Star Wars: The Old Republic Presales have begun!!

[Silverback]

They've also said something along the lines of anyone can use any weapon in the game, you just may not have special abilities tailored around certain weapons.

so you could use a carbine sniper rifle in any class, you just won't be the most effective with it.

Also there are rumors that anyone will be able to use a lightsaber too, as no where in the lore does it say only jedis and siths can wield a lightsaber, it's just their weapon of choice that they have mastered.

[Lason]

did you see post #70 that I posted?

Each class will have special abilities that other classes won't.

I.E. no other class will get jetpacks, but Bounty Hunters will.

Oops, I missed that post. Ok makes more sense.

[Broncojohnny]

You strike me as the target Eve player.

Im too buisness dumb to even attempt it

It is like drinking from a fire hose in a lot of ways. And the universe is very unforgiving since stealing and scams aren't against the rules.

[Silverback]

did you see post #70 that I posted?

Each class will have special abilities that other classes won't.

I.E. no other class will get jetpacks, but Bounty Hunters will.

[Lason]

I can't wait to sign up with my Sith named Luke Skywalker.

I'll probably buy this game but how interested I become in it is probably going to be determined by how good the ship combat and economy is rather than the MMO part of it. I'm a little burned out on that stuff from Wow and that is part of the reason I like to play Eve Online.

You strike me as the target Eve player.

Im too buisness dumb to even attempt it

[Lason]

I posted them on the first page, but under classes/specializations on SWTOR's website.

Mapping Republic characters classes to Sith character classes.

Just like any MMO, each side has a class that is the same as the opposite side, so if you play good or evil you can have the same character abilities and roles, maybe different names, but basically they do the same thing.

Yeah I know about equal proffesions on each side but where are they saying the BH is the equivalent of the trooper?

BH and smuggler are both pistol classes and trooper and agent are both carbine/rifle classes. Thats how I always understood it but I have never seen the devs directly compare them.

**EDIT** BTW, Im not saying your wrong, I just never saw them compare them. If you google it most agree with you but I just dont understand how.

[Broncojohnny]

I can't wait to sign up with my Sith named Luke Skywalker.

I'll probably buy this game but how interested I become in it is probably going to be determined by how good the ship combat and economy is rather than the MMO part of it. I'm a little burned out on that stuff from Wow and that is part of the reason I like to play Eve Online.

[Chvyblzr1972]

Tell that to this guy

With a gun that big, I ain't saying shit to him

[Silverback]

Where are you looking? What do you mean by mapping?

I posted them on the first page, but under classes/specializations on SWTOR's website.

Mapping Republic characters classes to Sith character classes.

Just like any MMO, each side has a class that is the same as the opposite side, so if you play good or evil you can have the same character abilities and roles, maybe different names, but basically they do the same thing.

[Silverback]

Trooper Vanguard - heavy armor, high survivability due to defensive tactics (tank)
Bounty Hunter PowerTech - heavy armor, defensive tactics, one-man blockade (tank)

Tooper Commando - advanced assault tactics, brute firepower, high-powered hardware (dps)
Trooper Mercenary - Heavily-modded blasters, heatseeking missles, mobile heavy weapons platform (dps)

Smuggler Gunslinger - can shoot out a man's legs to keep him from charging, blind him, inflict serious injuries for maximum distraction (CC/range)
Imperial Agent Sniper - cover tactics, sharpshooter, target's enemy vulnerabilities (CC/range)

Imperial Agent Operative - stealth, close range combat, medical technology (support class)
Smuggler Scoundrel - stealth belt, scatter gun, and med pack (support class)

[Lason]

actually go look again at the mappings of their abilities.

Smuggler - Imperial Agent

Trooper - Bounty Hunter

Don't get me wrong each class will be different, I don't think Troopers will get back pack rockets or anything, but that's how they are mapping them.

Where are you looking? What do you mean by mapping?

[Silverback]

I wouldnt say the trooper is the equivalent of the bounty hunter, more like the equivalent of the impreial agent. They are DPS with BIG guns.

actually go look again at the mappings of their abilities.

Smuggler - Imperial Agent

Trooper - Bounty Hunter

Don't get me wrong each class will be different, I don't think Troopers will get back pack rockets or anything, but that's how they are mapping them.

[Lason]

It's not the size or your gun, it's how you shoot it!

Tell that to this guy

[Chvyblzr1972]

I wouldnt say the trooper is the equivalent of the bounty hunter, more like the equivalent of the impreial agent. They are DPS with BIG guns.

It's not the size or your gun, it's how you shoot it!

[Lason]

And who is going to play Trooper aka Red Shirts of Star Wars?

Even in all the promo videos where they hype up each of the classes for being badasses, the troopers role is :Try not to die until a jedi can come here and save my ass.

=P

Is the trooper a DPS type class?

I wouldnt say the trooper is the equivalent of the bounty hunter, more like the equivalent of the impreial agent. They are DPS with BIG guns.