Is it possible to make Torian use melee weapons again or at least have the option of ranges and melee?

Of course it's possible. "Old" (pre-KotFE) Torian still is melee, so of course they could change the details of "new" Torian's class(1) to include a melee weapon.

 

(1) It's called "Torian Cadera". All companions have a personal class all to themselves, although there's an oddity surrounding class companions who return - they get a new class of the same name, and in a couple of cases, the weapon type changes.

Would be great if he is ranged for DPS and Healing, but switches to melee for Tanking. Same with SCORPIO. Edited August 24, 2019 by xmarcusprimex

Take his gun away.

So you failed to notice that in dialogue with bounty hunter he says he's training on blaster after watching you in combat? Having him change is in fitting with class story line.

This makes me wonder why the change was made. Was it a programming/database/technical issue - or an error - or was it in response to people (and/or the devs) wanting Torian to be ranged. We may never know. Edited August 24, 2019 by JediQuaker

This makes me wonder why the change was made. Was it a programming/database/technical issue - or an error - or was it in response to people (and/or the devs) wanting Torian to be ranged. We may never know.

Maybe the PTs prefer to have him ranged, but as a Merc I want him in close beating the crap out of people with his huge stick

I prefer him as ranged.

I prefer him as ranged.

 

Bounty Hunters already have Gault as ranged sniper. In fact, now EVERYONE has him. Plus Jorgan is now ranged sniper. We don't need another sniper companion. Would much prefer Torian go back to his melee stance, where he belongs.

Plus Jorgan is now ranged sniper.

There's no other kind of sniper(1). (end: pedantry)

 

I'd also add that Jorgan was *always* ranged DPS even before he (er, a sniper) was changed to use a sniper rifle instead of an assault cannon.

 

(1) It's worth noting that the history of sniping includes some remarkable things, including sniper hits from a mile and a half using a heavy machine gun (see: Carlos Hathaway) and the De Lisle carbine, one of the quietest firearms ever made, which despite its desperately short range (effective range: 185 metres) could nevertheless far out-range any character in SWTOR.

I'm shocked people saved him over Vette? lol I Keep seem to make myself haha.

 

 

I repeat: HE SAID IN DIALOGUE WITH THE BOUNTY HUNTER THAT HE WAS CHANGING TO BLASTER after watching bounty hunter in combat. It fits with his story that he actually changes his weapon.

 

Makes no sense that Jorgan went from Blaster Cannon to Blaster Rifle.

I repeat: HE SAID IN DIALOGUE WITH THE BOUNTY HUNTER THAT HE WAS CHANGING TO BLASTER after watching bounty hunter in combat. It fits with his story that he actually changes his weapon.

 

Makes no sense that Jorgan went from Blaster Cannon to Blaster Rifle.

 

Uh... Torian could use a blaster and still be melee range... maybe swapping it with his staff. Just made no sense for him to totally change his style, despite a throw-away line. (It made sense for Gus to use a saber with his nascent Jedi training.)

 

It also made TOTAL sense to change Jorgan to sniper... his entire backstory is about how he was a great sniper with a special forces team. It was discussed at length as he and the trooper tries to save his old division.

 

We didn't need more snipers after Jorgan was changed (first, I might add)... Torian should have remained melee range with his staff.

I'm shocked people saved him over Vette? lol I Keep seem to make myself haha.

 

 

 

About the topic, i think i like him better the way he is now than as melee with a staff.