Dissection and Analysis of the Alderaan Warzone Video



Our most important job here at Darth Hater is to find the hidden reveals in Star Wars: The Old Republic media, and today's warzone video is filled with covert tidbits. We caught a glimpse of several new class abilities, SWTOR's implementation of mission objectives, and much more. Note: Things mentioned in prior dissections will not be mentioned here again. Make sure to check back throughout the day as more will be added as we progress through the video.

Last Updated: Nov 6th @ 4:25 PM EST
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  • emlaeh's avatar
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    #104 emlaeh Posted 11/5/2010 9:06:40 PM
    lol, I'm not getting into an unrelated debate -- I'm pointing out what everyone sees and already knows about the combat mechanics of the classes at low level in this video. :P
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    #106 emlaeh Posted 11/5/2010 9:17:03 PM
    Yeah, can't conclude either way.

    You don't get Backlash until Level 14, and Dark Heal has a 1.5s cast time so it could be that because it kind of matches (this is as of the PAX build, and numbers change all the time). It could be the SA casting a debuff on the Sentinel for damage reduction or something similar.

    Yeah, the developers said that about the SI survivability close to a year ago -- refreshing to see it executed visually.

    ETA: And I'm glad it looks like BW is taking a slightly different approach in prolonging fights rather than "give everyone more health."
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    #100 ArcherAvatar Posted 11/5/2010 8:47:45 PM
    Had to look very closely to see the first animation you were referring to, but I think you're probably correct about both the facing being meaningless, and it being a healing skill (probably not a very powerful one since it's an Assassin and not a Sorcerer)

    No clue on the possible buff/debuff... just not enough to go on yet...

    clothies getting chewed had a familar ring to it... refreshing at least to see they weren't necessarily "one-shotted"
  • darthuser2633's avatar
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    #82 darthuser2633 Posted 11/5/2010 6:41:46 PM
    Serious info... serious info... serious info...

    Arrrrrrr it's an Eye Patch!
  • sado's avatar
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    #84 sado Posted 11/5/2010 6:46:55 PM
    I always have to do one ;)
  • JediCosmin's avatar
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    #87 JediCosmin Posted 11/5/2010 6:50:31 PM
    Keep em coming :D
  • sado's avatar
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    #153 sado Posted 11/6/2010 8:34:49 PM
    The Eyepatch image has actually gone serious now...funny how things work out.
  • ArcherAvatar's avatar
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    #162 ArcherAvatar Posted 11/7/2010 3:05:43 AM
    That's actually turning out to be the most interest find in the whole disection to me... the possibility of being able to make further customizations to the appearance of our characters "by choice" after character creation could be extremely intriguing... this goes way beyond appearance changes due to alignment - and is vastly superior to that IMO if it's true... not to mention how freakin cool it could look.
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    #81 ArcherAvatar Posted 11/5/2010 6:39:52 PM
    Regarding the screenshot with the blue light on the Sentinel while he's fighting the female Marauder (Currently image # 20 of 22) I suspect that is the Jedi equivalent of what we see the Marauder doing right before her force charge to engage the Sentinel...

    The Marauder's eyes glow red (as do her hands) which looks very much like some ability that builds Rage for her to use in the fight... she then force charges the Sentinel... and the Sentinel then performs a similar ability to build Focus (the JK equivalent of Rage mechanic) and immediately following it performs a more elaborate attack on the Marauder.

    There's no info on the Sentinel ability, but I think the Marauder skill being shown is;
    Berserk (Rank 1) - Level 24 - Credits: 660
    Instant - Cooldown: 1 mins
    Reduces the Warrior's health by 10%, but grants 3 rage points immediately, plus 4 additional rage points over the next 8 seconds.
    (Currently image # 9 of 22)

    Of course I could be mistaken - it's all speculation until we see it in print from BioWare... but that is what I think we're seeing in that particular sequence.

    Btw... I also think that is going to be an extremely frequently seen confrontation = Sentinel vs Marauder in the PVP settings... will likely be VERY popular class choices for dedicated PVPers.
  • emlaeh's avatar
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    #79 emlaeh Posted 11/5/2010 6:34:23 PM
    I disapprove of any video showing a Sith Assassin getting pwned.

    l2kite
  • ArcherAvatar's avatar
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    #86 ArcherAvatar Posted 11/5/2010 6:49:38 PM
    and pwned HARD no less...
  • DarthSeeker's avatar
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    #119 DarthSeeker Posted 11/6/2010 12:07:14 AM
    Why would a melee class want to kite? An Assassin will be engaging in melee just like was shown in this video.
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    #71 Dastiun Posted 11/5/2010 6:17:42 PM
    Another great work done by haters, great dissections and findings!

    Uhm.. the red symbol near the agent, could be a specific zone to sniper down the enemies, since it is placed on a high point of the warzone overlooking the center of the battle (pure speculation tough)
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    #73 DarthAgonny Posted 11/5/2010 6:23:07 PM
    i bet it gives you some buff (atk speed, damage, running speed healing etc)
  • sado's avatar
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    #78 sado Posted 11/5/2010 6:29:54 PM
    It's a good guess, we just cant speculate on it quite yet. Need to see MOAR!
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