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Galactic Strongholds is amazing. Simply awesome.

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  • ShodanasShodanas Member RarePosts: 1,933
    Originally posted by Abrraham
    If you've built your own home in WildStar, this kind of housing will disappoint you a lot, sadly. You're feeling extremely limited and while visiting other strongholds, I haven't seen even one that impressed me because there is no real creativity. 

    As in "creativity" you mean the abominations of a home many people in WS build? Star Wars is maybe the most "heavy" and iconic IP out there, not a lollipop kindergarten like WS. There must be some constrains in place so that players may build their strongholds cohesive to the lore and the Star Wars universe. 

    I believe that TOR housing is pretty good implemented. Of course there is room for improvement and it will be so.

  • Sevenstar61Sevenstar61 Member UncommonPosts: 1,686

    Got all my strongholds fully unlocked. I was planning on decorating, but darn Makeb conquest is in the way... spent a lots of credits /grin. Initially I did not want to unlock fully Tatooine and Coruscant, but.... curiosity won....

    Working on crafting so I can unlock my ships. There are 2 hooks on Tatooine that you can place ships.


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    Imperial Agent - Hunt for the Eagle Part 1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQqjYYU128E

  • Azaron_NightbladeAzaron_Nightblade Member EpicPosts: 4,829
    Originally posted by Ikeda
    Originally posted by Thane

    saw new npcs, couldnt buy from em.

    saw the stronghold terms, couldnt use em.

     any idea when it will be "released" for the majority of players?

    OR you could read the danged thread, use Azaran's referral, get 7 days Subscriber which unlocks Galactic Strongholds and stop crying about "majority" of "unpaying" players.

    LOL yeah, that's a clever trick.

    Of course it only works if they haven't used a referral before, so he may still be out of luck.

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  • Azaron_NightbladeAzaron_Nightblade Member EpicPosts: 4,829
    Originally posted by Sevenstar61

    Got all my strongholds fully unlocked. I was planning on decorating, but darn Makeb conquest is in the way... spent a lots of credits /grin. Initially I did not want to unlock fully Tatooine and Coruscant, but.... curiosity won....

    Working on crafting so I can unlock my ships. There are 2 hooks on Tatooine that you can place ships.

    You're living the life of a highroller, Seven! image

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  • Sevenstar61Sevenstar61 Member UncommonPosts: 1,686
    Originally posted by Azaron_Nightblade
    Originally posted by Sevenstar61

    Got all my strongholds fully unlocked. I was planning on decorating, but darn Makeb conquest is in the way... spent a lots of credits /grin. Initially I did not want to unlock fully Tatooine and Coruscant, but.... curiosity won....

    Working on crafting so I can unlock my ships. There are 2 hooks on Tatooine that you can place ships.

    You're living the life of a highroller, Seven! image

    Considering that the only decorations in my Strongolds are legacy sorage and mailboxes... and couple of droids.

    Crafting is going to take considerable amount of time and we craft right now for guildship, so we can get some stuff.

    Oh well.... I guess I have lots of time to work on all of them...


    Sith Warrior - Story of Hate and Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxKrlwXt7Ao
    Imperial Agent - Rise of Cipher Nine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBBj3eJWBvU&feature=youtu.be
    Imperial Agent - Hunt for the Eagle Part 1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQqjYYU128E

  • Azaron_NightbladeAzaron_Nightblade Member EpicPosts: 4,829
    Originally posted by Sevenstar61
    Originally posted by Azaron_Nightblade
    Originally posted by Sevenstar61

    Got all my strongholds fully unlocked. I was planning on decorating, but darn Makeb conquest is in the way... spent a lots of credits /grin. Initially I did not want to unlock fully Tatooine and Coruscant, but.... curiosity won....

    Working on crafting so I can unlock my ships. There are 2 hooks on Tatooine that you can place ships.

    You're living the life of a highroller, Seven! image

    Considering that the only decorations in my Strongolds are legacy sorage and mailboxes... and couple of droids.

    Crafting is going to take considerable amount of time and we craft right now for guildship, so we can get some stuff.

    Oh well.... I guess I have lots of time to work on all of them...

    Hmm, I think we've contracted the same interior decorator... that sounds a lot like what my Strongholds look like. With the exception of my Sorceror who indulged in some luxury and got the Luxury Decorations pack (at the expense of my Shadow not unlocking his balcony for now >.> )

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  • IkedaIkeda Member RarePosts: 2,751
    I shall admit my jealousy.. I barely have enough stuff for my living room in DK... :)  Or the money for it.. but that's neither here nor there.
  • Azaron_NightbladeAzaron_Nightblade Member EpicPosts: 4,829
    Originally posted by Ikeda
    I shall admit my jealousy.. I barely have enough stuff for my living room in DK... :)  Or the money for it.. but that's neither here nor there.

    At least you have a roof over your head for the time being! With all those storms on Dromund Kaas I bet it's more than welcome. ^^

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  • LovrNoFightrLovrNoFightr Member Posts: 218
    Originally posted by Abrraham
    If you've built your own home in WildStar, this kind of housing will disappoint you a lot, sadly. You're feeling extremely limited and while visiting other strongholds, I haven't seen even one that impressed me because there is no real creativity. 

     Never played Wildstar but I played SWG so I understand what you mean.

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    SWG pre cu - never forgotten.

  • TerminalDeityTerminalDeity Member UncommonPosts: 133

    I recently returned out of sheer boredom (hey, it's free, why not?), and am having the most fun with an MMO I've had in YEARS. I even subscribed, and feel like it's completely worth it.

    My main complaint with it was the awful performance on my machine (i7, 660ti... I felt like it should play better). HOWEVER, since the Galactic Strongholds patch, I have had an enormous boost in performance, and couldn't be more pleased. I can't seem to find anything in the patch notes about optimization, but it's really night and day. I am running on ultra settings now, with constant 60fps with Vsync and triple buffering enabled. It's smooth as glass now, can't figure why they wouldn't have advertised that.

    Anyone else seeing performance gains?

     

  • goblagobla Member UncommonPosts: 1,412

    Recently returned as well, just a few days ago actually and having a blast.

    Haven't subscribed yet but plan to do so soon. Even at early levels there's noticeable improvements. Think I'll stick for a while and I'll sub as soon as I settle for a class to level up.

    Got it narrowed down to Trooper and Sith Warrior but having trouble picking between those...

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  • Sevenstar61Sevenstar61 Member UncommonPosts: 1,686
    Originally posted by gobla

    Recently returned as well, just a few days ago actually and having a blast.

    Haven't subscribed yet but plan to do so soon. Even at early levels there's noticeable improvements. Think I'll stick for a while and I'll sub as soon as I settle for a class to level up.

    Got it narrowed down to Trooper and Sith Warrior but having trouble picking between those...

    Do both... image

    When you sub, play one until you run out of rest exp and then switch to other.... thought now we have exp buffs, so it's not as important, but I enjoyed a change. Try playing light side Imp and dark side Rep... it was always the most fun for me.


    Sith Warrior - Story of Hate and Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxKrlwXt7Ao
    Imperial Agent - Rise of Cipher Nine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBBj3eJWBvU&feature=youtu.be
    Imperial Agent - Hunt for the Eagle Part 1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQqjYYU128E

  • Azaron_NightbladeAzaron_Nightblade Member EpicPosts: 4,829
    Originally posted by gobla

    Recently returned as well, just a few days ago actually and having a blast.

    Haven't subscribed yet but plan to do so soon. Even at early levels there's noticeable improvements. Think I'll stick for a while and I'll sub as soon as I settle for a class to level up.

    Got it narrowed down to Trooper and Sith Warrior but having trouble picking between those...

    I personally like Sith Warrior better, but Trooper's fun too!

    Welcome back!

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  • Azaron_NightbladeAzaron_Nightblade Member EpicPosts: 4,829
    Originally posted by TerminalDeity

    I recently returned out of sheer boredom (hey, it's free, why not?), and am having the most fun with an MMO I've had in YEARS. I even subscribed, and feel like it's completely worth it.

    My main complaint with it was the awful performance on my machine (i7, 660ti... I felt like it should play better). HOWEVER, since the Galactic Strongholds patch, I have had an enormous boost in performance, and couldn't be more pleased. I can't seem to find anything in the patch notes about optimization, but it's really night and day. I am running on ultra settings now, with constant 60fps with Vsync and triple buffering enabled. It's smooth as glass now, can't figure why they wouldn't have advertised that.

