official Star Wars: The Old Republic

[Slane]

Went Republic on The Courageous. PvE east coast server that had a low pop. Think it was a fresh server, seeing as my guild was only one of 3 on there. Going trooper/vanguard.

[metal_dragen Veteran]

Installing, guess I'll just see what they have up and pick something that looks promising.

Any worthwhile communities out there? Like to see what info people have complied on the various classes to get a better feel for them. I see the main site tells ya the roles (going tank more than likely), but would like to read up on people's personal experiences to get a better grasp.

Haven't seen much yet, but there is a SWTOR Wikia Wiki and the ZAM Network (formerly Allakhazam and the company behind WoWHead) has TORHead for the item/quest/class/etc. database and they have a a portal site for SWTOR.

[Slane]

So 26 now. Running around grabbing missed datacrons. Took advantage of slicing while it was good. Think they took the nerf way to far. Getting cybertech up now. Market is open for all cybertech related items, need to take advantage. How's everyone else getting along in-game?

[cropcircles]

I asked my friend at work today if he'd killed any dragons yet in The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim and he just chuckled and he told me he bought

Star Wars: The Old Republic and was super impressed and excited.

[WesDog]

I am waiting to play the game. I pre-ordered as soon as it was available a couple months ago. I registered the product code that origin gave me and got to play some in the beta and got to play in the headstart.

I tried to set up a subscription and it says my product code has already been used. I called origin and they said they will email me a new code. I still havent gotten a new code even thought their customer support says they sent the email. I have been watching my email like a hawk waiting for it so there is no way it got sent to the spam folder. I have gone through every email in that account since before the headstart on Dec 13.

So I decided to email the SW:TOR support. They send me an email about not getting a code printed on store bought copy. I tell them its digital and they say they need evidence. So I screenshot my email with the purchase number from origin and the code to register the game (the code that the website says is already used when i try to validate it). I havent heard from either origin or SW:TOR support since Dec 24 and it was an automated message telling me they are checking into it and not to keep emailing them because all the support emails are overloading the system.

So I have paid a total of 79.99 for the game (that includes the $5.00 preorder fee) and I am unable to play or even get an answer.

I'm glad everyone is enjoying the game it sounds awesome. I enjoyed the first few levels. Im gonna send them another email or two and then go play some Rift. If I dont get a new product code to register in the next couple of days Im gonna try to get a refund from Origin of at least the 74.99 digital deluxe purchase price.

I hate customer support employees. They never give 2 shiats about anything except when they can get their check and go home. I dont blame them its just the way it is.

[devBrian]

It's probably the worst start to an MMO, support-wise. A third of the player base can't even register their codes. It's really bad. Their CS is just automated messages. And it takes 5 days for them to send the automated messages. It's a complete mess....

[S00N3R FR3AK]

It's probably the worst start to an MMO, support-wise. A third of the player base can't even register their codes. It's really bad. Their CS is just automated messages. And it takes 5 days for them to send the automated messages. It's a complete mess....

It's not that bad, and I've gotten all my automated messages within 24 hours. As for them not helping you since you have contacted both support and they have blown you off you can always go the route of the BBB.

[devBrian]

You must be one of the lucky ones :)

6 hour waits on the phone, too.

[HawkMan]

There's only a very few percentage of people who had that problem, of course with way over a million activated accounts, a small percentage is a lot of people.

[Amarok]

So I don't know about anybody else but while I enjoyed SWTOR at first and thought it was a fairly fun experience I'm pretty much done with it. I can't really motivate myself to log-in to the game for the last couple days. I'll get some free time and think "Well I should log-in to SWTOR and play a bit ... ehhh I just don't feel like it." - The population seems to have declined a bit since launch, chat on my server was active and there were queues but now there are no queues and chat is pretty much dead. It's a shame because it seems like it's a good game. I hope it doesn't meet the same fate as all the other MMOs.

