...it just feels new because I haven't played in so long. I am a founder, and I left for a while and now I have returned. I re-rolled all my toons. Why? I don't know, just seemed the thing to do, wanted to start fresh, and didn't want to try and figure out all those buttons again. Some of you may remember me as Zopar (or not). I rerolled Zopar, but lately I have found joy in another character I made, a Jedi Knight called Zalchek, and a Sith Warrior named Raycarr. I got interested in playing again after messing around with KotOR again, and reading the book "Revan". I'm taking my time, not in any rush to endgame or anything. I noticed something in flashpoints I've never encountered before. I was vote-kicked from the eselles flashpoint because I didn't understand what people were saying when they were saying, "Spacebar" I found out later that meant to skip the conversations. I find the conversations and the way players can "roll" to determine the outcome is kind of a neat game mechanic. It seems a waste to just skip that. Aren't I missing out on social points by skipping the conversations? Undeterred, I put myself back in the queue and got in another group and finished the quest from start to finish, enjoying all the conversations as well. I understand the point of view of someone who has probably played these quests a hundred times just for the dailies. I've thought it would be fun to join a guild, but so far I've seemed to have gotten by on my own. I like the social aspects of guilds, just not the demands and pressures guilds tend to place on people. I like happily plugging along at my own pace and don't really want to be bothered most of the time. I don't mind being a vagabond freelancer. I think I'd rather a handful of friends to run heroics with than a full time guild. However, I may change my mind later on. Are guilds faction based? Meaning, if I am republic, can I join a sith guild and vice versa? Or do I have to stay with my own faction? I tried the galactic starfighter game. I must say, its either really really hard, or I suck balls in technicolor. I think I will be leaving that alone for a while. I can't say I've ever had this much trouble with any space sim like this one. Trying to understand the legacy system. It seems I get to make a family tree of sorts, but with allies and nemesis' and stuff. /shrug Anyway, here I am. You will probably see me hanging out in the cantina on Ebon Hawke. I like to go there to do my crafting. Hope to meet some of you. I might even be persueded to RP a bit.

I've been a space sim junkie since the old wing commander days. I have to say, this game is not anything like a good space sim. I've never encountered a space sim that was this bad before. There's no real learning curve, and I am sorry, endless pages of text is not a tutorial, its a knee-board manual. I found GSF to be the most frustrating space sim ever. Even EVE eases you into the game, as big and unforgiving as it is. I hate to keep saying it, but Star Wars Galaxies Jump to Lightspeed was miles ahead of this pile of crap.

If I get into a group of ******es like this, I usually just put them all on ignore and find a new group. Screw them! I got better things to do than be hassled by a bunch of jerks.

I tried a couple of outings with the new starfighter game. I have to be honest, either I totally suck and have no idea how to play it, or its freaking hard. Am I the only one? Flying with the mouse is not easy, but it was easier in freelancer, I gotta say. I have no idea what I am doing wrong, but I die so fast in this game. It makes me not want to keep trying. Oh, and seriously, does space need to be cluttered with structures one must fly through and up and over or under? Why can't we just have something akin to the old xwing vs. tie fighter? Let me use my joystick.

What? You don't like it???

My solution to this common problem... /ignore Sometimes when I roll greed i still wind up with the item, even if the other person rolls need, thats how it works out sometimes...the way the old cookie crumbles, know what I mean?

I'm having trouble getting 3 other people to do this quest. When I make the announcement that I am LFG for that quest, the frst person joins the group, and immediately runs into the quest area without waiting for 2 more players. So then I think, ok lets see if we can do this with companions. Nope, complete wipeout, the person who just joined me gets frustrated, quits, blames me for not playing my character right and leaves. So then I am back to square one again. So frustrating....

I totally get that. Who wants a mediocre RPG coupled with a mediocre space combat game? I'm glad they are working on something at least. I don't mind so much given that so many great space games are out there now, and some very cool ones coming very soon. I think if Bioware wants a slice of that space combat pie, I hope what they come up with is at least as good if not better than the old JTL expansion. Sorry to those who may be tired of hearing this. I guess you could say I am new here. I played at launch, but not for very long. I am a recently returning player. I'd like to see ship interior customization. Furniture, wallpapers, tech gear to dress it up, or personalize it. Various combat stations that can be manned by either your crew or by group members would be nice.

I just flew my first space combat mission with my smuggler. It left a lot to be desired. I am wondering, has there been any talk of revamping the space component of this game? Rumors? I would just like to see a game more like SWG with various fighters and freighter sized ships. I apologize if this subject has been beaten into the ground already. Has anyone played the old freelancer game? Xwing Vs. Tie Figher? I don't really mind so much that the space game we have is not all that great, its serviceable, its a quick break from ground combat. I just wish it was so much better.

I've been asking for this for years, the only game that managed it was everquest 2. Why this isn't simply a standard thing is beyond my comprehension. To me it seems like such a simple thing to do. Just make all clothing that has a hood convertible, simple.

Is there a question somewhere in this post?

I think its funny. When you group with someone, you do it because you can't complete the quest alone. So running around like a ******, ignoring your group mates is only going to cause wipes, and keep you from achieving your goals. I mean, so what if you are joe expert player, you still need people to finish your damn quest. The way I see it, you can be nice and work with people's shortcomings, complete the quest, or you can start the whole quest over again and waste even more time than it would to try and teach and work with noobs. Its true though, there are many nice people that play, the trick is to find them, get to know them, and help them when they need help, so that when you need help later on, they are more likely to be there for you. I think all these arrogant players must be lonely anti-social types who spend the majority of their lives playing mmo's. The rest of us have lives outside of the game and therefore we have developed social skills and have the ability to interact politely with other people. Side note: A lot of the players are little kids that don't know any better.

1. Go for it, if someone complains, work it out. 2. It shouldn't be, but the FP's I've been in, that's what they all do. Most of the time there's only 2 of us left by the time the FP is done. Granted, I've only ever done the esseles FP, so maybe people blow through that one like its nothing. I don't know, I am a returning player. I find it rude. 3. People who stealth past mobs aren't thinking of the group members who don't have it. They are only out for themselves. 4. No, everyone has OOC self heals. If I notice someone not healing between fights, I might let them die in a battle and res them after the fight to teach them a lesson. Otherwise, I heal myself between fights, even if my team mates run off before I heal myself. Yes the healer gets damaged. Bottom line: Some people just don't give a ****. Make a note who they are, and put them on ignore for the future. Don't worry, there's plenty of people playing so you won't miss them.

Well cool, thank you...

I'm back after a long hiatus. My question is, do I have to do the pvp missions, or can I just skip pvp altogether? I like flashpoints, and I will probably like operations, I just really not into pvp. Will I be okay if I skip that?