I returned to the game when KOTFE launched and SOR was made free for subscribers. I have to say I enjoy the vast majority of changes such as:
1. I am very happy the companion equipment is no longer an issue and that I can change their role. I can now play with whatever companion I want at any time, instead of whoever is geared the best that fits the role I need. Great move
2. Solos are great. Due to not playing at peak times I very rarely can find a group. Now I was able to play some of the original flashpoints I never got to for whatever reason, and the SOR flashpoints. Thank you very much for the ability to finally experience these parts of the game.
3. Appearance customizer is a really nice feature, my Sith or Jedi is not a pirate.....
The level sync is a give and take, it is nice to be able to play with my wife's lower character and not completely destroy everything in one hit and still get some XP, however I can see the bad side of it as well. A toggle would give the best of both worlds.
My two biggest complaints and questions are:
1. All of the previous planetary equipment is gone, some of which looked great. It seems a shame to remove all of these. Also I don't really have anything to spend my Common data crystals on. Is there anything other than mods to spend these on?
2. A lot of old quests are not disabled. While I have personally played them all at one point or another it seems such a huge shame that a lot of the companion equipment quests were completely turned off. It seems a waste to loose all of those already voiced quests, some of which I would like to do again on a new character just to see. All that would have to be done is change the reward to data crystal. Why completely disable the quests?