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Turbl
Nov 8, 2007


Medullah posted:

Looks like the cantina speeder codes are no longer any good in the OP, does anyone have a working one?

Here's another NYCC code: http://www.swtor.com/user/ce/bsnif

I don't think I ever gave it out to anyone so it should have a lot of uses.

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Crancherry
May 29, 2014

Pork Pro
I upgraded to Win 10 and now when I load the launcher I get a pop up asking if I want to allow this app to make changes. I set it to run as administrator and made sure it was in the firewall exception list, but I still get the pop up. This doesn't happen when I load the Guild Wars 2 launcher tho, so I don't know why it does it or what else I can do to make it stop.

Anyone else have this issue or know what I can do about it?

Aphrodite
Jun 27, 2006

CeeCee posted:

I upgraded to Win 10 and now when I load the launcher I get a pop up asking if I want to allow this app to make changes. I set it to run as administrator and made sure it was in the firewall exception list, but I still get the pop up. This doesn't happen when I load the Guild Wars 2 launcher tho, so I don't know why it does it or what else I can do to make it stop.

Anyone else have this issue or know what I can do about it?

That's normal now if it's in Program Files.

bonds0097
Oct 23, 2010

I would cry but I don't think I can spare the moisture.
Pillbug

CeeCee posted:

I upgraded to Win 10 and now when I load the launcher I get a pop up asking if I want to allow this app to make changes. I set it to run as administrator and made sure it was in the firewall exception list, but I still get the pop up. This doesn't happen when I load the Guild Wars 2 launcher tho, so I don't know why it does it or what else I can do to make it stop.

Anyone else have this issue or know what I can do about it?

They did a really poo poo job with the launcher unfortunately, so you're stuck with UAC prompts.

Nerd Of Prey
Aug 10, 2002


I think those codes expire on a timer, sadly, and not based on # of clicks. I only shared my code among my very small group of friends (not trying to be selfish but there were dozens of them posted here) so it's highly unlikely that they all got clicked 50 times. The only one still active in my list is NYCC as well.

We might as well milk this thing for all it's worth before it goes dead, so anybody that needs the NYCC code, here's another one: http://www.swtor.com/user/ce/5lq49

That last speeder is the all-black version, I think, which is about as good-looking as those things get. I also got two black/black dyes from those as opposed to none from all the other codes combined, so maybe it has a better drop rate? Could be a total coincidence.

Thumbtacks posted:

I've wanted that loving jacket ever since I got it on my gunslinger years ago. How do I get it? Just turn those in and hope I get lucky?

That's what I did. It's totally random, you just get "a piece of gear" that could be just about anything, but smuggler gear only drops from smuggler crates, and chestpieces aren't too uncommon. I haven't really handed in that many crates, so either I'm phenomenally lucky or it's not that rare.


I didn't see this answered earlier:

Blockhouse posted:

is there a list of exactly what sets are in the armor/weapon packs

They have said the list is "everything that has ever been in a cartel pack ever." It gets updated whenever a new thing comes out. They are color-coded by rarity, so you can look up the things you want in collections and see if the symbol on it is gold, silver or bronze. As I understand it, the bronze boxes have a chance to drop literally everything, but the rare stuff remains rare. If you pay more for a silver or gold box, it means you won't get common crap. My friend bought one gold box and got the Havok Squad set, so he was pretty stoked. His trooper is looking pretty fly running around in that with a matching companion.

sassassin
Apr 3, 2010

by Azathoth
What dye colours go for the most? Made about 500k in the last two days just by turning collected crystals into medium grey while levelling.

Nipponophile
Apr 8, 2009

Bait and Swatch posted:

E: Also, what is the reason behind the price differences for purple tier 5 companion gifts? Some were selling at 25k, and others were at 5k. Is it the type? Or are certain "rares" more rare than others?

It's due to the type of gifts. There are several companions who give big influence gains for Weapons or Cultural Artifacts. Things like Courting or Republic Memorabilia aren't nearly as useful.

Sekenr
Dec 12, 2013




Loaded the game first time in forever and this is what I see, is it because It's still downloading?

Fritz Coldcockin
Nov 7, 2005

Sekenr posted:

Loaded the game first time in forever and this is what I see, is it because It's still downloading?



