The Starwars: The Old Republic official site has made another great announcement. Quote from the official site: We are excited to reveal the next playable character class in Star Wars: The Old Republic, the Trooper! This class sounds very exciting. This looks like it will be a very heavily armored and weaponed combat soldier. Could this be one of the tank classes? There is no doubt that this is a Republic factioned character, but with the dual faction system this could be played as a Dark Trooper. The possibilities for character development sound amazing. The Trooper is an elite combat specialist in the Republic military armed with heavy blaster rifles and nearly impenetrable armor designed by the military’s top engineers. Trained to beat almost any odds, the Trooper battles deep behind enemy lines to carry out precise, hard hitting strikes against the enemy, with a barrage of blaster-fire and a few carefully aimed firebombs. Even Sith Lords are wise to think twice before engaging in combat with the Trooper—this is what it means to be one of the Republic’s finest. New wallpapers and screenshots were also released, they have been added to our galleries.
In conjunction with this announcement, GameSpot was granted an interview with Principal Lead Writer Daniel Erickson and Lead Combat Designer Damion Schubert that you can read here.
Check out this screenshot from the Dev. Team:
