11. Which expansions did you like the most, and which ones did you dislike?
i adore kotfe. it's like my comfort expansion. kotet is a close second tho bc we get arcann.
i think lots was a let down for everyone and i like the other expansions too much to put anything else on the bottom of the list :/
19. Where can other players most commonly find you in game?
when i'm not playing through the class stories for the tenth time, i'm vibing on odessen or the republic station.
24. Do you have a primary/preferred stronghold?
the tatooine stronghold is stunning. i made it into a home for my mandalorian clan but i don't have the credits and i'm not very good at decorating so it's a little empty. i still love it tho
16, 18, 20 and 22 from SWTOR player asks? (I wanted to send those days ago, but my evil brain forgot to do the thing)
No worries. Thank you for the ask, Pauletta <3
16. Do you have a favorite Flashpoint or operation? A least favorite?
I enjoy Cademimu (especially on stealth with the appropriate crew skills to do the shortcuts and stuff), mostly for mocking the boss - “I fought in the war you piece of trash!” ok, and? I think Athiss and Red Reaper are pretty fun, not too difficult, more fun for me on a stealther. It's actually been a while since I've done too many flashpoints, because I've had some less-than-stellar groupfinder groups, but I'd love to get back into them if my computer can behave.
As far as operations, I’m always a slut for Dread Fortress/Dread Palace. Not just because of my unhealthy obsession with the Dread Masters, but also because I like the fights. They’re fun for me to heal (either HM, or if I’m solohealing SM with my guildmates and we do stupid shit), and I like dps-ing because I actually feel useful on all of the fights since I know them well and there aren’t places I get lost/confused (and because if we're doing a guild funrun, I get to do absolutely stupid shit and give the healer a heart attack). One day I’ll get my nim Brontes clears.
18. Which achievement(s) are you most proud of?
I was really proud of each of my HM Gods clears, even though I didn’t get to clear Izax with the rest of my team (the night before 7.0 dropped and I had to work the next morning, so I couldn’t stay on late to pull with them). I'm pretty proud of getting through the Tineback Tamer one on Ruhnuk today, even though it's a silly one, and relatively easy to do, since everything was conspiring against me to not get it lol.
20. What do you most often do while playing? (ex. PVP, FPs, quests, crafting, RP, etc.)
I mostly do dailies or catch some of my toons up on content. I’ve got a few baby toons that I can replay class stories on as well. I used to mostly do operations, but while my computer is being a potato, I'm not as comfortable joining pugs that I might suddenly disconnect from (and they'll think I ragequit) or being active on my prog team and holding them back while they wait for my computer to behave.
22. Of all the in-game events (Relics of the Gree, Rakghoul, Life Day, so on) which do you like the most, and which do you dislike?
Life Day is nice because you get to get hugs. I like Gree because Ilum is pretty (screw the Ilum pvp though, it brings out the worst toxicity in some players for some reason), and the Grey Secant stuff is fun - my guild used to do marathon runs of HM Xeno to try for the Red Sphere mount, but hasn't done it as much post-7.0. I dislike Rakghoul Week just because people are so annoying about it on Fleet sometimes, even though the event itself can be fun, and the dailies are easy enough (even if some of them are broken as hell).
idr if I've sent this already or if adhd brain decided to THINK i sent it and I promptly started something else BUT anyway sjsjgxgd - 2, 4, and 12 for the player asks? :D -Oliver
I don't think you sent it before, if you did tumblr ate it, so adhd brain strikes again most likely, but it's the thought that counts, right? thank you for asking, Oliver <3
2. What is your favorite class and why? And/or list the player classes in order of most -> least favorite
Agent is probably my favorite. I’ve always enjoyed operative more than any other spec, so before combat styles was a thing, that partially influenced my love of the class. But I also enjoy the class story a lot. I like the major antagonists of the three chapters, I like the Agent’s npcs, I like the different ways I’ve seen people take their Agents’ stories… just love it all around. In terms of origin story ranking?
Agent - Consular - Smuggler - Sith Inquisitor - Bounty Hunter - Sith Warrior - Jedi Knight/Trooper (my ranking changes a lot, but I think Agent is always at the top, Knight/Trooper is always at the bottom. Depends on what characters I’m currently playing, I guess).
