This is the most solo friendly MMO in existence, almost to the point of hilarity. (My other gaming friends usually tease me about this fact). OP's concerns are so off-base I have difficulty to discern if he is just trolling us or not.

Implying this game is not based around the Jedi Knight in both lore/story and mechanics. Cool story bros.

Normal companions across all classes all follow the same skill pattern even if it differs visually, for example all healing chars have a stun skill but some use lighting, other carbon streams, the consular healer even uses his hologram thingie. HK and Treek are unique not because of their roles but because of their skillset. (skills/spells/mechanics no other companion has). I HOPE that their uniqueness stays intact after the companion revamp in 4.0

It's a weird choice. I thought this game was moving into a more solo friendly experience and "forced leveling down" (at least in the way I understand it, could be different) kinda goes against that. The only positive I can see is that if high level players are "forced" to go back to old planets for dailies or whatever then the planets won't feel like ghost towns anymore. Negatives... well. 2 of my favorite past times besides story content are gearing companions and soloing old content, and they both seem to be going away. Looks like I'll be cutting my sub time by 1/3

My guess is that Nico is going to be the new HK / Treek. Meaning that: - Might get a quest to unlock him later on (whether is a long questline like HK or just 'pay a ton of credits' like Treek remains to be seen). - It will be available for purchase in the CM at a later date. - Will have limited involvement in the story at large.

Since they needed to get rid of the word "Strike" they could have just used something simpler like "Master Attack" or "Master Combo" or whatever.

I support the OP and also throw Swoop Bike racing into the mix.

Since he might be getting demoted to companion, I'm going with : "not anymore"

I just hope that the "bring my husbando even if it doesn't make sense" feature is discrete enough to not break immersion. I will be avoiding it myself.

Not exactly "impossible". link The only reason I'm so attached to my EU character is that she has stuff from old events (first rakghoul, chevin event). That could be solved if the items were to be added to collections.

Eric pretty much confirmed that we'll be meeting all companions during the new expansion. We still don't know the specifics , but if you had the ability to choose 5 companions from across all classes who would be in your team and why? 1. Mako. Because best waifu. 2. Dr Lokin. He's actually pretty funny, doesn't get enough credit. Plus the rakghoul thing is pretty unique. 3. Scourge. The only tolerable force-user. 4. T7. Every Star Wars group needs a utility droid. I do miss T3-M4. 5. Skadge. Because I'm a contrarian and want to upset the forum

The point here is: Why should I do an OP to get a non-OP piece of gear? Makes little sense. In the grand scheme of things is not a big deal, but is still pretty dumb.

You can't do that on wow either (I have a lot of friends living in Europe so I usually play in other zones frequently). I have never gotten a concrete answer as to why it can't be done (after all, characters are only data). Personally, I have a lvl 50 trooper forever lost in a euro server.

Chances these get a reply are close to non-existant, but what the hell, I'll ask anyway. 1. Will be able to meet and/or recruit companions that don't belong in our class? (for example, if I play the demo with my agent, will I still see T7?) yes or no will suffice. 2. What affects the companions effectiveness in battle? Only our level? what about Presence stat? what about affection? 3. Will any and all changes to the companion system also be applied to the 1-60 leveling experience?(multiple roles in combat, or whatever changes you introduce to crafting) 4. Since some companions are not customizable via armor, I am correct to assume that the customization slot will still be there? 5. What will happen to earpieces and Implants on companions? Should I remove them before starting KOTFE?

Only 10k people watching and everything collapses? oh boy. There's a couple of easy jokes I could make here, but I'll just let it go.

I just assume every videogame character ever is Nolan North until told otherwise.

Once, while playing my female Consular, someone whispered: "nice armor". This triggered me, so I had to leave the house, call the cops, file a restraining order and go to therapy for internet-PTSD. But seriously, things described in this thread are a minor annoyance, at best. To be completely fair, here's a list of things that "offend" me (and I use quotes because lol, it's just a game) - People that can't play their class - People that undercut me at the GTN - People that insist I join their guild at the worst possible time - People that kill me on PVP while doing dailies. - People that use quest armor, because uuugh, they must be poor.

After I found out about Solo flashpoints I re'speced all my tanks and healers to dps and never looked back. Even if I group up is only for a tactical here and there. Sure, I'll never get high end gear, but it's more fun for me this way.

Rule #3 - If someone says "this is a slap in the face" (™), finish the glass.

Funny, I just did this in an afternoon a couple of days ago. There always seem to be the one part that is more difficult than the others and takes longer. But hardly something to lose your head over.

You mean this sound cue ? (at the 6m20s mark)

A mostly single-player MMO is kind of a oxymoron isn't it? But... I agree. This game suits my style much better than others I've played.

Holy necros, Batman!

Pretty much this. The technical inferiority of this game's engine is evident to anyone with 2 eyes and some experience playing games. To their credit, over the years the devs have managed to pull off some nice effects and make some improvements, but the overall product is still sup-par. The fact that some people keep going 'nananana facts don't matter' is always both hilarious and sad.

Somewhat relevant question: