YES all of this is exactly how I feel.

This story update is not something I'm happy about, and I'm not going to play it multiple times like I have every other update or expansion. The kotfe/kotet story was disliked by many, including myself. But I played it anyway b/c I enjoy the swtor game for its gameplay style AND its story. But the recent update has a major character not only acting out of character, but also upsets those who love this character wholeheartedly. I've seen posts from people believing the traitor is a triple agent and not voluntarily betraying you. But that doesn't change that its poor writing, and is a heavy weight on the scale of pros and cons of swtor's current state. I had faith in swtor coming back around, and I could look past kotfe/kotet's shortcomings, but not anymore. I've taken breaks from swtor in the past for personal reasons. But eventually, I'd come back to it, and still love it as much as I used to. I stayed subscribed for all of kotfe/kotet despite that the subscription rewards weren't as great as I hoped they'd be, and despite that the story didn't live up to the swtor standard. But I did it because I wanted to support the game, and I wanted the new content as soon as it became available. I loved the original story of swtor because of the choices you could make, and that made making new characters fun. I could experience changes in the story. And the sheer number of stories you make- having a unique story for each class, added LS/DS differences, and romances made for both female and male players, was something unheard of for many mmorpg games. Plus I had loved the Star Wars films and the Clone Wars TV series, and was jumping at the chance to be a part of its universe. Now, I still will be, but to a reduced degree. I'll continue re-playing the original content for all its worth, and I'll play my mains (who went thru kotfe/kotet) on non-story content b/c I enjoy their gameplay style and abilities. But I will only continue with the story to bring back old companions I desire, nothing else. Hopefully, whenever you finish the eternal alliance storyline, bring back ALL old companions, and move on to the next expansion, you'll win back my favor. But until then, you'll have to settle for my disappointment and my reluctant, crestfallen participation. This thread is for those of us genuinely upset by the Umbara update, and future story updates.

In main BH class storyline I romanced Torian, and my BH is now at lvl 65. If I start Kotet with her, but did not do Kotfe with her, will it remember her romancing Torian, or assume no romance was done? (which is what usually happens when you start kotet w/o doing kotfe) May just test it myself, but thought I'd ask here first. [PS, I've done kotfe with other chars, i know what happens and all that]

There's a Klor'slug companion in the Disavowed pack, gonna use up a bunch of cartel coins (or credits) to get it but i dont care, I love klor'slugs.

Thank you, did not know about the ctrl+u thing. I did start mine from playing episode, but I'm glad a workaround has been found, still hope they fix it tho!

Just tried on a light side fem JK and it started fine. Must be random. :/

I completed Ch 11 fine with a light side fem BH, but when I started it with my neutral fem Smug, she got stuck loading for the conversation forever, so I left [esc] the convo, and all the UI was gone but the chat! I know this happens when you go into convos, but usually it comes right back when you exit them. Since the UI was disabled, I cudnt reset the phase. None of my hot keys worked either. Tried going on the elevator, but it wouldn't activate b/c, again, the ui was disabled. Asked in chat if anyone knew anything and at least 3 other people had the same problem. I don't know whether its unique to pub characters or if its just random. Plz fix this at the earliest convenience.

Tumblr post to see pics with the text Ever since the KotFE update (4.0), several of the Aratech Speeders bought from the Cartel Store or Cartel Packs have their appearance bugged which isn’t so bad but if you’re like me and specifically bought it from the Cartel Store for a bigger amount of coins because of its unique look, you’d probably like for it to look like it’s supposed to. So the Rose, Blur, and Lux speeders look a white color rather than the Pink, Blue, and Gold colors they're supposed to be. With the Eclipse, Ghost, and Red Spirit you can see the 'body' underneath, but not the colored 'shell' that supposed to be atop it. So anyway really hope this stuff gets fixed and I get my pink speeder back :/

I'd really like to see a klor'slug pet, hopefully of the pale larva stage but the red and purplish stages are cool as well. I know the Killik larvae are somewhat similar, but the fact of knowing it's not the same kinda dampens the idea of using it as a substitute. It could be offered directly like the mouse Horranth or just in a pack or some kind of in-game thing like the taunlets; I'd just really like to have one for my sith/dark side chars. I am however thankful that the sith spawn/tarentatek are available, thank you for that!

Do you think the completion of the Star Fortress Arc (or at least beginning it) will be required for the end of Kotfe? or even sooner like in ch. 10? Or will it not be required at all and more of supply a bonus for final battles against Zakuul? I like the star fortress arc, but it gets kinda repetitive if you don't like all the new recruits. Haven't even started it on any of my alts. Considering that you aren't required to speak to Miot Dengd (the NPC Sollustan) and start the storyline, I don't think it would be required, but I do think it would be weird if that didn't affect the overall story. What does everyone else think?

I agree with this ^ I'm willing to pay the cartel coins / credits if it means if I don't have to go thru the Star Fortress arc to have the comp on other characters.

This problem was fixed in the latest update! Although the gear was never returned, but I didn't really expect it to be.

To see the screenshots in-line with the text go here [update] So I went on Jedi Consular today to see whether this issue pursued with her. I’ve realized this happens with all recruited comps: A However, the deco fixes itself if you summon and dismiss the comp: B C So I went on to check what happened specifically with Xalek if you do this: D However, this is what happens if you have a comp other than Xalek summoned. This is what happens if you summon Xalek: E Needless to say, I was shocked. F I attacked just to see what would happen and as his hook was lvl 1 it was killed instantly. However, if you picked up his dead body and then replaced it with his deco: G He’s a holo, as he should be. I went through the whole process a second time just to be sure, and nothing changed. This is a much more involved bug than I thought, and really should be fixed.

Yes, had the same thing with Talos and 2V, but did not mention it as I didn't see it pertinent, nor could i explain how it worked as I don't understand it either. Must be that their new gear forces old gear to be un-equipped, sending it back to your inventory. But Xalek, is an exception. Perhaps if I hadn't finished his recruitment before the update that returned him, I would not have this problem, but I was too eager to get him (I absolutely adore Xalek) so I am left with this dilemma. As I suspect the 'fixed' Xalek companion we have is not entirely the same as the code of the old (or at least the deco), I can also assume that was why his old gear was not 'pushed out' by the new, as they are not attempting to fill the same space in-code. But that other space where the old gear is equipped still exists somewhere, as evidenced by the deco. I would hope that would mean it could be be recovered, although I doubt it would be easy or would not involve resetting or re-instating everyone's Xalek, which may present problems within itself, just as it did when he did not appear at all. In truth I don't mind too much whether the gear is returned (although I like to have him wear it) but I would like to know if it's possible or not, I don't like being left in the dark with only my own speculation.

If you go to your alliance window and bring up Andronikus you can click a button to re-acquire all gear (including customization) back from all. Also the game has updated so that the companion locator works properly so that comps are returned even if you havent met them yet in-story.