The more I think about this the more it feels off, (I cant believe this myself but I agree with Trixxie) I would rather pay for a expansion than what we are getting in 7.0, the work that as gone into this could have been better going into more Dev time for 7.0. This is a cash grab and wile i know people will cough up for this I do feel that after a delayed release of 7.0 this is the last thing BW sould be pushing.

Good for you! Really the truth is, it's just a game. Its ment to be fun people get so "stressed" over different aspects of SWTOR that it really dose stop being fun. I count myself in that group sometimes, but the truth is its better playing something you enjoy over something that is "work" Sometimes its better to stop and ask yourself why your not enjoying the game, sometimes it can just mean you change a class or playstyle never be scard to try new classes ones you dont enjoy dont play. Am glad you seem to have found a perfect fit, remember to take things slow and at your own pace and remember things are NEVER as bad as they seem.

Ill pass as well, everything just seems a bit meh. Maby some of the effort gone into this might have been better served with in game items. Seems very much like a cash grab

I think we need to brake down what we mean by mods, to me mods are player made add-ons that make a game playable (am thinking of VTmB Unofficial Patch) (fantastic game btw) Single player games that have mods tend to live longer as most of the mods are bug fixes or balancing patches. So I support mods like this. Add ons via cursed CAN be good, something simple like "tell me when" Or bigger add ons like "DBM" can help when it comes to raiding, but I dont like the idea of being forced into downloading a mod just to stay competative say a DPS add-on for Sorc as there very underpowerd in that moment. I think like most things, a "to much of a good thing" approach is best. WoW got silly you needed add-ons for your add-ons

Hey. I have rheumatoid arthritis and I also suffer with ASD So I know a little of how your fealing about 7.0. Let me say right of the bat DONT PANIC, there a few issues that ill get to to try and put your mind at ease. 7.0 and (in a Dramatic Voice) AND THE END OF THE WORLD Am sure at some point you have read (what I call) the end of the world posts, how 7.0 is going to come into your home and pull out your eyebrows 1 by 1 untill you scream if you dont join the hate, all mmo forums are like this when things change and people dont like it.. It's not the end of the world and for 99% of the content you will be doing 7.0 wont be that much of a change. Yes you may feel weaker in some fights but thats perfectly normal for the beginning of a new expansion. Take it slow and enjoy the game experance As a solo player myself, I find myself saying the classic (oh one more mission) the best advise I can give you is SLOW down, if you find a mission hard or you find yourself in a panic ( I do alot ) its always down to the fact am tired or am overplaying, one of the bigest challanges is not always the game, but knowing when to just turn off and come back later. One of the hardests fights for me is And ill keep doing it untill I beat the fight, till I get angry and frustrated. But now I just get up and put it down and come back the next day and wonder why am not buffed or my companion is set wrong then I do it again and 1 shot it, I was to focused on beating the fight I was missing a buff or something dumb that I just overlooked. Taking a brake even for a hour just to relax means my hands dont hurt as much and I can refocus. Focus on gear to much In MMO gaming theres a focus on gear to the point where people convince themselves that if they don't have the best gear "it can't be done" Its just not true, for story mode content even just having basic green gear is more than enough to do all the content, feeling the need to get the "best" gear is often a crutch, am not going to tell you to "get better bro" or some other nonsence, but with people that suffer with anxiety myself also, my brain tells me something like "Oh don't bother you will fail and because of your hands you cant do it" when in truth I can but low confidence and the fear of failing always tells me not to try. The only way to beat that IS TO TRY. Its never as bad as you think Anxiety is a usefull tool sometimes, but in gaming its never useful. There a lot of solo players on swtor that play solo for lots of different reasons, some people (like myself) have social phobias or there people that convince themselves that there not worth playing with or convince themselves there just to bad at the game. None of them are true, next time your doing a mission see how meny people are in that zone and Just say HI! the worst that will happen is no one talks back and your no worse off. Just think you may find someone just like you who wants a friend to play missions with, someone who you can help and in return they can then help you.

