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For the Non PAX Attendees.

As you know the people that are going to have a fun weekend at PAX are going to the Star Wars Cantina at PAX as well as meeting at an unspecified bar in Seattle. Since they are going to have fun in a place such as that I will now start discussion of Cantinas and Cantina accessories. I will also tell my hopes and dreams for the utilization of these space taverns in Star Wars: The Old Republic.

First off, I am not speaking Spanish, I am speaking Star Wars. (Cantina is Espanol for bar/tavern) We first got to experience a cantina in Episode IV. Fun fact: that scene was redone by Lucas before release of the film to make the film seem more realistic. Think of a cantina as being a bar much like today, where people go to drink and do other nasty things in public. Crime also tends to go to the less desirable cantinas and these bars can be found in almost any settled area. Droids can work at cantinas, but most follow the policy of "We don't serve their kind here. Your droids, they'll have to leave." Gambling was commonplace at cantinas as well as on stage entertainment. (lower quality cantinas would have virtual entertainers) Pazaak, Sabacc, and racing were the preferred forms of gambling while dancing and music were top forms of entertainment.

Now that you know what goes on here lets see how it can be put in game. First of all bars are a popular place to RP. (Everyone from WoW RP knows about Silvermoon) Apart from RP we could have Pazaak and Swoop races. Along with minigames we could possibly receive missions at these gathering places, as smugglers and bounty hunters often come across employment that is less than legal. Lets just hope they let me keep my HK-54 (HK-47 is too rare to be a companion so an upgraded clone would make me just as happy) companion with me when I enter these dens of slime and villainy.

Now that we have covered cantinas let me know what you want in them while we wait for PAX news to trickle in.

Comments

  • sado's avatar
    Jawa Trader
    • Posts: 1623
    #3 sado Posted 9/3/2009 5:49:43 PM
    One thing is for sure - they will be haven for RPers no matter the server.
  • RogueJedi86's avatar
    Jawa Trader
    • Posts: 3118
    #1 RogueJedi86 Posted 9/3/2009 2:47:41 AM
    Just gimme cantinas like in SWG. Social places where people would relax and roleplay inbetween questing. But that'd require TOR to acquire SWG's roleplayer crowd that I doubt TOR will have, and I don't need to get into SWG nostalgia(again).
  • Zoid's avatar
    Jawa Trader
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    #2 Zoid Posted 9/3/2009 3:13:35 AM
    I hear there are quite a few people on the forums (if you can trust the forums) that say they will RP in this game while they haven't in other games.
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