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When BioWare announced the Bounty Hunter as the first playable class in Star Wars: The Old Republic, there was a great commotion in the Force, as if hundreds of thousands of Star Wars fans breathed a sigh of relief. With one of the most talked about classes finally confirmed, speculation remains at an all time high as to which classes will be revealed next, though many suspect signs of a Smuggler class are already written on the wall. In the newest episode of MMOs, the Final Frontier, Reuben “Sardu” Waters takes a closer look at the potential class lineup in TOR based on the most recent announcements from BioWare:

Yet BioWare has selectively revealed specific information about the game that, depending on perspective, weaves a very different MMO tapestry than the industry has previously seen. Somewhere between the strong emphasis on personal stories and the usage of companion NPCs, I’d find it hard to believe that class roles will boil down to neat little spreadsheet equations. You know, the whole thing where Boss X has Y hitpoints and does Z damage, so defeating it necessarily requires you have one Trained Baboon wielding a +2 Attack Kazoo of Doom, 2 healers and a Slave Leia cosplayer in your party.

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