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Star Wars: The Old Republic |OT| EA: "Let's blow this thing and go home!"
- Thread starter Emitan
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Entirely disagree.
Alderaan almost made me quit the game.
IMHO, having a mount should always be a bonus and never ever be requested for proper game progression...but Alderaan, gosh.
It takes so long just to get somewhere, arguably longer than doing said thing will take you sometimes. Really ridiculous ; if you don't have your speeder, no chance in hell you can progress.
Tatooine was the same in that regard, but at least Tatooine had an interesting class quest (for Bounty Hunter at least) and I liked the locale more. Alderaan was just dull, through and through.
Doing an Imperial Agent playthru right now, and I'm hoping to hell the Class Quest on Alderaan will grip me because I'm really dreading the moment I step back there.
EDIT : Just to clarify I did have a speeder, didn't make it any less awful.
Also, I want a spoiler for the Imperial Agent questline! Still in Act 1 at the moment, but I'm wondering...
IMHO, having a mount should always be a bonus and never ever be requested for proper game progression...but Alderaan, gosh.
It takes so long just to get somewhere, arguably longer than doing said thing will take you sometimes. Really ridiculous ; if you don't have your speeder, no chance in hell you can progress.
Tatooine was the same in that regard, but at least Tatooine had an interesting class quest (for Bounty Hunter at least) and I liked the locale more. Alderaan was just dull, through and through.
Doing an Imperial Agent playthru right now, and I'm hoping to hell the Class Quest on Alderaan will grip me because I'm really dreading the moment I step back there.
EDIT : Just to clarify I did have a speeder, didn't make it any less awful.
Also, I want a spoiler for the Imperial Agent questline! Still in Act 1 at the moment, but I'm wondering...
There is no way Jadus dies like this, right? There is no way they'd dare kill this awesome guy in an off-screen terrorist attack? Surely it's all a ploy by him?
HarryDemeanor
Member
What you might be seeing is a character's legacy surname. You unlock that after one of your characters finish Act I.
You can't create custom titles.
This is why I have been doing warzones off and on during my play time. They make great supplement EXP and help bridge snooze gaps in the planets so you can just focus on what you want. For instance I got very far ahead on my EXP by the time I got to Tatooine, I just did the group quests, some smaller 'interesting' quests and my main quest and got the hell out of there. I am just about to get Alderaan on my smuggler and I am lvl 34. I do the same supplement with warzones I should be at the next location just doing my main class stuff as a lvl 37 or so.
The other great thing about warzones is it allows you use all the companions you can use while you are busy. Don't need to keep that one companion around you at all times, you can send him/her a on mission for crafting or gathering or (in my regard) underworld trading. I have gotten blues and purples on all my cybertech mods in the lvl 20 and under range now. Its going to be awesome when I want to outfit alts. In fact the main thing I want to pursue now isn't even class questing, I want to go back some worlds and try to find rare schematics through commendation lockboxes and see if I get lucky.
Castor Krieg
Banned
Does anyone else have a problem seeing Light/Dark responses? I can see it on my IA, but they are absent on my Inquisitor, makes me pick filthy Light Side answers!
Any way to fix that?
Any way to fix that?
Legacy name can be used as "legacy title" right? How does it appear?
Name
Guild
Legacy title
or
Legacy title Name /Name Legacy title?
autobzooty
Member
I think you might have to turn it on in the settings.
Indeed. Majority of the settings are (who idiot desinged this?) character specific without ability to make them default. Keybindings included.
autobzooty
Member
Well I use very different bindings for my Jedi than for my smuggler. Certain options should be universal though.
IMO Keybindings should be universal, with an option to make changes for invidual characters.
Same with other settings for that matter... (ie "Sith Corruption", "Cover bar" are something that wouldn't be universal, "show alignment gain" should be universal)
HarryDemeanor
Member
Well I guess it could be considered a sort of "custom title." You can display a Legacy name two ways.
I believe it's the way you put it in the first example or:
Title, Name
The "insertlegacynamehere" Legacy
Guild
Agent Verigan
The Baine Legacy
The GAF Empire
Second example is:
Title Characternamehere Legacysurname
Agent Verigan Baine
TriniTrin
war of titties grampa
So for some reason i cannot disable sith corruption showing. I select the option and hit apply and ok but then if I log out it changes back. Also, when I change it my portrait stays the same (with Sith Corruption). I made an actual sith and i dont like how the corruption makes my guy look sickly.... Anyone had this happen?
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Wow, Bounty Hunters get the best partner ever 
Oh ffs, so annoying trying to save for my speeder. I got up to about 35K, could see the light at the end of the tunnel, then I dinged 26 and had to drop over 15k on training... for two freaking skills! I think one (technically the level 25 twirling baton o' death saber strike) was fucking 12k alone. Thanks for nerfing slicing Bioware, heaven forbid I make any money at it, much better to make me succeed at like 60% of the 30 minute long crew missions and then get rewarded with augments that don't sell to anyone. I'd do something other than slicing but 2 of my 3 companions as a Consular are good *only* for slicing.
So now I'm trying to sell shit on the still moribund AH but it's taking forever. So I'm stuck running running running around Tatooine like a chump and questing is grinding to a halt because I have to hoof it 10 minutes to get anywhere. Just getting from the cantina to the spaceport in Anchorhead is a surprisingly long hike, what a joke.
