"That's always been your problem, Voidy--can I call you Voidy? You never worry about the big picture."
WARNINGS AND SUCH: Ok, now I expect this post to lead to some burning of bridges with other members of the #SWTORFamily. And while I do hate that could happen, If it happens over an opinion... Ok then, who am I to Judge? I am only going to mention stuff about the Base story to Shadow of Revan, and only the officially released stuff for Knights of the Fallen Empire. Also, anything I say here is my own opinion, don't hold it against Clang. Also, this is all in good fun, let's not ruin it?
So, today, the team at BioWare Austin did a livestream to show off Knights of the Fallen Empire. Originally, this was going to be stuff talked about at the PAX Prime Community Cantina, but the Cantina was canceled so the Dev team could stay and work on KotFE. Now, some in the community have (rather vocally, and depending on who you ask, correctly) been worried about the way the Community Team has been sharing information of late. Now, I'll be honest, I understand the worry, the way the CT has shared info has always been...lacking since early 2012 (The 'Dark Times', as those of us who have been here since launch remember.) But, some are making their... frustration more vocal and... honestly, insane. (We'll share that later.)
Now, onto what was talked about in the livesteam. If you have been following the datamining posts on the SWTOR Subreddit, or over at TORCommunity, you would know most of this. But, as is normal for the cantinas (as I try to tell people), this wasn't for us, it was for those new people who may be coming to the game (Which is why when the Dev team came to Colorado, I got Clang to go, Not sure if that is why he decided to play, but... Maybe it helped). They showed off Chapter III of the new story (Boy, the new naming convention is going to confuse the hell out of me when it comes to naming my videos!) New changes to the Follower (Companion) system and how influence (The fancy new name for the Pre-4.0 affection system) affects your followers. Which, sounds a lot like the way the influence system in KotOR II worked. (And from the sounds of it, will make the way I record videos a lot easier when it comes to having my companions in empty gear.) And something from Chapter I. But, from what I read and saw, it sounds like your character will be someone important to the resistance to the Eternal Empire.
"Wait, wait wait... What? I am 'important to the resistance to the Eternal Empire.'? You got the wrong guy!"
"Don't worry, Captain. If I can lead the galaxy against the Reapers, you can stop the Eternal Empire! Sure... I nearly died, but we defeated the Reapers."
"....You died?"
"Nearly..."
