Lium Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I'm leveling up a sorc and just got done with Balmorra. And all I can say is, never again. I have a 50 sent and I didn't remember Balmorra being this bad. I think it's far worse on empire side than it is on Republic. For imps, it's like a never ending planet. You finish up your class quests, then you get the bonus series. Which of course is normal. But the thing is, the bonus series quests will probably take you to parts of the map you haven't discovered yet. Which means there will be close to 20 some odd quests you still have to do. And the heroics. Dear god, the heroics. Let me tell you right now, there is NOTHING heroic about these quests. They are nightmares. Utter nightmares. In every group I was in doing these, particularly the one where you have to find a droid part, we were all ready to just skip the rest of the planet and head elsewhere. Now I see why everyone was picking Balmorra in that one thread that asked what people thought was the worst planet. Balmorra won that informal poll in a landslide. I'm hardpressed to level another imp toon now because of Balmorra. Ugh!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rankyn Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I'm gonna guess you never did Republic Taris before we could have vehicles at level 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckoneful Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I'm gonna guess you never did Republic Taris before we could have vehicles at level 10. Annndddd you couldn't have speeders on Empire Balmorra back then either, making it even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rankyn Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Annndddd you couldn't have speeders on Empire Balmorra back then either, making it even worse.I've done 'em both. I'd take speederless Balmorra over Taris any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeroxOptimus Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 By the class quest and or any of the other legacy bonuses and u can cruise right on pass Balmorra with out even doing the planet quest line. I did Balmorra at launch and i def agree i wouldnt wish that bonus series on my worst enemies lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissbob Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I love Taris, actually. Balmorra however.... I feel ya OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstanks Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 i loved balmora. Its Taris i didn't like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
errant_knight Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Hmm. I really enjoy Balmorra on the imp side. Republic too, but particularly as an imperial. It really felt like I accomplished something. Sadly, that's not the case, lol, but I found it fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinikar Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I hated Balmorra the first time I went through as an Imp. Second time, I kinda liked it, but I did have a speeder by this stage. Thank goodness for the legacy perk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahdasz Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I agree, Balmora is five times worse for empire than republic. I don't know why, but it just goes on and on and on. I remember the first time I did Balmora on a republic toon after 2 or 3 imps I was like "omg, is that it? that was soooo short". Of course when I got Taris and I was "omg, going to hang self in basement, sooooooo freaking long, sooooooo freaking boring". It's no picnic on imp either, but it's absolutely depressing for pubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena-Nike Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I personally like Balmorra and Taris better then Hoth. At least they were interesting planets, Hoth is all the same. Ice...and Ice.... and more ice...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowermanx Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I hated Balmorra the first time I went through as an Imp. Second time, I kinda liked it, but I did have a speeder by this stage. Thank goodness for the legacy perk! Yes, having a speeder for it really changed it for me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidlimbo Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) i recently finished balmorra and came to the conclusion i'd take imperial balmorra over republic taris even if i had crawl from end to end. in fact, the experience only made me loathe taris that much more...speeder or no. Edited January 1, 2013 by liquidlimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKandrew Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 So don't do the bonus series... Take a day to go back to the fleet, do a FP, do your Space missions, do some pvp. /Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nateslice Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) I really like Taris on Empire side. It is indeed a drag on Republic side, although not as bad as Balmorra on Empire side. I don't really remember Balmorra on Republic side, so it can't have been all that bad. I first experienced Empire-side Taris on my Bounty Hunter, and between what was happening in the class story at that time and the things I dealt with on Taris, that was where my BH really started to sympathize with the Empire and feel like a part of it. Edit: Oh, I remember why Balmorra didn't seem so bad on Republic side... I've only done that area once, it was a while back, and I was running with a friend the whole time. My other Republic characters aren't quite up to that point yet. Edited January 1, 2013 by nateslice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacentabaal Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 9/10 I skip the bonus series on Balmoora on both factions, I just cant stand it so I leave when I can.. plus im normally 4-5 levels over recommended end level for the planets when i leave anyways so not like i need teh xp from the bonus series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larce_Apollo Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Imp Balmorra > Rep Taris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lironBD Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 taris empire side is much more interesting then on pub side. and balmorra is cool planets. lots of stuff to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apophis_ Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Taris is one of my favorites, both on Republic and Imperial side (I played it 5 times on rep and 2 times on imp) And Balmorra have the best soundtrack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwena Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 It did seem to be rather, um, extended for a low level planet. xD I liked Republic Taris better, but I didn't think Imperial Balmorra was that bad. Republic Balmorra on the other hand . . . ugh. If I never set virtual foot onto that accursed droid spawning, mantis infested slog-fest of a planet, it will be too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lsya Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Imp Taris made me realize how nice Balmorra was. I hate Taris. Having speeders now definitely helps. On my alts, the first thing I do is run around and unlock all of the taxis. It helps a lot. I agree, though, it feels like it's never ending on that planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raora Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 just skip the bonus series there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arunav Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) I never understand these threads, and perhaps it's why the game didn't do as well as expected. Did you like the KOTOR games? Leveling in SWTOR is like playing KOTOR, only in a vastly more immerse and comprehensive space, including combat. It's nothing short thrilling if you liked those games back in the day. If it's like your 3rd or 4th time through, then I'm sure that will feel old. I've found leveling 2 characters on each side to be a blast, and didn't dislike any planet except Quesh, because it was so small and felt unfinished. Agreed large planets before speeders were available at level 10 was a drag. Everything else, sometimes I think gamers nowadays just have too much at their disposal to appreciate something that's well made and fun. Say what you will about the rest of the game, SWTOR got leveling and story right. It's extremely well done. Edited January 1, 2013 by arunav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asuka Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I've done 'em both. I'd take speederless Balmorra over Taris any day. Agreed. I hate Taris speeder or no speeder heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darka Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Republic Taris is far worse the Empire Balmorra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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