Hello everyone,

 

Please discuss the Developer Update: Section X and HK-51 Missions in Game Update 1.5 blog in this thread!

What kind of gear requirements do you recommend for Section X and the world boss?

 

The other Belsavis dailies are easy then Illum increases the difficultly and then Black Hole area cranks it up a lil more. Is this harder than Black Hole?

Edited November 14, 2012 by itsmymillertime

Excellent more world bosses, good stuff here Edited November 14, 2012 by Vegabond

Nice read!

 

What kind of gear requirements do you recommend for Section X and the world boss?

 

The other Belsavis dailies are easy then Illum increases the difficultly and then Black Hole area cranks it up a lil more. Is this harder than Black Hole?

 

wanna to know about this, too.

Very nice. Thanks a lot guys!

The last guide I read didn't say it specifically. Do Subscribers have to buy access to Section X? I don't believe they do, but just need clarification.

All this looks awesome!!!!! Tomorrow is going to be insane! Many will return for the new stuff and many will start their adventure for the first time!

 

To all of you returning, welcome back, we missed ya!

 

To all of you experiencing SWTOR for the first time, get ready for some awesomeness!

 

May the Force be with you, always.

 

Jyx Kingstar

Commando

Jung Ma

Is there any chance that we could see the end to the Dread Masters.

 

As much fun as it is

 

 

 

 

It feels like its played itself out now and it would be good to get back to the galactic civil war that is raging. For a star wars game there seems to be very little of the wars in it at the moment (with space as it is little of stars either) with most the recent enemies being mad scientists and their rakghoul plagues, gree and their aquisitions race, same faction pvp warzones, no open world warzones, corrupt Correllians, Dreadmaster stooges, Dreadmasters hypergates and now Dreadmasters guards.

 

So would it be possible to see more in the way of Imperial vs Republic. The war is ment to have started and it would be good for this to be something tied to end game and brought to the fore. Rather than Republic and Imperials constantly joining forces against a common foe.

So...what can I use HK-51 for after I acquire him as a level 50? I mean, other than the relatively mind-numbing uses like running more dailies and crafting?

 

I really wish companions had any real gameplay effect in the end-game.

I am really excited to see more content added, and personally I love stuff to grind for. It gives me a reason to log in every day, spend a few hours hitting all the dailies for my comms and knowing that I can get that gear piece I want in just a few days! Its that kind of stuff (along with other like long, hard ops, gigitty) that make a game last and people want to log in.

 

That being said, I also feel you're now going to be throwing so many comms at people that they'll accomplish everything they want inside of a few days, and then you're back to where you were at release with everyone being done with nothing else to do / work for.

 

Too many comms, too fast

Edited November 14, 2012 by Chiltonium

Looks good, and am excited about getting HK-51 too.....though i just heard that its not possible to obtain him solo with blue gear which is a bummer

I see grass "looking" like it was drawing at a greater distance then what is possible on the live servers?

I see grass "looking" like it was drawing at a greater distance then what is possible on the live servers?

 

 

What are you even talking about?

Looks good, and am excited about getting HK-51 too.....though i just heard that its not possible to obtain him solo with blue gear which is a bummer

 

You have to do some 4 man heroics. You can probably find some folks to help carry you through.

The space ship is an instanced section right? So we can do it solo and enjoy the atmosphere?

I am assuming the new area isn't going to take more than the black hole gear wise right. I don't do PvE much so I have no high end PvE gear. At the moment I have full BM with 3 or 4 pieces of WH as I mostly PvP which was plenty to do the black hole will it be the same for Section X?

I was wondering if we are going to lvl any higher after 50? I think for the HK-51 mission we are going to LVL up.

No new level increase that would be just weird right now with the state of end fame gear. Also on the pts I ran the dailies in a full war hero dps so it is possible to do.

No more Operations and Flashpoints! Please work on other things that will expand the game . I see that in every Big update its the same things over and over again . Add things to worlds that will draw people there so theres not 400 people on a fleet . Add Gambling on Nar Shadar , add pod racing on tatooine, I mean just things like this adds more depth and gives us more things to do that will make this game more dynamic.

No more Operations and Flashpoints! Please work on other things that will expand the game . I see that in every Big update its the same things over and over again . Add things to worlds that will draw people there so theres not 400 people on a fleet . Add Gambling on Nar Shadar , add pod racing on tatooine, I mean just things like this adds more depth and gives us more things to do that will make this game more dynamic.

 

I'm okay with more flashpoints and operations but we definitely need some mini-games. It would add a lot of life to the game.

Funny how "Section X" has always been in game.

 

Someone during 1.2 posted a youtube video of the unfinished map as he explored it haha.

It's funny that they mention the thought of the ship crash being on Hoth. In fact the quest to get to the HK ship was on Hoth in the beta. After you completed the quest line the imperial commander said that they were shipping the droids back to Dromund Kaas to be studied. So if you played the beta, the adding of HK not that big of a surprise. I do want him very much, but as someone else said, what are we getting besides another companion to do dailies with. I want a new warzone already. Come on guy. It's been long enough. Tired of the same 4.

No more Operations and Flashpoints! Please work on other things that will expand the game . I see that in every Big update its the same things over and over again . Add things to worlds that will draw people there so theres not 400 people on a fleet . Add Gambling on Nar Shadar , add pod racing on tatooine, I mean just things like this adds more depth and gives us more things to do that will make this game more dynamic.

 

I agree, good open world pvp dynamic and flowing, DOAC style, pod, swoop, racing this is a huge IP there is no limit on what can be done, only self imposed limit that EA has on creativity..

 

I am looking forward doing the HK quest line, and seeing the cartel store.. I hope as the future unfolds so does really new stuff and not the same ole thing over an over, I sure would like my toon to feel like it lives in the world an not just playing though it.

As a pure PvP'r, I have only one question regarding the new companion.

 

Does max'ing out his affection award a stat bonus?

So...what can I use HK-51 for after I acquire him as a level 50? I mean, other than the relatively mind-numbing uses like running more dailies and crafting?

 

I really wish companions had any real gameplay effect in the end-game.

 

He's pretty much the same as the other 5 companions you get, only his dps when decked out is supposedly better than Revel/Vette/Gault.

 

For non-tanks, he's probably the best companion to solo HM fps with (best set up is tank w/h healer comp).

 

Since crafting isn't your thing - his +1 crit makes him cheaper than the ship droid crafting parts - then I'd suggest just using him on your lowbies.

 

I'm going to get him on my main and then drop 1M on him to use him on my lowbies. A great present for my Jedi Shadow or Gunslinger:)