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Haven't been able to play recently, but I've found on my Sniper that just using Kaliyo, since I always have her fully geared for her level, we can kick tanks and handle it just fine. It's a little harder than with a dedicated tank person, but it's better than the DPS shadow who just queued tank to get in faster.
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Thumbtacks posted:I can't decide if Looking For Love in Alderaan Places is good or horrible. On Prophecy of the Five, we have the "Tactical Wookie Assault Team" which always makes me laugh, simple acronym jokes always amuse me.
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Annakie posted:I've been playing off and on since release and came back a couple of months ago to play with some co-workers, but most of them have stopped playing since. Seeing as a companion is voiced by Det Lassiter, the ONLY class you should be playing is a trooper!
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Annakie posted:If I levelled a Sorcerer during the double XP weekends on JC, is the goon guild active enough that there's groups to do flashpoints and raids regularly? That's No Goon has been raiding since launch and is still going strong. Since I got in the raid group a little over a year ago, the longest I can remember that we didn't run weekly raids was a stretch of about 3 weeks right before Makeb came out. There's been people coming and going all the time, but right now we have more coming than going. Right now we're at a steady 8-man team with a couple irregulars/backups, but there are several folks leveling up and waiting in the wings. Assuming we don't have a sudden mass exodus, we might be able to start running 16-mans within the next month.
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Nipponophile posted:That's No Goon has been raiding since launch and is still going strong. Since I got in the raid group a little over a year ago, the longest I can remember that we didn't run weekly raids was a stretch of about 3 weeks right before Makeb came out. As soon as there are server transfers I wanna bring over my 69/72 marauder! I want to raid with goons so bad!
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Stan S. Stanman posted:Seeing as a companion is voiced by Det Lassiter, the ONLY class you should be playing is a trooper! I love the gameplay of the trooper too, but with getting to hear both Jennifer Hale and Tim Omundson, I didn't mind playing a trooper a second time at all.  Nipponophile posted:That's No Goon has been raiding since launch and is still going strong. Since I got in the raid group a little over a year ago, the longest I can remember that we didn't run weekly raids was a stretch of about 3 weeks right before Makeb came out. Awesome, sounds great. Thanks!
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Anyone happen to know what the cc cost is to unlock the eradicators warsuit for your legacy? Tempted to assemble one off the gtn and then use it to outfit some companions with oranges on other characters since it doesnt look terrible.
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I have a winner. Cademimu, Empire. Tank is a 27 Assassin. Brief gear check, I see he has the full Eradicator's Suit and a shield, okay, we should be good. We wipe about halfway through. This guy just loving melts by the time I CC the droid. Right before the first boss, we come within an inch of wiping again - me and the other DPS are saved by my Bleed Heals (  )alone. Somehow, a bunch of mobs from earlier in the area aggro from 1000M away and wipe us out. Then it happens again. I figure it was a bug, so I get us to all regroup at the bottom of the first elevator to try to clear it out. Me and the tank make it first...and he proceeds to attack the set piece group of mobs fighting. Just me and him, no heals. I call him on it. He vehemently denies he did this. All caps, he even /angry 'd at me. I realize now there was no bug, he was just accidentally running into piles of mobs after respawning. We get our poo poo together and fight the first boss. I tell everyone to only attack the human enemy, since killing him kills the droid and the droid is a bitch. The tank melts and dies, and I get the human down to 25% by the time I realize the other DPS is happily working on the droid. We wipe. We regroup and I inspect the tank on a hunch. He does indeed have the full Warsuit on. However, he has no mods whatsoever installed. Total armor? Less than 100. One of the group pulls random medium armor out of his rear end to try to help him, I just take over as tank to finish the boss. Things go okay until the healer gets himself caged (after I explained to the group how to avoid it) and we wipe, I GG and leave. Why
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Stan S. Stanman posted:Anyone happen to know what the cc cost is to unlock the eradicators warsuit for your legacy? Tempted to assemble one off the gtn and then use it to outfit some companions with oranges on other characters since it doesnt look terrible. I think it was around 450 for the suit, and the mask's legacy cost was the same as it cost to buy it for one character.
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Goons posted:healers not being healers and not enough tanks For what it's worth, I've never seen this before, most of the healers I get put into FPs with are actually healers. Hell, last FP I did had two tanks, never thought I'd be assigned to DPS as a Powertech. But then again, my highest leveled toon is 30, I have no idea what the top level guys play like. Red Crown posted:I have a winner. Why would you GG?
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Jun 1, 2013 06:06
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Haven't found a goon yet on JC, anyone playing Republic add Gradd (34 Gunslinger) as a friend since I'm pretty much happy to tag along for anything. Also are Smuggler companions Risha and Akaavi supposed to be awful and Corso the best choice or do they become better? Because that guy got me through Skavak barely levelling his gear.
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Jun 1, 2013 09:07
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I'm also on Jedi Covenant looking for hot goon-on-goon action. Be sure to add Ventralla (30 Commando) and Fellharbor (40 Sentinel) and hit me up for stuff, because I'm getting tired of pubbies.
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Jun 1, 2013 11:28
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Doc Dee posted:
Sorry, GG as in "Good game" in the StarCraft sense. What can I say, it beat me.
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Red Crown posted:Sorry, GG as in "Good game" in the StarCraft sense. What can I say, it beat me. I think he was more referring to the fact that this was rather "Atrocious game" and that they definitely did not deserve that kind of "honorific". I actually find it almost frightening what an abysmal understanding these people must have of team dynamics. "Yeah I have a role to do in order to make this team work but gently caress IT. Someone else can do that poo poo." I know this is just a game but this still reeks of either egoism or profound stupidity and probably a bit of both. If only you could actually get these people locked out from groupfinders  Also I really had to laugh at the guy wearing full orange gear with no mods. How the gently caress did he even get that far into the game without noticing that this armor did not work out ?!
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Fathis Munk posted:I think he was more referring to the fact that this was rather "Atrocious game" and that they definitely did not deserve that kind of "honorific". In the guy's defense a lot of people don't understand how the orange gear works Which really isn't much of a defense as there is a quest early on which explains it but lots of people are dumb
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Jun 1, 2013 13:59
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BigDes posted:In the guy's defense a lot of people don't understand how the orange gear works That's exactly it, the game goes out of it's way to explain that early on. Furthermore even if you're a huge moron, even a cursory glance at your gear should tell you that every single thing has better stats on it. I'm always amazed by how stupid people can get on the internet. This isn't exactly rocket science.
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Jun 1, 2013 14:10
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Oops, I am really stupid; I didn't realize the equipment from the Cash Shop does not work like typical cosmetic items in other MMO's. You can't put those items over what you have currently equipped, you need to first buy item modifications for everything to make any of it viable.
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Jun 1, 2013 15:12
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Fathis Munk posted:If only you could actually get these people locked out from groupfinders The group finder never used to group you with people on your ignore list. Did that change or break somehow? I know it won't stop them from grouping with others but at least you won't ever see them again.
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Jun 1, 2013 15:25
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Kaysette posted:The group finder never used to group you with people on your ignore list. Did that change or break somehow? I know it won't stop them from grouping with others but at least you won't ever see them again. If only PvP matchmaking worked the same way. I would either have an amazing time or I'd never get a game because my ignore list is miles long.
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I am liberal in my use of /ignore because of this. General is REALLY quiet whenever I'm on the Fleet; it's lovely. Had a really cute dungeon run yesterday. Hammer Station on my Sniper. Everyone else is new, even to MMOs. I teach them about CC, marking, the skill shortcuts, and kill priority. Everyone's nice and having a good time. It took a few more minutes than an average run, but I'd rather have that than those sullen "gently caress hurry up, assholes" runs you get with jaded players. The tank even sidestepped out of the final boss' channeled attack.  I'm glad they're reintroducing double xp weekends. I can finally man up and get my Op to 55. I love DPS Op, but whenever I get close to cap with a class, I think, "How I'm playing now is probably going to change in end-game and that will blow."
