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kemendin · 6 months
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Scourge's comments on Makeb
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I sort of maybe get the tiniest inkling that Scourge POSSIBLY doesn't care for Hutts xD
A few more personal musings:
But the 'civilians' comment intrigues me. I wonder if he's trying to avoid civilian casualties, or if he's just observing that having civilians around will make it more chaotic and less straightforward, adding another unpredictable variable. I personally choose to interpret it as the former, if nothing else because Cas has rubbed off on him a little xD And Scourge has shown that he does learn and grow from being around the JK, so that would be an interesting development from the 'Cripple those you think possess information, kill the rest' from the class story. (Also he 100% says 'amongst' not 'among' which I LOVE. Let him sound a little archaic dammit!)
The 'used from orbit' comment is a fave just because like, Scourge, you sound positively aroused there (as much as he can), and Cas is over here like "alright a) why can't you sound like that when you're talking about ME, and b) which part of 'I spent the first part of my Jedi career tracking down and disarming a bunch of superweapons' did you not understand, we are NOT doing this again!"
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christinethalassinou · 7 months
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Awwwww, they're soooo cute <3 I can rarely see Ahiyah so happy... He deserves all the love in the Galaxy, my lil' redhead Inky <3
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tiredassmage · 2 months
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finally can say i finished makeb for him and he looked so great at it in the newer lighting <3
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Queer Star Wars Characters (Round 1): SWTOR Romance Options Match 4
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Dekk’lar | Identity: playersexual | Media: SWTOR
Dekk’lar is a minor NPC added to SWTOR in 2013 for the Bounty Contract Week questline. He will randomly appear in a cantina with the information necessary to find the quest’s bounty. He will flirt with a player character of either gender, where the neutral choice to obtain the information needed will be to flirt back. He is the counterpart of Kelia Freen. This is part of SWTOR’s new decision to stop doing gender locked romances.
Kelia Freen| Identity: playersexual | Media: SWTOR
Kelia Freen is a minor NPC added to SWTOR in 2013 for the Bounty Contract Week questline. She will randomly appear in a cantina with the information necessary to find the quest’s bounty. She will flirt with a player character of either gender, where the neutral choice to obtain the information needed will be to flirt back. She is the counterpart of Dekk’lar. This is part of SWTOR’s new decision to stop doing gender locked romances.
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raven-of-domain-kwaad · 10 months
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Well you’re big
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rubensmuse · 1 year
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RotHC has some of my least favorite expansion content because it’s just kind of boring to me, but i’m starting to like it a little more for one reason: all the VAs being given functionally the same script for the main quests means Sav finally gets to be Hilarious like she deserves
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Big buff type 3 cyborg bounty hunter solely to flirt with Cytharat?
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arvadthecursed · 1 year
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Thali and Iyeto meet after Makeb is saved.
Some minor spoilers for ROTHC.
Iyeto belongs to @nd-or-vigor!
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groundrunner100 · 7 months
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Each one of these girls is like wine. Pick your flavor!
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eorzeashan · 3 months
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remembering when Rise of the Hutt Cartel got me so excited to romance a lesbian and then they wrote the flirt with the nuance of a guy who picks up chicks at the gym
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jolyne-best-jojo · 3 months
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Playing through Shadow of Revan and it's really obvious in this that the dlc chapters post-rise of the hutt cartel were made with force users in mind considering even non-force users do the shooting lightning animation when opening the temple locks in the Fate Unsealed quest.
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ainyan · 1 year
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Unpopular opinion?
I think Makeb is a beautiful planet, and I enjoy doing the Imperial storyline for Rise of the Hutt Cartel. I feel the Republic storyline is weaker, but I do like the fact that a Republic character who plays through Makeb knows Doctor Oggurrobb before you meet him on Odessen.
I understand that the story drags in some places, and that it feels disjointed from the rest of the game as Isotope-5 barely comes into play other than a throwaway like in KOTFE, but I still think it's a pretty solid story and it doesn't take that long to get through.
Also, Lord Cytherat, but that's a whole different story.
Everyone "hates" Makeb, but it really isn't all that bad. It's better than going through Corellia, that's for sure.
Send me 🔥 for an Unpopular Opinion.
Thank you for the ask!
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defira85 · 1 year
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What would you recommend to someone thinking about starting with swtor in this day and age?
