The Republic didn't lift a finger to help against The Eternal Throne, now they demand I break an alliance to help them? And yes, I heard that WOW and FFXIV offer us more content then SWTOR, but I personally never been PVP player and never wanted to be depending on players at all. was a fucking map so damn necesary? There are actually some heavy consequences depending on your choice, so don't take it lightly. * 4th run, my Operative goes to Iokath. This time it's a post on choosing your faction on Iokath with patch 5.2. Why is there even a fucking map to find you? The biggest difference between Iokath Dailies and all other Daily Areas is that here you cannot complete all Daily Missions in one day. 20. My Characters respect people like Marr, Acina, Overseer Trenwell, etc. 2x. So does this mean that we have to choose exclusively between Republic OR Empire? Disney is paying attention, and even if they dont have anyone working in the studio at Austin, they do have full veto authority over all narrative content. And who would write something so stupid as to have the entire fleet and the gravestone taken out? Clear a path for Imperial forces by disabling the Republic plasma emitter defenses. A conceptual clusterfuck really. Furthermore, Saw Gerrera is a great example of a bad republic guy. In open world PvP, players allies and enemies are determined by their currently selected Faction. crappy crappy crappy choices , story..etc . SWTOR - KOTFE Chapter 02 A Dream of Empire. Acina did not move in and try to take the Alliance when the Commander had vanished on Iokath in KOTET, either. The Republic never repudiates Saresh's actions regardless of your choices and they actively support the Eternal Throne. Star Wars the Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne, The War for Iokath is an adventure that refocuses on the conflict between the Galactic Empire and Republic while challenging players like never before. 4th run is my run, too! Like i really want to be on the empire side even if i am a light sided jedi, yes yes i know they are maniplutive on a high sacle and can betray you at any turn but still the republic is the same deal. The Faction choice you make during the storyline does have story consequences, so choose carefully! Also, if you dont complete a mission on the day you have picked it up, you may not be able to do so until the next time it becomes available on the terminal. The Tingel Arm Campaign. First off, as I mentioned in my original post about the Iokath dailies, the weekly requires you to do ten of them, but the terminal only hands out five a day from a larger, rotating set. So yhea the empire have the abillity to change that proably what they want but most of them just do not know how and they need the push from someone to show them a way to that goal. Take out gravestone and eternal fleet thats it. Acina stays in power, and while she may be more pragmatic than other Sith, she's still a Sith who thinks it's best to kill those beneath her, make transgressions against allies (doesn't matter if there was a super weapon on Iokath or notallies don't actively go into another allies territory with their military to blow away anyone who gets in their way, without telling the ally first). That said, we know for a fact the Sith do. The 5th location is far to the south. General. The Republic suffered a period of political stagnation and corruption due to one person, who is now gone. Should've been a third option to stay neutral on it all and keep them both off the world under your territory really. Its piss poor development and design given the story we just went though. Well fair is fair, if Im hating Disney (although I would say that Im simply bitter about losing potential of the universe ) this site has lots of Bioware haters. I think youre missing the point. Lets hear you first, Ill comment after you. But thats not quality content, one day youre one of the greatest sith in the galaxy, next day youre forced to share an alliance with the republic, and the final day the alliance misteriously dissapears and you have to start again. Simply put. They also ran a prison on Belsavis that imprisoned the children and grandchildren of criminals - people who had done nothing wrong but were being kept in jail for life because of something their parents did. i thought they originally said that if you side with empire you get quinn and republic to get dorn. Jace Malcom pretty much says he's in it for what the Republic can get. With Episode 7, not so much. You are a neutral faction in the mix. Its an important choice youd have to make in the storyline thus far. Once you have completed the storyline and have access to the daily area, there is a terminal you can activate to switch sides once per day. If Dave Filoni could somehow make the new movies, that would be a dream come true. SWTOR's Jedi Under Siege started a brand-new storyline, one which re-ignites the war between The Empire and the Galactic Republic.Although it has been some time since Ossus was released to players, I wanted time to think through the choices you are provided. Using this terminal does not override your story choice, but it does allow you to join your friends and play the opposite sides daily missions if you so choose. Republic: As a veteran and the spouse of a former Supreme Commander of the Republic military, Rans has deep ties with the military; with the ongoing support of the current Supreme Commander, Jace Malcom, Chancellor Rans has successfully strengthened the Republic's strategic positions across the galaxy. The republic does not. Thats what I meant before: there is no meaning in guessing what theyll do next, I have bad feelings of how it can go not the way it would be great but we still dont know how the choice of ally will fall on us. They still count towards your Weekly, though. Thats