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Star Wars: The Old Republic |OT| EA: "Let's blow this thing and go home!"
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shoot me a /tell on either Dauthi or Alicar
Nightz
Not on right now, but I'll get on in a bit.
Ok I'll try to find you.
I'm having a lot of trouble with these space battles.
Too much action in my MMO! I'm no good at these
I don't know how to avoid hits. It's even harder when I'm trying to aim at the same time.
Make sure you get the level 1 upgrades. I could not beat the first mission without them. Especially the offensive ones, they are essential for saving that ship.
I didn't want to spend credits on my ship but I think I'll have to.
There's no way I'll be able to afford the mount at level 25. I'm so broke.
I'm half way through level 19 and about to head to Taris. I think I heard it was 75k credits or something? I'm not even remotely close to that number.
Azzurri
Member
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Level 19 for Taris? Is the planet order different for Republic players? I just got to Taris and I'm lvl 37.
Oh that's way less than 75k. Still far away from where I am though.
I guess? The galaxy map said it was 16-20 or something.
The other choice I had was Nar Shadaa or whatever. That one was higher level than Taris.
Oh... I'll probably click like 3 times.56k if you're a moron and press right-click twice.
Yes. And Republic gets to Balmorra way later.
so i bought the game but i not have tried it at my house which is were my computer is, so for the moment i put it on my gf's laptop to see if she can run it so that she gets her own copy of the game. well it runs but everything is on low and it ranges from 25 fps to 40 should i have vertical sync on? i guess my question is what setting would be good to get the best out of her low setting(if that makes any sense)
If I remember I'm pretty sure it's 32-36 for Balmorra for Republic.
Hawk269
Member
Really? Can anyone confirm this? I think if it is accurate that is very cool. I know alot of talk about time of day settings for planets or planets have day to night cycles is missed by alot of people, but this would be cool since we do not have time of day cycles.
I think this has been discussed earlier, but does anyone else feel like melee classes in this game just suck? I'm currently playing Sith Marauder and taking on more than 1 opponent at a time is just a total pain in the ass, having no CC or AOE whatsoever. Medium armor isn't cutting it either, as I'm taking a lot of damage from mobs.
I dunno, I just feel like a lot of classes are just not working and the game needs a lot of tweaking.
I dunno, I just feel like a lot of classes are just not working and the game needs a lot of tweaking.
I can confirm it, as I've been through Taris on both my Sith Juggernaut and my Jedi Shadow.
It's been discussed on the last 2 or 3 pages, haha. I agree that SW/JK need tweaking.
Marauders do get some CC, but it's droid only.
In my opinion, melee (specifically Jedi) are tough to play. A bunch of folks on the forum say we're not playing right so it's us and not the class. Not sure what to believe. Without a combat log, there's no way to see where the deficiencies are.
I think there's some truth to that they're tough to play, but it is the class.
I did actually see a good post on the forums -
While the broken part is a bit much, it is a good way of putting what the issue is in terms of Juggernauts, and for Marauders you can pretty much just swap Tanks with DPS.
They're perfectly viable if you play your cards right, but you'd do a better job as another class. In my opinion, anyway.
I was looking forward to the space battles but that first one was not easy, the protection one. I failed the first time with 20 seconds left but finished on the 2nd attempt with like 5% ship health left (the other ship, not me).
Second one I did was much better though since it didn't involve protecting anything.
Second one I did was much better though since it didn't involve protecting anything.
Ok. Can anyone convince me that the Vanguard/Powertech mechanics are fairly different in comparison to the Merc/Commando?
I want to roll a Repub alt so I'm not rehashing the Empire stuff. I tried both Jedi classes, and hated them both. I'd prefer to have something that could tank, so that pretty much limits me to Vangaurd. I'm just hoping it feels different enough then my Merc, that I won't regret it. Also... how does the Trooper story hold up?
I want to roll a Repub alt so I'm not rehashing the Empire stuff. I tried both Jedi classes, and hated them both. I'd prefer to have something that could tank, so that pretty much limits me to Vangaurd. I'm just hoping it feels different enough then my Merc, that I won't regret it. Also... how does the Trooper story hold up?
I think it's interesting that my lvl12 Trooper can do the same damage as my lvl29 Jedi Guardian (DPS spec) at range in PVP with no danger of being caught in AoE.
I choose my character based on aesthetics and I think the Jedi Guardian is great that way. But it and its mirror class should be buffed based on the little experience I have with other classes.
If you have not much utility then you need much higher damage to compensate and I'm not seeing that.
Rage generation is a lot trickier than the other energy management systems. Using all of your rage generation/management tools properly is hugely important and minor mistakes can be very punishing. The dual wield classes lack enrage for off-GCD large resource burst. Carnage/Combat in particular without 0m range force charge seems really vulnerable to resource deprivation.
Marauder/Consular get berserk using the fury resource to reduce costs of abilities but they do seem to lack all of the rage tools that Guardian/Juggernaut have available (No saber throw either!). As an immortal tank my rage is very fluid and I feel my damage is very good (And it has to be because threat boost is only 50% for my abilities).
Masta_Killah
Member
Can I get an inv for US Empire gaf? Been trying to get a hold of an officer for the last 2 days and haven't had any luck. Toon's name is Raynah.
I'm on now, character name is Dauthi.
Masta_Killah
Member
kk, logging on
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
i like the in-game mail follow-ups for a lot of quests. Nice little touch.
Im on Tatooine right now and its nice to see mention of Rakata.
Im on Tatooine right now and its nice to see mention of Rakata.
