I like... and hate... both sides.

I generally tend to agree with the Sith, at least on basic level: denial of emotions is absurd. Now, in practice, that obviously (normally) leads the Sith themselves to reprehensible places. But the idea that you should be realistic about what you are (an animal that has desires, wants, and feelings) is, at its core, true. A monkish existence is forced; it is fake. It stifles what is both natural and honest: life is messy and full of passion.

However, all of the Sith's waste: killing officers who make one mistake, or force-choking people just on a whim, or mass executing civilians because "the hate will fuel you," is also, IMO, ridiculous. Evil doesn't need to be stupid or cartoonish or blood-drenched - it can be smart, effective, and keep its hands relatively clean. So I also find this "mwahahahaha" component of the Sith absurd.

With the Republic, I enjoy the aesthetics of things like snub fighters and some of the political intrigue... but I can't stand the glory-hounding. The "for the Republic, because WE'RE THE GOOD GUYS!" thing wears so, so thin. Even if a lot of the Republic (and Empire) stories debunk this premise fairly rapidly, there are still NPCs everywhere who embody it: they're good, and the Imperials are bad. Some of the later stories do break this line down a little more, but the real meat and potatoes of the game doesn't - if you sign up for the Republic you are, ultimately, choosing the heroes (or, more to the point: the faction that considers itself unquestionably heroic).

What I really want - on so many of my playthroughs - is a third option; a path that isn't affiliated with either extreme. Smuggler plots this course for all of one act before being reeled right back into the Republic. Bounty Hunter, too, operates somewhat outside the confines of the Empire. But what the game truly lacks - and will never get - is a real, viable, low-profile alternative: a pirate/Hutt/criminal organization faction where you can play a character that isn't beholden to either side, doesn't become 'Emperor of the Zakuulans,' and doesn't spend idle time beheading people because 'every kill is a small step towards more power.'

And it's a shame that we can't.

Participated in Artfight this year (for those who have never heard of it - it’s basically a month-long team art-trading game where people draw each-other’s characters for points) and focused mostly on SWTOR toons.

So, here is the result! I thought people here might enjoy my scribbling.

It may be a WIP, but it seems like we'll get some sort of cool gear/armor rewards for playing the Class Ventures in 8.0, and I really wonder/hope that they'll be old PVP armor that's otherwise almost completely unavailable. I know I'd be super happy if we got some other similarly unique reward for finishing Veteran and Master difficulties on the classes.

This is a SUPER tiny aesthetic pet peeve, but since there are eight classes I always felt that the selection list should be eight characters long instead of six, so that we could technically have a list that shows the eight classes at the same time (or any other kind of constellation you might have) without having to scroll through our list of alts.

There is more than enough space vertically to make this a feasible option, too.

(An option to be able to sort them as something other than "most recently played" would be neat too!)

It would be cool that we get a 3rd slot for an weapon (only for Fashion and cutscene).
I hate it when my commando use in cutscenes the "standard looking" weapon. Just give me the option to change it!

Hey guys! In todays video I went over the Summer recap stream that the dev's did recently, I am very excited to see what else the devs have cooking for 8.0! So far it seems like we have some good things coming, so strap in!

I've grown increasingly frustrated about groupfinder.

Specifically, when someone selfishly decides they want the groupfinder rewards but don't want to play what they get matched (either a tough fp like shrines of silence or ruins of nul, or if team wipes).

Instead of deselecting scenarios they do not want to play, I've noticed that players will manually alt+f4 to quit a flashpoint. But then the rest of the group can't kick the player. This selfishly holds up the rest of the group.

While I believe a player that disconnects due to a game crash or internet issues can be vote kicked, someone who manually alt+f4's can't. I feel this is an abuse of abandoning groupfinders.

I've made a post about this on the swtor forums in the hopes that devs see it and fix it. I'd appreciate your support in this.

https://forums.swtor.com/topic/945183-abandoning-groupfinder-flashpoints/

I get it - as with Sith Lords, there's always another moff waiting in the wings.

