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The Mandalorians are an obvious one, but the Republic has their own secret band of Hunters as well and there are always those trying to organize by force or bribe. As you become more famous there are several different interested groups that can make life interesting. Is that sort of political environment present for Bounty Hunters in The Old Republic? Erickson: As an unknown Bounty Hunter, early in your career the galaxy is pretty open. IGN: What does "Star Wars bounty hunter" mean to BioWare? The movies don't really get into it all that much, but the comics and extended fiction get into the idea of the Bounty Hunter's guild, and how that's a source of tension for certain Bounty Hunters in the future. For tone and texture we look a great deal at classic Westerns: a man, a gun and a world (galaxy) of trouble.
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Conflicts with authority figures on both sides, stand offs with other individualists, and, of course, the epic chase are all important parts of designing a Bounty Hunter story. IGN: How do you go about designing specific missions for the Bounty Hunter class? What types of objectives, goals and narrative framing is important to get right? Erickson: The Bounty Hunter is his own man and always needs space to stretch out, so as much as possible missions take you into situations you won't see with other classes. BioWare writing director Daniel Erickson and principal lead combat designer Georg Zoeller offer more information. As one of the eight classes offered in The Old Republic, the Bounty Hunter class is available to those who choose to fight on the Empire side. While we wait, let's talk about bounty hunters. The strong focus on story helps set apart The Old Republic from many other games in the genre, and it's safe to say there are a lot of people very curious about the impact it'll make when it's finally ready for launch. The game features fairly traditional MMO mechanics mixed with fully-voiced character interactions usually found in single-player role-playing games. It's the first massively multiplayer online game built by BioWare, and the next serious attempt after Star Wars: Galaxies to offer a persistent online world in the Star Wars universe. Star Wars: The Old Republic is a kind of a big deal, as most that follow video games know at this point.