Clarian Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 That is indeed correct, no typos. Cool! I'm hoping vendor prices for leveling mods will stay the same - rather than going up 3x? (Though even if they did, it wouldn't be so bad with the cap going up 10x.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt-Snake Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 basic coms gear wont be worth a damn! next to elite/ult coms gear..so there's no need to go crazy over basic coms gear lol..and beside if you have 180 com gear or 180 dread forge, then you're in a good position without the need to re-optimize with basic coms gear mods...if u have 186 then you can just cost right into hm lvl 60 ops or sm w/e floats ur boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonNH Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) Planetary comms have the same conversion rate as ultimate comms? Seriously? Is this a typo??? Planet comms are 10x easier to farm than anything else. It makes sense, otherwise leveling characters would get a big nerf on their comms, and with the planetary comm cap at 100, it isn't a huge source for hoarding comms on day one. Thanks for the update, looks good! Edited November 25, 2014 by JasonNH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt-Snake Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Cool! I'm hoping vendor prices for leveling mods will stay the same - rather than going up 3x? (Though even if they did, it wouldn't be so bad with the cap going up 10x.) actually it would be bad, becuz if u are starting out fresh then you won't have enough coms to up grade you gear as you level...unless they increase the rewards for lowbie coms as you level to compensate for the increase in price for mods from vendor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUXs Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Oh geezus...the 2000 token limit on overflow seems very low to me...I'm capped on every type of PvE comm atm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Wicked Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Oh geezus...the 2000 token limit on overflow seems very low to me...I'm capped on every type of PvE comm atm... "Transfer" comms around, assuming you have enough alts for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt-Snake Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Oh geezus...the 2000 token limit on overflow seems very low to me...I'm capped on every type of PvE comm atm... indeed, i think it should be 3500 minimum at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heezdedjim Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) 1 Planetary Commendation = 3 Basic Commendations How, if at all, will the inventory sold by the current Planetary Commendation vendors change? Will the barrels / hilts, armorings, mods, etc. be priced in the same number of Basic Commendations as the present price in Planetaries? Or will the comms price as well as the denomination both change? Also, will all the leveling items stay the same in terms of which ones are BoP (generally orange gear) vs. BoE (generally all of the mods). Edited November 25, 2014 by Heezdedjim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mubrak Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) indeed, i think it should be 3500 minimum at least 3500 is the maximum you could get without a cap P: 100 => 300 C: 1000 => 500 B: 1000 => 1000 E: 400 => 800 U: 300 => 900 Edited November 25, 2014 by Mubrak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saregon Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 3500 is the maximum you could get without a cap Yeah and why not? If you earned the comms before the expansion you should get to keep them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayperringo Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 It seems strange how the conversion rate for planetary is the same as for ultimates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSStember Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Will the new 186 basic gear stuff be level 55, so we can spend these converted Comms right away? Or will 186 be the new level 60 starting level gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarian Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Will the barrels / hilts, armorings, mods, etc. be priced in the same number of Basic Commendations as the present price in Planetaries? That's what I'd like to know... ...unless they increase the rewards for lowbie coms as you level to compensate for the increase in price for mods from vendor Yeah, that would be the other factor. So, rewards and prices for what are currently planetary comms - will there be any changes there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuriDogshin Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 It seems strange how the conversion rate for planetary is the same as for ultimates It's to accommodate sub-55 toons. This may indicate that leveling commendation mods are going up in price. Or not: since the cap on Planetaries is 100, this is not game breaking. We will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saregon Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 It's to accommodate sub-55 toons. This may indicate that leveling commendation mods are going up in price. Or not: since the cap on Planetaries is 100, this is not game breaking. We will see. Yeah I think it's more to do with the combination of having a low cap (100) and the fact they're used through the entirety of the leveling process, so needed the whole way through the game. I don't think this automatically means the cost of the planetary comm gear will be higher in basic comms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltane Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I have to say I'm very disappointed that the overflow cap is only 2,000. Because I've been working on maxing all my comms for the past month, it appears half my work was for nothing since I have around 3,000 comms under the new system on multiple alts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadOrb Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Ah I missed the announcement , was