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 New to the game? Coming back to the game? Click here in order to make your life easier – different perks depending on if you're F2P (bundle of QOL items including XP boosts and an inventory module unlock) or Subscriber (previous or current) (7 free days of subscription, QOL unlocks, and a free character transfer). If you get an error message saying you're not eligible to use the link and are F2P, make sure you have an email address tied to your account.  - Our Discord site - Discord is voice/text chat. Most Goons chat in here rather than in guild chat. Available on your Android or IOS device as well. Free stuff! NYCANTINA17 - Enter into the "code redemption" under "My Account on SWTOR.com to get a free luxury mount!  (these may or may not work, let me know if the codes are expired) SWCELEBRATION17 - Enter into the "code redemption" under "My Account on SWTOR.com to get a free droid pet SWCANTINA17 - Enter into the "code redemption" under "My Account on SWTOR.com to get a Korrealis giant effing mount. Returning players - 2017 has been a great year for SWTOR, a new lead producer, Keith Kanneg, who has a pretty good vision of how the game should be. There has been a shift away from the "story in a corridor" game play mechanics introduced with the KOTFE expansion in 2014, and a focus on group activities. We're not quite there yet - but we're getting there! That said, if you are looking for a single player game with a bunch of good stories, SWTOR is for you! 10/06/2017 - Server merges have been announced! All East Coast US servers are being combined into one server on 11/8, and all West Coast servers are being combined into another. EU ones are being merged too, separating by English, German and French speaking. 08/13/2017 - Game update 5.4 arrives on August 22nd. It introduces a new Flashpoint "Crisis on Umbara", along with new player stronghold that is a train. No word yet on if decorations will fall off the walls due to constant movement. It continues the story line of Iokath introduced in 5.2 07/06/2017 - Game update 5.3 is dropping on July 11th. It will include a brand new Stronghold (player housing) on Manaan (Water planet from the original KOTOR!). It also will include the 2nd boss (or bosses) of the newest raid that they're slowly releasing! 04/07/2017 update - Tuesday 4/10 will see the release of update 5.2 to the game (read about it here) which will have some much needed improvements to gearing since 5.0. If you quit your subscription due to Galactic Command, now may be a good time to come back - Operations bosses will drop loot again as Buddha intended, and they are releasing the first boss of a new Operation. This is the first new Raid since October of 2014! It's generally recommended to subscribe for at least some period of time to play the game - currently the best deal out there is through Amazon - $40 nets you 90 days of subscription time and some Cartel Coins to get you some pretty toys from the cartel market or buy some unlocks. Origin also has a pack for $30 which is the same price as two months subscription, but gives you an extra 1,050 coins than you'd get otherwise. Please read through the first few posts here - I try to keep them up to date, and they have a lot of good information that people ask for frequently in the threads. The OP is general story, the 2nd and 3rd pages get more into the mechanics of the game Knights of the Eternal Throne is the latest story focused expansion, released in December of 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbpDxrew4A0 This expansion, like the previous expansion is FREE to all "Premium" players - a Premium Player is a subscribed player. Unlike Knights of the Fallen Empire, which released one chapter a month until it's completion, Knights of the Eternal Throne launched the entire expansion on day 1 - All 9 chapters. The business model that SWTOR has taken is one of free expansions as long as you are a subscriber or (Preferred) - meaning, whatever content has been released up until your subscription lapses is yours to keep forever. Spoiler Rules - Absolutely any story elements from KOTET must be in *spoiler* text. Since there will be a lot of new players coming to the game, let's try to minimize class storyline spoilers as well. Knights of the Eternal Throne is the fourth "official" expansion pack for Star Wars: The Old Republic, set for release on December 2nd, 2016. The story takes place directly after Knights of the Fallen Empire, which has been the ongoing storyline for the last year. KOTET will again raise the level cap of characters to level 70, along with some class balancing and tweaks. SWTOR is very newbie friendly - All subscribers currently who create new characters are given the option to either play the "classic" SWTOR game, which consists of 8 separate fully voiced and animated class stories, but it also gives new players and veterans alike the ability to start immediately playing the newest expansion. All subscribers get one free "token" character who starts at level 60 who can immediately jump into the fray with Knights of the Fallen Empire. This is great if you played one class storyline years ago and don't want to play it again, but would like to have the other Advanced Class for endgame activity. Beginning with the launch of Shadow of Revan and continuing with KOTFE, Bioware has made the game more story focused and made it easier for people to play through the game alone if they don't want to group with others. With the launch of Shadow of Revan, "Solo mode" flashpoints were introduced which allowed characters to experience the 6 flashpoints integral to the storyline of SoR by themselves, with the assistance of a "Jesus-bot", an overpowered robot who took the place of 2-3 other characters in the flashpoint. This continued