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BigDes posted:In the guy's defense a lot of people don't understand how the orange gear works Also there was a giant tutorial section on modifications and the quest that went with it sooo. To be honest though I probably get like 4-5 good FPs in the normal leveling bands before I get 1 bad lemon. That lemon is usually because of someone trying to play tank when they obviously have no clue how.
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Riotgrrill posted:Haven't found a goon yet on JC, anyone playing Republic add Gradd (34 Gunslinger) as a friend since I'm pretty much happy to tag along for anything. Also are Smuggler companions Risha and Akaavi supposed to be awful and Corso the best choice or do they become better? Because that guy got me through Skavak barely levelling his gear. No, you're supposed to be using Bowdaar.  Ok, real answer is that a Tank and DPS kinda, sorta work better than two DPS. You're probably too squishy with the dps companions as a gunslinger. At least, thats how I'm finding it using spoiler tag no1 atm.
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Yeah Bowdaar may be better because you can send him in and he should keep everything bunched up for your AOE's. Also he is a wookie.
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How hosed am I for eyeing Shadow/Assassin because it's the appears to be the Space Wizard with max "Huur Duur, I'm a ninja with no 'cast skill on teammate' responsibilities  ", OP lists they can do some tanking and got some self heals too.Alternatively, any particular class good at playing Buff Allies without the more direct responsibility of healing duty? I like being helpful support but I hate 'If you gently caress up clicking on allies at the right time, people will DIE' roles. The only MMO I've done a significant amount of teaming in was City Of Heroes, and I'm pretty sure if I tried to tank in a more standard MMO like I did there, things will go wrong fast. Same for assumptions of "Controller" classes. "Okay guys, there are only about 30 enemies on the platform. I'll just lightning Teleport into them, slam taunt and-what? Isn't that the normal Mob size for a full team here? Okay, how about just two mobs at once... What do you mean 'suicide'? I have up to date common white gear and everything." EDIT: Also, when playing windowed mode is there any way to make it KEEP the window size I set like every other MMO I've played, instead of it always snapping back to max size window when I next play? Section Z fucked around with this message at 21:01 on Jun 1, 2013 |
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Section Z posted:How hosed am I for eyeing Shadow/Assassin because it's the appears to be the Space Wizard with max "Huur Duur, I'm a ninja with no 'cast skill on teammate' responsibilities Perfectly viable as a DPS class or a tank with some self heals and buffs. Section Z posted:Alternatively, any particular class good at playing Buff Allies without the more direct responsibility of healing duty? I like being helpful support but I hate 'If you gently caress up clicking on allies at the right time, people will DIE' roles. The only MMO I've done a significant amount of teaming in was City Of Heroes, and I'm pretty sure if I tried to tank in a more standard MMO like I did there, things will go wrong fast. Same for assumptions of "Controller" classes. CC aka controller duties are split up among the other classes. There are no buff or CC specialist classes. That being said, shadows/sins actually have a decent CC and can stealth which makes them very handy. My advice? Roll one and see. You won't have any decent taunts or tank abilities until 16 or so, but there's no way to know if you'll like it without getting your boots on the ground and playing to 20. Section Z posted:"Okay guys, there are only about 30 enemies on the platform. I'll just lightning Teleport into them, slam taunt and-what? Isn't that the normal Mob size for a full team here? Okay, how about just two mobs at once... What do you mean 'suicide'? I have up to date common white gear and everything." If you spec as a tank, you'll be able to find groups quickly. But you also might be terrible.