I'd do something other than slicing but 2 of my 3 companions as a Consular are good *only* for slicing.So now I'm trying to sell shit on the still moribund AH but it's taking forever. So I'm stuck running running running around Tatooine like a chump and questing is grinding to a halt because I have to hoof it 10 minutes to get anywhere. Just getting from the cantina to the spaceport in Anchorhead is a surprisingly long hike, what a joke.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Oh ffs, so annoying trying to save for my speeder. I got up to about 35K, could see the light at the end of the tunnel, then I dinged 26 and had to drop over 15k on training... for two freaking skills! I think one (technically the level 25 twirling baton o' death saber strike) was fucking 12k alone. Thanks for nerfing slicing Bioware, heaven forbid I make any money at it, much better to make me succeed at like 60% of the 30 minute long crew missions and then get rewarded with augments that don't sell to anyone.
So now I'm trying to sell shit on the still moribund AH but it's taking forever. So I'm stuck running running running around Tatooine like a chump and questing is grinding to a halt because I have to hoof it 10 minutes to get anywhere. Just getting from the cantina to the spaceport in Anchorhead is a surprisingly long hike, what a joke.
You could of not bought the skills?
Wow, Bounty Hunters get the best partner ever
So they are the anti-Consulars then.
I'm not sure about any of the other classes, but even not playing the rest I'd bet cash that the Consular's have the worst companions, and it takes so long to get them too. I only got my second one at the end of Nar Shadaa, and while slightly less useless than the lizard dude he's still no great shakes. And it's great how his crew skills are basically the same recently nerfed skill as your ship droid.
Oni Link 666
Member
I hated Alderaan. I thought it was the worst zone so far. I totally do not give a flying fuck about monarchs and nobles and all that crap and there was way too much running into a castle and killing 150 dudes to get where you had to go. And the whole zone ran at like 15 fps to boot.
So they are the anti-Consulars then.
I'm not sure about any of the other classes, but even not playing the rest I'd bet cash that the Consular's have the worst companions, and it takes so long to get them too. I only got my second one at the end of Nar Shadaa, and while slightly less useless than the lizard dude he's still no great shakes. And it's great how his crew skills are basically the same recently nerfed skill as your ship droid.
From what I have seen, Jedi Knight seems to have the best companions for the republic followed by Smuggler (My main) with Consular being the absolute worst. From what I could play in beta, I did like Nadia though for Consular and I think she is definitely on the higher end of the 'female' companion list goes for republic (However small it may be... seriously, why is it 3/4th of the empire characters get 2 female companions and you only get 1 in ALL of the republic ones ><) Its funny too, I like playing Consular far more thanks to all its utility options. Playing as a shadow tank as well as doing damage from behind a target using stealth as an opener is awesome. But the companions till Nadia just seem flat, it doesn't help that the story is pretty boring compared to the others. (Its a good but very boring story.)
On my smuggler I got me a wookie as my second companion
(Too bad corso's tanking style fits with my combat better then him -.-; )cartoon_soldier
Member
Tharan is an excellent companion for Consulars, at least when it comes to questing and taking down elites.
Just installed, wondering how active the EU Gaf guilds are at the moment? From the OP I see the Republic side seems to have more members?
Yeah... Dunno how NeoGAF Empire is faring. Whenever i'm playing, Tomb of Freedon Nadd has a queue so i don't bother with it.
BTW, Currently playing on "something" Tunnels, English RP server, Bounty Hunter, in case there are people who want to play.
HarryDemeanor
Member
There's three books tied in with the game which are Deceived, Fatal Alliance, and Revan. Whether they're actually good or not I do not know.
EDIT: Looks like there's two more as well - Blood of the Empire and Threat of Peace.
EDIt 2: Make that three - The Lost Suns. I didn't even know there were a total of six books. Hell, I'm probably missing a couple more too.
I picked up Old Republic today, despite being a MMO noob. The game is doing its massive install now, but should be done soon. Can anyone be kind enough to suggest a starting point for me in terms of choosing a character and any tips of developing said character? Looking to do a light side character initially if that matters. I have no preference in terms of playstyle, I just want something that is easy to get into until I learn the ropes on my own.
I am not expecting a novel or serious time commitment here, just a few lines of helpful advice. Thanks in advance for anyone willing to help or guide me to better resources.
I am not expecting a novel or serious time commitment here, just a few lines of helpful advice. Thanks in advance for anyone willing to help or guide me to better resources.
I think any of the classes should be easy to play as, but you may want to try out Trooper or Jedi Knight. For some reason I think those might be easier.
Pieces of advice: Read the tooltips and tutorial stuff. Look for people with a golden triangle above their head, and talk to them. They will give you quests. Don't waste money buying better equipment early on; You'll find or receive better stuff constantly.
Also, don't waste time trying to clear out areas; Enemies will respawn fairly quickly.
RoninChaos
Member
So even when I put in the AA thing in the ini, it doesn't work. It lets me save the file and everything. When I click on the file again, the AA line is gone.
WTF? Any suggestions?
WTF? Any suggestions?
Where's the fun in that?
Trolled. Get all 40 of them? Yeah right!
If you play all 8 classes through sure.
Yup.
TheDancingWatermelon
Member
cartoon_soldier
Member
On the Consular Storyline.
Things definitely pick up with Act 2 and now I am in Act 3
Things definitely pick up with Act 2 and now I am in Act 3
Children of the Emperor and shit yo
Welcome to the future
yep, can't wait. Arrives on Friday.
Felix Lighter
Member
I read Star Wars The Old Republic Decieved. It was decent. It takes place during the sacking of Coruscant. It fleshes out this cinematic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOLANti8UCY
The Old Republic takes place a few years after the events of the book and it lets you know why things are the way they are in galaxy at this point.