Looking to trade Senya's Lightsaber for the pike version for my Shadow. Message Rel'lin (in game) if interested. Not considering to add credits to the trade until I see what it will cost me on the GTN.

I have posted about this issue through every outlet--whether it be twitter or Reddit--on every proper channel-- both official and unofficial. The Massive Artillery Turret that you, BioWare, placed in a cartel pack, that many players spent money on, has not only been released bugged where it was identified as "UNDEFINED" but still--after MORE THAN 2 months--is missing its 4 barrels much like you see here in the screenshot of what it is SUPPOSED to look like: Here is what it is supposed to look like: http://assets-cloud.enjin.com/users/14050487/pics/original/3510484.jpg I do not know what your standards are, but releasing an item via an in game transaction should not have me getting a bugged/incomplete item-- or at least not making me have to report the bug multiple times. The decoration is not animated nor is the design so complex that it would take your dev team months to fix. Are you all so hell bent on the story content that you can't spend maybe an hour everyday to just fix bugged/incomplete items--especially ones that players paid real money for? If that is becoming BioWare's practice then I question the direction BioWare in Austin is going.

Looked at today's patch notes. STILL no mention of them fixing the decoration!

Looked at today's patch notes. STILL no mention of fixing the decoration!

Turret still doesn't have its four barrels.

Still haven't fixed the turret it seems....

Updating the thread, since this hasn't been addressed, yet.

Updating the thread, since this still hasn't been addressed.

Starfighter PvP gets an overhaul. Replayable story missions. Oh and a Stronghold on Hoth or some snow planet.

I checked on the decoration they corrected and the turret looks to be missing its barrel.... There is something on the front of the turret that resembles one, but it's very, very small in comparison to the body of the turret. Here is what it is supposed to look like: http://assets-cloud.enjin.com/users/14050487/pics/original/3510484.jpg However, what we get is a turret half that size with NO BARRELS! FIX IT!

Updated OP with a picture of what the turret is SUPPOSED to look like.

I said disable their abilities as in turn them off--and no you can still turn them off. Your companions only have five abilities. The argument ended when they nerfed the companions. It then switched to buffing them, because they hit the companions too hard with their nerf hammer. BioWare gave them a slight buff to correct their nerf. Now, I believe the only argument is on the healing power the companions have. What you and everyone else don't seem to absorb is that when BioWare nerfs something, they usually end up making it worse instead of better. Thankfully, BioWare fixed the nerf, so companions are actually useful. Other examples of BioWare nerfing the crap out of something is the slot machine decorations. They were great when they came out, but due to very loud complainers they nerfed it so hard that it's useless now. BioWare still doesn't bother to fix it either. A clear reminder of what BioWare can do with its nerf hammer.

I laughed at this. Especially since it'd be true, in regards to the treaty with the Zakuul Empire. lol Another explanation is that they are cutting back on materials due to the recession. Think about it. With no more war between the Republic and Empire, there's a lot of people out of the job, now. There's no need for big cannons now, right? So why not have a small one? lol

Dumbing down means making it easier. Compared to how the companions were after 4.0, where they are now after the nerf and the slight buff is as good as it gets. EDIT: Also want to further note that beginning planets SHOULD be done faster and easier than the planets you play on later in the game. Simply because you don't exactly have great gear and you don't even have half your abilities. It's for that reason that I argue against any changes. Especially since you don't spend any significant amount of time on the starter planets.

You're a troll on the basis that you're making an argument to get a rise out of people, while the specific feature that your complaining about is working as intended. End of story. Companions are made to be a better in the beginning, so you won't have as hard as time getting through content. Once you proceed into much harder content, it levels out, where your companion has slightly better stats to make up for the fact that the companion is an AI and not another player. If you were serious, you wouldn't use a starter planet to make your argument, but a harder planet. End game heroics and whatnot on a level 60 or 65 planet. So you're either trolling or you're incompetent. Take your pick. This argument has gone on for months now and people like you, who apparently can't just do the content solo or disable half of your companion's abilities FEEL that is necessary to NERF them based on your minority opinion--which the content you wish to change isn't hurting anyone and is even making level sync bearable.