with Knights of the Fallen Empire, an expansion that was completely single player with some miscellaneous activities at the end that could be done with a group. KOTET is also a single player focused storyline, but has multiple difficulty levels so veterans can challenge themselves a bit more while new players can experience the "easy mode" that the game has been to focus on the story without learning how to interrupt mobs or use CC. Don't worry if you don't know what that means - more later. Bioware has recognized that the focus on story is favorably received, but there is also a demand for group activity and has stated that 2017's focus will be on new multiplayer activities for their, y'know, multiplayer game. How do I level fast? In SWTOR you gain XP at a very rapid pace. SWTOR is designed so that a player with no XP bonus items (XP potions, or the aforementioned XP armor) can level completely off "story" quests - these are the main class storylines, along with the planetary story arcs. There are many other alternatives to the planetary storyline if you're doing a second playthrough - PvP, Flashpoints, Heroic Missions, etc. Which story is the best? - This gets asked almost every...single...page. There is no right answer. Some people like some stories, and others hate the same stories. It is generally agreed that the Agent is the overall best story, but even that is just an opinion. PLAY WHAT LOOKS INTERESTING TO YOU and don't rely on others to tell you what is "best". It's like asking someone what porn is best. Some like your classic teen porn, others like rough stuff, some like interracial, and some like gay. Oedzi likes tentacle porn. It's all opinion.The road thus far... SWTOR began as 8 separate storylines that converge into one with the release of the new expansion. A Sith slave who overthrew his oppressors, rising to power in the Sith Inquisitor ranks while gathering immense power from ancient artifacts. An out for themselves smuggler who’s search for their stolen ship led to an alliance with the Republic. A lowly Imperial Agent who began with an undercover mission to spy on the Republic only to find corruption amongst the ranks, who found themselves questioning their loyalty. And many more. Bioware has released summaries of Act 1-3 for all 8 of the main classes, which can be found here (Contain spoilers, but good recaps if you haven’t played in a while or don’t feel like going through a storyline) - Sith Inquisitor Sith Warrior Imperial Agent Bounty Hunter Jedi Consular Jedi Knight Smuggler Trooper Upon completion of Act 3, characters’ paths began to merge. Both Imperial and Republic were called to the distant planet of Ilum, where a former ally of the Empire had risen as a new threat - wanting to wipe out both factions to start a new Empire. The Hutts made a power play on the planet Makeb, a source of Isotope-5 - but the mining of the compound threatened to destroy the planet. The Republic was successful in evacuating the planet, only to find that it wasn’t destroyed - ironically, salvation of the planet came from Imperial forces. The Dread Masters, freed from their prison on Belsavis by the Empire, began their rise to power on Belsavis, Denova, Asation and Darvannis and threatened both factions until finally stopped on the fiery moon of Oricon. There was no time to rest, however, as seemingly unrelated attacks were launched simultaneously on the home worlds of the Jedi and Sith, Tython and Korriban. An uneasy alliance between the Empire and Republic grew as a small faction worked to discover who was behind these attacks. Led to the homeworld of the Rakata, an ancient species of mystics, it was discovered that high ranking individuals in both the Empire and Republic had been corrupted and were planning attacks on both. Defeating the two, our characters discovered that the true mastermind was none other than Revan, a Lord of the Sith who turned his back on the Empire to become a Jedi. Drawn to the distant planet of Rishi, the team worked to find Revan’s true motivations. Defeating the Revanites on Rishi led the alliance of Republic and Imperial teams to Yavin, where Revan was finally confronted and his true intent was revealed. Spoilers for the ending of Shadow of Revan - Revan had learned that Emperor Vitiate, previously thought to be dead, was returning to power. Revan believed that in order to defeat the Emperor, he had to purge himself of any weakness - which led to him becoming mad and genocidal. Defeated by a coalition of Imperial and Rebublic forces, we learned that the Emperor had indeed returned and become more powerful than ever. The alliance chased him to the planet Ziost, where Vitiate showed his power and destroyed the entire planet. To him, this was only the beginning... Which leads us to Knights of the Fallen Empire. Set five years after Ziost, a new threat to the galaxy has risen - the Zakuul. Led by the mysterious Valkorion, both Republic and Imperial forces have fallen. Their only hope is the Outlander - once a champion of the republic or the empire, he/she alone can lead the scattered former members of the alliance that defeated Revan to defeat Valkorian and the Zakuul army. The Outlander is you. General spoilers for the Knights of the Fallen Empire storyline for those that have been away a while and don't remember, or didn't care much to play through it - The Outlander discovers that Valkorion and Vitiate are one and the same, though it remains unclear if the Emperor possessed Vitiate or merged with him. In the very beginning of the storyline, you are introduced to Valkorion's son, Arcann. Arcann, seeing a chance to seize power for himself, murders Valkorion and frames the Outlander. Sentenced to rot away in a carbonite prison, the Outlander is saved by former members of the alliance that defeated Revan. He escapes captivity, only