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josh04 posted:Yeesh, someone needs to let the guy who wrote this know that less is sometimes more. "Tarkin had a SMALL INKLING that maybe he might SUSPECT that he knew the secret identity of the DARK LORD... perhaps someone he knew from his PAST LIFE... someone he had WORKED WITH... someone whose name began with an "A"..." Tarkin is not a good book.
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I always figured Tarkin obviously knew that Vader was Anakin. They bonded over their love of fascism during the Clone Wars.
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Sounds like Hamill's twitter goof has been confirmed by one of the leak sites and the 8 trailer is coming on October 9. Cool
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Goddamn that got me excited about Star Wars again. I'll take it.
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Sep 27, 2017 06:19
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It's nice to see what EA and it's partners were able to create on a proper schedule without Disney poking them in the arm every 15 seconds prior to Episode VII, saying "Is it done yet? Is it done yet? Is it done yet?", as was the case with the last Battlefront.
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every day i open palm slam game into n64 its episode 1 racer and right then and there is tart doing the moves w/main character bullseye navior. not everyone can say beat sebulba but i can i say it every day etc
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Zas posted:every day i open palm slam game into n64 its episode 1 racer and right then and there is tart doing the moves w/main character bullseye navior. not everyone can say beat sebulba but i can i say it every day etc loving Star Wars post of the decade.
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Sep 27, 2017 11:16
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They appear to have actually listened to complaints about the first game. I was hesitant after the Battlefront was such a disappointment (beyond looking beautiful). But this looks fantastic. Though it does bug me that they say this game "introduces character classes", when the first two Battlefront games from 2004 and 2005 had them years ago. They just got rid of them for the new Battlefront game. Also, the naming convention they went with made talking about these games compared to the 2004 and 2005 games really annoying. There are now two games called Star Wars Battlefront, and two games called Star Wars Battlefront 2. Still, though.
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Gonz posted:It's nice to see what EA and it's partners were able to create on a proper schedule without Disney poking them in the arm every 15 seconds prior to Episode VII, saying "Is it done yet? Is it done yet? Is it done yet?", as was the case with the last Battlefront. Yeah. You mean it's nice to see what a developer can do without EA forcing a deadline on them right? Because if you think EA was some put upon underdog then...
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PriorMarcus posted:Yeah. You mean it's nice to see what a developer can do without EA forcing a deadline on them right? Because if you think EA was some put upon underdog then... My sympathy for EA is near non-existent, but it's incredible that Battlefront 1 even happened considering the deadlines for EVERYONE involved 2 years ago, both publishers and developers.
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lol at that brief scene where a stormtrooper uses what appears to be a shotgun. Like a normal rear end shotgun with projectile bullet spread...  I hope they don't start adding poo poo into the movies like that. That stupid riot baton that can't be cut by a lightsaber from VII got the biggest eye-roll from me because it was like some dumb poo poo a second grader made up whilst playing outdoors... "Oh yea? well I'm wearing lightsaber proof armor! Can't cut me!"
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Sep 27, 2017 21:29
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BarronsArtGallery posted:lol at that brief scene where a stormtrooper uses what appears to be a shotgun. Like a normal rear end shotgun with projectile bullet spread... It just seemed to be a rediscovery of the electro-staves used by those battle droids Obi-Wan and Anakin fought in Revenge of the Sith.
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Sep 27, 2017 21:31
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BarronsArtGallery posted:I hope they don't start adding poo poo into the movies like that. That stupid riot baton that can't be cut by a lightsaber from VII got the biggest eye-roll from me because it was like some dumb poo poo a second grader made up whilst playing outdoors... I have bad news for you: it's poo poo like that from now until Disney sells the exhausted and nigh-worthless franchise to some wealthy fan for $10.
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Serf posted:It just seemed to be a rediscovery of the electro-staves used by those battle droids Obi-Wan and Anakin fought in Revenge of the Sith. Yeah, that's just existing Prequel era technology. homullus posted:I have bad news for you: it's poo poo like that from now until Disney sells the exhausted and nigh-worthless franchise to some wealthy fan for $10. But I guess keep blaming Disney.
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BarronsArtGallery posted:lol at that brief scene where a stormtrooper uses what appears to be a shotgun. Like a normal rear end shotgun with projectile bullet spread... Believe it or not, it's actually a carry-over from the Republic Commando game:  I think they have the Bryar pistol from Jedi Knight in there as well Cross-Section fucked around with this message at 22:07 on Sep 27, 2017 |
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Sep 27, 2017 21:46
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BarronsArtGallery posted:lol at that brief scene where a stormtrooper uses what appears to be a shotgun. Like a normal rear end shotgun with projectile bullet spread... George Lucas actually vetoed against the existence of lightsaber resistant material. Also this is part of the Episode 8 toyline: 
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The MSJ posted:George Lucas actually vetoed against the existence of lightsaber resistant material. If he vetoed it, how'd it get into published material when he owned the franchise?
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what about vibroblades
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Apparently it's a new thing he decided when making Clone Wars, which was at a higher canon level than books or games.
