Star Wars Galaxies Fanfest Addresses Wookie Mohawk Quandary

Thanks to IGN Vault for its multi-part report on the Star Wars Galaxies Fan Fest, held in Anaheim, California, on the 4th and 5th of June. There's also a summary of a developer's panel, in which the important question "When will Wookiees get Mohawks?" is addressed - apparently: "While the response was not overwhelming, more than a few attendees thought it would be a good idea." Regarding new in-game locations for Lucasart/SOE's MMO title, it's noted that the devs "all want [Coruscant to be added as a location to the game] very much. It's on the list, just as is Hoth and Bespin." There's also a Fan Fest photo gallery up on SWG Warcry, and there's currently a free 14-day trial of the game via FilePlanet.

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oh boy

[NanoGator]

"There's also a summary of a developer's panel, in which the important question "When will Wookiees get Mohawks?" is addressed "

Important... question... ? Now I feel A LOT better about participating in that Star Trek vs. Star Wars debate last week.

Re:oh boy

[aztektum]

As someone who played at launch and went back recently to see how it had changed, I have to say, Wookiee mohawks should be on the bottom of the to-do list for the devs.

The game still suffers from random bugs that have been there, from what I've heard, since beta. Location teleporting happens all the frickin' time (It's a Star Wars game not Star Trek devs).

I know the battle system is getting revamped, but I won't be happy unless Teras Kasi gets a huge nerf. I witnessed 2 TKM's taking on a Krayt and owning it. Come on.

My biggest pet peeve with this game right now is that I pay 4k in credits to repair my Swoop bike and the next time I pull it out, it's damaged. There goes another 4k... oh wait it's worse now it's more like 5k.

Also there are far too many inconsistencies. You can use Bazaar Terminals and Missions terminals on mounts, but I can't seem to use the bank? What the hell is that?

The SWG Devs have had four years to put this game together since it was announced and only now are they taking things seriously in terms of developing a deeper gameplay experience.

I picked up City of Heroes this past week to give it a shot (I'm an ex comic book junkie). It's fun, good atmosphere, could get reptitive though, but so far the only bug I've noticed is some NPC's use to have "null" before their text. I say use to because I haven't seen it since the first day I played (I believe there was a small patch since, whether or not it fixed that I don't know.)

The battle system needs a huge fix. Killing critters is lame, lame, lame. CoH's battle system is cool, b/c I don't have to be a Master Everything to kill things. If SWG had a scaling system that allowed you to battle Stormtroopers that are at ur level, that'd be awesome. Right now, I haven't gone to Rebel b/c I don't wanna play Covert all the time, but will get destroyed by the NPC Imps.

PvP is another thing. I realize for immersion sake you don't want Rebels and Imps crowding the cities and not taking pot shots, but this staying covert b/c you aren't a Master Grinder and will get owned is stupid. Battle between players should be consent only no matter what, unless ur on a battlefield. You could even make cities zoned areas, say if Rebels walk into Bestine then it's open season, but in the middle of Tatooine's desert I shouldn't have to hide out nor worry about being blasted by a passerby who's Master Grinder.

I could write forever about how I'm dissapointed by this game, but it is just a game. I'll look elsewhere for a place to put my entertainment dollars.

Re:Why...

[Babbster]

You'd think so, but ESB established that there's life on the planet. Unless that yeti-type dude lived entirely off snow (or escaped from a Rebellion zoo), there have to be other plants or animals native to Hoth.

Re:Why...

[gamgee5273]

Wampas and tauntauns, at least, are on Hoth. Remember, the one officer tells Vader that there are numerous uncharted settlements in that area of the galaxy... don't assume everyone wants to have their character live in a city.

Re:The real question

[gamgee5273]

...who know a Y-Bomber from a B-Bomber... That's Y-wing and B-wing. The Y-wings were used by the Rebellion in all three movies - they are the ones with the two large engines and needs an astromech (R2, R5, etc.) unit. The B-wing was only used in ROTJ, and has the anti-grav cockpit that allows the ship's main wing to rotate freely and does not need an astromech.

Of those two, only the Y-wing is used as a bomber - heavy defenses, not a whole lotta speed. The B-wing is used for fast strikes in space and isn't practical in planetary atmospheres.

Yes, I know all of this off-hand. Yes, it is scary. Yes, I'm walking away from the computer now.

Support the Minority Planets!

[Momomoto]

Why is it always the popular planets that get recognition? Support the lesser-knowns! Get in touch with the nice folks at Sony and tell them that you want to go to Ord Mantell!

Might I suggest a new strategy

[Craig Maloney]

Let the wookies win.