I can guarantee that it would be a hit... But if it does come out I wish they would go down a more mature story line.

> guys, i really think we will see a kotor3 and
> battlefront 3 media blitz after TFU is released. i
> think they have kept them under wraps to not take
> away from TFU. it even lists on pandemic's site that
> they are currently working on 4 unnamed projects.
> whos to say one isnt battlefront? as for KOTOR, I
> I have no idea who would be doing it but it would be
> wise for them to come out next year. the demand for
> KOTOR 3 is almost at its all-time high and
> anticipation is through the roof.


Through the roof?
maybe through the sky, or maybe even the atmosphere.

> > guys, i really think we will see a kotor3 and
> > battlefront 3 media blitz after TFU is released.
> i
> > think they have kept them under wraps to not take
> > away from TFU. it even lists on pandemic's site
> that
> > they are currently working on 4 unnamed projects.
> > whos to say one isnt battlefront? as for KOTOR, I
> > I have no idea who would be doing it but it would
> be
> > wise for them to come out next year. the demand
> for
> > KOTOR 3 is almost at its all-time high and
> > anticipation is through the roof.
>
>
> Through the roof?
> maybe through the sky, or maybe even the atmosphere.

I think even THAT is an understatement

I thought up an idea this afternoon.

Instead of repetitive turret fighting in KOTOR III, what if the player leaves the Ebon Hawk to do a little dogfighting?in Revan?s personal interceptor.


His fighter was once one of millions of identical scissor-winged Aurek fighters hastily assembled at the outbreak of the Mandalorian wars. Revan, like Jedi Generals millennia later, understood the importance of leading his pilots from the front. He diliberatly chose a standard production fighter to cultivate a sense of camaraderie with his pilot corps, although only the finest Republic pilots were ever appointed as his wingmen. With time and frequent use, Revan?s fighter distinguished itself over all others in either the Republic or Mandalorian fleets. It soon became clear that This could not be simply attributed to Revan?s tactical genius or strong affinity with the Force. Revan?s fighter was always just bit faster, more nimble, and its laser blasts quicker to the kill. Unsurprisingly Revan was the first to notice. Like any other weapon or piece of armor used by a Jedi, Revan?s fighter had become imbued with some of power radiating from him. When he encountered the Rakata, and learned of the Force powered vessels in which they traveled the Stars, Revan used the Star Forge to replicate starship components that fused machinery with the Force to capitalize on the effect he had observed.

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Revan always had an aptitude for machinery, and would not even entrust the upgrade to the infallible replicators of the Star Forge. He personally oversaw the complete overhall of his fighter. The blasters were replaced by Sith energy weapons that combine dark-side energy with a conventional laser pulse. Most of power systems were removed, as Rakatan midichlorian energy converters were more compact and efficient. The reaction control system was replaced by an array of strange crystals that could distort, ?grab? and ?push off against? space, giving the craft supernatural turning rates. Besides the lasers, the fighter?s true primary weapon were thin, tuning fork like prongs at the extreme tip of the tapered nose. This was this visible part of an ancient Sith weapon that extended for almost the entire length of the spaceframe. It allowed the pilot to reach out and use his own force techniques in a dogfight, but a much greater power than otherwise possible. The weapon interfaced with the pilot through contact points on the fighter?s flight controls. Force cloaking, shielding, speed and telekenetic shockwaves were sometimes deployed in space skirmishes, but Revan preferred to channel the full power of the darkside through this weapon, and into enemy ships as deadly lightning bolts---that never missed.

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As if the fighter were not already terrifying enough, Revan replaced the onboard computer with the fiendish brain of a Basilisk war droid, a dark trophy taken from the personal war mount of the Mandalore that gave the fighter a lethal cleverness all its own. Finally, Revan stripped off the orange and red Republic formation colors, and coated the entire craft with a Stygium impregnated lacer that gave the fighter a small sensor footprint and a gleaming obsidian finish; and a dark stylishness befitting a Sith Lord.

After the fighter?s rediscovery during the events of KOTOR III, the small interceptor was carried on the underside of the Ebon Hawk connected by a small docking hatch.
Durring a climactic space battle or frequent Sith attacks, the fighter would detach and engage the fighters while a gunner on the Hawk provided cover fire (although the interceptor, renamed Obsidian-1, scarcely required the help).


What do you all think?

I like the idea, as complex as it is.

Let's also talk about the Ebon Hawk and how it could play out. I'd like another ship, one just as fast and interesting, which could lead us to the Ebon Hawk near the end of the game, when you find out what truly happened to Revan and the Exile. You find it's remains on the last planet. You find corpses that radiate with the dark side. Since you have never had contact with the Exile or Revan, you can't know who these bodies were.

