Star Wars: The Old Republic Random Question/Discussion thread - F2P

[Elvis]

How to setup SWTOR in steam overlay:

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=104668

Works.

[Ezek]

I just lost a level 56 lightsaber crystal, mod, and enhancement. Took the mods out from the T2 offhand, socketed them into my mainhand, zoned, and all of the mods disappeared from my saber. Seems like it's been a bug that's been around since launch since there are more than a few threads about it on the CS forums. I linked the saber in guild and everyone including myself still sees the modifications yet the item is completely empty on mouseover and provides 0 stat boosts when equipped.

How the fuck do gamebreaking bugs like ITEMS DISAPPEARING FROM YOUR INVENTORY get past Bioware's QA or internal testing? Even worse is that there has not been an official developer or CM post that acknowledges this bug even though I'm seeing threads that date back to early access mentioning it. I haven't had a very good experience with BW's customer service so far and it makes me shudder at the thought of having to interact with them again.

[Man0warr]

Have you played MMOs before? It's impossible to catch every bug in QA and testing, especially in a game the size of an MMO. They couldn't possibly hire enough people to be able to come up with every scenario and iteration for a bug occuring.

[Ezek]

Seeing as how I started my MMORPG path way back in 2000 with EQ, I'd say that I've "played MMOs before". No shit it's impossible to pick up every single bug at launch; hell, there are many MMOs that have been running for nearly half a decade that still have bugs plaguing them. But I have never, ever seen items literally vanish from your inventory as a result of zoning. Ever. This is all made exponentially worse due to how terrible Bioware's customer service branch is (easily on par with SoE's if not worse) when it comes to responding to tickets.

Here's how my last two tickets went:

- Open ticket in regards to my items and around 500k worth of credits disappearing in the mail when I tried to send it from my main to my alt
- No response for nearly 5 days
- I log on and find the ticket closed with a response telling me to delete my APPDATA\SWTOR folder. LOL?
- Open another ticket somewhat agitated this time
- No response for two days, I log on to find my ticket already closed with no follow up. Hell, they didn't even bother to input the generic bot response.

Needless to say, I've already given up on getting back anything I lose as a result of their ridiculous item vanishing bugs, whether it's just from zoning after re-modding my gear or my mail going into the void when I try to send stuff between my characters. Honestly, I wouldn't be this worked up over this shit if players actually had the reassurance that they would have their items restored/compensated in some shape or form if they get fucked over by a bug. But from what I've read in the dozens of threads plastered on their customer service forums in regards to item restorations, that's clearly not happening.

Also, yes I mad.

[Greedouw]

Just hit 400 armormech... what do now?

[Dantrag]

Just hit 400 armormech... what do now?

I'm trying to get this fucking Blue body to turn purple -_-; Done about 17 so far with no luck.

[Greedouw]

I'm afraid no one will be buying purples @ 50 when they only need to wear Orange gear... =\

[Dantrag]

I'm afraid no one will be buying purples @ 50 when they only need to wear Orange gear... =\

Probably the case. I made some Epic boots that may or may not have sold(had mail this morning but wasn't near a box).

[The Blackrose]

Just hit 400 armormech... what do now?

Absolutely nothing.

Also willing to go on the record that EA/Bioware's CS has been absolutely shit thus far and needs to pull heads out of asses, pronto. I've had guildies that have been locked out of their account and have had the buck passed all the way around until they get inadvertently hung-up on. Tickets have been closed with no follow up or feedback.

This makes EQ Verant/SOE days look like fucking Candy Land. The game's great, unless you're some unfortunate sop that has to file a petition/ticket.

[Dantrag]

Orange gear while awesome, makes it so that crafting is kinda moot.

[Purrrfect]

I just lost a level 56 lightsaber crystal, mod, and enhancement. Took the mods out from the T2 offhand, socketed them into my mainhand, zoned, and all of the mods disappeared from my saber. Seems like it's been a bug that's been around since launch since there are more than a few threads about it on the CS forums. I linked the saber in guild and everyone including myself still sees the modifications yet the item is completely empty on mouseover and provides 0 stat boosts when equipped.

How the fuck do gamebreaking bugs like ITEMS DISAPPEARING FROM YOUR INVENTORY get past Bioware's QA or internal testing? Even worse is that there has not been an official developer or CM post that acknowledges this bug even though I'm seeing threads that date back to early access mentioning it. I haven't had a very good experience with BW's customer service so far and it makes me shudder at the thought of having to interact with them again.

Did you check the T2 offhand? Had a guy in guild the other night have the same thing and someone said the mods sometimes go back to where they were before moving, and his were back in the old item.

