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Aratoeldar posted:That would be 12 ABY.  It's been so long I forgot the game tells you at the beginning when it takes place. Thanks, out of more curiosity are there any other important EU events around this time?
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Why is ABY the galatic standard for time? Sure it's a big win but it's not the winning factor against the Empire.
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Sep 4, 2010 18:51
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Kazy posted:Why is ABY the galatic standard for time? Sure it's a big win but it's not the winning factor against the Empire. Probably for no reason other than that it's an easy movie-centric time reference. Also because EU writers are so hung up on the movies that they have trouble coming up with anything original.
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Man, I never knew it was an in-universe thing. I always assumed that it was just a reference point for the fans. As far as that's concerned though, using the end of Return of the Jedi makes a lot more sense.
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Timeless Appeal posted:Man, I never knew it was an in-universe thing. I always assumed that it was just a reference point for the fans. A bunch of things started as out-of-universe, but found their way in. Mostly names. "TIE fighter" came from the nickname the ships got while making the first movie, on account of their bow-tie shape. When the A-Wing and the B-Wing were just a couple of new ships the effects guys came up with for RotJ, they got tagged A and B just to tell them apart. It stuck. And of course "Mon Calamari" was a joke based on someone's seafood lunch.
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Sep 4, 2010 20:09
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I actually think it was KJA, in the first Essential Chronology (which I believe was his last SW work ever), who made BBY/ABY go from being just an out-of-universe term to an in-universe term. Although to be honest while it's dumb from an in-universe perspective, it's something I can go with, it's easier to have a good OOU basis to go from than to constantly try to calculate "when was Galactic Year Zero in relation to book X and how far was that after the movies again?"
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Sep 4, 2010 22:28
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The Thrawns Revenge mod has released the first part (the Imperial Civil War bit if you want to know) if you have EAW with FC still installed or looking for an excuse to dust it off.
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Crowetron posted:I actually have an idea for a story about an Alderaan born Stormtrooper stuggling with the loss of his home and his disillusionment in the Empire he devoted his life to. The only reason I haven't written any of it actually down is because then I'd be writing fanfic, and that is not a line I'm willing to cross. Hey Alderaan! Maybe we'll stop for a couple days of leave, I can't wait to see Mo.....AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
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Sep 5, 2010 01:39
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Casimir Radon posted:*Looks out Death Star window while brushing teeth. If you're living on a giant station called a 'Death Star' you really have no excuse.
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uPen posted:If you're living on a giant station called a 'Death Star' you really have no excuse. I really try my best to imagine shopping malls and food courts on that thing.
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SeanBeansShako posted:I really try my best to imagine shopping malls and food courts on that thing. It's where all the moffs go for their after dinner cinnabon.
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I happen to have two of these, still boxed and unopened. Wonder how much they're worth?
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Sep 5, 2010 05:30
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Mister Roboto posted:I happen to have two of these, still boxed and unopened. Looks like around $20 on ebay. Most of the PT stuff doesn't go for much.
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Casimir Radon posted:*Looks out Death Star window while brushing teeth. This is pretty much exactly what I had in mind. Verbatim. Except with some smooth Jizz playing in the background.
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Sep 5, 2010 08:17
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The Alderaan factor is actually one of the best issues of the Marvel series. Which isn't saying much. It's actually written by the the guy who later wrote Crimson Empire (Randy Stradley, who is pretty much head of Dark Horse's Star Wars projects).
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http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/URoRRuR%27R%27R I have no words.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/URoRRuR%27R%27R drat, I thought for sure it was Starkiller under that mask.
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Crowetron posted:This is pretty much exactly what I had in mind. Verbatim. Except with some smooth Jizz playing in the background. I've been making the stuff for years but had no idea you could play it
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Sep 5, 2010 08:47
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The two guys that gently caress with Luke in the Catina? Yup they are here too. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Cornelius_Evazan http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ponda_Baba At least they had nothing to do with the death star plans......yet.
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I have a Geeky Star Wars question about comic books. My uncle found an old star wars comic from the 70s and he was curious how much it was worth. Of course, both he and my dad can't get their act together enough to tell me which one it is or what it looks like. Are any of the old comic books, lets say the #1 first edition, possibly worth very much at all?
