tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post528563831577881252..comments2024-03-27T10:35:46.596+01:00Comments on Ravalation: Knights of the Fallen Empire (part 2): overhyped?Ravanelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-29005860633105284002016-01-30T17:12:13.055+01:002016-01-30T17:12:13.055+01:00I thoroughly enjoyed the expansion, except for the...I thoroughly enjoyed the expansion, except for the heavy grinding feel. They said they were going to put more emphasis on story but I felt like the number of insignificant mobs I had to trawl through had greatly increased. Ratio of cutscenes and conversations to mindless spamming of my basic ability keys was not ideal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209367173441936387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-88645251969907193522015-06-29T08:08:19.860+02:002015-06-29T08:08:19.860+02:00With maxing out his affection recently, I found ou...With maxing out his affection recently, I found out he's loyal to the one that activated him, so this is going to be a good twist, will he stay with his master in carbon, to watch over the frozen one until such a date to release ?????...thats gonna be good.Shadowzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857409581886145055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-91210702931337813312015-06-27T01:46:38.211+02:002015-06-27T01:46:38.211+02:00Although I don't think there's a lot of pe...Although I don't think there's a lot of people that don't run into their characters saying something else than they intend every now and then, that one thing wouldn't have enough influence on me to not like the game at all. Challenge accepted!Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-90191072015206116992015-06-25T07:49:09.174+02:002015-06-25T07:49:09.174+02:00I bet an Orobird!I bet an Orobird!Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-85816711664182894042015-06-25T02:33:29.405+02:002015-06-25T02:33:29.405+02:00Gotta catch 'em all! ;)Gotta catch 'em all! ;)Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-10687356717198534902015-06-25T02:32:56.560+02:002015-06-25T02:32:56.560+02:00Sorry for that 360 no scope - I obviously had no i...Sorry for that 360 no scope - I obviously had no idea.<br /><br />The 12x XP buff permanently for subscribers would be something that would fit well with Bioware's (unofficial, but pretty obvious) subscription encouragement policy. I have mixed feelings about it, though. I kind of appreciate things more when they are temporary (I am weird, I know). <br /><br />Anyway, if you have more thoughts on the expansion, feel free to write your post anyway and link to it here. I'd love to read them. :)Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-75525583479445568362015-06-25T02:18:43.850+02:002015-06-25T02:18:43.850+02:00I have no idea how HK-51 will fit into the story. ...I have no idea how HK-51 will fit into the story. I do love mine as well, especially on my bounty hunter (he is less fond of my light side sage, who doesn't let him, I quote, "kill sufficient numbers of meatbags"). Calphaya has some <a href="https://spawnofthedreadmaster.wordpress.com/2015/06/23/companions-1" rel="nofollow"> thoughts on HK-51 in the Coffee update</a> if theorizing about that is something you're interested in. For your sake I hope he will still be around! At least he is, sort of, immortal, so he has that going for him. :) Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-62496211381556437582015-06-25T02:00:55.236+02:002015-06-25T02:00:55.236+02:00Oh, I didn't mean Bioware, I meant the players...Oh, I didn't mean Bioware, I meant the players themselves. Sorry if that wasn't clear. I think the presentation was pretty much like you'd expect: of course it's always a bit of hot air and all. I feel like there was a real hype when the leaked page became public and a lot of speculation was thrown around. And then the trailer was pretty spectacular and all. I guess most of that is now over. As you say, after the initial cheering, some people are now wondering (borderline panicking?) what this means for operations and PvP. I must have missed the really vitriol stuff, because I don't keep up with game fora (for exactly that reason)...Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-81892655617138469962015-06-24T21:13:41.657+02:002015-06-24T21:13:41.657+02:00Hmmm, how much? :PHmmm, how much? :PRavanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-84376461983382145032015-06-24T19:51:37.358+02:002015-06-24T19:51:37.358+02:00Not to disagree or discourage Bhag from trying, bu...Not to disagree or discourage Bhag from trying, but <i>my</i> money is on him not liking it due to the characters saying things he wouldn't have said and the whole game not being enough of an open world. If he does decide to try it that is. :DShintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-38533326453812941102015-06-24T16:24:03.421+02:002015-06-24T16:24:03.421+02:00I had no idea you had any interest in SWTOR. While...I had no idea you had any interest in SWTOR. While they emphasized "RPG" and made sure not to use the word "MMO" at all during the presentations, I think there's a chance it's a marketing thing to appeal to the disappointed masses that say they want a "KOTOR 3" and that SWTOR is not it. I hope so, at least, because if you are right and the MMO grouping parts are going to be some small extra that is not invested in, it might be the end of my interest in the game after I've completed all story content.<br /><br />I think whether the main class storylines are going to be irrelevant or not depends on your definition of relevance in MMOs. If your only goal is to get to level cap as quickly as you can, then the answer is yes (although I wonder what the point is if there's little to do at level 65). I think a lot of people (that have not done them yet) will still want to level through the level 1-50 class story content for the stories, though, because they're really quite good. For the people who like PvP, it will also still be worth having characters lower than level 60 if they want to play in the lower level brackets (level 10-29 and 30-59 currently, although I suspect they'll change the level ranges for the brackets slightly with five extra levels added to the game). The PvP matches in those brackets have a different feeling to them than the more competitive level cap bracket and are fun for people who are new to PvP or just want to relax after a long day of work.