Huh that's actually a really good question, and it probably doesn't help that I've not been active for the last two years (they made some fairly substantial gameplay changes to the combat that I didn't like the sound of on paper, I have no personal experience with how it's played out and whether folks think it worked out well in the long term)
I'll put this under a cut to spare people's dashes, and if any friends have their own recommendations based on current gameplay and gearing PLEASE feel free to chip in:
The game has free to play options, and in theory it's entirely possible to play up to the fourth (fifth?) expansion without paying a cent. I don't necessarily think it's particularly as fun as it could be on F2P, because obviously they make things just that little bit more frustrating to try and coax you into spending money, but it's not bad. Just a little slower to progress. And really, if you're not sure if you want to invest in the game (time or money wise), downloading the F2P is a good trial move, because the base game is hands down superior to most of the expansions
There are 8 possible origin stories to choose from - four Republic aligned, and four Imperial aligned. Despite stylistically being the same 4 classes, the story telling has always been the strength of the game and the 8 original classes are all fantastic in their own ways. Admittedly, ask 8 people what they think the best or worse class story is and you'll get 8 different answers. I personally rank the Smuggler (a Han Solo-esqye self insert) as my least favourite, but I've got plenty of friends who think it's the best story. I would die for my Jedi Knight but I think the writing from the story is pretty outrageously bad in places. The Sith Warrior class story changed my life. So did the Imperial Agent, but again, I know people who think they're overrated. Just go with your heart and see what appeals to you when it introduces the class options
There are nine packs that I would consider expansions (more if you include mini gameplay expacs that introduced things like starfighter combat, they always have little brief story quests to explain their origin):
Rise of the Hutt Cartel (adds planet Makeb)
The Dread War (adds planet Oricon, technically a continuation of RotHC but different enough in scope that I would count it as separate)
Shadow of Revan (adds two planets, Rishi and Yavin 4)
Rise of the Emperor (adds planet Ziost, technically a continuation of SoR like TDW was for RotHC)
Knights of the Fallen Empire
Knights of the Eternal Throne
Fractured Alliances (technically a continuation of the last two, but adds Iokath as a playable area)
Onslaught (adds three planets Ossus, Onderon, Mek'Sha)
Legacy of the Sith (have not played so not sure!)
KotFE and KotET moved away from planetary expansions and did chaptered missions, so you couldn't visit the areas of the story unless you replayed the chapter, which was a pain if you enjoyed just running around exploring. Technically we got new planets Zakuul, Odessen and Iokath in those expansions, and Iokath did eventually introduce daily missions and explorable areas, but it wasn't the most popular addition to the canon
I personally enjoy KotFE and KotET because of the amount of time I invested in telling my character's stories in that time period, but I think that Shadow of Revan/Rise of the Emperor had the more compelling storytelling and gameplay. Rishi is for sure my favourite planet in the game, although Onderon comes close and I'm sure Zakuul would've won if we got more ability to just run around and explore
Basic gameplay is pretty straight forward if you've ever played an RPG or MMO before. It's entirely possible to play the vanilla stories without ever needing to play any group content, and you can just treat it like a solo player game with some extra fidgety NPCs in the background of your scenes and pretend they aren't other players. The group content - flashpoints (4 players) and operations (8 or 16 players)- are for the most part pretty great, and a lot of their stories bring more clarity to the main game. As the game gets into the expansions, they start introducing solo player flashpoints which then become the chaptered mission when you get to KotFE.
You also get access to companions right from your first planet, which is great! Every class starts with 5 companions, and that number grows as you get into the expansions. Some of the companions can be romanced, although unfortunately everyone was straight-gated up until Shadow of Revan. After that, earlier companions have occasionally been rewritten to be available to all genders, but not all of them which is frustrating at times. The relationships you build with the companions - whether it's romance or friendship or intense loathing - is genuinely such a great feature of the game, and it's something the later expansions have suffered from, not having your core team around you anymore.
SPEAKING OF, I WILL WARN YOU UP FRONT, SHAE IS NOT A ROMANCE OPTION :P I just don't happen to believe in being restricted to canon when it comes to these sorts of things. She's an NPC, and you can flirt with her now and then in the later expacs, but she's not smoochable.
I can't comment on the current combat system, or the current gearing system, as I've been out of active play for the last few years (ESO got me good) but I hear they've worked out some of the kinks from the revamp. I wasn't overly thrilled with it, as I've played fairly consistently since launch and this was going to be about the fifth complete overhaul of the combat and gearing since launch and after going to the trouble of getting all your characters the best gear multiple times only to be told you have to start from scratch AGAIN wears a little thin after awhile. But! If you're not planning on hardcore raiding, gearing changes shouldn't be that much of an issue
The housing system is fun but there's no real way to decorate well without pumping a lot of your own money into the game which is shitty. I've seen the light in ESO's crafting and being able to craft my own furniture is game-changing
Space combat is a nightmare. My spatial awareness becomes non-existent once I have to steer in a three dimensional space. I have one friend who loves it and used to play constantly but I couldn't ever get used to it
PVP is eh. I've had more fun in PVP in other games, but it's not bad.
