Let's Play: Knights of the Old Republic II: Update 23: The Dark Side of the Force

[woodaba]

Oh gawd - when you set all of his failures up 1-2-3-4 like that Visquis really is comical, isn't he...

Voldemort gets my vote for a comically ineffectual villain who had umpteen chances to kill his nemesis but instead bumbled through a bunch of increasingly crazy schemes. Magic couldn't kill the baby? How about conventional means, numbnuts!

Seriously, Voldemort is ridiculous. It gets worst in the Deathly Hallows, where he CONTROLS BRITAIN and can literally just nuke Hogwarts from orbit, but nnnnnnnnnope! Ground assault for the win!

 

[iwinatlife]

Well as an avid darkside player i can tell you that in the original xbox version there was a very odd exploit with hannharr that kinda made him insanely usefu but i suppose that hardly counts right?

 

[woodaba]

Well as an avid darkside player i can tell you that in the original xbox version there was a very odd exploit with hannharr that kinda made him insanely usefu but i suppose that hardly counts right?

Huh, interesting, I haven't seen that. I'm (obviously) not an expert on this game's combat system, so when i played with Hannhar and found that both Bao-Dur and

Spoiler

Mandalore

were better at first glance, I basically tossed him aside. Not to say I'm above using exploits, as we can clearly see.

 

[iwinatlife]

Well as an avid darkside player i can tell you that in the original xbox version there was a very odd exploit with hannharr that kinda made him insanely usefu but i suppose that hardly counts right?

Huh, interesting, I haven't seen that. I'm (obviously) not an expert on this game's combat system, so when i played with Hannhar and found that both Bao-Dur and

Spoiler

Mandalore

were better at first glance, I basically tossed him aside. Not to say I'm above using exploits, as we can clearly see.

Ah see with him there was a a dialouge loop that you could abuse and it would permanently raise his strength and lower his intelligence which once his intelligence dropped below 0 it bugged and went to 99 so more skill points than you could ever use and very high strength, also the dialouge provided Dark side points so all in all quite the exploit

 

[woodaba]

Well as an avid darkside player i can tell you that in the original xbox version there was a very odd exploit with hannharr that kinda made him insanely usefu but i suppose that hardly counts right?

Huh, interesting, I haven't seen that. I'm (obviously) not an expert on this game's combat system, so when i played with Hannhar and found that both Bao-Dur and

Spoiler

Mandalore

were better at first glance, I basically tossed him aside. Not to say I'm above using exploits, as we can clearly see.

Ah see with him there was a a dialouge loop that you could abuse and it would permanently raise his strength and lower his intelligence which once his intelligence dropped below 0 it bugged and went to 99 so more skill points than you could ever use and very high strength, also the dialouge provided Dark side points so all in all quite the exploit

Holy crap, I'll have to check that out. That sounds bonkers.

 

[BrotherRool]

Oh no, I didn't see a ton of updates and now I've missed my chance to fanboy out on Visas Marr arriving

I think I've only played this game without TSLRCM once, 3 tops (and those would be before it was finished), so I'M a bit hazy on whats added and what isn't. Is the section of the game in Visquis' base in the vanilla version? (Also was this the one where they had the broken half a genohardan plotline that was discarded?)

 

[woodaba]

Oh no, I didn't see a ton of updates and now I've missed my chance to fanboy out on Visas Marr arriving

I think I've only played this game without TSLRCM once, 3 tops (and those would be before it was finished), so I'M a bit hazy on whats added and what isn't. Is the section of the game in Visquis' base in the vanilla version? (Also was this the one where they had the broken half a genohardan plotline that was discarded?)

The majority of content in Visquis' base was in the base game, but there is a lot of new stuff as well, most prominent being Atton's assault to rescue Mira, which was missing from the base game. Sadly, the Genoharadan plotline is lost to limbo, simply because it just doesn't gel with what currently exists in the game.

 

[woodaba]

Hey, guys, sorry this update has been pretty damn late, I've recently moved over to become a full-fledged PC gamer, and this means two things. One: ensuring that I have Dragon Age and Witcher Saves for when the third installments of those series' come out, and two: taking care of some old console business.

So, I've been playing a lot of games.

Final Fantasy X - Amazingly, I've never finished this game. Though I love the combat, the story and characters (apart from Auron) were really weak for me, aside from some good ideas here and there. The story wasn't enough to push me past Braska's Final Aeon after he wrecked my shit a number of times, but I recently mustered up the strength to beat him. Maybe because I first played this game when I was young and stupid, but I destroyed BFA on my third try. I had seen the ending before, but that didn't stop it sucking. Kind of a meh game, to be honest, but I'm glad I beat it.