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
I am still wavering on pve versus pvp. I am completely engrossed in Skyrim right now and would love to play a Star Wars game like it. PVE sounds close. Am I correct?
DangerousDave
Member
This game is nowhere close to Skyrim, is much closer to a KOTOR or even Mass Effect. But, yes, unless you plan to focus in killing other players (or surprisingly you enjoy being attacked by a group of people when you are injured because you just fighted against a boss), PVE is the way to enjoy the single player (or coop based) game.
cartoon_soldier
Member
Reached 50!
Anybody know how to start the questline for FP Directive 7?
Anybody know how to start the questline for FP Directive 7?
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
Do you have the ability to mark your quests like you do in Skyrim and ME?
There should be a quest giver in the Imperial Fleet(Republic Fleet if your republic).
krameriffic
Member
They are nearly identical, though on paper they don't look anything alike. The trooper uses ammo for his resources, 12 little pips, each ability consumes 1-4 of them. The regeneration rate is dependent on how many pips you currently have and you get a variety of different ways to restore them in combat with abilities. Heat is exactly the same thing in reverse. You start out at 0 and abilities create heat that is exactly proportional to the mirror trooper ability up to a maximum of 100. If an ability would put you over 100, you can't use it until it degens back down far enough.
For instance, plasma grenade (trooper) and fusion missile (bounty hunter). Plasma grenade costs 4 ammo or 1/3rd of your total. Fusion missile creates 33 heat, or 1/3 of your maximum. The regeneration rates are also proportionally the same in each of the 4 regimes (indicated on the UI by a set of arrows).
The trooper uses an assault cannon while the BH dual wields blaster pistols. I don't know if this has any long-run advantages for either side, but if it does, they are probably marginal. There are some other minor differences that favor the BH, mostly animation time stuff. The trooper abilities Full Auto and Mortar Volley both animate slower and more clunkily than their BH counterparts. This actually matters on Full Auto because taking damage can easily cause you to lose a tick of damage dealt as it channels.
BattleMonkey
Member
The Guardian and Jug I think work very well, the Maurader and Sentinel though I do think are poorly thought out. Have a couple nice abilities, but the other dps classes have more utility and just overall more fun.
From what I understood, the animations look like they have different speeds, but from time of button pressing the results are done at the exact same time, just the combat animation looks slower/faster than the other.
DangerousDave
Member
The problem is that there are too many ranged enemies. That force you to move a lot under fire, minimize the effect of the AoE attacks, etc. Also, even if there are some big range attacks (like Jedi jump), the problem is that you can miss easily the scope of the battle, because you can be surrounded easier by enemies, and have attackers out of the screen. In range combat classes, you don't lose time going to melee distance, and you can keep all your enemies on screen.
Probably the melee classes have to be adjusted to take the "several guys in several places shooting at me" inside the equation. If there are 3 guys shooting at you and you jump to the center one, you'll have 2 guys out of the screen shooting you. Then, you go to another one, and you have still a guy shooting you from the back. In range, you have all them in screen and you can react better.
TurtleSnatcher
Member
Can someone help me explain this Commando talent?
Cell Charge
While Armor-piercing Cell is active, critical hits with rounds and Full Auto have a 50% chance to generate 1 energy cell. This effect can not occur more than once every 3 seconds.
First - I don't get it..
What is 'rounds'? I get that if I use "Full Auto" and I crit then I will get an 'energy cell' but it also seems to indicate another skill benefits from this?
Also..
What is an 'energy cell'? This some sort of resource that I'm not aware of? I play Commando and have for the past 24 levels and never heard of this... Our energy bar is 'Ammo' on all our skills.. so I know it isn't that...
Cell Charge
While Armor-piercing Cell is active, critical hits with rounds and Full Auto have a 50% chance to generate 1 energy cell. This effect can not occur more than once every 3 seconds.
First - I don't get it..
What is 'rounds'? I get that if I use "Full Auto" and I crit then I will get an 'energy cell' but it also seems to indicate another skill benefits from this?
Also..
What is an 'energy cell'? This some sort of resource that I'm not aware of? I play Commando and have for the past 24 levels and never heard of this... Our energy bar is 'Ammo' on all our skills.. so I know it isn't that...
With how many melee enemies there are that punch me in the face and knock me out of cover, I disagree that there are too many ranged enemies.
There is nothing more frustrating, combat wise, than being knocked out of cover. Like all my damaging abilities require me to be in cover.
I think I just don't like the normal encounter design in this game. Pretty much every single fight is a group fight. I much prefer fighting things one at a time. Here, you can't "tactically" choose which type of enemy to fight. You have to fight both melee and ranged all the time. And one of the types will always suck for you.
There is nothing more frustrating, combat wise, than being knocked out of cover. Like all my damaging abilities require me to be in cover.
I think I just don't like the normal encounter design in this game. Pretty much every single fight is a group fight. I much prefer fighting things one at a time. Here, you can't "tactically" choose which type of enemy to fight. You have to fight both melee and ranged all the time. And one of the types will always suck for you.
That's what bonus series are for! I never touched Corellia outside of my class quest and I'm glad I didn't.
Grav Round and Demolition Round also benefit from the talent.
A single unit of ammo is an Energy Cell.
TurtleSnatcher
Member
Angelus Errare
Banned
Holy shit at the Imperial Agent story line in Act 2!! Shit is gettin fuckin real in deez screets! OMG OMG OMG SOOOOO FUCKING good. I did not see this shit coming
LOL at you other classes with your piss poor stories (lookin at you Jedi Consulars)
LOL at you other classes with your piss poor stories (lookin at you Jedi Consulars)