#swtor patch day

[greyias]

Okay, I launched the first cutscene I'm into it, going along and then the camera pans over

"Oh hey look, we're hanging out with Rass and--"

"goddamnit I forgot to change her back into her normal outfit ESCESCESC"

Change outfits. Get ready to start the cutscene again. And then

I'm getting nowhere at this rate. As usual.

[lavampira]

POV: your tank told you to back out of melee range when you get targeted by terrible shout, but you're a silly goose dps and stayed put so you got bit instead of them, and now you're complaining to the tank in voice

[sheyshen]

put together a couple little outfits for nhea because i’m having thoughts and my boy needs some nice fits (+his current one)  >:3

[frauleiiin]

SWTOR SECRET SANTA 2023

The event is officially over, thank you SO much for participating regardless the rushed circumstances. Hope you all had fun and if I'm still around on Tumblr by that time, see you next year for the next secret santa!! Now here's the credit of all artists and writers + the links to their gift. Enjoy!

Artists

@outcastcommander to @justiceforc3po : Vada & Lana

@onedismay to @riachuelowii : Vector Hyllus

@parseolegacy to @sullustangin : Eva & Theron

@jukkariart to @thelealinhypehouse : Ain'res

@radetzkymarch to @zelsisi : Zelsisi

@alekosx to @zephhhhh : Agent & Lyyran

@hoiist to @moonvoidpng : Moonri'ya

@eydika (ishallobservethis) to @onedismay : The Inquisitor & Khem

@lanabenikosdoormat to @radetzkymarch : Flayr

@sheyshen to @dirthara-dalen : Ligastar & Theron

@femurs-vectivus to @vagabond-pinky : Fin

@thelealinhypehouse to @hoiist : Vii

@zephhhhh to @lordbarroomdoor : JK & Doc

@diazuk-legacy to @vexa-legacy : Khano

@vagabond-pinky (vagabond-art) to @jukkariart : Erin

@riachuelowii to @femurs-vectivus : Eiexi

@vexa-legacy to @the-tomato-patch : Rhiasen

@levedor-legacy to @parseolegacy : Akk'rai

@moonvoidpng to @geekwithacuriousmind : Surian

@the-tomato-patch to @queen-scribbles : Kementari & Jorgan

@justiceforc3po to @nekorinnie : Evorurt

@nekorinnie to @frauleiiin : Yuthuura & Andronikos

@mandoart to @lanabenikosdoormat : Jed Solaris

@frauleiiin to @mandoart : Nino

Writers

@zelsisi to @outcastcommander : How To Properly Kill An Amperor... With Your Problematic Sibling

@queen-scribbles to @ishallobservethis : Breather

@captainmortuem to @tiredassmage : SWTOR Secret Santa 2023

@sullustangin to @levedor-legacy : SWTOR Secret Santa 2023

@dirthara-dalen to @captainmortuem : Life Day

@lordbarroomdoor to @alekosx : SWTOR Secret Santa 2023

@tiredassmage to @sheyshen : SWTOR Secret Santa 2023

@geekwithacuriousmind to @diazuk-legacy : Servant Two Begins to Question

[stephschoices]

I LOVE YOUR BLOG! can I ask you some questions?

hope you don't mind the sheer mass of details. - Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have an update? demo out already - Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have a demo out? no demo yet - Which 5 interactive fictions are you all time favorites? fully published - Which 5 love interests are your all time favorites? a) from published games, b) from wips - Which 5 mcs are your favorites? they don't even have to be from any of the interactive fiction above - Which 3 tropes are your absolute favorites that you would always go for? - If you had to pick between your favorite love interests, which would you: marry, kiss, smash, kill? - what kind of interactive fiction was not written yet but you hope somebody will write it one day?

Now more personal, again, only if it is ok for you.

- your favorite food - your favorite (printed) book - your favorite love interest from a video game - which celebrity would you like to meet if it could be absolutely anybody?

thank you for hearing me out steph - hope your day is beautiful

Thank you for all the questions lol 😂 sorry it took me a while to answer!

This is gonna be long so under the cut!

Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have an update? demo out already

@theunseelieif

@fallenlightsif

@esper-game

@sekhmetswrath-if

@unwilling-souls-if

Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have a demo out? no demo yet

@pavedinashes-if

@inkandlaces-if

@dereliction-if

@ellawrites-if (whisper in the mist)

@indeepertidesif

Which 5 interactive fictions are you all time favorites? fully published

i dont read many fully published ifs so if i had to choose some that have at least one fully finished book-

@barbwritesstuff (blood moon)

when the night comes

@the-passenger-if

@seraphinitegames (wayhaven chronicles)

@gb-patch (our life now & forever)

Which 5 love interests are your all time favorites? a) from published games, b) from wips

finished:

cove (@gb-patch - our life now & forever)

vadeyn (@underbliss - ebon light)

marco (@barbwritesstuff - blood moon)

nate (@seraphinitegames - wayhaven chronicles)

hadrian (@anathemafiction - the golden rose)

wips:

morgan (@theunseelieif)

pepe (@inkandlaces-if)

xander (@unwilling-souls-if)

tie between blade & red (@shepherds-of-haven)

griffin (@bodycountgame)

Which 5 mcs are your favorites? they don't even have to be from any of the interactive fiction above

this is really tough, but at the moment i'll say

tie between indigo & este & jade (paved in ashes / ink & laces)

fleur (unwilling souls)

cyra (the unseelie)

tie between rumaiza & leliana (disenchanted)

tie between ellery & arainia (shepherds of haven)

Which 3 tropes are your absolute favorites that you would always go for?

best friend or childhood friends to lovers

monster who thinks theyre unlovable x person who loves them unconditionally

arranged marriage

If you had to pick between your favorite love interests, which would you: marry, kiss, smash, kill?

marry: vadeyn, morgan, xander, red

kiss: cove, hadrian, pepe, blade

smash: marco, nate, griffin

kill: NO ONE

What kind of interactive fiction was not written yet but you hope somebody will write it one day?

anything based on my favorite media, right now im thinking video games; dragon age, swtor, fallout, bioshock, mass effect, tbh wouldnt mind one based on bg3 lol

your favorite food

taco bell

your favorite (printed) book

gonna be real honest, i havent read a book in many years lol but for the sake of answering i will unironically admit i love the twilight saga and read them all at least twice in middle and high school

your favorite love interest from a video game

official: Cullen (Dragon Age), Anders (Dragon Age), Alistair (Dragon Age), Theron (SWTOR), Gale (BG3), Kaidan (Mass Effect), Danse (Fallout)

unofficial: Butch (Fallout), Max (The Outer Worlds)

which celebrity would you like to meet if it could be absolutely anybody

hmmm this is tough but I'd say all members of Day6, Mamamoo, Ateez, and Itzy. And also DPR Ian <3 I'd say VAV too but I've already met them ~

[sullustangin]

Fluffy February 2024 Master List

Huzzah! I wrote 29 things for Fluffy February (ok, 28 things plus one very fluffy chapter for my bigger fluffy fan fic).

Highlights: I developed my canon for both Lenn Teraan and Cole Cantarus. I wrote another Akaavi/Mako piece (someone needs to write them an epic Carbonite Years fic). I posted my most explicit work so far (is that a low light?). Dr. Oggurobb has decided to weigh in a lot lately.

I'll post the round up list, and then reblog with the AO3 link.

Snow -- 10 ATC - the smuggler crew lands on Alderaan

Eavesdrop -- 22 ATC -- Someone is spying in the cantina.

Entertain -- 21 ATC -- Theron and Eva do an intel drop at a casino.

Learn -- 10 ATC -- Eva learns how to dance from Lenn Teraan.

Planet -- 29 ATC (chronologically "now" in canon) -- Eva buys a planet. Because.

Fire -- 36 ATC -- Eva, Theron, and the big family on Odessen roast marshmallows.

Recovery -- 24 ATC -- Eva recovers from the Nathema Conspiracy. Risha makes sure of it. CW for untended anorexia.

Smile --over the years -- Theron's teeth may not be real, but his smiles are.

Storm -- 5 ATC -- Eva meets her first magnetic storm.

Care -- 21/22 ATC -- After Theron is injured, Eva makes sure he gets the care he needs.

Quest -- 39 ATC -- Theron and his band of adventurers... need to go to bed.

