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Purple Crystals for Republic. Still no response from Devs!

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Purple Crystals for Republic. Still no response from Devs!

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Magnu
02.23.2012 , 07:03 AM | #31
Quote: Originally Posted by Goretzu View Post
I think the business model of lightsaber colour is something Bioware put an awful lot of thought into (whether you agree or disagree with it).



I can't decide for them, but I can have my opinon of it.

Much like some one can say (as they have) that lightsaber colour is completely and utterly irrelevent, but that doesn't make it so.
You didn't read or understand it. A business model based upon telling people they don't belong in a game because they find the absence of a color would fail miserably. Try again.

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Goretzu
02.23.2012 , 07:07 AM | #32
Quote: Originally Posted by Magnu View Post
You didn't read or understand it. A business model based upon telling people they don't belong in a game because they find the absence of a color would fail miserably. Try again.
That's not a "business model" though, why would you think it was?

It's what is called a "strawman arguement", and has nothing to do with what is being discussed here.
Real Star Wars space combat please, not Star Wars Fox! Maybe some PvP and flight too?
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Magnu
02.23.2012 , 07:11 AM | #33
Quote: Originally Posted by Goretzu View Post
That's not a "business model" though, why would you think it was?

It's what is called a "strawman arguement", and has nothing to do with what is being discussed here.
Lol, I get it, you are incapable of thought. I don't think this game is for you.

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Goretzu
02.23.2012 , 07:13 AM | #34
Quote: Originally Posted by Magnu View Post
Lol, I get it, you are incapable of thought. I don't think this game is for you.
Fair enough, that's your opinion.
Real Star Wars space combat please, not Star Wars Fox! Maybe some PvP and flight too?
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Ushela
02.23.2012 , 07:13 AM | #35
Id prefer devs spend time on why the lvl 50 pvp queue on Crevasse City is BROKEN (ZERO lvl 50 pvp matches since patch 1.1, 1 month+ and still counting), why the floor keeps disappearing on SOA, why the platforms dont spawn on SOA, why SOA randomly loses aggro, why Interrogator copies the same person 8 times, ALL the other endgame bugs that exist that i cant remember, adding damage meters and improving UI, and working on new content INSTEAD of wasting time on frikin light saber colors....are you kidding me really??

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Scotsh
02.23.2012 , 07:15 AM | #36
Quote: Originally Posted by Goretzu View Post
They are changing mods so you can put your PvP stuff in your favorite orange lightsaber soon.
Great so you propose that every time you do PvP you change your mods and after that change it back? Well, at least that would be a real money sink.


Quote: Originally Posted by Sky_walkerPL View Post
I wouldn't be so sure if 20 points of difference in one stat would really make any notable difference in PvP. Besides: you can upgrade saber all day long while keeping the visuals.
Expertise makes alot of difference, and we are talking more than 50 points of that that here (even more considering a sentinel and his offhand saber)


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It actually does.
You can obtain color crystal long before getting a lightsaber than craft hilt and put the color crystal inside. So you can run with a chosen color crystal right from the beginning (ofq. it's in limited scope - magenta or cyan crystals are locked from you but still: it's possible).
IIRC there is always the same cutscene when you craft your first saber as a jedi (blue for warrior, green for consular).


The game in its current state simply does not support the lore of jedi lightsabers, period.
Any try to roleplay this accordingly will place you at a significant disadvantage to players who give a **** about lore.

I personally would have wished BioWare had considered that and didnt degrade lightsabers to exchangable goods, but they have not. Too bad, but i still like the game enough to see past that issue. And its the same really with the purple crystal.

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Raansu
02.23.2012 , 07:18 AM | #37
Quote: Originally Posted by Wazzzaaaa View Post
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.
this.

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Goretzu
02.23.2012 , 07:19 AM | #38
Quote: Originally Posted by Scotsh View Post
Great so you propose that every time you do PvP you change your mods and after that change it back? Well, at least that would be a real money sink.
That will be your choice, yes.

That or just running with a lightsaber that is slightly biases to PvP (or PvE).

(assuming you don't have two sabers that look exactly the same and want to use them)



But I don't really see what that has to do with availbility of colour crystal options.
Real Star Wars space combat please, not Star Wars Fox! Maybe some PvP and flight too?
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BlameChewbacka
02.23.2012 , 07:23 AM | #39
I got mine when i made a new char.?
- A bounty hunter always gets his target..

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LaVolpex
02.23.2012 , 07:23 AM | #40
im .....confused...


doesnt the crystal drop from a world mob after following the chain to get it? ( get frozen water buff and all that) wich begs the question...why cant republic get it the same way?

are they empire restricted? cuz i honestly didnt think it was restricted / unobtainable for republic