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JA vs. JK2
Dec 17 2003 12:02am

Lian Del Rey
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Lian Del Rey
I just thought I'd try to see if I'm the first to do BBCode :P
So I've heard people say that JA is better than JK2, and at the same time, JK2 better than JA. Now, let's see your opinions. :D
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Which, in your opinion, is better? (And if JK2 is better to you, WHYTF AREN'T YOU PLAYING ON THE JK2 SERVERS?!)

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Dec 28 2003 02:27pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

same as Vaxxla:)
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Dec 20 2003 11:24pm

VaXxla Belouve
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 VaXxla Belouve

At the moment I still prefer JK2, basically beacuse the duels are more preditable. I.E I know if I hit with something it will score damage.

I am still waiting on the next patch, to see if it changes JA in any great way, I hope so, I really do.

BTW I am still on JK2 servers every night.

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Dec 20 2003 08:55pm

Battlin' Billy
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As for the SP part, I definitely think JA is better. As for MP, I'm kinda up in the air. I really like all the additions made to JA(staff & dual sabres, etc.), but I think JK2's duelling overall is a little better.

Both games are among my favorites though.

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Dec 20 2003 04:03am

JavaGuy
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 JavaGuy

I was just on the JK2 server for half an hour. No one showed, but I'll try again later tonight.

JK2 is not dead.

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Dec 19 2003 07:34pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

yeah
I know that one day the'll be able to create a game which has a perfect duelling system
like in the movies

that would be awesome:)

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Dec 19 2003 06:29pm

Mikel Rider
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 Mikel Rider

I like JA better myself, more variety all around, it is more like what I thought JK2 was goin to be, it has some issues but nothing too bad, and I am sure eventualy they will get better.
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Dec 19 2003 06:29pm

SilkMonkey
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I'm JK2 right now, but eventually someone'll have to teach me JK3...
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Dec 19 2003 03:32am

JavaGuy
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 JavaGuy

I love Siege! And I love scripts in MP maps and vehicles in MP maps and how there are shaders visible only when using Force Sense, and...well a lot of the technical enhancements in JK3.

But for just hanging out at the Academy socializing and dueling, I like JK2 much better.

What's kind of sad to me--and this was inevitable--is that it kind of splits the Academy in two. This may sound wierd, but the Academy map was a very real place to me, a place to go hang out and socialize after hours exactly the same way that I used to hang out and socialize in bars. Now I go there and the place is deserted. Going back and forth between the JK2 server and the JK3 server is not like going back and forth between the spike room and the matrix room. They are in different universes, and when I'm in one, the people who chose the other aren't there. :(

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Dec 18 2003 02:11pm

Cyb
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 Cyb

Well I like JK3 just because its a new game and I have played JK2 for so long already. But JK2 is definately better, yes.
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Dec 18 2003 01:00pm

Roan Belouve
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 Roan Belouve

Went to new JK3 home map yesterday it was great. Started playing JK3 SP but not finished it. MP JK2 is still a great game and the saber duelling seems more refined JK3 still seems quite Frantic loads of flashy moves.

Horses for Courses I will play both.

BTW Viue & Faded JK3 map PWNs
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Dec 17 2003 05:21pm

Plo Koon
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 Plo Koon

Lianiotte....i love jk2 way more then jk3 jk3 is great and all but there neevr going to get better then that,oh and take a look at this LinK

EDIT: i was on the jk2 servers last week and this week and amny times


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Dec 17 2003 03:06pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

Kenyon:
That's another bad point of JA
Kyle is sitting there telling jokes like 'And then Jan punches the weequay right in the...'
That was funny
but apparently not to Jaden, since he just sits there
he doesn't even laugh
Jaden is way too serious
Like in the beginning scene, in the transport
when he first meets Rosh
Sjeez
How he is sitting there...
brrr

He was an icecold character...