Saints Row IV - This may sound hypocritical, considering I'm one of those people who disliked The Third because it was too wacky, but this game is AMAZING. Ok, technically, it's a blatant reskin of The Third, and the combat is insanely easy, but it's just so much fun I don't care. Oh, and the writing is actually good, for the first time since SR2. Though I did find the frequent call backs to SR1, which was kind of a terrible game, out of place and uninteresting.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified - Now, I haven't gotten very far, but I like this game. It's not anything amazing, but it's fun and is weirdly compelling. I like the setting, the combat is unique and fun, kind of like Mass Effect 1 combat, only good, and, hey, it came free with all the other XCOM games! Which means three good games for the price of one! (I fucking hate Terror From The Deep, that game cheats like no one's business).

The Witcher - I still love this game, but I forgot just how much of a slog Chapter 2 was. The game is so much better both before and after it, but the murder mystery and gathering Kalkstein's stupid goddamn rocks is just so DULL.

Digital Devil Saga - Trying to kill the Demi-Fiend. Stupid, I know, but I want to be able to say I've done it. If you haven't played this game, the bonus boss of this JRPG is widely considered the Hardest Thing Since InsertObviousJokeHere. You'll double the hours you spend actually trying to beat this game just preparing to fight him, and even then he'll just kill you instantly if you try to be smart and counter his attacks and strategise. It basically boils down to get lucky, and maybe you won't get annihilated before you can whittle his health down to nothing.

Still haven't done it, and I doubt I ever will.

Dragon Age: Origins - Still Bioware's finest hour. The ME trilogy was great, KOTOR was very good, and, yes, Baldur's Gate 2 was also very good. (BG1, on the other hand, REALLY does not hold up very well.) But I just love this game to death and it's a joy playing through it on PC for the first time. I can't wait to play DAII, because unlike most people I actually liked that one quite a bit. I know, there must be something wrong with me.

Anyway, sorry for the delay, Update should be up tommorow. And there's a big Moral Choice in this one! Hooray!

 

[woodaba]

[HEADING=2]Update 18: T3-M4 Strikes Again[/HEADING]

Our podunk little LP is not old enough to drink! In the UK, at least. Ah, they grow up so fast.

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Previously...

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Thanks, Mira. That about covers it.

Atton: "So, that's it then? There's nothing we can do?"

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Atton: "He's got to be in the Nar Shaddaa system somewhere."

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Atton: "We're not about to give up now."

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Atton: "Vogga the Hutt?"

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Atton: "Tracking freighters leaving Nar Shaddaa seems like it would be difficult."

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Atton: "So, if we had one of Vogga's transponder codes, then we might get Goto to come to us?"

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Meanwhile...

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Droid: "I instantly believe you."

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T3: "You did good, kid. Thanks a bunch. It's a good thing we droids are apparently extremely gullible."

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So, here we are, with T3, off on a mission on his own, because the rest of the group is too busy bickering over who ate the last of the jaffa cakes.

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Unfortunately, most of the droids in here won't give us the time of day. Figuratively and literally. How rude.

However, we do find one protocol droid further in that does talk to us.

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T3: "You're telling me. Half these assholes don't even bother with the "talk to the hand" routine. They just shove their ass in my face, and go on their merry way."

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T3: "Hey, fuck those meatbags. You should just solve your problem the same way I solve mine: liberal applications of nalpalm. C7 models are just dumb bastards anyway."

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T3: "Uh huh. I'm so interested right now."

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T3: "Hey, fuck you, buddy. I've been flying with the crew of the Ebon Hawk for years. Not like Revan and Co. ever used me for anything, though..."

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T3: "Dee...dee-deet...deet."

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Curious, we go and find the droid that this one was ranting about, and we soon find him.

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T3: "I'm new. Check the boss' list of acquisitions. I should be on there."

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T3: "Asshole, I just told you, I'm new."

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T3: "Aw, come on. Let me past. Pretty please?"

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T3: "Fine. Asshole."

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T3: "You just made the list, buddy. I'm currently plotting your demise."

Murder on the brain, we return to our protocol droid friend.

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T3: "I just met your pal, the C7 droid."

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T3: "Yeah, I guess so. Listen, can you help me get past the door he's guarding into the rest of the warehouse?"

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T3: "Fuck."

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T3: "And, would you help me then?"

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T3: "Awesome! Let's kill that fucker."

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T3: "Alright, dickweed, I told you that you made the list. It's time for you to get FLIPPED!...your off switch, I mean. I'm gonna flip it."

