“My mentor taught me everything about the Force – even the nature of the dark side.” While some powers can be used by either dark or light without penalty or boon – such as mind tricks – others benefit greatly (or are penalized heavily!) by appropriate alignments.Īs a rule of thumb, generally defensive powers – such as Force healing or absorption – benefit from Jedi-like alignments, while offensive powers – like Force choke or lightning – are more befitting Sith-like alignments. However, meditating on the Force can give you an idea of your alignment – while a message like “Your anger gives you strength” shows you starting down a dark path, “You feel the Force flowing through you” shows you becoming more Jedi-like.Īlignment has a critical effect on some of a player’s powers. This was a deliberate design decision – the Force shouldn’t be entirely quantifiable to the player (even if it does have hard numbers behind-the-scene). There’s no Jedi trainer who will tell you exactly how in tune you are with the Force or its dark side.
But beware: anger, fear, aggression – the dark side, are they.”Ī critical element of Jedi on Empire in Flames is “alignment.” It’s a nebulous thing to players – there’s no stat to check on a character sheet. “Remember, a Jedi’s strength flows from the Force. But some mysteries need to be unveiled – if only a little – to help new player Jedi understand their place in the galaxy.
Jedi on EiF is built as an experience unlike any other – quests, meditation, travel, conversation, and only occasional combat in place of grinding massive quantities of XP. Players have begun to learn the ways of the Force from their holocrons – gatekeepers modeled on the venerable Jedi Master Yoda and the fearsome Sith Lord Darth Vader, who trickle knowledge out only slowly, allowing their students time to ponder the nature of the Force…and the dark side. Two weeks and three visions later, the first players unlocked Jedi with a single system message going out to all online players: There is a tremor in the Force. May 4th, 2021, the EiF development team finally released the Jedi unlock to the EiF community. Obi-Wan Kenobi to Luke Skywalker on the nature of the Force “It’s an energy field created by all living things.
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