Jydradi Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Ok, I know you aren't going to give any details about the Legacy System before you're ready, and that's a good thing. BUT there are some burning questions surrounding the Legacy System that I'm hoping you'll be able to answer for me. In the 'k' menu, under Legacy menu, if you mouseover the question mark, it states Coming Soon, blah blah, Character Creation Options blah blah. The concern this raises is that I'll have to delete and re-make my characters in order to take advantage of these delicious new options (when they are released), essentially making the characters we're playing now trash characters. This is bad imho. Point of fact this is currently keeping me from playing my other characters even though I am rather desperately wanting to see the other storylines. My question is this: Will there be some kind of system for existing characters to make use of unlocked options? For that matter is there any plans to include a hair salon,face merchant type system so we can change our appearances in game at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sardoni Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 (edited) I miss my entertainer and my ID sessions I could perform =( Side note, yup all I'm leveling are trash alt characters. Experiencing the story of the other faction on a random server and making choices I don't really care about and grouping with people I have no desire to ever interact with again hoping the legacy system will provide me with something meaningful for my main. Not revealing the legacy system is actually a deterrent to a meaningful community building. Good thing I've known my guild for years and they know why I'm off on a random server. In fact, I'd rather that Legacy tab and exp bar never existed and they never told us about this until they actually implemented it. Meanwhile halfway through Legacy level 10! Yay? Edited December 30, 2011 by Sardoni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thycetis Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I have similar concerns. Ultimately I'd like to have a character of every AC. I'd like them all to be on the same server, but since there's a cap of 8 I've settled on having an all Imperial server and an all Republic server (Note to Bioware: Character caps on servers are so 2004). However, I'm afraid there'll be incentives for having both factions on the same server which will completely ruin my plan. I've been avoiding creating more than 2 alts for fear this will be the case and I'll have to go back and delete characters. I think there are a lot of potential pitfalls with the Legacy system and it'd be nice to have more information so we could plan around them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jydradi Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 I miss my entertainer and my ID sessions I could perform =( Side note, yup all I'm leveling are trash alt characters. Experiencing the story of the other faction on a random server and making choices I don't really care about and grouping with people I have no desire to ever interact with again hoping the legacy system will provide me with something meaningful for my main. Not revealing the legacy system is actually a deterrent to a meaningful community building. Good thing I've known my guild for years and they know why I'm off on a random server. In fact, I'd rather that Legacy tab and exp bar never existed and they never told us about this until they actually implemented it. Meanwhile halfway through Legacy level 10! Yay? I miss the old ID system too =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jydradi Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Shameless attention Bump. Hopefully we'll get an answer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jydradi Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Bump again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boobaffet Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Id also like to have more info on this. Im currently playing on two server and maybe 3 soon.Just wanted to know what i was going to miss.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karast Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 +1 on bump. I'll really hate having the legacy system unlock cool and shiny customization options and being forced to reroll to take advantage of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOGFelix Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Would be good to let a little info ouf of the bag on this by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHeadCapper Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Ok, I know you aren't going to give any details about the Legacy System before you're ready, and that's a good thing. BUT there are some burning questions surrounding the Legacy System that I'm hoping you'll be able to answer for me. In the 'k' menu, under Legacy menu, if you mouseover the question mark, it states Coming Soon, blah blah, Character Creation Options blah blah. The concern this raises is that I'll have to delete and re-make my characters in order to take advantage of these delicious new options (when they are released), essentially making the characters we're playing now trash characters. This is bad imho. Point of fact this is currently keeping me from playing my other characters even though I am rather desperately wanting to see the other storylines. My question is this: Will there be some kind of system for existing characters to make use of unlocked options? For that matter is there any plans to include a hair salon,face merchant type system so we can change our appearances in game at all? No you will have access to all of them when they come out. Doesn't it even say that on the tooltip or the ? if you hit it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nullcrobicus Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I miss my entertainer and my ID sessions I could perform =( Side note, yup all I'm leveling are trash alt characters. Experiencing the story of the other faction on a random server and making choices I don't really care about and grouping with people I have no desire to ever interact with again hoping the legacy system will provide me with something meaningful for my main. Not revealing the legacy system is actually a deterrent to a meaningful community building. Good thing I've known my guild for years and they know why I'm off on a random server. In fact, I'd rather that Legacy tab and exp bar never existed and they never told us about this until they actually implemented it. Meanwhile halfway through Legacy level 10! Yay? you have got to be kidding me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syas Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 New races don't invalidate your existing characters. It is purely aesthetic, as we know racials are social only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApesAmongUs Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I have similar concerns. Ultimately I'd like to have a character of every AC. I'd like them all to be on the same server, but since there's a cap of 8 I've settled on having an all Imperial server and an all Republic server (Note to Bioware: Character caps on servers are so 2004). However, I'm afraid there'll be incentives for having both factions on the same server which will completely ruin my plan. I swear, it's like you're reading my mind. I've been avoiding creating more than 2 alts for fear this will be the case and I'll have to go back and delete characters. Crazy that for a system stated to have the purpose of encouraging alts, it has the opposite effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun-Runner Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 New races don't invalidate your existing characters. It is purely aesthetic, as we know racials are social only. Shockingly, aesthetics matter to some people. Who knew?