Well, as anticlimactic as this proved to be, it was definitely the last thing I ever did in SWTOR. The way they implemented this reunion and Arcann romance is pretty good indicator that the quality of story content will not go up anymore. Goodbye guys and be good to Ashara!

So... That was brief. And vague. I would appreciate at least some cheesy line about ruling the galaxy together, as my Inq is an Emperor.

Well, the one counter-argument I would use is that in SWTOR we can easily imagine that the story simply skips the tedious state-running stuff, and only shows us the moments when the Commander is personally involved in some action. Obviously, it makes more sense for some characters than for other - the Sith and Jedi PCs are powerhouses and are invaluable on the battlefield. They can do stuff that hardly can be trusted to any of their minions (like dealing with the Machine Gods). Agent would most likely not mind leading an infiltration mission to capture Theron too. The rest of them... Much less sense. But it was like that during the whole KotFE/KotET. Who's in charge when you're gone though? Inquisition had a pretty clear command chain, with you at the top and your non-party-member advisors being in charge of Military, Diplomacy and Intelligence. Alliance command chain is confusing as **** TBH. Lana should be the official second-in-command and never leave Odessen/Zakuul when you're not around. Talk more about administrative stuff. It would make the whole thing more believable.

I think this is not out of the question if they made an actual effort with the reunion quest. After all, even Master Zanos' flavour text about Ashara told about her acting both as a hero and as a villain. I can imagine her being hesitant to come back to Inq while he's commading the Eternal Fleet and Zakuul military that did so much harm in the Galaxy and the player having to convince her that their philosophy is the right one. That is, choosing a neutral path she was already on, or pushing her more towards the Light or Dark. But, who am I kidding right now, it'll be just three mins of generic dialogue, maybe with a few complains if you're an outright mass murderer. xD

Yup, I think the ability to send her away would make more sense, unless she does something really stupid upon returning to a super-DS character. There's just nothing to gain by randomly killing her, she's not a jedi anymore and doesn't have any leverage that the Inq would worry about. Unless you RP your character as a total psycho, but I wouldn't expect Bioware to go in that direction, they only seem to give you option to kill a companion when you might have an obvious motive for doing so (like with Quinn or Broonmark).

Hahaha, well, she seems like a good buddy for such work. Not afraid of dirty work and you can chat with her about the nature of the force on the way.

I wonder about that a bit too, my Inq is nearly pure LS, but still proclaimed himself Emperor (because it fits his reformist ambitions). I hope they don't mess up the choice-related flags, if they bother to include those. Ashara doesn't seem like someone who would be bothered by a "benevolent tyrant" type.

I guess her character can only be bearable for LS Inqs...

TBH, I just kept playing for the longest time waiting for some companion reunions. I've moderetaly enjoyed the content I was getting, but that detail was the thing actually motivating me to play since KotET at least. Now that I'm getting what I wanted, I came back briefly and will say this game a lovely goodbye, with no regrets and full appreciation for the quality time I had with it (unlike my earlier ragequit). My point being, unless there's something you're specifically looking forward in the forseeable future, don't torture yourself. MMOs are huge timesinks, they're not worth it unless you really enjoy it. Give yourself a week to say goodbye to guildmates, give your assets to people that might have a use for them and tell the game goodbye while the momeries of good times are still strong. Seeing it devolve further into state of decay will only make it sad and frustrating.

Hello there! Some time ago I made a ragequit from SWTOR, gave all my stuff away etc., but Bioware came up with two things which were simply the last two pieces of story I wanted from this game - Ashara coming back for my Inquisitor and Arcann romance for my female Warrior. Last piece of closure I needed in this years-long journey and thus a last month of sub to give myself the opportunity to say goodbye to this game on good terms. I wonder though, is anyone else really excited to get Ashara back like I am? For me, she was a quintessential part of my Inq experience, as someone who desires power to make real change and create an empire worth existing and Sith that would be about real freedom, rather than slavery to lowest passions and selfish treachery. With all her flaws and desperate clinging to Jedi teachings she was the kind of character that really fitted my vision of searching a way beyond simplistic dogma of Light and Dark. And the romance has some of the sweetest lines of any route in SWTOR, like the one where Inq basically offers to go to Tython and ask the Jedi Council for permition to marry her. I feel a deep connection to my Sith mains, as those are characters I've spent years crafting and was always very serious about their story choices and romance. Without Ashara, my Inq's story simply felt incomplete. I honestly don't care what happens after he claimed the throne of Zakuul, this is exactly the high he was aiming for and the power to forge a different future for the Sith and the galaxy as whole, my imagination can do the rest. But the lack of Ashara by his side was simply not right. So, does anyone feel similarly hyped for this reunion, or is it just a unique quirk of mine, as a hopeless quasi-RPer?

I'm a founder (player very irregularly, but since the very beginnings) and it's definitely the first and only time I'm writing something like that. ^^ A whiner? Maybe. Not usually, but needed some venting this time around. I'm trying to cut on video games anyways so it was a good opportunity to follow "unreasonable" impulses. With SWTOR and maybe Bioware stuff in general, it's becoming less and less worth the time it wants you to invest into it...

Ah, TBH, I should've given my stuff to the guild or something, there was quite a lot of credits there at least. I guess I've rage uninstalled a bit too fast, probably won't bother with getting the client running again... If someone wants my stuff feel free to PM me, we might be able to sort something out. EDIT: All my chars are on Darth Malgus BTW

Hey there dear devs, I've just wanted to stress how nice it was to lose 1,5h doing a nice looking, but boring as hell "story flashpoint" to realize it's the wrong type of solo version that doesn't progress the story. This was an amazing feature that really made that long-coming subscription cancellation much easier. Obviously, I'm overreacting. But really there was that much still holding me in this game. Occasional story content that sometimes was of poor quality, but didn't waste my time completely. Now I don't even care any more. I can't force myself to play through this slog of an FP another time to progress. There's just not enough in it and not enough I can reasonably expect further down the road to justify it. Bye bye everyone. It was fun 6 years, but I think it's the right moment to move on. Done in a moment of fury or not, it was long coming.

I hope that the "double agent" explanation (Theron trying to infiltrate this "Order" thing) is true. Because while him betraying my chars (both LS Sith) made some limited sense, as they support the Empire and killed his father, for many others it didn't and most of what he said was just over-the-top ********. Also good job achieving "peace" by provoking a full-scale war on Iokath, I'm sure that will help with everything. If it's not a ruse it's some of the worst writing ever.

I was going to say Skadge, but TBH he's just a minor annoyance. Koth is a huge one and I wanted to throw him out of the airlock even on my most LS characters. Valkorion fanboy is something none of our Player Characters should be able to stand after Ziost, maybe other than most stoic Jedi. And only reading this topic I realized why so many people hate Ashara, I guess her story is completely out of place for pure DS characters. For my LS inquisitor she felt like a truly appropriate companion, someone who can be trusted and who understands his agenda in the treacherous world of Sith. The occasional tension and misunderstanding only made it more believable.