Discipline -- 40 BTC -- the Grand Admiral headcanon/backstory that's been rattling around.

Splurge -- 25 ATC -- Eva buys Theron a gift that isn't exactly what he wanted.

Free space! I added to Elysium, for a little while.

Craft -- Carbonite Years -- Akaavi knits something for Mako for the first time; in terms of the relationship, that's a big deal.

Spontaneous --- Theron and Eva rope Lana into one of their schemes.

Pleasure -- 22 ATC -- Eva speculates on some of the alternative universes in which she met Theron differently.

Pain -- sometime between 25 ATC and 29 ATC -- Bit of a kinky piece wherein Theron has his old scars replaced by Eva. This is Explicit for sexual activity, biting, bruising, and blood.

Shadow -- the legend of the Voidhound, from a child's perspective.

Partners -- 21 ATC -- A Theron/Eva heist fic, with their radio comms as cover

Reward -- 40 ATC -- Dr. Oggurobb finally retires... or so he thinks, thanks to Bowdaar.

Sacrifice -- 29 ATC (between patches 7.2 and 7.3) -- Theron sacrifices one of the few things to survive from his childhood. Eva is a pregnant person in this fic, so CW for that.

Dance - Eva dances with Jace Malcom. This is a continuation of an eventual post-Nathema fic about a party.

Apology -- 28 ATC (Between Elom and 7.3) -- Theron liberates Arcann from his job at a fast food join in Dromund Kaas by punching him in the face. No, I will not elaborate (I will totally elaborate).

Kiss -- 21 ATC -- Theron thinks about the his views on good morning kisses in the early days after Eva's return.

Rain -- 21 ATC -- Theron finds Eva out in the rain after Koth is worried about her. It's not as bad as it looks.

Protect -- 14 ATC -- Dr. Oggurobb meets the Voidhound on Makeb.

Shy -- 13 ATC -- Cole Cantarus becomes friends with benefits with Eva (she pays at the bar).

Fresh -- anytime after 23 ATC -- C2-N2 tries to start spring cleaning on Virtue's Thief. "Tries" is the operative word here.

Taglist

@fluffyfebruary, @ayresis, @starlightcleric, @ermingarden, @blueburds-but-swtor, @vihola, @commanderlurker, @sarpndo, @the-sith-in-the-sky-with-diamond, @vexa-legacy, @grandninjamasterren

[thelealinhypehouse]

OC Questionnare

Thank you for the tag @parseolegacy : D

1. How did your OC develop their closest friendship? What brought them and their closest friend together? What was their journey?

Now lets divide this because of diferrence of Shield of The Republic Verse and the SWTOR main stories one are quite diffrent Shield of the Republic: He doesn't have best friend. Not anymore. Hei Lang and Kamzo, the other two who was founders of the organisation, both died. There is bigger drama to it. Hei Land and Kamzo as lovers, Hei pregnat but stabbed by sith, losing baby, patch of revange, Kamzo trying overthron the Senate and make a second Empire focused on military to destroy Empire. Sall fighting Kamzo to prevent this ect... Sall become more like father figure to lots of organisation members, caled even papa by younglings that was saved during Zakuul wars and leting part of the HQ as temproary Jedi Temple before Alliance was formed.

(But i bet in Alliance Sall would be a bff with Talos over artifacts, Archeology buddies)

2. If there was any advice your OC could give to their younger self, what would it be?

Think 10 time before accept the offer.

3. When your OC gets homesick- what place do they think of? What does ‘home’ mean to them, if they have one at all? If there isn’t one, do they wish they had one and what kind of place would they want home to be? Do they have conflicting feelings about ‘home?’

Sall was born on Alderaan, so the plants, and nature always was part of him, in temple on smaller planet was outdor kid, never liked to sit inside. Thats the person whou will bring another plant hope and i not kidding you whole Shield of the Republic HQ have some kide plants all over the place, even at Armory they found place for it. Eee ughh....my questions? 1. Concept of Death, whats relationship your OC have wit it? They are scared? At peace? Seeking? 2. How thier day off looks like? Embecing hobby or just confused what to do with the time in hand? 3. Does your OC have any sickness? If yes how deal with it?

