SWTOR

[Montague]

Endgame content doesn't seem to be a problem. Two raids (Karagga' Palace, which I don't think has been announced yet, and Eternity Vault), which have three difficulty levels - normal, hard, and nightmare. Plus all the flashpoints have level 50 hard modes.

[koro]

Isn't that going to be kind of weird if your various characters are different races?

Just a tad.

Also, every build and patch that goes by without addressing the Jedi Guardian's utter inability to actually tank multiple mobs without some incredible keyboard gymnastics before level 32 makes me that much more worried for launch.

The fact that they still haven't gotten Force Pull (essentially a Death Grip, taunt and all) back after having it removed is also troublesome; the Vanguard version of it is super useful, and it's still puzzling why neither Jedi tank has it anymore.

[Lakov_Sanite]

So, universal character ID? Can you opt out of the legacy system or is every character on every server I ever make stuck with the same last name?

[Evildrider]

So, universal character ID? Can you opt out of the legacy system or is every character on every server I ever make stuck with the same last name?

Stuck with the last name, but you can choose to show or not show it in the options.

I'm fine with that implementation, it's better than no last names at all for the people that really care about it.

[Ingmar]

Our friend who wants to name his smuggler Dubstep Laserstrider will be happy.

The same last name across all characters is odd. I guess my fat twi'lek will have been adopted.

EDIT: I think I might be more bothered by the fact that last names have to be completely unique per account actually. Expect MAJOR RPer clamor over that one.

[Evildrider]

NDA officially lifted.

We failed.

http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=630104

P.S. Spill the beans you bloody bastards 

So I pretty much have to avoid the TOR forums now, people are putting up story spoilers already.

[Murgos]

How much of a train-wreck do people think the launch is going to be?

I actually think this will go down as one of the smoothest launches ever for an MMO.  They have done or are doing pretty much everything you could expect to make that happen.  Will there be queues?  Absolutely.  Will there be overcrowding in the newbie zones.  You bet.  Will something unexpected happen, probably.  Will anyone remember those things in 3 months?  Nope.

That said, I don't like a 1 per account family name.  I'd like all my characters to be able to share in the legacy point reward system, what ever that is (Oh, Skinner Box you ARE such a kidder, don't never change.) but I don't know that I want them all to have the same surname so I probably won't display it on most of my characters.

[Shatter]

I think the launch will be ok to the point I booked off Dec 15 and 16.  Since they are staggering the pre-order head start dates, some people get to play Dec 15, some more start on Dec 16, etc etc that should help avoid flooding of the system.  Combine that with the guild system being in place and stress testing I think the launch will be fairly smooth.

[Morfiend]

That said, I don't like a 1 per account family name.  I'd like all my characters to be able to share in the legacy point reward system, what ever that is (Oh, Skinner Box you ARE such a kidder, don't never change.) but I don't know that I want them all to have the same surname so I probably won't display it on most of my characters.

Yeah, this goes back to the debate in the other thread. More choice is a good thing. I don't understand why they are locking people in to the same last name for every character. RPers are going to have a fit.

I dont like it very much ether. They should just let you pick a last name, and have them not be unique. So if I want all my characters to have the same last name they can.

[Evildrider]

I was in all the beta weekends and the server side problems, from previous builds, were fixed before the next weekend.

[Evildrider]

That said, I don't like a 1 per account family name.  I'd like all my characters to be able to share in the legacy point reward system, what ever that is (Oh, Skinner Box you ARE such a kidder, don't never change.) but I don't know that I want them all to have the same surname so I probably won't display it on most of my characters.

Yeah, this goes back to the debate in the other thread. More choice is a good thing. I don't understand why they are locking people in to the same last name for every character. RPers are going to have a fit.

I dont like it very much ether. They should just let you pick a last name, and have them not be unique. So if I want all my characters to have the same last name they can.

Or they could have gone the route of just no last names.

[Tyrnan]

Isn't that going to be kind of weird if your various characters are different races?

Seems very strange. Also, are they really saying that all my Sith and Republic characters will share the same surname? That could get rather awkward around the holiday season.

[Evildrider]

Isn't that going to be kind of weird if your various characters are different races?

Seems very strange. Also, are they really saying that all my Sith and Republic characters will share the same surname? That could get rather awkward around the holiday season.

Because Luke and Vader weren't on opposite sides? 

[eldaec]

The real reason they want the surnames the way they have them is global chat. Presumably.

No other reason makes any goddamn sense.

[Nevermore]

That said, I don't like a 1 per account family name.  I'd like all my characters to be able to share in the legacy point reward system, what ever that is (Oh, Skinner Box you ARE such a kidder, don't never change.) but I don't know that I want them all to have the same surname so I probably won't display it on most of my characters.

Yeah, this goes back to the debate in the other thread. More choice is a good thing. I don't understand why they are locking people in to the same last name for every character. RPers are going to have a fit.

I dont like it very much ether. They should just let you pick a last name, and have them not be unique. So if I want all my characters to have the same last name they can.

Or they could have gone the route of just no last names.

Last names are all but required in a Star Wars universe.  Otherwise, it's just Han and Luke.  BORING!