[Hioki]

Just hit 400 armormech... what do now?

drop it and pick up biochem or cybertech.

[Greedouw]

drop it and pick up biochem or cybertech.

really thinking about this

[Trichocyst]

Ilum is brutal alone, or I just fucking suck. I've been trying forever to get my level 47 purple chest piece schematic. It's up to like 88 now.

[Mellema]

Orange gear while awesome, makes it so that crafting is kinda moot.

Makes it nice for cybercrafting, I'm at around 320 cybercraft and sell plenty of mods.

[Alderaan]

Fuck sorcs. Fuck them with the passion of a thousand flames. Going up against 4 in a WZ makes me, as a melee, want to punch puppies. Fuck their bubbles, and their heals, and everything about them.

[vrumpt]

Hello everyone! We are excited to announce that today’s patch for our Public Test Server brings you the first of many content updates for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. It includes some exciting content additions, including a new Flashpoint, Kaon Under Siege, and four new boss additions to Operation: Karagga’s Palace. You’ll also notice changes to Open World PvP on Ilum.

As with every update, 1.1 includes many high-priority bug fixes. We have corrected the issue that prevented some Jedi Knights from progressing in Kira Carsen’s affection conversations, made some previously inaccessible Datacrons reachable, and have made many fixes to various issues in Flashpoints and Operations.

We are looking forward to your feedback about the changes we have made, and we appreciate you using the Public Test Server forums to report any bugs you encounter while playing on it. Thank you for playing Star Wars: The Old Republic!


Note: The Public Test Server patch notes will be provided in English. The final release notes will be provided in English, French, and German when the content is moved to live servers.

http://www.swtor.com/community/showt...85#edit1276185

Patch 1.1 notes (spoilered for long)

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Star Wars: The Old Republic - Game Update 1.1



General
Anti-aliasing is now available and can be enabled in the preferences menu.

Classes and Combat

General
Healing caused by crowd control abilities no longer generates threat.
Tooltips for abilities modified by skill points now display correct damage values.

Guard
This ability now transfers to a new friendly target without requiring deactivation on the previous target.
Activating this ability while targeting a guarded or invalid target will still toggle the Guard ability off.
A distinct visual effect is now present on characters using Guard on another character, and another effect is now present on the guarded character if they leave Guard’s range.
Taunt
A new visual effect has been added to the user and the target of the Taunt ability for the duration of its effect.

Jedi Consular
Project: This ability no longer shakes the screen of onlookers.

Shadow
Battle Readiness: Now allows Combat Technique to trigger once every 3 seconds.
Combat Technique: Healing received through Combat Technique has been increased, scales properly at higher levels, and can only be triggered once every 4.5 seconds.
Slow Time: This ability’s damage has been increased by 15% and it now slows the movement speed of all affected targets.

Jedi Knight
Force Leap: This ability no longer functions on Portable Holo Dancers.


Sith Inquisitor

Assassin
Dark Charge: Healing received through Dark Charge has been increased, scales properly at higher levels, and can only be triggered once every 4.5 seconds.
Overcharge Saber: Now allows Dark Charge to trigger once every 3 seconds.
Wither: Damage has been increased by 15% and it now slows the movement speed of all affected targets.

Sith Warrior
Intercede: This ability no longer functions on Portable Holo Dancers.
Shatter: this ability’s tooltip now correctly reflects its damage; damage from this ability has not been adjusted.


Imperial Agent

Bug Fixes
Corrected an issue where activating cover, using Explosive Probe, and then using Snipe could cause Snipe to be interrupted.

Bounty Hunter

General
Incendiary Missile: This ability is no longer misclassified as an Area of Effect ability.

Companion Characters


General
C2-N2 and 2V-R8 no longer vocalize crafting commentary during combat.
The Carbonized Stream companion ability no longer breaks prematurely.

Companions

Kira Carsen
Fixed an issue that caused players to be unable to progress in Kira’s affection conversations. Players previously affected by this issue can now speak to Kira and progress normally.

Bug Fixes
Companions will now sell trash items when requested, regardless of group size.
Companion healing abilities no longer apply a permanent green effect on the character.
Fixed an issue that caused Companion Characters to sometimes have the incorrect appearance in cinematics.

Crew Skills

Bug Fixes
Corrected an issue that prevented recently completed Crew Skill missions from showing up in the next list of available missions.
Fixed a bug that could cause Crew Skills a character didn’t have to appear in the Crew Skills window.
Players can no longer loot harvesting nodes they do not have the appropriate Crew Skill for after a group member harvests (but does not loot) a node.

