Purple Crystals for Republic. Still no response from Devs!

Yes, I know, not again. Another thread. Yada,yada, yada.

Okay, for those bored about these threads, the options are simple, don't read it and ignore it

For those like me, who are still pissed off that Republic don't "seem" to have access to the purple crystal, some type of response would help.

So, let me get something out there straight away.

1. Yes, we all know how Mace Windu got his crystals.
2. Yes, we all know how Sam J got his.
3. Yes we know that 3000 years in the future, they "maybe" rare.
4. Magenta isn't purple.

This means nothing, as this game is set in the KOTOR universe where purple (and I am using KOTOR 1 and 2 as a reference), purple wasn't rare.

Also, it seems Sith NPCs can have them at every level so once again "immersion" would say they are not rare.

So my point is this, what is the design philosophy of making the Crystal either unobtainable by republic or so rare that 2 months into the game, no one on the republic has got one and that the Empire can have them at 50? What did they think, people will still play for months and months just to get a purple crystal if they leave it out for the Republic side?

Lets not let any Rep or Empire have it for their toons until 50, so forget about all the days played before?

I'm having a hard time understanding their reasons on this.

They also deciding to ignore the tons of threads on this which I find also bewildering.

Just give us some insight into this please.

Cheers.

How did Mace Windu get his crystal?

BioWare favors Empire.

Before we come to "windu was only/first jedi with purple saber" nonsense I'd like to point out that canon materials reaching back to early '90s show jedi with purple lightsabers. You can find them in both: novels and comics. Only matter Windu is special about is that it's first and only example of purple lightsaber user shown in movies (and special info for bioware: he is a jedi)

I made a post explaining this more deeply while ago in first topic listing all lightsaber colors in game.

I cant believe that people get all bent out of shape about this. Its just a color. Nothing more.

I think I would hurt myself (in a good way) if I could find myself with a black core purple light saber crystal. No grind would be too grindy, for such a shiney as this.

Burn the black core sabers blesphemy!
For you - yes. For Star Wars fans and roleplayers it's much more.

Cosmetics shouldnt be endgame-pvp-raid&etc. stuff. I'm fine with travelling all over the world to get some rare crystals through 4-man grouping. But giving color crystals stats was wrong move. Instead they should add a power crystal slot to every weapon and an additional color crystal slot which requires no fee to replace, gives no stats. Just what it says: Color. And restrictions should be based on the light/dark choices not factions.

Let me ask, when you picked your character, did you just roll random or did you spend time tailoring the look that you wanted? Well it's the same for me and my toon and a LS colour that I would like.

I am someone who is more into the look of my toon, then they actual stats of my toon.

I am not asking for a top level, just give it to me for nothing purple crystal, I am happy to do extra to get this. However I would prefer it at level 10 onwards so even if it had 0 stats on it I would still be more than happy.

The bigger questions is still why have they not let Reps have it but Empire can and why make it at level 50 for Empire.

I am sure some who play Empire are equally annoyed that they have to wait till 50, PVP or get tier 2 to get it also?

Just looking for some answers as to why they have gone down this route.

If lightsaber colour is utterly meaningless for you then in all brutal honesty SWTOR probably isn't the game for you in the first place.

It's probably the most iconic thing you can have for your Jedi/Sith toon.