of this great proportion... now we can copy some of the cheap mmo's out there such as wow or swg ( no offense Ive played multiple and beta'ed multiple mmo's and i love em all due to their differences and some similarities) where mounts were jsut easy ways to get around...that may be so but ... for instance WoW... I want to be able to ride up on someone... and pull out my sword a goblins face off lol... but it doesnt seem so. Also in SWG my AT AT (pardon if i stated wrong name for it :P) had mounted guns in front of it... but all it did was carry me around and id have to jump off to be able to do anything to my enemy.

I think bounty hunters ... but also other classes be able to do such things ... maybe not fully mounted combat... but an ability to... for instance a BH has to suprise a target with a quick and swift attack. Maybe ride a swoop bike straigt at an enemy with 1h on a blaster firin away before gettin up close and personal and nuking the heebeejeebees out of em yet to keep this from only bein a mounted war... make the bike ... very eaisly breakable... with maybe a blaster or two to the engine. A jedi (if this class is being thought to be added) could probably fly in on a bike or such... and maybe... force push... lightning, or saber throw before hoppin off and continuing the battle.

It may be interesting to maybe... increase te deadliness of Bh's but... as a counter balance of it to make the bounty(if it's pvp) to be able to have their friends(if in a party or close friends in proximity) to fight back would be a nice idea.

Another feature i liked from previous MMO's was their crazy customizations... for example... COH/COV beautiful haha. capes tatoos glowing eyes/ the works lol. Not saying it would be a good idea to make glowing eyes a part of the game(would be interesting) but the fact that there was some very Pure customizations in there. I was wodnering if there could be a whole notch up to the point where the user could actually draw or paint/design certain paint jobs via free hand like maybe the application paint on a computer for example. I dunno ... I was thinkin for every bounty I'm successful in I tatoo across my shoulder their name haha. or like spray paint my armor to have skullz all over it just to intimidate the enemy.. or have pl fear u for ur very distinct features llol.

On a final note. AS for mount/mounted combat goes... I do believe it gets annoying to / when mounted... U just get stuck on the mount as if it was glued to u until u either de summon or w/e u do with it. I believe u shud add mounts... like a skiff, such as jabba's skiff on it where... ull only need one pilot and everyone else could jsut run around ont he platform and jump off whenever they feel like it haha and if u want to be interesting throw a few turrets on it and go do maybe group mount specific quests lol like kill 200 womp rats to stop an infestation hehe just maybe an interesting idea to go to.

Well ya I just thought'd it'd be nice to relate this all to a BH point of view... except for the last one haha but ya if u feel this article belings elsewhere feel free to move it... and GL on making the game.

Sure the Bounty Hunter has a flame thrower and jet-pack..... but what about a vibro-Blade or stun battan. They should get a melee weapon that can go easily up against a jedi or sith. Cause you never know if they want to slice you like a tin can, or you slice them.(If they use the force... thats your problem) Or a wrist-blade that when your enemy isn't looking, a quick jab to the back. lol Maybe disguises so you can hide in plane site on planets like tatooine or Coruscant like worlds. Just some thoughts.... lol

~For Mandalore!

yeah, kinda like Jango Fett uses in the Clone Wars to stop him from sliding off the side of the building on Kamino.

it would be cool if player caracters could hire you!

ya that would be a cool idea maybe they will put it into the game

Let the hunt begin.

this is so cool. can't wait for this game! no x-box or ps version(I hope)

I wish they'd make an xbox 360 version

not putting anything against BIOWARE but i hope every bounty hunter isnt just a look-alike of the fetts (boba and jango) still i think the range of playable classes will be the biggest thing in this game im hoping for many different classes so that evryone isnt just a sith or a jedi

I hope they make droids a playable race for this. It'd suit KOTR real well as some of the main characters were assassin droids.

on the contrary mr.code!
they SHOULD make the class of jedi hard to obtain,that's the whole point of being a jedi.....it takes a lot of dedication!!!

Its my sincerest hope that they do not overpower the jedi or make that rank so unattainable that only people who play the game like its their second job or their only job can get it but also balance this against the overly casual gamer who thinks everything should be given to them. The bounty hunter seems to be just combat oriented and their seems to be little evidence of any kind of defense tactic.

A lot rides on the classes. It's not just a matter of their job, though that will be important from a story point of view. It's about having a distinct play style that makes you want to stop playing that Jedi and spend some time on something significantly different from that and from the other classes.

It's also about having a function within a team (that importantly doesn't dominate the team) while being effective solo.

A good example of how to dominate a team could be found in City of Heroes, where a single Controller used to be able to comfortably disable mobs as fast as a team could kill them, resulting in every fight turning into a statue chopping exercise - not exactly challenging. Fortunately the developers were prepared to scale back this ability to playable, but no longer dominant. It's important to get these things right or close to right the first time - a considerable amount of ill-will was generated by this "nerf" in City, presumably amongst those who care more about winning (but there's a lot of those) than playing a challenging game.

Excitement in the development process has to be sacrificed to benefit excitement in the game. Thoughts starting "Wouldn't it be great if a class could.." should be balanced with "Wouldn't it be great if a class couldn't..", but both should only be applied within reason. Holds knockbacks, slows etc. and resistances to such should not be absolutes nor consecutively repeatable.

Why am I blathering on about this? Because it feels like the developers love bounty hunters and the danger is that they'll give them some combination of nasty tricks (holds or knockbacks probably) and unblockable damage (nothing much blocks a flamethrower - lightsabers included) and overpowering damage that makes them untouchable one on one.

you bet they will, havn't you seen the videos

I hope the bounty hunter can be skilled on meele, like hanharr or the twi´lek twins in KotOR II.

I'm a WOW player and i can see this killing WOW, Great job i cant wait to check it out.

The design of the bounty hunter is really pleasing. The detail is great, it really grabs the idea of a bounty hunter being a professional mercenary.

I'd love to see this backed up by the rewards gained by playing a bounty hunter over the course of the story, rewards that you can really appreciate like speacial customisation of weapons, somthing to make it yours.

I feel compelled to play as a bounty hunter after seeing that.

Keep it up Bioware.

join my team of bounty hunters called the 530 scrapkillers or we will have your head