Word is that they're moving it back around when the next chapter is released.

OP is a troll. We already had BioWare nerf them with their hammer and then they had to take it up a notch, because they nerfed the crap out of them. Leave our companions alone.

Testing your companions out on low level heroics is a poor argument. Try the companions on harder heroics. Also, BioWare hits hard with the nerf hammer. Quit complaining. You want to make your companions weaker? Then get rid of half of their abilities. You forget that the reason the level sync is tolerable is because we have competent companions to fight along side us. Not weak companions that are the first to die and do no significant damage. Get over it and move on.

I double checked with guild mates, they're experiencing the same thing, too.

I checked on the decoration they corrected and the turret looks to be missing its barrel.... There is supposed to be a total of four barrels. Here is what it is supposed to look like: http://assets-cloud.enjin.com/users/14050487/pics/original/3510484.jpg However, what we get is a turret half that size with NO BARRELS! FIX IT!

Hopefully you read the title and if you plan to avoid any spoilers, I suggest you stop reading here.... For those who have seen the movie and have their own speculations or opinions and don't mind explaining spoilers, you can continue reading. I personally enjoyed the movie. Easily topples the prequel trilogy (especially with no Jar Jar Binks). Below I'm going to explain a few things that many are complaining about, while giving my own opinion on why it's alright. 1. Things that repeated themselves that a handful believe is just a remake of A New Hope. All I could really admit of this is four things: 1. Movie starts on a desert planet. 2 Character that lives on the planet is force sensitive. 3. Empire/ New Order has a weapon of mass destruction. 4. The Rebel Alliance (The Resistance) blows up said super weapon. That's it, really. I know some mentioned BB-8 carrying secret information, but seeing as it was part of a map and NOT the plans to destroy the New Order's super weapon, it's thrown out as a resurgence of A New Hope. 2. Kylo Ren's ability as a Force user. Granted he's no Darth Vader, but we can easily see he has tremendous raw power. Example being when he stopped that blaster bolt from a Heavy Blaster Rifle Poe Dameron used. That's a first. Only thing that I could compare that to is Yoda being able to stop/absorb Count Dooku's Force Lightning in The Attack of the Clones. His setbacks however range from not being in control of his emotions and isn't disciplined. He literally lashes out when angry and his fighting style is wild and unrefined. He makes up for it with raw power instead of finesse like we see in the older lightsaber fights. Pretty sure we're supposed to see that though he is strong in the Force, he isn't fully trained. Whether he is a Sith or not is what I'll get into in in the next point. 3. My opinion, Kylo Ren is NOT Sith-at least not entirely. Didn't have the glowing orange/yellow eyes like Anakin/Darth Vader had in Revenge of the Sith and as we saw in the movie, there are more than two. If many have done your research, you'd know that Jedi and Sith are based on teachings in the ways of the Force, and not an absolute between the Force. The Eternal Empire, Dathomir Witch Sisters, the Voss, and Manaan being examples of different ways of understanding the Force. Knights of Ren can easily be compared to the Knights of Zakuul, but darker in a sense that they don't hold themselves to the same principles as the Eternal Empire's Force sensitives. Thus debunking the whole Rule of Two. Granted you have your Sith Inquisitors in the Star Wars Rebels, but seeing as the word "Knight" is in Knights of Ren we can assume that these aren't inquisitors, but Knights. So we can think of them as Dark Jedi until we learn more of what the Knights of Ren are. 4. Finn being able to fight with a lightsaber. Let's be clear, despite his position in sanitation, he's a soldier and was trained in both firearms and hand-to-hand combat. A lightsaber is no different than a vibroblade, so the way he wielded it was based off his combat training. He didn't know how to use one properly, obviously and it showed in the movie. He had no knowledge of the art forms used to wield a lightsaber nor did he have much time to practice. Ergo his performance was sloppy. I'll get to the part about the final duel in the movie, further in. 5. Rey's Force powers awakening. This part is speculation, so take it with a grain of salt. Rey is obviously well connected to the Force. She's survived several years on a desert planet as a scavenger, has toned physique due her time trying to survive. Her skill with the staff she has is remarkable, and she understands machines. Now, I'm just going to put it out there that I think Rey is Luke's daughter. She grows up on a desert planet like Anakin and Luke, she has an understanding with machines like Anakin and Luke both showed, and she's a capable pilot just like Luke and Anakin. Not even going to mention her strong connection to the Force, because that's a given. My thought is either Luke had an affair and didn't know he had a child or left her there on Jakku to protect her from the First Order. I think the former is more probably, because you'd think he'd not abandon her. Granted he was trying to isolate himself, but if he was still right in the head, he'd would have taken her with him. Real quick, I know a handful have suggested that Rey is Han Solo and Leia's daughter, but we never got confirmation in the movie on whether or not Han and Leia had more than one child. We only know that Kylo Ren is Ben, their son. Seeing as Rey and Han spent a lot of time