Unmasking the Sith Warrior
Star Wars The Old Republic
An unstoppable force of darkness, the Sith Warrior is entrusted with the task of destroying the Empire’s enemies and enforcing Sith domination across the galaxy. The Warrior channels the destructive emotions of fear, anger, and hatred to purge weakness from body and mind and become a being of pure, brutal efficiency.
Star Wars The Old Republic
In the latest news surrounding one the most anticipated MMO's (at least by me) there has be a revealing of a class in Star Wars The Old Republic, the Sith Warrior. Here is what the website has to say about the dark soldier:
"An unstoppable force of darkness, the Sith Warrior is entrusted with the task of destroying the Empire’s enemies and enforcing Sith domination across the galaxy. The Warrior channels the destructive emotions of fear, anger, and hatred to purge weakness from body and mind and become a being of pure, brutal efficiency.
Destined to eradicate the incompetent chaos created by the Jedi, the Sith seek to rule the galaxy through power and intimidation. The armies of the Sith Empire are trained to accomplish this task, but they require the leadership of bold Sith Warriors—loyal and mighty overlords—who will drive them to conquest and victory.
These cold-blooded conquerors waste no time with cunning manipulations and carefully-crafted plans. Sith Warriors crush their opponents and stride toward their goals with dreadful determination, leaving ruin and annihilation in their wake. Emanating awe and terror at every step, they accept nothing but absolute obedience from their followers. In turn, Sith Warriors can serve as loyal subjects to their own dark masters, often surprising enemies and allies with their rigorous honor and perfect discipline.
Whether they align their ambitions with those of the Dark Council or become renegades in pursuit of their own goals, they are never far from the action. Their fierce hatred of the Jedi keeps Sith Warriors at the forefront of any conflict with the Republic. The passion to eradicate the Jedi Order fuels many of their actions, but that does not make them single-minded fools.
Ultimately, the destiny of any Sith Warrior is his own to choose… and woe to those who would stand in his way."
Sounds like a fun class to play, I will definitely be checking this one out. More about the Game @ SWTOR.com
September 3rd, 2009 - 12:32
I’m interested to see how they will handle healing classes in this game, as there is no real healer ‘job’ in the star wars movies ( not sure about the books).
September 3rd, 2009 - 12:48
@emdilley You bring up an excellent point. If it is anything like Star Wars Galaxies, there may not be a lot of ‘grouping’ so to speak. I do not recall having the need for a tank, healer, dps, etc in SWG to accomplish tasks.
I know it’s hard to think about an upcoming MMO and not compare it to what you have already played. Maybe a healer is not needed in this case, but if it turns out there will be a need, some Jedi have been known to heal others.
September 3rd, 2009 - 12:55
@Douglas Seems to me the whole point of an MMO is grouping. If there’s no point in grouping, why not make it a single player game?
September 3rd, 2009 - 13:02
From all that I’ve read, the Jedi/Sith will have healing options. Although I’m not sure I can be conviced of a Sith healing someone other than themselves.
September 3rd, 2009 - 13:15
@dasboog I agree, that would not be very Sith like.
@emdilley Again I must stress the fact that you have too look at the game at a different perspective. I did not mean that you would not play with others, that is unavoidable. I just meant that you wouldn’t necessarily group in the way you would in World of Warcraft. You really have to think about the huge back story of Star Wars and consider whether or not a Bounty Hunter would ‘group’ or work alone.