Crafting YOUR lightsaber

As the game is heading more and more into a personal stylistic setting where you will earn high level mods and apply them to your favorite gear as you wish, I got to thinking about the most personal aspect of a Jedi or Sith: Their lightsaber.

As an MMO, it's pretty common to run out and attempt to acquire the new coolest looking weapon and what not. In SWTOR, we really only have the hilts, as the "blade", or crystal color is inter-changable, or will be soon. But for a Star Wars nerd like myself, I enjoy the concept of crafting my very own lightsaber of "my" own design.

Now, you might say "but at the beginning of your class story your Jedi does create his/her own lightsaber!" and sure, they do, well, some of them do. The Sith do not. But regardless, each blade other than the Inquisitors', looks the exact same.

What I'd like to see is a quest chain that allows the Jedi or Sith to go out and collect parts that will result in him building a lightsaber of his/her own design. This could be done in several formats, but basically the game already has numerous designs for lightsaber hilts, and probably more that haven't even been released yet. So at the end of a quest chain, the Jedi/Sith could "put together" the pieces, and basically cycle through the artwork and choose one that they'd like their hilt to look like(Much like Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy).


Strict MMO players will likely not agree with this, as acquisition is of the next big weapon is a huge thing, but considering we're already moving in the direction of acquiring mods rather than being forced to wear gear we dislike the look of; I really don't see why this isn't feasible or undesirable. Most Star Wars fans would probably want to take part in a quest chain of this type.

Any constructive feedback on this idea is welcome and I look forward to it.

As the game is heading more and more into a personal stylistic setting where you will earn high level mods and apply them to your favorite gear as you wish, I got to thinking about the most personal aspect of a Jedi or Sith: Their lightsaber.

As an MMO, it's pretty common to run out and attempt to acquire the new coolest looking weapon and what not. In SWTOR, we really only have the hilts, as the "blade", or crystal color is inter-changable, or will be soon. But for a Star Wars nerd like myself, I enjoy the concept of crafting my very own lightsaber of "my" own design.

Now, you might say "but at the beginning of your class story your Jedi does create his/her own lightsaber!" and sure, they do, well, some of them do. The Sith do not. But regardless, each blade other than the Inquisitors', looks the exact same.

What I'd like to see is a quest chain that allows the Jedi or Sith to go out and collect parts that will result in him building a lightsaber of his/her own design. This could be done in several formats, but basically the game already has numerous designs for lightsaber hilts, and probably more that haven't even been released yet. So at the end of a quest chain, the Jedi/Sith could "put together" the pieces, and basically cycle through the artwork and choose one that they'd like their hilt to look like(Much like Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy).


Strict MMO players will likely not agree with this, as acquisition is of the next big weapon is a huge thing, but considering we're already moving in the direction of acquiring mods rather than being forced to wear gear we dislike the look of; I really don't see why this isn't feasible or undesirable. Most Star Wars fans would probably want to take part in a quest chain of this type.

Any constructive feedback on this idea is welcome and I look forward to it.

I don't think I'm clearly describing it as I see it...

If it were an Epic lvl 50 Mission, it would not be to simply design your own Hilt. I would think that you could design it in several important ways:

• Custom Hilt: Choosing and mixing/matching from an assortment of pieces like Pommels, Grips, Caps, Guards, Quillians, Ferrules, etc to create something pretty unique.
• Custom Hilt Parts Colors: I wouldn't do this on an RBG slider, specifically, but it would be nice to choose from 10 or 12 different colors/patterns for each individualpart of the Hilt.
• Custom Color Crystal: Use an RBG slider to allow you to create a crystal to your exact color specifications.
• Custom Stats: Have a set pool of points that you can spend between several stat bonuses, to customize it to your playstyle and what you think is important for your character
  (+30 End, +25 Crit, +10 Power, +20 Expertise etc). Should be higher than what you could otherwise get elsewhere without completing the mission...
• Unique Name: You could give it a unique name that fits your character's personality or personal storyline.

Doing it this way would make it feel epic, especially if what you got when you were done not only looked unique and had a unique name, but also provided benefits or bonuses that weren't available anywhere else...

I don't think I'm clearly describing it as I see it...

If it were an Epic lvl 50 Mission, it would not be to simply design your own Hilt. I would think that you could design it in several important ways:

• Custom Hilt: Choosing and mixing/matching from an assortment of pieces like Pommels, Grips, Caps, Guards, Quillians, Ferrules, etc to create something pretty unique.
• Custom Hilt Parts Colors: I wouldn't do this on an RBG slider, specifically, but it would be nice to choose from 10 or 12 different colors/patterns for each individualpart of the Hilt.
• Custom Color Crystal: Use an RBG slider to allow you to create a crystal to your exact color specifications.
• Custom Stats: Have a set pool of points that you can spend between several stat bonuses, to customize it to your playstyle and what you think is important for your character
  (+30 End, +25 Crit, +10 Power, +20 Expertise etc). Should be higher than what you could otherwise get elsewhere without completing the mission...
• Unique Name: You could give it a unique name that fits your character's personality or personal storyline.

Doing it this way would make it feel epic, especially if what you got when you were done not only looked unique and had a unique name, but also provided benefits or bonuses that weren't available anywhere else...

These are terrific ideas! LOTRO has a system where you can name your "legacy" weapons. And they actually gain experience points which you can spend in a kind of "weapon talent system". It is pretty cool, though people complain that it is limited in ways, still it is the best I've seen for personalizing weapons. Though unfortunately in the looks department you are kind of stuck with only a few models...