A shame really. Imperial Agent has the best story. One of Bioware's best written stories.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic |OT| EA: "Let's blow this thing and go home!"
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A shame really. Imperial Agent has the best story. One of Bioware's best written stories.
Its the ati card. Not saying its atis fault but it seems like a large amount of ati users are having issues.
This is the first MMO I feel that I'm truly getting into, yet I'm basically playing it by myself...
I just hit level 10 and the OT helps huge as I think I understand this *WAY* more than I ever did with WoW, and I hit about level 17 on there.
Hit up all the trainers to get XP, figured out that my companion does the crafting, saw that I can mod my guns (or at least the first Orange gun I got)
Picked my Advanced Class, and now I see the skill tree. It seems really indepth and all this is "hidden away" until you progress further, which makes sense.
I'm just over 6 hours in and I've barely broken the surface - but I'm really enjoying it even though I may not be getting the most out of it, because I'm just following the story/class based quests solo.
Should I consider/or ask to join the GAF Empire guild?
I just hit level 10 and the OT helps huge as I think I understand this *WAY* more than I ever did with WoW, and I hit about level 17 on there.
Hit up all the trainers to get XP, figured out that my companion does the crafting, saw that I can mod my guns (or at least the first Orange gun I got)
Picked my Advanced Class, and now I see the skill tree. It seems really indepth and all this is "hidden away" until you progress further, which makes sense.
I'm just over 6 hours in and I've barely broken the surface - but I'm really enjoying it even though I may not be getting the most out of it, because I'm just following the story/class based quests solo.
Should I consider/or ask to join the GAF Empire guild?
I would just in case you need help, advice, or just fun chat. The gaf guild seems full of nice people.
That's what I was hoping for, cause I'm still relatively clueless when it comes to certain MMO tropes so I wind up asking in the general chat how I can access this, or view that.
Is there a limit on the guild? I don't want to take up a slot if I'm not going to be active/good enough to participate in raids and what not...
I'm sure this has been asked en masse already but should I be PM'ing someone via the board, or in game? My ingame name on Kellar's Void (Empire) is " Supa'Hot'Fire "
hey everyone i see alot of people have questions about joining the The Gaf Empire on the PvE server Keller's Void and the OT hasnt been updated to show all of our officers. our GM as most of you probably know by now from either looking at the OT or from other GAF members is Villeon (in game) but as you also know hes not in the game 24/7 so your more than welcome to whisper any one of our officers in game which off the top of my head are Dignus (which is myself. i also have 2 alts which are Sciion, and Eregoren so you can write me on any of them for an invite), Somnia (Somnia also has an alt which is Alicar), Verigan, and i believe Sona is also an officer if i remember correctly. please ask any of us in game for an invite. when you do please provide your GAF account name so we can verify who you are because at the moment our guild is only allowing GAF members to join while the hype of this game is still very big and we are on the free 30 days...once the free 30 days are over and the people who dont want to continue to subscribe are gone (because it always happens) and we just have a loyal guild whos going to stick around then that will most likely change and we will start inviting friends and family of GAF members first then any others. we are also doing this to make sure our guild stays friendly, helpful, and fun as its been since the first day of early access. if we accepted any and all invites we get (which you'd be surprised just how many random people ask for invites in game) from random people just because we want to have a large guild then people would start fighting and being rude and offensive and we do not want that and take it very seriously. thankfully that hasnt been a problem with The GAF Empire. we've all had nothing but fun together and we hope to continue to stay that way. thank you for taking the time for reading all this for those who did and have fun 
Oh, I'm sure it is. ATI's been complete shit for me all year long. This is far from the first game to have issues.
definitely amd's fault. their drivers have been shit for years and they have issues with tons of games for the first few days or weeks
Full doesn't mean everyone is high enough level to be on Nar Shadda
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
I agree, it's pretty lame. The other night I was in instance 2 on Nar Shadda, and I flipped over to instance 1 to play with a friend. I come over to one, and there were 28 people in the area :-/
There should be hundreds. At least. Even places like Coruscant, an early planet, almost always have less than 100 people on it. Kinda lame. I love, love, love the game; but seriously, there needs to be more people running around; otherwise, the world feels just a tad barren.