Your dude is literally so fat that he's buffering on the character select screen.

Ainsley McTree
Feb 19, 2004


Sekenr posted:

Loaded the game first time in forever and this is what I see, is it because It's still downloading?



Really makes you miss granny

Beeme
Oct 7, 2013
My PAX code also expired, but here is my NYCC one: http://www.swtor.com/user/ce/1gxtp1

I'm having a really minor issue that is bothering me. After every transition with a companion in tow, he gets selected after the loading screen. So then I have to press escape. Does anyone else experience it? I did report it, nevertheless.

prefect
Sep 11, 2001

No one, Woodhouse.
No one.




Dead Man’s Band

Beeme posted:

I'm having a really minor issue that is bothering me. After every transition with a companion in tow, he gets selected after the loading screen. So then I have to press escape. Does anyone else experience it? I did report it, nevertheless.

I was seeing this last night. Noticed it because you can't apply your buffs when you've selected a non-player character.

Skychrono
May 11, 2007

I'll make you cry like I did when my daddy died!
Here's my NYCC code, thanks for the share!

http://www.swtor.com/user/ce/353ygt

SolidSnakesBandana posted:

It only works if you aren't subscribed. If for some reason that still doesn't work, could always try mine: http://www.swtor.com/r/SbLXBF

I got

quote:

This account is currently not eligible for the Friends of SWTOR Referral Program, Please visit the Referral page at https://www.swtor.com/info/friends for eligibility requirements.

I'm not a subscriber, as evidenced by the fact that I can't sprint. I'm level 3. I accidentally got some dark side points but I don't think it's that. So I don't know. :smith: Thanks for trying though.

If I can sprint and do "stuff" for $5 and enable other Preferred perks, maybe I'll get that...

Fuzz
Jun 2, 2003

Avatar brought to you by the TG Sanity fund

Sekenr posted:

Loaded the game first time in forever and this is what I see, is it because It's still downloading?



No you just unlocked the giant floaty head from Power Rangers mode.

(your companions are now the Rangers, and they don't need to combine into a huge robot to murder everything in sight :ssh:)

Medullah
Aug 14, 2003

FEAR MY SHARK ROCKET IT REALLY SUCKS AND BLOWS

Skychrono posted:

Here's my NYCC code, thanks for the share!

http://www.swtor.com/user/ce/353ygt


I got


I'm not a subscriber, as evidenced by the fact that I can't sprint. I'm level 3. I accidentally got some dark side points but I don't think it's that. So I don't know. :smith: Thanks for trying though.

If I can sprint and do "stuff" for $5 and enable other Preferred perks, maybe I'll get that...

Ah, your problem is probably that you don't have an email address tied to your account - do that and you should be able to click a referral link. Though realistically, this game is meant to be played as a subscriber. The $40 Amazon Bundle is a fantastic deal right now, giving you cartel coins and all of the expansions thus far, with 3 months to play them. A new Xbox One game costs more than that for less content than you'd get subbing and playing for 3 months.

Even more so now, where the new expansion is 100% subscriber only.

SolidSnakesBandana
Jul 1, 2007

Infinite ammo
To be fair, you can get by really well by not subscribing until you hit level 50. I recommend at least making some headway into your class quest to see if you actually like the game or not. The biggest thing that's going to annoy you is that you can't sprint and you have a limited number of quickbars. If you subscribe and play casually for two weeks to hit level 50, one could argue that you didn't really make use of your subscription at all.

SolidSnakesBandana fucked around with this message at 18:01 on Oct 28, 2015

Skychrono
May 11, 2007

I'll make you cry like I did when my daddy died!

Medullah posted:

Ah, your problem is probably that you don't have an email address tied to your account - do that and you should be able to click a referral link. Though realistically, this game is meant to be played as a subscriber. The $40 Amazon Bundle is a fantastic deal right now, giving you cartel coins and all of the expansions thus far, with 3 months to play them. A new Xbox One game costs more than that for less content than you'd get subbing and playing for 3 months.

Even more so now, where the new expansion is 100% subscriber only.

SolidSnakesBandana posted:

To be fair, you can get by really well by not subscribing until you hit level 50. I recommend at least making some headway into your class quest to see if you actually like the game or not. The biggest thing that's going to annoy you is that you can't sprint and you have a limited number of quickbars.

