When Jedi Master Kenobi comes, so to must The Old Hermit

Salacious_Me_1138 · January 12, 2019 8:20PM

Devlin21 wrote: »

Piscettios wrote: »

Devlin21 wrote: »

The old hermit didn't come 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

I just got three old Ben’s in the latest Star Wars Destiny set, to go with my other 20+.
Can’t get one here for four years now.

But dice can't add due to licensing issues.

Since when? Guiness sold his likeness for action figures in '78. Lucasfilm and Lucasarts used Old Ben in many, many things. He was in Force Unleashed with the Guinness face and voice style, they used Old Ben in Galaxy of Heroes....... do you have a link about this supposed "licensing issue" or is this just here-say?

I'm really curious, and we've also seen alot of people make up excuses for Dice for not accomplishing things.

Piscettios · January 12, 2019 8:30PM

Old Ben from the movies:

Rebels Ben:

BucksawBoushh · January 12, 2019 9:21PM

Them brining loony toon Old Ben and once again, shunning ANH Old Ben would be a literal nightmare.

Alex64 · January 12, 2019 9:45PM

Old Ben

(from minute 5:56)
Rebels Ben

Mastahpeece · January 12, 2019 10:14PM

Alec Guinness Old Ben skin

Random Old Man skin

JackTHorn · January 12, 2019 10:29PM

Old Ben should be the free automatic default skin for Obi-Wan in any GCW battle.

Likewise for old Luke, old Han, and old Leia in any sequel era battle.

Piscettios · January 12, 2019 10:40PM

JackTHorn wrote: »

Old Ben should be the free automatic default skin for Obi-Wan in any GCW battle.

Likewise for old Luke, old Han, and old Leia in any sequel era battle.

Not that I wouldn’t glad accept them for free... but those are the type of skins that would sell the best, the ST versions and episode IV skins. Would make no sense at all from their end to do that.

DarthLando · January 16, 2019 2:58PM

There’s been a lot of talk concerning an ‘Old Ben Kenobi’ skin from ANH. It’s apparently a highly sought after skin, at least from what I’ve seen on the forums. However there’s been a lot of speculation as to why the skin isn’t in the game. Things like perhaps the ‘Alec Guinness estate’ won’t allow EA to use his likeness, or perhaps the licensing fee is too expensive, etc. Can you comment on if that particular skin has been looked into or not, & what the issue preventing it from being included is.
@F8RGE

CeymalRen · January 16, 2019 3:08PM

DarthLando wrote: »

There’s been a lot of talk concerning an ‘Old Ben Kenobi’ skin from ANH. It’s apparently a highly sought after skin, at least from what I’ve seen on the forums. However there’s been a lot of speculation as to why the skin isn’t in the game. Things like perhaps the ‘Alec Guinness estate’ won’t allow EA to use his likeness, or perhaps the licensing fee is too expensive, etc. Can you comment on if that particular skin has been looked into or not, & what the issue preventing it from being included is.
@F8RGE

I remember someone from the dev team commenting on reddit, that it would be a cool idea (don't quote me on that). So far nothing solid tho. I'm not getting Kenobi till he looks like Old Ben!

Piscettios · January 16, 2019 4:33PM

DarthLando wrote: »

There’s been a lot of talk concerning an ‘Old Ben Kenobi’ skin from ANH. It’s apparently a highly sought after skin, at least from what I’ve seen on the forums. However there’s been a lot of speculation as to why the skin isn’t in the game. Things like perhaps the ‘Alec Guinness estate’ won’t allow EA to use his likeness, or perhaps the licensing fee is too expensive, etc. Can you comment on if that particular skin has been looked into or not, & what the issue preventing it from being included is.
@F8RGE

Good call

JustinReade · January 16, 2019 5:38PM

Let's go @F8RGE

Give us something. What issues are the Devs confronting in terms of giving us an Old Ben skin?

Thanks.

JackTHorn · January 16, 2019 6:13PM

JackTHorn wrote: »

Old Ben should be the free automatic default skin for Obi-Wan in any GCW battle.

Likewise for old Luke, old Han, and old Leia in any sequel era battle.

Piscettios wrote: »

Not that I wouldn’t glad accept them for free... but those are the type of skins that would sell the best, the ST versions and episode IV skins. Would make no sense at all from their end to do that.