Oni Link 666
Member
There are a lot of Bounty hunters. I think it might have something to do with them being the closest thing to a WOW Hunter in this game. They do have a lot of similar moves too.
I just did the Alderaan PVP warzone and thought it was really good. It's pretty much Arathi Basi. It's laggy as hell though. I don't know what was up with that. Is it really laggy for you guys?
I also did Mandalorian Raiders tonight. I thought it had some really cool fights. I'm impressed by what kind of boss mechanics they're throwing at us even in these early dungeons. Some of that stuff you don't see until raids or heroics in WOW. There was something wrong though. None of the bosses dropped any loot except for the last one. :\
I also got to 25 on my BH and got my mount. That's 2 tons with mounts in 1 week of playing. I really want some Bobba Fett armor. Does any boss or any vendor have that Mandalorian set? I saw that the PVP vendor has some Storm Trooper orange gear for level 40. I'm definitely going to get that and wear it around.
I just did the Alderaan PVP warzone and thought it was really good. It's pretty much Arathi Basi. It's laggy as hell though. I don't know what was up with that. Is it really laggy for you guys?
I also did Mandalorian Raiders tonight. I thought it had some really cool fights. I'm impressed by what kind of boss mechanics they're throwing at us even in these early dungeons. Some of that stuff you don't see until raids or heroics in WOW. There was something wrong though. None of the bosses dropped any loot except for the last one. :\
I also got to 25 on my BH and got my mount. That's 2 tons with mounts in 1 week of playing.
I really want some Bobba Fett armor. Does any boss or any vendor have that Mandalorian set? I saw that the PVP vendor has some Storm Trooper orange gear for level 40. I'm definitely going to get that and wear it around.
kyo_daikun
Member
There was over 100 on Nar last night when i was playing, then I went to Tatooine and there was about 80 on there.
Great op, lots of info
Getting this game tomorrow, cleared so much shit off my pc-- only mmo I've played was DC Universe beta on PS3--huge fan of Bioware though (KOTOR, Origins, ME, JE)
Best newcomer. satisfactory class would be? Leaning on the Bounty Hunter. "Western vibe".
Getting this game tomorrow, cleared so much shit off my pc-- only mmo I've played was DC Universe beta on PS3--huge fan of Bioware though (KOTOR, Origins, ME, JE)
Best newcomer. satisfactory class would be? Leaning on the Bounty Hunter. "Western vibe".
For me bal was annoying shit nar was mediocre and tatooine is a fucking masterpiece that makes everything worthwhile.
CC complainers should read this: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=61363
It's all about watching your resolve bar and knowing which CCs are the longer ones. I have my break CC ability mapped to my ~ key, so I can hit it quickly.
It's all about watching your resolve bar and knowing which CCs are the longer ones. I have my break CC ability mapped to my ~ key, so I can hit it quickly.
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Deleted member 17706
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Does this game take forever and a half to exit out to Windows at the end of a session for anyone else? I think it literally just took me 5 minutes from exiting the game before I got control of my cursor back in Windows.
I'm going to try killing the task with the task manager from now on and see if that expedites it.
I'm going to try killing the task with the task manager from now on and see if that expedites it.
Wow, fantastic read. Thanks for linking it, I honestly didn't even know there was a thing like resolve in the game at all. It isn't really explained anywhere in game. I think if they pushed that forward more so people understood how it works it would calm a lot of the rage.
Aw damn, I really am quite tempted to get this game, but I know I probably shouldnt
Imperial Agent just sounds awesome though...
This has probably been asked a billion times, but can you choose your own server (are some locked for high volume?) Id like to get on Keller's Void for the gaf guild if/when i get this game
Imperial Agent just sounds awesome though...