4. What is your favorite player combat ability?
I like most of the stabbing abilities on operative (I am completely normal about operative), especially Lethal Strike on Lethality and Veiled Strike on Concealment - they have great sound effects and a very satisfying slicing motion that I can pretty viscerally feel when my toons do them (yes, Laceration, Lethal Strike, and Veiled Strike are all very similar in terms of the animation, but there are subtle differences to the arm movement and to the snkkt-squelch knife noise, and I love them all). Also a fan of the sound effects on Scoundrel’s Sucker Punch, Bludgeon, Dirty Kick… all of the ones where you just realize that you brought a gun to a laser sword fight (or a giant robot fight) and figure, what the hell, might as well just start punching things until they keel over.
12. Do you have a preferred mount/speeder? Is there one you want, but don’t own yet?
I mostly prefer animal mounts, just because I like their look better than the vehicle mounts. I like the kybucks and orokeets. I have a few mounts that are somewhat character-specific, like a Crystalcrag Monolith, a Kingpin’s Rancor, the other Kingpin mount… some kind of cat?, a couple of the seasons mounts… But when I find a mount I like, I tend to unlock it for my whole legacy so all of my toons can enjoy it and I just use whatever “activate random mount” gives me. The few exceptions to my animal preference are the Merim Dart that I have for Raz (because of the meep meep that it does when you mount up), one that I can't remember the name of but it was a Star Fortress drop for Mena and I thought it looked pretty swanky for her, and a Vectron that I have for Zhorrid because I don't really think she would like animals?
5. Favorite advanced class and discipline?
i think it's a tie between the sith juggernaut and the jedi shadow, specifically their tank proficiencies. imo, the juggernaut feels the most tanky out of all the classes and i love the animations for the shadow. i am just now realizing this is the only game where i pick tank over healer every time lol.
16. Do you have a favorite Flashpoint or operation? A least favorite?
temple of sacrifice has a special place in my heart because it was the first operation i ever did and i had a great time doing it with my guildmates. i don't think i have a least favorite op or flashpoint, but i've never done gods from the machine.
25. Mind sharing some screenshots of your stronghold(s)?
Thank you for the ask @starknstarwars
Sadly, I haven't really touched Strongholds in a while. I don't earn nearly enough to buy cartel coins for decent decorations.
I have four, but the Coruscant, Dromund, and Nar Shaddaa ones are empty. I do have a Yavin IV stronghold with a few things in it, tho.
It's...not really that good.
I kinda wish you asked me literally anything else
But thank you for the ask either way.
For the SWTOR Player asks 2, 6, 13, 16, 27. :) -wayfinderlegacy
SWTOR Player Asks
Thanks for the asks, @thecalmnessandthestorms / @wayfinderlegacy !
What is your favorite class and why? And/or list the player classes in order of most -> least favorite
Jedi Knight - Simply because the class story feels the most "Star Wars" to me.
In order - Jedi Knight - Imperial Agent - Sith Inquisitor - Smuggler - Sith Warrior - Bounty Hunter - Trooper - Jedi Consular
Do you primarily play Republic, Empire, or a mix of both sides? Is there a specific reason for this preference?
I play both, but I can't lie - the Empire stories tend to be more fun. Being evil is fun. Being light-side in an environment where everyone else is evil is also fun.
Which planet’s aesthetic/atmosphere do you enjoy the most?
Dromund Kass. I like the rain.
Do you have a favorite Flashpoint or operation? A least favorite?
I'm one of those people who used to grind Hammer Station endlessly to get my gear to 306 back in the day. So on the one hand I hate it - because I've seen it too much - and I like it - because I actually know what I'm doing.
(I don't know what I'm doing in most of the Operations / Flashpoints.)
If you could make any current NPC a player companion, who would you pick?
Ohhhh… there are a bunch. I definitely wish Hollow Voice from the Jedi Consular story could have been a companion, but that might have seemed redundant game-play wise given you already have Qyzen.
I'll throw out a few others - Thana Vesh, Bengel Morr and Leeha Narezz.
SWTOR Player Asks
Thanks for the asks, @sealeneee !
Do you primarily play Republic, Empire, or a mix of both sides? Is there a specific reason for this preference?
I play both, but I can't lie - the Empire stories tend to be more fun. Being evil is fun. Being light-side in an environment where everyone else is evil is also fun.
Name your top favorite companions (feel free to include reasons why).
