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Star Wars - Jedi Exile

Obi Wan is my most anticipated by far. But Ahsoka and Lando should be pretty interesting too.

I’m curious what direction they go with Rogue Squadron.

Star Wars - Jedi Exile

My next post will probably be Sunday. Unless I can kick my ass into overdrive and do it tomorrow before my weekend plans start.

Video Games: The General Discussion & Community Thread

So glad BioWare hit the panic button and now suddenly Mass Effect 4 can happen for real

@Fabricant451

It’s what needed to be done to keep the franchise alive. Andromeda was a failure. A sequel to the trilogy is how you bring back the whole fanbase and maximize hype. As someone whose favorite game series ever is ME 1 - 3 I’m cautiously freaking out (if that makes sense?). I don’t have a ton of faith in BioWare these days but if they put their full effort and talents behind a fourth ME game then it might be damn good. No idea what story avenue they’re gonna pursue, how you follow up the Reapers.

But there’s all kinds of little bits they snuck in that teaser. The smashed up relays, the busted up citadel, the Reaper corpse, the three figures in the back that look salarian, human and krogan. Also of course Liara, means we’re back in the Milky Way but no telling how far after 3. I wouldn’t suspect too far but no one but BioWare knows for certain and we probably won’t hear any more info about the game for awhile. Just the fact it is in production will be enough to bring a lot of interest back to the franchise.

Video Games: The General Discussion & Community Thread

I think Cyberpunk will be a legitimately great game after the patches. When I can actually play it I'm having fun, the gameplay delivers. The story and characters are very interesting. I also enjoy the leveling and skills trees, you can really tailor it to the playstyle you want. It has all the makings of a great action RPG, it just isn't re-inventing the wheel.

But its a mess on current gen consoles especially. Tons of reports of crashes and bugs. My experience on my PS4 has been better, I've suffered three crashes in like 8 hours of gameplay but have not encountered any big bugs. The slow loading textures are pretty annoying and there are moments where it just freezes for a few seconds entirely. The graphics in general leave a lot to be desired, I wasn't expecting like ridiculous ones as I know the current gen console tech is older but its still disappointing. Its strange because the interiors look nice and the character models look pretty great but the outside is just bad. I have found turning off the visual effects such as motion blur do make the graphics look better but still. The city also seems pretty empty, again even if that's a hardware things its strange and takes away from the scale of it all.

The game really needed several more months of dev work. They really should've held it back til next year but I guess the holiday season/new console money was too tempting.

Star Wars - Jedi Exile

I’m gonna spend like two more posts with Siolo on Corellia. Then I’ll have him go somewhere else, unsure of where yet.

Star Wars - Jedi Exile

@Saix yay, another twi’lek!

Greetings! Candy Cane Service!

Greatest of thank yous to the people that have sent me candy canes! Y'all are too nice

What Are You Listening To?

Why Is No One Joining My RP (General Advice Thread)

This thread has more derailed posts than most ICs have responses.

@stone

Yeah if only people put this much effort and attention into actually RPing and making RPs.



I'm just being a jerk.

0.0.

But I mean c'mon, imagine if like even a third of these people actually were this interested in actually roleplaying.

There's genuinely been some truly solid advice on here. One big thing I've noticed is to try get your RP friends to join your RPs. You can still accept randos of course but having a core, important group that you are friends with and frequently communicate with outside of the RP will go a looooooooooooooooooong way to keeping a RP alive and active. As well as drawing eyes to it. Its a lot easier to keep track of friends, there's less of a chance of them just dipping out, fucking you over, they're more willing to offer advice or ideas and less of a chance of drama too.

Of course if you don't have any friends this advice is kind of useless...

