What is your Real Name?
Thomas Blair
What is your official title/position?
Assistant Lead Designer - Star Wars Galaxies
How long have you been working on SWG?
I’m approaching 3 years now. I joined the team right before Publish 8 (Droids) went live.
What profession do you like to play in SWG?
I like to play them all. The one I play the most, however, is the Bounty Hunter.
Why do you like that profession?
Having played all the professions in SWG over the years at least a few times, I can say that the Bounty Hunter resonated with me the most. In the beginning, I played the crafting game exclusively, raising the funds to provide for an entire city from my Armor-smithing business. Then, after unlocking my Jedi, I played him for a long time until they became very commonplace. At that time, I migrated back to the other combat professions and finally settled on the Bounty Hunter.
What is it you like to do while in-game? (PvE, PvP, exploring, etc)?
I always enjoyed the PvE aspect of the game the most.
Do you solo or play with others, why?
I typically only like to play with my real-life friends in games. If my friends are not around, I tend to find an activity than I can do solo. No matter what you do with friends, though, it tends to be fun just because you’re hanging out with your friends. Any experience in a game can be laughed about the next time you go out to dinner or hang out in the real world.
Other than working on the game, what keeps you playing (or what is your favorite thing about the game)?
The sheer size of SWG and the amount of different things you can do as a player still amazes me to this day. I can do anything from killing Rancors to cruising across the Junland Wastes on my BARC. I still enjoy how the BARC makes me feel like I am riding a chopper. I had asked the Art department at one time if they could give me monkey handlebars for it, but they were not very receptive to that idea. Maintaining my city and running the occasional bounty mission still gives me plenty to do.
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