Kira - Because she's Kira. 😍
Lana - Because she's an actual canon example of a Sith character with a complicated but consistent moral compass. Most other Sith in the game are classic evil "villains of the week" regardless of whether you're playing Empire or Republic.
Teeseven - Because he's cute. 🥰
Saving this for after work was the correct choice (and also I overslept, oops >.>) bc bOY WERE WE BUSY. So thank you, this kept me a bit more sane, lol.
ask list here!
7. Which player voice actor is your favorite and your least favorite?
To probably no one who has seen an ounce of my content ever, I'd listen (and... have... by playing) to the Male Agent for hours. I think I'm up to 3 male agent ocs and the urge to make more? Constant. Inescapable. More than likely inevitable, tbh. I'm a glutton for the punishment of Imperial Agent story, apparently. Just leave me where I lie, there is no saving to be done.
Female Smuggler gets an honorable mention as well because I adore her. I adore the humor of smuggler. I adore the sass, the take no shit.
THEY HAVE THE RANGE!
Anyway, my least favorite is... probably either of the Jedi Knights, I think. Side by side, they don't feel as distinguishable from one another as some of the other classes. The job is done; I've played both at least through the class story and I wouldn't mind doing it again just looking at voice acting, but I feel like other classes have a bit more pop and variety. Or maybe I've just played my Knights too predictably akdfnlksdnflsdf.
8. Name your top favorite companions.
Oh man. Oh boy. How do I pick??? Y'know what, maybe I'll choose violence. Maybe I'll pick my favorite from every class. I've played them all. I could do that. (It's just as daunting to consider as it may be to read.)
Preface: I think my faves are largely story-based in my reasoning - I like their story, I like how they're engaged in the story, etc. Very rarely do I swap companions because of a felt need in gameplay given everyone's capability to do anything, but I have done so for story reasons.
Okay, I decided I'm insane enough to try to pick one from each, so since that's quite a list, find that beneath the cut:
We'll start with Agent, my beloved, and Vector. The Friend The Agent Needs. No more need be said. I want to hug them. I hope he's having a good day. One day, I'll do his romance, too. Dot stop playing male agents challenge. (I'm such a creature of habit.)
Bounty Hunter's a tough call because I found myself fond of practically the whole damn crew. Real found family vibe. Idk if I love one of them so much over the other as much as I just appreciate the crew's dynamic overall so, so much. The level of interaction and mingling with the crew just felt so much higher or hit so much harder than a lot of the others that I'd rank BH as a class story relatively high on my list solely for companion interactions.
For Sith Warrior, again, to little surprise if you've heard me open my mouth, Malavai Quinn. Ironically and slightly unironically my "he did nothing wrong" bastard. I'm, unfortunately, so incredibly attracted to this smart idiot of a man. The repression of feelings to explosion of passion and dedication in his romance is chef's kiss kind of shit. They're lying if they're trying to convince me that this man isn't a disaster bisexual. He's just. So insanely pretty. I'll forgive him even if I ever make a character that won't.
I think Talos is probably my favorite Inquisitor companion. Whoever said we were robbed because we don't have an Inquisitor x Talos romance in-game? You're so right. Dude has a cool name. Love this history nerd. He's so incredible. I am so pleased he was still being bright and bubbly on Elom. Miss him.
Trooper is hands down Elara. Constantly tip-tapping like a very excited, happy dog when I see I can talk to best girl. I love her story. Her romance is incredibly sweet. She's the single thing that got me through a 2nd Trooper playthrough.
Smuggler's another no competition in favor of Bowdarr. I want to give this Wookie so. many. hugs.
Kira Carsen for Jedi Knight. Again, no competition. The friendship is so, so sweet.
And Jedi Consular is a tough one to round out on. I have a lot of love for basically the whole crew, but I think I'll have to go with Qyzen for being bestie original MVP. I'm so glad we get to build a friendship with him because I don't think we get to see Trandoshans in quite this same light anywhere else in the game.
And also Theron Shan. I can't do this list without him. Sir, I'd die for you. Sometimes you're an idiot and I love you. Insert, after all, why shouldn't I romance Theron again meme here.
Honorable mention to Major Anri. I'm love her. If I have to fuck with her directly in saboteuring of the Empire, I'm going to feel SO many emotions. Keep me in your thoughts kan;fladnkfl;dsf.