I tag @eorzeashan @ainyan @azemessence @buachalla @raven-of-domain-kwaad @elvhenyoung

[chocochipjewel]

So recently, @the-tomato-patch drew my SWTOR Jedi Knight OC just for fun and that surprise made my day so much, I decided to repay the favour!

Here's a sketch of her beautiful Jedi Knight Rhiasen Shedim! She was so fun to draw, especially all the gold bits. Hope she looks good!

(also, if anyone knows how to make the art not have its colours slightly changed between the laptop and the phone, please share it with me cause all my art looks "yellower" when I post it)

[c4tto626]

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welcome to my twisted mind blog ✌️

hi i'm C4! i've been on tumblr since 2010, so this blog has become a weird and often embarrassing repository of my interests and things i enjoy(ed). i work a fulltime job and i'm here to have a good time, so i largely keep politics and drama out of this blog, i handle enough of that in my actual life already.

i'm an adult and my posts will reflect that. this is not a space for minors. i don't care if there are minors following me, curate your own online experience as you like, but there will be horny posting and some days plenty of it, you have been warned!

also sorry, beyond a handful of tags i don't maintain a proper tag system, tags are mostly a space for me to add commentary lol

interests:

video games: halo, elder scrolls, call of duty, destiny, swtor, warframe, too many others tbh (my gaming posts: #c4.exe)

hobbies: playing with my cats, collecting rocks pins and velcro patches, playing DND, hoarding dice, warhammer writing horny CoD fanfiction, playing video games, picking locks, listening to audio books, drawing (not enough), listening to music (mostly metal and rock)

movies/shows: (i don't own a tv and i don't really watch many movies or shows, but) leverage, star trek, star wars

books: the murderbot diaries

📝 original characters

the elder scrolls:

haj'yena (morrowind)

shaahni'la (oblivion)

ra'hara (skyrim)

khanjari'daro (eso)

destiny 2

ifa'siir & echo

auphan-3 & vigil

sophia & hope

call of duty:

charles "shrike" waszkiewicz

eliza "thorn" waszkiewicz

original:

0851D-14N (sid)

immortal

[rainofaugustsith]

SWTOR.

So. About that news about SWTOR, that it is slated to be transferred to another company - yeah. Let's chat about that. Or I will.  TL:DR version: The licensing agreement for SWTOR was set to expire this year. My own hypothesis is that the Mouse did not renew it and pulled the license from Bioware because they did fuckall with it. Also Bioware has been fumbling a lot of their other games. So this isn't quite a sunny transfer.

My final screenshot of Viri and Lana at home in Naboo (headcanon for the Alderaan stronghold), February 2022, just before uninstalling SWTOR. One thing I have not seen mentioned is the fact that SWTOR's licensing agreement with the Mouse was scheduled to end this year anyway. 2023. It's been said for some time. Is it really a surprise the Mouse would not want things to go on as they are?

Given the near complete lack of attention and care that has been paid to SWTOR for a good five or six years now, I can fully understand why the Mouse would not renew the licensing agreement. Onslaught and Ossus looked as though a fair amount of development money had been poured into them - Ossus, Onderon and Mek-Sha had the same sort of acheivements and datacron hunts you found on the OG planets - but they were bright spots in a very bleak period. 

The amount of content released in a single patch of some other MMOs is more than the collective total of what was released for SWTOR in years. 

The story was haphazard. The companion reunions had no continuity, with some characters not even recognizing NPCs they'd actually worked with before (Nadia Grell and Jaesa Willsaam not recognizing Lana, for instance) or behaving completely out of character (Risha being completely indifferent about the fate of her planet, for instance). The writers killed off almost every character that moved and pulled a "somehow, the Emperor survived" stunt (not with the Emperor). The head writer did not even know a timeline for the story and had to talk it out on the message board. 

The devs tried hard to shove everyone into PvP (both ground and space) and Ops, while alienating other types of players, and made story content ridiculous. Known game-breaking bugs remained in the game for years. 

There's been a lot of turnover in the dev team and numerous reports about management completely ignoring feedback from devs. A few devs were witnessed mocking players on dudebro discords, and the changes they made seemed to benefit a select group of players. A few message board posters were plants trying to deliberately provoke players into inflammatory exchanges or white knighting any and message critical of the devs. Or that criticism was removed outright. 

