Timeline ending soon?

[Beta12]

I m excited as well. Honestly, I've just been super pumped to start fresh and new in this New Timeline.

 

[Omiya]

I'm intrigued as to where the site will go in the next timeline, I haven't even been a new member for a full week so I'm not really sweating the dreaded end as with everyone else it seems. While I'm glad to see a lot of the EU going away, I am worried where we will be left as far as the new canon goes. Planets and species has been mentioned a few times and my personal opinion on the matter is that there is no reason that a planet or species that doesn't or hasn't played much of a role, other than in passing, within the EU, that it shouldn't be allowed next timeline. For instance, there is no conceivable reason why an individual should be barred from playing a Krish, neither the species or the planet breaks canon. Of course that decision is left to the admins, but since this is a roleplay environment it makes sense to allow the most varied options when it comes to character creation.

On another note, and this is my personal opinion, while I'd allow things like species, planets, and minor locations such as cities and such to be used if it were up to me, I'd get rid of any and all technology that isn't canon since technology affects the universe on a wider scale than some aliens living on a planet way out in the middle of nowhere. My main concern with the next timeline is that we still don't know all that much of the time period before the movies took place. There is no way we'll be able to set the next timeline after the upcoming movies because we just don't know what will happen.

It was mentioned somewhere earlier in this thread that the Galactic Republic we know and love was founded around 1000 years previous of the movies. I think it'd be a really cool idea to set the next timeline around that period, it'd provide a lot of potential storylines to coincide with each other. We've seen it's downfall, personally I'd like to see it's rise. While that sort of a timeline would be a far less grand scale than our current one, the amount of roleplay value we'd have would be abundant. Sith can scheme from the shadows, Jedi can be the diplomats and peacekeepers they were meant to be, the Hutt Cartel could be an unregulated mess dominating Hutt space, and the amount of multi-system conflicts would provide a way for those who want to fight to do so but those who want to be able to travel around the galaxy relatively safely to do so as well. We wouldn't have to worry too much about borders and instead get to tell the tales we want. All in all, it would be a great starting point to begin the next decade long collaborative narrative, a clean slate so to speak and the possibilities are endless.

Of course this is all my personal opinions and ideas, no matter what I'm just glad to be getting back into RPing, it's been a few years. I look forward to seeing what the admins come up with and where the future takes us. Oh and one last thing, for those that have been talking about it alot, I also intend to take my character to the next timeline, unless she dies between now and then. I want to fight an Imperial spy though, assassins fighting to the death is a beautiful thing to witness, just look at Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

 

[Cainhurst Crow]

I'm almost thinking of just going on break from rping until the new timeline starts. All the new ideas in my head are crowding out the old stuff I wanted to do. :P

 

[StormWolf]

That's precisely what I'm doing. Gives me time to refine my ideas and concepts, do character art, and otherwise hammer out the imperfections before the reset happens. With all the content coming out, there is no shortage of discussions keeping me busy XD

Phantom Edit: Regarding @Omiya and their wish for a TOR timeline, I feel that the Old Republic has been done to death in popular media. The Dawn of the Jedi, which is what sound like what you are wanting to do, is in the beginning of Legends, and as non-canon as non-canon can get. We'd have a whole lot of nothing to work with.

 

[Sapphire Storm]

That's mostly what I'm doing. After I showed back up I've only really gotten my Dark Jedi active in a few threads, and only very minor things. It leaves more time and brain space for working out character concepts and ideas.

 

[Mr.BossMan]

Once I wrap up Anthoni's story I think I'll take a break as well, figure a way to make the mess I made of a character better for the next timeline.

 

[Epicjester]

Welp since my own character has gotten fuck all threads, I think I'll just enjoy the ones I am in and just leave it to that until the new timeline starts.
Chances are I will follow the trend my fellow nubs are doing and just make a 2.0 version of my character in the new timeline when it happens.

 

[Vulpes]

Not bout' to sift through 16 pages for info, but is there any news on this? When it's happening, era, etc.

Just curious cause this thread has been alive for a long time.

 

[Outlander]

Not yet. Sorry.

 

[Green Ranger]

For the long-term members who are waiting the next couple of months or so out until next timeline, especially - but obviously everyone else's input is still valid regardless of how long they've been here or whether they're active or not - maybe use this thread to discuss what you'd like to see moving forward?

I might put something a bit more official up at a later stage, but this thread's gotten a lot of interest so far, so I'd be interested to hear everyone's thoughts and speculations.

 

[Outlander]

Well, i'd honestly like to see another far future setting, since I feel it would be more interesting than an Old Republic setting, since we'd be able to use everything made or mentioned in the Star Wars run, as opposed to having everything new.

