SWTOR: Catch-All

TheHipGamer wrote:

I just pre-ordered -- my first MMO of note since Everquest 1. I'm way rusty, but want to play with Goodjers when I'm wasting my life online. How and where do I get in on that kind of action?

Make a character on Keller's Void, that's where both GWJ guilds are. Post your character's name in here and whether you want to go Sith or Republic and one of us can find you.

Great...now i'm gonna be hovering over my gmail for the next xx hours / days and getting no work done....i'll probably get more done after i actually get in than before:P

Welcome to Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. It’s been many years in the making and the team is very proud of what we’ve achieved. Since we’re an online game we are going to continue building on the game for years to come. You can count on us to diligently expand the game and service to surprise and delight you. We’re going to not only respond to your feedback, but also hopefully exceed your expectations on how Star Wars: The Old Republic will evolve over time.

Many of you helped make the game what it is today by participating in our testing programs. You’ve watched the game grow over the past year and have been very vocal about things you’d like to see in the game in the future.

A team is never finished building a massively multiplayer game, so we’d like to take this opportunity to reveal a little information on what the team is working on for patches coming in the near future. Our priorities have been, and will continue to be, based off of the feedback we receive from our players.

• New Content – We will be adding new content to the galaxy on an ongoing basis. These worlds will include Operations, Flashpoints and solo content.

• Guild Functionality – Guilds are important to the long term health of any MMORPG. We have a huge list of guild centric features. This will be an ongoing effort that will probably never end. Guild banks are the first thing we’ll be delivering in our plans for increased guild functionality. Eventually we even want to deliver on the promise of the long hinted at “Guild Capital Ships”.

• UI customization – You like choice. We hear you! SWTOR is all about choice. Being able to choose how you interact with an online game is something we feel is very important. We are going to be giving more control over the UI as an ongoing effort. This is a very big priority for us.

• PvP – We have an entire team dedicated to adding content and features to player vs. player. We have some of the most experienced PvP developers in the world on this team. So far very few people have seen, or know much about the stunning Open World PVP on Ilum; when you get to the high levels prepare to be blown away! In addition to that high level PVP content, expect new Warzones and new PvP features on a regular basis.

• Space Combat – We will continue to add missions to the space game. We also have a special project going on right now that will expand space gameplay in a significant way... for now the details will have to remain under wraps.

• Legacy System – The ability to select a surname for your character is just the start of something much bigger. Soon, the Legacy experience and levels you earn will grant your characters access to powers, objects and other cool benefits.

• And more – We have an entire team of developers working on future content. Right now we are focused on nothing else but Star Wars: The Old Republic, so expect new and cool things.

It is fair to say that we’re just as excited as you are about the launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Not only are we launching one of the largest and most impressive games ever created, but we’re also excited about the prospect of continuing to work on the game so that you, the fans, will always have something heroic and amazing to enjoy. Thanks for playing.

James Ohlen

Game Director

Space Combat Special Project?!?

ohboyohboyohboy

It's X-wing v Tie Fighter. They're just putting the whole game into ToR.

Guild Capital Ship? Sweet!

oilypenguin wrote:

It's X-wing v Tie Fighter. They're just putting the whole game into ToR.

That would be awesome.

StaggerLee wrote:

Guild Capital Ship? Sweet!

I vote that the IPP's call theirs the Baadjer.
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(No, I will not let that joke/name die)

Tigerbill wrote:
StaggerLee wrote:

Guild Capital Ship? Sweet!

I vote that the IPP's call theirs the Baadjer.
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(No, I will not let that joke/name die) :)

I like the Bureaucrator, myself..

Bulk Shredder?

If it's to be the Baadjer, I don't want to be Good.

So now that this is live, what's the verdict on PvP? Similar to WoW?

Fedaykin98 wrote:

So now that this is live, what's the verdict on PvP? Similar to WoW?

If it was to be compared to another mmo it would be WAR.

Tanglebones wrote:
Tigerbill wrote:
StaggerLee wrote:

Guild Capital Ship? Sweet!

I vote that the IPP's call theirs the Baadjer.
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(No, I will not let that joke/name die) :)

I like the Bureaucrator, myself..

How about the TPS Report? Or PC Load Letter.

Heretk wrote:
Tanglebones wrote:
Tigerbill wrote:
StaggerLee wrote:

Guild Capital Ship? Sweet!

I vote that the IPP's call theirs the Baadjer.
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.
.
(No, I will not let that joke/name die) :)

I like the Bureaucrator, myself..

How about the TPS Report? Or PC Load Letter.

Ooh.. +1

Tanglebones wrote:
Heretk wrote:
Tanglebones wrote:
Tigerbill wrote:
StaggerLee wrote:

Guild Capital Ship? Sweet!

I vote that the IPP's call theirs the Baadjer.
.
.
.
.
.
(No, I will not let that joke/name die) :)

I like the Bureaucrator, myself..

