Ivan the Terrible

AT-ATs? No. Ground vehicles? Yes.

What makes it worse; he refuses to recognize there is a significant number of people out there who strongly disagree with his changes. As such, you can't find the Star Wars trilogy DVD set without the changes he makes; he refuses to release an unedited version. So you better get used to Jango Fett stormtrooper voices if you want Star Wars on DVD.

Since this thread seems to be dead in the water, let's use it to wonder for a bit: why aren't the developers posting? Is it crunch time for KOTOR II, and they don't have any time to post? Are they just bored with feeding the hungry masses with pitiful scraps of information? My vote is for the former.

Heh. Did you hear that from three posts above. And yes, modern-day Lucas is his own worst enemy.

Nope. Revan and company were fun, but if Obsidian is going to make another company's sequel, I would prefer they focus on making their own characters rather than recycling ones from the first game. Besides, what with Revan single-handedly killing the Dark Lord of the Sith, I don't think there's much out there to challenge him/her.

So you'd spend the entire game fighting a bunch of enemies on the same level as Yoda and Palpatine? C'mon, now. That would be incredibly lame. The Star Wars universe isn't Dragonball Z, where each unprecedented new power level is suddenly met with an even more unprecedented new power level in order to prolong the series.

New Star Wars DVD set? What are you talking about? George Lucas died in 1998, and is therefore completely incapable of systematically destroying his own series with awful prequels and needless tinkering to the OT. [/denial]

I don't know. I'm a guy, and if a woman I was attracted to started laughing as two families she manipulated into a fight slaughtered each other, it might cool my libido a bit. Or, then again, it might just turn me on. In any case, as we've established, the female Revan has a fat ass, so perhaps Carth should have moved on to greener pastures.

Both you and she would be Level 20. Where's the fun in playing from a power level roughly equal to Yoda or Emperor Palpatine?

The big problem: Stormtroopers came first. Sith troopers thus feel like a cheap knock-off of an original.

The bald Asian dude was the best-looking Dark Side character, IMHO. Like Ming the Merciless with a lightsaber.

Especially in that red outfit you get on Taris. Baby got back.

I can explain why in four words: Carth is a moron.

I was caught off-guard. I knew Revan was going to make an appearance, and I figured my character's mind had been screwed with somehow, but my mind was so fixated on the idea that it was going to be Revan as the big 'end boss' that the blatant clues which they scatter all over just didn't register until the big revelation cut scene played. Seriously, looking back, it's actually pretty embarassing to me that I didn't see it. The clues are painfully obvious in retrospect.

Seconded....if that were an option.

Given that, even before I became a Jedi, I was fully capable of single-handedly cleaning out an entire base of Sith troopers, I'll give Stormtroopers the edge. But then again, I've done the same with Stormtroopers in the Dark Forces series.... Darn....

Why in god's name would anyone want to cheat at KOTOR? It wasn't easy enough for some people when you were single-handedly wiping out dozens of Dark Jedi? The only exploit I ever use is the 'holding levels until you become a Jedi' exploit, which IMHO is earned by the annoyance of beating all the quests on Taris with a level 2 Scoundrel.

Would you stop being a troll, please?

Normally it's a secondary concern for me, as well. I never used any of Gaider's Upgrade packs for BG2, for example, except for Ascension which also expanded the storyline (which is what I'm primarily interested in.) But in KOTOR, the enemies were just so....laughable. They literally had to throw dozens of them at you on the Star Forge just to give you a challenge; I know Revan is 'the Man' (errr...or 'the Woman'), but treating Sith and Jedi like expendable footsoldiers just always struck me the wrong way. By the same token, 'fearsome' figures like Calo Nord and Darth Bandon were usually only a marginally greater challenge then your average grunt. It kinda takes away some of the epic feeling when, as often as not, you can end most of the major battles without a single lost hit point and your Force power bar at about half.

I understand the Bio boards didn't allow it. Not sure why; Lucasarts pressure? If I'm violating board policy or something, feel free to erase. With the assumption that we can say something regarding Mods, I'd just like to let Obsidian (and other players) know that the Hardcore mod (which substantially boosts the statistics of your enemies based upon your level) makes KOTOR much tougher and more interesting. It feels much more satisfying to engage Dark Jedi and actually have to work to win rather than just using 'Insanity' and hacking away....and for a nitpicker like me, it made a lot more sense that these guys who actually did have a chance in hell of beating me decided to attack rather than the previous chattle for my lightsaber who seemed to practically line up to die. I didn't think it would amount to much, but I'm quite impressed. IMHO, it is what KOTOR should have been set to 'Difficult.' If KOTOR II is entering the stage where features stop and balancing begins, I hope someone over there gives it a look. http://home.t-online.de/home/Talchia/HardcoreMOD1.zip

I'm pretty sure they've said three.

He's different. Not good different, not bad different. Different. I can't complain, though. He certainly beats Malak, one of the lamest Sith Lords ever.

Because it cheats openly....so do I. Saving and reloading is an ace in the hole no Pazaak player can match.

I can't remember the exact quote, but Malak questions Saul as to where he got the information, then Saul says it was an eyewitness. Calo then walks up as if on cue. Now, where would Malak have gotten the idea that Bastila and Carth were there? We know it was an eyewitness. And they imply SO FREAKING HARD that Calo provided them this specific information, it isn't even funny. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It becomes even funnier when you complete Davik's estate with Mission in your party. I wonder if they would have hired Calo if they knew he was spanked by a 14 year old girl?

Whatever he gives or doesn't give you, it isn't worth playing a game you don't like until you win ten times in a row, IMHO. Neither a sigil crystal nor a vibration cell is a particularly spectacular reward.