This topic is to strictly compare the videos between each other.
First part of this video is a lowly miner hitting away at ore in the open fields of Moonshade highlands as the sounds of an approaching storm and thunder breaks in the background.
The video then cuts to an open presentation of an army...an ARMY! of followers of Akylios marching across the Telaran highlands.
As the army marches forth, a non-external narrative is presented by what seems to be a General of this army.
"Arise, my servants. The wards of Hammerknell are shattered. I release you Akylios. Come forth and claim this world!"
This short speech makes several things clear. First, it explains why Hammerknell is in trouble with it's protection wards being shattered and all. Secondly, it gives objective of the army that is marching on Moonshade in that they're trying to free Akylios.
After this part we have a view of four Water Rifts where it quickly shifts between each one showing large group fights between Ascended and invaders. At least three of them are uniquely different (the last two look to be the same type though).
The video starts to now focus on a rider who's riding the Epic Swift Ember Steed from the Ascend-a-Friend program. The rider passes another Water Rift on the road, of which there was a small group fighting it. This is were he's joined by another rider from the left who's riding a Najmok mount.
Cut to the stairs of Hammerknell, were more are joined to this small group. There's a fight with a giant naked dog thing that looks like a creature from Doom, just with purple magic glistening through it. It gets defeated and...
The doors of Hammerknell open. A raid of 13 players (this number perplexes me, but I think it's Alpha, so it has to be a Dev group) stands there and then enters.
And now it goes from boss fight to boss fight to boss fight (very little "trash mobs" are seen, if any at all). Each boss showing a unique look and style.
The music cuts out just as Akylios raises from a pit, roaring at the trespassers.
For the last part of the video, it shows new armor sets for every one of the classes as four Ascended stand at the height of steps awaiting yet another Water invasion.
Mind you, this entire video goes on during some very epic music that I cannot really describe properly and should be heard for itself.
Overall: 5 out of 5.
The video opens with a monotone narrator.
"We've uncovered a new section of Valsalvus Prison. It's alien builders called it the Eternity Vault. It's where they kept the prisoners and technology they could never afford to release. If we don't do anything, then the war against the Republic may be nothing next to what will come."
This tells the location and that the narrative is for the Empire, but nothing else. Sure they've uncovered this section, but it says nothing about them releasing anything. It doesn't mention anything as to why the player/hero is needed to go into that location.
During the speech, the video first shows a front door, a large hallway, a giant tubular section that has moving walk paths, and another large hallway. The speech finally ends with a scene of a prisoner in what looks to be a cryogenic chamber, but only to be seen as being continuously electrocuted.
Droid voice saying "The Eternity Vault defenses are active. Get to the escape pods." This shows a bunch of people, guards, and droids running to escape pods. Now I really must ask that if the defenses are active, why bother with it? Sounds like everything is working. Where's this sense of panic coming from?
Next it's outside as several bullet pod things fall from the sky hitting the snow. This is the hero's entrance as they all come running out of the snow towards the prison.
In a normal Star Wars like fashion, they all go frantically charging in to attack the two front guarding turrets. In one frame, 17 players can be counted.
After the turrets are down, a giant droid drops from the sky and starts to attack players.
This cuts to the players going across the platforms in the giant tube room to a middle where they're fighting more giant droids that look like blown up versions of a Probe Droid.
Cut to overview of botanical garden with lava flow pit.
Another fight with an organic this time. However, it's unclear who or what it was because of the cloak over it's head the entire fight.
And finally it cuts to a specific prison cell that has many protective barriers and restraints all aimed at one individual. This person looks similar to Admiral Ackbar, except with the bulging external eyes. The video finished with him breaking his restraints (it can be instantly assumed that he's the final boss of that prison raid).
The music of the video is that of anything Star Wars.
Overall: 3 out of 5.
Raid Video Comparison: Rift's Hammerknell vs. SWTOR's Eternity Vault
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Originally Posted by Fireforge 
: paradigm shift:
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