The Old Republic, now an even better single-player game.

[Mosesandstick]

Ah doesn't work, sorry!

Any views on which flashpoints are good/fun? Or are more than just a standard dungeon similar to the Esseles/Black Talon?

[Scold]

Noticed that the 12x was for subs only. Then got in game and found out the character I wanted to play (which was named after my son) needs to be renamed. Fuck it. I am out.

Picky much?

Also, additional quality of life benefits beyond gearing being super easy now for 12x:


-They revamped how everything about skills works so it's much more streamlined, you don't have to do a bunch of spreadsheeting/googling to figure out how to not gimp your character

-You can use quick travel very frequently (every 6 minutes)

-Speeder routes appear to be pre-opened for you, so not nearly so much running/backtracking needlessly

Edit: From the 3.2 patch notes:

""All Taxi Destinations are now available to all players.

All Quick Travel Bind Points within a map region are now automatically discovered when the region is revealed.

The cooldown on the Quick Travel ability has been reduced. For Subscribers and Preferred players the cooldown is now 6 minutes, and for Free-To-Play players the cooldown is now 26 minutes.

The Legacy Travel I, II, and III unlocks now reduce the cooldown of the Quick Travel ability by 2 additional minutes each.

The cooldown on the Emergency Fleet Pass ability has been reduced. For Subscribers and Preferred players the cooldown is now 90 minutes, and for Free-To-Play players the cooldown is now 180 minutes.

The Legacy Fleet Pass I, II, and III unlocks now reduce the cooldown of the Emergency Fleet Pass ability by 30 additional minutes each.""

Edit 2: Gearing FAQ here http://www.reddit.com/r/swtor/comments/34xqi4/quick_dirty_gearing_from_160_for_12x_leveling/

[Furiously]

My referral code is still live! http://www.swtor.com/r/WmmQN7

Used it!

[Typhon]

Noticed that the 12x was for subs only. Then got in game and found out the character I wanted to play (which was named after my son) needs to be renamed. Fuck it. I am out.

Picky much?

[snip]

I also have no tolerance for a game forcing a character rename.  Allowing everyone to have the character name they want was already a solved thing by the time this came out.  Prior to merging servers they could have implemented a fix.  They had no excuse.  Character names mean a lot to some people.

[Rendakor]

Agreed. Nothing gets me re-uninstall a game like having to rename my old main.

[WayAbvPar]

Especially that particular name. I managed to come up with a Star Wars-y take on my son's name, and he was super excited. He is reading now, and I was looking forward to showing him the name.

I also have a problem with the 'how much have you paid me lately' approach to this. I pre-ordered and subscribed for several months, but someone who was active when the consolidation occurs takes priority. That is shitty.

[Ingmar]

Did you try just using the same name again? Older non-subscriber characters get their name de-claimed but that doesn't mean anyone actually took it.

[WayAbvPar]

I think I tried, but tbh I am not 100% sure. I was on the fence about playing again in any case, and uninstalled soon after.

[Montague]

I think I tried, but tbh I am not 100% sure. I was on the fence about playing again in any case, and uninstalled soon after.

In case anyone wants a referral link:

http://www.swtor.com/r/S7M9wN

Gives you some free unlocks (including increased inventory) plus 7 days of free subscriber play and a free server transfer. Even works if you're already a subscriber.

[Evildrider]

Knights of the Fallen Empire.

Some info on the new expansion coming this fall.  It's not all the details, but it's looking pretty huge.  Maybe Disney is kicking some more money into the game or something.

[Nevermore]

They did transfer all those devs to TOR a while back.

[Tannhauser]

Knights of the Fallen Empire.

Some info on the new expansion coming this fall.  It's not all the details, but it's looking pretty huge.  Maybe Disney is kicking some more money into the game or something.

I'm glad they are continuing with the story campaign idea.  Looks intriguing, but I do wish they had expanded more our our current companion storylines. Gault and Blizz especially.  Didn't like the 'off camera' stuff.

[sam, an eggplant]

The expansion doesn't continue your class story, everybody is "The Outlander", whether you're a sith marauder or jedi guardian. I'm sure it will have light/darkside choices, but nothing specific to your class. This allows them to offer much more content for the first playthrough.

[Nebu]

The most fun I had in the game was running heroic content with friends.  If this expansion offers more of that and improved pvp or ship combat, then I'll give this a try. 

I really loved the ship pvp, but the queue times were awful.

[Scold]

Well ladies and gents, the title of this thread just became 100% apropos.

http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/15/8736559/star-wars-old-republic-knights-of-the-fallen-empire-expansion

This looks incredible.

[Tannhauser]

Looks really good and I think it's exactly the right direction for SWTOR.  Plus, free to subscribers?  So you basically pay $15 for the new expac, very nice.  The ability to focus only on each classes storyline is VERY appreciated as well.  Plus, if you still want to grind or pvp that stuff is still there.

The faction gaining to gain companions is interesting.  I wonder how they'll do that. 

[Malakili]

"We don't think of it as grinding," he said. "We think of it as 'the MMO bits.

This explains why I haven't played an MMORPG in a while, I guess.

[Ingmar]

The expansion doesn't continue your class story, everybody is "The Outlander", whether you're a sith marauder or jedi guardian. I'm sure it will have light/darkside choices, but nothing specific to your class. This allows them to offer much more content for the first playthrough.

This is completely wrong.

You play your current character, after a time skip.

[luckton]

So...after the time skip, can you revisit old content? What exactly is going on here?

[sam, an eggplant]

The expansion doesn't continue your class story, everybody is "The Outlander", whether you're a sith marauder or jedi guardian. I'm sure it will have light/darkside choices, but nothing specific to your class. This allows them to offer much more content for the first playthrough.

This is completely wrong.

You play your current character, after a time skip.

Reading is essential. I never said you didn't play your character, just that there are no class-specific stories.

[Evildrider]

The expansion doesn't continue your class story, everybody is "The Outlander", whether you're a sith marauder or jedi guardian. I'm sure it will have light/darkside choices, but nothing specific to your class. This allows them to offer much more content for the first playthrough.

This is completely wrong.

You play your current character, after a time skip.

Reading is essential. I never said you didn't play your character, just that there are no class-specific stories.

Most likely it's going to be just like the past stuff where there is a main story and there are some changes that go along with whatever class you have.  We haven't had class-specific stories since the main one.

[Ingmar]

The expansion doesn't continue your class story, everybody is "The Outlander", whether you're a sith marauder or jedi guardian. I'm sure it will have light/darkside choices, but nothing specific to your class. This allows them to offer much more content for the first playthrough.

This is completely wrong.

You play your current character, after a time skip.

Reading is essential. I never said you didn't play your character, just that there are no class-specific stories.

That's also wrong; every class has a different story.

[sam, an eggplant]

That's also wrong; every class has a different story.

In this expansion? That is not what their press material said.

[Ingmar]

That's also wrong; every class has a different story.

In this expansion? That is not what their press material said.

It's right on the page for the expansion and they've mentioned it elsewhere.

http://www.starwarstheoldrepublic.com/fallen-empire

YOUR PERSONAL SAGA
Play one of eight class stories enhanced to offer a deeper, more accessible experience purely focused on immersing you in a personal Star Wars story.

[sam, an eggplant]

Ahh. I took that to be talking about the 1-50 content. Guess we'll see soon enough.

[Raguel]

The trailer didn't do much for me but I'm all in if there's more class story content. IMO that was what they did best and what separated them from every other mmo I've played.

[kaid]

So...after the time skip, can you revisit old content? What exactly is going on here?

It sounds like you can revist the old worlds but not sure how exactly it works yet not a ton of info.

[Ingmar]

Ahh. I took that to be talking about the 1-50 content. Guess we'll see soon enough.

Yeah they've now clarified and it sounds like it is somewhere in between - the core story is the same for everyone, but there's companion related stuff that changes for the different classes.

[Evildrider]

06.22.2015
Character Transfers – Get Together With Your Friends
Last week we announced our next Digital Expansion: Knights of the Fallen Empire. Since announcing, we have seen a lot of players coming back and getting into The Old Republic. Whether you are a new player, an old subscriber coming back, or a player who has been around a while, you may have been looking for an opportunity to move to a new server. Maybe your friends transferred servers in the past or you’re just trying to find a new Fleet to call home.

In honor of our Fallen Empire announcement, we wanted to make it a bit easier for you to play on the server you want to. Starting tomorrow, Tuesday June 23rd, all character transfers will be discounted by over 90%, for a limited time. Each character transfer will only cost 90 Cartel Coins each. This promotion will run for a while, and we will make sure to give you a couple weeks of notice before the price goes back to normal.

In order to initiate a character transfer:

Login and then visit: https://account.swtor.com/user/account/transfer
Ensure you character meets the requirements listed
Click “Start a character transfer”
Select the server where the character you wish to transfer is located
Click “Choose a character from source server”
Select the character you wish to transfer
Select the server you wish to transfer that character to
Click “Next”
On this screen, you can confirm that the character is eligible
Click “Start transfer”
Enjoy your new server
Thanks everyone!

Eric
Community Manager


If you are on one of the lower pop servers, here is your chance. 

[Scold]

06.22.2015
Character Transfers – Get Together With Your Friends
Last week we announced our next Digital Expansion: Knights of the Fallen Empire. Since announcing, we have seen a lot of players coming back and getting into The Old Republic. Whether you are a new player, an old subscriber coming back, or a player who has been around a while, you may have been looking for an opportunity to move to a new server. Maybe your friends transferred servers in the past or you’re just trying to find a new Fleet to call home.

In honor of our Fallen Empire announcement, we wanted to make it a bit easier for you to play on the server you want to. Starting tomorrow, Tuesday June 23rd, all character transfers will be discounted by over 90%, for a limited time. Each character transfer will only cost 90 Cartel Coins each. This promotion will run for a while, and we will make sure to give you a couple weeks of notice before the price goes back to normal.

In order to initiate a character transfer:

Login and then visit: https://account.swtor.com/user/account/transfer
Ensure you character meets the requirements listed
Click “Start a character transfer”
Select the server where the character you wish to transfer is located
Click “Choose a character from source server”
Select the character you wish to transfer
Select the server you wish to transfer that character to
Click “Next”
On this screen, you can confirm that the character is eligible
Click “Start transfer”
Enjoy your new server
Thanks everyone!

Eric
Community Manager


If you are on one of the lower pop servers, here is your chance. 

Is that price per character?

[Evildrider]

Yeah 90 CC per character.

[amiable]

Is it sad that I am still so bitter and angry that I lost my characters name in the first (forced) server merger that I refuse to return?

[Reg]

I felt exactly like you and didn't go back for the longest time. The first time I signed on to a character whose name had to be changed I changed it to "Reg" just to see what would happen. And I actually got it. I guess whoever took the name on that server didn't play long enough to get to the level where your name is safe.

[Lantyssa]

Is it sad that I am still so bitter and angry that I lost my characters name in the first (forced) server merger that I refuse to return?

No, it's not.  The name is one of the most important parts about an RPG character.

[sam, an eggplant]

I'm no role-player. I don't spray thees and thous about the room like a crazed renaissance festival promoter flailing around a turkey leg. But my character's name is important, it's my identity. I don't get people who name their characters "Billspally" and such. I'd be bummed too.