14 DAY TRIAL // Star Wars The Old Republic proved very well just how popular it was when, at the start of its beta test subscription, BioWare's SWTOR site went down from the sheer amount of people that wanted to get on the action. Since then, the title kept teasing all of us with all sorts of new content. Whether it was new concept art, the background stories, the comic book or the new classes being slowly unveiled, it kept everyone on pins and needles. As a final push, the last two of the eight available classes that will be available in the MMORPG have been detailed inside the German magazine PC Games.
These last two classes are the Jedi Consular and the Sith Inquisitor, and the magazine has given the two a brief description. A first translation of the article was posted on the official SWTOR forum by the user Petrosis, and the first thing we learned was the event at which the PC Games editors managed to get a look at this exclusive release. The Electronic Arts Home Exhibition Showcase winter 2009 is where the two characters were revealed and PC Games even had the opportunity to play around with the Inquisitor. This is Petrosis' translation of PC Games' report on the two classes:
“With sword, charm and the force! The Jedi Consular fights from the second line. The seventh class is the Jedi Consular. Contrary to the revealed Jedi Knight, several weeks ago, is the Consular not to be found in the first line. Although he can swing the lightsaber too, he masters several ranged fighting skills like 'Sleep,' 'Lift' or 'Smash.' The class can be tuned into damage or healing. Thus is the Jedi Consular one mighty support class in the Old Republic.” The Consular's abilities have also been revealed and these are Sleep, Lift, Smash, Force Push and Reflect.
As for the Sith Inquisitor, “The Sith Inquisitor is the last of the eight classes totally with which SWTOR will launch. The Inquisitor is the opposite of the Consular and is a fighter from the second line. Equipped with force abilities like the 'Shock' or the 'Lightning Charge' heats his enemies properly, in which we could assure ourselves in one play session.”
“One quest sent us into an ancient Sith-tomb, where crawled with killer worms (K'lor'slug Ravager) and imperial deserters. With the help of the area attack 'Overload' near enemies we can not only damage them, but knock them back and stun them for several seconds, and so we cleaned the nest quickly.” The writing itself may be a little faulty, but, unless you know how to speak German, you can't complain, and just thank Petrosis for the information. We also get to look at the class's abilities.
These are the Saber Blow, Shock, Execute, Overload, Lighting Charge, Whirlwind, Dark Gift, Call a fare and Dark Meditation. The official update for the classes will be posted on the game's official site in December. Hopefully, this means that BioWare is one step closer, one final step closer, to opening up the title's beta test and that we'll be able to take a look at it for ourselves.