EAW is like the case study as to why RTS's need good single player. If you make the single player really REALLY good then multiplayer can take a backseet.
Lore reason for ig88 doing that is during episode 6 (in legends) it got into the death star 2s systems and started messing with stuff, in the novelization i think it more or less hints at it by talking about how the doors were acting strange. Ig88 essentually wanted to start a droid rebellion but died when the death star 2 blew up.
More must learn about one of the greatest star wars games to exist, especially because it was made before the shadow of the rat kingdom and the dark age it brought with the changing of the guard.
He was a brave disabled war veteran and a single father. He fought the separatists is what he did! And in this fully operational battle station Darth Vader is a hero. END OF STORY!
Thrawns Revenge has to be one of the greatest mods for a game of all time. The level of detail on multiple factions is extremely surreal. I just started a new campaign a few days ago and (after finally understanding the economics and structure score system) ive been having a blast.
Star Wars: Empire at War (Review) made me an Empire Apologist
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