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  1. I get what you mean. I actually like Theron's personality, but I was looking at it from the stand point of nothing about them being explained in game.
  2. For the most part yes, but for those mentioned preferred that had subbed for several months or even years, they probably have the artifact gear certification. Not saying every preferred does, but I myself do, and when I wasn't subbed I was on the same gear tier as my HM guild raid team.
  3. Agreed. More about Lana and Theron might make people like them more. I personally like both, but for different reasons.
  4. Doubt it. I personally like when they do, although interaction is rare.
  5. I agree, it just seems like the perfect revenge/justice for everything he's done.
  6. As someone who loved the Revan book explaining Scourge's background, this would have made SoR perfect. I also feel that it was a HUGE missed opportunity with the Nathema chapter, as Scourge has been there himself. It also could have explored/explained Kira's backstory as well. Perhaps and the other children were molded by the emperor there.
  7. Am I the only one who was hoping for an option at the end of KotET where you could keep Valkorian, possibly trapped in the holocron of Dramath, and use his force ghost for knowledge, or even power? He would lose his influence over you trapped in the holocron, and could not use his power against you or any of your allies. I guess similar to the case of the SI and the Force Ghosts you bind, or even Zash and Khem, except he's in your head, however no longer having access to your mind. He would be like your very own Cortana. I personally loved Valkorian's design and thought the VA was spot on as well.
  8. Definitely agree. I miss the days of constant raiding being available.
  9. I never meant they should get equal access, and definitely wasn't implying free. It should cost, but on a constant basis, such as how subbing for 15 got you an expansion, but to buy RotHC unsubbed was 20 I don't think players should be blocked from endgame, just given an alternative way to pay for it to continue support and development of the game. We all just want to have fun, and right now endgame is anything but fun.
  10. I'm not assuming anything, only stating that for someone who is only interested in PvP or raids, they may not feel it's worth paying, whether they can afford it or not, with a significantly reduced player base. I also never declared to represent everyone, but sub or not no one here that cares about endgame content can say that they don't want more players in the game to speed up queue times? Side note, assuming anyone's age is ignorant and also irrelevant to the topic. You act as though what I've said goes against your points, when I've already said that I believed tokens for endgame or one time purchases for content similar to how they handle expansions would be a step in the right direction to bring back players.
  11. I love all the responses about if you can't afford 15 a month. Clearly they can, hence the ability to reply to forums and the internet allowing them to do so. But if you're not interested in every aspect of the game is it worth it? Also can we please stop with the Starbucks comparisons. We get it, no free coffee, but let's not compare over priced, subpar coffee to the beauty that is this game. The main problem being the lack of players, not the lack of free "coffee" is what's driving people away. Here's a good example of what we mean: Last night I spent a good while on my guild ship playing with the gtn to design a new character, and seeing people trying to put an Ops group together I thought I might give it a try again. GF wouldn't pop, and the group never got filled, no matter how long they posted looking for additional players. This is the problem, for SUBS. Sure subs pay money for all content and the best QoL, but is your gameplay experience really any better when you can't play the content you want, even with your sub? We don't want free coffee, just more people to drink it with.
  12. So I'm trying to get a hold of the original Cyan "light blue" lightsaber crystal. I saw a few on GTN the other day, however I didn't buy one due to a lapse in judgment. I went and looked for it literally the next morning and the listings were gone. I've checked every few hours since then, with no new listings. If anyone has one, or if the individual who posted the listing sees this, I would like to negotiate for one of them. The listing was only for about 100k. Thanks in advance.
