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The Dog & Duck / Re: My most favourite Lego ever
« on: June 29, 2012, 08:06:16 AM »
My latest Lego sets, Lego SWTOR:
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General Gaming / Re: What are we all currently playing?
« on: June 29, 2012, 08:02:41 AM »
Still SWTOR.
LIGHTSABERS!!!
LIGHTSABERS!!!
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The Dog & Duck / Re: Game of Thrones
« on: June 29, 2012, 07:58:22 AM »
Epic music video is epic.
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Important Information / Re: SWTOR Server Transfers
« on: June 18, 2012, 04:45:57 PM »
Anyone with an inactive account tried this yet?
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Important Information / Re: SWTOR Server Transfers
« on: June 18, 2012, 03:24:02 PM »
Post here if you're a member of The Farstar Alliance and need an invite once you get transferred.
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The Dog & Duck / Re: It reproduced!!11!!1!1!11111!1
« on: June 16, 2012, 08:29:55 PM »
Grats dude.
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Important Information / Re: SWTOR Server Transfers
« on: June 16, 2012, 08:45:43 AM »
Just a little update on this.
I'm seeing claims by the folks over on the SWTOR subreddit, that you can actually initiate the transfer process without being subscribed.
I'm not sure if this is true, but should Frostclaw get flagged as an Origin server, it might be worth trying it out before you decide to resub just to transfer.
A word of warning though: All mails and items in your mailbox gets deleted when you transfer. So if you've used your mailbox as an extra bank, as some do, you will lose all of those items.
I'm seeing claims by the folks over on the SWTOR subreddit, that you can actually initiate the transfer process without being subscribed.
I'm not sure if this is true, but should Frostclaw get flagged as an Origin server, it might be worth trying it out before you decide to resub just to transfer.
A word of warning though: All mails and items in your mailbox gets deleted when you transfer. So if you've used your mailbox as an extra bank, as some do, you will lose all of those items.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic / Re: Star Wars - Free to Play?
« on: June 15, 2012, 08:43:30 PM »Already downloading the damn client. =P
Bah, I'm weak. Haven't resubbed yet though as I've already snuck stuff onto the gf's cc this month.
And I actually want to test myself in the upcoming week to see if I can generate some income on my own or if I need to resort to a job.
FYI, server is super quiet atm, as we're al holding our breath waiting to hear whether we transfer or not.
Should find out on Monday, as it looks like they've ceased server transfers for the weekend (slackers).
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Star Wars: The Old Republic / Re: Star Wars - Free to Play?
« on: June 15, 2012, 01:28:50 PM »
Be honest, you knew I'd pop up in this thread, didn't you? 
Firstly, I'll say that I don't think there ae definite plans for SWTOR to go F2P. I think they have F2P scenarios in place, in case they need to push the button. I'd b suprised if it did so soon, but I guess stranger things have happened (The NGE springs to mind...).
As for your bad points below, I'll try and give you my feedback for each point. Be warned though, I'm a big fanboy of this game, and it can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. I've enjoyed every aspect of the game thus far.
The Heroic quests are a really fun part of the game for me. Sure, if you can't get groups for them, they become a royal pain in the ass, especially if your a completionist, like me. I've levelled my Sage to 46 so far without doing a Flashpoint or Heroic really, and that saddens me. It's not through choice, but through lack of server popuation to do it with. That said, you don't need to do a single FP, heroic or WZ to level up to cap. I know, I've done it.
1.3 is currently on the test server right now, and that brings the group finder, which includes options for finding groups for planetary content. This, combined with server transfers, will make finding groups so much easier. I've tried it, it works, its cool. Plus, no cross-server idiots to worry about.
Not really sure what your gripe is with Coruscant, as I've levelled through it at least 6 times so far, and have enjoyed it each time. Maybe it's not as 'open' as you anticipated, and this is what is putting you off? Dromund Kaas does my head in however, and it was a real chore pushing two imps through that.
Again, not something I've really noticed. After the first play through of most none class content stuff, I just hit spacebar anyway. Legacy perks in 1.3 might help you here. You can tailor a toon to get more XP from Class quests, Flashpoints and Warzones, as wel as Exploration, so it's entirey possible to skip most world conten.
Not an issue for me, but then I'm not a writer
I agree here, and get round it by playing Lightside. So far, I've had no urge whatsoever to play a Dark side character, with the only exception being when I get DS points for making a decision that I would in RL, and me thinking that theres no way I should have got DS points for it! I also play my Sith and BH as LS too.
As I said previously, I'm still playing it and loving it. We're doing Ops (when it ain't GW2 beta weekend) and PvP when we can, I'm sitting on two 50's with a third well on the way, and a plethora of alts in their mid-20's.
