I love this. A weekly hot topic is a great idea!

Hi! I can not tell you how happy I am to learn that vanilla companions are finally returning and that we can customize our newer companions. The main reason I choose to not use them is the lack of customization. Now if you could just reintroduce armor/ mod/ etc. gearing for them, that would be great! You took away a good chunk of immersion when you simplified things. Thank you for the roadmap and the continued communication. I really appreciate it.

:Best of luck in the future, sir! Who's gonna keep the Stream Dream Team in check now....?

Agreed I was only on for a few hours during the afternoon but had a blast. Fun, informative and friendly. I appreciate you guys sacrificing a day off. When is the next one....?

^This^ Hi there, One of the fun parts about this game was gearing your companions, not just with fancy looking armor but with mods and augs. Mainhand/ offhand choices. I felt a real sense of achievement in doing so. Buying or crafting mods to equip them. Now that immersive part of the game has been taken away for the sake of convenience. Been subbed since the beginning and I do worry about the future of the game.

You're Welcome! Good luck with regaining your credits. Shouldn't be too hard.

Hi. Go to the artifice trainer on the fleet or on various planets. You should be able to advance by showing him a few credits. Hope that helps.

Totally agree. I actually grinned when I first saw it. Great throwback.

...for the love of Luke, please allow us to customize our new companions appearances. It would help slightly with what you did with the companion overhaul. (Some of it good, some of it bad). Apologies if this has been covered in another thread.

Been here since early access. Also a proud owner of the pre order crystal and founder title.

Oh, I'm fairly realistic. I learned from bitter experience (looking at you, Phantom Menace!) not to have my hopes raised too high. lol

Hey all, Just wanted to say how wonderful that trailer was that sets up the next stage of our beautifully flawed game. Brings back the excitement of seeing the original trailers for the first time. So many questions need answers. I'm sure they'll be addressed soon enough. I've been here since pre launch and while past expansions have been hit and miss (Makeb, no. Revan, yes), this one has the feel of a sequel, much in the way that ME2 allowed you to transfer your original Mass Effect save data over. Not saying it's a bad thing, quite the opposite. A huge break from the status quo is on the horizon. I'm very interested to know how that break comes about. And what comes after. Quite a bit of time between now and late October. A lot can and will happen storywise to set this up. I guess that's why I keep playing. The pros heavily outweigh the cons. Still loving the game.

It does sound exciting but.....I'm also wondering if this is EA's last throw of the dice for the game or more hopefully, positive stops forward regarding future story driven content and companion development.

My guess is that this new expansion will be released around late October. Enough time to get a few updates in to lead into it. Building anticipation. No way will they release it too close to the holiday season and have another Ravagers style exploit when the majority of staff are on vacation.

Well, I managed to somehow get onto the Harbinger even though my version of the game didn't match the current version(!).....then got kicked out. Guess that's all for today. I'll be back tomorrow.

Yeah. No doubt it would come via the CM. I wouldn't expect it any other way.

Hey, all I would love to have Torch's hairstyle available as a character creation option. Probably the best female hair design I've seen in this game. I mean, c'mon.....if you can have pig tails as an option, surely this one can be considered?

Three years ago, I was here for early access being blown away/ bewildered by what I was about to jump into. Being a huge fan of both KotOR and KotOR 2 but never actually played an mmo before (what a learning curve THAT was!), I was looking forward to playing this game and I wasn't disappointed. I've been here since then. Even though it's had a few ups and downs along the way, I love playing it and hopefully for at least another three years. My favorite memory was pretty early on with my soon to be main, Jedi Sentinel (I was co-leveling a consular at the time). The Chapter One boss fight with Darth Angral. I forgot how many times I died during that fight. It was then that I learned the hard way about gearing and leveling. The lightbulb above my head went on and that opened up all kinds of doors for me concerning the game. It was a hugely satisfying moment taking him down after all that time. Everything else was a lot easier after that, apart from the emperor at lvl 50, but that's another story! Happy Birthday, SWTOR!

I may jump onto that in the next week or so.

Thanks for the response and the link.

Hi Everybody, As the title suggests, I was wondering when this story arc will be solo-able. Just before 3.0 hits or after it? Apologies in advance if it's been announced or indeed already happening. Game time is limited lately. Thanks

Thanks for the response. Yep, guess we'll find out in due course.

Hi everyone! First off, I'm really happy about what's coming regarding 3.0 and level cap increase. I'll be pre ordering tomorrow. Now, apologies if this has been covered already but I assume there will be new armorings/hilts/mods/enhancements beyond the 34's that we have already to reflect the new level increase. If so, then would there be an increase for the augments? Thanks in advance for any information.

Been here since early access. Had a plan to just subscribe for the first couple of months after launch. Still here. Still finding new (to me) things to do that keep me interested. Never stopped subbing. 3/4 times a week. Couple hours a day. Family life dictates that it's enough! lol

Thanks, Bstr!