<br /><br />If you're considering playing some SWTOR class stories (there are 8 different ones) during the summer, I think that's something you'll enjoy. Although the general questing experience is of a more old-fashioned MMO style in SWTOR compared to GW2, the class ("personal") storylines are more immersive in my opinion (good voice acting, less clichés, more RPG-like with light side/dark side/neutral choices).Ravanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447777640056476366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-68959637646277829342015-06-23T22:59:51.395+02:002015-06-23T22:59:51.395+02:00Also, I just wanted to say that I'm mightily i...Also, I just wanted to say that I'm mightily impressed with your ability to hunt down new SWTOR blogs as soon as they are created and linking to them before the author has even made five posts!Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-92141993247116101562015-06-23T22:39:56.960+02:002015-06-23T22:39:56.960+02:00I think the idea of the factions being merged wasn...I think the idea of the factions being merged wasn't quite that wild, since other MMOs have already gone down that route (e.g. Rift). Nonetheless I'm glad that it has already been refuted, because it means that at least some sense of faction pride will be preserved. Also, even if we're all going to be "Outlanders" for now, the door remains open for the possibility of the Republic and Empire becoming relevant again and this development resulting in divergent story arcs. (Hey, a girl can dream!)<br /><br />The single story arc is one of the main reservations I have about this announcement. My last post just before the reveal was about <a href="http://swtorcommando.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/too-many-alts-or-not-enough-variety.html" rel="nofollow">being bored of running all my alts through the exact same story</a>, and these new story chapters may very well suffer from the same problem unless there are ways for them to play out <i>very</i> differently. Having to make some sort of either/or choice when picking new companions might help, but who knows if it will be enough?<br /><br />Very good analysis in any case. :)Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-88635301786865594332015-06-22T18:20:29.071+02:002015-06-22T18:20:29.071+02:00I don't think Bioware has overhyped KOTFE. Th...I don't think Bioware has overhyped KOTFE. They hyped it, sure, but not nearly as much as the players have in their own minds - and then subsequently trashed it because the official hype hasn't met their expectations so far. MMO or not, Bioware is known in the industry for storytelling and it shouldn't be some kind of game-changing disappointment that they're going to work on the aspect, the same year a new Star Wars movie is coming out. I'm hopeful that they'll provide new operations because that's the part of the game I'm more focused on now, but some of the vitriol I've seen online...to me, that's more disappointing than anything else about the expansion so far.Minjuhttp://www.pixelkaffe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-48996998073902797702015-06-22T16:15:10.325+02:002015-06-22T16:15:10.325+02:00Guh, you totally sniped my post idea. I also agre...Guh, you totally sniped my post idea. I also agree with you on the class stories; the 'Outlander' story will be one and the same for all, I think. And I think that the x12 XP promotion will end with the release of KotFE ... only to be made a permanent feature going forward for all pre-KotFE content. And I personally think that's the absolutely right move!Targeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15058694309677686827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-58177619598277617042015-06-22T15:49:12.207+02:002015-06-22T15:49:12.207+02:00From my perspective outside the game the press rel...From my perspective outside the game the press releases and reports of KotFE immediately made me think that BioWare had decided to get out of the MMO business altogether. It read like a move to producing an online version of the kind of single-player RPG they've become best-known for, possibly with some degree of co-op play as well.<br /><br />With the 12x xp and the free level 60 everything from the game up to now other than the Personal Stories becomes irrelevant, doesn't it? I wonder how long they will even bother to maintain any semblance of an open world, let alone add to it?<br /><br />The flashpoints and raids would become the equivalent of battlegrounds or arenas in other MMOs - instanced mini-games or sub-games that stood to one side of the core game as optional extras. I think a lot of people might say that this is the way they should have gone from the beginning but I'm quite minded to download the original and have a run around over the summer just to see it while I can. I have a feeling it may not be around in the form we currently recognize for much longer.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922857679980740630.post-3931760420849052122015-06-22T14:43:40.038+02:002015-06-22T14:43:40.038+02:00Just let me have my HK-51 and I'm the happiest...Just let me have my HK-51 and I'm the happiest SWTOR player around. Take my HK away from me and I become a tad violent. I loved it when I first got HK, and did the account unlock because I just knew that it would be impossible to get others to help get his last few pieces that require the Heroic missions. I am looking forward to more story content, but sadly disappointed that they are placing the characters in carbonite. Bad enough BH's do that, same with some NPCs in game, I dont wanna be frozen and have time pass me by, but overall I'll play it only cause I do have 60's that need to be used. Just right now I'm bored, so I bounce so much in game it's not funny now. Shadowzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857409581886145055noreply@blogger.com