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Sep 28, 2017 01:02
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A lightsaber can cut through anything but there's a lot of factors regarding the construction of the saber and how proficient the person is with the force that can effect whether it will in a specific instance. IIRC [technobabble] regarding the user going with the flow of the blade/the crystal in it/whatever and that's why part of the formal training involves someone constructing their own when they're ready. Like even in the 90s EU comics there'd be instances where a lightsaber fails to cut a thing but it was always that the person sucked or some other thing was going down.
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The MSJ posted:George Lucas actually vetoed against the existence of lightsaber resistant material. What is that? Some sort of net?
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It's an 'executioner trooper', so I'd say it's some sort of laser axe. But as we all know, axes beat lances, while swords beat axes.
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Sep 28, 2017 01:13
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Google image searching "lightsaber axe" is a sad time. Not even Disney can crack it
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Sep 28, 2017 01:15
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Brilliant, they can just use the same mold as the other stormtrooper toys, add the poo poo-stupid space axe, paint one additional black stripe on his head and sell tens of thousands.
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Sep 28, 2017 01:23
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Optimus Prime and Megatron have had a laser axe and laser ball and chain since forever in the comics/cartoons for toy purposes.
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MrMojok posted:Brilliant, they can just use the same mold as the other stormtrooper toys, add the poo poo-stupid space axe, paint one additional black stripe on his head and sell tens of thousands. That one costs $230.
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MrMojok posted:Brilliant, they can just use the same mold as the other stormtrooper toys, add the poo poo-stupid space axe, paint one additional black stripe on his head and sell tens of thousands. That will be left hanging on the shelves, yeah.
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Neo Rasa posted:A lightsaber can cut through anything but there's a lot of factors regarding the construction of the saber and how proficient the person is with the force that can effect whether it will in a specific instance. IIRC [technobabble] regarding the user going with the flow of the blade/the crystal in it/whatever and that's why part of the formal training involves someone constructing their own when they're ready. Like even in the 90s EU comics there'd be instances where a lightsaber fails to cut a thing but it was always that the person sucked or some other thing was going down. A lightsaber is a fancy blowtorch. There's nothing magical about them in the Lucas films.
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Taintrunner posted:That will be left hanging on the shelves, yeah. https://www.sideshowtoy.com/collect...3xoCAasQAvD_BwE
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Obviously lightsabers can't cut through electro rods wielded by noble warrior monkbots. The answer is not in some canon-hole. The simple truth is these bots are using the force.
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The MSJ posted:Apparently it's a new thing he decided when making Clone Wars, which was at a higher canon level than books or games. IIRC, there's an episode where Obi-Wan and Anakin are stuck in a cortosis cave, and it functions like Tymothy Zahn's retcon (it shorts out lightsabers, causing them to shut down on impact) instead of the original lightsaber-resistant material version.
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MonsieurChoc posted:IIRC, there's an episode where Obi-Wan and Anakin are stuck in a cortosis cave, and it functions like Tymothy Zahn's retcon (it shorts out lightsabers, causing them to shut down on impact) instead of the original lightsaber-resistant material version. There's a jedi who gets a cortosis blade and does that to Vader. Then, just after she's finished gloating, he picks her up by the neck and breaks it.
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Captain Splendid posted:There's a jedi who gets a cortosis blade and does that to Vader. Her fancy new toy has blinded her to the power of The Force. edit: Speaking of toy, this is apparently Snoke. 
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Sep 28, 2017 07:33
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The MSJ posted:George Lucas actually vetoed against the existence of lightsaber resistant material. Well hopefully the lightsaber cuts through that stupid electric arc, through the handle, and loving vivisects the guy..
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Minnesota Manatee posted:I'm expecting that the Han Solo movie is going to be about Solo going to Kessel to smuggle spice but finding out that it comes from wookiee slave/prisoner labor (as shown in Rebels). He thinks he can do the job without scruples but as in ANH his conscience wins out and he rescues Chewie and other wookiees, which is where the life debt came from. The finale will be the Kessel Run, Han smuggling out escaped slaves/prisoners. Because if Han Solo smuggled spice out of Kessel, unless it came from a non-Imperial mine, then that would mean that he probably profited off of wookiee slave labor. Edit: maybe he rationalizes that the wookiees are prisoners, enemies of the government, until he sees how they use children too (also seen in Rebels). There is no such thing as ethical consumption under the Empire  Anyhow, it would totally turn out that his famous record-breaking run was the linchpin of his plan to free the Wookiees.
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The MSJ posted:Her fancy new toy has blinded her to the power of The Force. is that the sexy choker that padme was wearing in AOTC? ep 8 gonna be weird af
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Pretty weird we're getting this character the same year Hugh Hefner died.
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Sep 28, 2017 11:24
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The MSJ posted:
Did they base him on David Carradine?
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The MSJ posted:Her fancy new toy has blinded her to the power of The Force. This kinda looks like Tilda Swinton's Ancient One from Doctor Strange. Except for the head, obviously.
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