This has probably been asked a billion times, but can you choose your own server (are some locked for high volume?) Id like to get on Keller's Void for the gaf guild if/when i get this game
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
Oh....... God.
Being this is my first MMO, 99.9% of that entire article went completely over my head. I've been playing ToR as a single player game for the most part, save for a couple flashpoints and grouping for a few heroics. I have no strategy other than pressing my hotkeys in an order that seems to work.
If anything, that article scared me away from PvP. lol ;p
It's not all that bad. Some matches are shit, others are awesome.
Don't think they have any specific meaning. It will require the community to assign priorities like they did for the WoW ones.
kyo_daikun
Member
Balmorra was just too long, dragged out a bit, I liked Nar as I like the Hutts and the storyline (although Nar ended up being too short, never the right balance!)
Personally I think Nar Shadaa is the lowest point of the game. Maybe tied with Tatooine. Nar Shadaa I honestly just found boring, none of the storylines were particularly interesting and it was just way too much running around and having to take the taxis all over the place. Visually it looked great but just..yeah. Tatooine took it to the other extreme of just "Hey! You just got your speeder around this level, why not test it out?!" a very small amount of quests given to you at any time and constantly sending you all the way across the fucking desert. I couldn't even finish Tatooine, I did my class quest and then spent an entire level in the warzones just to get away from it.
Alderaan however is quickly becoming my favourite planet in the game so far. Very interesting quest lines on the Empire side and the scenery is gorgeous.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Really enjoying Mercenary so far. Ranger/hunter is my least favorite class ever, but anything that can heal and do damage in heavy armor is my cup of tea. Been a real weird mix for me.
About halfway through Hoth now on my vanguard, loving it still. Hoth is an amazing looking planet, and I didn't think Balmorra was nearly as boring as some seem to (though it's probably quite different as a pubby than an imp). Credits still flowing in at a way-too-high volume it seems like, but whatever. Ending act 1 felt awesome, hoping act 2 can live up to it.
Maelstrom Prison was awesome. Not gonna spoil it but seriously anyone who doesn't do TaralV/Maelstrom is missing out.
UI still sucks dick, but aggro management feels like a breeze (sort of like current wow, where threat is just a non factor as long as people aren't going balls out on every different target), so it's not AS bad. targetting mobs and crap is still annoying but when you can hold aggro running around hitting everything it's not a big deal. Feels like a BC era warrior tank in heroics to me, basically, which is a good thing - very fun.
Maelstrom Prison was awesome. Not gonna spoil it but seriously anyone who doesn't do TaralV/Maelstrom is missing out.
UI still sucks dick, but aggro management feels like a breeze (sort of like current wow, where threat is just a non factor as long as people aren't going balls out on every different target), so it's not AS bad. targetting mobs and crap is still annoying but when you can hold aggro running around hitting everything it's not a big deal. Feels like a BC era warrior tank in heroics to me, basically, which is a good thing - very fun.
Lord Phol
Member
@ the PvP hate.
It's not hard as melee to stay on top of your target, and while yes, it certainly is not easy... Just.. You know: "L2Play" and all that.
Sith War / Jedi Knight: You have snares and you have CC. Is it as robust as ranged classes? Fuck no. You are melee, deal with it.
Spamstring
Chilling Scream -> Savage Kick
Force Crush.
There are more.
Sith Inquisitor / Jedi Consular: You have a fucking AoE snare on top of all the CC lockdowns you get. You don't get to complain about CC. You have CC out the ass. Use it.
Melee is fine.
Rant:
Battlegrounds are and always will be in general a clusterfuck of dipshits and assholes rolling their faces on their keyboards trying to get kills. Start a premade, hop in vent/skype, and communicate.
But don't cry about being melee in a random BG, that's just ridiculous. "I am being targeted by all the CC, FUCK THIS GAME" Sorry you don't get to last hit the random guy with low health, but it's a team oriented mode not a "I press buttons and kill shit, so therefore I win" mode. Be glad the other team is blowing all their CC on you and not the healer healing you or the ball carrier or the 9 other fucking people on your team.
