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I was reading the text on the new Jedi Ravamps...and correct me if I'm wrong but are they saying that a player can dable in some low level jedi skills to gain greater abilities to craft or to do other abilities? So does this mean that the best smiths...and if they change it slicers and spicers will be part jedi? Furthermore, are they going to make combat skills the same a way...A Master Smuggler, Master Pistoleer who is part jedi will have better stats...Why are they making this game into some generic Fantasy RPG where Jedi is jsut another Profession. if ANYONE can be jedi nearly EVERYONE will especially if they get bonus's to skills.

I don't remember han solo or ANYONE OTHER THEN LUKE LEIA THE EMPEROR VADER OBI WAN AND YODA having force sensitivity. If EVERYONE can have "force enhanced" abilities won't this just degrade the game another step away from starwars and into a more fantasy game with "magic abilities" AKA "the force" for all characters making those of us with NO INTEREST in becoming a jedi weaker then everyone else.

The skills you are referring to are 'force sensitive' skills, not Jedi skills.

Though I don't recall a specific instance in any of the movies, a number of books refer to 'force sensitives'. This does not imply that the person is a Jedi, or even has the potential to be a jedi, but that the person has some extra something that helps them out when they need it.

The idea is basically that a force sensitive entity has a small channel of force, whereas a Jedi has a river of force.

These skills are (probably) going to be almost useless, but might provide that extra little something that makes your toon YOURS, as opposed to just another cookie from the cutter.

I actually think it's a pretty nice idea. There are numerous people that are seen to be FS in the EU without their even knowing it. Had they been born into a time when the Jedi were still around and numerous enough, they'd have been noted at birth and given to the order; or if they lived as far out as say, ooh, I don't know, Tatooine, they'd simply be overlooked

I think my main worry is that there are going to be a LOT of Jedi running about. Maybe not for a while, but a few months after publish 10, every man, woman, child, dog and hamster's likely to have the second slot (heck, I'll be doing the quests just for something to do). Whether most of them then go on to become Lightsaber wielding Jedi is another thing.

I'm guessing the Devs will have to step in at some point should the population get too high.. I dunno, perhaps make a seperate server or two just for Jedi chars. Wouldn't be too bad.. just increase the number of NPCs and call it an unlocked sub-game, KotDR (Knights of the Destroyed Republic) or something .

Jedi+Feign Death= Angry BH and Laughing Smugglers (and dabblers.....)

Its funny you mention Han. A lot of people thought that maybe Han's luck had something to do with a bit of Force Sensitivity. Also there were a lot of people outside of the main scope that were FS. I believe I recall reading that the red cloaked guards were FS and that the emporer had a whole group of FS warriors I believe that they were called Dark Troopers or something like that. FS was very common in the EU. JEDI were rare. And unless I misread they ARE capping the Jedi population.

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Dravenite83 wrote:

And unless I misread they ARE capping the Jedi population.

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as far as i can remember there is a big difference between being force sensitive and being a jedi, the untrained wielders of hte darkside that shows up on different planets are not jedi they are merely force sensitive. in a force sensitive caracter the force is merely a passive skill, while in the jedi its an active skill.

And in the EU and the original movies there are other force sensitive characters, not just Luke, Leia,the emperor, vader ,yoda and obi wan.So if these had the proper training they could wield the force like a jedi. I dont think everyone will be a jedi after the quest system, i think its more likely to see alot of force sensitive players, and fewer full fledged jedi running around, since thechoice is there to be a WS/FS or a RM/FS it just gives people a choice, the jedi way of life will probly be harder after the revamp as they are perma overt at a certain level.

Well, whatever the case...

It sure seems that Jedi are getting one badass revamp. Sheesh!

its kinda like someone who has minor esp(fs) against someone who is a full out psychic(jedi)

alot in the books were force sensative

even less were a jedi

I was more upset when i read that force sensitive may have a better crafting ability. I'm guessing that this will apply to all fields so that thoe who are force sensitive will have better combat stats etc. And I know that in the books there are many force sensitive people. However, this game is not set in any of those times. There shoudl not be hundreds of people running around with Force senstive skills. there shoudln't be hundreds of jedi for that matter. They were killed. Those who are force sensitive are also hunted. I'm just afraid that this game will turn into a game where everyone is a jedi or has a jedi and anyone who doesn't can't compete in anything from combat to crafting weapons, structures, and ships when they come.

I just want the extra char slotI dont give a flying crap about fs or jedi.