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T3: "I'm talking about your imminent demise, ballbag. Taste my laser!"

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Now, we murder this droid with the cannon that lives in our head.

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Gotta love his combat pose.

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And his attacks consist of his feet melting into the floor and typing at us. Sure, why not.

Despite this incredibly fighting technique, the droid soon falls before us.

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T3: "Remember, we had a deal."

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There's something about those eyes that just looks so...deranged.

T3: "Thank you."

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In the next room, we come across this cool-looking dude.

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T3: "What are you doing?"

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T3: "What transmissions?"

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T3: "Don't you think that's kinda...strange?"

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Further in, we come across two familiar faces.

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T3: "Who the hell are you two?"

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T1: "Yeah, fuck off back to where you came from, dicksauce!"

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T3: "Yeah, my, uh, post, is just past that door behind you."

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T3: "Dude, it's RIGHT THERE."

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T3: "You really need to practice your lying skills."

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T1: "Just piss off, alright? i'm tired of looking at your ugly mug."

T3: "I think I'm alright where I am, tiny."

T1: "...the fuck did you say to me?"

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T1: "Are you kidding me? That bastard called me tiny! I'm gonna kill him."

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T3: "Heh. Hey, short stuff. Where's the pot o' gold?"

T1: "You just crossed the line, asshole! Just because I'm short and irish, doesn't make me a leprechaun! I'm gonna fucking murder you!"

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T1: "DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

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I'd like to say that T1's tenacity is matched by his toughness, but that isn't true. His fighting tactics consist entirely of ramming into you and occasionally blasting you with his fire extinguisher.

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Soon, he crumples into a pile of bolts and parts.

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...what the fuck?

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T1: "Daisy...Daisy...give me your answer...dooooo........"

Moving up to the door, we discover...

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...another puzzle.


(narrator looks at GameFAQs)

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Whew, that sure was a tough puzzle. But I'm glad we got there in the end.

...aw c'mon, don't look at me like that, you all did it too!

Behind the door, we find another protocol droid at a computer.

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T3: "I could ask you the same thing!"

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T3: "Where do you transmit?"

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T3: "Well, I need one of those transponder codes. For entirely legitimate purposes."

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T3: "Why, thank you. I'm glad to know that at least someone in this damn warehouse is reasonable."

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Our objective complete, we backtrack through the warehouse, until...

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T3: "Oh, balls."

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The HK-50s shoot the protocol droid in cold, er, oil, causing his carcass to fall humorously between his rival's legs.

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T3: "Well, shhhhhhit."

 

[woodaba]

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T3: "Aw, come on guys, we're all friends here. Just let me leave with the data, and we'll be all good."

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T3: "If you don't let me past, I'll wipe out all of you! You wouldn't like that, would you? Now, get out of my way!"

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T3: "No."

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Despite how it looks, this is a pathetically easy fight if you have a couple of spare Ion grenades. Three should take all three down, no problem.

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Ripping the chassis out of their cold, dead, chests, we finally have all the parts we need to rebuild the HK droid in the Hawk.

And with that, we leave.

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T3: "Screw you, man. I do what I want!"

Back with the Bickering Bunch...

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T3: "Well, y'know the droids in Vogga's warehouse?"

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T3: "Well, see, I was in there, getting Vogga's transponder codes, DOING THE WORK YOU FUCKS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING."

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Meanwhile, just outside the tenement...

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Alien: "Oh no I could never have forseen this"

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Amazingly, the Duros misses completely, but his target dies of fright after being shot at anyway.

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Wow, Mira, you can hear from that far away? Those ears are impressive.

Atton: "A whole colony is here? Oh, goddammit."

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Atton: "Just stand back and let me work, sister. You're about to see a pro in action."

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We begin fighting our way out of the tenement.

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Our team isn't really optimal, but it should do us for the time being.

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The gunner enemies go down very fast, but the melee-using ones are a bit tougher.

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Ladies and gentlemen, that is what we call a clusterfuck.

Or a Total War battle.

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After cleaving our way through a metric ton of mercs, T3 levels up!

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Mira also catches the levelling bug, so we decide to do her as well.

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As we move into the next area, we run into a veritable army of Zhug Brothers.

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We eventually dispatch them, but since it was a surprisingly tough fight with our current party, I forgot to take any screencaps. Whoops. But, hey, at least Atton levels up!

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After killing another pocket of Gand, we finally make it back to Tienn.

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Atton: "Quick, old man! We've got about 50 bounty hunters trying to skin us alive! We need you to change our ship's transponder codes."

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Atton: "A signature that corresponds to that of one of Vogga's shuttles."

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HE STARES INTO OUR SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOULS

They haven't got much action recently, so we decide to send Kreia and Visas.

And thus, we set off.

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Meanwhile...

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I don't know why, but I just love that shot. Having just finished a game with apalling direction, it's nice to see that the direction in the cutscenes of KotOR 2 is generally rather good.

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Visas: "Are you ready, Kreia?"

Kreia: "Don't talk to me."

Visas: "Very well."

Don't worry, there's more after this, keep going!

 

[woodaba]

Spoiler

Meanwhile...

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Bob: "I can still kick your ass, beardo."

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Bob: "I can move things about with my mind, but the Jedi Order kicked me out long ago because I was cramping their style. I dunno, it was something like that. It can be hard to remember things after being pumped with 1.21 gigawatts of electricity."

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Bob: "Is this how you conduct all your job interviews? I've found that kidnapping people doesn't convince them to go along with what you are asking of them."

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Finally, someone else who knows how stupidly OP the Republic was in Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds? Or am I still the only one who remembers that game existed?

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This follows on from the Telos plotline with Czerka and the Ithorians. One of the great things about this game is that, unlike it's predecessor, the planets don't feel like separate entities. They all feel interconnected, and this sub-plot is largely the cause of this. The basic idea is a rather simple domino effect: the Republic has pumped billions into the Telos Restoration project, and if it fails, not only will the Republic not restore the other planets devestated by the wars, but it will supper an economic collapse that will destroy what little remains of the Republic after Revan's onslaught. The restoration project on Telos relied on fuel from Peragus, and since the Sith destroyed it, well, let's just say that the domino effect kicked in and now the Republic has gone into cardiac arrest.

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Bob: "So, what do you expect me to do about it?"

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Fun fact: much like the Jedi Civil War being named such in this game, later Expanded Universe works and The Old Republic timeline would name the time period of KotOR II as The Dark Wars, which is an awesome name.

Bob: "I'll do what I can - I mean, I was going to anyway, that's kinda been the point of all of this, but whatever. I don't want to see the Sith in charge."

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Said every comic fan ever.

Bob: "But you're the Don Corleone of the galaxy. Why do you care if the Republic survives or not?"

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Bob: "It's like the worlds deadliest game of galactic hide and seek."

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Isn't that basically Starcraft?

Bob: "Well, maybe you should try Pazzaak."

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Bob: "I'll do what I can to help. That was the plan all along, after all."

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Bob: "Then I have no problem helping - if you set me free."

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Bob: "Then why the flying fuck did you go into that speech about helping the republic if you're just going to keep me here?"

Goto: "Because shut up."

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(alarm sounds)

Bob: "Maybe you should pay attention to troubles on your own ship."

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Bob: "Speak for yourself. My team may be a pack of bickering, hate-filled, jerks, but they consist of a former Sith Assassin, a Sith Apprentice, an ass-kicking Handmaiden, a badass Zabrak, a psychotic astromech droid, and an old hag who can talk anyone to death. You, my friend, are fucked."

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And so, we cut back to Kreia and Visas, the odd couple, as they are accosted by a troop of HK-50s aboard Goto's Yacht.

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Kreia: "Oh, shut up."

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After killing the Glorified XP Pots, Visas levels up.

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After that, we begin conversing with a astromech droid in the room.

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In a fairly similar manner to the Leviathan dungeon from KotOR 1, there are various programs scattered throughout the ship that can be used to meddle with many of the ship's functions to our advantage. It's a neat little dungeon gimmick, but sadly underused. I think the game would have benefited from another one elsewhere in the game, because otherwise only one other dungeon in the game is especially notable (aside from the endgame).

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The fact that the ship is manned entirely by droids makes it especially easy for Kreia to navigate, as all she has to do is breathe near an enemy using Destroy Droid and they will spontaneously combust.

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Lightning is handy too.

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Goto has an army of the torture droids from A New Hope onboard, which is pretty cool.

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And, I gotta admit, Goto travels in style. Which is weird, considering what we eventually find out about him.

At a nearby console, we unlock the Containment Cell system so we can fuck around with that.

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And yes, that is Visas pulling the Episode 1 door-melting lightsaber strategy. This is why it's good to have at least one lightsaber user handy.

The containment cells are mostly empty, apart from one astromech droid.

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After that, we continue making our way to Bob.

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Ah, yes, those numbers are part of the bad aspect of this dungeon. See, in order to fully access the systems, you need to input a code like this they spout randomly over the intercom into a terminal near the start of the dungeon. It's random stupidity in the highest degree.