I'd like to see different things done with Main and Indie factions. More experimental ideas used. We're always gonna have the Jedi and Sith, but we had the Chiss and the Hutts this timeline, so more stuff like that. I can see it having problems, but it could work.

 

[Loco]

I want lazer eyes.

 

[Ral]

Honestly, since we've just done a far future setting, I think it would be a breath of fresh air to do something completely different. I think there's been discussion of doing either a pre-Republic setting, i.e. 1000 BBY when the Sith were still around. Maybe even going further back to like 6000 BBY. I actually think it would be interesting to do a Jedi schism with Dark Jedi breaking off and forming their own Sith Empire which we can have around in future timelines. Maybe cover one part of the 1000 years of intermittent war between the Jedi and Sith during the Old Repubic.

The nice thing about these settings is that we'd get to see the Old Republic, Jedi, Sith, Mandos at the height of their power before the 1000 years of relative peace before Episode 1. Perhaps even starting off with the Republic in a state of peace like Episode 1, but then struggles and conflicts start popping up and that's when the Dark Jedi break off from the Order, since they want to do things more aggressively than the mainline Order and then in turn become part of the issue. Just my thoughts, not sure how much of that has been done, but could be an interesting aspect to play at. Since we could see Jedi being actual Jedi for a bit before things start all going wrong. Old Republic being whatever it was which caused it to lead to its downfall, Mandos being nomadic raider warriors who like to get involved in conflicts, often against the Jedi. Etc.

 

[Richie B.]

Well I know that next timeline we are switiching to Disney canon but I would like to still keep some of the force powers that the Disney canon doesn't have like force heal and a few other things that make force users unique but also so they aren't all just guardian types, and I would hopefully like to see the Jedi order working a lot with indie factions and stuff.

 

[Outlander]

I'm kinda more interested in the view of the force the new Canon has presented and Boli has endorsed, with less specific powers and more general knowledge.

 

[Galavant]

Well, i'd honestly like to see another far future setting, since I feel it would be more interesting than an Old Republic setting, since we'd be able to use everything made or mentioned in the Star Wars run, as opposed to having everything new.

I'd like to see different things done with Main and Indie factions. More experimental ideas used. We're always gonna have the Jedi and Sith, but we had the Chiss and the Hutts this timeline, so more stuff like that. I can see it having problems, but it could work.

I'd say I'm the opposite of this. The Old Republic setting, as it is in canon, is a pretty ripe place for some RPing. Fall of the Old Republic, Mandalorian incursions superweapons, all kinds of stuff that's very different from the EU we know, but at the same time familiar enough for people to not be lost, and at the moment vague enough for a lot of wiggle room. It's unlikely the era is going to be covered by canon for a while, what with the focus being very heavily on the OT, and post-ROTJ eras, and I don't see that changing for the forseeable future. I wouldn't want the era to be post-TFA since things are going to be changing for that constantly in the near future, and it just seems like things will end up in a really weird place that doesn't bear much resemblance to the Star Wars we know.

As far as Indie factions go, I think it'd be nice to see the minimum requirement for members raised. With three people it just ends up being the guy makes it, his friend, and some new guy, and 2/3 usually disappear and the indie faction is dead inside the month. Usually before the faction is even off the ground, a couple more bodies being required would further make the indies less club like, where again it's usually just a single person and a friend, and more an actual faction where you've got different people and things are less insular.

Main factions- ehh, I don't know. The same old Sith/Jedi thing with the model we have now feels like it'd be incredibly dull, but with some major changes to reflect how different the new canon might be from the old, it could be interesting. Kinda the same with a Republic faction/subfaction, but something in the years just after the Fall of the Old Republic with lots of chaos, and different groups certainly has the creative space for a lot of different ideas for the generic non-Force using good guys, criminal scum, and the general mishmash.

Smaller character limit would be kinda nice, and maybe a much more restricted use on the archives to make using characters less like using tissue paper, give fights more meaning, encourage people to think about their decisions and faction choices, etc...

EDIT:

Well I know that next timeline we are switiching to Disney canon but I would like to still keep some of the force powers that the Disney canon doesn't have like force heal and a few other things that make force users unique but also so they aren't all just guardian types, and I would hopefully like to see the Jedi order working a lot with indie factions and stuff.

All Jedi are guardians. It's right in one of the first sentence we have describing them in the entire franchise.

 

[Omiya]

I really like the idea of having the next timeline set during the formation of the Republic, would be a great way to have Jedi lead a more diplomatic and exploration type role to which they were meant to do. Another idea I really like is setting in the distant past like with what @Ral Aran suggested. I really like the idea of having a Jedi actually forge a physical sword completely unique to them. I think it would be cool if the timeline was set in an era before the rise of the Jedi, before they were legends across the galaxy and still relatively unknown. On the other hand the problem with going old school Jedi Order, is that they were a bunch of stuck up pretentious and rather close minded. The Old Order was very strict whereas the New Order always seemed more like a family.