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Rascyc posted:You don't really need to understand orange gear though for most of the normal content. The quests shower a lot of decent greens/blues. You get lots of commendations that you can spend at the supply vendors (perhaps this part is poorly explained) where you can buy up to date gear. Instances drop fully loaded out Oranges you can wear as well. I think the item mod stuff came a little early to really sink in effectively, and I don't think the planetary commendation vendors were explained any further than "Oh hey you can use these things to buy cool stuff". I didn't realize that those could be used for augments until I got about 80 commendations and the "You're about to hit the cap, go spend some" warning popped up. At least for people who are newer to the game (like me), taking the time to properly upgrade and maintain orange gear doesn't always feel worth it. For me, the biggest thing is that I can't bring up the augment screen for an item while browsing a vendor, so I spend more time opening, closing, and re-opening menus than anything else. Plus having to correlate augment "level" ("Might Hilt 14", "Guardian Plating 10") versus my actual character level and what I have equipped in any one of the dozen or so slots that I might have if I'm completely decked out in oranges... A lot of times it's just flat-out easier to run with quest drops and auction house buys. I figure that by the time you're working on levelling alts that it'll be second-nature enough to be quick and easy, though.
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Just saw a <Goon Squad> tag on Jedi Covenant, Republic side. Did we make a guild of our own?
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CobiWann posted:Just saw a <Goon Squad> tag on Jedi Covenant, Republic side. Did we make a guild of our own? I don't think that is an actual goon guild.
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I said come in! posted:I don't think that is an actual goon guild. Goon Squad is mentioned in the OP: "Goon Squad on Rep side exists, but most goons who play republic regularly have their characters in Prime Defence, fellow refugees from Keller's Void, and generally okay dudes." Not sure that's an actual Goon Goon Squad, though.
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Goon Squad is the first Republic guild. Older characters would still be in it.
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Section Z posted:How hosed am I for eyeing Shadow/Assassin because it's the appears to be the Space Wizard with max "Huur Duur, I'm a ninja with no 'cast skill on teammate' responsibilities The 'controller' class, as a whole, is dead in the MMO genre. The only game in recent memory that features one that isn't sub par is Neverwinter, and my judgement there was from about a week playing the game before coming back to SWTOR, so it may actually be sub par and I just don't have a good sense of reference. Tanking in SWTOR is basically the opposite of DPSing. You collect the biggest guys first, and if you can, grab the small ones. If your DPS are competent (they won't be), they'll be killing Weak > Standard > Strong > Elite > Champion, because that removes the most DPS from the fight the fastest. And even if your DPS are incompetent, holding onto the Strongs and Elites should keep them alive long enough to extract their heads from their asses and come out ahead. Bag of Hamsters posted:Goon Teaches Newbies How To MMO You may have just saved three people from forming terrible habits and being mocked into oblivion.
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Warmachine posted:The 'controller' class, as a whole, is dead in the MMO genre. I wonder why this is. Games like EverQuest and City of Heroes 'got' controllers pretty well. It seems like newer MMOs just have you zerg AOE things frantically instead. Also doing Belsavis at 44 and am starting to feel the pinch of my companions being in lovely gear. I have to rest after most fights or Pierce gets bent over a barrel.
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WarLocke posted:I wonder why this is. Games like EverQuest and City of Heroes 'got' controllers pretty well. It seems like newer MMOs just have you zerg AOE things frantically instead. It's part of the dumbing down of MMORPGs. I couldn't believe how simple the class/gearing was in this game, since the last MMO I played was Everquest, where there were a billion stats to take into account when gearing up.
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Medullah posted:It's part of the dumbing down of MMORPGs. I couldn't believe how simple the class/gearing was in this game, since the last MMO I played was Everquest, where there were a billion stats to take into account when gearing up. Don't worry theres plenty of head scratching for gearing up at the end game. Why yes Bioware I really like this absorb/alacrity implants on the tank gear. 
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Kaysette posted:The group finder never used to group you with people on your ignore list. Did that change or break somehow? I know it won't stop them from grouping with others but at least you won't ever see them again. I never knew but this is just music to my ears ! There is an option hidden somewhere that makes comparing mods in oranges a bit less of a hassle but it still feels needlessly complicated yes. I usually just make a big updating run at the end of a planet. I love the oranges since it's a way to find a style you like and to avoid the "more powerful but also more ugly" dilemma. Medullah posted:It's part of the dumbing down of MMORPGs. I couldn't believe how simple the class/gearing was in this game, since the last MMO I played was Everquest, where there were a billion stats to take into account when gearing up. The thing with having billions of stats is that in the end you often still get a single best combination and everyone just follows that route. So why not cut the middleman ? Now if you can actually make several different combos that work, then I'd say it's a clever and interesting system. Having never played Everquest, I can't tell how it was in that one.
