I like this idea

I was happy to hear we'll be getting more character slots too!

I read your post and I agree with you about everything except the level syncing. I think this is a great idea and myself and my gaming friends have been wanting this for a long time. It being forced is a non-issue for us, it should be the same for everyone. It's a good change. See ya around

It is what it is really. I've been playing MMO's on and off since the late 90's and all of them have this type of "advancement mechanic" in place. Does it get repetitive? Yes indeed, but I expect it. You could view it as purging the universe of good/evil as you are going about your goals. It's still mass murder but for the good of your faction so it's ok With the 12x XP that is running you can skip and/or refuse to do the bonus "kill x amount of mobs" quests if you want. It won't hurt you at all. I usually skip them myself.

Stockmks, I'm very much in the same situation as you it sounds like. I've been playing off and on for a few years and while some of that time I am subscribed most of the time I am not and play as a preferred. I have everything unlocked in the game that can be so playing as a preferred is not bad at all. I came back in July with a few friends from our gaming group and we've all been subscribed for three months and we'll probably subscribe for another three months after that. We tend to play multiple games so usually only sub for short periods at a time in case we go to another game. We don't have the last expansion, Shadows of Revan, so we are waiting until the new one goes live to get that older content as well. This is definitely a very good time to be subscribed, especially for those that didn't get the last expansion and the 12x has been pretty nice to get a few alts to 55. Hope you're having as much fun as we are

Yes, I do.

I believe we'll get all of the rewards once the expansion goes live on the 27th. I am not sure if we'll get them for early access on the 20th or not, but my guess would be everyone gets them the same day.

Very nice. Thank you for the heads up!

The number of people that read and post on the forums of any gaming community are actually small compared to the total "overall" community. I would not take just what is being written here on our forums as any indication of what the overall community wants, or doesn't want.

EverQuest II has been doing this for quite a while now with an item called Krono. A Krono pays for one month of game time and can only be bought with real money from their in game store. They are then able to be sold on the broker for in game currency or traded/given to other players freely. Either way, DayBreak Games (formerly SOE) gets the money for the item that grants the game time. Rift has something similar as well. I like the idea

In response to a few posts .... The reason they gave us 12x XP was so that folks can get to end game quickly to be ready for the new expansion if they wanted to. Not because people "hate" doing old content. I'm leveling my 15th character now and I am using the White Acute Module just so I won't out level the planets as I do all of the quests. I am *still* out leveling the content and that is frustrating for me. I play with a gaming group. We've been together for years playing multiple online games. We are very happy with this coming change. We'll be able to group and quest together now anytime without someone who's higher level and/or end-game one shotting everything and ruining other players gameplay and everyone will earn experience properly for their level. We've been wanting something like this for a long time for this game. We are happy.

This hardly equals the death of SWTOR... What's next? The sky will fall? My gaming group and I are very happy with these changes. We watched today's livestream and are looking forward to things to come

/notsigned I personally like the idea as does the gaming group that I've played with for years. We watched today's livestream and were pleased. We are looking forward to this, and other, much needed change that we saw outlined in the stream today.

I like the idea Now I'll be able to go back and play with my friends and not just one shot everything and still earn exp while doing so.

I'd love to see some more hairstyles available even if they have to be paid for separately like the few that have already been added.

As stated above there is no way to steal a name already in use. You can try using some alt-key letters in your name. A good link for a list is at : alt-codes.net

In regards to the above post I'm not too fond of the stat changes either but I understand why they are being made. Yes, to some of us it feels that the game is being "dumbed down" but to others it will make things easier, especially for the younger people and kids that play. I can not begin to count the number of times I have inspected someone to find that they are using the wrong stats in/on their gear : Aim on a Knight, Willpower on a Commando... you name it I've seen it a hundred times. Consolidating them all into Mastery will eliminate that issue and put everyone on a level playing field in that regard. As for information being released prior to the launch of the expansion I do not expect them to release much of anything honestly. I've played several MMO's for years including Ultima Online, EverQuest, EverQuest II, Lord of the Rings, and they have never really released full, complete details of changes coming to the game ahead of time. The alpha and beta testers usually have an NDA which gets lifted a couple of days before launch but that's about all. I've never expected it to happen here either but reading these forums you would think people expect that with this game. It is what it is... either you'll be happy or you won't and you'll find something else to spend your entertainment time and money on.

I agree 100% I love the quests that take hours, days, even months to complete when I am playing an MMO. Completing these type of quests gives me a sense of accomplishment and I have a wonderful time working on them. I wish there were more lengthy quests and goals in this game honestly... That being said some people just don't appreciate the content and want to rush to the end. I'm glad that there are different types of content for the varying playstyles that we all have so we can all enjoy the game together.

I read the whole post. Interesting read, but I do not share the same feeling as the OP.

These are roughly the same numbers that I see daily playing over on Jedi Covenant.

I just posted this in another thread not knowing there was a larger thread on the topic so I am reposting it here. My guildies and I are also seeing large fluctuations in the stability of the JC server. It's been going from 43ms to 2000+ ms off and on all afternoon today and randomly over the last couple of weeks. We are all from NA ( Indiana, NY and Canada ) so doubt it's our "ISP's".

My guildies and I are also seeing large fluctuations in the stability of the JC server. It's been going from 43ms to 2000+ ms off and on all afternoon today and randomly over the last couple of weeks. We are all from NA ( Indiana, NY and Canada ) so doubt it's our "ISP's".

I saw the post where the question was asked " Will be able to meet and/or recruit ..." that is two separate questions and the only answer given was "yes". It could be taken two different ways. I was looking for something more definitive. Does that mean " Yes you will meet them? My guess is this, as T7 is written into that particular scene. Does that mean " Yes you may recruit them? Could be, but nothing has been specifically stated to lead me in this direction. Perhaps it is both... I guess we'll find out in October.

I've done that and still do not see a post where BioWare specifically states that we will be able to use companions from other classes. T7 on a Juggernaut or Quinn on a Guardian for example.

I must be missing them then. I have checked the DevTracker and have not seen a BioWare post stating that we will be able to use companions from other classes. I see a lot of people speculating however.