Dread

Exactly. Think of the possible endings that would open up. 1. Current storyline: Visas sees your face as the face of her tormentor, says he was "Just a man. Nothing more." and leaves with you. When you crash on Malacore, she leaves the group and joins Kreia and Sion knowing that the only way that Nihilas will stay dead is your own death, and also knowing that she is not powerful enough to kill you on her own. 2. Alternate Endings w/Nihilas as end boss. a. Like the dual with Sion, this would be a battle of wills, filled with banter between each round. And would have multiple resolutions. - Accepting your role in the war, defeating Nihilas, by resolving your inner guilt and healing the echo. Result: The Exile defeats Nihilas and the two become one again. - Accepting your role in the war, defeating Nihilas physically, but losing to him in the battle of wills, and not healing the echo. With everyone celebrating Nihilas' defeat, you realize from your talks with him that he will never truly die as long as you live. With that in mind, you leap into the core of Malacore, ending your life. - Dark Side: With Nihilas' empty robes and mask lying at your feet, you make a decision not to resolve the pain and anger, but to embrace it. Picking up the mask, you place it on your own face, as your DS-aligned companions one by one drop to one knee. (Or conversely as your stunned companions ignite their lightsabers around you... and the next shot shows you walking from the inner sanctum of the temple, the bodies of your dead traitorous companions lying on the floor behind you.)

For a really psychidellic take, it would have been cool if he were your echo, a doppleganger spawned in the Force from the pain you experienced at Malacore. So when Visas removed the mask, it would have been your face that she saw. The face of her tormentor, the face that destroyed her world was yours. If that were the case, it would have made more sense that the Jedi Masters saw you as the Death of the Force. In fact, "you" (as Nihilas) would have been just that. So their fears and worries would be justified... From a certain point of view.

Oh, good Lord... This topic really doesn't deserve this much attention. Real world: a.) The concept of equality: Okay, folks, let's get one thing straight. True, total, and complete equality between the genders in all fields is not possible. Like it or not, men and women have very real differences. Equality should mean "equality under the law", which one could make a case that it exists. A determined feminist could also make a case that it does not exist. (Why can't a physically capable woman serve in active combat duty?) Likewise, a determined man could make a case that the law actually favors women in certain circumstances over men. (Family courts for instance, where, generally courts side with mothers over capable and willing fathers.) b.) Special interest groups: A problem of modern feminism is that it has become a special interest group. Special interest groups typically function like unions. They are not interested in achieving an esoteric concept like equality as much as they are in favor of winning special privileges for their members. Worse, special interest groups never die. Even if the problem that they banded together to fight is solved, they will continue to find new problems to justify their existance. Hence a discussion regarding perceived sexism in video games. (This is important, how?) c.) Self-determination: You, and you alone, have power over the course of your life. Whether you are male or female, if you are willing to work hard, sacrifice, and push yourself, you will succeed. This idea that somehow men or women are responsible for how badly life turned out for you is bunk. Yeah, some things in life can blow. Big deal, it happens to everyone. Those who succeed are the ones who can keep fighting. Man, woman, transgender, if you want money, power, and success, you can earn it. No, you probably won't have everything in life, because success at work demands sacrifice at home and success at home demands sacrifice at work. Is it fair? No, but life isn't fair. Anyway, enough hot air from me. Game world: It's fiction, people. Generally speaking: heroes are handsome, heroines are beautiful, villains are either scary looking, plain, or astonishingly beautiful. Everything is exaggerated, why? Because it makes for good narrative. As a kid, I wanted to be the handsome hero with the bulging muscles and the six pack who would fight the good fight, stand up for goodness, truth and nobility and become a hero to the masses. As a man, I don't have bulging muscles and a six-pack. In fact, I'm fairly average looking. Am I offended by heroes now? No. I understand that Heroes (and Heroines) are ideals. They are over-exaggerated represenations of what is good in us. They are beautiful because they represent the ideal of goodness of which beauty is a facet. And, based on current cultural norms, both the men and the women in this game are beautiful, with the exception of Kreia, Mandalore (whose face is hidden), and the droids. Why is Kreia, the strongest woman and personality in the game, aged and less attractive? Because she's playing an archtype: the hero's mentor, the Obi-wan role in the classic trilogy: a wizened old person who becomes a surrogate parent for the hero and points them in the right direction. Age implies wisdom and differentiates the mentor from the romantic lead. As for KotOR1 vs. KotOR2: Personally, I think Visas and Mira are stronger than Bastilla, but that's just my opinion. I wish Obsidian had had another year to develop the game, because I think having a romantic plot line with Mira would've been much more entertaining and interesting than the one that existed between Revan and Bastilla. But that's just my take.

