Official Q&A Thread for July 13th Blog Post

Can we re-evaluate group finder lockout? 12 minutes is quite a long time.
I shouldn't get penalized for joining a group for a flashpoint like hardmode Lost Island whom are woefully undergeared for it.

Can someone from the team please settle this whole "faction changing" and say it won't be included, or they may think about it? Getting tired of seeing all the "we want faction change!" threads.

Hello there BioWare team, I was wondering if you have any plans to make an out of game Character page so we can check other peoples Gear and Builds?

My question is about the mobile app that was talked about in the past. Is there any timeline we can look forward to on this. I know for myself, and many of my fellow guildmates this is a major feature that we are looking forward to. The ability to interact with the game while we are active in our interests outside the game is a significant feature that will keep us hooked for a long time, and I am sure will bring in a major amount of new interest in SWTOR as well. Can we get some sort of indication as to what kind of priority this is being given? Thank you.

This may have been answered before but I didn't see it:

When can we expect character transfers to specific servers (as opposed to predecided ones)? I have a character on one server, but would like to transfer it to a specific one that is not the free destination transfer (ie, where he should go is not where the majority of my characters, and legacy, are).

Thanks!

Extension of Taitsuo: Would you guys consider adding root effects to the Resolve bar? At the moment, 3 well-coordinated Gunslingers could permaroot someone (5secs duration, 15 secs cooldown). With ranked warzones, that could mean a lot…

You said it's working the way it's intended, but as a Pyro Merc I have only two ways to get out of a root (Energy Shield and Determination) and even that doesn't help as roots don't fill my resolve bar. Could it be possible to add a root/snare type of resolve bar. Or tweek Expertise to have some kind of noticable impact on roots

I absolutely love the game, and knew I would so I purchased the CE. One of the things I was most excited for was the CE Vendor, which seems a little lacking (only skins for 1st companions and one unique pet and armor set). Was just wondering if there are plans to add more items to the CE store? I was very excited about it, and I am pretty sure it was mentioned before that it would be updated regularly (and six months after launch no new items). I know that development time is going into other important features (hurry up with the neutral rewards! ), but just wanted to know if any updates are on the way and perhaps a time frame (like maybe with that big update referenced a while ago ). Thanks for any information and love the game!

Currently when companions fail a crew mission, the only option we have is to click accept. I play a sith and I don't accept failure, can we get an option to torture them instead?

i have 3 questions answer whichever you like.

1.when will we see same gender romances?

2. when will we see 16 and 24 man warzones?

3.can you at confirm whether HK-51 will be in 1.4 or 1.5?

I know it hasn't even been a year yet since the game's release, but is there any ETA for when the next chapter will be out, or when will the level cap be raised?

Thanks, and may the force be with us all...