Judge Hades

I agree, it would be bad writing. It would feel too artificial, dues ex machina as they say.

Well, they need another set of forums to make up the loss of NWN 2. It still sucks. Can't they at least open up unofficial forums for the game?

Okay, explain how in d20 Star Wars game mechanics. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> d20? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Are you that clueless? The rules system that KotOR is based on.

Okay, explain how in d20 Star Wars game mechanics.

That is okay in a television ecause that is passive, while in a CRPG it is interactive. Each individual game is character driven because it is an interactive experience. You are deciding how the story plays out by the choices given to you. The background themes interact with the foreground story of the characters but it is the characters that drives the story forward and not the themes that the games have.

past exploits are irrelevant. If Chris, Ferret, and the rest of the crew can do a better job in NWN 2 then all will be forgiven but still he should know better.

How the hell do you expect to play Revan of Exile whent hey are already 20+ levels? There is no more room for advancement of power. They can already practically destroy palanets with a thought! man, talk about the challenge going real down low.

A series that is actually planned to be a trilogy instead of one that has been haphazardly put together.

TD, you are mixing up background themes and foreground story. The over arcing theme and background of both KotOR 1 and KotOR 2 is as you state, but the actual story of the game is character driven by Revan and the Exile.

I was going to let him live with his delusions, Drakon, but you seemed to ruin that. Shame on you.

I am hoping for a quick expansion for KotOR 2 and let the series end. Let the next full Star Wars CRPG be a properly made CRPG with true adherence to the Star Wars d20 System rules and be far better balanced. Also, no epic levels and good level pacing.

The difficulty settings don't make the combat harder. They only make the combat longer. Until developers stop doing the easy way out with boosting hit poitns and damage instead of making the AI smarter then that is the only purpose those difficulty bars are good for.

Just one last quip, TD. I have yet been proven wrong on matters concerning KotOR and I won't be wrong with KotOR 3.

You know TD, I am not going to argue over this any more. It is a wasteof time and energy. KotOR 3 will be the same crap over and over again, so be it. I wash my hands of it.

They already did that with the second game. Not a new ship mind you but for the most part a new crew and new character. If they are going to do that route, again, it would be lame. Just because it works the first time doesn't mean they should use the same tactic. Using the same story hook over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again is stupid.

Chris? What happened?!?!?

And that is the major reason why I like you. :D

Yes, it does. If the game is to have ansy sort of credibility to its story, yes it does. Plain and simple.

The majority of you just don't get it. Read what I am saying here. THERE IS NO EPIC LEVEL RULES FOR STAR WARS. THE GAME IS NOT MEANT TO GO ABOVE LEVEL TWENTY! the d20 rules, which this game is based on, is balanced for levels 1 through 20 ONLY! Sheesh.

Starting the game as weak is not the problem. The problem is ending a character that is super strong at the end of the previous game and then using the same character that is weak at the beginning at the next game. DOES. NOT. COMPUTE. Why should all of a sudden you drop in power. What game mechanic and story reason is there for that. d20 Star Wars does not have level drain so there is one explanation gone. Such heavy handed stupidity died out in the Ultima series. Also KotOR series is not Final Fantasy. Starting over with a new batch of characters can work once. Once.

The only FO3 I was looking forward to was Van Buren. I am not overly fond of Bethesda getting the license. After all, Fallout's style and themes are completely different from anything they have made in the past. I doubt they will make anything resembling Fallout 1 and Fallout 2. Dragon Lords and DUngeon Siege 2 look equally as crappy. DL looks like a Diablo wannabe and DS2 will more than likely be as "gripping" as the first screen saver. I hated Gothic 2 so Gothic 3 is something I will not bother with.

I just hope they find a better way of why all of a sudden some characters are going to be lower level than they were at the end of the first game besides the whole memory wipe bullcrap.

That is just sickening. I though Chris A. was better than that. I am sorely disappointed. If they have the same mentality going into NWN 2 I am thinking what is even the point of playing the game? Hey, lets kill everyone on the whole planet with a single spell or single swipe of the sword. Yes, players would love that. *barf* I guess that will be another thing I need to modify, if possible.

You want be using the same bloody characters. Shortsighted developers made no room for advancement, yet again.

How the hell are they going to make another KotOR?!?! Like Biwoare they made it impossible to continue with the same character so that we can have a continuous storyline. Unless the do the same old "different crew of the Ebon Hawk" again. Once is okay, Obsidian, but twice is just lame. Then again there is nothing substantial being reported here.