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Star Wars: The Old Republic: Site Updates

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
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The official Star Wars: The Old Republic site has been updated with a pair of articles over the weekend. The first features the news that the Jedi Wizard has been renamed and the second reveals more information about the recently announced 'crew' skills system.

SUBJ: Closer Look at Crew Skills

Systems Designer Patrick Malott examines the Crew Skills system, and shares details about Armstech.

I’m Patrick Malott. I’ve worked as a Game Systems Designer on various titles over the years, but what we’re working on here at BioWare Austin is my dream project: Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. In my current role, designing and building out the Crew Skills system is one of the biggest projects I’m involved in. As a passionate multiplayer online gamer myself, I know that crafting is a critical part of the experience for many of you, and I’m dedicated to making sure you enjoy the way it works in The Old Republic. In this blog, I want to shed some light on the design decisions we’re making with Crew Skills… and I might just drop a few new specifics on the Armstech crafting skill.

SUBJ: Jedi Wizard Renamed

A few weeks ago, we asked the community to help us rename the Jedi Wizard advanced class. Thousands of votes and many posts full of lively debate later, the polls have closed, and we have a clear winner! Find out the new, fan-chosen name for the Jedi Wizard advanced class!

Read more at the links above.

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  • JonathJCenJonathJCen Member UncommonPosts: 202

    I'm soooo glad they changed the name. I think Sage is very becoming of my vision of a consular. Even fits into real world references towards the sages of old pagan Europe and the stories in the Vedas and other hindu scriptures from india.

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  • ComnitusComnitus Member Posts: 2,462

    Boo I wanted Wizard!!!!

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  • RageaholRageahol Member UncommonPosts: 1,127

    ill give some credit for this... good idea in asking the players (well community )

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  • warbot7777warbot7777 Member Posts: 110

    Jedi Wizard was one of the most retarded things I'd ever heard of. Now if only they would rename Sith Sorcerer. This isn't Diablo or WoW, we are in a futuristic setting(although its a long time ago in a far away place).

  • severiusseverius Member UncommonPosts: 1,516

    meh call it whatever.  How's it play??? :)

    http://www.speedtest.net/result/7300033012

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  • Coldrain_13Coldrain_13 Member Posts: 107

    Warbot you do realize there are Sith Sorcerers in the Star Wars lore right?

  • McGamerMcGamer Member UncommonPosts: 1,073

    Wait, so BW actually was more worried about the name of a less obscure class like Wizard than Jedi Knight?? I would almost bet that the Jedi Knight class rename had more rant threads/posts than the wizard title. Really shows how little BW pays attention.

    It makes no sense to worry about canon of one title and not the other. BW still fails.

  • McGamerMcGamer Member UncommonPosts: 1,073

    Originally posted by Coldrain_13

    Warbot you do realize there are Sith Sorcerers in the Star Wars lore right?

    The term Sorceror in SW is a "phrase", not an actual class or practice. Nice try though. Much like how Merlin is referred to as a magician or wizard, but he was actually a druid.

  • ruiner12ruiner12 Member Posts: 40

    Well, they are good at renaming an unfitting class name, yet they fail to properly use French phrases in English speech by spelling them wrong.. which makes me realize how they came up with the crappy class name in the first place. And without further adieu, Bioware wins!

  • obeloviper95obeloviper95 Member Posts: 84

    Originally posted by Czanrei

    Originally posted by Coldrain_13

    Warbot you do realize there are Sith Sorcerers in the Star Wars lore right?

    The term Sorceror in SW is a "phrase", not an actual class or practice. Nice try though. Much like how Merlin is referred to as a magician or wizard, but he was actually a druid.


     

     lmao... i can only imagine hearing this argument in person and actually spoken out loud... haha

  • jusomdudejusomdude Member RarePosts: 2,706

    I think sage is a pretty lame name too, almost just as bad as wizard. I would have gone with adept or something.

  • RomseRomse Member Posts: 198

    Originally posted by warbot7777



    Jedi Wizard was one of the most retarded things I'd ever heard of. Now if only they would rename Sith Sorcerer. This isn't Diablo or WoW, we are in a futuristic setting(although its a long time ago in a far away place).


     

    Let the nerdfest begin:

    Jedi Sage was derived from lore. Wizard was not.

    Sorcerers are a term from lore... deal with it.

    Sith Sorcerer

    Sorcerers of Rhand

    Sorcerers of Tund

    Sorcerer: Slang for a Force-sensitive, used by Conan Antonio Motti to refer to Darth Vader.

    It's also pretty common to use "magic" related terms when speaking of dark force users... such as the Witches of Dathomir, Sith Sorcery, Sith Alchemy...

     

    What they need to look at really is the Bounty Hunter advanced class name for tanks. While the RDPS is the "Mercenary"... the Tank is the "Powertech"...

    The Bounty Hunter Powertech...

  • MMO.MaverickMMO.Maverick Member CommonPosts: 7,619

    Originally posted by Czanrei

    Wait, so BW actually was more worried about the name of a less obscure class like Wizard than Jedi Knight?? I would almost bet that the Jedi Knight class rename had more rant threads/posts than the wizard title. Really shows how little BW pays attention.

    It makes no sense to worry about canon of one title and not the other. BW still fails.

    Funny comment, because it's so wrong. The objections that most people had was with Jedi Wizard, zero to none people had problem with the term 'Jedi Knight'. Well, except you apparently image

    But hey, I get it, gotta find the flaws or things to complain about SWTOR wherever you can find them, eh? image

     


    Originally posted by Czanrei

    Originally posted by Coldrain_13

    Warbot you do realize there are Sith Sorcerers in the Star Wars lore right?

    The term Sorceror in SW is a "phrase", not an actual class or practice. Nice try though. Much like how Merlin is referred to as a magician or wizard, but he was actually a druid.

    Hmmm, I don't know.

     

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    Originally posted by jusomdude

    I think sage is a pretty lame name too, almost just as bad as wizard. I would have gone with adept or something.

    Yeah, I opted for Jedi Adept too, 2nd choice Seer.

    But in the poll the majority of voters went for Sage, so that's what it became.

     


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  • dannydeucedannydeuce Member Posts: 310

    I have never been much of a crafter, but the way this sounds could make even me a little more interested in crafting.  I like the idea of multi-tasking in such a way.  I am definetely intrigued to say the least and enjoyed this short, little article.

  • ValdartakValdartak Member UncommonPosts: 21

    Originally posted by Czanrei



    Wait, so BW actually was more worried about the name of a less obscure class like Wizard than Jedi Knight?? I would almost bet that the Jedi Knight class rename had more rant threads/posts than the wizard title. Really shows how little BW pays attention.

    It makes no sense to worry about canon of one title and not the other. BW still fails.


     

    A troll is a troll no matter the forum...

  • Jairoe03Jairoe03 Member Posts: 732

    Jedi Sage isn't that much better than Wizard. I mean for anyone that played FFIV, isn't that the difference between being able to cast both schools of magic and only one? It's still going to play like a caster no matter what you call it I guess, eh eh guys? Ehhh? ;) 

     

    Honestly, I don't think Bioware's strong suit is going to come inside of class design and mechanics so I find it odd that they actually worried about what they call it. If it looks like a wizard, talks like a wizard, acts like a wizard, dagnabbit it must be a wizard....or sage... ;) Potato or potatoe, its all trivial but hey at least it shows Bioware is listening to their would-be consumers? Hrmmm....

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