Hahahahahahahaha. Do you have any experience with EA games? This is typical EA behavior (EA has no standards). It's rather amazing that SWTOR launched with so little problems. But to answer your first question: "Where to start?" Simple: Uninstall and forget it exists.

True. Compared to Dromund Kaas (on a good day), Imp Fleet chat is usually not too awful, but it does have it's moments. I had to "pass through" fleet again last night for turn ins and, omg (it was during one of those moments), the trash in general chat was incredible. I wasn't offended by it, but it was just pure unadulterated garbage. The kind of crap that makes you question the future of the human race if these kids (and I'm sure a fair share of them are adults) are going to be those in charge one day. What BW really needs to do, if they can't hire in-game moderators, is fix the ignore feature to ignore legacy instead of just the individual character.

Update to the armor rating theory (to alleviate any confusion anyone may have): Only Master Mode Crisis on Umbara, Traitor Among the Chiss and Nathema Conspiracy have the 242 gear rating requirements, and the filter will show 21/21 if you fail to meet the gear requirement and they are automatically de-selected. No Veteran Mode flashpoint has this requirement. You could queue up naked and still get Nathema.

Semantics. I'll admit that it may not have started with video games, and I never claimed that it was exclusive to video games. We're talking about an in-game experience here, so while "bread upon the waters" (which is the actual phrase) may fit because one interpretation of it means "the practice of giving" while the more commonly used phrase for gaming communities is "Pay it forward" or "Paying it forward" - a phrase that became popular since the inception of MMO's.

There are a few boss mechanics out there in vet mode that'll still clean your clock if you ignore them and stand in stupid, but not many. Slight tangent here: What I find silly is that in story mode some of the bosses will pull you in, do their aoe and knock you back out of it before it hits. Or the damage is so insignificant that it doesn't matter. Then later when someone does vet mode of the same fight, the group ends up wiping because everyone's used to taking piddly amounts of damage. Then they hit 50 and think they can handle master mode, which turns into a total fustercluck because they ignore mechanics and hit enrage timers because they don't know how to play their characters to the fullest (a prime example is having overload in the rotation). Yet they say they know the fight when asked. /end_tangent

No kidding. I was doing the Ziost story arc on my newbie earlier and had to pass through imp fleet. In the 3 minutes I was there, the pure crap that was being spewed was outrageous. I did a couple of ignores and reports (one would think that if someone were using a name that they know is a violation of the TOS that they would try not to draw too much attention to themselves. But then that requires some smidgen of common sense). Afterwards I just went about my business. I don't think it's toxic chatter that drives people away. It's too easy to ignore or just plain leave a channel. It's more likely the culmination of bugs and the incompetence of BW to maintain the game at an acceptable level.

You don't need to have completed the bonus series to use the elevator. And you don't have to have finished Nar Shaddaa, either. The area has never been gated, other than being able to survive getting there as a lowbie, but that was before level sync. The area's now only 2 levels higher than the "normal" mission zones (20-24 instead of level 30+).

Map with route marked all the way to the world boss (R4-GL).

At the risk of some SJW's giving me a hard time about it, you really should format your post into paragraphs. Wall of text = bad and most won't bother trying to read it. I didn't bother. and This should be over in Story and Lore.

Since "Goodbye" threads are frowned upon, it could've just as easily been deleted. I love how people wait until the weekend, or off hours, to post things that'll be seen several hours before a moderator can intervene (that referral post for example).

Tactical flashpoints had a name change to Veteran flashpoints. If you hover it, the tool tip tells you something along the lines of it being role neutral. There are kolto stations at all boss encounters. Some trash encounters can be stressful for the uninitiated, though. Learn the fights. Ask about them. Wait to see if someone pulls a group of mobs around a corner to bunch them up before jumping into your own death. Basically, it's working as intended for veteran mode. If you want the trinity, then queue master mode, but beware: It's more difficult and bosses enrage.

Nice theory, but no dice. The gear rating doesn't matter anymore. I've done Traitor, Umbara and Nathema (or have at least started them) with players as low as level 18 - doesn't usually go very well. Here's a pic to prove it. All three of those now just say Recommended for characters level 15 through 70 when you hover them. After the weekly reset, I got completion for it (12 levels after picking it up and with 190 rating gear, tyvm). Only took 8 LFG's and the weekly reset to update.

I heard rumor that the Republic is working on a cannon

Red Reaper 4 times, Hammer Station, Foundry and Cademimu. And yes: ALL checked. In Progess unchecked (this has never affected any of my other characters - of which I have many - getting completion). It's happened occasionally to other characters, but never to this degree.

Other than the religious reference (and religion is taboo on the forums), I've never heard that term used in relation to any video game.

You guys really missed the whole point, and I'm not going to bother trying to explain it.

What I find ironic is that Disney's own Star Wars Games webpage doesn't even mention SW:TOR. Maybe they're embarrassed by it.

LOL - I can name a handful that probably believe that. But there's a difference between being mean spirited, speaking your mind and not taking crap. What I find funny is that I've probably encountered some of those people in game and they probably think that I'm a very nice person. Go figure. I've helped lots of people over the years. Not "tooting my own horn" but I've given away many mounts, made items and gave away probably close to 100 mil in just this game alone. Hell, just 2 weeks ago I gave 20 mil to someone so they could get some legacy unlocks, without any expectations for compensation.

When I've helped others like that, the gratitude is enough. It's an old concept called "Paying it forward" where someone does a good deed for another (helps out a newbie) in hopes that it'll start a trend and they'll, in turn, help someone else. It's something that started in the beginning of MMO's and has become rarer over the years, but it's nice to know that it still happens. It's nice to see something positive about players since most of the time chat is full of disgusting prepubescent pigs talking garbage. Anyway, just let the person know that you're grateful. Send a nicely worded mail to them and just tell them that if there is anything at all you can do to help them out, not to hesitate to ask.

Did another LFG vet this morning and guess what? No credit again. And now that she's "outgrown" the victorious pioneer armor, it's only 116k xp, but even that's still a nice chunk to be lost due to this bug. That makes 7 LFG's and no credit.

After 6 years, Searching For Allies still does not always complete when doing random LFG flashpoints. I re-rolled a character that hit 50 yesterday, did 5 random veteran flashpoint queues and got credit for none of them as far as Searching For Allies is concerned. They all counted towards the flashpoint weekly (x/5), the random for conquest and socialite for conquest. I even relogged and reset the mission after each failure to update and still nothing. Granted it's not worth the trouble for level 70's since it only gives around 170ish command xp at CL 300 and maybe twice that for non CL 300. But for my newbie (now 56) that's still getting real xp it's nearly 170k xp (which would be a nice chunk of xp IF SHE COULD GET CREDIT FOR IT!). 6 years.... 6 freakin' years.... That's SIX YEARS in case you missed it.

Caveat emptor. Hopefully people will be smart enough to read the description and not buy it. Especially if the icon shows up blacked out (unusable). And may those people listing them be banned for scamming.

That's nearly 2 1/2 days of sub time. Or a 20oz bottle of water/soda. It would add up though. After 13 months, he'd have paid for 14 months and nearly half a day ($15.21 in taxes alone).

Still $14.99 USD for 30 day recurring. http://www.swtor.com/buy As mentioned, if you're using a foreign currency, then it's probably due to the fluctuations in the exchange rate. Or perhaps your state has a tax on digital purchases.

Is this the same type bug that allowed Tau's actual lightsaber (not the CM one) to be sold? Not usable by the character, but only the companion?