    Anyone else seeing performance gains?

     

    I can't say that I have, but it wouldn't be the first time they've snuck in some optimizations without saying anything about it.

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  • Sevenstar61Sevenstar61 Member UncommonPosts: 1,686

    Got my ships in my Strongholds.

    Tattooine:

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    and I never noticed this little detailed on my smuggler ship

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    In docking bay I placed Fury... but I start to think about getting Trooper's ship... not sure yet.. Fury sort of does not look good there, maybe Phantom will be better....

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    And do not try to jump from Cliff balcony... I splatted.... bad.... same goes for nar Shaddaa.

    Nar Shaddaa - still working on how to place it.. not happy yet...

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    Dumped some decorations for now, until I will get something better

    My party place in Nar Shaddaa with working Jukebox and Twi'lel dancers.. have both males and females.

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    Staircases will be a challenge, for now just achievements

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    Sith Warrior - Story of Hate and Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxKrlwXt7Ao
    Imperial Agent - Rise of Cipher Nine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBBj3eJWBvU&feature=youtu.be
    Imperial Agent - Hunt for the Eagle Part 1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQqjYYU128E

  • Azaron_NightbladeAzaron_Nightblade Member EpicPosts: 4,829
    Originally posted by Sevenstar61

    And do not try to jump from Cliff balcony... I splatted.... bad.... same goes for nar Shaddaa.

    Nar Shaddaa - still working on how to place it.. not happy yet...

     

    No way. Everyone should do that at least once. It's like an initiation. image

    And damn those places look great. I need to dig into my stash of old Op mats and actually craft my ships.

    Especially after I accidentally crafted an army of invasion forces. *curses for missing that was a stupid x instead of an infinity sign*

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  • Sevenstar61Sevenstar61 Member UncommonPosts: 1,686

    Btw... the first Planet conquest on Makeb was won on my server by The Army of Light... congratulation Reps.

     

    So..... are we Imps too lazy or party too much or just too decadent to win with Reps?,,,,,, Let's do better NEXT TIME.

    The Next conquest launches in 14 hours or so......image


    Sith Warrior - Story of Hate and Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxKrlwXt7Ao
    Imperial Agent - Rise of Cipher Nine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBBj3eJWBvU&feature=youtu.be
    Imperial Agent - Hunt for the Eagle Part 1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQqjYYU128E

  • VicDynamoVicDynamo Member Posts: 234
    I'm just glad to see EA sticking with this title for the long haul instead of abandoning it like they did with WAR when it had a less than stellar first year.
  • Azaron_NightbladeAzaron_Nightblade Member EpicPosts: 4,829
    Originally posted by Sevenstar61

    Btw... the first Planet conquest on Makeb was won on my server by The Army of Light... congratulation Reps.

     

    So..... are we Imps too lazy or party too much or just too decadent to win with Reps?,,,,,, Let's do better NEXT TIME.

    The Next conquest launches in 14 hours or so......image

    On my server the Empire won a smashing victory.

    Alderaan's dominated by "Spark of Insanity" - a Republic guild. Followed by the Imperial Wolves.

    Makeb fell to "PC Gamer Mint Imperials" - The name says it all.

    And finally...

    Voss got conquered by "Drop it Like it's Hoth" - Another Imperial guild. The vast majority of the guilds that made the top ten are also Imperial ones.

    My SWTOR referral link for those wanting to give the game a try. (Newbies get a welcome package while returning players get a few account upgrades to help with their preferred status.)

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  • Jagwar_FangJagwar_Fang Member UncommonPosts: 264
    Originally posted by VicDynamo
    I'm just glad to see EA sticking with this title for the long haul instead of abandoning it like they did with WAR when it had a less than stellar first year.

    I may not play anymore but I am glad to see it still going and I hope it keeps going for a long time.  I did enjoy it when I did play and who knows, maybe I'll return one day, but right now there's this little thing that keeps me from it called life. 

    Happy hunting and may you blasters never malfunction or lightsabers go dark.

  • some good looking strongholds here

    http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=759560

     

    barely have anything in my nar shaddaa one yet. also still need to unlock a couple rooms but in no hurry when i cant even fill the others yet.