Thanks for the advice all. Yeah, I'll try it out (maybe as preferred) before I drop more than that.

That said, aren't all of the expansions free if you're a subscriber? So that Amazon bundle is coins and 3 months subbed?

Bait and Swatch
Sep 5, 2012

Join me, Comrades
In the Star Citizen D&D thread

Nipponophile posted:

It's due to the type of gifts. There are several companions who give big influence gains for Weapons or Cultural Artifacts. Things like Courting or Republic Memorabilia aren't nearly as useful.

That's what I figured, but I am only at level 42 on my first character, so I wasn't sure.

Jan
Feb 27, 2008

The disruptive powers of excessive national fecundity may have played a greater part in bursting the bonds of convention than either the power of ideas or the errors of autocracy.

Skychrono posted:

That said, aren't all of the expansions free if you're a subscriber? So that Amazon bundle is coins and 3 months subbed?

I think it also unlocks the expansion for non-subscriber status so that if the account lapses back to Preferred, you don't lose the expansion. But don't take my word for it, that bundle has always been incredibly misleading.

SolidSnakesBandana
Jul 1, 2007

Infinite ammo

Skychrono posted:

That said, aren't all of the expansions free if you're a subscriber? So that Amazon bundle is coins and 3 months subbed?

Yes, as of yesterday. I believe if you get that bundle though, you would have access to Shadow of Revan even if your subscription were to run out and you still wanted to play. Not a huge deal really.

Nerd Of Prey
Aug 10, 2002


sassassin posted:

What dye colours go for the most? Made about 500k in the last two days just by turning collected crystals into medium grey while levelling.

I'm not on a different server, but dark red / black is my hottest seller (requires Yavin rep) followed by black / light gray, which I think is trainable from a regular trainer at 500 skill, if I remember right. They use grade 7 and grade 8 materials, respectively, so you'll want to pile up as many of those as you possibly can. Both of those sell pretty regularly, but I can get at least twice as much money for the dark red / black. That's probably because not every artificer has Yavin rep maxed out, so there's less competition.

Medullah
Aug 14, 2003

FEAR MY SHARK ROCKET IT REALLY SUCKS AND BLOWS

SolidSnakesBandana posted:

Yes, as of yesterday. I believe if you get that bundle though, you would have access to Shadow of Revan even if your subscription were to run out and you still wanted to play. Not a huge deal really.

Right, if you subscribe you keep everything released up to now. At the very least worth $15 for a month's sub.

Ouhei
Oct 23, 2008

:minnie: Cat Army :minnie:
How different is the new stuff? I downloaded this yesterday and am doing the "origin story" stuff and it's all kinda clunky feeling to me. Is it true I can subscribe for 1 month to get access to the new expansion, cancel my sub and still finish out the story quests?

I'm mainly just looking for something to fill some downtime so I don't burn myself out on FFXIV again.

Kurieg
Jul 19, 2012

RIP Lutri: 5/19/20-4/2/20
:blizz::gamefreak:

Noirex posted:

So even though I unsubbed many months ago, I still received the mount, blaster and Nic companion today when I logged in on my sub. Which is a very nice surprise but still left me pretty confused.

PsycheNotFound posted:

I initially didn't qualify for the pre-subbed rewards as I missed a couple of crucial dates for them, but when I logged in yesterday I also received the same. I'm guessing Bioware decided, "Eh, why not?" and decided to be lax on the criteria for rewards.

Or I still don't understand how the reward system worked in the first place.

But yes, I'm fairly confused as well, because as it stands this means the only thing I ultimately missed out on was a week early access to KotFE. Not complaining, though!

I resubbed in time for the speeder, but not the blaster or Nico, and I only got the speeder. I'm not sure what's going on.

Medullah
Aug 14, 2003

FEAR MY SHARK ROCKET IT REALLY SUCKS AND BLOWS
Hahaha wow, just found out who the voice of Darth Marr is. Anyone watch Orange is the New Black?

