This topic can most definitely use a bump. As we approach closer and closer to February, I grow more and more anticipatory of this great game. <3 <3
And Machete Guy, it's a RTS, but that doesn't mean it's a knock off. o_O;
By that logic, I could say BfME was a knock off of War Craft III, which was a knock off a StarCraft, which was a knock off of War Craft I and II, or like saying Halo is a knock off of Doom.
They're the same genre of game, but they're way, way different.
Also, keep in mind that EaW takes place on a scale about twenty times the size of BfME, and that the battles in space will be taking place in three dimensions as opposed to two.
Looks good, nice to see a GOOD Star Wars RTS where you can reshape events. I was talking to a friend who works at EB games about it - he said it's possible at some point to have the Death Star... that's just
jawdrop
Still, if it's true it would be interesting to see how they balance it, though I guess in reality the Empire vs. Rebels wasn't the most balanced conflict in fiction history.