SunwindIon Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) http://i.imgur.com/LUlPD.jpg not my picture, from reddit. -- black-red is EMPIRE only black-blue is REPUBLIC only Edited February 13, 2012 by Paralassa removed callout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediMarvel Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 perhaps that person stayed neutral and found the color cystals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geewiz Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I dont think those color crystals are light/dark locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunwindIon Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 I dont think those color crystals are light/dark locked. okay let me clear up any confusion. black-red is EMPIRE only black-blue is REPUBLIC only at least, until now. aside from cheating or using a glitch I don't know how someone can obtain both on one faction, that is why i'm bringing it to everyones attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyFreedom Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) I believe its from HM + EV with Dark Side Alignment. Edited February 13, 2012 by JonnyFreedom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruhx Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) Don't crystals say "forbidden to dak/light I and above"? So if your neither you can carry either color. Edited February 13, 2012 by Ruhx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordarn Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/LUlPD.jpg not my picture, from reddit. -- black-red is EMPIRE only black-blue is REPUBLIC only Pretty sure that if you got the collectors edition then you should have access to it all, and then their would also be a restriction of colors like purple EMPIRE ONLY. And then what would classify yellow and orange I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunwindIon Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) Don't crystals say "forbidden to dak/light I and above"? So if your neither you can carry either color. again, people missing the point entirely. it is supposed to be impossible to even *obtain* the other factions crystal, this isn't about them being able to USE it, they don't have any restrictions on them at all. The issue is that there is no way to obtain a black-core-red crystal or lightsaber on the republic side, and vice versa for the empire side. Pretty sure that if you got the collectors edition then you should have access to it all what? no. see above. Edited February 13, 2012 by SunwindIon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohraTon Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) Probably guess its a glitch, but the last time someone got a crystal they weren't supposed to have BW came out and flat accused the guy of cheating and removed it. Not even sure what your talking about with the collectors edition rabble, it gave no access to any other crystals nor does it effect how items respond to your faction/alignment. I'm gonna say bug/glitch/photoshop for now but who's to say its not a NM drop or something. The game is so young it could well be a drop from somewhere. I have the Black/Red battlemaster saber and it says nothing about requires x class or x alignment. It just simply requires you to be able to wield a lightsaber. Edited February 13, 2012 by JohraTon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruhx Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Found this on a google search, you're right no restriction but they do have battlemaster in common. Black Blue - Republic Rakata Gear and Battlemaster PvP vendors (Non-Removable on Battlemaster) Black Red - Empire Rakata Gear and Battlemaster PvP vendors (Non-Removable on Battlemaster) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirUrza Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) It's either a glitch or photoshop. Since they can only be obtained via vendor I'm going to say photoshop. Edited February 13, 2012 by SirUrza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havokk Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Is the picture from beta? Is the picture from the test server? is the picture real? Untill we know the answers we can't comment on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunwindIon Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) so from what i've gathered so far he has either used a glitch to get on the imperial station and purchase the black-red lightsaber from either the rakata or PVP vendor, or like the guy with the white lightsaber crystal that got banned, he contacted the GM support and told them to change a weapon he bought by mistake and they gave him the wrong one in return. APPARENTLY this is quite common.. either way this isn't "legit" and I think bioware ought to do something about it Edited February 13, 2012 by SunwindIon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verloc_Krieg Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 What if it was traded over nar shadda's gtn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunwindIon Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) What if it was traded over nar shadda's gtn? this was my first thought actually, but the weapons and crystals are bound. Edited February 13, 2012 by SunwindIon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daecollo Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) Who cares?! Its just Appearance. Edited February 13, 2012 by Daecollo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunwindIon Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) Who cares?! Its just Appearance. :o :o you poor, brave soul.. Edited February 13, 2012 by