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Star Wars The Old Republic: Space Combat Details

It seems that the German magazine PC Action has been released with details on the space combat in The Old Republic. And to say that the official forums have exploded over it is probably an understatement.

…capital ship.
Missions are well-staged/designed, there won’t be any flying around doing nothing.
Space combat is single-player for now, the hotspots are chosen from you space ship’s bridge.
Escort missions are planned.
Space combat missions are completely optional for now, if you don’t want to do them, you don’t have to.
There are six different types of space ships. Smuggler, Bounty Hunter, Agent and Trooper will have their own type of ship. The two Jedi and the two Sith classes will have to share a type.
Understandable people are disappointed as they were hoping that “space combat” meant free space exploration and combat much like Star Wars Galaxies’ Jump To Lightspeed. In fact, as I’ve said before, whenever people mention “Space Combat” it always felt to me that that’s what they’re talking about and that just any combat in space won’t do.

Then there are further disappointments (to me) like there only being six ships. At the very least they could give each class a separate ship instead of giving both Jedi…

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War on Cars, Part 1: LaHood Sets the Stage

In this first installment of Leftlane’s “War on Cars,” Ronnie Schreiber takes a look at some disturbing comments made by U.S. transportation secretary Ray LaHood.

…Fewer teenagers and young adults are getting drivers’ licenses and buying cars. That phenomenon was first noticeable in Japan, generally considered to be a car crazy country, and is now being seen in the United States as well. Frankly, it’s not surprising. The environmental movement has been influential for the past four decades, creating the dominant environmental narrative in politics, the media (news and entertainment), and most significantly in education. Why shouldn’t teens and 20-somethings hate cars, or at least not be enthralled by them? They’ve been indoctrinated since kindergarten that the planet is endangered by the automobile. It’s not just the matter of emissions. Everything from urban sprawl to conspicuous consumption to road rage to plastic suburban life to the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, has been blamed on the car. Eventually those messages seep in.So it’s not surprising that young peoples’ attitudes towards cars are less positive today. It’s also not surprising, after nearly half a…

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