Berke Negri
Feb 15, 2012

Les Ricains tuent et moi je mue
Mao Mao
Les fous sont rois et moi je bois
Mao Mao
Les bombes tonnent et moi je sonne
Mao Mao
Les bebes fuient et moi je fuis
Mao Mao


Medullah posted:

Hahaha wow, just found out who the voice of Darth Marr is. Anyone watch Orange is the New Black?



Can't unsee that now.

Sekenr
Dec 12, 2013




Alter Ego posted:

Your dude is literally so fat that he's buffering on the character select screen.

When I was creating my character back when, I was so pissed of by body selection - it is either captain america or some skinny wimps so I just went gently caress it and chose the fat guy. Surprisingly it works quite well as a fat cynical spy. Except for seduction dialogues, they are ridiculous.

Nerd Of Prey
Aug 10, 2002


Sekenr posted:

When I was creating my character back when, I was so pissed of by body selection - it is either captain america or some skinny wimps so I just went gently caress it and chose the fat guy. Surprisingly it works quite well as a fat cynical spy. Except for seduction dialogues, they are ridiculous.

So he's more George Smiley than James Bond... That works. The best spy is the last guy you would suspect!

Beeme
Oct 7, 2013

Medullah posted:

Hahaha wow, just found out who the voice of Darth Marr is. Anyone watch Orange is the New Black?



If he doesn't look like this when he takes off his mask, I'll be let down.

Dely Apple
Apr 22, 2006

Sing me Spanish Techno


Medullah posted:

Hahaha wow, just found out who the voice of Darth Marr is. Anyone watch Orange is the New Black?



wtftastic
Jul 24, 2006

"In private, we will be mercifully free from the opinions of imbeciles and fools."

Medullah posted:

Hahaha wow, just found out who the voice of Darth Marr is. Anyone watch Orange is the New Black?



i'm dying of laughter

Givin
Jan 24, 2008
Givin of the Internet Hates You
Does Character Transfer go down a lot? Or is it the standard fare of "Only when you and 5 friends want to transfer to another friends server" kind of dumb luck downtime.

Hulk Smash!
Jul 14, 2004

Medullah posted:

Hahaha wow, just found out who the voice of Darth Marr is. Anyone watch Orange is the New Black?



Sit down, Darth Piper and close the door.

Medullah
Aug 14, 2003

FEAR MY SHARK ROCKET IT REALLY SUCKS AND BLOWS

Now we need a photoshop expert to get Satele "Crazy Eyes" Shan going.

Ainsley McTree
Feb 19, 2004



Haha, nice touches on the uniform.

Citizen Rat
Jan 17, 2005

Referral link because someone mentioned this morning that the ones in the thread were dead/broken: http://www.swtor.com/r/nd6fhv

Query: Is there a website somewhere that explains crafting because I am apparently a masochist who doesn't learn.

Victory Yodel
Jan 28, 2005

When in Jerusalem, I highly suggest you visit the sexeteria.
Help me gentle goons, you're my only hope.

I have a serious case of don't know whathefucktoplay-itis. I keep trying different classes but its tough to tell what they will play like when they have all their abilities. I'm on the path to burning myself out because I keep trying everything.

- I am a casual player who will likely never see the inside of a hard mode raid but enjoy grouping although my play schedule makes things difficult
- For some reason I like the PvP in this came but would most likely queue solo for unranked matches for giggles. When I do warzones I try to actually do objectives (defend a node, etc).
- Not a fan of glass cannons since I find myself getting slow in my dotage
- I like to press buttons a lot
- don't have to have a light saber

Please help me.

Fojar38
Sep 2, 2011


Sorry I meant to say I hope that the police use maximum force and kill or maim a bunch of innocent people, thus paving a way for a proletarian uprising and socialist utopia


also here's a stupid take
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Mercenary/Commando

Jedi
Feb 27, 2002


I would say Sniper/Gunslinger - the rotation is dead simple, while still pressing something every GCD, and they basically just poo poo damage all over everything.

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Ratzap
Jun 9, 2012

Let no pie go wasted
Soiled Meat

Jedi posted:

I would say Sniper/Gunslinger - the rotation is dead simple, while still pressing something every GCD, and they basically just poo poo damage all over everything.

I second this, both are great fun and superb damage plus I liked the agent story. An assault bounty hunter works too (it's my main) but I actually prefer to play my sniper or gunslinger these days.

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