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Since this is "Hollywood", figuratively speaking, people presumed dead, have a nasty habit of not staying dead. Somebody strolls by, finds not quite dead corpse, patches it up and there you go. Lets just assume that the tabloid game press didn't get all the details wrong, Revan is still alive and T3 is a viable NPC (although turning him into spareparts for Hk-47 was high on my todo list) Hk-47 ? Is probably to busy testing old and new protocols for Revan. Or he might have tried to tackle a too difficult mission, like the assassination of Mandalore, which he failed in. Carth ? A whimp. Hero of the Republic, turns tail and runs away as soon as the going gets tough. Last seen still running on some outer rim world. Too cowardly to lay down and die. Might still be around. Zaalbar ? Is currently contributing his fur to decorate my fireplace (without the rest of Zaalbar). All honour, little brains and way too little sense of selfpreservation. Evolution in action, Carth's opposite. Mission ? Never reach an age where she could legally buy Tarisian Ale in my games. However, with her scoundrels luck, streetsmarts and being a survivor, I wouldn't bet agains her being found by the Rat... Rak... those guys on the unknown world and put back together. Jolee ? Lived a long and wasted life. Contributed nothing to the galaxy and will not be remembered by any but Revan and a few others. Canderous ? Still following and worshipping Revan, trying to figure out the meaning of life. Like Hk-47 he might still be out there somewhere, fighting something, anything, to fill the void in his life... Juhani ? Revan was allergic to cats, so she had to go. Didn't even make a nice pair of gloves for somebody. Bastila ? Still waiting for a chance to make a name for herself, whether it being a Jedi master or a Sith Lord. She doesn't care, as long a the galaxy bows down to her in awe of her fantastic force powers and generally adore her. Might make a guest appearance. Revan ? Getting to the top is easier than staying there. Just ask Palpatine. Eventually got tired of it all and set out on an obscure quest for the force knows what purpose. Will probably let you know by indirect means what he/she is up to.

Will there be more interesting death animations. Not necessarily blood-n-guts, but more dramatic? Will there be Jawas? Not necessarily on Tattooine, they could end up in a shipment of droids by accident Will any of the female cast have a tail? Will all important doors in the game be made of Corthosis (spelling?) weave, rendering lightsabers useless at inappropriate times? Will all NPC's have a part to play, or will some be there for the roleplaying/flavour stuff? Will there be better facial animations on the models, especially the humans ones, when talking (a few more polygons wouldn't hurt on the close-ups )? Will we be able to fill out a questionnaire and name one of the villains (like Darth Caen)? B) *retreating to think tank...*

Who ? Grr... Arg... Honestly, I don't get the fascination with Revan, they guy/girl did something that made headlines on GNN (Galactic Network News, ® by Czerka Corp.) for a few month and then is back to the ongoing squabble between factions, politics, unemployment rate on Coruscant and Czerka corruption scandals. Enter stage left: New Hero. Let Revan be some obscure figure from a distant past without any significant role except perhaps a cameo, a ghost from the past as somebody else suggested. Reusing game engines is ok, reusing heroes ? Nah...

Imagine Annah triple-wielding lightsabers, one in each hand and one held by the tail to protect her back

Can somebody enlighten an ignorant, what does "PWN3D" mean ?

Instead of 5/7 whatever worlds of killing endless waves of baddies/goodies, It could be interesting with themed worlds. Not only simple themed, but in the way you have to operate on each world. Thought experiment: A world like Coruscant where the modus operandi is Diplomacy, Persuasion, Intimidate, Bluff etc. A wild west type world where people respect a fast trigger. People with high blaster skills will have an easier time. People will recognise whatever skill points was put into the "shooty" skills and only few heads need extra holes. A eastern planet which respect martial/blade arts, a high tech world where you need all the tech, repair, computer etc. skills your party can muster. If a world is too hard for your current party skills, go hunting for more npcs and/or increase the skills necessary in your specialists. Eventually you'll be able to take on the group of bad guys/girls, whether they be Darth Bastila, Darth Molitor or similar galaxy wide known villains B)

Technically, you're right. He did get the most votes, but thats a story for the WoT forum

In the case of a DS ending in Kotor, Revan will eventually be challenged by Bastila, to be the Dark Lord (Lady), Thats the Sith way. After Revan, she'll have the jedi for breakfast In the case of LS ending, the jedi will probably still be reeling from a series of wars, Exar Kun, Mandalorian, Revan/Malak etc. They may not have enough infrastructure left to keep it together as they were used to, and cease to exist as a viable force, even if the Republic was victorious in the end. Just speculating B)

I feel like crying... Edit: Perhaps they should split the board up in age groups ?

