But is everything so black and white with regards to the Jedi? TOR's morality choice system provides an interesting branching pathway to what is normally thought of as the iconic, white-hat wearing goody-two-shoes of the Star Wars universe.While the Jedi have been known to be the keepers of order and peace in the universe, the dedication to that ideal has been known to create some morally grey moments in their history. This has taken the form of simple reluctance to do the right thing (as Yoda feels about training Luke), to subtle machinations (Luke's temporary gift of droid friends R2-D2 and C-3PO to Jabba the Hutt).
It's not like BioWare is a stranger to this, either. Knights of the Old Republic, without really spoiling it for those who haven't played it yet, features a prominent plot point where the Jedi are painted as morally ambiguous puppetmasters. They are not entirely innocent when it comes to the matter of one Darth Revan, and it would be interesting to pose the same kinds of moral questions towards Jedi Knight players in The Old Republic.
Don't get me wrong though, while it may or may not be possible to play a corrupt Jedi Knight looking to take down the Republic, the neutral choices could be much more interesting. I think what we'll see, as referred to in the Gamespot Q&A about the Sith Warrior, that would-be Jedi Knights will be given choices to take a completely good path, or sacrifice something for the "greater good" by taking a moral hit in the short term. Does the Jedi Knight punish a poor drifter in the name of justice for stealing from the Order, or let him go with sympathy towards his plight? Do you swoop down into battle to save refugees from an invading Sith force or let them get slaughtered so they serve as a distraction towards winning the campaign?
These are just a couple of the morally grey choices that I think the Jedi Knight might have to face during their career in TOR. Like anything in the game involving the moral choice system, I think this could potentially add a nice layer of complexity to what is supposed to be a straightforward role.
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Posted 10/30/2009 6:44:51 AMAnd unless the lore arguments on whether a "Gray Jedi" exists or not; some people have the delusion that the Gray Jedi would be a third faction (Of sorts), which most of us sane people know otherwise. They would just be a moral choice who enjoys apathy :)