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WarLocke posted:I wonder why this is. Games like EverQuest and City of Heroes 'got' controllers pretty well. It seems like newer MMOs just have you zerg AOE things frantically instead. I think it is because grouping has gone the way of dinosaurs and disco. Controllers and other 'support' classes are for team based play, and the EQ model MMO has been moving steadily toward solo play as late as the release of WoW in 2005. A few games are starting to make it easier to group by scaling character levels based on zones (Guild Wars 2), 'sidekicking' (Champions), and other QoL improvements, but as best I can tell, this is the exception, not the rule. Yet, anyway. The most recent MMOs are substantially different enough from the EQ-WoW model that we'll probably see this become the norm again, and when that happens, the Controller/Buffer might come back. I'll probably get burned at the stake for this, but man it would be cool to see SWTOR get a New Game Experience patch that breaks it away from some of the worse aspects of the EQ-WoW paradigm. Of course it is a pipe dream, but sometimes those are the only things that keep me going.
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hobbesmaster posted:Don't worry theres plenty of head scratching for gearing up at the end game. Yeah, but there's still pretty much a BIS option always. Every Assassin Tank is going after the Force Wielder Hilt, Armoring. Little bit of room for options with Mods/Enhancements/Augments but they're still going to be aiming for Absorb/Shield/Defense. Is Alacrity even useful for healers now? I know they buffed it, but is it worth dropping Surge or Power for Alacrity? Everything I've read says "Nope."
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Medullah posted:Yeah, but there's still pretty much a BIS option always. Every Assassin Tank is going after the Force Wielder Hilt, Armoring. Little bit of room for options with Mods/Enhancements/Augments but they're still going to be aiming for Absorb/Shield/Defense. Is Alacrity even useful for healers now? I know they buffed it, but is it worth dropping Surge or Power for Alacrity? Everything I've read says "Nope." It is. Crit has such poor returns that its worth it to have alacrity instead of crit for sorcs/sages at least. edit: Also you have to balance endurance in there, especially as most of the sin's mitigation is chance based so you have some issues with large spike damage. The gear in 2.0 gives you such a fuckton of endurance that I'm not sure if its a big deal at all now though. hobbesmaster fucked around with this message at 01:26 on Jun 2, 2013 |
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Fathis Munk posted:There is an option hidden somewhere that makes comparing mods in oranges a bit less of a hassle but it still feels needlessly complicated yes. I usually just make a big updating run at the end of a planet. I love the oranges since it's a way to find a style you like and to avoid the "more powerful but also more ugly" dilemma. I do something similar, but on my part, I collect a full set of orange gear as soon as I can, and upgrade every four levels. I hop over to my sorc who has Cybertech, make seven (or eight if the offhand uses armouring) blue armourings of the right level, mail them to my current character, then take a trip to the planet's commendation vendor to buy one barrel/hilt, nine mods and seven enhancements of my level. Then I pop all my gear into my inventory with one of each modification underneath. Then I just slot each mod in one after another. Stats themselves don't really matter when you're rolling in oranges, just buy the class modifications that match your level and whichever enhancements match your level and stick em in, there's no real need to do any comparison. It is a little different of course if you don't have a Cybertech though because then you might not have enough commendations to fill out your gear, but if you don't have a Cybertech and you are a subscriber my personal opinion is that you should go train your current character in Cybertech right now because levelling becomes a breeze, and if you don't have Cybertech because you are free-to-play you either do enough tedious grinding of heroics and stuff that you should have the commendations you need, or you probably don't have a full set of oranges anyway making it cheaper to kit them out.
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