Lit A/V Star Wars: Uprising project

Hello everyone!!!

(Yes, I'm still working on the Uprising story guide)

But I wanted to post today because I found something that I think has a lot of potential on the Star Wars: Uprising subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsUprising/comments/4tpy18/help_with_website/). The user, casuir, is working on a website that I think would be a great resource for the community. If there's anyway we can help him out that would be fantastic. I already offered my help when it comes to canon/characters/locations/etc, but I'm afraid I'm not much help when it comes to things like item stats. If there's anyway we can help him out I think that would be great!

 

I'm not sure what's all out there yet, but I've seen a loading screen of AT-AT pilot gear.

The new raid missions are kind of cool - it sets up a progression/web of time-sensitive missions one can go on to unlock Legendary gear etc. For those at XP cap / End Game waiting on new story mission content, the raid mission tree is a decent bone tossed our way, with some nice rewards.

I've noticed they'd made a lot of the missions from the previous build harder - a lot more missions have bosses, and this was the first time I had purchased the Imperial Mercenary Monday Mission and been unable to complete it and reap the benefits, because the trio of bosses destroyed me.

 

Just hit 15 today. Got some blue and green crew members already. Along with a nice blue rifle/helm. The item collector in me is going crazy.

 

Apparently, there is an art book about the game, whch is aptly named The Art of Star Wars: Uprising.
But it doesn't seem to be available anywhere... wierd. A pity. It would come in real handy.

 

Oh cool.

 

A Google search gives next to nothing about that book though. I know it's genuine because it's referenced on the blog of (n)cubate, an art studio who worked on the game. And apparently, someone sold a copy of it on ebay. Aside from that, nothing...

 

Maybe a trade book for some awards consideration or something?

 

Karabast! Had I known about it back then, I would have bought that copy from eBay! Apparently, the book does contain exclusive information, such as the name "Allanar N3 light freighter."

 

Well apparently Michael Dashow is a very very oddball: http://www.michaeldashow.com/about.html

His Facebook page (updated more frequently than his website) includes some stuff, sometimes Star Wars related (random fan stuff like Wyyrlok's girl or what looks like Wyyrklok's girl), but apparently he stopped working as senior art director at Kabam the publisher, so I imagine that has something to do with this book never quite getting off the ground. He certainly doesn't mention it on his site or FB. But. He's worth keeping an eye on -- perhaps he'll upload something eventually.

Also Gamiel this guy's totally up your alley of random.

 

Thanks for the heads up, Barriss_Coffee. Maybe I'll embolden soon and actually ask him about it.

 

Sorry about the double post, but I've got news. I asked Dashow, and he answered pretty quickly:
"The book was made for the game's team and partners (ncubate worked on the game) and wasn't made available for sale to the general public. I'm no longer at Kabam but I received my one copy. I have no idea how many extra copies they printed or what they will do with the leftovers now. Ken Capelli - mentioned in nCubate's blog - is the game's current Art Director and might know if there are any remaining copies. Good luck!"

 

If I manage to get a copy (but I wouldn't hold my breath), you'll all be sure to see things.

 

Well, this is certainly not good news: Star Wars Uprising is Shutting Down

 

I'm not surprised. The grinding got a little bit too ridiculous too early in the game.

 

Those games cost a lot more then you'd think to bad we won't ever get to liberate the system. Not like that was going to happen.

 

I'm frumious (both fuming and furious). Although I'm slow and mediocre player, I was taking this game seriously and liked it much for its contributions to the worldbuilding. Come one, at least 4 chapters were planned!

 

I hope Wookieepedia has been taking good notes about that worldbuilding! There's an awful lot of canon lore in there that will disappear once those servers go offline...

 

I'm really bummed about this. Sure, I had finished the main story and hit level 100 and wasn't playing it as much (couldn't finish that saber mission to save my life...), but I still logged on at least once a day plus I was enjoying the new raids. I will particularly miss the crew management/missions as I was still really enjoying that aspect of the game.

This is what I really dislike about the digital age (I know I sound like a dinosaur with this rant) - the fact that all of this work and such can just disappear... I hope that someone will catalog all of the lore somehow. Especially all of the crew members that you could get. There were some interesting lore bits in some of their descriptions.

 

Here's hoping they find a way to carry the plot forward in some other detailed medium. (Seriously, someone commission Alexander Freed to write an Uprising novel!) I'm going to be really disappointed if this amazing setting and plot goes untouched for years, only for them to just give up and mention Adelhard's fate as a throwaway line in some sourcebook a decade from now.

 

I say a series of underground Holonet reports, or journals from members of the Uprising. A medium that allows The Smuggler's identity to remain undefined. Don't pull another SWTOR!Revan. Do it JJM KOTOR-comic style.

 

Now, I'm pretty sure NOTHING will happen. -___-