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Thoughts on new expansion?
ragz45
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For those that have gotten their feet wet, what are your thoughts on the new expansion?
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Once you sub for a month, it's all unlocked permanently. (Until new content comes out obviously, for which you'd have to sub again)
My SWTOR referral link for those wanting to give the game a try. (Newbies get a welcome package while returning players get a few account upgrades to help with their preferred status.)
https://www.ashesofcreation.com/ref/Callaron/
So far I'm enjoying the story lines. A bit bummed about the limited choice in companions you have during missions. (At least in the Chapters I've played through so far)
It's also nice to see some familiar faces from the 1-50 Class stories. xD
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It's definitely a big risk because it's not traditional content you commonly see added to MMORPGs. So if you're that player who's done all the Flashpoints, Operations, decked out your stronghold, completed your companions' storyline, geared up in PvP, etc, etc - the content could be a good change of pace but it might not keep you around unless this is your MMORPG that you play on daily basis.
The only end-game progression that comes out of Knights of the Fallen Empire is the Alliance system which is centered around companions. But like what has been said before, if you're not invested in the community for this game your stay might be short. There's no new warzones or raids in this content. Much of the new content is solo or done with two players.
Edit: by the way I hope this helps you form your own opinion. I might stay longer than I though since I only played the game for about two months at launch. There is a lot for me to do.
For a Player that has low level characters and is not interested in the new high level content *Yet*.....
Lot's of documented changes that I wasn't happy with but willing to adapt to. We know about this stuff and I will try not to hash this out again here.
Lot's of UN-documented changes that flat out angered me. Now I understand part of why Bioware was so reluctant to talk about the upcoming changes before now. I wouldn't want to talk to players either about the hammer I was getting ready to drop on the game. It is worse than I was prepared for, and I'm was expecting quite a bit of change I wasn't going to agree with.
Crafting for me personally is in shambles. I prided myself with my Cybertech and building blue and Purple Droid parts... all gone if you used the Ship droid like I did. Most the recipes I had unlocked in the various crafting disciplines have been sent to the "Archive" basically gone and we have to buy new ones just to make the basic stuff like Mods... and I'm not the kind of Player that likes making money in MMOs so this is painful. (will be no surprise to those here that have read my rants on hating money)
Basic Comms (now data crystal) Mod Vendors have all the Barrels, Hilts, Armor sections, Mods, and Enhancements, but the Barrels and Hilts are Artifact Authorization Required now in 4.0, as is also the "level 7 Trainee" gear on fleet, where as just a few days ago no AA was necessary. There never was that much Artifact Authorization items ingame that I encountered, bad luck on my part, so I never did get that Unlock. No need... now there is a need and no warning that I recall. I said in another thread on these forums that it is my opinion that SWTOR is targeted at Whales... today all doubt in my mind about whether that was true or not was laid to rest.
XP gain is too fast. My opinion. Don't need XP boosters now IMO.
Companions... most is already known and after playiing today I'm seeing good and bad, but Companions make excellent tanks now even with my Gunslinger throwing as much dps at Mobs as I could in a FP today. That pleasantly surprised me. Did not try Healing or DPS Companion settings.
It's not all bad, the changes, but for me personally it hit hard on the features of the game I enjoy the most and I am not a happy camper tonight.
I said my piece on this subject. I won't reply on this one. Check out what I say in the game itself if you question this. I figured I had best see for myself and I am both glad, and sad, that I did.
It was so much better at developing your companions as characters than 1-50 was. And in terms of your own character, it was pretty clear during my run through as Smuggler, that dialogue at least will be significantly different for each of the classes.
If you didn't like the cutscenes in 1-50, you still might like this because it tells a better story better, even cutting to the villains and your companions. But if you just flat out don't like cutscenes, you will probably hate this expansion.
Edit: I'm a bit disappointed that you can't outfit companions in the armor you want, anymore. But it should be something they should be able to bring back fairly easily.
TOR's one is a bit odd indeed, after one of the merges it locked out a few character names of mine, for a mandatory rename due collision - I simply "re"named them to their original name and the system accepted it
They had a good laugh over it.
If you plan to head into the new content, be 100% sure that you don't care about your companions and what they look like.
Once the new content begins, your vanilla companions scatter to the corners of the galaxy, and you get some new companions. The issue is...these new companions are set up in the same manner as droids, or Broonmark / Blizz / Khem. The only thing you can change about their appearance is their weapon.
I repeat.... THE NEW COMPANIONS CANNOT BE CUSTOMIZED.
If you don't mind running around with identical clones to everyone else around you, then journey forward. It is a good story afterall. But if you care about the style and look of who you adventure with, then do not pass go, do not collect $200.
Be warned!
Secondly i'm not sure about not letting F2P/Preffered players not be able to level to 65. Since subs and F2P are stuck in the same groupfinder for flashpoints and operations i just think it would make sense to let all level to 65. (ofc. still without kofte) Especially since FP rewards and crystal vendors dont have any decent level 60 gear.