I agree BW sould comment, they won't however. Thing is let's say, BW agree with your list and they comment saying as much, you will get someone else going "oh and you can fix pvp balance" on the face of it a good thing to ask for, then someone asks for better class balance, then someone asks for clipping on items to be fixed and on and on and on till at somone asks " wile your at it can we PLEASE at long last get wearable duck helmets" then we desend into madness. My point being wile people can agree 7.0 is going to be different shades of bad, what they disagree on are the details. IF BW do comment, they open up a can of worms people asking for different things and rather than a delay 7.0 by a month or two, it's delayed till January 36 2193 at what point people STILL can't agree on what needs to fixed first. In truth wile I don't agree 7.0 is going to be as bad as people say ( it rarely is on game forums ) BW souldhave a idea on what there target placebase wants, I want more end game content. Stuff like, raids, better end game pvp (no more lag), flashpoints and gear to be rewards based on the content your doing, NM mode players sould get higher item lvl then story mode, Ranked area sould give better rewards then reg's, but if the game is made up of story mode players there going to hate that BW sould know this. My argument is if the player base is split 50/50 or even 60/40 sometimes you have to give the minority player base something to enjoy, that way more people join the game that want that content, sure people are going to get upset sometimes, but if you bring say ranked area back in a big way and you give them nice shiny things to win who then get to show it off to there mates, more people that love pvp will join subs go up and the game is better for it. I love story content, I enjoy playing seeing where we go next, who is the next big bad for both sides imp and repubs I wanna know what Malgus is upto next, what cool new outfits my Jedi can use, I may even pluck up the curage to try out a flashpoint when I feel brave, But I also love watching people with Ops mounts & titles, the guys and girls that do put the time and effort into getting that really cool effect on there lightsaber from pvp, I just think they need some love sometimes. My long winded point is sometimes you CAN'T please everyone, 7.0 is going to make someone angry, sure they may leave and unsub. but if 7.0 brings back more ops players or pvpers or even story mode players then its worth it.

what we have here is failure to communicate, Some player bases you just can't reach. (sorry I kinda had to) Wile I don't agree with it, I understand why BW don't speak out, lets me honest what could they say at this point? Nothing other than we are cancelling 7.0 would appease the mob. Wiile I don't agree with the mass panic a lot of the vocal people on the forums have at the moment, You cant deny it isnt there. I do think 7.0 will be a big change and that can be upsetting and very strange for people (myself included) and I understand the anger people have. I do think the only real course of action now is to "wait and see" we have a outdated version on the PTR, the infomation that is available is also out of date at this point, we could be arguing over things that have changed, we just don't know.

Am not sure if this is the right place to post, so if it isnt feel free to close it and ill repost it in the correct place. Am looking to recrate Meetra Surik robes found in this picture https://swtorista.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/echoes-of-oblivion-characters-_0004_Screenshot-2950-728x410.jpg am not really sure where to start any helpfull tips would be welcome.

I swere it wasn't me! but for the recorde I didnt have a issue with it, it was a bit of fun... On topic. I understand peoples anxiety, I just don't share it (yet) if it turns out to be as bad as people say then am happy to post asking for change, but I really do think after people have got used to the changes it will be ok.

Well, this is where I bow out, you can't talk to people who are convinced the world will end, Ill leave you with words of wisdom

So, just so I understand. BW are on purpose going to sabotage there big cash cow make everyone leave and your saying am crazy? Everyone agrees BW are going to milk this game for every penny and pound, so why kill it now? they could have killed it long before, when there was a smaller player base for one, why go though making 7.0? Its not wishfull thinking, BW will do whats best to make them money, thats what its all about that dollor, so in a COVID world where development time is at a premium, is it any shock there "slowing" the game down? why is that do you think, to give themselfs breathing room to make new content. You crying doom and wanting to jump ship, I happen to think BW will do whats best for them and its in there best intrests to make the game fun and welcoming for all, trust me it isnt a shock BW is doing this now. Truth is WoW is dead, FFXIV is crushing it right now, BW want a slice of the pie, so they will see what works on FFXIV and try and make it work here. So is it any shock there building a platform to work from, remove skill bloat give players more choice on building there toons, if you look at what there doing its not hard to understand why. Will it work? lets wait and see dont start crying before 7.0 is out a lot can happen between now and then.

