Canon? Isn't that a company that makes cameras?

Canon? Isn't that a company that makes cameras? Well it might as well be as far as the SW:G devs are concerned.

I'm really ticked at the city of Restuss being flattened as there is absolutely no mention of this event in any of the books or films and you would think it's the sort of thing that people might have mentioned... "Oooh, you don't want to go touching that big red button... remember Restuss!!" kind of thing.

But I'm more ticked at the devs introducing some sort of Mandalorian *style* armour and that it's going to be the same armour for both Imperials and Alliance.

Now, the Alliance I can see using 'any old surpluss kit' that they were able to get their hands on. You can just see some Toydarian sidling up to Mon Mothma "Hey preddy laydee, I got some armour in a freight speeder out back, real good. It's a bit old but oi its qvalidy schtuff..." and offloading a few container loads of hookey gear.

But the EMPIRE?? Okay, I don't know if anyone has noticed but one of the *big* things about the Empire is that it has a centralised supply structure issuing standard equipment built to a pattern that allows immediate repair or replacement in the field either by requisition from stores or 'field supply' from fallen colleagues.

Everything from their Star Destroyers to haircuts is made to a pattern. That way you don't suddenly find that you've dropped an ST detachment into the Tatooine Sector but that the local commisars have decided to use local manufacturers and, well, bone armour is just SO in... and blasters? Well, we decided to go over to these new smaller power units... what, they don't fit your kit? You should have brought more...

SOME Imperial operatives do wear non-standard issue kit but they are few and far between and tend to be highly specialist operatives. You can bet they've got a standard EI dress uniform and battledress in the locker at their billet though....

But some sort of scavenged surplus equipment that was owned by who? Mandalorians? Some sort of terrorists like the Rebels? I just can't see it....

The devs have tried developing a bit of a story to explain the Reduction of Restuss. A power pack that could fuel a Star Detroyer but it's only the size of a backpack... OK, I'll buy that, but answer me these questions first... Why don't we get to see it? Why aren't there spy missions (and counterspy missions) in the lead up? Surely an energy source that could shift a Star Destroyer would need more mass than can be held in a backpack? And, having gone to the trouble of working in THAT story line... who the heck owned all this armour and these "Templar Knight" weapons? Not a mention.. they're just 'there'.

Y'know, you might have guessed it, but I've got a bad feeling about this...