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We go to try to enter the "count" as they call it...


At least that Count is more entertaining.

And you'll never guess what the count ended up being!

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One.

One.

ONE.

Link: "Wow. The bomber's password doesn't seem so bad now."

Yassen: "How the hell did you get out of the cage?"

Link: "Oh, crap."

Well, at least we got the Overload program. That will come in handy later.

And Kreia levels up from entering the 1 key! Man, by that logic, I should be the God-Emperor of Mankind at this point from all the keys I've been pressing.

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We eventually come to the hallway leading into Bob's room, but unfortunately, it's guarded by a metric fuckton of robots and turrets. So, let's even out the odds, shall we?

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You'd think this would shut down the turrets, but in reality, it disables their IFF, making them turn on their comrades.

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This leaves our way relatively clear.

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After disposing of the last of the turrets, we finally enter Bob's Inner Sanctum.

That sounded dirty.

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Visas: "Wait, there's no one guarding you? Then why couldn't you escape on your own?"

Bob: "Because shut up."

Thankfully, Goto left one of his torture droids in the room with Bob, allowing us easy access to hack into them.

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Unfortunately, the droid has no pathfinding whatsoever, meaning that it won't follow you. At all. Great.

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Kreia levels up though! You're on a roll today, Kreia.

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[woodaba]

Spoiler

After putting on Bob's "classic" outfit, we set off to escape from Goto's Yacht.

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Bob: "Ah, to think that I've gone almost three hours without punching a robot in the face. I started to think that I might be suffering withdrawl symptoms."

In another containment cell, we find another broken Astromech droid.

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Coming out of there, we run brazenly into...

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OH GOD.

Well, that may be an overreaction. This room looks bad, but it's incredibly easy to blow through it with a combination of Master Speed and punching.

In fact, you can say that for most of this game.

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Voila.

We also fight a big killer mech, which goes well.

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Eventually, Goto tires of our insolence and pipes in to whinge at us.

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I'd like to think they were all betting on a cock fight back there.

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Goto: "Aha! Yes! I will trap then inside the containment cells! That they aren't in at the time! My pwan is gweat!"

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Well, crap. That might actually give us some trouble.

After killing a couple fire extinguishers, both Visas and Kreia level up. There's no stopping them today!

We level up Kreia first.

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Then Visas.

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Without anyone with demolitions skill, and the fact that the shutdown program doesn't really work, we've no choice but to brazenly walk into the mines, and fight the robots blocking our way.

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After fighting our way through the robots, Visas stops before a control console.

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Bob: "Like Michael Bay's brain?"

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Now, we can perform an awesome trick with the Overload program.

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Oh, and the lightsaber can cut through force fields. Sorry, Bao-Dur, but your arm is pretty much obselete now.

The Overload command amplifies the power of the mines and removes their IFF. So, when we bait the robots to walk over the mines...

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...boom.

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After disposing of the robot stragglers, we reach the bridge of the ship.

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After looting, of course.

The idea here is to transfer the power of all vital systems to secondary power, then disable secondary power so you can escape. Unfortunately, I kinda forgot to pick up the program we need. Whoops.

So, after penetrating Bob's Inner Sanctum once more, we retrieve the Power Distribution program, and return to the bridge.

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Bob: "Ladies, that would be our cue to leave. Abandon ship!"

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Bob: "Oh, great, wonderful. Can this day get any better?"

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Bob: "I JUST HAD TO OPEN MY MOUTH, DIDN'T I?"

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Zhug: "We will settle for decapitating your companions and bringing your broken and beaten form before Goto."

Bob: "You're welcome to try, ugly."

The Zhug Brothers pose little threat to the Trinity of Awesome, and we mow through them with ease.

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Bob levels up along the way.

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Eventually, we come across these wackos again.

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Atton: "Wound? I bombarded you two with countless grenades? I shot you several times IN THE FACE!"

Twi'lek: "Our contract promised us two boss battles, and by god we're going to get them!"

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The Twin Suns are obviously heavily wounded from their fight with Atton, and fall quickly to a flurry of our fists.

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Next, the Gand want to take a shot.

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Kreia: "Bob! This is no time to be playing with your invisible skipping rope!"

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Now, I didn't manage to get a screencap of it, but this Gand dropped an item called Exar Kun's Light Battle Armor.

Exar freaking Kun.

For those not in the know, Exar Kun is an INCREDIBLY powerful Sith Lord who was basically the ultimate Big Bad of the Old Republic setting until Malak, Nihilus, and the TOR Emperor showed up. He's a big shot, is what I'm saying.