to find that Valkorion/Vitiate has implanted himself inside the Outlander's head - to help guide him, or destroy him...well, we still don't know. The Outlander builds an Alliance of various characters including former companions for other classes (Neato!) which also allows you the opportunity to murder some of the less popular companions. During his quest to defeat Arcann, we are also introduced to another major character for the upcoming expansion - Senya Thrall, mother of Arcann and former wife of Valkorion., and Vailyn, Valkorion and Senya's daughter, who is lining up to be the major enemy in Knights of the Eternal Throne Knights of the Eternal Throne begins immediately following chapter 16 of Knights of the Fallen Empire, and when the expansion launches any character level 65 or higher will be able to begin the story, no matter how far they got in their initial class story or if they finished any of the other expansions. It's expected that subscribers will be given a free level 65 character much like KOTFE granted a free level 60, but this has not been confirmed yet. The following posts will focus more on game details. Medullah fucked around with this message at 04:53 on Oct 8, 2017 |
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It's been a while since I played - what's changed? Reddit has a pretty extensive list of the changes since launch, so I'll try to cover what's changed in the last year or so. Main Stats - This is the biggest change. Prior to KOTFE, each class had their own individual main stat (Aim, Cunning, Willpower or Strength). Beginning with KOTFE, these stats have all been merged into one main stat, Mastery. This is to make gearing a bit simpler and reduce "stat clutter". In addition, the stats "Crit" and "Surge" are now rolled into one stat, Crit. You don't need to worry about stats until endgame And even then, you really only have to worry once you start doing Hard Mode raiding since Story Mode raiding "Bolsters" you to having stats equivalent of what a well geared raider would have.Companions - Companions have received a major overhaul. In addition to the addition of new companions from the cartel market (Treek and HK-51), in KOTFE companions are no longer restricted to a single role. Hate Quinn but you needed to run with your healer? No more! Click the toggle and Jaesa will now smother you with Kolto while talking about raping younglings. Companions no longer require gear, either. Their power is based on your influence level (previously known as affection). So feel free to dress Jaesa up as a slutty slave dancer. There have also been the introduction of several "Cartel Market" companions - Beasts such as Akk Dogs, Nexus, Exoboars, along with Droids that can take the place of a regular companion in combat - and some of the earlier ones do tricks! They cannot craft for you, however. Crafting - This is another big one. Everything you knew about crafting changed with 4.0 - Official post here.. Long story short - Crafting has been simplified as well - less variety of materials, and with the introduction of "Mastery" less overall items to craft. Level syncing - Beginning with KOTFE, your character level will be lowered to that of the planet you are on effectively, though you will keep all of your skills and abilities you have earned. This is a change that will allow you to group with friends who are lower level than you, and should also lead to some interesting world PvP as 60s will no longer be able to sit outside Tattooine cities ganking level 25s. You retain the skill set of your actual level though, so even sync'd down to level 25 you'll be more effective than an actual level 25. Guild Information - Goons are currently most active on the Jedi Covenant server. We have two guilds - the primary guild is That's No Goon, on Imperial side. Our Republic guild is Goon Squad. Our guild leader is To get invited, do a search in game for “That's No Goon”, and filter by guild name. Contact whoever shows up and ask them to invite you, if they can't, they'll let someone who can know. There is an old Enjin site for That’s No Goon – don’t bother applying on it because it’s no longer monitored. Here are some helpful images:  Galactic Strongholds (Player Housing) - You can now buy yourself a nice little house to decorate and call your own. The cheapest digs are on the faction homeworlds of Dromund Kaas and Coruscant, and are relatively inexpensive to fully unlock (Still a couple million credits total), the Nar Shadaa sky palace is a bit pricier. Tatooine and Yavin IV have strongholds for the insanely wealthy - expect to spend 13 million or so to unlock them totally. You can have up to 4 active strongholds, and the more they are decorated the higher your bonus to your conquest points. Decorations can be purchased, come from Cartel packs, and are drops from Operations, Flashpoints and Reputation vendors. A good starter guide to the basic decorations. We have a guild ship, too. The Space Bar, which you can use to quick travel to the week's conquest target, or just hang out with the Twilek dancers. We don't judge. Strongholds, whether guild or personal, are a good place to keep a GTN, vaults and mailboxes so you can do all your business without the nasty need to move. Planetary Conquest - A new thing to grind. Help expand the guild ship by winning conquest points, if you fill your weekly quota and the guild places in the top 10 of a planet, you get an encryption, which we can use to grow the ship, along with other fabulous rewards. Even if the guild doesn't hit it's conquest goals, you get a reward for hitting your personal goal - in Knights of the Fallen Empire, the rewards for hitting conquest are used to craft raid-tier gear. Galactic Star Fighter - It's a not-on-rails pvp space shooter. Buy and level up different types of ships, and use them to