Swoop racing
One of the highlights of the Phantom Menace has to be the pod-race. Anakin Skywalker built his own podracer with some help from his new Jedi Friends, and he was a pretty good droid maker as well. Both these things would make a wonderful addition to an MMO crafting tool set. Imagine the deep joy of being able to manufacture your own C3PO, or build a racer to compete against other players! Or imagine being able to go into business manufacturing customisable racers for people without this skill. There are shades of EvE Online in this, a large percentage of that game revolves around resources and crafting.
One word of warning though… don’t mention podraces to SWTOR fans as you may encounter nerd rage!! It wasn’t invented in the ‘Old Republic’ timeline!!
Taking this further, could you imagine a new take on PVP, where instead of trying to kill your opponent, you are pitting your skills against them in a race where not only are your flying skills tested, but your engineering ones as well? The race could have the right blend of skill and luck! What a tournament that could make! Imagine infamous in game riders, and infamous in game builders!! If the race were illegal you could build a whole counter culture around it!
You could spend time hunting down and trying out new components, smuggling parts across blockades. Parts could get damaged and need replaced, so a trip across the galaxy may be needed to source the materials!
Now I believe there are a few people from SOE working on SWTOR and this is another thing that adds to my anticipation for this new MMO. If they could do anything like the wonderful crafting system included in Star Wars Galaxies then that is another thing that will get my subscription cemented beyond the first 6 months.
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