This is my point, theres more than enough boosts to get even the most lazy players to finish content. but my argument all the boosts take something away for me, I am ment to be scard of the emperor hes all powerfull, I killed him in 3 hits........ see my point (jedi knight) Ill try and brake this down so am hoping you can understand my PoV better. I play vet as much as I can but I never do master, why? I want to have fun. Fun for me is beleaving Vaylin can kill my jedi if I don't at least put some effort in, but at the same time I don't want to bang my head agenst a wall for 8 hours trying to beat her. The way I see swtor at the moment is like watching the movies and luke beating Darth Vader with a pool noodle in 3 hits its just not believable. I want to be scard of Vaylin not indiffrent. I agree 100% with you here, but like I have said before we are still aways off from release and it might get pushed back again, hold on till 7.0 is out if its unbalanced still Ill be with you arguing for better balance, but remember they are removing skills and gear will change so give them some time to do a few balance patches. Again I agree to a point, there trying to make things as simple as they can to balance them, a class with 3 skills is easer to balance then 30, that being said I recamend you stick around, as once things ARE balanced am 1000% sure new skills and set bonus will come out, Yes it will feal odd to start with but your mara will be better than ever just give them time.

I play veteran only, but remember we are in a stagnant stage of the game, I would argue most peoples "main" as done veteran mode at least, but when it comes to lvling alts for the sake of crafting or blasting though that trooper story you still havent done Abaddon :mad: to get the legandery player, getting a datacron and then blasting on story mode is the quicket way of getting that achievement done. so you have your main doing the harder stuff and your alts doing the easy stuff you, thats 7 alts and your main ofc that going to be low.

Am really confused at the moment and am hoping someone can help me out. My aim was to make a sith mara lvl her up before 7.0 then pick assassin as my advanced class can I still do this? or Do I have to make a new toon when 7.0 kicks off to do that, I hate the assassins companions and much prefer the mara class story and companions.

I was replaying to this My argument is story mode content is to easy, if you say use a master datacron at lvl one, you have maxed toon and gear to 70, everything up till that point is pointless sure you can change the skill level but even then its still not much harder. Gearing new toons at this point is like starting a lvl 1 in full gear, add in xp boosts and heroic quest gear (you can solo them now) there is no challange no matter how you play your new toon. what am more focused on is that 75 to 80 bracket, end game story content is ment to be harder than something you did at level 4, but at the moment its not, now if your telling me that due to the gear / skill change that no class will be able to do story mode at 75/80 then am sorry your overeacting. Classes sould be balanced around the hardest content NM ops if all classes are viable then theres no issue (this isnt always the case however) So in truth what am saying is by backet your fav class sould be balanced, so your in 326 ilvl gear your class sould finish all story content, however if it can't then BW need to fix that. if your in end game ops gear and your dps is to low then I agree that needs a fix, but don't go overborde. If you fail at the first try get better and see where you can improve, if nothing you try works then by all means rant and raave about balance till they listen. But at the same time don't go OTT and dumb everything down to the point where watching a tv show is better experance than playing the game. As I have said I don't use the PTS look back to see why, but am more than happy to wait and see till its live.....Why? things can change at any moment, BW might not be finished on there balancing passes yet so untill its live....Keep calm and when its live if its as bad as people say, THEN you can tell them as there as been a mistake. But may I ask how do you define "challenging" is it had to wait a hole 1 sec longer to kill a mob or that mob just 1 shot me with all my def up.