explode the other team. Opinions on how good this is vary a lot, so give it a try and then decide you hate it for yourself. Just be warned that you'll probably wind up facing an 8-man premade with all ships maxed out, and you'll lose badly. The Cartel Market: With free to play came the Cartel Market, allowing you to convert real world money into Cartel Coins, used to buy cosmetic goods, speeders, pets, XP boosts and a number of other unlocks and convenience features. The only thing you can't buy is your dignity. Or power. Collections: Once you have bound a cartel market item to yourself, you can make as many bound copies of it as you want. For a fee in Cartel Coins based on the item's rarity, you can unlock this for any character on your account (not legacy, account.) This makes it that much easier to dress you and your companions up like a dance troupe and take over the holo-net. Free to Play - In late 2012 the game went "free to play". F2P is a decent way to experience the class stories if you don't care about doing endgame or group activity. F2P is severely restricted, your character earns less XP so you have to do more missions, and there are some major QOL problems. You gain preferred status if you were a previous subscriber or spend any money in the cartel market, which makes life a bit easier but ultimately you need to subscribe to experience the full game. As of the latest expansion, Knights of the Eternal Throne, all endgame activity requires a subscription. And a reminder, clicking a referral link gets you a few freebies, whether you're F2P or a Subscriber. Medullah fucked around with this message at 16:35 on Sep 1, 2017 |
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What class should I play??? FIRST AND FOREMOST - Play the class that interests you. There is no "best story", and asking which story is the best will lead to two pages of people arguing. All of the stories are enjoyable to some extent, and some prefer some stories to others. Play what looks fun! For example, many people think the Consular is the best Republic storyline and hate the Knight story. I'm the opposite, I loved the knight storyline and found the consular boring. This is called "opinions" and everyone has them.  SWTOR is a pretty well balanced game, so all classes can be a viable choice. If one appeals to you, go ahead and play them. The game is all about alts, too, so don’t feel like it will be your only character. Play the character which story appeals the most to you. Don't worry about which DPS character does the most DPS - unless you're part of the 2% that does endgame raiding or PvP, all classes perform just fine. If you’re completely lost, and story doesn’t matter as much, decide what role you want to play. Tank – Tanking is the rarest role, and it means you’ll get into groups super quick and will always be needed. It can also be a challenge to play if you have no MMO experience, and the leveling experience can be a bit slow. All tank advanced classes can also DPS with one of their other specs. Tank capable classes are – Guardian/Juggernaut – Have the most defensive cool-downs, so they tend to survive the longest. Have a gap closer in Force Leap, but have limited ranged moves. Keeping threat can be a bit more difficult. Vanguard/Powertech – More AOE threat capability than Guardians, and a bit more range – though still will need to be in Melee range for most of their fights. Heavy armor so they have some good basic defense. Probably the “simplest” of the tanking classes to play. Shadow/Assassin – Best AOE threat of the tank classes, plus good utility with the ability to CC and stealth. Force Shroud/Resilience allows them to cheese the mechanics on some bosses. Have possibly the highest skill curve to learn. Healing – Healing is a support role, also much needed in groups. Commando/Mercenary – Heavy armor, mobile healers that shoot green goo through dual blasters or a BFG. Focuses on big, direct heals. Scoundrel/Operative – Medium armor, some utility with droid CCs and stealth. Big focus on HOTs (Heals over time). Sage/Sorcerer – Light armor, once the “king poo poo” of raid healing, they have been nerfed a bit along with the other classes buffed so it is a bit more equal. LEET DPS For DPS, you must first decide if you want to be a ranged DPS or a melee DPS. Melee DPS have a bit higher skill curve as they have to watch their placement in fights a bit closer than ranged, and involves more movement. Melee DPS classes include – Guardian/Juggernaut – Some of their tank utility carries over into their DPS specs, allowing them to survive a bit more. Sentinel/Marauder – Possibly the highest skill curve of the DPS classes, requires a bit of “button overload” and resource management. Scoundrel/Operative – Relying on stealth in one spec, and DoTs in their other spec. Shadow/Assassin – Another stealth or DoT choice. Vanguard/Powertech - Yes, they have guns, but they are melee. Relying on fire or knives, you gotta be close. Ranged DPS classes include – Gunslinger/Sniper – Biggest range of all the DPS classes, you can completely avoid many attacks by fighting at max range. Specs range from mindless to a bit tougher depending on if you want direct damage or DoTs. Sage/Sorcerer – Lightning, lightning, lightning. Had a good run in 4.0 with Madness/Balance being the most OP spec in PvP - we'll see what 5.0 holds. Commando/Mercenary – A bit more mobile in 3.0 than they previously were, but still mostly turrets that shoot missiles or gross blobs if you are a Republic character. How do I level??? Leveling through the game is very intuitive. If you are playing for the first time, simply progressing through the game’s storyline and completing the main planetary quest line (generally given at the start of the planet) will get you to 50ish when you complete Act 3 on Corellia. The "required" missions will be identified with a purple quest triangle marker. This is a major change from launch, which required you to do side missions to level - these side missions are now completely optional, but a good way to earn extra XP if you want to overlevel a bit. Rise of the Hutt Cartel brought the level cap to 55, and you can go to Makeb starting at level 51. There are spoilers for your class quest when you begin Makeb, so use caution. Makeb will get you to level 55 or higher depending on how many missions you take. At level 55, you can begin the Oricon storyline (a mission on the fleet will direct you there) which rewards you with a few pieces of good gear for level 55. However, with the introduction of Shadows of Revan, the gear is quickly obsolete so Oricon is no longer necessary, but a good story that concludes the Dread Masters storyline. Once level You should be level 56-57 once done with the prelude, and you can begin the Rishi storyline. Completing the entire planet along with side quests should get you very close to 60. After Rishi, you travel to Yavin IV which should complete your leveling experience, depending on your subscriber level, guild membership, and whether you use an XP boost or not. Flashpoints, or playing with other people The game also has Flashpoints, beginning at level 10. Flashpoints are a great way to supplement both your gear and experience. Flashpoints are group instances that have additional story elements. These are optional, but if you are leveling your second or third character the side missions on planets may become redundant and you may want to try them out. Flashpoints require a tank, healer, and two DPS (with the exception of Kuat Drive Yards), and you can “queue” for them with Group Finder. Most Flashpoints have Hard Modes available at higher levels for improved drops. Beginning with the launch of Knights of the Fallen Empire almost all Flashpoints will have both a Veteran (previously called Tactical) and Master Mode (previously called Hard Mode) available via group finder. Veteran Flashpoints are role neutral - 4 DPScould be grouped together, able to heal each other with healing stations scattered about. Master Mode flashpoints require a tank, a healer and two DPS. Thanks to a "bolster" system, you will be able to group with people significantly lower than you in order to experience these flashpoints. Flashpoints that are important to the story all now have a "Solo mode" (Called Story Mode) available which allows you to see the Flashpoint without the "talking to other people" part that people hate. The Flashpoint story order is – Esseles (Republic)/The Black Talon (Empire) - Hammer Station SM HM Athiss SM HM Mandalorian Raiders SM HM Cademimmu SM HM Taral V (Republic) / Boarding Party (Empire) SM HM Maelstrom Prison (Republic) / The Foundry (Empire)SM HM Colicoid War Games The Red Reaper Directive 7 The Battle For Ilum The False Emperor Kaon Under Siege Lost Island Czerka Corporate Labs Czerka Core Meltdown There are additional Flashpoints that lead to the Shadows of Revan expansion – Assault on Tython Korriban Incursion Depths of Manaan Legacy of the Rakata And the final two Flashpoints take place during the expansion storyline – Blood Hunt Battle of Rishi Operations Operations are SWTOR’s versions of classic raids. Beginning with KOTFE, anyone level 50-65 will be able to queue in group finder for the "operation of the day" and will be bolstered to the appropriate level for the raid. The first few raids became accessible at level 50, hinting at the Dread Master storyline – Eternity Vault – A secret prison long lost on Belsavis has been discovered, what secrets does it hold? (Hint – the secret includes giant bosses and puzzles) Karagga’s Palace – You have been sent to visit Karagga the Hutt, who has violated an agreement with your faction. What secrets will you find in his Palace? (Hint – the secrets include giant bosses and puzzles. Hope you like Tower of Hanoi!) Explosive Conflict – A fierce Trandoshan mercenary known as Warlord Kephess has invaded the planet of Denova, and you are sent to defeat him. Who does he serve? What secret is he hiding? (Hint – his secret is giant bosses, and puzzles. Hope you like Minesweeper!) The next set become available at 55, starting and finishing the Dread Master storyline – Terror From Beyond – On the distant planet Asation, a Hypergate has been opened, unleashing bizarre creatures from Scum & Villainy – On Darvannis, a group of Cartel Pirates have made their presence known. You are sent to defeat them, and find out who is TRULY behind their dastardly deeds! (Hint – Shockingly, this also has giant bosses, along with a puzzle.) The Dread Fortress – The true villains have been revealed! You invade their Fortress on Oricon, with the hopes of defeating Dread Master Brontes (Hint – Who is protected by giant bosses, and a puzzle. THE INTRUDERS ARE HERE LOCK DOWN ALL ENTRIES) The Dread Palace – Dread Master Brontes and Styrak have been defeated, and rather than stretch the remaining four out for another four raids, now you get to meet them in their very homes! Which are filthy! But you’ll find that the Dread Masters have prepared for your entrance (With giant bosses, and puzzles!) Finally, the next set of raids introduced with Shadows of Revan – The Ravagers – More Pirates! More Bosses! More puzzles! Temple of Sacrifice – Finally, it’s time to confront Revan! But in order to get to him, you’ll never guess what you have to get through! (Bosses…puzzles…) Operations have several versions - Story Mode, designed to be accessible to anyone level 50-65 and designed mostly for casual play and people who want to see the story. Medullah fucked around with this message at 18:28 on Aug 13, 2017 |
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Post score from the last thread. I think I win.