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phadian_gess Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 im pretty sure they will talk about it in the next month or so not sure as much as id like to know now :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHeadCapper Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Shockingly, aesthetics matter to some people. Who knew?! Let's think this through......the other option is to never add races so the OP doesn't later see something he wants more than he currently has. Really? This is a valid point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syas Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Shockingly, aesthetics matter to some people. Who knew?! Right, so what did you do in any other MMO when they released new races but not new classes? You either rerolled your main because you care about aesthetics and prefer the "new" race, you made a new character with that race because you liked the aesthetics but didn't want to delete the work you put into your main, or you didn't bother with the new race. It will be no different here EXCEPT, the new race will have no mechanical advantages over any other race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dire-Wolf Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Even though I really want to experience all the class stories I know I wont be rolling any new characters until the legacy system is fully implemented. I don't want to make a character and then later find out I missed out on having some cool new customisation options and possible new species/class combinations. It's because of that reason that I already feel sort of bad about playing the character I'm playing now. I mean I'm having fun but I'm going to be ticked off if it turns out that Twi'lek sith warriors will be unlockable with the legacy system. I hate how BioWare is being all secretive about it. They should just come out and tell us what they intend to do with the system so people can at least start making plans in regards to what characters they're playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabrandt Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Right, so what did you do in any other MMO when they released new races but not new classes? You either rerolled your main because you care about aesthetics and prefer the "new" race, you made a new character with that race because you liked the aesthetics but didn't want to delete the work you put into your main, or you didn't bother with the new race. It will be no different here EXCEPT, the new race will have no mechanical advantages over any other race. Has it ever occured to you that not everyone plays the game in the say manner that you do? That all the people on earth do not have the same values as you, nor appreciate the same things? Some people do not play this game to PvP or to kill operation bosses. Some are roleplayers, some are questers and personally - with how much time and dedication is spent onto making our characters personal, fully voice acted, and have personality - I find the visual appearance of my characters to be important. Please take your ignorance elsewhere. You are not contributing at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jydradi Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 No you will have access to all of them when they come out. Doesn't it even say that on the tooltip or the ? if you hit it That's not in question. The question is weather or not we will have to roll new character to be able to use the new options. I read the "?" very carefully and it doesn't say one way or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jydradi Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Shockingly, aesthetics matter to some people. Who knew?! Without aesthetics, we're just playing with dueling calculators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jydradi Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Let's think this through......the other option is to never add races so the OP doesn't later see something he wants more than he currently has. Really? This is a valid point? No, it's not a valid point. Yes, it is a valid question. The legacy system isn't an expansion that's coming out 2 years after the fact, or a patch that's going in after everyone is already at the endgame. In those cases we all know the score. of course we have to make new characters to make new races, that's the nature of expansions etc. The Legacy system is a new system with unknown factors. All I'm asking for is to know the rules. If we have to make new characters to take advantage of the new options, that's fine. All I'm asking is weather or not that is, in fact, the case. On a side note, all you guys that read a question and assuming it's a whine/complaint? You guys need to unplug and get better acquainted with humanity and social dynamics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PibbyPib Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hmm-- what is it that you're anticipating the Legacy system might offer? I can't imagine what would make me want to toss my current characters out and re-roll, but I'm curious as to what might make others want to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guen Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Yeah we need a little more info on this very very soon. The legacy system not being implemented is preventing me from starting anymore alts because I don't know what may be added later to character customization. Not starting the alts I want is making me play less and less. Playing less and less . . . well you get the picture. We need more info on this soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanzoV Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Not that I expect this, but while legacy names only apply to the server in which they are selected; if new playable species were unlocked through the legacy system, those should be account wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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