Flashpoints and Operations


General
A new level 50 Flashpoint, Kaon Under Siege, is now available for play in Normal and Hard Modes!
The Gav Daragon and the Ziost Shadow have been expanded to accommodate the Kaon Under Siege gateway.
The difficulty of some non-boss enemies in Flashpoints has been adjusted.
Enemies now drop credits more frequently in Flashpoints.

Flashpoints

Cademimu
General Ortol’s rocket fire damage no longer occurs when the rocket is not active.

The Black Talon
Some enemies in this Flashpoint are no longer invisible.

The Foundry
Corrected an issue that could cause the final boss to become stuck at 10% health.

The Battle of Ilum
Krel Thak’s Allied Weequay Pirates have had their toughness reduced in Hard Mode.

The False Emperor
The Sith Entity’s affliction ability now properly deals damage in Hard Mode.
HK-47 now has the correct amount of health in Normal Mode.

Operations

Eternity Vault
Players are now able to successfully loot the chest after defeating the Infernal Council.
Perimeter Defense Cannons have been re-tuned and have improved targeting behaviors.
Soa’s Mind Trap and Force Throw abilities no longer target the same player multiple times; they now target every player in the group once.
Ball lightning enemies summoned by Soa deal damage in a smaller radius.
The Annihilation Droid’s rocket burst attack no longer deals double damage in 16-player Operations.
Soa now summons fewer ball lightning enemies during the final round in 16-player Operations.

Karagga’s Palace
Four new bosses can now be battled by players in Karagga’s Palace!
Players no longer get stuck attempting to exit the Karagga’s Palace phase.

Bug Fixes

Flashpoints
Corrected an issue that prevented some enemy NPCs from spawning in Flashpoints.
The correct error message now displays when a player attempts to enter a different Flashpoint than the rest of the group.
Flashpoint gateways no longer display as orange in incorrect circumstances.
Fixed an issue that prevented Flashpoint difficulty from being set properly.
Fixed an issue that caused mapnotes directing players to some Flashpoints to not appear correctly.
Corrected map issues that made locating mission objectives on the Gav Daragon difficult.
Fixed an issue preventing some players from opening a chest after a boss fight if the group was previously defeated by the boss.

Items

General
An Item Modification Table has been added to the Supplies areas of the Republic and Imperial Fleets.

PvP
Battlemaster Gear Tokens have been converted into Battlemaster Commendations, which can be used to purchase any Battlemaster gear. This allows players to purchase any piece of gear instead of requiring them to purchase the piece indicated by the token.
Battlemaster Bags now contain Battlemaster Commendations instead of Battlemaster Gear Tokens. They still also contain Champion Commendations.

Missions and NPCs

General
All Bonus Series missions and their required missions can now be abandoned.
Certain Wampas on Hoth that were preying on lower-level characters have had their level reduced.

Missions

Imperial
Pressure Points: The Lerantha Lurker no longer engages players in combat before completing its spawn sequence.
Geroya be Haran: Objectives related to this mission now glow when selected.
In Cold Blood: Enemies that use Armor Piercing Cell during this mission no longer each stack a debuff on the player.
Shadow Spawn: The Sith Spawn no longer knocks players down for longer than intended.
Thuggish Behavior: Corrected an issue that could cause the player to remain stuck in combat during this mission. The required kills to complete this mission have been reduced.

Republic
Climbing the Ladder: A conversation related to this mission no longer ends prematurely.
Droid Clean Up: Corrected an issue that caused the bonus mission to persist in the player’s mission log.
The Summit: The difficulty of the encounter with Sidone has been reduced.
Vivicar Awaits: Lowered the amount of enemies that attack the player during the step “Find a Way Past the Force Field.”

NPCs


Bug Fixes
Jilcoln Cadera’s abilities now correctly take into account whether a player is immune from knockbacks.
The “Primal Destroyer” World Boss on Belsavis is now “Overwhelming” as intended.
The World Boss “The First” on Dromund Kaas no longer inhibits Bounty Hunter’s Rapid Shots, and Imperial Agents will no longer be knocked out of cover during combat with it.
PvP

General
The shuttle room in Dorn Base Command Center on Hoth is no longer considered contested territory.
Ka on Voss is now a PvP Sanctuary.

Warzones
Level 50 players now participate in their own Warzone bracket and will not be matched with lower-level players.

Ilum
The daily and weekly mission objectives in Ilum now require defeating enemy players and/or collecting armaments from the center objective.
Players now gain increased Valor from player kills in Ilum.
Players now gain increased bonus Valor for kills based on the number of objectives controlled by their faction.
Increased bonus Valor is now granted for player kills when defending an objective your faction owns.
A notification is now displayed when a player gains Valor.
Three new respawn points have been added for each faction.
Companions are now restricted from the PvP objective area on Ilum.
Notifications are now displayed when enemy players are close to an objective.