together, we never got the idea that Han ever had a daughter based on the fact that you'd think that Han and Leia would mention they had a daughter. The reason I don't see her as the next Jaina Solo from the expanded universe is based on what I mentioned in the two paragraphs above. The only reason Han offered her a position on his ship was because he could tell she was gifted in piloting and fixing the Falcon. It also was to lead to the end where Rey kinda inherits the Millennium Falcon and has Chewbacca join as her co-pilot. Also, I think R2-D2 will now belong to Rey. I say that because BB-8 is Poe Dameron's droid. Though technically R2 still is Luke's, I have a feeling Luke is going to give R2 to Rey for said reason of her being Luke's daughter. All speculation mind you. Also, I want to add that I think/hope that Rey will be the first Jedi to wield a lightsaber staff/lance instead of a regular lightsaber. That or a double-lightsaber. Reason I say that is because of her skill with her staff she had. it was clear she was more used to wielding a staff than a sword--so to speak. We'll see what happens. 6. Han Solo's death. I know a handful have argued that Han Solo's death was pathetic and that he should have gone out in a blaze of glory. My answer to that is you are thinking of the younger Han Solo the smuggler/outlaw. The Han Solo we see in The Force Awakens is an older and almost wiser Han. That and he's a husband and a father. Thus his persona has changed. So, his death was acceptable. Between him and Leia that Kylo would have to kill to complete his training, Han Solo obviously would have a greater impact. Also, I want to point out that Harrison Ford had mentioned months ago to J.J. That he wanted Han Solo to leave the stage. That he himself was tired of the role or something to that effect. Can't source it, because or the length of time that's passed, but I had already figured Han Solo was going to die and it wasn't because of spoilers, but because of what Harrison Ford said in an article I read way back when. Hence why I wasn't entirely surprised he was killed off. I actually like how this played out in how it ties to Ren. Luke completed his training when he face Darth Vader and redeemed him. Kylo completed or came to the point where he was ready to complete his training when he killed his father. We'll see how this plays out. 7. Kylo Ren's duel with Finn and Rey. First off he was injured by Chewbacca with his heavy bowcaster rifle. We saw the destruction that boltcaster could do in the movie, so Ren was seriously hurt when Chewbacca took a chunk out of him. Top that off with some of the points of Ren being not fully trained and emotionally unstable and you get a reckless Force user. Still has a lot of power, but very injured and very reckless nonetheless. Hence why Finn at first was able to hold his own. I also want to put it out there that I was one of those that was completely against the whole "Crossguard" lightsaber, at the first time it was shown in the teaser. However, my opinion has now changed after seeing it used as a more offensive feature than as one meant for protecting one's hands. In case you didn't see it, Ren actually used the saber cross guard to wound Finn in their duel. A scary deal when in a dead lock and Ren can just pierce your shoulder with that miniature lightsaber. Hence I can live with it. I also want to point out that since Ren's lightsaber was based off of a two-handed longsword, the way Ren wielded it seemed heavier than what we are used to seeing. That on top of being injured from a the heavy boltcaster could explain the sluggish yet powerful swings. Naturally, Finn loses and Rey is left to fight. Of course she does better because she has a very strong connection to the Force. If I had to compare the duel. It would be compared to two adolescent Force wielder. I say that on the fact that Rey was new to the Force and Ren being very unstable and injured at this point in time of the movie. So, that explains why the duel looked unrefined in a sense. Hopefully as time progresses, the duels will become more refined and have finesse. 8. Luke Skywalker coming in at the end of the movie. This was good, because if all the old actors from the first trilogy were introduced earlier, they would overshadow the new cast of actors/heroes. Remember the old generation is supposed to hand the future to the new generation thus all the old generation will more or less provide is their wisdom and experience. So, I was happy on the fact that now EPISODE VIII will have a lot more screen time with Luke in it. 9. Poe Dameron. He is the next Wedge Antilles. Reason I despised Disney at first was because they completely shelved and labeled my favorite book series, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron as no longer canon. Boy was I pissed. If none of you have read the series, you missed out on a great series. It could have easily been a TV series or another Star Wars Movie series. I strongly recommend reading the series even if it's no longer canon. 10. Finn and the Force. I'm throwing this out there, because out of the list of new star characters, Finn's was short in the depth department. I kinda want to see if Finn will awaken as a Force sensitive down the road, because just being the "Soldier without a cause" seems shallow compared to Rey being strong in the Force and possibly Luke's daughter and Poe being an ace pilot that really mowed down those TIEs like paper and flies a black X-Wing (If you watched a lot of Sci-Fi ace pilots always fly a unique colored fighter or go by a very unique code name). Thus my long explanation and speculation ends here. Say what you will, but this is where I'm placing my credits on and only time will tell if I was spot on or not.