[Hell-In-A-Handbasket]

So I don't know about anybody else but while I enjoyed SWTOR at first and thought it was a fairly fun experience I'm pretty much done with it. I can't really motivate myself to log-in to the game for the last couple days. I'll get some free time and think "Well I should log-in to SWTOR and play a bit ... ehhh I just don't feel like it." - The population seems to have declined a bit since launch, chat on my server was active and there were queues but now there are no queues and chat is pretty much dead. It's a shame because it seems like it's a good game. I hope it doesn't meet the same fate as all the other MMOs.

Chats still busy here. Same with population, don't get queues as much but they also raised the caps again, their now barely below hardware limits. I always see group requests and chat traffic at fleet. With local planet being less and group of people, but see others running around ( they just play not chat )

But I am also on a origional slammed server ( Anchorhead ) so I always see in the world or chat wherever iv been ( including starting planets from people still trying different class's ) was on Dhroman Kaas last night ( low level planet ) and chat and world were very active ( may have to switch to a different planetary instance from world map to see more world activity )

[HawkMan]

So I don't know about anybody else but while I enjoyed SWTOR at first and thought it was a fairly fun experience I'm pretty much done with it. I can't really motivate myself to log-in to the game for the last couple days. I'll get some free time and think "Well I should log-in to SWTOR and play a bit ... ehhh I just don't feel like it." - The population seems to have declined a bit since launch, chat on my server was active and there were queues but now there are no queues and chat is pretty much dead. It's a shame because it seems like it's a good game. I hope it doesn't meet the same fate as all the other MMOs.

the queues are gone because the server caps have been raised daily since launch.

[Amarok]

the queues are gone because the server caps have been raised daily since launch.

Probably the case on some servers but my server feels very empty compared to how it felt the first week or so. Hopefully it's just my server.

[HawkMan]

you've been outlevelled by everyone. their population is growing across all servers so...

[McCordRm]

I'm taking my sweet ass time leveling. I actually dig the stories.

[Mathachew Veteran]

Ugh. Over 2 hours wasted trying to complete Flash Point: Boarding Party. Three Level 32 Champs that are mislabeled as Elites. We recruited a fourth person after getting our butts royally kicked, but they couldn't join us without having to restart this long quest. Bah!

[Osiris]

*spoiler*

I enjoyed most of the SI storyline but the dreamwalking crap got old fast and Darth Thanaton is the Keal'thlas of SWTOR seriously im not sure why they didnt get him to say "this is just a setback" he could have used it on 20 occasions...would like to play a sith sorc (went assasin) but screw dealing with that storyline again. Will have to roll republic for a force healer I guess.

Only been 50 for a cpl days but already sorta over end game, pvp is fun but yeah the end game isnt doing it for me atm, patch 1.1 looks like pvp might be even better as well as a few of the game elements so will wait and see.

[Slane]

Looking on torhead there's some Light III relics with 31 endurance. Wondering if anyone know's where to get them at? Would really like to upgrade my 14 endurance relic, already got the 32 datacron relic.

[metal_dragen Veteran]

Looking on torhead there's some Light III relics with 31 endurance. Wondering if anyone know's where to get them at? Would really like to upgrade my 14 endurance relic, already got the 32 datacron relic.

Don't know what faction you are on, but for Empire, there are Light and Dark vendors on the fleet that sell relics. I assume that Republic has some equivalent hub where you could find these vendors as well.

Also, check the AH. Relics are random world drops as well, so you can probably find some there.

[Slane]

Don't know what faction you are on, but for Empire, there are Light and Dark vendors on the fleet that sell relics. I assume that Republic has some equivalent hub where you could find these vendors as well.

Also, check the AH. Relics are random world drops as well, so you can probably find some there.

Checked 'em the only have green quality relics. I'm looking at picking up the blue quality. And my server still in the infant stages, not many people at my level, 37, or higher atm, so AH is useless.