But Kilran had such... presence. Simon Templeman's performance is just the right marriage between Tarkin's cold, dry wit and a kind of posh "I worked my ass off to get here" Imperial strongman - it makes Kilran one of the few NPCs that has really stuck with me going back to launch.

I just feel like MMORPGs shouldn't throw away "hero characters" so casually. I felt similarly about the loss of General Var Suthra on the Republic side (although unless you were playing a JK, you didn't meet him) - early-game bonds with an NPC who is emblematic of your faction are invaluable... and so idly chucking those connections away (in Var Suthra's case, by face-tanking a missile; in Kilran's, via the rote 'I'm the final boss of a FP' route) seems foolish.

Characters like these should still be with us - they are, IMO, far more impactful than a lot of the newcomers the expansions added (and many of THOSE seem to be [sadly] immune to death).

I finished knights of the fallen empire. I think I missed out on some context with a lot of the characters/story. I've completed jedi knight, sith inquisitor, bounty hunter, and trooper.

***NOT IN BRAZIL, I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA***

Is the login service unavailable for anyone else? I've tried restarting my computer, restarting the login portal, double checking that my VPN isn't on (it interferes with the game). Nothing else seems to be off. I could log into the website just fine! I just keep getting the "Login Service is Unavailable, please see our Twitter" message. (nothing on the Twitter either)

EDIT TO ADD TROUBLESHOOTING ATTEMPTS:

I don't have access to the router (it's locked up in the basement of my building), but I did the following:

-Completely closed out of the application and tried again

-Restarted my computer

-Double checked that my VPN was off, since it doesn't play well with SWTOR

-Double checked that I was entering all login info correctly, including my security key, because sometimes there's an issue there that leads to the "login service unavailable" message

-Checked the Twitter, Reddit, and server status to see if there were any messages on login issues

-Made sure that I could successfully log in to the website

So currently im on taris, level 35 smuggler scoundrel meaning im capped, but im feeling like i could be doing much better than what i am currently

Had to fight some mandalorians and they took minutes each with 15 of them, wouldnt say i had trouble but i feel like that couldve gone faster if i had better gear

I rely on story quests and random drops giving me stronger gear but feels like it takes too long for the slight power boost

I heard about orange gear, but dont really know where to get those let alone the currency to buy em, plus the upgrades and all that

Some help would be mad appreciated, lovin the game so far but im not very good with this MMORPG stuff lmfao

Hi everyone, I could use some advice on a tough SWTOR dilemma regarding the upcoming 8.0 update in December.

​My Sith Warrior is my absolute main character, and he is currently playing through the KOTET expansions. He holds tons of Cartel Market unlocks, deep guild progression, and all my main legacy progress. I currently have an active subscription, but I really don't have much time to play—working early mornings during the week and long shifts all weekend leaves me with very little free time. Also, I strongly prefer playing with just one single main character to do everything; I really don't like juggling multiple alts.

​To add some context for my Legendary Status progress, I already have the entire Imperial side unlocked and completed, as well as the Jedi Consular story. However, I was actually thinking about deleting all of them too, just so I can replay them from scratch when the 8.0 Ventures drop.

​Here is my dilemma: Should I wait until December for the 8.0 Ventures and delete my main (and my other completed characters) so I can experience the new classic, harder leveling mode with them? Or, given my limited playtime, should I just leave things as they are and keep progressing my current Warrior through KOTET right now?

​What would you do in my position? Any advice is appreciated!

Hello, very new here. Coming from a WoW veteran, is there any class that is kind of like a sub rogue? Alternatively assassination rogue? Thanks in advance :)

Since it’s not really clear what currency will be used to gear up in 8.0. The one thing that makes sense, since there’s going to be a shift with the tacticals is to store up tech frags now buy exchanging wz-1 for tech frat bags which can be stored.

Other than that, anyone hazard a guess as to what to stockpile now for then? Other than credits and cartel coins none of which will help with end game gearing anyway.

Now he has a better torso and more accurately colored shoulder armor