/Fucking rant.
The thing is though the CC durations are way too long and they got really short cooldowns, it's so easy to shut someone completely down with just two people. I haven't even seen this so called anti-cc bar do anything because i'm always dead before it's even 70% filled up.
And yes being meele shouldn't be roll your face over the keyboard and win, but just look at Commandos/Mercs. They got Heavy armor, good damage/minor heals or good heals/minor damage, they got anti-meele pushbacks and slows and shield to negate damage plus they are ranged. They are like Paladin merged with hunters except they don't have a pet.
Once my charge is on cooldown i'm fucked.
And about the brackets thing, you could at least have two brackets 10-25, 26-50, would help alot. I almost never had problems with bg queues in wow and I played alot of low level bgs.
Now I'm playing on the most popluated EU server and it takes like 15-20 minutes to get into a game, with no brackets I don't understand how that's even possible. Perhaps people are too busy open world pvping, which is at least someting to look forward to then (I like open world pvp).
Oh and while I'm at it, do something about the spawn things in voidstar, joining in the mid of a game having your guy fly around the whole map for like 45 seconds while ur comrades are trying to defend is just dumb. And the spawn barrier needs a fix. You can get stuck for like 30 seconds in the wrong room even when everyone has all ready moved on.
//End rant
I know I complain alot but I still enjoy the game, it's just some things really gets on your nerves and some decisions are really hard to understand. But it is an MMO and MMOs evolve over time and (hopefully) gets improved so I still got faith in it.
Merry Christmas to you all!
kyo_daikun
Member
Yeah thats right, just so you can type attack fire next instead of the guy on the far right or something.
Hopefully press on to level 30 tonight, been dragging my heels a bit the last few days.
While the commando hate is fresh in my mind....I think people really overestimate how survivable a commando/mercenary really are. Yes, they have heavy armor, yes they have a 25% damage reduction CD, but other than that it's not even REMOTELY the same as them being a 'tank' healer. I mean, an operative behind cover is more durable than a Commando or Merc. ComMercs have well under half of the mitigation that a Powertech/Vanguard have, despite the heavy armor (Something like 50% vs 20%), and it's not actually that hard to kill them if you focus them.
As a medic spec com, I can't go head-to-head with anyone unless they REALLY suck.
I get very bad frames in pvp bg and in cities. I have read its a issue with quad core processor.There are a lot of Bounty hunters. I think it might have something to do with them being the closest thing to a WOW Hunter in this game. They do have a lot of similar moves too.
I just did the Alderaan PVP warzone and thought it was really good. It's pretty much Arathi Basi. It's laggy as hell though. I don't know what was up with that. Is it really laggy for you guys?
I also did Mandalorian Raiders tonight. I thought it had some really cool fights. I'm impressed by what kind of boss mechanics they're throwing at us even in these early dungeons. Some of that stuff you don't see until raids or heroics in WOW. There was something wrong though. None of the bosses dropped any loot except for the last one. :\
I also got to 25 on my BH and got my mount. That's 2 tons with mounts in 1 week of playing.
kyo_daikun
Member
I heard it was dual cores, I have a quad and the only place I ever get any lag is the imperial fleet, always assumed it was due to the fact that its always packed tho.
NemesisPrime
Banned
Can someone tell me if it's possible to skill (not just play extremely gimped) either a Jedi Guardian DPS-oriented or a Jedi Sentinel with just one lightsaber?
I don't dig the dual-wielding.
Basically are all the skills in the Jedi Sentinel path requiring that you have two sabers equipped?
I don't dig the dual-wielding.
Basically are all the skills in the Jedi Sentinel path requiring that you have two sabers equipped?
Thanks!
I dig the visual style of the Guardian over the Sentinel anyway.
What? ini? I don't follow. =/
Now even when I turn my textures up the player model is still fucked and warped looking. This is really annoying.