I assumed the first part, but would never have guessed the second one. Thanks again!!!

Thank you very much for that clarification. The way I interpreted your post was: Look at them for something my current character or a member of my legacy can use -- ignoring the companion aspect unless there is a cosmetic reason for them to use it.

I get quest rewards where I need to select a new weapon for a companion. Given that the companion character screen clearly caries a disclaimer stating that "Companions do not get any stat bonuses from equipment", why would I need an adaptive weapon for one? Sakshale [recently returned founder]

Good Lord! I just spent an hour fighting invisible walls trying to access that beast!

I wonder if it is a Win8 issue. My fall back machine is also Win7 home premium.

I had just about given up on Datacrons. I'm one of those guys who wants to track down every bit of lore there is. I have multiple characters over 50, but had stopped trying to get all the Datacrons, because of issues related to "jumping". It just didn't work consistently. Today, I decided I was going to do my damnedest to complete every Datacron with my latest character. I spent over two hours trying to collect the Endurance +2 Datacron in the Blacksun Territory on Coruscant. While I was at it, my son came in and harassed me about playing on my Win8 box, after having just upgraded the graphics on my Win7 system. So, I updated SWTOR on it and resumed my hunt. Ten minutes later I had that Datacron in hand. Another ten minutes and I had the Cunning +2 in Justicar Territory. All because I changed computers! I submit to you that a MMORPG should not change its difficulty, simply because you are playing a different computer.

And yet another thank you... and a "blat" to the support team that doesn't seem to be able to fix this simple thing.

After completing the Corusant story line, I received a letter from Yuon with the following: There were no "materials" attached to the mail, just 197 credits.

It is too bad you've completely missed the point. No one said it was mandatory. No one said there were no other options. We are simply providing feedback that "from our perspective" there is a problem with the user interface or the design when it comes to the Datacrons. If the jump dynamics were more predictable and consistent, I would love the design of the current problems. However, when so many people have problems with the interface, it would be nice if they would; Look into the mechanics and verify the functionality. Provide a tutorial on how to "jump" If it is so easy for you, you must be doing something different. Please explain for us "dummies" who just can't get it right.

This is an internet MMORPG with issues related to latency, bandwidth ... and recently a memory leak in the SWTOR program itself. It is not Mario on a dedicated console. Spending two hours, doing the same things over and over again, with different and inconsistent results says the problem is not in the user, but in the program. Now, if you could provide me with pointers as to why I hit the space bar and drop down into the crack, instead of jumping over it, that might be helpful.

Just needed to bring this out again. I am a returning player who decided to fill in some of the blanks. I couldn't believe it when I returned to Coruscant and tried the Endurance +2 one in Black Sun Territory. I spent almost two hours before giving up. I tried many different jump patterns and found the performance to be inconsistent! (understatement) and unpredictable. The real thing that got me is that, at level 10, Coruscant is still an area for beginner's. Having one of the most difficult datacrons there is a good way to stop people from looking for them. They just aren't fun. I love solving puzzles without going to internet sites, but gave up on it years ago with datacrons. The inconsistencies with hill climbing, jumping and invisible walls simply make it too difficult to repeat and simply "not fun". (I especially like it when you carefully position yourself, square with an object, jump and get deflected off to one side over a drop, only to go back, do exactly the same thing and have it work.)

Interesting. That would explain why I only see "Lightning Storm", a heroic ability, listed under my Legacy Abilities. But, this seems like a bad design from a marketing perspective. The users doesn't appear to have a clue that the abilities are active outside of the legacy status page. They should be listed under the character's abilities as passive or unlocked.

My Sith Inquistor shows three unlocked Imperial legacies under global unlocks. However, I can't find them in he abilities listing under any category? I am specifically looking for the Sith Inquisitor Chapter 2 Buff. What am I missing?

That spot is the "Fen of the First". I actually picked up the datacron, without going near it and had to go back and get it.

Ever since I posted this one, I've become more aware of how much of the territory I am ignoring, simply because there is no value in exploring it.

Your question appears to have an obvious answer. However, other MMORPGs have living Test communities, where the Test server is the primary game server for many players. For example, I was a member of the EQ2 Test community for a couple of years and loved the environment. When PTS was first opened, the support team spoke as if their goal for the server was similar to the EQ2 model. Those of us who were familiar with that model believed them and jumped on board. My first level 50 character is still there. However, it became clear that the support team really didn't know how to make it work... or maybe the vision changed. Bottom line; by 1.3 it was clear that those of us who had answered that call were actually following a piper into nothingness. Thus my farewell to the other rats who heard the music.

During the mismanagement of the 1.3 testing on PTS, I decided to abandon my characters there. I had been using PTS as my main server, based on the description of the support team's plans. The longer I was on PTS, the less they seemed to care about the community we were building. So, I gave up on it. Now, I know I made the correct decision. Not only is the server down, but it is no longer even listed in the launcher. So, this is a found goodbye to the other PTS players. You know who you are. It was fun running through test scenerios with you, but now on to other things. One positive thing. The two titles we earned for leveling on PTS are going to become quite rare and unique.

Are you counting the Matrix Shard? I have six listed on my guide. http://gz.equoria.net/Coruscant_Datacrons

This is becoming one of my pet peeves. I was just training and a message popped up saying something along the line that I wasn't the right level for the ability I just purchased. There's not readily apparent way for me to; See the message that just appears / faded away. Show what skill I just learned. There isn't anything in the chat box and no log anywhere for me to examine. How can I open a bug report without that type of information? I can't even verify that I didn't receive what I purchased.

These worlds have large areas that no one tends to explore, simply because there is no reason to go there. If it is not shown as a mission area, why bother? Out of habit, from previous games, I tend to run down every dead end corridor and around every large object, simply looking for stuff... and there's nothing there. One game I've gone back to, more than once, has what are called "shinies". Little glowing question marks that appear, randomly, in almost any location. The give you "collection" items that are of no value and have no impact on game advancement, yet people spend hours looking for them. You need something like that; no major impact on advancement random appearance (like harvest points) don't show up on the radar (unlike harvest points) are recorded in some manner (collection items?) spawn in common areas, but also in areas where people don't normally go Bottom-line, give us a reason to wander down that dead end corridor in any instance at any time.

Ouch! I never thought about that! Without an attached Codex entry, there doesn't seem to be anyway to verify that your character has completed the fleet Datacron.

I would like to put a hearty second to this proposal. Not having a completed mission list is very frustrating.

This is what is know in the trade as "low hanging fruit". Assign a small team to get this fixed. Give them the ability to communicate with the right people and this would disappear as an issue in less than three months! Come on! It's not like we are trying to get you to fix the Datacron jump issues here. Simply fix stuff that was in the game during the Beta tests... and some how got lost.

I'm in that state also. Just /bugged it. There are two new missions available next to him, which I suspect are related.

Ord Mantell - Fort Garnik - Refugees of War In refugee camp, next to Yael. Location [X,Y]: 240, 58 Ord Mantell - Avilatan's Rest Cantina - Ruled by Corruption Received when completing the Republic Roulette mission. Location [X,Y]: 71, 67 Ord Mantell - Talloran Central Warehouse - Smuggling 101 (Smuggler) Received during the mission Hungry for Information series. Mannett Point Medical Center - Split by Rebellion Received with the Victims of War quest update. Location [X,Y]: 741, 442 Ord Mantell - Oradam Peninsula - Underworld Influences Have the droid destroy the spice in Buying Loyalty mission. Location [X,Y]: -321, -471