The Source Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 The Underworld 'named' - Zann Consortium??? Wow. Where did they get the inspiration for 'Consortium'? See: http://www.lucasfiles.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavkov Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 What does Consortium really mean? im not english you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valter Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 A Consortium is a group of individuals or companies formed to undertake an enterprise or activity that would be beyond the capabilities of the individual members. In other words Tyber Zann has organized a variety of shady groups (like Black sun) in order to achieve his goals. Probably to capture the Eclipse, at least that's what I think anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Andrew Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Where does it even say the Underworld is called "Zann Consortium"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge2211 Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 In the latest preview (see the 'Previews thread' sticky), Petroglyph identifies the Underworld as the 'Zann Consortium.' I like it. It implies that the Underworld is a much more loosely organized entity than the other two factions. I wonder if any infighting will materialize? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Anarch Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 That would be cool. Imagine suddenly having one or more units turn on you or at least refuse to obey orders during a battle because they were unhappy with your management style. Bickering between the shareholders and so forth... Of course, that's nothing that can't be fixed by applying some lessons from "The Darth Vader School of Motivational Thinking". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourdad Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 I'm quite happy with the name. Thankfully, it's not just the "Underworld", it's now an actual organization with a nice name It has a nice ring to it, not flashy, it says everything in just two words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Source Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 If you read a lot of EU, the names fits in very well. I like it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbieZ Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Aye i like the new name too, considering Underworld is an underwear factory in Coronation Street... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gswift Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 The faction is led by Tyber Zann, a criminal overlord who has managed to get on the bad side of Jabba the Hutt. In fact, his ultimate goal is to take Jabba, as well as the rest of the galaxy, down. Unlike the existing campaigns in Empire at War, the expansion's campaign will be heavily story driven to introduce the new faction and all the new characters. The campaign begins with Zann in prison (the infamous spice mines of Kessel), and the first mission involves breaking out of jail, which is a good introduction to how the Underworld differs from the other two factions. That's from the July 12th Gamespot preview. I thought that some of the questions/comments posted above would benefit from this information. The rest of the preview article can be found here: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/starwarsempireatwarforces/news.html?sid=6153906&mode=previews Like in any good prison tale, Tyber learns of a major score from one of his cellmates, one that would make him rich and powerful if he has the guts and brains to pursue it. It won't be easy, however; to achieve his goal of controlling the galaxy's criminal underworld, Tyber will have to face off against such personalities as Jabba the Hutt, Prince Xizor of the Black Sun, Rebel hero Garm Bel Iblis, and Imperial mastermind Grand Admiral Thrawn. That's from the most recent designer diary, also on gamespot. It seems that Black Sun will be an adversary of the Zann Consortium. The diary also says that the Eclipse SD will not be complete, but will still play an important part in the story. Kinda sounds like the death star 2 in episode 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoiuyWired Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Really happy with the name, and thank the force they did not just name them "underworld". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge2211 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Hey, great finds, gswift! I hadn't seen those before, and they are really interesting reads. These guys are getting good at dribbling out just enough and just the right kind of information to get me really excited about the expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Source Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 I am glad that they have expanded on this game. With the limitation of only being able to play as the Empire or Rebels, I got board pretty darn fast. This will hopefully open up the game, so there could be more play throughs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge2211 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 With the limitation of only being able to play as the Empire or Rebels, I got board pretty darn fast. Limitation? This game is from the original Star Wars trilogy, man. Of course it was all about the Empire and the Rebels. What did you expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Interesting name, to say the least. As long as the expansion is decent, I'm happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wswordsmen Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 I didn't like the name when I first heared it, but it grew on me. Mostly because of wedge2211's post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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