So...HOW DID A GAND GET EXAR KUN'S BATTLE ARMOR? This is like a grocery store clerk casually having the Necronomicon Ex Mortis, or a Jawa having Darth Vader's armor just lying around. What the hell?

Bob: "Alright, Narrator, or should I say, NERDarrator,"

Ugh.

Bob: "Let's get the hell out of dodge."

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Bob: "Yahoooooooo!"

Later, on the Ebon Hawk...

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Bob: "Oh, for fuck's sake, who let the party pooper on board?"

Handmaiden: "We decided that we needed a Bounty Hunter to fill all the Star Wars cliches."

Bob: "Ugh. Fine."

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Bob: "Oh. Look who's pathfinding finally kicked in."

Spoiler

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Bob: "Oh, and it even plays Goto's voice. Splendid."

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Bob: "How did you get on my ship?"

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Bob: "Great. Fine. Don't answer my questions. At least tell me what this droid of yours can do."

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All: "yay"

Bob: "Well, uh, thanks, I guess."

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Atton: "Where to next, boss?"

Bob: "We'll decide soon. First, take us back down to the planet. I have some unfinished business."

Soon, we rejoin Zez-Kai-Ell, at last, in his hideaway.

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Bob: "Wait, what about the whole "I'm going to rescue Mira" thing?"

Zez-Kai-Ell: "Oh, the writers forgot about that."

Bob: "Oh, alright then."

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Bob: "Why did Kavar think I would return from Exile?"

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Bob: "Why me?"

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Bob: "I have a lot of questions."

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Bob: "Where all the Jedi?"

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Bob: "Plan?"

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Bob: "Well, Atris is on Telos."

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Bob: "You sound surprised."

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Bob: "What happened to the teachings?"

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Bob: "Is that why you hid?"

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Bob: "An enemy so strong that no Jedi can stand against it...yet too weak to face the Jedi directly. That makes no sense."

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Bob: "I need to know why you cast me out of the order."

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Bob: "So, what are you doing here on Nar Shaddaa?"

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I like Zez-Kai-Ell. I like him quite a bit. Unlike Atris, who stubbornly refused to see how she was in the wrong and how the Jedi had failed, Ell acknowledges it. Also unlike Atris, he is actually trying to do some good, and help people, unlike Atris, who is content to sit locked in her temple with her holocrons and handmaidens while the galaxy burns around her. Much like my Three Sith Lords of Christmas theory (I'll get to that one eventually), I posit that three of the Jedi masters one meets over the course of the game represents different aspects of the Jedi themselves: the Monk, the Teacher, and the Warrior. Zez-Kai-Ell is the monk, a reserved, almost pacifistic individual, but with a strong sense of right and wrong, and the wisdom to see his failings and learn from them. He's my favorite of all the Jedi masters we'll meet, and for good reason: he's an ass-kicking space hippie who's still trying to do good while the galaxy crumbles around him. Atris represents something different for the Exile, and well discuss that later as well.

Bob: "Why did you cut me off from the force?"

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So, either Kreia or Zez-Kai-Ell are lying about how we lost the force.

Bob: "At the end of my trial, you and the other masters said something had happened to me. What was it?"

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Bob: "Dammit...fine then. Do you know anything of Force Bonds, and how to end them?"

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Bob: "I have developed such a bond with another - and it is lethal to us both."

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Bob: "How would I end it?"

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Bob: "That is all I wished to know. What happens now?"

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Bob: "So, you blamed them?"

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So, this is it people. Zez-Kai-Ell stands before you, broken, for judgement. We have two choices:

A) Strike him down, revenge for casting you out of the Jedi and possibly cutting you off from the force, or whatever ther reason you might have

or

B) Let him live, so that he might help stop the Sith threat and eventually reveal the truth.

Choose now. This is the single most important choice in the entire LP, as the choice we make here will decide our Character's alignment for the rest of the game, and how they will deal with the remaining Jedi Masters.

In addition, we also have to choose our next destination.

A) Onderon - A garden world still under the rule of a constitutional monarchy, with close ties to the Republic. Has a surprisingly dark history with the Sith. Master Kavar was last seen here.

B) Dantooine - Another garden world, this planet suffered heavily at the hands of Malak and the Sith. Once the sight of a prominent Jedi temple, it now stands broken and dilapidated, while the people attempt to eke out a new life after the destruction of their old one. Master Vrook was last seen here.

C) Korriban - Ancient homeworld of the Sith. Was turned into a graveyard thanks to the Sith Civil War fought there. Master Vash was last seen here.

See you all next time.

 

[Thebazilly]

Yay, you updated! This LP inspired me to reinstall KotOR 2 and try out the TSLRCM. I've been enjoying it immensely, since even though I've played the KotOR games a billion times, it's been a while and I've forgotten a lot. I think being older gives a better perspective on the game's challenging of the standard binary Star Wars morality, too. It's a lot darker than I remember.

Edit: Also, your fourth post appears to be too long to fit in the spoiler field.

 

[woodaba]

Yay, you updated! This LP inspired me to reinstall KotOR 2 and try out the TSLRCM. I've been enjoying it immensely, since even though I've played the KotOR games a billion times, it's been a while and I've forgotten a lot. I think being older gives a better perspective on the game's challenging of the standard binary Star Wars morality, too. It's a lot darker than I remember.

Edit: Also, your fourth post appears to be too long to fit in the spoiler field.

Sorry about that, it should be fixed now.

 

[BrotherRool]

"Y'Toub system" Star Wars has such silly names. I really hope that isn't a deliberate reference.

I really like the conversations you have with each of the Jedi, they each have a different perspective and give you a different angle on the puzzle, I completely agree with your Monk, Warrior, Teacher thing although I had never seen it put so clearly before. The other important thing is the game lets you understand why these people are awesome, even the grouchy one and why they were given responsibilities on the Jedi council.


I know it's a bit boring and there's some funny slightly story breaking things you can do by killing them, but I can't vote for it. I want them saved and to hear the endgame conversation (although it's been so long since I've darksided that I can't actually remember what happens that way round, or if you partially kill the council)

Finally this conversation reminded me how cool GoTO is, it really speaks to the strength of the game that his droid is actually one of the weakest companions

 

[Yassen]

Loved the conversation you filled in between T1 and T3, I can imagine that's exactly what they'd be saying. Keep up the good work friend. That little cameo was hilarious, The Bombers look like freaking code masters compared to those robots.

You're right about the Jedi: The Monk, The Teacher, and The Warrior. Each one represents a different "type" of Jedi. This is Avellone coming straight in and yelling I'M GOING TO DECONSTRUCT THIS SHIT, ARE YOU WATCHING ME TEAR THIS FUCKER DOWN?! But I love that about him, and he does a superb job.

But with the Jedi Masters representing the three types of Jedi, the Sith Lords can represent the three types of Sith. Hunger for power, focus through pain, mastery by betrayal. Also, can't wait to see you talk about Goto.

Spoiler

Star Wars never really addressed the inherent philosophical ramifications of artificial intelligence. Goto is the only one I know of, and he's a fascinating one at that. He single handedly pulls it off by making you wonder, 'what would an artificial intelligence do if given an order it can't fulfil?'

Space Odyssey 2001 asked this question, and the comparison between Hal and Goto is inevitable. They both solve the issue through a loophole, but while Hal found a loophole that allowed him to do both, Goto actually made a CHOICE about which one he preferred to fulfil. That I found fascinating.

 

[C F]

OH MY GOODNESS Woodaba, you've been updating this thing. I haven't kept track of it since Update 3.

Well, with Bob behaving precisely how I'd expect Jedi-taco-salesman-in-absentia to behave, this LP's been home to some good laughs. I must point out a couple things that have been bothering me though.

Spoiler: Complain Complain Complain

Man, do I ever shut up?
First off: when you fought Visas, your master plan was to... use a Mandalorian Melee shield? I'm sorry, but that doesn't help [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPeI4mX8Nus&t=1m32s]. Lightsabers do generic Energy damage, and Mando Melee shields make our ambiguously camp Zeison Sha initiate resistant to the schools of Slashing, Piercing, and Bludgeoning. You'd be better off popping one of the forty-eight generic Energy Shields with half their uses left that I know you've accumulated by this point because they're a fashion accessory of choice for the mayfly victim and also a great pinata-stuffer for parties.

Second: The Handmaiden's sparring matches were easy? You clever son of a gun: that's a nice reward for not perfectly and OCD-ily speccing all your party members. I go the Counselor route, doing buffs and force-whatzits all day ee'ry day. The Handmaiden is my right-hand lady who handles all the bladework, and I make sure she stays levelled and optimized for utter devastation. Dexterity, two-weapon feats, finesse, toughness, conditioning, Power Attack, I make sure she has them all in her back pocket. As a result, she was NEVER easy for me.
Then again, I don't fist all my problems like Bob "Discreet" Wanton Slaughter and Anarchy Bindo. I need my sword and saber, or else I feel naked.

