1.) .. How will naming your character work? For instance, will it be just one name or will you be able to have a rather long fitting name with a Mr. / Mrs. / Sir / Maddam?  Also though marriage isnt in the game, can players share last names at creation if last names are indeed in it?

2.) ..I understand cross faction chat isnt gonna happen, but how does it work if someone decides to be a Bounty Hunter who only makes lightside choices? For instance, if a sith agent decides to only make lightside decisions, will they be able to talk to lightside classes such as smugglers, Jedi's and Troopers?

Originally posted by Syllendale

1.) .. How will naming your character work? For instance, will it be just one name or will you be able to have a rather long fitting name with a Mr. / Mrs. / Sir / Maddam?  Also though marriage isnt in the game, can players share last names at creation if last names are indeed in it?

2.) ..I understand cross faction chat isnt gonna happen, but how does it work if someone decides to be a Bounty Hunter who only makes lightside choices? For instance, if a sith agent decides to only make lightside decisions, will they be able to talk to lightside classes such as smugglers, Jedi's and Troopers?

i can answer number 2 for you.  alignment has no bearing on faction.  so empire players are only speaking to other empire players even if they made light side choices.  they could speak to a smuggler or trooper if that player(s) is close enough to see chat done in /say though.  that is the only way for the opposing factions to talk to each other.  and again alignment doesn't matter for that.

Originally posted by MikeB

Hey guys,

We'll be looking to do some interviews with the SW:TOR team in the coming weeks and we'd like to tap into your ideas for the subjects you most want to hear about. We've got our own list of topics, but we'd love to have your input involved as well.

With that said, please list a few (1-5) topics you'd like us to prod the BioWare team about. Please only list topics related to features / subject matter that have already been announced (e.g. Crew Skills, World PvP, etc.).

Oh, and please don't bother listing 'release date'. :P

Thanks in advance for your feedback!

UPDATE: Please pick broad topics to list (e.g. World PvP, Operations, Warzones). You can add a few questions under each topic if you like, but it's easier to sift through a list of topics than it is questions. Thanks guys!

 Next you will be asking us to write the artical too, come on surely you can come up with a few interesting questions after all that's what your job is right?

Originally posted by sonoggi

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Ontopic:

- how many different leveling areas will there be? If you have leveled one character, will you be doing the same World Quests and go through the same areas, or will there be alternative areas at the same level ranges, just like you see in LotrO currently and like WoW has? In conclusion, would you be able to level a 2nd character in the same faction up to level cap by doing quests and questing in areas that you haven't done or been in with your 1st character?

- Will there be enough Heroic Group Quest content to in theory level your character with teammates up to level cap? I know that you'd very likely want to do the Class Quests, the question however is about the total amount  of Heroic Group Quest content: if I'd decide to level from L15-20 in a group by doing Heroic Quests solely, would that be possible, or when I'd want to do that from L30-35 and so on.

- how persistent will the results in the open world strategic PvP be, if a base is destroyed will it stay destroyed? And what will the benefits be of territories are claimed, will it be like DAoC where the faction controlling a territory will get certain bonuses?

- in 1 of the interviews the dev said that for a certain slot a crafted item was the second best item in the whole game, that there was only 1 item that was better, one that could be obtained in raiding. Did this mean that that crafted item or crafted items can be as good as or better than most raid items, only beated by the top of the top tiered raid items? If top crafted items can be the 2nd best in slots, only 1 item above it, does this mean that all other items, including other raid items and gear, are worse than those top crafted items that are 2nd best in slot?

- the materials that can be used in crafting and that are dropped in raids, are those BoP or can they be traded with other players?

    For me, I want to know more about the Legacy system AND an official list of race/class combos.

Originally posted by NightBandit

Originally posted by MikeB

Hey guys,

We'll be looking to do some interviews with the SW:TOR team in the coming weeks and we'd like to tap into your ideas for the subjects you most want to hear about. We've got our own list of topics, but we'd love to have your input involved as well.

With that said, please list a few (1-5) topics you'd like us to prod the BioWare team about. Please only list topics related to features / subject matter that have already been announced (e.g. Crew Skills, World PvP, etc.).

Oh, and please don't bother listing 'release date'. :P

Thanks in advance for your feedback!

UPDATE: Please pick broad topics to list (e.g. World PvP, Operations, Warzones). You can add a few questions under each topic if you like, but it's easier to sift through a list of topics than it is questions. Thanks guys!

 Next you will be asking us to write the artical too, come on surely you can come up with a few interesting questions after all that's what your job is right?

I can come up with a million questions, but as a Community Manager, I love to get you guys involved and extend opportunities for you to do so. So sue me. :)

Also, I'm not asking for questions. I'm asking for topics that you guys feel are important to you. If you want to add specific questions to those topics, that's fine, but we're trying to get a gauge of what the MMORPG.com community is interested in hearing about on this front.

Some topics I would like to have some info on:

1) Crafting

2) Legacy system

3) Pricing model and figures + release date - probably have to wait until October on this one.

I'd like to know more about Character Customization.  Like just how limited is it going to be?  It seems they think all most of us care about is the gear we can get, and they are ignoring the fact that many of us don't want "cookie cutter" characters.

Along the same Line of thought, I'd like to know which Species will be playable for each of the Classes.  There are some Classes for which only 2 playable Species have been confirmed.  And that, to my mind, is just Not Enough!

Plus I would also like to know more about the Legacy System.  And perhaps some hints if they've even considered some type of Dual Spec System (within the same Advanced Class).  It seems to me they would eventually want to go this route because they've tried to stress the capability to be "flexible".

