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Unused NPCs - Who would you like to see in a future expansion?

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Unused NPCs - Who would you like to see in a future expansion?

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Suzsi
11.29.2018 , 01:48 AM | #91
Quote: Originally Posted by IoNonSoEVero View Post
I do agree with you on these points. I don't need to run every bit of content with my PC's love interest, but I do want to see a return to the focus on companions that we had in the class stories. I want those companion conversations, and emails, and quests, and comments from them. I want that for the class companions and the KOTFE ones, too.

I would much rather have that than have a new cast that I don't know or care about.

If they wanted to do real romance arcs with the class story companions that really explore where those relationships are now - either opposite gender or SGR - that would be great. And of course I'd want that for the KOTFE companions too, especially since my ladies all romance Lana.
I have a few Theron girls so totally. By existing LIs I mean all from class stories and beyond. I feel like Theron had a lot of focus with the traitor arc of course. We got to see a lot more of his character, so I am not missing him as much (yet) as Aric who has basically been ignored save a line here or there since KOTFE and his last line was in like Kotet. Vector my other fav has had even less. Just gives me zero incentive to play the chars romancing those who are ignored when I could be enjoying them.

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IoNonSoEVero
11.29.2018 , 02:16 AM | #92
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I have a few Theron girls so totally. By existing LIs I mean all from class stories and beyond. I feel like Theron had a lot of focus with the traitor arc of course. We got to see a lot more of his character, so I am not missing him as much (yet) as Aric who has basically been ignored save a line here or there since KOTFE and his last line was in like Kotet. Vector my other fav has had even less. Just gives me zero incentive to play the chars romancing those who are ignored when I could be enjoying them.
Yeah on the one hand Theron was away for a long time but on the other, you did learn more about him and he had the spotlight in the traitor arc, certainly. I do hope they will keep their word and keep content for Lana and Theron for those who have romanced them in the upcoming story arcs.

What they've done with the romances and platonic companions has really made me even more reluctant to get attached to any new ones. I feel like they're going to be one step from being bricked, so why bother getting to know or like them?

I find myself really missing a lot of the companions they have bricked, either via kill options or AAs. I don't have any characters romancing companions like Vette, Blizz, Mako or Vector but I really miss hearing what they have to say.

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Suzsi
11.29.2018 , 02:31 AM | #93
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Yeah on the one hand Theron was away for a long time but on the other, you did learn more about him and he had the spotlight in the traitor arc, certainly. I do hope they will keep their word and keep content for Lana and Theron for those who have romanced them in the upcoming story arcs.

What they've done with the romances and platonic companions has really made me even more reluctant to get attached to any new ones. I feel like they're going to be one step from being bricked, so why bother getting to know or like them?

I find myself really missing a lot of the companions they have bricked, either via kill options or AAs. I don't have any characters romancing companions like Vette, Blizz, Mako or Vector but I really miss hearing what they have to say.
I did miss him while he was away, but in a fun angsty way since the focus was still on him and he was constantly mentioned by others like Lana etc.

That's the kinda thing I want more of! Okay maybe not traitor but having a comp go missing, kidnapped or some such and moving mountains to get them back -- then the awesome reunion after. Especially if said character is an LI. Make us fear for their return and safety. Make our chars fear for them and so on.

Id also like to see a break from the galaxy saving, which quite honestly how many times can one char save the whole galaxy? And see some focus on 'smaller' stuff for a while. Something along the lines of comp loyalty missions, where we have time to go help out our friends and LIs with stuff related to them and learn more about them and maybe include some downtime scenes (hanging in the cantina, party, weddings, ball games, dates etc).

All pipe dreams but at the same time, should be as possible as any other quest is.

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bluehufsa
11.29.2018 , 02:52 AM | #94
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They can do this by allowing us girls to romance chars like Kira !
No worries, you will probably get Kira, Mako & Akaavi too as sgr. Soon, in about one year, this game will address only to the LGBT community and will have nothing to offer to the heterosexuals.

I bet Darth Malora & ( when introduced) Padawan Fia will be ofc sgr's. Twilek lady with cannon too. Yeah.. 0 stuff for straight females, unless they romanced Arcann - i highly doubt there will be any conversation with Theron at all.

Yeah.. but i can have a new PLATONIC relationship with the new twilek dude.
"Rainbow Demon - pick up your heart and run

Rainbow Demon - lives for his sword and his gun"

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Suzsi
11.29.2018 , 02:56 AM | #95
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No worries, you will probably get Kira, Mako & Akaavi too as sgr. Soon, in about one year, this game will address only to the LGBT community and will have nothing to offer to the heterosexuals.

I bet Darth Malora & ( when introduced) Padawan Fia will be ofc sgr's. Twilek lady with cannon too. Yeah.. 0 stuff for straight females, unless they romanced Arcann - i highly doubt there will be any conversation with Theron at all.

Yeah.. but i can have a new PLATONIC relationship with the new twilek dude.
I am hetro IRL but not all my chars are *shrug*. Makes no diffeence to my game experience if they make them all player sexual.

One romances Lana. Id be happy to have one romance Kira. Vette would be awesome too if that ever happened and maybe I'd give Mako a shot althou I've a Male BH for her.

