BioWare has updated the Holonet with the latest entry from Master Gnost-Dural (voiced by actor Lance Henricksen) called The Return of the Mandalorians. This entry gives insight into the Mandalorian race, and some of the events that lead to the Mandalorian blockade.
I think there are some very noteworthy things in this Holonet entry. The first is that this introduction to the Mandalorians almost certainly gives away the fact that the Mandalorian Warrior is probably going to be the next playable class that BioWare will introduce. The other is that the video provides background to explain why the Mandalorians are sided with the Sith, and that further solidifies my point that they will be aligned with the Empire. Check the video below:
The Republic has 2 classes already shown by BioWare, so its time for a 2nd Empire class, and I believe this video provides us with all the info to come to that conclusion. Just like former videos gave us clues that the Smuggler class was coming, this entry hints toward of some sort of playable Mandalorian class. For balance purposes I would suspect some sort of melee type, a counter to the Trooper's ranged attack prowess.
The video also touches on one other very interesting point...arenas. The Mandalorian warrior they mention became the best warrior in the galaxy because he fought to be a champion of the Geonosian arena, which you might remember from the movie. Does this clue us into some sort of arena battling system in SWTOR? I know some people might hope not, but dear lord I hope so! Enough with the problematic large scale fighting, lets get some smaller tactical PVP fights going arena style! I'm very hopeful that this video is giving us clues to that sort of PVP.
All in all, its another great video produced by BioWare. If these videos are anything like what we are in store for when the game launches, I'm going to be as happy as a kid in a candy store. Never before have I seen such high production value story telling. And the game hasn't even launched yet! Its a brilliant way to engage the community and give hints about what's coming all at the same time.
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July 3, 2009 4:43 PM
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blog comments powered by DisqusSounds like Mandalorians will be a race more than a class. Which would sense considering they are a race :)
Maybe 'Mercenary' will be a class instead.
I'm leaning more toward race than class too... everyone already identifies the bounty hunters as Mandalorian, and they're specifically mentioned in the video as specializing in bounty hunters.
I meant to state (but probably failed to do so clearly) that its possible that it will be a class restriction to the Mandalorian race. That's how it was in my mind anyway, so Mandalorian Warrior just kinda flowed out. Again, I assume that there will be race/class restrictions, so that we don't see any Ewok Bounty Hunters (but how cool would that be?) running around.
Its all just fun speculation anyway, but I imagine that this class would be tough enough to kill a Jedi, so making it something like a Champion Pit Fighter or Gladiator or something to that effect would be the ticket. I'm sure in on of the next few Fridays BioWare will show the what the next class will be.
So, there will be race choices? It looks so far to just be class choices. I certainly hope that's not the case.