Volcan Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I have done some looking around and no one seems to be able to answer this question: what do we get out of grinding up Alliance Rep? I don't really see any cool gear vendor that requires ranks or anything, so I'm a bit confused as to what the end goal/motivation is for grinding up these different alliances. Can someone 'sell' me as to why I should bother grinding Alliance Rep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWagner Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I have done some looking around and no one seems to be able to answer this question: what do we get out of grinding up Alliance Rep? I don't really see any cool gear vendor that requires ranks or anything, so I'm a bit confused as to what the end goal/motivation is for grinding up these different alliances. Can someone 'sell' me as to why I should bother grinding Alliance Rep? The only purpose I've seen is... 1) Your "main" companions in each wing offers boosts/unlocks in the star fortress if their rep level is high enough. 2) The "companion(s)" you take out with you are stronger/healthier the higher their rep is. Other than that, I am curious as well, aside from having an endless number of crafters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobs_YourUncle Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 If you look while you are doing the star fortress heroic, you get buffs from the different factions based on their rank. Im not sure what other, or future content/features, might receive such benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Nala Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 There are vendors you can unlock in your base as well. But I think the main advantage is the ability to turn any companion into the equivalent of the jeebus bot in the solo flashpoints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriticalFlame Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 My guess is with your main companions (SCORPIO, Lana etc) its imperative you boost their rank since I think it'll effect them in the upcoming chapters. As for the other companions its just to enhance their effectiveness in the field. The Alliance specialists provide buffs in the Star Fortress flashpoint. The higher your rank, the better buffs you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excise Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I'm hoping that building the Alliance gets you more things than just aiding the Star Fortress FP. Dunno how many times I really wanna run it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaisernick Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 my guess is it may be like ME3 and DAI where how strong your forces are effect the outcome the final battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zharik Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Can someone 'sell' me as to why I should bother grinding Alliance Rep? It's part of the story isn't enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadoken Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 From what I've seen and done in game you get a bunch of companion gifts and adaptive armor (not found elsewhere easily that I've seen - it's all like old raid gear) for turning in the packages to gain rep with the big 4. In turn, you'll unlock benefits for star fortresses at least in terms of chests you couldn't open before. Since I don't have anyone at 10+ yet I don't know what's in those chests myself. I'm sure there's a lot more, just what I've seen directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zharik Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 From what I've seen and done in game you get a bunch of companion gifts and adaptive armor (not found elsewhere easily that I've seen - it's all like old raid gear) for turning in the packages to gain rep with the big 4. In turn, you'll unlock benefits for star fortresses at least in terms of chests you couldn't open before. Since I don't have anyone at 10+ yet I don't know what's in those chests myself. I'm sure there's a lot more, just what I've seen directly. Those chest contain temporary boosts to be used in the FP. An achievement is tied to using all 4 in the final battle as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GythralSWTOR Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Several hundred hours of grinding to max. everything out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDiggler Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Alliance is great, you get good decor, companions, and its fun...best thing they have added in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Nala Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 One other thing. The lockboxes also have a rare chance to get mounts. I got a Zakuul taxicab recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SplashNOR Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I just boost the affection because I think they'll be more effective. IE., I have so far on my Jedi Shadow boosted Talos Drellik (cool guy btw) up to 113K or so, almost halfway there. And Lana is around 80K. Most of my companions are around 78K, so I have some affection-gathering to go. I sell a lot of packs on GTN, and send companions on missions as well (Underworld Trading is very good in this case). It's fun to see that I have 16 ready companions on my Crewskill list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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