In this blog I
will be covering the SWTOR Beta Test, my restrictions as a Beta Tester
have been lifed at this point so I can now blog, discuss, and post
pictures from the Beta from this point forward.
That being said
let's start with the opening movie. I wil be covering tips and tricks
to give you a head start on the game as well as posting pics from the
Beta.
In a Galaxy Far Far Away...
Clips from opening movie of SWTOR Beta
Jedi thought bubble: We are so screwed..
Imperial Soldier and Bounty Hunter classes after p*wning some face.
Enter 2 of the Sith classes
Obligatory Jedi vs Sith epic lightsaber battle.
Lightsaber throw ability
Force Leap.. one of my favorite abilities. Yes the Jedi is about to get owned.
Now on to the
gameplay, graphics look good and the interface has much of the
traditional MMO elements like WoW so if you're used to WoW you'll pick
this up very easily. Here is a starting quest where you get an ancient
Sith Warblade.
This is one of the
hub locations in the Sith starting area at the base of the Sith Academy
stairs. You'll essentially spend your first 10 or so levels on Korriban
learning all your abilities and getting your first companion.
Companions are controlled and can be outfitted by the player. More on
that later. Korriban is expansive and has a good number of zones inc
temples and tombs.
This is the Sith
Academy a 3 level structure and quest hub with a bunch of different main
quests and side quests. The quest givers, Cantina (Rest Zone), and
Skill Trainers are all in here. Note about the Cantina (Rest Zone) If
you want to build rested xp you need to log out in a rest zone.
I'm taking a
transport (taxi) to another zone on Korriban for the next series of
quests. Important note, as you are doing quests you have choices that
affect not only light and dark side but also different choices can gain
favor with the powers on that world and earn you commendations which are
basically special tokens to buy cool gear with. Your choices in an
earlier quest can come back to help or haunt you later so do not just
randomly blunder through quests and click any response.
See this guy and
how he has a gold star next to his name? Yeah it means he's powerful and
will be a challenge and may kill you if you try and solo him. I took
him down but I'm playing a Sith Warrior which is a tank class so I can
take alot of dmg. Also.. explore!! You get extra xp and can sometimes
find items that lead to other quests and hidden rewards. This game
rewards you for doing more than just the main questline.
This is Darth
Baras, your new master and his star pupil and your rival. This is after
the whole incident between Darth Baras and your former master (who I
really couldn't stand and elected to kill). It's important to note that
choosing the correct responses influences a hidden value in the game of
how much a particular character likes you which in turn affects all
sorts of other things. This rival tries
to kill you several times and you go through a whole plot of how to deal
with him but it's important to remember the rules of the sith so you
don't get yourself in trouble. In the end I followed the rules and let
this guy try to kill me and then I killed him in self defense after
making him angry enough to ignore Darth Baras' orders. So I got to kill
him and no penalty for me.
Darth Baras gives
you your first companion. A Twi'lek that seems to be a bounty hunter
type class. And he tells you to, "Dominate her as you see fit." Game
throws in some intimate domantion overtones here so not sure how far you
can take that. Note: Companions have a visible indicator of how much
they like you. This has various affects on the game, in general I think
having them like you is a good thing.
Ok
that covers most of lvl 1-10 on Korriban. Next installment will
be getting your lightsaber the Imperial Fleet and Dromund Kaas.
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