MER Episode 18 – Master Gnost-Dural Does
Advanced Class System before E3? We weren’t expecting that at all. The two of us venture into the details of the system, and speculate on what it could mean for the other classes. We also cover the newly added planet of Hoth, as well as the Inhabitants section of the Holonet. Like we mention in episode 17, there was a huge backlog of listener questions so we take the time to get caught up, touching on everything from land mounts to whatever happened to Revan and Bastila. And don’t forget to check out the new segment covering general Star Wars news. All that and more inside!!
We want to offer a big thanks to Farscape29, Twintwisters, and Darth_Entropius for taking the time to leave us reviews on iTunes.
Music for this show was provided by General Fuzz. Check out more of his work at generalfuzz.net
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News from the Galactic Republic
(4/30) Inhabitants added to the Holonet
-Inhabitants in the Holonet
-Aurebesh translation from the Holonet Project
-Breakdown of info at Darth Hater
(5/21) Fan Friday Reveals Bioware’s Use of Depth of Field
-Fan Friday update at SWTOR.com
(5/21) Hoth announced as The Old Republic’s 13th Playable Planet
-Hoth in the Holonet
-Aurebesh translation from the Holonet Project
-Umbaran race at Wookiepedia
-Chiss race at Wookiepedia
(5/14) Game Systems Section added to the site – Advanced Class System
-Advanced Class System in the Game Systems
-Exclusive coverage from Eurogamer
(5/14) European Press Event: Bounty Hunter Hands-On
–First official non-human playable race: The Rattataki (Pronounced: Rat-Attack-Eee)
-Hands-on coverage from GameSpot
-Hands-on coverage from Eurogamer
-Video interview from GameSpot with Daniel Erickson
Stories from the Outer Rim / Listener Questions
Hi guys, I was wondering if there will be weather effects in the game, such as rain, sand storms, snow, blowing robes?
-Eloxar
-Lightning effects on Dromund Kaas
-Snow falling on Alderaan in Video Documentary #4 (5:07)
Hey guys! Well my question today is about land mounts. I know or am pretty sure that SWG had land mounts such as speeders, but do you think that Tor will implement this similarly?
-Jord
-Touched on this in episode 8 with Christian (59:30)
-No confirmation on land mounts, but the inclusion of the Taxi’s from the Fan Friday more or less confirms that there will be some form of on-planet travel.
-Whether or not this is fast-travel or user-controlled is up for debate. KOTOR and other Bioware titles have fast travel, but land mounts have become a staple of MMO’s.
What happened to Revan and Bastila?
-Jason
-Breakdown of Revan’s story from Daniel Erickson found on the forums
-Bottom line: the events that occur post-KOTOR are still up in the air
After watching a bunch of videos on the SWTOR website, a thought came to me: Will the opposing factions be able to communicate to each other? In games like WoW they can’t, but I think it would make sense in this game because in all the Star Wars movies, the factions speak the same language. I would love for this to be an added feature because I’ve always liked the ability to taunt my opponent before killing them.
-Sam
-Discussed this in episode 13 (60:00)
New Segment – Help us name it!!
Master Gnost-Dural Does Droid (Ad seen during LOST finale)
-Verizon Droid ad at YouTube
Darth Vader to Voice Tom Tom
-Mock studio session clip at YouTube
-Update on voices from TomTom
Comments
Zach, you had me crying with your Jar Jar gps impression. Funny stuff man, I loved the comedy relief at the end, you guys were killing me.
Great podcast guys, keep up the good work
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I’ve been waiting for someone to do a parody of the Droid/Gnost Dural stuff. Thanks for the laugh.
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Clues toward Revan’s fate.
Aurebesh on Dromund Kaas site reads Revan’s Disappearance.
Also, one of the original concept art drawings shows a Sith Prison with a prisoner in stasis. The caption read; “A long forgotten Sith captive.”
We know that prisoners in the Rakatan prison on Belsavis survived thousands of years in stasis. So, I postulate that Revan went looking for the Sith, found them and was captured. Now, like Jabba with Han, the Emperor has his favorite decoration, stuck in a stasis prison on Dromund Kaas.
I like that theory Xavier.
Great podcast! Good catch on the Droid commercial, guess I was too caught up in the LOST finale to pay attention to the commercials. Lot of nice discussion going on. I simply thought the Rattataki were chosen due to how similar they were to humans, making it a lot easier to implement. I didn’t consider that there could be a lore-driven motive behind the choice too, as you guys discussed.
Xavier, your theory about Revan is possible. Still up to debate, but the clues you’ve given are good.
If I come up with a good name for that segment, I will send an email!
Go back and watch the Droid commercial again. On all of the commercials you notice the legal notice at the bottom. “Droid” is a term trademarked by Lucasarts. So it makes sense that since they’ve got Lance Henricksen in the studio to record Master Dural, they got him to record the Droid commercials.
Great show, I’m really enjoying your show.