SWTOR for life babeh. Or something...
Firstly, I'll say that I don't think there ae definite plans for SWTOR to go F2P. I think they have F2P scenarios in place, in case they need to push the button. I'd b suprised if it did so soon, but I guess stranger things have happened (The NGE springs to mind...).
As for your bad points below, I'll try and give you my feedback for each point. Be warned though, I'm a big fanboy of this game, and it can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. I've enjoyed every aspect of the game thus far.
The Not So Good:
- Elite quests. I forget what they're called in SWTOR. I think Blizzard have it right here. They're aware people just skip them and are building something to compensate for that. They're a legacy of the pre-WoW MMO market and the audience has moved on from them.
The Heroic quests are a really fun part of the game for me. Sure, if you can't get groups for them, they become a royal pain in the ass, especially if your a completionist, like me. I've levelled my Sage to 46 so far without doing a Flashpoint or Heroic really, and that saddens me. It's not through choice, but through lack of server popuation to do it with. That said, you don't need to do a single FP, heroic or WZ to level up to cap. I know, I've done it.
1.3 is currently on the test server right now, and that brings the group finder, which includes options for finding groups for planetary content. This, combined with server transfers, will make finding groups so much easier. I've tried it, it works, its cool. Plus, no cross-server idiots to worry about.
- Coruscant and Nar Shadaa. Note that both are city planets. The design of both of these zones completely ticked me off and I didn't get past either. The Cataclysm underwater zone Vashj'ir is a bit of a trial too, but I've actually played it through several times and will probably do so again. Something is really wrong with SWTOR's city zone design for me.
Not really sure what your gripe is with Coruscant, as I've levelled through it at least 6 times so far, and have enjoyed it each time. Maybe it's not as 'open' as you anticipated, and this is what is putting you off? Dromund Kaas does my head in however, and it was a real chore pushing two imps through that.
- Chatty quest-givers. I never imagined this would be a bad thing, but it was surprisingly antisocial. Since the social aspect is a big reason that I play MMOs at all, let alone the ones I choose, chatty quest-givers and their funny gestures proved to be a negative.
Again, not something I've really noticed. After the first play through of most none class content stuff, I just hit spacebar anyway. Legacy perks in 1.3 might help you here. You can tailor a toon to get more XP from Class quests, Flashpoints and Warzones, as wel as Exploration, so it's entirey possible to skip most world conten.
- The storylines: a little too unstructured. WoW Cataclysm goes too far the other way, but it nevertheless provides some strong contrast. What do I think should have happened? My Sith inquisitor should have arrived on that third planet (whatever it was called), reported to the local Imperial commander and been routed back and forth to junior officer quest-givers. Pretend my inquisitor is attached to that officer's command on temporary assignment while working on the sneaky overall objective. Instead, as I recall, I didn't meet the local commander until about three quarters of the way through the zone. Narrative cohesion doesn't mean a linear quest structure.
Not an issue for me, but then I'm not a writer
- Stupid evil. On more than one occasion I found myself wondering how the hell the Empire functions at all if everyone sits around indulging their sadism. Quite screwing around folks and get on with conquering the galaxy. I know Star Wars is a straight-out good vs evil universe, but when I mass-murder rebels quickly for the sake of efficiency instead of slowly for chuckles I really don't think I should be earning light-side points.
I agree here, and get round it by playing Lightside. So far, I've had no urge whatsoever to play a Dark side character, with the only exception being when I get DS points for making a decision that I would in RL, and me thinking that theres no way I should have got DS points for it! I also play my Sith and BH as LS too.
Any feedback on my points? What did and didn't work for you? If you're still playing, how's it going? If you gave up on it, what would it take to entice you back?
As I said previously, I'm still playing it and loving it. We're doing Ops (when it ain't GW2 beta weekend) and PvP when we can, I'm sitting on two 50's with a third well on the way, and a plethora of alts in their mid-20's.
SWTOR for life babeh. Or something...
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General Gaming / Re: What are we all currently playing?
« on: June 13, 2012, 11:11:42 PM »
SWTOR
Waiting on Frostclaw to come up in the server transfers.
Waiting on Frostclaw to come up in the server transfers.
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The Dog & Duck / Re: My most favourite Lego ever
« on: June 11, 2012, 08:09:59 AM »Its unarmed. An gunless rifter...
I would pay money for eve related lego though.
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The EVE ship got the 10,000 votes it needed on Cuusoo to be eligble for a review by Lego for production. It's currently being reviewed by Lego to see if it's suitable for production. If CCP agree to the licensing, it'll likely get produced.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic / Re: Ranked WZ and LFG Tool Coming in 1.3
« on: June 08, 2012, 11:49:40 AM »
Just a brief update to this.
