Video: Star Wars: The Old Republic Smuggler's class demos guns, thieving and slick evasion moves

Written by Matt Swider on September 12, 2011

Star Wars TOR News: Not since Smuggler's Run have we been looking forward to crossing borders with a bag of loot so much. See how it's going to be done in Star Wars: TOR.

We still don't know Star Wars: The Old Republic's release date today, but we did just find out more about one of its eight confirmed character classes. Developer Bioware posted a video detailing the slick and daring Smuggler class thieving through the galaxy.

The two-and-a-half minute video demos the character progression from gunslinger to scoundrel and, the entire time, features nothing but blaster-firing chasing scenes. Notice, none of the quick-footed Smuggler's are overweight? The "Catch Me If You Can" lifestyle of the Smuggler class seems like a lot of fun and it may be a nice alternative to what most people are going to pick as soon as the game launches: Jedi Knight or Sith Warrior.

We'd love to replace that "as soon as the game launches" line with a more specific release date. But, alas, that news seems to be in a distant galaxy, far, far away.