One wonders if Obsidian is going to be *the* last one allowed to announce it ???

Perhaps it requires constant training and meditation to keep your mind "sharp" ? Try playing some sport like tennis for 15 years, take a 5 year break and then start again. You might be surprised how much practise you need to get up to your old performance again

Booth babes in Princess Leia costumes ? Speaking of the music, yes, Korriban was the most athmospheric of the bunch. I couldn't get rid of the feeling, that I was shopping in a supermarket when walking around Ahto city

Corret me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the grudge between Interplay and Bioware over royalties, licensing/distribution agreements etc., not between BIS and Bioware. Always thought the latter two got along well

No HK-47 Will suggest that you kill the meatbag and then take possession of its belongings. B)

Slightly reminiscent of Orphans of Doom, yes, but try listening to the Baldurs Gate II theme from his webpage... That would be more than just borderline Basil Poledouris lookalike.

Which tune from Conan, the main theme (Prologue/Anvil of Crom) ? Just curious. I have both the Conan soundtrack cd and the IWD2 game, I'll do a comparison one of these days, if I get the time for it

It will probably be the first quest, with some 'revelation' or similar that the guy who has your light sabre is a Sith. Then you'll kill him to get your lightsabre back. Or something. I hope it isn't as utterly predictable as that... That would make the most sense to me. Or maybe you don't meet dark jedi early enough to swipe one? Aren't they supposed to "personal" ? Or can any jedi pick up any lightsaber and use it, just like a screwdriver ?

If they made Kotor2 a post-apocalyptic crpg set in the ruins of Taris, I could live with one big planet Fallout 3: Return of the Jedi Likelyhood for it to happen is a singularity though...

*Clap, clap clap...*

^^^ Those sunglasses *do* look like something out of Blues Brothers, don't they ?

Royal Pain! Knew that there had to be royalty somewhere in there... B)

A furious lightsaber duel is underway. Darth Vader is backing Luke Skywalker towards the end of the gantry. A quick move by Vader, chops off Luke's hand! It goes spinning off into the ventilation shaft. Luke backs away. He looks around, but realizes there's nowhere to go but straight down. Darth Vader: Obi Wan never told you what happened to your father. Luke: He told me enough! He told me you killed him! Darth Vader: No... I am your father! Luke: No, it's not true! It's impossible. Darth Vader: Search your feelings... you know it to be true... Luke: NO! Darth Vader: Yes, it is true... and you know what else? You know that brass droid of yours? Luke: Threepio? Darth Vader: Yes... Threepio... I built him... when I was 7 years old... Luke: No... Darth Vader: Seven years old? And what have you done? Look at yourself, no hand, no job, and couldn't even levitate your own ship out of the swamp... Luke: I destroyed your precious Death Star! Darth Vader: When you were 20! When I was 10, I single-handedly destroyed a Trade Federation Droid Control ship! Luke: Well, it's not my fault... Darth Vader: Oh, here we go... "Poor me... my father never gave me what I wanted for my birthday... boo hoo, my daddy's the Dark Lord of the Sith...waahhh wahhh!" Luke: Shut up... Darth Vader: You're a slacker! By the time I was you're age, I had exterminated the Jedi knights! Luke: I used to race my T-16 through Beggar's Canyon Darth Vader: Oh, for the love of the Emperor... 10 years old, winner of the Boonta Eve Open... Only human to ever fly a Pod Racer... right here baby! Luke looks down the shaft. Takes a step towards it. Darth Vader: I was wrong... You're not my kid... I don't know whose you are, but you sure ain't mine... Luke takes a step off the platform, hesitates, then plunges down the shaft. Darth Vader looks after him. Darth Vader: Get a haircut!

Five worlds ??? That wouldn't happen to be Dantooine, Tattooine, Kashyyk, Korriban and Manaan ?

Heh, that would also be a solution, them sneaky Sith The thought that you didn't have to fight them never entered my mind, being a big bad Sith lord and all B) Just thought it a "dead" end for hopeless students and too ambitious apprentices.

What is Corthosis Weave ? It wasn't exactly explained in the game, other than as a reson for a blade not falling apart when sparring against lightsabers. Apparantly all swords in the universe is made of it, so it can't be particular uncommon. How did this end up being a discussion about lightsabers... ? Oh, yeah, because lightsabers had a damaging influence on the use of and balancing of other skills