Star Wars - Jedi Exile

The rain came down in buckets down from the cloudy Corellian sky as the city bustled beneath its droplets. In the slums of the ancient Core World the newly proclaimed Emperor's broadcast fell on many unconcerned ears. The struggle to put food on the table and not become another corpse on the sidewalk took priority over a Sith lord's ascension to upmost power. As the undercover Jedi walked through the crowded streets of Coronet City he had no idea of the broadcast, or of his new status as a branded highly wanted criminal. This was until Siolo wandered into a densely crowded cantina, smoke wafting in the air from some lit cigarras smoked by relaxed patrons. As he walked towards the bar in the center of the room he waved away the foul smelling mist, his eyes picking up plenty of different species in the tavern. The densely populated metropolis was much like Coruscant in that regard, albeit far smaller in its scale as nothing could truly compare to Coruscant's planet wide city.

As the twi'lek reached the bar he noticed very few even acknowledging his presence, he was a nobody here which bode perfectly well for what he hoped. It took a few moments for him get the bartender's attention as the busy Duros was hard at work serving demanding customers. Siolo could tell many of them were dock and shipyard workers, paid middling wages which they'd blow here on alcohol. The incognito Force user leaned against the bar and ordered an Alderaan Twist, holding the liquor. As he sipped the beverage the twi'lek's in ear communicator buzzed which caused him to momentarily set down his drink and answered the call.

"Sio you need to turn on a television immediately. Something big is going down. The Jedi apparently tried to kill the Chancellor, he's all deformed and scarred." A familiar voice said into his ear through the communications device, seriousness evident in his voice. It was one of the Jedi's contacts on the world, an Iktotchi merchant by the name of Wolron Ta. Siolo had known the man for a few years and he'd be a valuable source of information for the Jedi.

"What? Thats impossible." He said shocked, having to pause for a moment before speaking in order to process the sheer madness of what he'd been told. Then his eyes narrowed on a monitor above the bar which had cut to a scene of Chancellor Palpatine speaking, clad in a crimson red robe with his face heavily disfigured. Then the Jedi posed a question to the barkeep, his pulse pounding in his chest. "Can you turn that up please?"

With an eyeroll the Duros did as he was asked and turned the volume on high. It was not enough to hear over the rocking noise of the patrons in the cantina but just enough so that Siolo could make out the words spoken. As he watched the Chancellor's expressions as he spoke a chill went down the Jedi's spine an his heart seemed to drop further and further with every single word that came from the man's mouth. The separatists had failed, beaten back by the Republic as Palpatine claimed a Jedi had been behind the movement, backed by the entirety of the Order. Dooku was no Jedi, he'd spurned the Order and fallen to the dark side as he happily slayed Jedi across the galaxy. Siolo felt a ping of anger pulsate through him, as his fist clenched until he forced himself to calm down.

"The remaining Jedi will be hunted down and defeated!"

His emotions flipped to despair at this proclamation. His friends, brothers and sisters would be hunted down like vermin. As the Jedi stared into the screen he felt his communicator go off in his ear once more.

"They're laying waste to the Jedi Temple. Said clones descended on it and they heard the chaos for miles." His Iktotchi friend added, the tone in his voice evident that he did not know how to break such shattering news to the Jedi. Siolo had to suppress tears from streaming down his features as reality set in, hitting him nothing he'd felt before.

The destruction of the Temple would explain the sudden sensation he'd felt in the Force earlier, it nearly caused him to double over in shock. Even now the Force felt utterly chaotic, it was near impossible for the Jedi to even feel it. Before the newly proclaimed Emperor could finish his speech Siolo practically chugged down his drink, almost slammed down the glass and paid before he headed out the same way he'd entered. The Duros behind the bar simply shook his head and went back to his work as Emperor Palpatine's words fell on unconcerned ears throughout the cantina. Paranoia raced through Siolo's mind as he marched back outside, fear of his own discovery as well as the safety of his friends within the Order. His next concern went to his former Master Sinube, the old Jedi was wise beyond even his own years but such a twisted action by the Emperor would be certainly be the death of thousands of Jedi.

As he emerged into the outside the rain pounded the city, slamming onto Siolo's body as he walked lost in a whirlpool of sudden onset negativity. His hazel shaded eyes cast upwards to the clouded sky, the tears having broken through and streamed down his complexion. Masked only by the torrential downpour of the Correllian storm. Around him the crowds continued in masse, ignorant and uncaring of the undercover Jedi's pain.