I have more thoughts, but I'll save them for another post.

Simix:
> Given that fact that KOTOR was a major hit for PC more
> then Xbox, says that the game was in large part of success
> due to its computer gamers fanbase.

I'm not sure where you're getting your information from but from what I've read the Xbox version of KotOR: TSL sold slightly more copies than the PC version, 785,000 vs. 715,000. source
It's tough to get exact number of units sold though since LucasArts doesn't publicly release that info and we have to rely on research analysis done by the NPD Group.

stubbyandporkchop:
> After years of waiting for an announcement, I have
> decided something.
>
> I will not purchase another lucasarts game until I
> get a KOTOR III announcement. KOTOR was what got me
> into gaming in the first place.
> ...
> Well Lucasarts, until I get an announcement for the
> next installment of Knights of the Old Republic, I am
> no longer a customer.

A most impressive first post, especially after almost 3 years of lurking.

Hi guys
though there could be more classes why should the game be called KNIGHTS of the old Republic.I mean you arent a Knight anymore if you're a Bounty Hunter,or a Scoundrel.
I think the guys who designed the game thought that you wield the force and have your party members (that arent Jedis) be the unknightly classes.What is the point in being a Bounty Hunter go around killing for money if your destiny is to rescue the galaxy.
AND:If a third part is about to come I think you'd go through the Unknown Regions rather than be the scum of the Galaxy.The game should stay as it is especially refering to the classes.If you take Atton or Mira or Mandalore (who is kind of marksman) they arent able to wield the force and i think some or most of the players would be very annoyed if they could'nt wield force powers anymore because you are'nt a jedi anymore.
But there hast to be a third part after all!!!

I want a fresh start, with no Ebon Hawk or previous party members, except maybe for plots. The Ebon Hawk is getting a little bring now.. yet I still can't find my way around it.. perhaps a new capitol ship, with each of your party members with a room of their own.

I agree, but why can't PS3 buy the rights and create the kotor series for PS3. I mean there great and popular games, so it'd be worth it right?
But as far as Kotor 3 goes There should be way more planets than the first one, I wish mandalore and bastilla could be in the third one.
But if the KOTOR 3 wasn't based on chronological order, I wish it could take place during the mando wars or in clone troopers era.
But if anyone can give me a link of a website that has any info of KOTOR 3 whatsoever, it'd be greatly appreciated.

> I want a fresh start, with no Ebon Hawk or previous
> party members, except maybe for plots. The Ebon Hawk
> is getting a little bring now.. yet I still can't
> find my way around it.. perhaps a new capitol ship,
> with each of your party members with a room of their
> own.

Yes, but no, i dont care about the EH so much, i always had to look
for like 45 minuets to find kriea. But i hope we have some of the same party members,
or at least somthing to do with them
like being able to communicate with them. Like I hope you get to finish your love story with Visas or Brianna.

> I agree, but why can't PS3 buy the rights and create
> the kotor series for PS3. I mean there great and
> popular games, so it'd be worth it right?
> But as far as Kotor 3 goes There should be way more
> planets than the first one, I wish mandalore and
> bastilla could be in the third one.
> But if the KOTOR 3 wasn't based on chronological
> order, I wish it could take place during the mando
> wars or in clone troopers era.
> But if anyone can give me a link of a website that
> has any info of KOTOR 3 whatsoever, it'd be greatly
> appreciated.

why would sony buy the rights? theyve never had one on their systems and the problem isnt the fact that MS cant get a deal done. its that lucasarts hasnt started it yet. the problem definitely doesnt lie with getting a platform to run the game on.

I completely, utterly, and outright agree to the 'Revan's personal Interceptor' idea. Definitely. Wow. I need that now...

I think KOTOR 3 has'nt have to be a PS3 game.I mean if you look at the graphics of KOTOR II it's brilliant how they let the grass bend to the side on Dxun or Dantooine.It's not a must for the graphics of the PS3.That's what makes KOTOR I/II so interesting.You have great graphics and a great game.I think the PS3 was constructed for the games where it really matters what graphics you have.(e.g.The Force Unleashed were its NextGen graphic.)
The thing is in KOTOR you don't slam somebody into the wall and then attack him.You Force Push him he gets damaged he is stunned you attack him.For this game you don't need these very high qualaty graphics.Lucas Arts won't create any games for the XBox anymore so the graphics of the PSP would be good enough.