Oh, and Fassa's Pylon troubles? The Freighter Codes are not random. You can know precisely what order to do them in without having to do the running back and forth. Optionally, you can take someone who's good with tech-y stuff like computers and repairs, and have them re-work the power distribution so all of them are lit up, then go solo mode and place each of your party members in the three pylons to get each reading.

And for me the Count was 2. As a matter of fact, it's pretty consistently been two.
Wierd.

And we do not kill Zez-Kai-Ell. He is a bro.

 

[woodaba]

OH MY GOODNESS Woodaba, you've been updating this thing. I haven't kept track of it since Update 3.

Well, with Bob behaving precisely how I'd expect Jedi-taco-salesman-in-absentia to behave, this LP's been home to some good laughs. I must point out a couple things that have been bothering me though.

Spoiler: Complain Complain Complain

Man, do I ever shut up?
First off: when you fought Visas, your master plan was to... use a Mandalorian Melee shield? I'm sorry, but that doesn't help [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPeI4mX8Nus&t=1m32s]. Lightsabers do generic Energy damage, and Mando Melee shields make our ambiguously camp Zeison Sha initiate resistant to the schools of Slashing, Piercing, and Bludgeoning. You'd be better off popping one of the forty-eight generic Energy Shields with half their uses left that I know you've accumulated by this point because they're a fashion accessory of choice for the mayfly victim and also a great pinata-stuffer for parties.

Second: The Handmaiden's sparring matches were easy? You clever son of a gun: that's a nice reward for not perfectly and OCD-ily speccing all your party members. I go the Counselor route, doing buffs and force-whatzits all day ee'ry day. The Handmaiden is my right-hand lady who handles all the bladework, and I make sure she stays levelled and optimized for utter devastation. Dexterity, two-weapon feats, finesse, toughness, conditioning, Power Attack, I make sure she has them all in her back pocket. As a result, she was NEVER easy for me.
Then again, I don't fist all my problems like Bob "Discreet" Wanton Slaughter and Anarchy Bindo. I need my sword and saber, or else I feel naked.

Oh, and Fassa's Pylon troubles? The Freighter Codes are not random. You can know precisely what order to do them in without having to do the running back and forth. Optionally, you can take someone who's good with tech-y stuff like computers and repairs, and have them re-work the power distribution so all of them are lit up, then go solo mode and place each of your party members in the three pylons to get each reading.

And for me the Count was 2. As a matter of fact, it's pretty consistently been two.
Wierd.

And we do not kill Zez-Kai-Ell. He is a bro.

One of these days, I'm gonna make a list of my constant, constant screw-ups. Every time I read through an update, I think "This is the one. This time, everything will be a-ok." But, no. Never. Once a moron, always a moron, I guess. That said, I do apologize for my frequent mistakes and fuck-ups. The Mandalorian shield one was just a case of me forgetting game mechanics at a crucial juncture, which is mind-bogglingly dumb, and while I rarely play Consular, I understand your frustration of me dismissing the fights as easy, a better way for me to say it would be that for our character, they're easy. I genuinely didn't know about the Fassa thing, though. I stand by my statement that it's a tedious and frustrating puzzle, but that makes it a little better, I guess.

 

[iwinatlife]

Welll cause once again I am the voice of horrid darkside experience I say let him live cause I usually kill him (well everyone) so yeah I forget what it looks like when they all survive. And i feel CF's pain with handmaiden fights because I also used her as a tanky front line big differenced being I usually go crazy nuker consular/Sith Lord. For some reason typing that reminded me of one of my favorite little things about this game that if you make an evil enough character they get to be the sith lord glowering at you on the title screen.

 

[woodaba]

Welll cause once again I am the voice of horrid darkside experience I say let him live cause I usually kill him (well everyone) so yeah I forget what it looks like when they all survive. And i feel CF's pain with handmaiden fights because I also used her as a tanky front line big differenced being I usually go crazy nuker consular/Sith Lord. For some reason typing that reminded me of one of my favorite little things about this game that if you make an evil enough character they get to be the sith lord glowering at you on the title screen.

There's actually some real genius behind that.

Spoiler

During the game, the title screen is occupied by who is the biggest threat during your savegame. At the start, it's Sion. Later, once Nihilus is revealed, Sion takes a backseat, and Nihilus takes his place. Once Act 3 rolls around, the true enemy (arguably), Kreia/Traya, takes the top spot. And then, at the end, once you kill Kreia, take control of Trayus Academy, and start becoming the next Nihilus, you take the spot on the title screen. The title screen reflects who the Big Bad is at various moments of the story, and your character taking that place represents them becoming the ultimate evil.