[Twiddle]

*spoiler*

I enjoyed most of the SI storyline but the dreamwalking crap got old fast and Darth Thanaton is the Keal'thlas of SWTOR seriously im not sure why they didnt get him to say "this is just a setback" he could have used it on 20 occasions...would like to play a sith sorc (went assasin) but screw dealing with that storyline again. Will have to roll republic for a force healer I guess.

Only been 50 for a cpl days but already sorta over end game, pvp is fun but yeah the end game isnt doing it for me atm, patch 1.1 looks like pvp might be even better as well as a few of the game elements so will wait and see.

Hahaha, yeah. He aggravated the bejesus out of me.

I hit 50 I think a little over a week ago. Done a couple hard mode flashpoints (black talon is a joke), and I have my full set of tier 2 PvP gear. It is a really dumb system they used for that. Completely RNG based, that I happened to get lucky with guildies are not. It really sucks for tanks, cause I'm constantly pulling threat. The worst part is tier 2 PvP gear is better than the tier 1 raiding gear, so hard modes are kind of pointless for me. It has made a lot of guildies mad that don't enjoy pvp, because it is hands down the best and easiest way to get gear. I miss the quests and story, the game just drops off at 50 completely, no more story, just dailies and that is it.

I am basically hanging the game up until a major patch (maybe tomorrows?)

I didn't rush to 50 at all, I loved leveling and the story. I had two 3 day weekend from work in a row, and I was sick for both of them, sat back in my recliner and enjoyed the game for two weekends. Unfortunately, now that leveling is over, and until operations get going there is 0 for me to do. All crafting maxed, and also cybertech is useless at max level because the daily commendations vendor sells better mods and armoring for a very low amount of commendations, and most people 50 on server are gearing up through PvP, which has 2 grades higher of armoring and mods in the gear :(.

I love the game, and know it has only been out 3 weeks, ish. So it will just take time to get worked on and polished up all around. The game is there, and is awesome, but the end game definitely is not.

[Slane]

Ya I'm starting to pvp a lot. Only 39, I already got the entire 40 set and the pvp 38 rifle. Trying to find an artifice to get a sheild crafted. My server is really small, though there is s huge influx of lower level players. Just not that many at my level or higher. Biggest annoyance is finding skilled pvpers. Republic has very few, while threres two pvp guilds on empire side. Neither have skilled players, but when they run as premades it sucks.

[Twiddle]

Ya I'm starting to pvp a lot. Only 39, I already got the entire 40 set and the pvp 38 rifle. Trying to find an artifice to get a sheild crafted. My server is really small, though there is s huge influx of lower level players. Just not that many at my level or higher. Biggest annoyance is finding skilled pvpers. Republic has very few, while threres two pvp guilds on empire side. Neither have skilled players, but when they run as premades it sucks.

Might I recommend saving the commendations. It takes 800 commendations total for one Champion PvP bag. If you are lucky, out of 20 bags you could possibly have your full pvp set. Though, I've seen some people open 40+ bags and only get one or two pieces. It's completely RNG based.

There are quite a few skilled PvPs on Rakata Mind Prison, though it is a PvP server, so that is how it tends to be. I just seem to never get on the team with them :p. I would like to think I am good, or well, you don't really have to be good, just competent enough to know how to throw a ball. It seems a lot of people have never watched or know what football is. I hate seeing people running towards the wrong goal in Huttball like it is capture the flag, lol.

[Hell-In-A-Handbasket]

Yea, been reading also the PvP set is better then the Raiding sets, so going to PvP more. hate PvP other then Huttball. Dispise the Alderan PvP with the guns.

[Twiddle]

Yea, been reading also the PvP set is better then the Raiding sets, so going to PvP more. hate PvP other then Huttball. Dispise the Alderan PvP with the guns.

I agree. I loved Arathi Basin in WoW, it was my favorite by far. Alderaan, something doesn't feel right. It feels really messy.