Want to also point out that this issue can be a bigger problem for old players returning after months of not playing. It was on BioWare that our stuff on our companions got removed and placed in our inbox. You tell me, you think returning players are going to be happy to find that, collectively, more than a third of the items on their companions have just magically disappeared without a trace? Not knowing that the items and gear that grinded for their companions have been forcefully removed and expired/vanished after so many days (if that's what really happened)? Especially companion customizations that you could only get via the Cartel Market or special events which required grinding to obtain? They pull another stunt like this and I lose gear, based on a bug that was released with an expansion, I'm cancelling my subscription. I played since early Beta and been a subscriber ever since. They screw up and-- as much as I love SWTOR-- I'm not going to fund a company that can't be held accountable for missing gear that is now missing, because they placed my gear in a piece of mail that vanishes after so many days (IF that is the case). I know that they have mailed rewards that last forever in my inbox, so I KNOW they can fix this issue so it doesn't happen again.

Nope. Not true. I checked on one of my other characters and it had the items that were moved from my companions to the inbox. It was 53 Days old--more or less. I also know that in the past, I've left stuff in my inbox that was over 90 days old without them going missing. This is a first that it's ever happened.

You deleted items in my inbox that were moved from my companions to my mailbox after 4.0 hit. I had originally left them in my inbox, because there wasn't any room in my storage or inventory. I was on hiatus for a few months and came back today to find that all my items--items like my Elara Dorne Companion customization that I can only get from exchanging a Gold Certificate during the Nightlife Event-- were gone. I sure as hell didn't delete it. Server: Ebon Hawk Toon: Grey'wolfe

Sync is bearable when you have strong companions helping you out.