If 80's movies have taught us anything, it's that all you need to do to go from being a total novice to a master at anything is to have a 3 minute montage. Preferably with a cheesy 80's rock song added to the soundtrack.

Can't answer everything, since I'm still finding new stuff in my game, but: For Atton, it's influence: Early on, agree with him and be nice to him to gain influence. On Telos, talk to all of the handmaidens, one of them will tell you something she noticed about Atton. Ask him about it and select the option that says he's a great asset to gain more influence. Then, take him around with you to Nar Shadda's Refugee Quarter for more information about his past. After that talk to him again about his past, and I think he should be ready to crack and finally opt to becoming a Jedi. T3, again, early on, be nice to him, tell him you appreciate his hard work. Then upgrade him via Computer Skill and Repair as much as you can. He should eventually display the hologram, plus you'll get a new ability if you finish the upgrade mini-quest. Yeah, the new fuel supply quest was a bit disappointing to me. Short answer is, that from what I can tell, you never get credit with anyone for helping to restore the fuel supply. Sure, when the Sith are shooting at you and blow up the planet it's all your fault, but if you go out of your way to get them an alternative fuel source no one bothers to say a bloody "Thank you."

It's modified, people. While I like the game, it's really not worth the time to nitpick every little thing.

That's what I thought. Isn't that just like life? I get blamed for stuff I didn't do, and I don't get any credit for the stuff I actually do.

Just wondering, because I've been through a couple of times, both times I convinced Vogga the Hutt to ship his fuel to Citadel Station. Yet everyone still acts like the station's about to run out of gas and freefall down to Telos. Is there someone at Telos I need to talk to in order to resolve the quest once and for all?

The Jedi never finish stripping you of your powers. Treya interrupts the proceedure and kills them before they can finish it. As to why they would do so... well, I've come to the conclusion that the Jedi in general are self-righteous jerks. They preach peace, love, and tolerance, but they are very quick to pull out the same "the ends justify the means" card that the Sith use. "We can't use the Force to attack, and we can't execute our prisoners... but we can use the Force to mind rape our captured enemies and turn them into our puppets." "Oh... hey, it's nice to see you again. Glad to see you're on the path of light. Oh... but we're going to have to strip you of your power, even though you're out there in the galaxy doing more good in the last week than we've done in the last five years. You see, you're different, and we don't understand you, therefore you must be evil and we must fear you." Peace and tolerance indeed. At least the Sith are honest about their intentions.

I will preface this by saying that I haven't played through as much as some of you, so this might be moot, but observing a few things that I will put under spoiler text.

Yeah, it got to be a running joke for me. Oh look, a shuttle... cool, we're not stuck on the station anymore... D'oh! Hey, another shuttle... D'OH! Oh, the Ebon Hawk... cool... what the... D'oh!

Everyone's entitled to their opinion. I, for one, liked it overall. Maybe I was lucky, but I never got a glitch/bug when I ran through. I actually had more problems running KotOR 1. I liked the urgency that seemed to be driving me, the idea that I was being hunted constantly by both friend and foe. My only dislikes were that the ending for me was a bit abrupt (LS Male), and some things seemed to come out of left field (most likely because I wasn't fully up on all my NPC's backgrounds).. I would say that I wish there had been NPC specific sidequests and many more influence opportunities for the NPCs. It seems like unless you knew exactly who to take with you in your party beforehand, getting enough influence with some characters wasn't possible. Anyway, overall a good experience. Excuse me now while I put on my asbestos suit and wait for the flames.

1. Rapid shot. 2. Move and get distance. 3. Lather, Rinse, Repeat as nauseum.

Don't know if it's always the same, but:

Both of you enter the battle with the same amount of Vitality Points you had before you started talking. So, a very easy way to win all three fights against her is to have her in your party, then run her off into battle in Solo Mode. She'll either be severely weakened or knocked out. Run in and rescue her with the other party members, don't heal her, then return to the Ebon Hawk. You'll take her out in one round, and both of you will get full healing at the end of the battle.