As a Sniper Main I guess I can stomach a lot of the changes. But after waiting to see what you guys would keep or change it APPEARS as though getting rid of Entrench AoE DR is still on the list of changes. I'm willing to hear out every single change I've seen EXCEPT this one. Do not get rid of the AoE DR. That cooldown is already negated in its use by things like Inversion on Tyth. You've introduced mechanics that ignore anti-displacement abilities. So I can't understand how you justify getting rid of the only other use for that ability in a fight like Tyth or many others, Like Terror from Beyond. Sniper has always been about its ability to survive. Taking away AoE DR ONLY hurts the class as a whole. Entrench is our most valuable asset and specifically the ability to survive with it. Like I said I'm ok with keeping an open mind about every change so far except this one. Please put this back on the drawing board. Suggestions? - Rework the energy regen. Entrench doesn't need to be an offensive cooldown. - Under no circumstances should the option for snipers to obtain that AoE DR be taken away.

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First let me start by saying I've tried it all over the last 3 or so days. My log in screen still shows 0.00% game download, no matter what I do. Now let me just say I SHOULDNT BE HAVING TO DO THIS!!! Thats why I pay $15 a month. I'm so sick and tired of this. I've put up with a lot from Bioware and the team running this game, I've suffered through all of it... but never have I ever encountered this level of frustration. Fix your game. Now. Or I'm dropping my sub. This is infuriating. I've tried every fix mentioned I've reinstalled the game multiple times. I've scoured the fixes that have worked in the past for similar issues and over the last 72 hours I can confidently say I'm not going to find a solution. Fix... your... game... or I will cease to pay for a service I cannot use. Unbelievable the amount of time and money I've put into this game and this is what I get.

I never really post anything to the forums, mostly because I have a strong belief that its equivalent to screaming out into the void about frustrations that arise in this game. HOWEVER 1) I'm not sure what the obsession with 2% mastery on the 2 piece set bonus is but it shows a serious lack of creativity. (ESPECIALLY SINCE MASTERY IS USELESS IN SCALED CONTENT) 2) Sniper doesn't have energy problems that can't be solved with the Entrench set OR EVEN THE EQUIVALENT OLD SET. The 4 piece on this new set is (putting it politely) useless with little to ZERO appeal over other sets. And quite frankly insulting that it's exclusive to NiM Dxun. If I was going into NiM Dxun for a set bonus it wouldn't be for a Ballistic Shield set unless the buffs gained effected EVERYONE standing in it. (which by the way would be an amazing Idea do that instead.) 3) The amount of DPS you'd gain from the 6 is absolutely negligible... you're also taking away from the integrity of Ballistic Shield by turning it into a DPS cooldown.... its a Defensive cool down and a raid wide one at that. Its an excellent utility. No one in their right mind would ever say "I want Ballistic Shield to be an energy recovery and DPS cooldown." TLDR: The set is absolutely useless when put up against the other sets available. Its insulting that this is what has been finalized for NiM Dxun. You can fix all of it by doing 1 of 2 things: Go back to the drawing board or make the effects gained from pieces 4 and 6 applicable to all group members standing inside. Seriously the set would be amazing if everyone got energy/sec and a dps/prot/heal buff per role. And to the Devs that might read this. Be creative and keep up the good work. This set just stands out as a bad idea.

Check this out: Lashaa Force Expert's Headgear (Craftable - also there are other head pieces that do the same thing) hides the hood to what I'm assuming - is to prevent graphical clipping or just glitches in general. My solution and the perfect solution to toggle hood is: Direct Item Sale: 500 Cartel Coins Covert Energy Headgear: Automatically hides the hood applied from any outfit. You're welcome. Also please do this... its fool proof. <3

The Kell Dragon Weapons from back in 2.0

Take a page out of Warframe's book... and add YET ANOTHER slot to the character sheet. Or just an item you can click with a 5 second CD in your inventory. I think the character sheet option would sell more just so people don't have to click it. Sell it on the Cartel Market as Pose Filters (or something with a little more finesse) All the classes currently have their own *somewhat* unique pose. Let's take Count Dooku or Obi-Wan who have signature poses they use to either A) Look cool or B) for nerds like myself: announce which form they would use to fight Doesn't have to be for weapons drawn though... that's just the cool part... could be a pose like some of the regen items, Meditation (but floating) and it passive. So every time you don't move or strafe for idk like 5 seconds... the pose engages and you look dope. Same goes for weapons drawn. Clearly it would be hard to replace code that's been in the game for 7+ years. So the Form poses or what have you just passively engage after 5 seconds of standing still. If you move? well just engage the normal running with weapons drawn and visa versa for the former (weapons not drawn) Idk just an Idea... could be another CM item. If y'all think it would be cool hit up the comments. oh and uhh… yeah Toggle Hood... because we've been asking for that since forever. <3

Its the fact that were sitting here having this conversation that erks me. It limits alt gearing for people in that competitive level. And it creates a land slide advantage for some punk with nothing but time on his hands... gears a fury marauder in full 258s and runs around regs stomping on those of us who would rather they didnt release this tier in the first place. But thats just it... here we are... with another broken system that actually discourages you from playing the game at all. Im sorry... I want to play multiple characters... Im sorry Id like to be best in slot so i can perform multiple roles for my raid at a higher level. Its bad for PvP (but lets be honest everything has been bad for PvP since they got rid of expertise) and its bad for alt gearing. I suggested something that still accomplishes their goal in making us twiddle our thumbs until they EVENTUALLY release content, while at the same time makes this new gear available at an increased rate with the same grind just more MDCs availavle per week.

There is quite the controversy over MDCs at the moment. The grind is a bit intense for everyone who's been around the block and it really just feels hopeless for alt gearing. You need alts to gear one character. I have my Sniper and if I'm spending an obscene amount of unassembled components on MDCs the max you can get every week is 4. Which assuming you have max reputation after this week. Means about 1 piece of gear per week. I don't know about yall but while this may "calm the masses" for now I'm gonna be pissed if its the long term solution for Bioware. Because while others may 1 trick pony a class I enjoy and I feel the majority of players enjoy playing multiple classes. But this system SUCKS for that purpose. Sure my sniper is my main but I also love playing my Marauder, my Jugg, my Sorc, my assassin. Hell even my Sentinel and my Guardian for when I'm feeling the need to return to my roots. You've made it impossible for me to enjoy all aspects of the game by forcing us to play the aspects that have received less attention. I have a solution that I feel a lot of players can level with or even comment on to make this system better. It is a good system for top tier gearing but it ABSOLUTELY CRIPPLES our Alts. Every week we get a new quest every 2 weeks it seems we get a different MDC weekly on Ossus. Not only is 8 medals an atrocious comparison to 4 master mode flashpoints I feel it needs balancing TO INCLUDE the following suggestion. Weekly: x5 GSF matches (Rewards: MDC x1) Weekly: x3 Master Mode Flashpoints (Rewards: MDC x1) Weekly: PvP (Rewards: x1 MDC) Weekly: Operations (Rewards: MDC x1) Weekly: Ossus World Bosses (Rewards: MDC x1) Weekly: Ossus Dailies x10 (Rewards: MDC x1) TO CLARIFY I don't have a lot of experience with GSF so x5 may be too much or too little. But I will emphasize that including a MDC with EVERY WEEKLY even going so far as introducing a weekly with the Rakghoul, Gree and BBA events is the perfect solution to the angst regarding how grindy the system is right now. This (In my opinion) will not only incentivize people to still play those game modes without being forced to do them if they ever hope to gear multiple toons. The Warzones - yes i do mean regs... you required us to have best in slot when expertise was a thing for ranked why on earth is this different now. Reward an MDC for the Regs weekly IE 20 Matches wins count x2. MM Fps: if we're talking about the weekly equivalent to 20 wz wins count x2 i think 3 is more than fair. Yall made it way too complicated adding A SECOND weekly for that. Operations: Complete 1 Veteran or Master Mode Operation. Get rid of those absolutely pointless 252 roll boxes and just give us an MDC make it 15 dailies if you have to. World bosses: other than the obvious need for a fix to all bugs involved, I think it's fine to demand both kills for an MDC. With this system people with a strong desire to gear will still be required to play those less popular game modes and step outside their comfort zones for pvp, pve and gsf, but the pressure you're putting on us to remain competitive with the rest of the community will be lightened by the rewards. And all in all while it still would be a grind... the fundamental need for more MDCs per week needs to be curved. I for one am motivated to get back into GSF if there is MDCs involved but I feel it needs to be Every week every game mode. It would expedite single character gearing and would GREATLY lighten the load for those of us who DPS Heal AND Tank. TLDR: grant an MDC for every weekly quest including GSF PVP OPS and MMFps. 10 -15 ossus Dailies for 1 MDC Both WB for 1 MDC Myself and those I've discussed this with believe that this system could bring a lot of players back into GSF and help other players get into game modes outside their comfort zones.

So this won't get seen by anyone important but since I have a passion for this game I'm requiring myself to chime in. I have dozens of alts. I have a ridiculous amount of time played in this game. I LOVE this game... HOWEVER I no longer have the time to play 4-6 hours per day. And from what I'm reading IM NOT ALONE in this. I'd love to play my SNIPER, my MARAUDER, my POWERTECH, my SORC, my MERC, hell I'd even like to play my SENTINEL again. Congrats tho Bioware… you've destroyed my alts and are forcing me to choose one character to gear out. Inevitably it will end up being my sniper but just KNOWING that I'll never have the time to reach GC 300+ on my other 5 toons that are dear to my heart and that I love playing... its heartbreaking. Because now I have 1 SINGULAR character that has hope of being BIS. And we say it every year, every update, and I see dozens of posts on the forums saying the exact same thing... and nothing ever changes. Expertise needs to come back in my opinion. Getting rid of it was the stupidest thing I've ever seen. And you need to give the BIS to those who earn it in PvE. Instead of forcing competitive players to either leave the game or play PvE.

Are there any active Role Play guilds out there with a more heavy focus on RP?

Let me first start by saying I love this game. Let me follow up with saying there is so much strangled potential here and it really is like gasping for breath in an ocean of disappointment. A little dark, but its the potential I see that breaks my heart... this game could be everything we want it to be and more yet somehow, be it EA Bureaucracy, or something less obvious... its not. When Lana breaks you out of Carbonite you're gathering fresh water when she says something that fits the relationship between EA and SWTOR perfectly. "I don't think Arcann feels any desire to actually govern our portion of the galaxy; for now, he sees it as a backwater, useful only for resources." Replace Arcann with EA. Replace govern with Develop. and Replace resources with The Cartel Market. Again I love this game and I love Star Wars but its Tragic that it cant be more than what it is.

I think the server tags were needed. Especially for new players. I don't know if the devs will ever listen to the RP community however small it may be but I do believe the strongholds are a vital part of the RP communities' survival. Now if I could ask anything of the Devs at this point it would be to simply reinstate server tags... I know not alotnof people follow them anymore for PvP and PvE but it would be nice to tagvat least the RP servers so those who do desire that type of play can be notified as to where other players of that style reside.

I understand the population of SWTOR is at a steady decline if not slowed to a point where it just seems that way. However there are those who enjoy role play, including myself, who would like to see the passion relit. I enjoyed RP immensely when I started the game because it lets your creative juices flow and lets you become your character. For me, there seems to have been a dry spell in this part of the game and I was just wondering if any of the previously marked RP servers have any sort of organized population of RPers without the plague of ERP that seems to hang ominously over the whole RP community. If anyone has any ideas or would like to start these types of communities let me know. And if there are preexisting communities I would appreciate the heads up.

Hoth isn't dead I tend to love Hoth. I have ever since I started playing the game. When I started leveling multiple toons it sucked sure but a Winter Hoth Stronghold would be dope.

I'm Telling you guys you got it all wrong. I would put actual time, credits, and money into a Hoth Stronghold. I don't think you understand how dope it would be. Everyone hates LEVELING on Hoth but man oh man would I PAY for a SH on Hoth. Cave system kinda like Yavin, Main homestead (Actually Civilized I'm talking a home where I can put a couch and possibly a fire place with a light colored theme doesn't have to be white. I'm talking bedroom, hangar possibly, a few other additive rooms for trophies and what not doesn't have to be huge) -Caves -Civilized Homestead -Open Scape front like Tatooine -Tunnel leading to possibly second open scape area with trenches and sheesh because ESB was a dank movie. Would be ABSOLUTLEY killer. Top 3 tho? - Hoth (I mean come on) - Rishi (Pirate Oasis would be super dank for RP opens up many new channels for that kind of game play but it would be nice to have more of a tropical Oasis type "Getaway" if you will) - Manaan (Theres ALOT of love for Manaan since the Kotor Games and since its been reintroduced in SWTOR HOWEVER I ranked it 3rd because the concepts are there and they could be supported I just think Idealy its a bit bland. Rishi and Hoth offer a much more creative aspect in the basic stronghold designs)

Honestly this might not get any attention but just to throw it out there. I would put actual time, credits, and money into a Hoth Stronghold. I don't think you understand how dope it would be. Everyone hates LEVELING on Hoth but man oh man would I PAY for a SH on Hoth. Cave system kinda like Yavin, Main homestead (Actually Civilized I'm talking a home where I can put a couch and possibly a fire place with a light colored theme doesn't have to be white. I'm talking bedroom, hangar possibly, a few other additive rooms for trophies and what not doesn't have to be huge) -Caves -Civilized Homestead -Open Scape front like Tatooine -Tunnel leading to possibly second open scape area with trenches and sheesh because ESB was a dank movie. That's it I guess **Cheers to hoping this happens some day**

Simply not ok. Especially when raiding sometimes requires a different tank for better cool downs or cool downs that would work better in that fight. Or hey bro swap to yout healer so we can do group ranked. Nah Man the only toon I have geared is a dps because the gearing system is trash. Come on guys you cant possibly think this system is a good idea.

I want every Dev to read this entire thread and using adult language provide this thread with a one paragraph essay on each of their personal opinions on why Galactic Command should stay and why they give us information AFTER they've decided to impliment it instead of sending out polls on twitter or Facebook and at the very least the occasional live stream featuring 2 Devs that actually play with some level of skill.

Good... Arizona Cardinals did the same thing and saw results for a few years... only this time the only competition that's these incompetents will have is themselves... Good... Listen to your community... stop trying to fix what isn't broken... and stop PANDERING to the solo community... in case you've forgotten you run an MMO not some BS Solo Mode game... we're here because MMO means community. It means PvP. It means raids. And you haven't given one SECOND of attention to any of it. Keep it up bioware. Keep relying in your cartel market while you choke us out... good job.

For real.... Bioware please... we know you worked hard on GC... or maybe you didn't and you're just sitting on your phones all day. Regardless its a failure... and this half ***ed attempt at a fix is getting you more negative feedback than I've ever seen on your forum posts in the past. Bring back expertise, bring back 1 PEICE PER BOSS FOR. **** SAKE and repurposed galactic command into something that works... or leave it alone and let ppl have a 2 percent chance of actually getting a peice of gear from it... By the way... most of your raiders are already gone. To fix that you need new ops... beating the crap out of master blaster again and again gets old real quick. We've dealt with the other raids for 4 years now... time for new content.

Bro... seriously... do you guys even read the negative feedback you get? Because i doubt even posting this will make a difference. Do you ask the community what they would like to see? Because its clear none of you play the game if that's the case... if I wanted grind I'd go play BnS. Dude you need to interact with your community and understand that the changes you're making are killing the game... it doesn't matter if you give us good story content (which was good compared to what it was) but you still have a long way to go... when you introduced galactic command and took away expertise you not only deigned to a level of skill that is astronomicaly low aND killed off ALOT IF THE PVP POPULATION... Umong raiders who continue to leave enmass due to a system that panders to people without the drive to become skilled enough for group content. Fix it please for the love of all things great and small.

Ilum Police Official Team Ravicus - Ilumpolice (Merc) DPS Snøw - Ilumswat (PT) DPS A'rro - Ilumpopo (Op) Should be DPS but it's A'rro so no promises. Honestly he might show up in tank gear.

<The Ilum Police> We'll be entering a team. Ilumswat (PT) DPS Ilumpopo (OP) DPS Ilumpd (Merc) DPS Looking forward to it.

So my guild came up with an Idea while beating people up at the Gree Pylon because theres a lack of end game content and we have noting better to do. Imagine SWTOR in a "CONQUEST" mode. Lets make this exaxmple easy and start with Alderan. Alderan along with the Majority of Planets in SWTOR have NPC's that, well, hit like a *********** truck. However they can be killed with a group and well coordinated groups for that matter. Keep in mind that this new game type will be a GALAXY WIDE EVENT like Relics of the Gree or Rakghoul. Throughout the week players would team up and sack planets, outposts everything. Now take "HOUSE ORGANA" The Republic Supporting Powerhouse of the Alderanian Nobles. Now take two top PvP Guilds. One Republic guild and one Imperial guild. Those NPC's I was talking about? Friendly Players can heal them. Which makes this all the more fun. You'll need many MANY groups of 4 or more in order to apprehend key points and space ports. This concept is EXACTLY like Galactic Conquest in the Battlefront series and in other games following the same concept but overlay it with a SWTOR model. Week long event... Think about it Bioware. Also makes sense.... while an entire server of Imps was sacking house organa with lets say Deagles is chillin in house organa defending the **** out the place... they could be *********** up House thul. You would have to notify the player base like months in advance but then lets say 2 weeks before Drop you coordinate Ideas and the Day before the event... each server votes on its priority target. Lets say the Imps Vote that House organa is their target.... and the pubs say that house thul is their target. OH ALSO NPC RESPAWN IS DISABLED THROUGHT THE WEEK key point^ Each faction is notified what the points of interest are. Then... they have to plan accordingly. Honestly this is a rough rendition of what the event would actually be implemented as buuuuut it would be pretty cool. Also... I need a Winter Varactyl Mount to be a thing because yee