What is the poison pill, if there is one, for TOR?

I'd love to take my companions into a flashpoint.

They could add in a few different mechanics to make them feel like they're properly reacting. But they'd probably just make some quicktime action for "get out of the fire".

Well you can take them into flashpoints, they sometimes even say something interesting there. For example if you take HK-51 to false emperor he argues with HK-47 about which one is a better model

My biggest problems about companions is that they are incredibly dumb when it comes to aoe damage, they never move out of them, they always stay there and die. If you want to prevent that you constantly have to switch the neutral stance on and off. BioWare should have really included something similar to mass effect order system, where you can tell your companions exactly where to go and where to stand. It would even be easier to do it in here, because you have a cursor at your disposal.

No, the difficulty slider only adjusts how the mobs see you, giving them the ability to hit you or not and how much damage they can do. It does not adjust their level overall.

So you could be level 30 and tune down your perceived level 15 levels and get a challenge from level 15 content and areas...or perhaps you could keep yourself tuned down 5 levels to make the entire game more challenging.

It is a difficulty slider that only effects how mobs see you and whether or not they can attack you/do damage/how much damage they can do.

I still don't like the idea very much, I'm fine with it in instances, but not in open world. It could be used as an exploit and a griefing tool.

Someone turns up difficulty to max and fights some big bad elite mob for a chance at better drop rates or whatever, then I turn my slider to the lowest difficulty possible and kill steal that elite mob with 1 hit, because I had nothing better to do with my time...

Or I see a bunch of mobs, I lower my difficulty to lowest, their level is now so low that I can stay pretty close to them without pulling them. I then see someone from opposing faction, who's slider is set to normal or high and lure him into this trap of mobs. I will not aggro them, because I see them as low level, but he will aggro them and then I with the help of mobs will kill him.

Etc.

Ilum was more of a sandbox world PvP. Problem wasn't Ilum, it was faction imbalance. If you ever showed up when the sides were balanced you would of gotten to see some amazing PvP. Sadly this is the fate of true world PvP. The idea was for people to make it happen.

How long it took to merge servers was a big hitter on this game. Best example for this is Rift. They had theirs up in probably 3 months of game launch I believe it was. It was free. Instant and done at the server selection screen. Not only did they bring it out before it was needed, they brought out with perfection.

I can't say I know anyone personally who quit because they lost their name. I know a few who were flat out pissed. But that's it.

I can understand this one if it was a forced choice. They didn't want everyone going to the same server. But I'm willing to bet it had more to do with the engine.

Scoundrels and Sorcerers have some good burst. I don't know them to have dps problems in PvP, but more on survivability. considering that theirs mostly revolves around the resolve bar rather than defensive cooldowns.

Only change I know that they did was remove the random BM token of BS mini game. And that was a huge plus in the PvP world. Although "PvP gearing" would take it's own whole topic easily if I try to continue.

Too soon to sell it short. So far I'm personally disappointed if grab bags become the main source of everything cool in the game.

As mainly a raider over PvP'er, I do find it funny that often the main challenge of operations are fighting the bugs. Luckily this mainly effects T1. TFB was overall very polished.

IMO this should be #1. People wanted a star wars experience. Not do the same thing every day grind fest. If there was a short continuing story, maybe an epic questline, it would of saved a lot in this game's start.

It has gotten a lot of improvements. But it has a long long long way to go. I wont say it is worthless though. Not like it use to be.

PvP more? Problem with PvP is that there is gearing in a competitive space. Most people don't play FPS's to unlock that new scope(some do I guess). They play it for the action.

Personally... meh. Don't care either way. Honestly it's not like you really get anything for it. You get a few companion gifts and some letter to delete. And that's it.

Even a few would of held on to the SWG crowd a little bit better.

Every time I do a space mission I want to install Freelancer again and play it for a 4th time. I'm the type of guy who wont play a game a second time. That's how good Freelancer is to me. And that's how bad this game's space combat disappoints me.

I'd recommend a break. Buy a few Steam sales.

I would disagree with our first part of statement. This game shines over WoW in overall boss quality. Soa and TfB are unique. Only thing I'd like to see overall in operations are more trash bosses. Simple ones that are just fluff. I'd just like to see the operations filled up more. T1 was OK with split instances. And I guess EC and TfB are overall the same tier.

If you want the BC experience check out Rift. It's been a while since I've played it but if it hasn't change how they make their content. It feels a lot like BC. They recently put out an expansion so the catch up shouldn't be too tough.

100% agree.

Server merges and F2P brought players back to be honest.
It's all the other unfixed problems that will drive them back away.

Think of it more as a handicap. It would reduce your overall stats. You couldn't grief anyone with it.

Well if the difficulty slider would nerf YOUR level instead of mobs, then I could live with that. But only if It allowed you to nerf yourself (for greater rewards / more valor and bragging rights) and not to buff your stats in any way.

It doesnt actually work that way as suggested. Nothing changes except the mobs ability to do damage on you and the amount of damage they do.

Here is an example.

Level 30 player, level 15 mob.

That mob would have no chance to kill you or even damage you. You, on the other hand, could easily kill that mob.

Now, you turn down your DLevel to 15...15 levels below your own.

Now that mob can hit you as if you are a level 15. The damage he does to you is also equal to as if you are 15. You still have an advantage since you are level 30 and can do more damage/have more health, but it is not a simple matter of wiping him out now. He can hit back, and hit hard.

When you do kill him you will get better rewards than if you simply killed him at your normal DLevel.

It does not effect anything else in the game. Agro would still be the same. It simply gives the mobs a chance to damage you when you are far superior in level, and also allows other players to group with you and not suffer the normal penalty.

6 mobs solo in EQ?

Unless the game seriously changed after I quit.....I don't see that ever happening.

From what I remember, a full group of 6 players that had a pull of more then 2 (max) had best hope they had a chanter with them to mezz that additional mob.

The poison pill is the horrible game engine. It's like a stab in the face.