haha, I love this response.

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lol I love the thought you put into this. Really.

Hmm you may be right as I reread over the posts, but in the end, if anyone is offended by a conversation I am sharing in a general forum/chat covered by the EULA that I agree to by signing in that also violates a part of that EULA, then I MAY be reported/ignored as other players see fit. It will be up to the EA to decide if I was wrong in my behavior, conversation, etc. and assign a fitting punishment. And that is what it comes down to. 1) SWTOR the game and forums are NOT protected by any constitutional rights to free speech or any other misinterpretation of freedom/civil rights. The game and forums and any IP belonging to EA/BW/Lucas are private property and subject to corporate ruling that are further protected by law governing those corporate property rights. 2) It doesn't matter how high your (a player, not necessarily you ) threshold for insulting, inappropriate, off color, or any questionable behavior is or what you deem acceptable. The EULA outlines what is and is not acceptable. It's like an amusement park. You can be loud and reenact episodes of Jack***. You can discuss politics or sexual deviations of all kinds. But if you offend, annoy, or harass other customers at the park, even by your conversations overheard, you can be warned or thrown out.

lol the movies were sparse and full of loop holes concerning lore and background information on just about everything. They certainly are not the end of all of the Star Wars canon but the start of all. If we go by the movies for all lore and information, then the galaxy would be a small, nondescript place with too many unanswered questions and even more speculation.

How does playing a character on a faction with a higher population make a player "ezy-moder"? It's not as if faction populations were decided before the game came out and the Illuminati decided to manipulate a massive character roll on one faction vs. another for "easy mode" gear runs. . . . Or did they?

Farm the first Instance, BT on empire side. You can do it in under 15 mins at any level with the magic space bar (only recommended if you experienced the story before), get ~160 social points, and few hundred lightside/darkside points based on your conversation.

lol Where to start?! For the armchair legal professionals attempting to dissect what is or is not specifically considered harassment or violation of the ELUA and that you have the right to say what you want and how you want to say it: You are obviously bright enough to attempt compelling arguments for what you believe to be an impedance to your free speech and/or ability to speak on various topics freely. I would hope you could use that wit to see that the topic of this thread is not concerned with any rights or liberties in the real world. Now, I'm leaning over a ledge here, assuming you are also bright enough to know that there is definitely a line that gets crossed in most chat with younger, attention starved gamers and not quite adult in mind yet certainly adult in age gamers. The game is for enjoyment, enjoyment of the atmosphere, the storylines, the experience, and even of other fellow gamers. The game is not a venue to discuss offensive topics and materials. It's not intended for people to share offensive material in the form of slurs, jokes, sexuality, obscenities, insults, or anything that detracts and deters the enjoyment of the game. It's really that simple. That is why there is a harassment/violation policy/agreement. And also why players can report/ignore others. Note that it has absolutely nothing to do with how one conducts themselves in private or around friends or in any place outside the the game. Be foul, perverted, fun, witty, clever banterer, political activist, lobbyist, or foolish loudmouth; it is all ok and acceptable in the comfort of your personal space. That personal space ends when you log into the forums or game. With that said, there are indeed alot of gamers that are indeed <censored> and lack many aspects of self control, decency, and social & self awareness. There always will be. That is where reporting and ignoring become valuable to one's sanity. Civility is a rare trait. Especially in a format were there are no true repercussions.

ok, ok, I give up! My intention was not to turn this into who's playstyle is better or mandatory or whatever you guys are trying to twist here. But I'll put my reply to you guys who don't seem to be able to read and understand at the same time anyway. The OP is/was curious about how other players gain social points. There is only one way and that is to group for dialogue choices. There is some good advice on finding people to group with in this thread. Don't be shy about asking, but don't be annoying either. I would first bring it up with your guild since that was the first problem you mentioned.

You can kinda didn't read or understand my post. So, to begin: No, it's not my interpretation of multiplayer. That is the general understood and accepted definition. Multiplayer means many players in an online environment to interact with. Really, you can google it. I never stated anywhere in my post about multiplayer meaning a requirement to group. While I agree about the income part, the real purpose of an MMO is to provide players a place to interact and face ever mounting challenges in the specified game environment while making it casually accessible with new content on a regular basis to garner more new and long term subscriptions. We can argue about corporate policy and financial greed in the gaming industry privately or in another thread. And, again, to reiterate my original point. SWTOR IS a MMORPG. It is by design and function a multiplayer game. You can certainly solo and enjoy the game, however you miss well over 2/3rds of the intended content of the game. I am not stating one MUST group to play or that one MUST group to enjoy the game or that one MUST group at all. I was simply refuting the opinion that a MMO is NOT a multiplayer game.

I didn't say MUST.

There is an option under preferences>social that allows you have other party members in your story zones, watch/listen to your conversations, and even help with completing your class missions.

Had to jump in since you were so adamant about declaring someone wrong about an MMO. Technically, you are wrong here since MMO stand for Massive Multiplayer Online etc. You certainly can play solo, but it's not a MSO or Massive Singleplayer Online etc. And yes, the entire point and design of an MMO is to play with other people at various points of your gaming experience. By playing solo through out your entire game time you can have an awesome time, no doubt. But you pretty much miss at least 2/3rds of the games intended design/content/social intentions/etc. Skyrim, Fable, Fall Out, and games of that ilk are great examples of intended solo play games designed specifically to played alone without the intention of grouping, socializing, or interacting with other players online.

Are you in a new guild with people you don't know? It's kind of unusual to not have guildies level together or group. I would bring it up to them. Maybe see if they prefer a scheduled guild leveling run. As for social points, I enjoy the silly vanity rewards. Nothing quite as neat as a group of sand people (social reward tier 3 gear sets from tatooine) running about and questing. Or a squadron of imperial pilots (social tier 3 gear from Coruscant) marchign through the space station. I know some people are having issues with social points, but I haven't experienced it. Use the social panel to search for like leveled players in your area and see if they want to group up. Or ask in general chat. Most players on my server are pretty social and helpful.

Thanks for a decent response. I use about the same size monitor, 24" widescreen in 1920x1080. But I also spend all day at work analyzing numbers over 2 monitors, so maybe I have an advantage to looking at everything at once compared to others. BTW I wasn't questioning anyone else's competency. I intended to state I was able to play competently. So feel free to remove any doubt on customization. Soon the customization will be here and hopefully benefits everyone. I'd rather fight a great opponent who whups up on me then a fail player who can't proc.