Kyleslater Posted November 18, 2015 Posted November 18, 2015 So I figured I'd hold off on commenting on this until I had played it for a while (yes I had early access and had 3 Characters to 65 before public launch.) I'll break this down into three sections. Pros, Cons, Impressions (or what would make it better for me). First off Pros. * Love the new story. Did I mention I love the story? It's awesome. At least so far. Good reward for doing it and primarily fun to go through (even if you are not leveling) * I can do EV through Group finder again as a higher level. And I can do it with my level 50 friends. Not always the best idea because of gearing but at least I have the option and the bolster makes it mostly work. It's the way group finder should have worked originally. * Tactical flashpoints... Making almost all the old flashpoints into tacticals gives them new life thanks. I appreciate it. * Simplified crafting (for the most part) * Mastery. Seriously I love this stat. * Move from power focus to crit focus for gearing. Might be annoying in the short term but I'm happy to see this finally happen. * Companion Power. At first I thought this was op. But it seems about where a companion would be if I put them in full 224 with augs so I'd say that they are pretty good. Though I hear rumors of this getting nerfed. * Level Sync. I actually think you implemented this well. It's not completely game breaking. Now On to Con's * I hate that I can't customize my companion looks anymore. Also losing all my companions for the story? I would like an option to get them back and or keep them (preferably keep them). Seriously I've had a bunch of them since level 10 and I'm quite partial to the outfits I have on them. * 50 levels of Companion favour? WFT? are you morons on crack? I could see say 25 but 50? They don't even seem to give a **** when I do quests with them anyways. * Ops Groupfinder. I hate the random weekly thingy. I'd like to know the schedule ahead of time so I don't have to check every day. Because let's be honest who wants to do ravagers with a pug group? Most of them quit at the second to last boss. * Biochem... No reusable medpaks now? not even the low grade ones? **** you Bioware. Just **** you (I suspect that will get censored...) * Bugs. Ha! you didn't think I'd complain about this would you. Some simple ones are that stupid not being able to put in my "skill" points on the fleet. If that's not a rest area what is? * Skill trees... I know this is a 3.x complaint but it had to go in there. I want my blasted skill tree back. I don't like disciplines. I quit the game for a while over that * TOS/Ravager Ops. Don't like them. Mechanics annoy the crap out of me by being buggy (unreliable) or require me to have 0.0004ms response time. I'm an old fart now I don't have the reflexes of a 12 year old anymore. I need at least half a second to move. Oh and I hate mechanics that require me to constantly move and still hold agro. GRRRRRRRR. I suspect if I set foot in TOS too many times I'll quit again. * Level Sync. I hate this feature. I hate this feature. No really I do. Also I heard I was supposed to get highlevel drops when I was playing a high level hero in a lower level area... I don't. I still get the crap that's the level of whatever zone I'm in. So either the patch notes are wrong or that was a load of bollocks that I was sold. Impressions While I enjoyed the story I won't be taking most of my character through it. why? because I lose my companions. If at some point they let me get them all back I might consider it. (if I am still subbed at that point). Honestly I know they tell us we lose some companions and crap like that but still. Also having options on who I get back would be nice. Having to do the quest in sequence is annoying. I don't want Talos back. I'd like to bury him. I have no use for Quezn Fez. As an imp I should have the option of taking Khem Val again (okay so I'm partial to that bastard). I like SCORPIO so no complaints there. Xalek can go do whatever. He's of no use to me. And Lokin? while I appreciate you putting in someone that is tied to an even. Putting that in a sequence so I have to do that to get the next quest? Are you trying to make me unsub? Where the hell is options to pick up Jaesa, Kira Carson, Mako. or Vette (she's loads of fun). I mean wft? Oh and let me customize companion armour again. I can understand for like Senya and Lana and crew like that.. But I don't hold any love for those companions. They are temporary allies near as I can see. Not people I can get attached to and find costumes for. Bottom line... I'll stay subbed for the rest of the story and play 2 maybe 3 characters through it (1 dark imp, 1 light imp, possible 1 dark pub). I won't be putting any more characters through the story until something is done with companions that makes it compelling for me to let go of the ones I love.
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