I like Koth Vortena. He's an NPC companion of mine in Star Wars: The Old Republic's new Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion, and he challenges my beliefs by convincingly expressing admiration for a man I have every reason to hate. He also makes a good point when he yells out as we fight together on distant planets, blasters firing and lightsabers whooming through troopers like butter: "Wouldn't mind a challenge now and then!"
I feel you, Koth. These moments highlight the curious split in Knights of the Fallen Empire: on the one hand, the story's never been better, and it's filled with nuanced figures like Koth who break from the comical polarizing of good and bad choices BioWare's games are known for. On the other hand, Koth's repeated remark seemingly calls attention to the expansion's laughably easy combat, as it shuttles us through around 10 hours of content without the slightest pretense of challenge.
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I feel you, Koth. These moments highlight the curious split in Knights of the Fallen Empire: on the one hand, the story's never been better, and it's filled with nuanced figures like Koth who break from the comical polarizing of good and bad choices BioWare's games are known for. On the other hand, Koth's repeated remark seemingly calls attention to the expansion's laughably easy combat, as it shuttles us through around 10 hours of content without the slightest pretense of challenge.
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