There's really little reason to force all characters to have the same last name, though.  The negatives far outweigh the one positive I can think of.

[eldaec]

Isn't that going to be kind of weird if your various characters are different races?

Seems very strange. Also, are they really saying that all my Sith and Republic characters will share the same surname? That could get rather awkward around the holiday season.

Because Luke and Vader weren't on opposite sides? 

They didn't have the same surname though.

Nor did Luke and Leia.

[Tyrnan]

Isn't that going to be kind of weird if your various characters are different races?

Seems very strange. Also, are they really saying that all my Sith and Republic characters will share the same surname? That could get rather awkward around the holiday season.

Because Luke and Vader weren't on opposite sides? 

Yeah but Vader didn't go round calling himself Darth Vader-Skywalker  

[Fordel]

They need to unfuck the mob difficulty or people are going to be in for a rude awakening once they hit 30+. There's a bunch of retards that keep clamoring for a HARD HARD game on the forums and most of them haven't leveled past 12. "Make it HARD and TEDIOUS I need to tell the world how AWESOME I AM for beating it!!"

I have little doubt that Bioware is going to unfuck the difficulty, they have the metrics and heat maps to see how their entire playerbase suddenly hits a fucking wall. They had it right a pair of builds ago, but I think developer ego got hurt or something with all the tard buckets bitching about it being TOO EASY.



The game is still giving certain setups a lot of hiccups as well, it's not optimized very well yet. I can't turn on shadows without putting my frame rate into the toilet this build for example. This is stuff they should be able to fix as well. In Theory.

[eldaec]

Padamame and Anakin. Also different surnames.

[Lucas]

Update on the Legacy System by Damion Schubert:
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=10942541#edit10942541

You can choose to do one of the following:
- Display your legacy name as your last name ("Raiel Firewalker")
- Display your legacy name below your name

Raiel
The Firewalker Legacy

- or choose to hide it altogether. This choice can differ per character.

[Fordel]

It's more of a bloodline or a noble house then a last name.

[01101010]

Interesting... So basically they are adding another leveling tier, the ALT tier. Wonder if it comes with another xp bar.  

[Tyrnan]

Update on the Legacy System by Damion Schubert:
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=10942541#edit10942541

You can choose to do one of the following:
- Display your legacy name as your last name ("Raiel Firewalker")
- Display your legacy name below your name

Raiel
The Firewalker Legacy

- or choose to hide it altogether. This choice can differ per character.

I'd still rather have unique surnames for each of my characters that makes sense given their race and class.

[Nevermore]

The real reason they want the surnames the way they have them is global chat. Presumably.

No other reason makes any goddamn sense.

You can easily have global names without forced same last names.  See: CoX

[01101010]

Now I really really really want them to put in a droid race. I can think of so many names for them...

[koro]

They need to unfuck the mob difficulty or people are going to be in for a rude awakening once they hit 30+. There's a bunch of retards that keep clamoring for a HARD HARD game on the forums and most of them haven't leveled past 12.

Or they're one of the four hundred billion Sith Sorcerers.

It like arguing for making Final Fantasy Tactics so hard that only Orlandu can survive.

[Evildrider]

Isn't that going to be kind of weird if your various characters are different races?

Seems very strange. Also, are they really saying that all my Sith and Republic characters will share the same surname? That could get rather awkward around the holiday season.

Because Luke and Vader weren't on opposite sides? 

Yeah but Vader didn't go round calling himself Darth Vader-Skywalker  

Yeah he had no last name.  Neither did Darth Maul, Darth Cadeus, Darth Bane, etc.  

[Lakov_Sanite]

"The Vibroblade Legacy"

[Fordel]

Their CC got nerfed, they are all crying again it's fine.


"What you mean I'm not supposed to be able to take a coffee break halfway through combat and regen all my health and energy?"

[Lakov_Sanite]

Also do devs ever make things easier post-beta? It's always nerfing exp or making shit harder because you don't want players actually eating through your content, god forbid!

I eagerly await the inevitable.

[Paelos]

Also do devs ever make things easier post-beta? It's always nerfing exp or making shit harder because you don't want players actually eating through your content, god forbid!

I eagerly await the inevitable.

Oh yeah, that's a certainty.

[koro]

Their CC got nerfed, they are all crying again it's fine.


"What you mean I'm not supposed to be able to take a coffee break halfway through combat and regen all my health and energy?"

What nerf? The "mobs under Force Lift regen their health" thing?

If so, my heart bleeds for their plight, and each of my blood cells is playing a tiny fiddle.

[Fordel]

The Dev's have stated what they expect player to mob difficulty to be. What it is now, is WELL outside their stated goals, or they are insane. Either or.

Most specs can be virtually one-shit by certain silver elite mobs. Silver elites are supposed to be a roughly 1 on 1 challenge for a equal level player. Not a death sentence.



I wouldn't be surprised if they are just fucking with us to see how we dance, they've done that before in the Beta.

[Evildrider]

I must be one of the few that didn't like the Inquisitor.  I played one to 24 as a Sorc and I found it boring.

[Fordel]

The Lady inquisitor is such a snarky bitch in the face of all this 'ultimate dark side power' I can't help but laugh.