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

[Anoat]

In that case I'd suggest doing Imperial Agent last. It has a lot of "behind the scenes" stuff that ties into the other class stories that you wouldn't necessarily catch unless you'd already played through that class story. Plus it's the best class story itself so save it for last anyway.

[Zetanio]

In that case I'd suggest doing Imperial Agent last. It has a lot of "behind the scenes" stuff that ties into the other class stories that you wouldn't necessarily catch unless you'd already played through that class story. Plus it's the best class story itself so save it for last anyway.

I have a 33 Operative from release but I'm probably just going to reroll one later.

[Anoat]

Data mining of KOTFE indicates that the four main stats--aim, cunning, willpower, and strength--are being removed and combined into a single "catch all" stat called mastery.

Bioware has officially stated that Datacron bonuses will now be legacy wide. They hope to have it ready by the launch of KOTFE but they can't guarantee it will be ready by then.

[6souls]

Fuck..

[Guyverarmor]

The fuck....

[Zetanio]

Are there any classes that overlap those stats? If so, how do you differentiate between which is which?

[Anoat]

Are there any classes that overlap those stats? If so, how do you differentiate between which is which?

Trooper/Bounty Hunter is Aim
Smuggler/Imperial Agent is Cunning
Consular/Inquisitor is Willpower
Knight/Warrior is Strength

There are a few slight abilities that each class has that can be bolstered by a skill other than their main stat, but it is so negligible nobody in their right might would equip a non-main stat piece over it. Instead, most people just supplement it by getting the Datacrons.

[6souls]

This is going to kill the mods market, I've been getting a steady 5k per blue tier.

[Anoat]

On the official SWTOR forums the BW team made a post basically telling people that posting any datamined info is against the rules and you could be banned for it (lol). People are responding with the proper mix of indignation/retardation.

[Zetanio]

Trooper/Bounty Hunter is Aim
Smuggler/Imperial Agent is Cunning
Consular/Inquisitor is Willpower
Knight/Warrior is Strength

There are a few slight abilities that each class has that can be bolstered by a skill other than their main stat, but it is so negligible nobody in their right might would equip a non-main stat piece over it. Instead, most people just supplement it by getting the Datacrons.

I don't see the problem. It's homogenizing but if it doesn't have any real effect than whatever.

[Anoat]

http://www.swtor.com/info/news/news-article/20150821

Get ready to join Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ developers live on our Twitch channel for your first official in-game look at Knights of the Fallen Empire! The Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire have fallen, and as the Outlander, you’re the galaxy’s last hope against a powerful new faction. Tune in to see an action-packed demo of the Outlander storyline as dramatic choices unfold and allies join along the way. We look forward to seeing you on Twitch!

WHERE:

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WHEN:

Wednesday, August 26th @ 5PM PDT / Thursday, August 27th @ 12AM GMT

WHAT:

Live Knights of the Fallen Empire Demo – See the Outlander storyline in action!

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[Anoat]

Stream froze about 18 minutes in. Sounds like some interesting stuff, so far.

[6souls]

Cliff notes? I won't be home for a couple hours.

[Anoat]

They really didn't get into a lot before the stream froze. They joined in Chapter 3 of KOTFE.

Confirmed your character is trapped in carbonite for several years. Rescued by Lana and [companion]. During the stream, they were playing as a Jedi Knight and the companion was T7.
Showed some gameplay as your character and Lana escape prison on the FE home world. Lana is apparently now a Sith Marauder, wielding two red sabers instead of the single orange one she previously had.

Stream is back up now. Will check back later.

[Anoat]

Devs stress CHOICES MATTER.
First major choice, light side/dark side choice of "Stop this reactor from blowing up or let it blow up and kill lots of innocents and help you escape"
Second major choice, after a boss fight against two brothers, either force Lana to show mercy or let her kill one. Devs stressed this would be a big story point for later on.
HK-55 makes a debut. He is a gold and black plated HK unit and looks pretty badass.
Revealed nine chapters will be released on launch of expansion. After holiday break for Battlefront and new movie, they will resume chapters in an episodic format. Story chapters will only be available to subscribers, but will not cost anything extra.
Confirmed Lana and HK-55 will be new companions.
Confirmed that Treek and HK-51 will still be available. They seem to exist outside the story.
Will not reveal if specific companions are coming back or not, citing it would be giving away too much story at this time.
Companion affection will carry over into KOTFE and will have an impact on companion story.
Going forward, all companions can serve all three roles of tank/dps/healer, allowing you to play with your favorite companion regardless of role selection.
Companion gear (stat wise) will be irrelevant. Companion power now directly tied to player's level/stats. Can still dress them cosmetically however you like.
Confirmed that no gear/items will be taken away or lost in the "time shift" narrative of the story.
Final thing they dropped was a video from Chapter 1 that they teased would have major ramifications throughout the story. It was basically

Spoiler: show

Telling your crew to escape to safety or help defend Darth Marr from an attack

[6souls]

Hopefully the chapter release schedule will put a few at ease. I was in a few conversations where people thought EA would release it as a paid episodic content.

[Purrrfect]

I guess I need to start burning through class stories now that I resubbed...

[Rulke]

So is the class storyline stuff worth the F2P model on this? I can't remember last time I played but it was prior to paid sub crash and f2p startup. I'd probably start all over and just play for fun/casual.

[Zetanio]

So is the class storyline stuff worth the F2P model on this? I can't remember last time I played but it was prior to paid sub crash and f2p startup. I'd probably start all over and just play for fun/casual.

I paid to sub for the 12x xp bonus. What I played before I subbed was OK but a bit slow. The class storylines are pretty awesome.

[6souls]

F2P has reduced exp gain and delayed timers. I pay for sub for convenience.