     

    ive also found the last boss in the new flashpoint to be pretty tough, espicially if you dont have people in the group that understand if they have the agro and need to move the boss to the fire despite being constantly told ><

  • Sevenstar61Sevenstar61 Member UncommonPosts: 1,686
    Originally posted by Azaron_Nightblade
    Originally posted by Sevenstar61

    Btw... the first Planet conquest on Makeb was won on my server by The Army of Light... congratulation Reps.

     

    So..... are we Imps too lazy or party too much or just too decadent to win with Reps?,,,,,, Let's do better NEXT TIME.

    The Next conquest launches in 14 hours or so......image

    On my server the Empire won a smashing victory.

    Alderaan's dominated by "Spark of Insanity" - a Republic guild. Followed by the Imperial Wolves.

    Makeb fell to "PC Gamer Mint Imperials" - The name says it all.

    And finally...

    Voss got conquered by "Drop it Like it's Hoth" - Another Imperial guild. The vast majority of the guilds that made the top ten are also Imperial ones.

    Aisthesis, The  Army of Light and Freedom Warriors on The Ebon Hawk. At least 2 of them are Reps... not sure about Aisthesis.... ouch... such a shame for Imps... LOL


    Sith Warrior - Story of Hate and Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxKrlwXt7Ao
    Imperial Agent - Rise of Cipher Nine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBBj3eJWBvU&feature=youtu.be
    Imperial Agent - Hunt for the Eagle Part 1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQqjYYU128E

  • Azaron_NightbladeAzaron_Nightblade Member EpicPosts: 4,829
    Originally posted by Sevenstar61
    Originally posted by Azaron_Nightblade
    Originally posted by Sevenstar61

    Btw... the first Planet conquest on Makeb was won on my server by The Army of Light... congratulation Reps.

     

    So..... are we Imps too lazy or party too much or just too decadent to win with Reps?,,,,,, Let's do better NEXT TIME.

    The Next conquest launches in 14 hours or so......image

    On my server the Empire won a smashing victory.

    Alderaan's dominated by "Spark of Insanity" - a Republic guild. Followed by the Imperial Wolves.

    Makeb fell to "PC Gamer Mint Imperials" - The name says it all.

    And finally...

    Voss got conquered by "Drop it Like it's Hoth" - Another Imperial guild. The vast majority of the guilds that made the top ten are also Imperial ones.

    Aisthesis, The  Army of Light and Freedom Warriors on The Ebon Hawk. At least 2 of them are Reps... not sure about Aisthesis.... ouch... such a shame for Imps... LOL

    Hmm, for some reason Google lied to me when I double checked my facts. Spark of Insanity is an Imperial guild too, just like I suspected.

    So the Imps did go three for three on our server. Guess that's why it's called The Red Eclipse. :P

    I guess the Force is in balance though! Since the Pubs won on yours!

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  • Sevenstar61Sevenstar61 Member UncommonPosts: 1,686

    My DK is getting slowly in shape... outdoors first LOL. it's going to take time to get it right... need a good centerpiece here....

     

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    Emperor Statue, just noticed that there is Imperial Destroyer over my Stronghold... so cool!!!!!

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    Some horror stuff

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    Some harvestable crystals in front of Throne Room - still work in progress

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    Some imperial guardsmen and temporary Throne Room... thinking about change to red carpet already...

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    And another blasted staircase

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    Nothing... absolutely nothing in my Coruscant Stronghold yet....


    Sith Warrior - Story of Hate and Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxKrlwXt7Ao
    Imperial Agent - Rise of Cipher Nine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBBj3eJWBvU&feature=youtu.be
    Imperial Agent - Hunt for the Eagle Part 1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQqjYYU128E

  • Azaron_NightbladeAzaron_Nightblade Member EpicPosts: 4,829

    My only rooms that are close to completion so far:

    My Sorceror's chamber: (his morose monster and HK are right outside the door :P)

    My Nar Shaddaa Cantina room, with my gunslinger and Risha having a good time on the dance floor while Corso's chatting up the waitress.

     

    I need to see if I can solo farm flashpoints like the False Emperor and get myself some of those really nifty decorations. A few of those statues would look nice in my DK Stronghold.

    My SWTOR referral link for those wanting to give the game a try. (Newbies get a welcome package while returning players get a few account upgrades to help with their preferred status.)

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