SunwindIon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohraTon Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Who cares?! Its just Appearance. Lol, lets hope none of the thousands from the "Wheres my purple crystal" thread read that or your going to get your inbox bombed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunwindIon Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 Lol, lets hope none of the thousands from the "Wheres my purple crystal" thread read that or your going to get your inbox bombed. seriously though, WHY are purple sabers imperial only right now? I bet it's because all the developers play imp side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mavsynchroid Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) I know what happened. Happened to me with my BH. Started off with the default red crystals in my blaster, but I decided to go light side. Didn't get a chance to upgrade my crystals for a good long time, was at lvl 25 before I found a new red crystal to use. BUT when i popped out my crappy old red crystal to put my new red crystal in, it wouldn't let me! Then I was stuck with NO Crystals in my blaster because I was a light side BH. A very nice person made me some blue crystals and sent them to me. However I had just recently gotten a new orange blaster that by default had a good level red crystal in it, and i could use it no problem. Thus my dual blasters have one red crystal and one blue crystal, looks pretty awesome when I fire. I'm assuming it was something like this. Most likely the crystal was already attatched when he or she got the saber, or they put it in before they reached the point on the light/dark side scale where it would forbid certain crystals to you. So say he/she's a light side char, when she pops out that red crystal, she won't be able to put it back in. It will go "dim", and say it's forbidden to lightside 1 and above or whatever it says. Hope I helped clear up any confusion. Pretty sure this is what it is If you could get a lightsaber with the purple crystal ALREADY inside of it, whether it's mailed or what not, maybe you could use it then? (I have no idea if you can even mail from empire to republic, or any of that, just theorizing on this part) Edited February 13, 2012 by mavsynchroid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunwindIon Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) I know what happened. Happened to me with my BH. Started off with the default red crystals in my blaster, but I decided to go light side. Didn't get a chance to upgrade my crystals for a good long time, was at lvl 25 before I found a new red crystal to use. BUT when i popped out my crappy old red crystal to put my new red crystal in, it wouldn't let me! Then I was stuck with NO Crystals in my blaster because I was a light side BH. A very nice person made me some blue crystals and sent them to me. However I had just recently gotten a new orange blaster that by default had a good level red crystal in it, and i could use it no problem. Thus my dual blasters have one red crystal and one blue crystal, looks pretty awesome when I fire. I'm assuming it was something like this. Most likely the crystal was already attatched when he or she got the saber, or they put it in before they reached the point on the light/dark side scale where it would forbid certain crystals to you. please pay attention to other posts before you reply, if you had, you would know that this isn't the case, these are not the standard blue and red crystals, these are the BLACK-CORE end-game PVP and PVE crystals which (should be) unique to each faction. Edited February 13, 2012 by SunwindIon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohraTon Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 seriously though, WHY are purple sabers imperial only right now? I bet it's because all the developers play imp side. No idea, makes no sense to me and annoys me further as I'd have preferred the Cyan Sith you ran into on the KOTOR games often had purple too, its like BW writers think because its closer to red than most other colours than its obviously a sith colour. At the end of the day I really hope this is a bug or a glitch, the last thing we need are more black core sabers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunwindIon Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 No idea, makes no sense to me and annoys me further as I'd have preferred the Cyan Sith you ran into on the KOTOR games often had purple too, its like BW writers think because its closer to red than most other colours than its obviously a sith colour. At the end of the day I really hope this is a bug or a glitch, the last thing we need are more black core sabers. did kotor come out before/after mace windu had his purple saber in the movie? I actually never played it so I have no idea when it came out, but it's probably because they're going from what was in KOTOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mavsynchroid Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 please pay attention to other posts before you reply, if you had, you would know that this isn't the case, these are not the standard blue and red crystals, these are the BLACK-CORE end-game PVP and PVE crystals which (should be) unique to each faction. Oh my god, I'm so sorry! Who's hurt!?!?... Wait.. no one?... Everyone's ok?..... Oh.. well in that case relax. Don't need to be spoken down to for making a simple mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiachsidhe Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Who cares?! Its just Appearance. No one is arguing that should happen, they're trying to figure out HOW it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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