  13. As someone who currently bounces between subbed and "preferred" I would like to add to this. I started F2P because I was never an mmo/rpg fan, and didn't want to pay for a game I wouldn't enjoy. I played WoW for about 6 months several years before Swtor came out and didn't care for it myself. I also was not big into RPG games, KotOR and TSL being an exception because Star Wars. I quickly fell in love with the game, and especially the amazing story telling of the class quests. I played 2 characters F2P all the way through. I eventually subbed shortly after for the Makeb expansion and to be able to create more characters. At that time, long before KotFE, the incentives for subbing were very much worth it. Active playerbase, expansions with a great amount of content, and good stories to go with it. Makeb and Oricon were fantastic and well worth a monthly sub. So let's skip ahead to KotFE. Chapters killed it. Period. I like that they wanted too give us "fresh content" every month, but you can go through a chapter in a day or so. The rest of the month was the same grind for endgame, but with no added content for endgame. All the changes that were made, the companions taken, this literally killed my guild. We used to have several full 16 player raids every week, and even 2 HM runs as well. KotFE caused everyone to abandon everything we had worked for over the years, but I can't blame them. Right now, the playerbase is so diluted it's sad. None of the KotFE/ET planet have more than 10 people on at a time. The other day I was on a new toon and saw over 50 people on one of the very few first planets, Balmorra I believe. That's it. I remember starting a new character and there being near 200 people on starting and capital planets sometimes more. Even now, those numbers show people would rather replay the class stories than any of the expansions. Even Iokath is a desolate wasteland. When you don't have several people all fighting over the same daily objectives in an instance, you know your game is dying. The supposed server mergers never needed to be a thing before. Perhaps BW is aware of this, and I hope they're secretly working on something awesome to rectify this, but the game is staying afloat somehow. As F2P, I hated some of the restrictions, but I understood the reasoning and it was acceptable. As long as I could play the main story I was fine. That is the whole point to F2P. I don't believe you should have to sub for story content as long as you pay for the expansion. You aren't required to sub, you still get to experience the story, and BW still gets paid. The game is definitely a lot harder with F2P restrictions, reduced exp, and only 5 revival probes that quickly run out and force you back to base. However, looking back after having played subbed for so long I feel more accomplished with that toon, and he's still my main to this day. Now "preferred" is a flawed status to me with equally flawed requirements. I do not think spending $5 one time should automatically make you preferred. I think preferred should be reserved for those players that legitimately stayed subbed for an extended period of time, having paid a good deal of money to supporting the games continued development. For example, the people who were subbed since launch, but quit when KotFE turned the game into something they didn't like, they should be "preferred" by BW, and should be rewarded as such. Should they still get CC, perhaps, but in smaller quantities. The limitations on their QoL should also be much closer to subbed QoL than it is, as currently it's no different from F2P besides a few more credits. I myself became "preferred" shortly after KotFE, and after having paid for a couple years of sub, that literally meant nothing, because I felt no difference between my "preferred" status and F2P. I eventually took time away from the game until just a few months ago so I could play through all of KotET, and the state of the game is at an all time low. There are several things they could do to bring players together, but BW would rather segregate them into groups based on how much they give a damn about you. F2P is fine, as only the most casual players are genuine F2P, however they should still get access to posting in the forums and submitting tickets. The real issue is with preferred status, which can easily be fixed by allowing them a few more privileges, such as removing the credit cap, gear restrictions, ect. I will be returning to preferred soon, as the content doesn't warrant much past solo stories anymore. My guild will not be returning any time soon, and finding groups for Ops is difficult with the current server population, especially for decent players that know their roles and the operations themselves. You should never wipe on a SM Op. So with all this what incentive is there to sub right now? BW needs to make some big changes to bring players back, let alone keep the few they still have. I love this game and my 16 toons, but the recent content they have given us doesn't warrant a constant $15 from people's wallets. Even the newest Op isn't worth it. Perhaps the next expansion will be, if BW actually listens to the players for a change. I've seen a few recent changes in this area, but it isn't really enough. Hopefully the project they're working on now will breathe life back into the game, giving us better content (as well as our remaining companions, with a damn good story explanation for their absence), and bring players back to the game. As others have mentioned, players are content as well, creating a better gaming environment for everyone. If BW would realize this and respect their players a little more, perhaps one day this game will be teeming with life again. As for now, I'll just be sticking to solo PvE, creating new characters and replaying old content. Sorry for the book I've written and the rambling it contains. I just hope BW is paying attention and takes some of this to heart.
  14. I agree with this completely. Anything in the TOR era, the time right before the prequels, and the Jedi knight stuff with Kyle Katarn are all too good not to be Canon.
  15. Pyro is excellent, and imo is exactly where it needs to be. Pyro needs no changes whatsoever. As far as Arsenal and Bodyguard, the first thing that needs to be adjusted is heat, not the resource system, just reduced heat on a few things. I would like to see all specs of Merc being great for all aspects of gameplay.
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