Originally posted by Syllendale

1.) .. ...<snip>...

2.) ..I understand cross faction chat isnt gonna happen, but how does it work if someone decides to be a Bounty Hunter who only makes lightside choices? For instance, if a sith agent decides to only make lightside decisions, will they be able to talk to lightside classes such as smugglers, Jedi's and Troopers?

If you understand that "Cross Faction" Chat isn't going to happen.  Then why do you think they will let "Cross Faction" chat occur just because of our choices?  Methinks you're just a bit confused.

Simply put, your "Light side" and "Dark side" choices affect your character in various ways, but none of those have anything to do with altering your "Faction".  Now some far off expansion pack could, in theory, provide us with a way to switch factions... But I wouldn't hold my breath in anticipation.

Originally posted by Cannyone

Originally posted by Syllendale

1.) .. ......

2.) ..I understand cross faction chat isnt gonna happen, but how does it work if someone decides to be a Bounty Hunter who only makes lightside choices? For instance, if a sith agent decides to only make lightside decisions, will they be able to talk to lightside classes such as smugglers, Jedi's and Troopers?

If you understand that "Cross Faction" Chat isn't going to happen.  Then why do you think they will let "Cross Faction" chat occur just because of our choices?  Methinks you're just a bit confused.

Simply put, your "Light side" and "Dark side" choices affect your character in various ways, but none of those have anything to do with altering your "Faction".  Now some far off expansion pack could, in theory, provide us with a way to switch factions... But I wouldn't hold my breath in anticipation.

Thanks for the second answer to my.. second question? hehe.. Yeah :)... Gaou made sense answering it before hand. I was a tad confused but clear now. It is abit "sad" to a point factions don't have too much interaction besides pvp and the like. TRUE, I don't want alot of people calling names over region chats and such,  but sometimes it could be fun... thankfully being able to just simply use ranged chat still works. 

Originally posted by Syllendale

Originally posted by Cannyone

Originally posted by Syllendale

1.) .. ......

2.) ..I understand cross faction chat isnt gonna happen, but how does it work if someone decides to be a Bounty Hunter who only makes lightside choices? For instance, if a sith agent decides to only make lightside decisions, will they be able to talk to lightside classes such as smugglers, Jedi's and Troopers?

If you understand that "Cross Faction" Chat isn't going to happen.  Then why do you think they will let "Cross Faction" chat occur just because of our choices?  Methinks you're just a bit confused.

Simply put, your "Light side" and "Dark side" choices affect your character in various ways, but none of those have anything to do with altering your "Faction".  Now some far off expansion pack could, in theory, provide us with a way to switch factions... But I wouldn't hold my breath in anticipation.

Thanks for the second answer to my.. second question? hehe.. Yeah :)... Gaou made sense answering it before hand. I was a tad confused but clear now. It is abit "sad" to a point factions don't have too much interaction besides pvp and the like. TRUE, I don't want alot of people calling names over region chats and such,  but sometimes it could be fun... thankfully being able to just simply use ranged chat still works. 

I missed Gaou's reply... though I see it now.  :-) 

And I would have tried to answer your first question but I don't know the answer.  And I seriously doubt they've said anything specific.  They don't seem to want to be pinned down on many of these topics.  Which kind of baffles me!

Space combat hasn't been very well received by those that have played it up to now. Are there any plans to revamp it?

I already beta'd so

release date?

World PvP.

world pvp

that is all

I am wondering how big the servers are? How many players per server?

Some questions I have now:

- Crafting:

Will they cling to making high-end crafting dependent on operations for the best components and recipes?

To what extent will this put raiding crafters at a very big advantage?

Does crafting constitute a full gameplay "walk of life"?

What does being a dedicated crafter look like in practice? Mainly managing companions or contributing yourself to a considerable degree?

How endgame viable are the top end recipes?

- Personal vehicles:

Flavors, types, speeds and progress?

- World pvp:

How many open world conflict zones (for pve and pvp servers) like Illum will be in at launch?

Are the Mercenary Commendations gained by completing world pvp objectives in "11 pvp hotspots on 11 planets" limited to pvp servers or are those areas open to world pvp on pve servers as well?

Will there be a big difference in the rate at which you acquire Warzone- and Mercenary Commendations? / Is doing just world pvp a viable choice to get pvp gear rewards or will it be a much, much slower proces compared to farming warzones?

Is the exchange proces of different Commendations handled through npc's, and are they generated by the game? Or do you need to trade them with players who have a surplus they are selling and in that way, make Commendations be open to community controled exchange rates?

What other incentives apart from gear rewards are there to promote world pvp?

- Spaceships:

What kind of mods can you get for them by completing space objectives? Are they visible?

Will we be able to invite friends on our spaceships at launch / soon after?

How high is spaceship interior customization on the post-launch to-do list?

Will there ever be new spaceship models to be bought / acquired by players? If so: will you stick to keeping a close match to player class and faction or will there be more freedom of choice?

Question: What messures have you put in place against inevitable gold farming and alike spam attacks.

Starter worlds would suck if there was no local/help channel for new players.. Likewise Trade Hub spam is not nice either...

How will you find a ballance between "clean channels" and "player chat restrictions"?

Legacy system...

What general things they have planned and the benefits of the system.

Originally posted by denshing

1: Will the release of new planets drive the ingame community to change player hubs?

 

2: Will we be able to show PVP ranks over our characters?

 

3: Are they still interested or looking into Guild ships/Guild bases?

 

4: Is it a trap?

yes its a trap prepare to be boareded bye jawas and your mighty fleet doomed before you attack :P jawa laws