Players who had invested a substantial amount of time and money into SWTOR and put a lot of effort into developing player guides and fan sites said "fuck this" and walked. The Steam charts show playership of about 3000K players per day. People stopped going to the test server because it became painfully obvious that the devs were completely ignoring most feedback. Problems and bugs test players pointed out made their way into the released patches anyway. 

Meanwhile the staff of SWTOR was getting poached for Anthem and Dragon Age. Anthem failed. Battlefront II went into maintenance after only two years. The next installments of Dragon Age and Mass Effect were proving to be complete clusterfucks. 

Is there really any reason the Mouse would have wanted to keep the license with Bioware? 

I do think this is a way to get SWTOR into a safe place - away from Bioware - but given the profile of the new company, I doubt it means we're going to see a Renaissance. I think it means the game is going to have a safe place to continue in maintenance mode. That's how it is with two other MMOs they have. The number of devs, as someone pointed out, is going to be 50% of what SWTOR has now. 

I do think they will keep it in maintenance mode as long as they can; as long as enough people keep subscribing to make that profitable. But I do think overall, this is it for SWTOR. 

I have not played SWTOR in a year and a half. I uninstalled it on the day 7.0 came out. My characters are all parked in their favorite strongholds with their favorite companions. I headcanon the game itself cut from Ossus directly to Echoes, with the scene at the end of Echoes, with Lana and the PC literally flying off into the stars being the end of the story. I feel it's better that way. Given all that was happening with SWTOR I feel like this was inevitable, too.  All the same, given the positives that SWTOR had - some of the gameplay and class stories, the rich lore, the planets, some of the characters - it leaves me bitterly angry and disappointed by the outcome. It's such a waste. An absolute waste of talent and time and people who were so totally invested in the success of this game. At the end, that's all there is.

Farewell, SWTOR. 

[chissgender]

Tagged by the lovely @yarpell

Rules: Write the latest line from each of your WIPs (or post where you last left off in your art) and tag as many people as there are WIPs you are working on.

The fact that the Mirialan - that he’s currently using as a chewtoy, - is continusly squeezing his pecs doesn’t really help the situation.

Surprisingly non-horny in context, part of a 4 + 1 crack-ish fic I’m writing. Might actually finish it one of these days.

Saker covers the Mirialan’s blackened fingers with his own, “you’ve been overdoing it with the lightning again,” he says, and presses his lips to their clasped hands.

Swtor au fic based off a conversation with @birdnanas (as most of my fics are)

She drapes her slacks over the office chair. Saker neatly folds his clothes and puts them aside. The Mirialan leaves him to it, stepping around him and picking a harness out of the dresser.

Uhm- it’s- uh. It’s the Sakersalva fic. Still a lot of work that needs to be done with this one

He doesn’t intend to let regret and bitterness consume him, but he clings to it nevertheless. If he lets himself be forgiving or hopeful, if he pushes the anger down, he might not be able to do what he needs to do.

Saker character study kinda thing I started a while back. I’m struggling with the formatting/order of things though, and I’ve kinda lost steam with this one, so idk when/if I’ll finish it.

He can’t even say anything, can’t defend himself because it’s true, and he’s gasping for breath now, panting, couldn’t speak even if he had something to say, so he closes his eyes, feels like the ground has dropped away under him, like he’s falling-

This fic is surprisingly horny despite what this part implies akskkad

The hand on her belly slowly wanders, hesitating at the hem of her panties, then skipping over it in favor of moving further down to press into the fabric, fingers slipping against the wet patch there.

Honey x Salva fic that’s uhm- uh- 🫣 no comment

I’m cheating a bit, I actually have way more wips, but most of them are just outlines so far, or so nonsensical that I didn’t feel like I could include them in this hahah

I tag @birdnanas @chaosgoblinhours @sith-core @revoleotion @hhyesunn and @thrassthetics

[greyias]

Dashpocalypse - Summer Fun Edition

Okay enough with the botany distractions. Let's DO THIS

[tiredassmage]

Dot’s SWTOR 1 Year Roundup

Happy New Year (please save me from the fireworks); I’ve just realized I have been playing SWTOR for over a year now, so to entertain me while I wait for some of the fireworks hype to (hopefully) fizzle out enough that I can sleep, I decided to dig through the halls of Discord conversations, screenshot logs, etc., to catalogue some of my favorite moments, thoughts, and other odds and ends of a year and change with the game that still has me outrageously stuffed in its pocket over a year later, lmao.

