The Battle Bar, Our Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

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Originally posted by Lord Lucien
I looked at that picture just as some serious heavy metal started playing over the speakers. That was some serious shit.

Bro'll kick your ass with puppets then have them tapdance on you. Damn straight he's serious.

Originally posted by Lucius
I know he's a fellow Canadian, but I'm still saddened by this.
He's mostly Israeli now, bit whateves.--have you seen his cute new 'do?

My god, how many fanboys are going to buy the Revan book?

Originally posted by Slash_KMC
My god, how many fanboys are going to buy the Revan book?

Wait WHAT? REVAN BOOK?!#!#

Originally posted by Slash_KMC
My god, how many fanboys are going to buy the Revan book?

Wait... what?

Lies, it must be filthy lies.

Holy Shit, it's true.

http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110422?page=1

Originally posted by Lucius
Wait... what?

Lies, it must be filthy lies.

Holy Shit, it's true.

http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110422?page=1

I just...Made a mess in my pants.. First time ever for a star wars thing.

Originally posted by Dr McBeefington
I just...Made a mess in my pants.. First time ever for a star wars thing.

This will be the first SW book I actually buy in like... forever.

Originally posted by Lucius
Wait... what?

Lies, it must be filthy lies.

Holy Shit, it's true.

http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20110422?page=1

I just.... jizzed.

Originally posted by Lucius
This will be the first SW book I actually buy in like... forever.

I guess I'm a "Revan fanboy" because the two biggest things for me is the identity of the Sith Emperor and what happened to Revan. Everything else in SW doesn't matter.

While I will buy this book .... I can see alot of fanboy rage on the horizon. So, so much rage......

Revan is teh gr34t3st

Aw f*ck! It's written by Karpyshyn.

Originally posted by Lord Lucien
Aw f*ck! It's written by Karpyshyn.

So? The dude has proven to be one of the only competent writers in the SW universe.

Really? Cuz the Bane books were average through-and-through.

I thought the Bane books were some of the best written.

Seriously? They came off as books written with teenage readers in mind. It's been almost two years since I read them but I distinctly recall Kaan's demanding of "more Dark Lords" to beat the Jedi as reading like a piece of video-game literature, as if Sith students evolving being promoted to Lord status instantly earned them new powers and higher stats. Appropriate, I guess, coming from one of KotOR's writers.

There were plenty of silly moments and descriptive in the characters and story, that one being the one that's stuck with me. But really it always felt like a piece of amateur Star Wars fanon rather than an engaging story.

I enjoyed the first book because of how the ancients were described. I enjoyed the second book because of Nadd being involved. I guess Drew is really great at writing about the ancient sith.

I'll admit the stories were fun and enjoyable. But as an immersible and exciting writer, he's a "meh". Which is why I'm pissed about him writing Revan, because he's gonna pull the same silly tripe and flush away the potential post-KotOR Revan had.

F*ck!

Seriously? They came off as books written with teenage readers in mind. It's been almost two years since I read them but I distinctly recall Kaan's demanding of "more Dark Lords" to beat the Jedi as reading like a piece of video-game literature, as if Sith students evolving being promoted to Lord status instantly earned them new powers and higher stats. Appropriate, I guess, coming from one of KotOR's writers.

😬

No, what he meant was to bring in the students of the Korriban academy, who were chosen to attend that particular academy because of their high potential. The students of the Korriban academy would all be promoted to Dark Lords status upon graduation because of the fact that they were the most powerful they had. So what he meant was 'we need more actually strong guys.'

Originally posted by Dr McBeefington
I enjoyed the first book because of how the ancients were described.

Sure. But they seemed to be mere shadows compared to Revan... 😛

Anyways the novels had a distinct video game feel. You could see Bane "leveling up" and aquiring new powers. Also each character had their own class and skills. For example that battlemaster in RoT. Her saber skills were unmatched but her force powers were incredibly weak. Still I found the first and third novel to be entertaining.

Anyway, Drew would be my thrid choice for the author after Luceno and Stover. He may no be the greatest writer but he will be sure to indulge the fanboy inside me.