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Goreshaga
11.29.2018 , 03:11 AM | #96
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Id also like to see a break from the galaxy saving, which quite honestly how many times can one char save the whole galaxy? And see some focus on 'smaller' stuff for a while. Something along the lines of comp loyalty missions, where we have time to go help out our friends and LIs with stuff related to them and learn more about them and maybe include some downtime scenes (hanging in the cantina, party, weddings, ball games, dates etc).

All pipe dreams but at the same time, should be as possible as any other quest is.
I'd really love that.
Especially weddings, nearly no character had a propper wedding with their LI, and i'd really love to have that.

I'd also really love more time with the LI (can do with the non LI too), all of them, even the class specific AA and the potentially dead ones.
And i really hope they keep their word about Theron, i'd really hate to lose him because others killed him.

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No worries, you will probably get Kira, Mako & Akaavi too as sgr. Soon, in about one year, this game will address only to the LGBT community and will have nothing to offer to the heterosexuals.
Some of them should've been also available as SGR from the vanilla game though.
When i played my first female smuggler, i was actually sad that Akaavi was not available as a romance for female smugglers as well, i think they'd have looked good together. While playing my first male SW i regreted that Quinn was for females only too.
And as Suzsi said it's not because we're straight irl that all our characters have to be too. While most of my girls are straight, i still have a SI that is gay and i'd really love to find a nice guy for him.

And while i'd like that some characters would be attracted strictly to opposite or same gender, the advantage with characters who are playersexual is that you can chose who you want them to be with.

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bluehufsa
11.29.2018 , 03:55 AM | #97
Nevermind. As you say, as you want.
"Rainbow Demon - pick up your heart and run

Rainbow Demon - lives for his sword and his gun"

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Suzsi
11.29.2018 , 04:07 AM | #98
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I'd really love that.
Especially weddings, nearly no character had a propper wedding with their LI, and i'd really love to have that.

I'd also really love more time with the LI (can do with the non LI too), all of them, even the class specific AA and the potentially dead ones.
And i really hope they keep their word about Theron, i'd really hate to lose him because others killed him.


Some of them should've been also available as SGR from the vanilla game though.
When i played my first female smuggler, i was actually sad that Akaavi was not available as a romance for female smugglers as well, i think they'd have looked good together. While playing my first male SW i regreted that Quinn was for females only too.
And as Suzsi said it's not because we're straight irl that all our characters have to be too. While most of my girls are straight, i still have a SI that is gay and i'd really love to find a nice guy for him.

And while i'd like that some characters would be attracted strictly to opposite or same gender, the advantage with characters who are playersexual is that you can chose who you want them to be with.
Player sexual means you can choose their sexuality as well. If you want them to be straight then they are. If you want them to be gay they are. If you want them to be bi they are etc.

Not once on a female toon does Theron mention being into guys as well. As far as my girls know - he is straight. I haven't done the m/m romance with him but if to them he never mentions also being into girls then to them he is gay.

In DA sera is clearly not into guys where as Iron Bull is clearly into either. Thats the difference between characters specifically made with a sexuality over characters that are player sexual. Any sexuality YOU as the player wants.

This is also what i mean by not changing the experience, they aren't going to suddenly start hitting on members of the same or opposite sex infront of your toon or talking about sexual preferences in your face - they are into your char alone.

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bluehufsa
11.29.2018 , 05:08 AM | #99
So at the moment we only have 3 alternatives :

- be playersexual with Lana, Nadia,Jaesa because is a new trend and as the newspaper horoscope article it should work for everyone
- mandatory save & romance Arcann
- be alone for the rest of your SWTOR life

You will say " hey, there's also Theron" . Nope, i don't think Theron will ever say anything again, after all this is just a speculation, something allegedly posted on Twitter by a developer, on Twitter and not on the official forum.

Jonas Balkar/ Aristocra Saganu : NOPE and NOPE, they work for smuggler & IA, not for every class, again this is not Madame Soleil's horoscope in the local newspaper.

Paxton Rall : he is obviously a replacement for Zenith, will say his part in Huttese and then be bricked too.
"Rainbow Demon - pick up your heart and run

Rainbow Demon - lives for his sword and his gun"

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IoNonSoEVero
11.29.2018 , 05:17 AM | #100
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I'd really love that.
Especially weddings, nearly no character had a propper wedding with their LI, and i'd really love to have that.

I'd also really love more time with the LI (can do with the non LI too), all of them, even the class specific AA and the potentially dead ones.
And i really hope they keep their word about Theron, i'd really hate to lose him because others killed him.
Ditto to all of this. I hope that since they're very popular characters, Lana and Theron will always have some content for those who want them around/those who romanced them. And it would be so nice to see more content with all the companions.

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Some of them should've been also available as SGR from the vanilla game though. When i played my first female smuggler, i was actually sad that Akaavi was not available as a romance for female smugglers as well, i think they'd have looked good together.
TBH in the smuggler story when Akaavi started talking about her old lover, my first thought was "wait, your old lover was male?" I was fully waiting for her to say she had had a girlfriend because that's the vibe I had from her.

I actually think Risha n the smuggler story could have worked for a SGR very well, too.

In terms of playersexual vs. bisexual, I personally prefer when they are scripted specifically as bisexual because otherwise it feels like their sexuality is something that is just someone else's preference (and it is, in that case).