Bug Fixes

General
The scoreboard value for “Highest Protection Per Single Life” now functions correctly.
Players who have left a Warzone can no longer receive an MVP vote from teammates.
Your PvP status will now be toggled automatically upon leaving a PvP region.
Additional feedback is now provided when a player attempts to toggle their PvP flag.
The Bolster tooltip now more accurately represents the buff’s effects.

Huttball
Corrected a rare issue that could cause the Frogdogs to be declared the winner in a 0-0 match even if the Rotworms held the ball last.

Ilum
Mountable turrets in Ilum no longer deal damage to targets behind them or outside their range.
Turrets no longer immediately dismount the player after use.

UI

Maps
Fixed a bug that prevented the minimap title from displaying when loading into the game or refreshing the UI.
Corrected an issue that caused some mapnotes to disappear from the minimap when other mapnotes were updated.

Items
Item hyperlinks now display stats for crafted research items properly.
Item hyperlinks no longer display erroneous additional information relating to schematics when examined.
Attempting to place a non-mission item into the mission inventory now displays an error message.
Dragging equipment onto the character paper doll no longer prompts an item deletion notice. Items dragged to the paper doll are now equipped if possible.
Item set bonuses now appear on the tooltip when viewing an item on a vendor.
Items that can be modified now display with the correct loot color in the loot roll window.
Comparative tooltips now correctly display stat differences when mousing over items in the Crew Skills window.

Bug Fixes
Fixed the tooltip display for ability cooldowns over one hour in length.
The interface for splitting stacks of items now displays correctly.
Servers that are online now always display on top of servers that are offline in the Server Select screen.
Corrected a typographical error in the “Additional Commands” context menu option.
Players nearby a player who achieves a new Legacy level no longer receive the Legacy level-up notification.
Legacy name display preferences now persist when travelling between planets.
A new confirmation dialogue now appears when submitting spam reports in game.
Sorting now works correctly in the Guilds tab.


Miscellaneous Bug Fixes
The owner of a holocall conversation is no longer shown in the last frame of the cinematic.
The spacebar button is now recognized when a player presses it to progress after a loading screen even if the spacebar button has been re-bound.
Additional issues that could impact performance on Taris have been addressed.
Vanity pets can no longer be considered targets for any abilities.
Corrected an issue that could cause some preferences to reset to defaults upon area transitions.
An Aim Datacron on Ilum is now accessible and no longer repeats its initial cinematic once used.
A Datacron on Coruscant is no longer blocked by unintentional collision.

[Man0warr]

But I have never, ever seen items literally vanish from your inventory as a result of zoning. Ever.

EQ, DAOC, AO, WoW all at various times had bugs that did the exact same thing. You were just never affected, because it usually takes an unusual set of circumstances to happen.

If Customer Support doesn't fix your item then yeah you have something to bitch about, but similar bugs have existed.

[Syntex]

EQ, DAOC, AO, WoW all at various times had bugs that did the exact same thing. You were just never affected, because it usually takes an unusual set of circumstances to happen.

If Customer Support doesn't fix your item then yeah you have something to bitch about, but similar bugs have existed.

Yea but from my experience and probably others they made it a point to restore the item and/or find what was causing it and shut it down until a solution could be found.

They should at least say or do something. It's not hard to make a forum post saying "We are aware of the issues and it will be fixed soon with restorations on the way." If they can't promise that then they need to find a way to because people won't play a game if they are unsure about their account/items security.

[Ezek]

Did you check the T2 offhand? Had a guy in guild the other night have the same thing and someone said the mods sometimes go back to where they were before moving, and his were back in the old item.

Yeah, I still have the item I extracted the mods from in my inventory and it's blank as well.

EQ, DAOC, AO, WoW all at various times had bugs that did the exact same thing. You were just never affected, because it usually takes an unusual set of circumstances to happen.

If Customer Support doesn't fix your item then yeah you have something to bitch about, but similar bugs have existed.

See, that's the problem (and is something that I mentioned in the latter half of my previous post); the chances of you getting your items restored that were lost as a result of a bug is close to zero. I know, I've been through it first hand not too long ago when I lost items and credits when I tried to mail them from my main to my alt.

Disappearing mail and the CS horror stories that others have also experienced:

http://www.swtor.com/de/community/sh...d.php?t=111858

Letter to Stephen Reid in regards to CS quality:

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=111858

Edit: on a better note, ability delay is being fixed in a future patch:

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=141027