Star Wars: The Old Republic Official Thread - Page 16

Caddy · 12-16-2011, 06:45 PM

I would like doing that, but my copy is in the mail so I can't start playing for a while...

comahan · 12-16-2011, 06:48 PM

I can make sure to not sprint out ahead.

When will you be playing? Like, what hours?

Caddy · 12-16-2011, 06:51 PM

Well I work afternoons-nights here, so on those days probably until around 6-10pm. Days I don't work, I'm free after 10pm.

comahan · 12-16-2011, 06:53 PM

Im way too tired to translate that to my time!

Caddy · 12-16-2011, 06:54 PM

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Im way too tired to translate that to my time!

I did that. 6pm-10pm EST is what I meant!

comahan · 12-16-2011, 06:56 PM

Well then, in your attempt to be helpful, you just confused me further!

Those are pretty perfect hours though. Im typically home between 1 and 3 EST, and am free from that point on. Tuesdays and Saturdays I'll likely be on more/later due to not having work the next day.

Caddy · 12-16-2011, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by comahan

Well then, in your attempt to be helpful, you just confused me further!

Those are pretty perfect hours for me though. Tuesdays and Saturdays I'll likely be on more/later due to not having work the next day.

Well on Saturday US time I'm usually free the whole day so I'm sure we could work something out. Keep in mind that for all I know my retail copy may not arrive until well after Christmas. :(

But I'm with you on the whole, soloing thing can get tedious and boring.

Prowler · 12-17-2011, 05:48 PM

http://www.swtor.com/server-status

bookmarked. its nice to check before loading up a game.

and my server, Giradda The Hutt still hasn't made me wait in a queue yet.

Caddy · 12-17-2011, 05:49 PM

Wooo my retail copy just shipped!

ImBrotherCain · 12-18-2011, 12:15 AM

I was told to post this... I present TOR dog!
Big Pictures... Didn't feel like resizing.

nobodyinparticular · 12-18-2011, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ImBrotherCain

I was told to post this... I present TOR dog!
Big Pictures... Didn't feel like resizing.

That puppy is freaking cute. Looks like it's still very much a puppy.

But what am I missing here? What makes him "TOR dog"?

ImBrotherCain · 12-18-2011, 12:40 AM

Forenci decided that because I gave her a bath while i was afk for a bit. So I don't know ask him?

wogitalia · 12-18-2011, 06:52 PM

So I've been messing around on some random server for a bit now, game is fun, got to say so far it's pretty much WoW in the Star Wars universe, as in you spend a lot of time just kind of running between places, the combat is fine but not exactly complex and it seems fun overall but you get limited really quickly on what you can do on your own...

The companions are pimps though, at least the Sith Inq one is, which is just as well because I was starting to become a bit of a glass cannon in need of a tank when I got him!

Also... is there actually anything to levelling up or is it just go an buy new skills and that is it? I feel like I'm missing something, it just feels so basic?

It's fun though so far, the running is a bit tedious and I really can't wait until I get a few of the skills that allow me to heal because it's really testing having to wait around to heal between battles, especially in the rapid respawn areas that you get spawn raped in!

wogitalia · 12-18-2011, 06:54 PM

PS... will try and get on Fatboy when the server loads die down a bit, I'll be damned if I'm waiting over an hour to get on when there are plenty of open servers. Why did you guys pick the 2nd busiest server there is! The best part is it's second only to the unofficial Oceanic server.

Prowler · 12-18-2011, 06:58 PM

you don't really have to bother with anything for leveling up until you get past level 10.

I love the game, its easy. Can't clear a room by myself? Then I can just wait for a wolfpack of like 12 people to burn through it for me, while I join in.

wogitalia · 12-18-2011, 07:13 PM

Alright cool, I thought I missed something.

I actually had one of those groups clear out the path to my companion. The 3 droids together just mess me up, takes me like 3/4 of my life bar which means sitting and waiting and if you accidentally aggro four of them you just run and hope the respawn destroys.

wogitalia · 12-18-2011, 07:21 PM

Oh also... did anyone else do Sith Inq and not get the saber when you were meant to? I can't see it anywhere in my inventory or anything.

Prowler · 12-18-2011, 07:22 PM

I've got the Jedi Sage figured out. I can pretty much just stasis the ranged guys I don't want to fight, and then send my companion to tank everybody else. Then I can hurl rocks for 120-180 damage and its such a low force drain and quick recharge that I can just alternate that with one other attack for every enemy. If there's a railing or ledge, then I can pretty much force push everyone off of it without fighting.

Damix · 12-18-2011, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by wogitalia

Alright cool, I thought I missed something.

I actually had one of those groups clear out the path to my companion. The 3 droids together just mess me up, takes me like 3/4 of my life bar which means sitting and waiting and if you accidentally aggro four of them you just run and hope the respawn destroys.

Ha I just kept launching those things off the side to kill them

wogitalia · 12-19-2011, 01:06 AM

I actually worked that out in the end, the best was when I lured 9 at once and had to run around tasting to position them, then boom time! I totally would have died if even one of them didn't go off!

Will say, I really like the death system, you don't have to do the god awful corpse run from WoW, just wait 30 seconds and you are back in.

wogitalia · 12-19-2011, 01:08 AM

That said, they could maybe noob proof the mountains, I totally didn't expect they would let me just jump off a mountain, was a scenic fall though and the roll landing couldn't do a thing about the instant death!

vidae · 12-19-2011, 02:01 AM

When you choose Sorcerer or Assassin you get a bag and your new saber is in that.

And we didn't choose The Fatman. They did, as part of their guild launch program. We just went where we were assigned and had no idea how busy it'd be.

wogitalia · 12-19-2011, 02:37 AM

Ah ok... guess I'm not meant to have finished all that stuff before level 10 then :)

That will solve it hopefully!

Next step is choosing whether to go Madness or Lightning from what I can see!

Damix · 12-19-2011, 08:41 AM

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Ah ok... guess I'm not meant to have finished all that stuff before level 10 then :)

That will solve it hopefully!

Next step is choosing whether to go Madness or Lightning from what I can see!

I'm having the same dilemma!

WinslowBodden · 12-19-2011, 05:52 PM

Probably the best MMO to be released since WoW and much better game at launch than what WoW was.

This is the first MMO to really incorporate story into the game, and have each action mean something and the questing system not feel like mindless grinding.

Been in early access since day one and have loved every bit of it.