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Welcome TORWarriors to this week’s opinion cast, episode #140.
This week we have a great discussion and get candid about what features are missing in Rise Of The Hutt Cartel and in 2.0, what we think the game needs but is missing and what features in ROTHC or 2.0 will change how we currently play.
So join us as we talk shop in our opinion cast and then let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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You be nice to Harbinger, Deirdre!! That’s where hubby and I came from!! ::vigorous finger shaking while I do the silly-aww grin at Olivia:: =)
Can’t wait for 2.0! I like the gear grind, and now get several levels more to work on getting! YAY! Most needed in the cartel market and new expansions: barbershop (need that uniqueness). Finally, make Olivia a permanent edition to the show, she makes great comments with as much insight as anyone in Congress.
Well, I gotta say the list of features demanded by the players is unending, they could have delayed the game for 3 more years and It wouldn’t have mattered.
Last podcast it was all about the ready check (still dont know what that is and whats the big deal about it) and now we are demanding guild features because they are in other games.
Saying that GW2 has X feature and Swtor doesnt is not a fair comaprison because Swtor has things that GW2 and other games don’t have. Also, I tried GW2 since everyone in the swtor forums said it was gonna be the second coming of MMOs and I was utterly disappointed (Cursed Shore anyone?) I don’t like when players are basically blackmailed into joining guilds because otherwise they will be seriously gimped because they wont have all the buffs and boosts provided by the guild.
Not everything that is in other games belongs in SWTOR, now if we talk about social features, like a calendar, I agree.
Whilst I would love to see more guild stuff (I’m in a guild and I just love shiny things
), if I heard the podcast correctly, the guys were saying about needing these things so that people got drawn into the guilds.
I feel that’s absolutely the wrong approach. The reason to join a guild is nothing more or less than to have a like minded (relatively) group of people to experience the game with. If you try to get features added to incentivise people who don’t really want to be in a guild to join one any way, then all that happens is the dynamic gets ruined.
So, stick with guild features that make guilds even better, such as capital ships, calendars, etc, but don’t go gimping people (like 5% less xp) because they’ve not joined one, or ultimately the guilds will suffer.
What GW2 had was a shit ton of XP, influence, gold and many other Buffs if you were into a guild, it was absolutely ridiculous, any kind of progression you can think about was severly boosted in GW2 if you happened to be part of a guild.
I really hope they don’t make a mistake like that in SWTOR, like I said, just because another game has a particular feagutre, it doesn’t mean that feature belongs in SWTOR
I would really like to see some sort of mentoring system. It’s very difficult to level with friends when one might be on the same quest series as you, but they are 2-3 lvl’s higher then you because they might have PVP’d more or something like that. The XP hit for running with someone 2-3 lvls higher is significant.
My number one request would be guild calendars as well as some sort of guild messaging system. It’s hard to get anyone to use something like enjin, or guildlaunch on a regular basis for that functionality.
Sever transfers and Im done
Some new flashpoints would be good too !
I think your queen party jabba is sexy…that is all.
I gotta disagree with our lovely hosts. I don’t see them releasing 2.0 ahead of Makeb since so much of the new systems and content insist on being level 55. Makeb is essential in people raising their characters to that level. The PTS got around it with that level advance terminal in the fleets, but I doubt highly that those will be in the live game.
A barbershop is long overdue… name change and race change would be great too.
I would like to see some of the old content revisited. I think the world pvp is lacking, but has the potential to be great. Like Ilum, I think it might cool to make a hybrid operation/quest area. Somewhat with a area like the gree event, however the only way to get in is via operation. This would encourage pvp in an open world area, yet still give goals other than just killing the other side. Of course there is a distinct possibility that I am completely insane.
You know what I’d like to see? Nothing huge, probably doesn’t impact the game in any significant way, but I would really love it if I could give my companions gifts and equipment on my ship.
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Another minor QoL improvement would be the ability to tab and reverse-tab between the level fields in the GTN window
I’ve been getting a problem accessing the podcast via the RSS Feed at http://torwars.com/feed/podcast
“http://torwars.com/feed/podcast”
It also looking the the feed in iTunes store is having problems with the most recent episode being 136?
There’s an invisible character here in the line break just before the last line.
- Gray alignment coming in the near to mid future
- Having a third faction would break how the game is balanced and set up
- and more! Read the whole write up here.
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Leave us your thoughts in the comments section below! Thanks for listening.
When I fixed it, it’s working fine for me. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/234239/TorWarsPodcast.xml
Great episode as always, looking foward to Makeb.
What are your guys thoughts on Rainbow lightsaber that can be purchased from Makeb planetary commendations? I think it would be hilarious!
talking about Romance and sex, how do you guys like Leisure suit larry games?
I know the game’s only goal was to sleep with every woman there, but yeah, you had to work for it.
as for Gree thing, I’m done with that, I’m not maxed out, but I’ve bought a blaster and a saber and the only thing I’m gonna use it for is gearing alts and that was my only goal. while I like the tron armors, the head piece isn’t nice, I dont like the goggles on top.
things I want:
name change, gender and species change. More companions down the road would be nice. I wouldn’t mind getting another one while leveling from 50 to 55
and last buy not least, CLASS BALANCE! Yes you heard me. my guildies have been trying out the classes on PTS and they all said the following: PT pyro gets nerfed into the ground. It is now the second worst, only beating assassin on dps meter. a sad day for all the PT pyro/vanguard assault PvPers out there. But I would really love class balance, but I guess thats too much to ask or, as it is really hard to do.
Anyways, thinks for another great episode, you are awesome.
sorry for the several typos there