I’m not really a big New Years person myself and I generally don’t partake in much of the reflection or resolutions bit, but... this got a bit emotional, I have to admit, lol. This game’s truly been part of some of my best memories for 2022 and it was really nice to stop and appreciate that a bit.

I remember starting SWTOR because I was fishing around for a new game, probably in a patch lull of XIV or something, and I distinctly remember thinking and saying, “it’s free to start, what’s the worst that could happen?”

And that turned out to be one of the best decisions for me, apparently, lmao.

Long post ahead XD

A lot of my early SWTOR experiences were logged on my other laptop that’s since been repurposed for school use, so I don’t have a ready log of everything, but throwback shout out to Jedi Consular starting it all. This one’s for you, Yuon. For the best damn Jedi Master a padawan could ask for!

I made a lot of fond memories bringing one of my favorite OCs to the SWTOR universe - many serious Star Wars experiences, and many others where I said stupid shit and made mental memes.

That time we fought a load of Sith on Voss to the mental soundtrack of Toxic by Brittany Spears! Also, the origin of one of my friends saying probably the funniest thing I’ve ever heard about him and that was “man’s lightsaber has more meat on its bones than him.”

They weren’t wrong. Also, SWTOR is a perfectly functioning game that knows how dualsabers work. (Love you, SWTOR)

(Sir, I don’t think that’s how you experience with Valkorian worked.)

And there was also this explanation I had to offer to friends at some point in my ramblings, which is maybe the most relatable thing I’ve ever had to say about gamer inventories:

Judging from my screenshots (I have. Too many. Let’s not talk about it), Tyr came crashing into my life May, 2022. And I wolfed down the Imperial Agent story in ungodly time. Baby Tyr is too powerful for the post editor atm, but I have screens of him confronting Jadus from like the 10th and two days later he was on Corellia. Checks out, given how ravenously I completed his second run lately.

(Baby Tyr finally earned rights to join the post after a bit more writing, apparently, lol)

And under a week after that, I gave him main character problems and he was dealing with KOTXX! The power of love for your favorite glowstick, I mean, OC!!!

This also collectively means that I managed to finish all 8 class stories in under a year - several of which I’ve run at least twice now. It’s been an absolute blast and I’m still exploring different ways they can play out with different alignments and decisions. It’d felt like it’d been a while since I’d been so taken with a game and it’s genuinely been a pleasure to experience it again.

And, of course, diving headfirst into Tyr’s story drove a lot of my creative output this year. I love developing characters, getting invested in them, but I’d gotten into a bit of a struggle bus with it for a while before I plunged into Tyr’s experiences. It was probably midnight or so when I wrapped my first SWTOR fic or two and I just decided to say fuck it and take the plunge, post the thing and whatever happened happened.

Well, it turned out: what could happen would be a long series of fics and headcanons later, one of my favorite OCs, and a slew of lovely interaction with a truly wonderful community. I can’t say enough how much joy I’ve had getting into this game and throwing myself into the deep end of the community’s love for it and their characters. In the last several months, especially, I’ve made some lovely mutuals that have truly, genuinely made this year better. If I may indulge in some individual shoutouts, @captainderyn​ and @eorzeashan​, you’ve both been incredibly delightful highlights to my last several months and it’s been an incredibly valuable pleasure to me to share circles with you! And, of course, my bestie mvp @fatewalker-phoenix​ who has put up with my descent into this madness from the beginning, lol, and whom has also been one of the best damn friends I’ve ever had in the last few years. Enabler, listener, and supporter extraordinaire, life has truly been better with you in it <3.

This year, I also participated in my first few Secret Santa gift exchanges, both irl and in fan spaces! I was delighted to share in the experience and they were incredibly rewarding! I look forward to participating in more of these opportunities in the future.

I’ve got a whole second run of the Agent class story under my belt in the last month and Savosta and Rhystyl’s friendship has also become really fun to work with and explore. I’m fondly looking forward to another year with this game with so many ocs that have become so near and dear to me.