I've being tooling about on the 1.3 PTS (got my main copied over), and so far, it's looking pretty cool. The Group Finder is nice, providing top end comms as rewards for random Hard Modes. It's not cross server either, so you don't have the cloak of anonymity that most nubs hide behind, which is nice.
Augment changes are nice too, adding Augmentation Kits which allows you to add augment slots to any piece of existing gear. It means you can make that favourite custom set of gear even more viable at end game.
I've being tooling about on the 1.3 PTS (got my main copied over), and so far, it's looking pretty cool. The Group Finder is nice, providing top end comms as rewards for random Hard Modes. It's not cross server either, so you don't have the cloak of anonymity that most nubs hide behind, which is nice.
Augment changes are nice too, adding Augmentation Kits which allows you to add augment slots to any piece of existing gear. It means you can make that favourite custom set of gear even more viable at end game.
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Important Information / Re: SWTOR Server Transfers
« on: June 08, 2012, 11:46:37 AM »I suppose it would be a bit silly to sign back up for a month just to catch the server transfer.
Damn you Coruscant for being such a lousy zone.
As soon as BW release more info on whether you actually need an active sub or not, I'll update you guys here. I suspect they will require you to have one, but you never know. It would be cool to do it from your account page, and give it a couple of months to see how things go before you decide to resub or not.
The FAQ on this is being posted by BW on Tuesday.
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Important Information / Re: SWTOR Server Transfers
« on: June 07, 2012, 11:50:51 AM »
Not sure Goatey, hasn't been confirmed yet. An FAQ should be due in a couple of days.
I wouldn't go as far as to say things have fizzled out just yet. I'm confident server transfers will get the ball rolling again. I'm on 1.3 PTS now, and it's looking pretty good.
I wouldn't go as far as to say things have fizzled out just yet. I'm confident server transfers will get the ball rolling again. I'm on 1.3 PTS now, and it's looking pretty good.
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Important Information / SWTOR Server Transfers
« on: June 07, 2012, 10:06:02 AM »
Hi Folks,
I'm cross posting this from The Farstar Alliance forums. Just an FYI for any of you HoJers who still want to play SWTOR to start the transfer process, or be stuck on a dead server!
Tuesday 12th June is the date Bioware have given for Server Transfers to begin. With the proposed system, our server, Frostclaw, will become an Origin server, or a Destination server. If it's an Origin server, we will be given the option to transfer to a predetermined Destination server. We don't get to choose which Destination server we go to, and there will only be one Destination server chosen, so we should all stay together.
Obviously, I think most of us are in agreement that server population has nose-dived, and that we do need to transfer.
As far as the guild is concerned, we will need to recreate the guild on our Destination server should we need to move. Bioware have stated that guilds with Guild banks will be granted them again for free once they recreate the guild.
My main concern at this point is making sure all guild members who want to transfer get the message and are given opportunity to do so. Unfortunetly, many of you guys have moved on to other games, or decreased your play time (understandable, given some of the recent changes and population issues). However, if you do want to continue playing SWTOR at some point, I do urge you to monitor the Server Transfer news and Destination servers when that info is released.
Also, if you play along with other members of the guild who don't currently play SWTOR, please pass this information on. I honestly believe that a busy, active server would breath new life into this game for a good many of us.
I'll keep updating this thread with Server Transfer news as and when it happens.
Cheers,
Kurtt
I'm cross posting this from The Farstar Alliance forums. Just an FYI for any of you HoJers who still want to play SWTOR to start the transfer process, or be stuck on a dead server!
Tuesday 12th June is the date Bioware have given for Server Transfers to begin. With the proposed system, our server, Frostclaw, will become an Origin server, or a Destination server. If it's an Origin server, we will be given the option to transfer to a predetermined Destination server. We don't get to choose which Destination server we go to, and there will only be one Destination server chosen, so we should all stay together.
Obviously, I think most of us are in agreement that server population has nose-dived, and that we do need to transfer.
As far as the guild is concerned, we will need to recreate the guild on our Destination server should we need to move. Bioware have stated that guilds with Guild banks will be granted them again for free once they recreate the guild.
My main concern at this point is making sure all guild members who want to transfer get the message and are given opportunity to do so. Unfortunetly, many of you guys have moved on to other games, or decreased your play time (understandable, given some of the recent changes and population issues). However, if you do want to continue playing SWTOR at some point, I do urge you to monitor the Server Transfer news and Destination servers when that info is released.
Also, if you play along with other members of the guild who don't currently play SWTOR, please pass this information on. I honestly believe that a busy, active server would breath new life into this game for a good many of us.
I'll keep updating this thread with Server Transfer news as and when it happens.
Cheers,
Kurtt