Ivan the Terrible

There's Hank. And then there's Tim. And then there's Foxy Sue, the Afro Lady. I think that's it.

is it out dec or feb? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Neither. We're releasing it tommorow. We like to surprise people. Note: it isn't actually done, per se. We just got bored working on it and decided to release it.

No. We've taken our inspiration from Ewok Adventures; KOTOR II will follow the adventures of the loveable Wicket as he rises from the ranks of lowly furball to Sith Lord, spreading misery and terror wherever he goes. Note: Yes, the game still takes place in the timeline of KOTOR. But no one ever said how long Ewoks live, dig? Wicket may very well have once been a Sith Lord. Just accept it! :angry: Your character's task will be to catch him alone, tackle him, rip off his mask, and reveal that he is in fact the guy from Willow.

Go ahead. Ask me any question about KOTOR II, and I'll make up an answer off the top of my head. Anyone?

Every time I try and watch anything anime-related, I can feel my entire body tensing up and a tremendous feeling of loserness washing over me. I know it's a widely accepted and respected thing in Japan, but it all just seems so....creepy. It's the bambi eyes. I can no longer take the bambi eyes.

Ehhh...I appreciate Akari answering questions, but I must confess my biggest questions relate to story matters (how will they handle Revan's appearance, if he/she shows up at all? Will we be able to become a Sith much earlier than in KOTOR?, etc.) Since Akari can't answer a lot of story questions given that he's a programmer rather than a designer, and won't answer a lot of questions he could because they'd serve to spoil the plotline or are being saved as teasers for gaming magazines and such, all we're left with is issues of the game engine itself....which, to me, is secondary. So feel free to keep hitting the snooze button, Akari. I can wait.

Storming a company's message board, demanding new features be added (not suggesting), and then calling the game 'Version 1.5' because they didn't listen to you is the height of obnoxiousness. May I suggest never involving yourself in Diplomacy? "Your country will accept this treaty I wrote RIGHT NOW! No? Well, your country sucks anyway."

Given that KOTOR II is going to let us go over Level 20 with the same combat system, I think any further talk of game balance is moot. Give us phat l00t, please.

Next, let's discuss whether we're going to be Light Side or Dark Side. Then my cliche-o-meter might just overload.

EASILY my favorite cutscene of the first game is the Dark Side cutscene en route to the Star Forge, and the biggest two reasons for it both relate to Revan. 1) Admiral Dodonna says that the Republic is taking heavy losses and needs to pull back. As she says it, the game focuses on Bastila giving Revan a sidelong glance, followed by Revan giving a very subtle shake of his head. Bastila then proceeds to urge the Republic fleet to attack. I loved this. LOVED it. More subtle moments like these will be very appreciated. All through the game, Revan came across as kind of generic; given my dialogue options, I really couldn't imagine the character as the charismatic leader of the Sith. In that one moment, I saw the Revan everyone was describing; the ruthless, calculating war leader rather than Mr. Vanilla. 2) At the end, as Bastila describes how 'all our enemies will be destroyed in a single, glorious day', the look on Revan's face was priceless. I had never seen that grin before, and I think it only shows up once after; when you've beaten the game and are standing before the cheering Sith masses. Please give us more of that evil, sinister grin. At that moment, it made me feel so deliciously sinister. B)

Nope. It's still around. Hmmm....leading from that thought, will there at least be more uses for the security skill in regards to picking locks? For example, low level chests and doors being bashable, but a lot more doors scattered around like the one KOTOR door which couldn't be bashed (Master Uthar's chamber door, if I remember correctly)?

Wow. This thread makes me wonder if T3 might have any special attachments. *rimshot*

And even then only if you went through the painful and (for men) unsettling experience of romancing Carth throughout the game. Frankly, this time around, I just want to hear him start whining and, without saying a word, wack off his head with a roundhouse lightsaber cut....REGARDLESS of whether I put up with his inane flirting.

This one you probably don't know, being a programmer and not an art guy, but was this Sith guy purposefully made to look like Bruce Lee? B)

Goodie. Just in time. Ok, let's see, let's see: given that the Consular and Guardian in KOTOR had barely any skill points (or, in the Consular's case, barely any skill points AND barely any feats), has any tinkering been done to the number of skill points and feats gained per level so that we don't have to play a Sentinel to get half-decent skills?

Actually, I agree I should've named the topic something else....but I was feeling the rush the article gave me, so a bit of enthusiasm didn't seem out of order.

I'll take that as a 'yes.' (And I think all know who really owes everything to being Daddy's little boy.)

So, in other words, you disagree with him, don't want to deal with it point by point, so save yourself some time and write him off as a snotty celebrity know-it-all. Am I reading you correctly?

Again, we aren't talking about some random celebrity suddenly getting it in their heads that they want to write a political article and only getting it printed because of their name, only to fade back into obscurity. Ron Jr. has been a Liberal political activist for years and years. Would we know about his political activism if it weren't for his father? Beats me. He certainly writes well enough that I think he makes a good editorial columnist, no matter who his dad is. As such, we're dealing with pointless historical revisionism; given his eloquence, it isn't 100% clear that he's only being listened to because of daddy, so why waste time even thinking about it?

Yes, I would have. I've posted plenty of political articles on other message boards I frequent, not because of their author, but because I agree with their message and like to see my esteemed political opponents try and deal with their points. I agree with the sentiment that Ron Reagan Jr. wouldn't have so much attention if it weren't for his daddy, to an extent. But if that's important to the world at large, it means nothing to me.

Ironically, I just put myself on hiatus from another message board because all the political arguing was getting to me. The inevitable result of each and every argument is each side walking away convinced they won and more pissed off then ever. And yet I posted this. Why? Passion. I've never in my life been more passionately certain that something needs to be done. Sitting ideally by on the sidelines is thus like passively watching as the Captain drives the ship into the iceberg; I just can't do it, even if my arguments convince no one who isn't already convinced and any articles I post are 'preaching to the choir.' Practically just looking at Bush's face, with that smug **** grin, sets my blood to boiling nowadays.

No. It's strangle myself with my intestines. Problem solved <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's an election year with a very controversial President. Frankly, if you're politically apathetic, you have two choices: learn to tune all this stuff out or lock yourself up in a cave until after November.

True enough. 'Preaching to the choir' and all that....but this was a beautiful sermon.

Then don't reply to the thread. Problem solved. Moreover, don't snap at people for no good reason. So far, the worst of my sins in this thread has consisted of being a bit sarcastic, but you act like I just peed in your Cheerios. RELAX.

Again, *shrug* Be back later. Let's keep this above the level of a pissing match, shall we?