i really don't think there will be a merge in APAC. i think everything will be migrated to the US. just give it time. it's also for the best. really suggest re-rolling in one of the US servers while you wait for the migration/shutdown.

once the expansion hits, you can keep enjoying pre-max level PvP by not getting the expansion. if they just extend the bracket to 1-54 + 50, then you'll be PvPing at 50 forever along with other pre-55 players. not a bad deal if you'll ask me.

i heard they're planning to make the fix available on the cartel market in the expansion Rise of the Cartel Coins

i'm ok with having to pay for an expansion. every MMO so far has required players to purchase expansions one way or the other. what i'm disappointed about is not being able to buy the expansion using Cartel Coins.

i think i just heard something swoosh by... oh, it's the amount of ****s bioware gives about bugs

that will be around 500cc somewhere down the cartel shop

lol, even on my pc with an nvidia GTX 680, SSD and 16 GB ram, this game still eats up your time with ****loads of load screens. that fanboy defense is really getting old.

yeah. i really loved the achievements for defeating faction leaders as well. forming a 40-man group then marching straight to the enemy's capital cities. too bad we can't do that in swtor.

caveat though -- there aren't a lot of "world pvp friendly" zones in swtor at the moment.

then go ahead and watch jerry springer eps while you wait. anything that works for you. i was just suggesting an option while you folks wait for BW to do something, while at the same time enjoying the game. i just thought maybe doing quests, heroics, warzones and flashpoints with players is more fun than sitting in fleet with your decked toon doing nothing. or if camping the forums hoping for some immediate response from BW also gives you entertainment, i guess this works too.

yeah, i wasn't clear about it. i think what will happen is BW will eventually close out the AP servers, while providing a way for everyone to transfer their characters from AP to US. i think that is already a given. they can't do something less than that. i was just suggesting that you folks try to enjoy the game again by rolling some "alts" on the US as you wait for the transfers.

not for companions though. still broken for companions.

or you could just re-roll on the US servers while waiting for the transfers to happen. i'm pretty sure BW is leaning towards closing down the AP servers. they might be seeing it already that the cost of maintaining the servers in AP is not being met by the amount of subs/income the region brings in.

this bug's been present since beta, lol. what does that tell you about the team behind this game.

Vanguard would definitely be the best fit. He realised that all this force bullcrap is nothing compared to rifles and blasters.

given the budget and staff cuts the SWTOR team got in recent months, and the switch to F2P, BW/EA can't afford to continue the class stories individually. coming up with 8 different stories again requires a huge amount of time and money. it's not feasible anymore. they no longer have the initial budget they got nor the time (they had 5 years). going forward, i think everyone will just be going on the same path/stories.

for me, in PvP, the grind shouldn't reward you gear with better stats. better looking pieces or different set bonuses, maybe. the grind's reward should be the experience and skills you gain for long hours of PvP. it should be about experience and skill, not the gear gap. PvP is different from PvE. you shouldn't be able to out-gear another player. you should only be able to out-skill/out-wit them. this is why i like GW2's PvP gear system. the PvP grind only gives you ****** looking gear. so if you see someone going for you looking like something that would eat your face, it's a pretty good indication of how much experience he has with PvP. but you know that if you play it right and play it well, you have a chance at beating him.

see. another patch and another batch of broken things. you can spend cartel coins to get life day goodies though. and that awesome speeder.

yeah, all 100+ players from all AP servers can gather up on the harbinger and have an instance of fleet for themselves

if you're a subscriber, just save your coins for 2 months and you can get the space mission stuff.

yeah me too, i level mostly via PvP (current planet is Alderaan @ level 37). but yeah, that's another way of looking at it, you get to enjoy pre-50 pvp more now.

same here. before the down time, with all the legacy WZ perks, i get around 19-23k xp at level 35+ for games that are well played (winning, good medals). now i can't even get to 15k.

before the maintenance, I'm able to get around 19-23k XP per WZ that's played well (10+ medals, winning team, legacy WZ perks). now, i can't even get to 15k. anyone else notice this?

anyone agree? even if it's the same mechanics. the warzone is just awesome and having more maps for it would really make WZ farming more interesting.

my bad for the sweeping statement. there's some truth in it though. around 30+ of us (friends and acquaintances) played at the harbinger before AP servers. AP came up, tried them (PH and SG players) and the pings were worse than the Harbinger. could be an ISP problem, but still a problem. so we all rolled the harbinger again. now though, it's just me left playing. everyone went back to pandaria. i play both.