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Ainsley McTree posted:As good a reason to resub as any I guess That's an uhhh interesting new avatar buddy. nonentity posted:
How strange it says I edited that post at 18:20 but I didn't even post it...
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neurotic posted:Thanks for taking the time to write up a really good summary Medullah. No mention of the DvL event though? It's one of the only things that keeps me logging in... Well, from the OP, quote:"So, should I wait until December to subscribe?" Well, that depends on when you played last. If it's been a while, now is a PERFECT time to resubscribe as there is an event going on through November 29th called the Dark vs. Light event which rewards some pretty neat things for starting a new character and completing various tiers, including mounts and incredibly overpowered armor that gives you XP bonuses along with stats equivalent to a level 50 character useable at level 1. In addition, everyone is currently gaining XP at a 200% rate which allows for some incredibly fast leveling (My record is taking a character from 1 to 65 in 6 hours). But it is after the trailer.
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Bob NewSCART posted:I heard that they shook up classes quite a bit. How are marauders after the shake up There are some datamined changes for the upcoming expansion. Marauders were the overall highest damage spec for PvE throughout 4.0, and I don't expect the changes coming to make that much different. Melee classes no longer can be interrupted when doing "channeled" abilities like Ravage, so that'll be nice in PvP.
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Fuzz posted:Stick some other people's referrals in! My referral link is my reward for posting constantly even when I'm not playing. :P
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Ainsley McTree posted:Did they change any classes' rotations significantly, or will I be able to pretty much pick up where I left off with my muscle memory? I stopped playing shortly after Chapter 10 came out. Well as of right now they're pretty easy. Arsenal merc is pretty much the same as it was in 4.0. A few changes coming up but mostly to simplify things. DrunkenGarbageCan posted:Pffft. Ironically I edited that out right as you posted that. I believe my edit is appropriate.
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Though honestly Ainsley, you might want to make a new toon - double XP and get some rewards for doing the Dark v. Light event. Leveling is obscenely fast right now.
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Ainsley McTree posted:I have been meaning to level an assassin (and a gunslinger (and a sage))...I suppose this would be the time to do it. Level up both to 65 and do the requirements to get some DvL gear and packs!
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Bombogenesis posted:Any of you nerds able to toss an invite to Imiolli, Imp-side? Finally got off my rear end and doing this DvL nonsense on at least one character. Related: Madness sorc is not as good as hatred assassin. .... Madness Sorc DOMINATES Hatred, so I'm assuming you got that backwards. I'm assuming you followed the instructions to get an invite but no one is on?
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Fuzz posted:You get locked out of the SP storyline as soon as you start Revan stuff, right? You can do class story anytime until you start KOTFE.
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Utnayan posted:Have they toned down the ability bloat? Same as it was at launch. If you just want to jam through story you can do it with as few moves as you feel like using. If you want to play any of the endgame activities or PvP there are a few more moves you'll want to use. Never really understood the ability bloat complaints. This isn't a console game, it's a MMORPG. At least it's not EverQuest, there you had literally hundreds of spells and abilities. Even the most complex class can do almost everything with one or two bars.
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Thyrork posted:Did everything at launch Fallen Empire, worth resubbing to see everything that came in patches? If you enjoyed KOTFE you'll probably enjoy KOTET so it's worth subbing for at least a month. 
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Yeah let me tell you the main reason I don't use (Agent story spoilers) Kaliyo is because on my Operative, second character ever played back at launch, used her exclusively. Then came Corellia and i lost her, so I had to switch to Scorpio since she had second best gear but it was still rough to go through that drat planet with under geared companion. Stuck with Scorpio after that.