Another reason I really like the idea of setting the next timeline during the formation of the Republic, is that instead of main factions being at war they could simply be different groups within the Republic that are trying to gain control and make the Republic in their image. This could work out with the Jedi/Dark Jedi aspect easily, the Jedi Council supports a Republic while the Dark Jedi support the idea of an Empire of sorts.

Independent Factions could revolve around planetary governments or mega corporations trying to gain support or power within the Senate, not that all Indie factions would be required to follow that format. I think it would also be interesting because in that setting I think it would make sense for the Hutt Cartel to be the Republic's greatest threat.

Another bonus I really like, is that in that sort of setting it provides unlimited potential for almost any type of PC to be able to interact with other PCs. Can a Jedi and Dark Jedi be friends and work together? Sure why not, they are technically both citizens of the Republic and not official enemies. It would also allow us, the players, decide the direction we want to go with the Republic/Empire.

People could RP politicians and diplomats much more effectively than the current timeline which is mostly full of Jedi/Sith and soldiers. Don't get me wrong those kind of characters are fun and all, but I'd love to RP as an archaeologist, detective, politician, or just a random citizen of Coruscant. Minus Coruscant, I know we can technically RP as these types of characters, but let's all be honest, that type of character wouldn't last more than a week in the current setting. Whether they died or just went inactive it doesn't really matter, the timeline is just one long war so it's bred warrior characters. It'd be nice to see other tyes of characters and threads swinging about.

 

[Outlander]

I'd say I'm the opposite of this. The Old Republic setting, as it is in canon, is a pretty ripe place for some RPing. Fall of the Old Republic, Mandalorian incursions superweapons, all kinds of stuff that's very different from the EU we know, but at the same time familiar enough for people to not be lost, and at the moment vague enough for a lot of wiggle room. It's unlikely the era is going to be covered by canon for a while, what with the focus being very heavily on the OT, and post-ROTJ eras, and I don't see that changing for the forseeable future. I wouldn't want the era to be post-TFA since things are going to be changing for that constantly in the near future, and it just seems like things will end up in a really weird place that doesn't bear much resemblance to the Star Wars we know.

I'd say it's all up to how the Administration handles the era. Since this a new Canon, there would be a lot of wiggle room, which would be interesting. But I see your point.

As far as Indie factions go, I think it'd be nice to see the minimum requirement for members raised. With three people it just ends up being the guy makes it, his friend, and some new guy, and 2/3 usually disappear and the indie faction is dead inside the month. Usually before the faction is even off the ground, a couple more bodies being required would further make the indies less club like, where again it's usually just a single person and a friend, and more an actual faction where you've got different people and things are less insular.

I agree. I agree entirely.

Main factions- ehh, I don't know. The same old Sith/Jedi thing with the model we have now feels like it'd be incredibly dull, but with some major changes to reflect how different the new canon might be from the old, it could be interesting. Kinda the same with a Republic faction/subfaction, but something in the years just after the Fall of the Old Republic with lots of chaos, and different groups certainly has the creative space for a lot of different ideas for the generic non-Force using good guys, criminal scum, and the general mishmash.

Agreed. I meant the Jedi and Sith we know now. But the kind that the New Canon is alluding to would be pretty interesting.

Smaller character limit would be kinda nice, and maybe a much more restricted use on the archives to make using characters less like using tissue paper, give fights more meaning, encourage people to think about their decisions and faction choices, etc...

Hmm. Maybe a waiting period between creating a character one dies? Or being more limited in PC creation after one dies? Something along those lines.

All Jedi are guardians. It's right in one of the first sentence we have describing them in the entire franchise.

GG

 

[Richie B.]

@Zapp Frankigan I meant that like not just tanky guys with lightsabers but for the faction to have more sage like people and other unique characters that isn't the Anakin basically made only focusing on lightsaber combat and stuff.

 

[Galavant]

@Zapp Frankigan I meant that like not just tanky guys with lightsabers but for the faction to have more sage like people and other unique characters that isn't the Anakin basically made only focusing on lightsaber combat and stuff.

Well yeah, there's room for characters who are less the "dive straight into a fight" types, but I honestly don't see what that has to do with Force Powers, or character classes like an MMO. A character being unique shouldn't rest on a special snowflake Force Power. Like there's nothing stopping a Jedi character from having a knack for healing and doctor stuff just because there isn't a Force Power called Force Healing in canon. Nothing at all.