Bioware - Why the Clones?

you find used stuff on the ground and throw it on your companion? isnt it obvious?

In the case of Corso Riggs (the Smuggler companion) it's not a case of picking up the stuff you find on the ground. His character specific quest reward gear is stormtrooper gear.

In the case of Corso Riggs (the Smuggler companion) it's not a case of picking up the stuff you find on the ground. His character specific quest reward gear is stormtrooper gear.


It's kinda bewildering actually. Here I am, a dashing outlaw with no love for the Republic, and my first mate is running around dressed like a gd enlisted man.

Ever heard of military surplus? Why do you think civillian semi-auto rifles bear a striking resemblance to the military equivilent in many cases? Cost & consumer preference.

Anyway, most posters don't seem to have played many MMOs. The worlds are populated with clones. It's not economically viable nor practical to have each NPC be unique. Major quest givers/actors? Yes. Peon #124598 who most people won't even notice? No.

Orange gear FTW, get it use it mod it how you need for your comps.

I'm sure bioware will put this question at the top of their priority list and get an entire design team to fix this for you bro

don't worry, the world does revolve around you, in fact the entire galaxy does.

that was sarcasm btw.

I've been noticing a very disturbing trend since the launch of this game, and something needs to be done about it.

It would seem that Bioware is trying to remake "Attack of the Clones"!

Every where you look, all you see is Havoc Squad.

Troopers, wear Heavy Armor and look like Stormtroopers.
Trooper Companions, wear Heavy Armor, look like Stormtroopers.

This is ok. I am fine with this. And I'm fine with them all wearing the Havoc badge.

Here is what I'm not fine with:

Smuggler Companions, wear Heavy Armor, look like Stormtroopers.
Consular Companions, wear Heavy Armor, look like Stormtroopers.

Seriously, this annoys me to no end. To see Smugglers and Trandoshans, who aren't even military, wearing Havoc Squad gear, colors and insignia.

It's about as bad as going to an estate sale, buying an old set of military medals, then insisting that everyone refer to you as "Sarge".

When I play my smuggler, I can't stand that my companion, who I know is a smuggler, who has told me himself that he is a smuggler, looks like a Stormtrooper.

When I play my Trooper, it annoys me that everyone in the galaxy is either a Stormtrooper, or has a personal Stormtrooper bodyguard. It's a horribly inefficient waste of military resources! No wonder the Empire kicked our ... well you know what.

Please, I BEG YOU Bioware, can we get some more NON-STORMTROOPER looking Heavy Armor with Aim and Endurance? And please, don't make it robes. Plenty of those running around as well. Maybe some stuff that looks similar to the starter gear our companions recieve when they land on Courscant?

Qyzen and Corso would thank you profusely, and so would I.