The crafting system is fun, but unless you're making your own healing packs or dyes, its not really worth much. Sending your companions off on crafting missions can be fun though, as they come with teensy little snippets of lore and some of them are funny or intriguing. It can get expensive real fast though
The only thing I would caution against is that they've made some fairly unpopular changes just in the last month regarding the cost of quick travel to try and rein in the bloated in-game economy and it seems to have been implemented poorly and unfairly effects low to mid tier players as opposed to the high end players
If you have any questions after all of that, let me know! AND GOOD LUCK!!!
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ao3feed-obikin · 6 months
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If You Think This Has A Happy Ending You Have Not Been Paying Attention
read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/50204713 by dark_phoenix99 READ THE TAGS & WARNINGS! ALSO, CHECK AUTHOR'S NOTE FOR MORE INFORMATION! When Dooku found Anakin Skywalker five years after she had been abandoned on Tatooine by the Jedi following the events of Phantom Menace, he had no idea that by offering her whatever she wanted, that he was organizing the beginning of the rise of the Sith Empire. Now, almost a decade later, she sits beside him and Darth Sidious in a feared Sith triad, known as Lady Vader. The Republic and Jedi Order's days are numbered. Granted, he also never saw her asking for Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi as a war prize either, much less the plans she had to make the omega completely submissive to her dark desires. These plans would aid in turning the once progressive Republic into a traditionalist Empire where alpha and dominants ruled supreme. Words: 1571, Chapters: 1/7, Language: English Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types Rating: Explicit Warnings: Rape/Non-Con, Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi Characters: Anakin Skywalker | Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker, Dooku (Star Wars), Dooku | Darth Tyranus, Sheev Palpatine | Darth Sidious, Sheev Palpatine, Asajj Ventress, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Padmé Amidala, Quinlan Vos, Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s) Relationships: Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker, Dooku/Qui-Gon Jinn, Asajj Ventress/Quinlan Vos, Padmé Amidala/Original Female Character Additional Tags: Rape/Non-con Elements, Sith Anakin Skywalker, Suitless Darth Vader, Dark Anakin Skywalker, Alpha Anakin Skywalker, Omega Obi-Wan Kenobi, Sith Empire (Star Wars), Explicit Sexual Content, Sexual Slavery, Bondage, mental manipulation, Forced Prostitution, Slavery, Genderbending, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Dark, Villains, Bad BDSM Etiquette, Dominant Anakin Skywalker, Submissive Obi-Wan Kenobi, Alternate Universe - BDSM, Hutt Cartels (Star Wars), Female Anakin Skywalker, Exhibitionism read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/50204713
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Queer Star Wars Characters (Round 1): Legends Overflow Match
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Lemda Avesta| Identity: playersexual | Media: SWTOR
Lemda Avesta was a geophysicist and the niece of the ruler of the planet Makeb. When the Hutt Cartel attempted to annex Makeb, she convinced her uncle to turn to the Republic for help. She was captured by the Hutts and then rescued by the Republic player character. She discovered that the extent of mining for isotope-5 by the Hutts has caused groundquakes that would destroy Makeb. When the player discovered that the Hutts’ “Project Failsafe” was a giant ark so the Hutts could flee Makeb, she helped locate it so that the Republic could seize the ark and allow the citizens of Makeb to evacuate.
Throughout the story of the 2013 Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion she can be flirted with by player characters of either gender. If the romance was pursued, she will give her holofrequency number to the player before departing on the ark, but never appears again. She is the first instance of SWTOR’s new policy to not gender-lock romance. However, since her imperial counterpart Cytharat can only be romanced by male player characters, one can interpret her as intentionally written as bisexual instead of merely Bioware deciding not to gender-lock romance.
Belaya | Identity: wlw | Media: KOTOR
Belaya is an NPC Revan encounters on Datioone when they undergo their Jedi training. During that time, Belaya is a new Jedi Knight while her lover Juhani failed her final trial. She offers Revan several pieces of advice throughout their training. When Juhani “falls” to the Dark Side, she isn’t permitted by the Jedi Council to help her due to their closeness. After Revan saves Juhani, she expresses her gratitude to them. Belaya and Juhani will hang out together in the Enclave until Juhani joins Revan on their journey.
If Revan kills rather than saving Juhani, Belaya will run away from Datioone and will be encountered on Korriban- where she attempts to avenge Juhani. While it is only heavily implied in KOTOR (2003), she was intentionally written as Juhani’s lover. The writing team self censored this because of fear about how GamersTM would react. This makes her tied with Juhani for being the first queer character in Star Wars.
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Always enjoyed the little intro cutscenes to Rise of the Hutt Cartel. Just a nice little insight into the roles that the canon eight have in the story.
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