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Dec 17 2003 02:56pm

SilkMonkey
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JK2
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Dec 17 2003 02:44pm

D@RtHM@UL
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 D@RtHM@UL

JKII all the way, and i'm not on the servers, cause I don't feel being there alone, if someone else is on, i'll be there aswell :)

Dec 17 2003 01:40pm

Carda Jowol
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 Carda Jowol

JK3 ALWAYS!!!
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Dec 17 2003 01:26pm

Wolfwood
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 Wolfwood

I love Jedi Academy basically because it has kickass moves and graphics. But nontheless I play both :) and im also addicted to jk2 :)
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Dec 17 2003 12:41pm

Mookie
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 Mookie

No, I did prefer Outcast's story to Jedi Academy. In Jedi Academy, they try to let you customise the main character, which is a good thing... but it doesn't give him ANY sort of personality in the single player. His only motivation for completing the game is saving the galaxy so he can advance in the Academy, basically.

It's a weak plot, the voice acting is sufficient but not excellent. Outcast had better moments, with Kyle's defeat when trying to save Jan (Desann rules!) and his revenge at whats-her-name when choke-holding her above a cliff. Wickedness.

Of course, nothing can compete with Jedi Knight. Full motion videos, great special effects but above all: an epic storyline and characters we cared about.

Dec 17 2003 12:02pm

Bail Hope of Belouve
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 Bail Hope of Belouve

THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS SPOILERS REGARDING JEDI ACADEMY
I voted Jedi Academy for some reasons here

first of all, of course, the graphics. They have improved but at some cases they have gotten worse... I mean like the ydfa... It disorientates you completely by turning your back to possible oponents... So it's not ALL good, believe me....

Second of all, I like it more for the choices they give you... Light or Dark. And the cutscenes are better put together, and better voice-acted. I mean like, come on, when Jaden turns evil and just arrives at Korriban....
Listen to his voice
that's a real Sith Voice man ;)
So that's a plus point
The story ain't bad, but could use some improvement

Third of all, Jedi Academy has better maps
They are huge and better detailed...
which is cool;)

Fourth: I like the swoop bikes:) They're cool

Fifth: It's less hard than Jedi Outcast, which made me finish the game (on highest difficulty setting) in two days, so that's a minus point...

Anyway, there are lots of differences
and I could spend all day writing them down here
but I think that if you add everything up,
they would both be alike
So I can't really choose

And oh yeah, to answer the question 'if you like JK2, then why don't you play at the JK2 servers'
Well, Lianotte, I do play on those servers, you'll find me more on the JK2 servers than on the JK3 servers...
;)
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Dec 17 2003 11:59am

Mookie
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 Mookie

Jedi Academy, because of the high learning curve and the interesting dynamics with duals and staff users. I'm not a graphic whore, because on my PC every setting has been put to low. :mad:

Dec 17 2003 10:24am

Odan-Wei Belouve
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 Odan-Wei Belouve

IMO, JK2 is still better than JK:JA for one simple reason: JK2 has been patched, bugs have been fixed and the game is precise in the moves timing, in the way you may cycle throught the lightsaber style.

The damage localization in JA is a good idea BUT I just think it's not working perfectly for now... and also some random damage still occur, like being killed instantly by a lightsaber ignition at the start of a duel (this happened to me). I also think that special are a bit too easy to realize and I consider they should be more timed like dfas in JK2...

Now when future patches come out JA will became more and more interesting. For now, I have more fun in JK2.
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Dec 17 2003 09:49am

Janus
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Dec 17 2003 06:23am

Carve
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 Carve

Jedi Academy. It's a new game, new graphics, and it weeds out the people who couldn't adapt from JK2 from the people who could and brought their adaptive ability into JK3. The players in JK3 are already beginning to become peers of the best in JK2. I think there's a much higher learning curve, but it just means there is a greater range of skill. Where you fit in on that is your own task.
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Dec 17 2003 02:29am

Zoro Kakashi
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 Zoro Kakashi

dual sabers, nuff said
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Dec 17 2003 02:19am

Claudite
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Jedi Academy. However, lightsabers seem kinda... weak. Maybe I'm going about the wrong way of attacking.
Anyway, JA.
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Dec 17 2003 01:56am

O2B-1Dai
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 O2B-1Dai

JA. Dual Sabers. 'Nuff said.
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