And a big, big shout out and thanks to y’all for being a part of it. <3

Warm wishes for a kinder 2023,

-Dot

(PS, victory appears to be mine!! The amount of fireworks going off by the end of this writing is significantly lower than when I started, lol!)

[sheyshen]

7.3 thoughts under the cut, pubside theronmancer through first.:

-some animation glitches on the first big cutscene, glowing where there shouldn’t be and clipping issues but honestly nothing too unusual for this game at this point. -Tau flirts!! i wonder if we’re going to get a full romance for her or if it’s just going to be a friend you flirt with kinda thing. -RIP to Bask. wonder if you take the dark side option during the duel does he live here? -flirting with theron in front lana continues to be funny. -i do find it funny that shae’s just allowed to wander the fleet. i mean good i just find it entertaining cause it always seemed like mandos weren’t allowed since they weren’t republic aligned. -malgus continues to be cryptic as always. -kara’s headband went away so we might have a smoochy with arcann?? -”in the years since vaylin’s attack”... man. how long has it been since kotet?? like what? 5 years? wiki says ossus took place 2 years after kotet so maybe 3? -my regret at not taking my arcannmancer version of kara through first is being overridden by the fact i’m taking screenshots of the convo to compare. it’s just day 1 of the patch i don’t need to rush it. -unvoiced kotor-style cutscene >:( -how maton-ja says “do not worry” makes me worry more sir -seems a little awkward having to do the side quest to progress the main quest but i get why they did it. just. probably would’ve made more sense to just make it a main quest?? -”they say the shrine of silence is cursed” and then the whole screen started shaking and i feel that wasn’t actually related but the timing was great. -i don’t know if i need to do the flashpoint to progress just yet but if i do that’ll happen after i eat dinner. -I honestly forgot how much i love the companion system in swtor. wow and xiv need this imo. the outfit tool too (but with wow collection system) -i know it’s a distant hope but man i still hope we see some of the voss from the class stories whenever we have to come out here. lokir!! i miss you!! -took a dinner break and back to checking out the story. first things first. i feel i shouldn’t be surprised czerka’s still being a pain -the scaning the water lines for clogs sucks man. -i don’t think we get the date nights in this patch do we?? -looks like the FP is not required to do the campaign! i am not complaining -”this honor is rare for my kind” weren’t these the same guys that gave me a hard time for ‘corrupting’ lokir? man it’s been so long since i played the smuggler chain. actually since i did any of the class stories. -all that and they gave me.... a table. thaaanks. -i think that’s it? i’m sure there’ll be mail so maybe i’ll pop on my arcannmancer and then do the fp. cause i’m kinda itching to see that cutscene on a romanced version  >:3

[vespertine-legacy]

Has anyone else encountered an issue with swtor resetting all of your preferences to factory default? It happens to me literally every time there is a patch, but it also happens randomly (sometimes the day before a patch), and I have to go into the preferences for every single character and fix them (things like my chat, social, nameplate, etc, things that aren’t saved in the GUI profiles and can’t easily just be loaded/copied over in the case of like a full game reload or whatever).

It’s one of the most annoying problems I’ve encountered with the game, and it’s like the game is actively trying to tell me to just stop playing, because literally no one, even the game itself, wants me there anyway.

Edited to add: whenever I’ve asked any guildmates about it, they act like I’m crazy and making it up because it’s never happened to them and they’ve never heard of it happening to anyone

Update: there are some old forum posts (that I’m pretty sure I’ve found before) that suggest it’s an issue with the .ini files getting corrupted somehow? So maybe I’ll try some of the fixes suggested in those posts, but there’s also one post I found suggesting that this is a Known Issue as of 7.0 PTS-to-live transition that they supposedly fixed with a patch, but the patch did not fix it for most who are experiencing the issue, but it’s a small enough subset of us that they’re probably just like “well lol that sucks.”

[shimo-shenanigans]

Hey all! SWTOR 7.4 goes live (hopefully) sometime this month! I'll be taking a break from playing our Agent buddy Thorn and playing my gremlin of an Inquisitor, Saris that day!

Look forward to blind commentary and a possible feral Shimo over the date night cutscene with Arcann and Saris if we finally get em this patch! :'D