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Big Mean Jerk posted:http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/URoRRuR%27R%27R Of all the things to get irritated with about Star Wars this is a pretty minor one. I read something interesting in the mandalorian entry on wookipedia. quote:
Imagine how different mandos would be if he had done all their backstory instead of that hack Traviss.
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Mister_Eel posted:Imagine how different mandos would be if he had done all their backstory instead of that hack Traviss. Do you seriously think that she wouldn't have just gone and taken and twisted poo poo around to suit herself anyway?
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Big Mean Jerk posted:http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/URoRRuR%27R%27R His Brother is called TimURoRRuR.
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Mister_Eel posted:Imagine how different mandos would be if he had done all their backstory instead of that hack Traviss. did Traviss do it first or just twist what they did into pure shitnes?
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Bene Elim posted:I thought Bioware and Obsidian did the Mando backstory in the KotOR games, and did it well. She twisted it, Obsidian and Bioware built up on the early Mando stuff from the KOTOR comics.
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Sep 5, 2010 16:37
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Big Mean Jerk posted:http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/URoRRuR%27R%27R To be fair, it was in the awesome card game. The best part was playing a tusken raider deck back in '98 and trying to pronounce the different names.
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Fox of Stone posted:To be fair, it was in the awesome card game. The best part was playing a tusken raider deck back in '98 and trying to pronounce the different names. Sticking peanut butter in your mouth and then howling a lot worked very well, at least with my friends.
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Fox of Stone posted:To be fair, it was in the awesome card game. The best part was playing a tusken raider deck back in '98 and trying to pronounce the different names. My friends and I just use different variations of "Ooh-ror-ror-ror-ror" whether they're correct or not. We can tell the difference!
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I remember reading that Stackpole also wanted to do a story-arc of the X-wing comics involving Boba Fett and the Mandalorians that would have been an homage to The Manchurian Candidate (like how The Rebel Opposition was an homage to the original 50's Anastasia movie). While that might have been interesting (The Manchurian Candidate is one of my favorite novels/movies) I honestly am glad that at least one major EU series remained empty of the Mandalorians. DougieC posted:The Alderaan factor is actually one of the best issues of the Marvel series. Which isn't saying much. It's actually written by the the guy who later wrote Crimson Empire (Randy Stradley, who is pretty much head of Dark Horse's Star Wars projects). I like a lot of stuff that Randy Stradley has worked on, but every single time I've talked with him over email, forums, or in person he's come across as the biggest jackass in the entire world.
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Have they announced any Star Wars games for the Sony Move? I know there's that stupid looking Kinect game but you'd think that they'd have a lightsaber game with the controller that looks like a lightsaber. Of course the same argument was made towards the Wii and that never happened either.
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How could you not include the description: Amazon.com posted:The Jedi Path, Fully Illustrated, with Removable Features and a Mechanical Vault
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I think I should learn about literary criticism so that I can write a 1000 page companion to the EU. Each bad author would get their own chapter (Traviss would get 3), 3-4 chapters dedicated to ripping on the fans, and whatever else I deem necessary.
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Darth Freddy posted:The two guys that gently caress with Luke in the Catina? Yup they are here too. They got nothing on BoShek: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/BoShek
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This will be loving terrible. Crappy prequel/EU George brand Jedi philosophy, lightsaber wankmanship, and lovely teenage drivel. Ehh... I approve of it in theory, and in an ideal world there's nothing I'd like more than to spend hours reading this, but this isn't an ideal world, and I just know this book is going to be filled with the same old bullshit. I don't care if it is near enough direct from SW God Lucas, I don't want my idea of the Jedi torn down. I'm a self confessed Jedi fanboy who has caught himself writing Jedi fanfic before (there aren't enough cold showers...) but I will NEVER buy this thing. /rant
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Casimir Radon posted:I think I should learn about literary criticism so that I can write a 1000 page companion to the EU. Each bad author would get their own chapter (Traviss would get 3), 3-4 chapters dedicated to ripping on the fans, and whatever else I deem necessary. I would buy that. Edit: Instead of reading it for free at B&N Clemen fucked around with this message at 00:29 on Sep 6, 2010 |
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Ill take three of them. Tobaccrow posted:They got nothing on BoShek: Now that's just silly.
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