I get what you're saying, for sure -- but I disagree.

If making money were their driving force, they'd release at least some of the 150+ canon skins that can be made just from re-coloring existing skins and moving elements around.

If making money were their driving force, they wouldn't be drip-feeding skins to us one or two at a time. That's almost the only guaranteed way to AVOID making money from skins, because it ensures that most players who bought the last skins will have in-game credits saved up by the next time a skin drops.

I WISH they were so concerned anough about making money that they'd make the horrendously bad decision of putting era skins on sale. That would mean we'd have 200 or more good Trooper skins, and probably twice as many hero skins as we do. Plus the game would be better funded. They already pewed the scrooch by putting the Hoth skins on sale, so we know they'd do it. But they're actively avoiding any appearance of trying to make money.

Piscettios · February 13, 2019 6:30PM

Monthly reminder

Moojammin_10 · February 13, 2019 6:52PM

This is all a lovely idea but I doubt it will happen.

JustinReade · February 13, 2019 11:02PM

Old Ben Kenobi is one of the most iconic characters in the OT.

And EA/Dice ignore him, and avoid any and all questions about the possibility of us having him, as if he were the plague.

Pathetic.

CeymalRen · February 14, 2019 7:42PM

JustinReade wrote: »

Old Ben Kenobi is one of the most iconic characters in the OT.

This!

CeymalRen · February 17, 2019 8:06PM

I was looking for an official comment by Dice. I remember seeing something like "It's an interesting Idea" by someone from the devs. Anyone has a link to that or is it just my imagination.

Starwarsfanboosk_com · February 17, 2019 8:45PM

Here it is @CeymalRen

Piscettios · March 29, 2019 2:20AM

Old Ben, not Rehbelz Ben. 👌🏻

BucksawBoushh · March 29, 2019 2:30AM

Old Ben would make me an Obi main. That’s saying quite a bit.

Piscettios · March 29, 2019 3:52AM

BucksawBoushh wrote: »

Old Ben would make me an Obi main. That’s saying quite a bit.

Indeed

vBREEDv · March 29, 2019 5:09AM

I don’t believe his estate will allow it, he hated the Star Wars universe. I believe he said something around the lines that it was fairytale nonsense and he also didn’t like being known as the Star Wars character. I don’t 100% know if this is true, but I don’t think we’ll EVER get old Obi-Wan...

Piscettios · March 29, 2019 6:16AM

vBREEDv wrote: »

I don’t believe his estate will allow it, he hated the Star Wars universe. I believe he said something around the lines that it was fairytale nonsense and he also didn’t like being known as the Star Wars character. I don’t 100% know if this is true, but I don’t think we’ll EVER get old Obi-Wan...

Once again this pops up but no one has any proof. Comment is usually accompanied by ‘I think I saw’ ‘I’m pretty sure’. Dice also used the excuse to not include him last game because ‘he would be too similar to Luke’.

This is simply false... his estate has allowed multiple companies and to use his, Alec’s, likeness in many different ways (toys, board games, collectible figurines, other video games, you name it) through the years before and after he passed away.

mastery0ta · March 29, 2019 6:32AM

I never bought into the "licensing issue" either. I just thought that was classic DICE lies. Ben is a great man

Starwarsfanboosk_com · March 29, 2019 10:25AM

BucksawBoushh wrote: »

Old Ben would make me an Obi main. That’s saying quite a bit.

Same here

Piscettios · April 28, 2019 5:08PM

Old Ben skin next after Princess Leia? 🤔

TreadPillow · April 28, 2019 5:12PM

Piscettios wrote: »

"We should've left you on tatooine." (To Vader)

That's too evil, especially for Obi-wan.

Piscettios · April 28, 2019 5:57PM

TreadPillow wrote: »

Piscettios wrote: »

"We should've left you on tatooine." (To Vader)

That's too evil, especially for Obi-wan.

The voice lines were a compilation of ideas from a few of us Old Ben fans. That was one of mine iirc... lol, you’re probably right.

I’d be happy with whatever, would love to hear this (around 3:20 in the clip) when spawning in as him:

When Jedi Master Kenobi comes, so to must The Old Hermit

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