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Oct 12, 2016 23:57
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I couldn't use Lokin because as a pre 2.0 Operative literally all my damage came from backstabbing and he couldn't tank. I like Concealment better now overall, though I do miss the PvP insane burst of Hidden Strike, backstab, vanish, Hidden Strike. Killed most people before the knockdown wore off.
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Oct 13, 2016 00:17
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Cythereal posted:Better than Jedi Knights. For the grand finale to their story, they're required to use T7-01, their very first companion. Haven't used T7 since you got your second companion? Sucks to be you. Yeah that was added very quickly after launch. There were always people shouting for help with the final fight.
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Oct 13, 2016 00:20
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Now all the taxi points are unlocked automatically so the time traveling is cut dramatically. And with legacy perks, you can make quick travel have zero cooldown so hopping around planets is much easier.
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Oct 13, 2016 00:56
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Ainsley McTree posted:You can also gain lots of XP and gear by grinding out heroics which are A) now soloable and B) give you handy-dandy teleporters straight to the quest location when you pick up the quest (from a terminal, which lists them all out so you don't even have to find them in the world anymore). You can bang them out real quick and save time if you just wanted to do class quests and skip the planetaries. Or at least I assume you still can. Yep, I did the 8 level 50s for the DvL event almost entirely through Heroics and PvP. A few of them didn't even have their ships when they hit 50.
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Oct 13, 2016 01:12
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I mentioned it before but the DvL armor is not just great for its +XP boost, it has phenomenal base stats too. It's essentially level 50 armor wearable at level 1. It bolsters well in PvP and you don't even need to put mods in it. The best reward ever for altaholics.
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Oct 13, 2016 03:29
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Baron von der Loon posted:Oh really? What happens? It's just a more solitary video of you flying your ship. Since you don't have them yet, there's no interaction with your companions (For example, the Inquisitor is training Ashara in the regular entrance)
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Oct 13, 2016 12:39
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Some datamined info about a new thing to grind post 70, Galactic Command. Also some little tidbits in there - they're releasing a new type of Party Jawa it appears, so people who missed out on the sub reward early on can do the achievements. KOTET chapters (and possibly KOTFE chapters) can be replayed on higher difficulties with characters. There will be a new portable faction neutral holo-class trainer like the Hutt statue from RotHC, Senya.
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Oct 13, 2016 12:43
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sassassin posted:Even with slower leveling it's a really poor way of communicating to players what their stuff does. There are tons of in game tutorials, and the skill trees explicitly explain the perks. They even made it so if a skill is buffed it flashes and is highlighted. What more would you like to see?
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Oct 13, 2016 17:56
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prefect posted:When you gain a level where one of those passive buffs kicks in, it says something like "Trained ability Something" on the middle of the screen, but it fades away super-fast, and it isn't in the chat window, so it's very easy to miss. True, but if you view through the "skill tree" tutorial or whatever it's called it explains the skills, passives and actives.
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Oct 13, 2016 18:07
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Waldorf Sixpence posted:Tactical FPs pop so so quickly, I knocked them all out in a couple of days. You have to do a ton of them for Shadow of Revan anyway. Hard mode flashpoints on the other hand... What server are you on again? You could always transfer over to JC and i could give you a hand.
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Oct 14, 2016 00:26
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Cyron posted:how do i change specs? i talked to the advance class trainer and nothing. do i need to buy the legacy unlock or am i missing someone? You speak to the skill mentor in the combat training area, or you can buy the field respec perk for 200k to do it at any time. Both specs are good, I'd say Pyrotech is probably better early on and leveling. AP is better for HM raiding, but obviously if you're not doing progression raiding any spec is good.
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Oct 14, 2016 01:40
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Cyron posted:i assume pyrotech is plasmatech for VG? i am playing pubside so i am a bit lost. Yeah sorry. Don't sweat not knowing the class as you're leveling, just have fun and enjoy what you can of the story.
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Oct 14, 2016 01:59
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DrunkenGarbageCan posted:Liking this, gives a character something to do once they've completed KotET. I'm way more interested in class changes though. You have to admit there's some fun in hitting level 3 in your stronghold though. I assume you know, but jedipedia has the class changes up. Nothing too earth shattering.
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Oct 14, 2016 02:26
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I wouldn't be opposed to setting up a group Sunday night if there's interest to kill the ops bosses needed. Should only take an hour or two.
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Oct 14, 2016 13:58
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EdEddnEddy posted:Well looks like I will have to give it an honest go this weekend. OP is still accurate (especially since, y'know, it's a week old), most goons are on Jedi Covenant. DrunkenGarbageCan is a Harbinger raider and Waldorf is some sort of foreign terrist.