How about the TPS Report? Or PC Load Letter.

Ooh.. +1

If we're going old school, and I do like the old school, perhaps LoadName: Comma-Eight-Comma-One

Tanglebones wrote:
Heretk wrote:
Tanglebones wrote:
Tigerbill wrote:
StaggerLee wrote:

Guild Capital Ship? Sweet!

I vote that the IPP's call theirs the Baadjer.
.
.
.
.
.
(No, I will not let that joke/name die) :)

I like the Bureaucrator, myself..

How about the TPS Report? Or PC Load Letter.

Ooh.. +1

Hehe ... I can see it now (envisions far future update when guild capital ships play a combat role).

Republic ensign - "Ship coming in to scanner range captain! It's ... it's the PC Load Letter!"

Republic captain - "PC LOAD LETTER? What the f*** does that mean?"

[quote] Make a character on Keller's Void, that's where both GWJ guilds are. Post your character's name in here and whether you want to go Sith or Republic and one of us can find you.

Jimbbob here, Jedi Knight on the Republic side. I'd appreciate a guild invite. Thanks!

That's great we're on the same sever as the Goons! Are the Sith or Republic?

TrashiDawa wrote:

That's great we're on the same sever as the Goons! Are the Sith or Republic?

In fact, is there a list of who the Goodjers are, and who the Baadjers are?

Goons have Sith + Republic guilds on Keller's void

koshnika wrote:

Goons have Sith + Republic guilds on Keller's void

Yep so pvp will be interesting... thats fine i'm masochistic enough to enjoy the challenge.

oilypenguin wrote:

Make a character on Keller's Void, that's where both GWJ guilds are. Post your character's name in here and whether you want to go Sith or Republic and one of us can find you.

Just created a character and made sure the game works. My character is Jekland, a Jedi Consular, on Keller's Void. See you all there!

ranalin wrote:
Fedaykin98 wrote:

So now that this is live, what's the verdict on PvP? Similar to WoW?

If it was to be compared to another mmo it would be WAR.

PvP lakes and keeps, etc.? Because those were awesome!

Fedaykin98 wrote:
ranalin wrote:
Fedaykin98 wrote:

So now that this is live, what's the verdict on PvP? Similar to WoW?

If it was to be compared to another mmo it would be WAR.

PvP lakes and keeps, etc.? Because those were awesome!

TBH not sure... i've not done high lvl open world pvp yet. Pretty sure it doesnt go that in depth and that there's objectives that reward tokens needed for high lvl gear.

I meant the feel in general. There's very few ways to instantly die like you can in WoW. You have the chance to actually fight. They have the guard mechanics for tanks and they actually make a huge difference. When i get guarded or end up with a pocket healer the difference is staggering. While you can get locked down it's due to multiple people targeting you and if you survive they have a mechanic that makes you invulnerable to CC for a duration.

Anyone care to comment on how the PvP is? Is it pretty much WoW where better gear rules over skill? I don't have the game time I used to so no way I can raid and do arena or equivalent to get high end gear.

Jimbbob wrote:

Make a character on Keller's Void, that's where both GWJ guilds are. Post your character's name in here and whether you want to go Sith or Republic and one of us can find you.

Jimbbob here, Jedi Knight on the Republic side. I'd appreciate a guild invite. Thanks!

Hey there Jimbbob. You should check out the Gray Council's thread, found here. Also, you can go to www.graycouncil.com to register for those forums as well. As there is no in-game scheduling, forum management, etc. and the GWJ threads tend to be too broad spectrum, we will likely end up using the Gray Council forum for a lot of things. We'll obviously do our best to use these forums as well, so that we can keep everyone on the same page if you don't want to register at another site.

Once you get in-game, just grab one of the officers (there are many, but my character's name is Tarin) for an invite. See you in-game!

Coldstream wrote:

I'm in. Well, I will be after this week is finished, and assuming that I get more than 84KB/s on this bloody client download. Anyone else have a staggeringly slow download for this?

I'm getting 6 MB/s at times, averaging around 3 MB/s.

I'm in. Well, I will be after this week is finished, and assuming that I get more than 84KB/s on this bloody client download. Anyone else have a staggeringly slow download for this?

Edit: Disregard. I relaunched the, er, launcher and now I'm getting 2.4MB/s, which is fine for my line. Oddly, launcher.exe was allowed through the firewall, but fixlauncher.exe wasn't. I allowed it, but it seems odd that it would suddenly work since that isn't what is getting run. Strange.

Every time one of the early access tweets goes around from the @swtor account, I excitedly check my email. Every time, my heart is broken. I have a feeling I won't be playing until release day, since I pre-ordered, uh, yesterday.

Boo to a successful marketing strategy that is generating buzz and keeping people talking. Whichever CMO ordered this needs a raise and a kick in the knee.