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Was one of them fat?
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- Thread starter Emitan
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Was one of them fat?
ya, why is this? outdoor areas in WoW were never instanced, right? like the barrens or ashenvale forest or whatever
Nope. They used a middleware engine for TOR that was developed back when instancing was the tech of the future, thus we get dead worlds.
whats middlewear mean?
and either way, the game came out like what, 6 years after WoW did right? wtf
The game was built on a third party engine, not one created by Bioware.
Obviously plays a role and I need to check out the other side sometimes in the future. The queues must have come from somewhere afterall.
I just hope Bioware just doesn't downplay these issues for too long.
lvl 29 170k and all i do is slice. It essentially makes money a non issue and I buy stuff frequently.
SuperAndroid17
Member
I wonder when they're going to nerf Slicing. Everyone and their mothers are pretty much using it for easy money.
Felix Lighter
Member
Damn it. I'm always broke. I went with armstech, scavenging and investigation. Selling crafting materials on the Galactic trade network brings in some money but for the most part, crafting is expensive. I'd hate to give up on the progression I've already made.
Felix Lighter
Member
That's not the same slicing. Slicing is also a crew skill and you send companions on slicing missions that, apparently, involve just bringing back cash.
I see, I didn't get the skill for my companion at first. Can I respec my merc and get it now?
Felix Lighter
Member
You gain crew skills by talking to the crew skill trainers; their icon on the map looks like a diamond I believe. You get a gathering, crafting and mission skill. Slicing would be your gathering skill. The op has a good description of the systems and skills. You can drop the skill and switch it to a new one at any time I think but I believe you lose all progression in the skill you drop.
Stahsky
A passionate embrace, a beautiful memory lingers.
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
Ha! I think that's an apt phrase.
SuperAndroid17
Member
I'm really enjoying the music so far , from some of john william's pieces to original compositions.
I wish these were in the game though , are they?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nitJd6cIXU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yirmOUeTONA&feature=related
I wish these were in the game though , are they?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nitJd6cIXU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yirmOUeTONA&feature=related
I'm loving the game alot, but here are some concerns I have going forward:
- Slicing ruins the economy. All that free easy money is going to be terrible in the long run. I still do it, but I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't.
- I'm in Balmorra and there are just way too many quests so I'm getting slightly bored. Level-wise I shouldn't be there anymore and all my class quests there are done, but I'm a completionist so... Yeah I guess I'm ruining it for myself, really.
- Space missions can be really fun and entertaining, but they are too long! I hate it when I have all goals completed and I still have to derp around for two minutes...
- The instancing hasn't been a problem for me and I keep seeing lots Of other players. I hope it stays that way and that I keep leveling the same speed as others.
Also today we killed a heroic world boss in Balmorra and both of the purple drops were for me and me alone. Too bad I had died and released so I didn't get the codex entry and the loot master was unable to give me any items. Now people are vendoring my off-hand item and stripping all mods from the boots and re-modding them. Yay!
- Slicing ruins the economy. All that free easy money is going to be terrible in the long run. I still do it, but I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't.
- I'm in Balmorra and there are just way too many quests so I'm getting slightly bored. Level-wise I shouldn't be there anymore and all my class quests there are done, but I'm a completionist so... Yeah I guess I'm ruining it for myself, really.
- Space missions can be really fun and entertaining, but they are too long! I hate it when I have all goals completed and I still have to derp around for two minutes...
- The instancing hasn't been a problem for me and I keep seeing lots Of other players. I hope it stays that way and that I keep leveling the same speed as others.
Also today we killed a heroic world boss in Balmorra and both of the purple drops were for me and me alone. Too bad I had died and released so I didn't get the codex entry and the loot master was unable to give me any items. Now people are vendoring my off-hand item and stripping all mods from the boots and re-modding them. Yay!
You don't have to respec so often. Pick something and stick with it
Yup. I actually was wrong. I have 185k at lvl 29. Started slicing at lvl 12 or so.
Stahsky
A passionate embrace, a beautiful memory lingers.
What's the fun in that? I picked a class that had two options for the purpose of playing both options. I shouldn't be punished for it.
I spent thousands of gold on respecs alone in WoW before dual-spec came along on my mage. I could manage it on that game, and I hope I can do it here.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Is Slicing some MMORPG term that I somehow never picked up on in my long years playing MMORPGs?
cartoon_soldier
Member
This laptop sucks and I keep getting interrupted by people so I'd have to keep leaving the game. Might being able to play tomorrow.
Stahsky
A passionate embrace, a beautiful memory lingers.
It means hacking, and is a profession in this game
No, Slicing is one of the gathering crew skills. Some missions you can send crew members on bring back credit lockboxes rather than crafting materials.
What a waste of time
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Ah, interesting. It's a Gathering skill then? I had better go train that asap.
arts&crafts
Member
so I should drop scavenging I guess. Right now I am investigation/armstech/scavenging
Stahsky
A passionate embrace, a beautiful memory lingers.
Yes, having fun has been a large waste of my time
No you should drop Investigation because Slicing is a mission skill not a gathering skill.
arts&crafts
Member
No difference really. I guess UT and invest and diplo are ONLY missions? Slicing has world nodes like bioanalysis and scavenging though.
If every class in the game was hybrid, I would be ok with this, but they're not. It would be unfair to allow them to swap between different roles on the fly, when other classes are regulated to one. I wouldn't mind dual specs being put into the game, but with some limitations applied... not the WoW version.
Stahsky
A passionate embrace, a beautiful memory lingers.
I'm not asking for them to take the cost away. Just make it a bit less punishing.
but lets be honest here, there will be no change to it. the high cost means more time investing to gather the credits. so in the end, my complaints mean nothing
in all likelyhood, i won't bother playing this game once i catch up with the end content for the story stuff, as the pvp is pretty borked too. good thing the story is pretty fun for the JK
/played will give you your in-game time.
The cost doesn't seem that bad to me tbh, granted I've only respecced 3 times, but it was something like free, 800, 5k? Also take into account that the costs are probably balanced with level 50s in mind. So, while those credits might seem big at your level, they become more insignificant as you level up. I remember thinking 200k speeder was a lot. Then I hit 40 with 400k (w/o slicing).
I didn't even know that there are nub trainers for the Naga, haha. In my opinion, you just need to keep at it until you develop the muscle memory for it. I find my Naga to be an invaluable tool now.