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Oct 14, 2016 17:24
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bagrada posted:My old 7 1/2 completed class storylines are over on begeren colony or something like that, but I made a sith marauder named Bagrada for DvL on jedi covenant. He may get replaced by an imperial operative this weekend, I haven't decided yet if I'm going to hang around and try to do raids and guild stuff or if I'm just going to bum rush the easier DvL achievements then call it quits. I'd recommend clicking a referral to get a free transfer and transfer one of your BC toons to JC, that way your legacy will transfer too.
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Oct 14, 2016 18:24
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givepatajob posted:I had played when this first came out, then quit for whatever reason. Rolled a Commando and I'm enjoying blowing things up. You weren't kidding about the quickness of leveling. It's pretty insane. Look for a request to join the guild soon so I can poo poo up the chat with inane questions. Realistically if you plan on doing any endgame stuff you'll want one of the following - Biochem - Make yourself Stims (must have), Medpacs (Nice to have), Adrenals (you don't need these unless you're doing serious endgame). Synthweaving - Makes some of the most useful augments - Critical and Alacrity. Also can make the actual Augmentation Kits to add augment slots to your gear. Armstech - Makes Power augments and Augmentation kits Armormech - Makes Shield and Absorb augments and augmentation kits Now, if you don't plan on endgaming Artifice is a good choice for money - you are the only craft that can make dyes, and some of the color crystals you can make sell for a decent amount (but most of the high value ones are only obtainable by reverse engineering an old raid weapon)
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Oct 14, 2016 19:41
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Bilirubin posted:I could occasionally join in to tank/offtank where needed. I still haven't finished the dead masters HM ops (one or two bosses respective) or any of the later content. You don't need to do HM ops to finish Oricon storyline, that can be done with SM. Believe me, you don't want to do DF/DP HM.
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Oct 15, 2016 06:16
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Bilirubin posted:Oh I've already done them SM. Just a bit OCD about seeing 3/5 or 4/5 or whatever in the HM achievements column I wouldn't hold my breath. That's No Goon, in it's prime, had a regular group of 8 Hard Mode raiders. We played every Tuesday/Thursday night and knew our group like the back of our hands. We beat HM DF like 3 times and HM DP like 4 times. HM DF and DP is a HUGE change from SM. Unless TNG gets a group of 8 regular raiders again, I wouldn't expect do anything past EC HM. 
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Oct 15, 2016 07:21
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nessin posted:For leveling up an Alliance character to 65 on the DvL event I figured I'd do it with a Commando or Sentinel. Which one is my better option for being able to power through to 65 as soon as possible? If you've done neither class story I prefer the Knight storyline. If you don't care about story, Commando will probably be a bit quicker because of range. But again, XP is so fast now that it really doesn't matter.
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Oct 15, 2016 16:28
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DrunkenGarbageCan posted:
"But I get quicker queue pops when I queue as tank"
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EdEddnEddy posted:Got to Lvl 21 after like 4 hrs of play total this weekend. I posted this the other day - Realistically if you plan on doing any endgame stuff you'll want one of the following - Biochem - Make yourself Stims (must have), Medpacs (Nice to have), Adrenals (you don't need these unless you're doing serious endgame). Synthweaving - Makes some of the most useful augments - Critical and Alacrity. Also can make the actual Augmentation Kits to add augment slots to your gear. Armstech - Makes Power augments and Augmentation kits Armormech - Makes Shield and Absorb augments and augmentation kits Now, if you don't plan on endgaming Artifice is a good choice for money - you are the only craft that can make dyes, and some of the color crystals you can make sell for a decent amount (but most of the high value ones are only obtainable by reverse engineering an old raid weapon). If you don't plan on doing "serious" endgaming or crafting you might want to just go with Scavenging, Bioanalysis and Slicing. That way you can sell the mats you get on the GTN and slice open credit lockboxes along the route while you're playing. quote:Oh and also, all the in game Mail items I have in my Mailbox comes to each new character I create correct? They aren't tied to a single character one they are redeemed? (Stuff like Anniversary gifts and the Pre-Order/Collectors Edition stuff?) Correct.
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Oct 17, 2016 17:14
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Proud Christian Mom posted:This previous post was useful for chosing Crafting/Gathering combos That information is outdated, it's why I took it out.
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Cross-Section posted:1) In the class stories, just an influence drop Even that's been nerfed. There's no such thing as an influence drop - what used to give you negative affection now just grants a smaller amount of influence than making the "right" choice. Ironically, for raising your influence with companions it's better to choose a choice they disapprove of than something they don't have any opinion of. Of course, in KOTFE that can lead to some companions leaving but any companion that leaves can have a "non-canon" version pulled back after you finish KOTFE.
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