out shopping , I can see why you held off working it out now. I am very happy with the conversion rates and after doing 36 tactical's last week between 6 characters I can now go to low level planets on a few of my characters that haven't got 100 planetary comms. Mind you I was going to do that anyway in 3.0 , the heroics that is , shame you can only be 6 levels above other people for them to earn xp. Still I'm sure lots will join up with my 55's just for the comms. Cheers and beers , BadOrb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loc_n_lol Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) Lowbie planets will be loaded with lvl 55's this week, i can tell. TBH, even with that conversion rate, I don't think farming planetary comms is an efficient way to load up on comms. Easy, yes. Fast, no. Okay so, now I have 2 chars going over 2000, and 11 more going over 1000. what are we going to be able to spend them on tha's not immediately useless ? Anything like isotope-5 vials ? Oh and, obligatory tangentially-related question : I wish we knew more about the comms rewards for PvE content in 3.0, is it unchanged ? It's raining ultimates everywhere except in 8-man ops now. Edited November 25, 2014 by Loc_n_lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletBlaze Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) Lowbie planets will be loaded with lvl 55's this week, i can tell. Except I have already maxed my planetary comms about a week ago lol, since planetary comms cap at 100. Edited November 25, 2014 by ScarletBlaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saregon Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 TBH, even with that conversion rate, I don't think farming planetary comms is an efficient way to load up on comms. Easy, yes. Fast, no. Not efficient, but worth toping off if you can in my opinion. Most of my 55's are close, like I'm pretty sure all of them already have 70+ planetary comms, so why not top them off when they'll be x3 when 3.0 hits....of course there's no reason to if you have enough to cap at the unfortunately low amount of 2000 basics for 3.0, but you can bet I'll be hopping on my characters to calculate how many they have and use the lowbie heroics as a quick way to top off the planetary comm category for the x3 conversion, even if it only amounts to 300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltane Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Just a reminder for PVPers that you can transfer warzone comms to planetary comms as well. That's probably the fastest way to cap them. But I'm still really disappointed by the low cap. I don't understand why the new conversion rates would take us to 3,500 but we only get 2,000--why would comms we earned ever disappear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommerbobby Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 "Transfer" comms around, assuming you have enough alts for that. Could you elaborate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mubrak Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) 100 planetary coms replace 100 ultimates. Use that to buy your main companion some 180 gear. You might need your basics for yourself next week. As for transfering: There are items for classics and basics that are refundable and can be put into legacy storage. Don't look on the fleet for them Edited November 25, 2014 by Mubrak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S_I_T_H_L_O_R_D Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) Here goes everyone. Here is the information on the conversion rates around Basic Comms and what will happen when 3.0 launches. Just to reiterate for those unaware, here are the basic changes coming to Commendations: All PvE Commendations will become Basic Commendations in 3.0.The Commendation types "Classic" and "Planetary" are being removed from the game. The types "Elite" and "Ultimate" will remain but the current Comms you have will become Basic.Warzone and Ranked Warzone Commendations remain untouched. Here are the conversion rates for all Commendations. 2 Classic Commendations = 1 Basic Commendation1 Basic Commendation = 1 Basic Commendation1 Elite Commendation = 2 Basic Commendations1 Planetary Commendation = 3 Basic Commendations1 Ultimate Commendation = 3 Basic Commendations The Basic Commendation cap will remain at 1000. However, when the conversions happen we will allow you to go up to 2000 Commendations. Note that until you go below 1000 again, you will be unable to earn any Basic Commendations. This includes if you buy an item and try to refund it. You must go below 1000 before you can earn more. There ya go folks! All of the details and conversion rates on Basic Comms in 3.0. -eric Dear Eric, thank you very much for this information. I have a question regarding "Sergeant Drev" (Classic Token Vendor on the Ziost Shadow) who takes unassembled Columi/Rakata/Campaign pieces which can be exchanged for Classic Commendation containers.... will he be removed from the game when 3.0 arrives? I'm asking this because, I have still some unassembled Columi/Rakata/Campaign pieces, and I'm a little bit afraid that I can't exchange these anymore, when 3.0 arrives and the Classic Commendation will be removed. Edited November 25, 2014 by S_I_T_H_L_O_R_D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadOrb Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 TBH, even with that conversion rate, I don't think farming planetary comms is an efficient way to load up on comms. Easy, yes. Fast, no. Okay so, now I have 2 chars going over 2000, and 11 more going over 1000. what are we going to be able to spend them on tha's not immediately useless ? Anything like isotope-5 vials ? Oh and, obligatory tangentially-related question : I wish we knew more about the comms rewards for PvE content in 3.0, is it unchanged ? It's raining ultimates everywhere except in 8-man ops now. I beg to differ , fast yes!! Also I haven't included some other really quick heroic 2's and 4's. http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=7822079#post7822079 Cheers, BadOrb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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