it, with all your precious fleet, you dont have required manpower to oppose both Republic and Empire at the same time. Star Wars The High Republic Convergence Review, Dead Space Starter Guide: The Basics Explained, How to start The Forgotten Saga in AC Valhalla and go to Niflheim, New World Mutated Expeditions and Mutators Guide, New World Hatchet and Sword Build Guide: The Frontline Tank (PvE). There is no logic in that. My characters really don't care about political ideals they just despise the Sith Order and want it gone, not necessarily individuals, but the Order as a whole. . I consider it something of a miracle they managed to retrofit cross-Class Faction group chat in. I think youre missing the point. Keep in mind that the Monitors costs 300 Power Shards so it is an expensive daily. your Classs Faction is what will determine things as normal. So you are saying she is really a Skywalker? So Acina is more valubale than Malcom also if the outlander get the choise to be able to change the empire ways then maybe there will be improvment and even a better peace treaty that benefits both side alot. I can be Empire, right? The Battle of Sluis Van. I also don't think the entire Republic brass was in the dark regarding what Saresh was doing. Thats how I see it. Meaning if you choose Empire as a Republic Commando, once the story continues those choices carry over no matter how many times you switch back n forth after the story? Also diffrence between him and saresh is that he do not have support, no one respect him they only put him there becuse they thought he would be to scared to go against acina or betray her also he have no real power over the empire he is just a face. its more like rep and imp are begging for the help to win over the other 5. Now that you did that you are no longer needed. Both Republic and Empire are fighting for control. Actually, there's nothing in Sith lore or in any of the books that suggest they do this at all. I always side with the Empire. But i still think nither side is dark or light since both are corrupted in thier own way and have thier own structure that make everything work. If you choose opposite Factions while grouped, it will allow you to make the choice and then remove you from the group. It could be Jace Malcom, but it could also be Empress Acina. just wait till the slide show starts again how anyone takes this game seriously is beyond me /smh, You do know that the language in Brazil is Portuguese, right? As we mentioned in our PvP post last week, and on our original 5.2 livestream, when you arrive on Iokath you will be able to choose which Faction you want to side with in the War for Iokath. Iokath is an artificial planet built around a star, located in Wild Space . And as someone else mentioned, a lot of the Republic people who join the Alliance, like Bewan Aygo and Aric Jorgan, mention they walked away from the Republic because the Republic wouldn't listen to any ideas about change or fighting the Eternal Throne. 1. Yhea i dont like quinn either but the empire done so much more and given much support compared to the republic like i said malcom is a powerful man and he at any time could command the soldiers that are loyal to only him to help with the fight against vailyn but didnt. I too dislike Disney, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe is to me extremely blunt and boring. Once you have collected the 50 Broken Shards, you can return back to the base to the repair station to complete the mission. Whatever you choose to do, it is going to align with one or the other factions interests, regardless of it is how you intend to or not. You can only be Empire, OK. Im a Jedi but I once watched RotJ and thought the Emperor was kind of cool. But I am also not going to give up on the chance to ad Elara Dorne to my ranks. You dont just stay neutral. Youre on a world of common interest. . Our alliance is vastly stronger than the rep. Or emp. One being that the Empire *is* open for change. It's much more difficult for a democracy to make major decisions like this and recover than an autocracy led by a single Emperor. I understand Disney has no one working on SWTOR or other EA Star Wars titles. you kinda already Rule Zakuul hence why the Knights and scions both serve you. So my first advice is to make some room in your mission log, visit the terminal every day, but don't bother with actually doing the dailies every day . Ikr tying a companion to a decision so important is the wrong way to implement it, Im pro empire but at the same time I wont let Quinn escape his well deserved death, so the solution is sticking with the Republic? Thats the very definition of a problem and is down right evil in my book. Well, at least when my wife starts telling me that instead of playing TOR I should go out and exercise, I can tell her Im practising my KOTOEIRA, Brazilian here, and you beat me to it! Book of the Jedi, for one thing. The last button on your toolbar is for when you are done and want to return back to your character. LBRY Claims swtor-kotfe-chapter-02-a-dream-of-empire . Saresh is also a key figure in the Republic for a long time and she's a lot more corrupt than any Imperial. Disney does not develop Star Wars, movies or tv. Also, as for how the Jedi operate, lets notice a few things with that. MMO guide writer and blogger. Yhea for me it feels like Malcolm didnt want to help out against the emperor just becuse he thought or even hoped both the allaiance and the empire would fail in thier quest. The Jedi kidnap children, and the Republic laws give them the right to do so. Thats Eaware consistency for you, and lets better not talk about non-force users. You need to find the Assault Walker Access Terminal and use it. Ironic. I'm playing a LS smuggler (my main, and my first run through Iokath) and I chose the Empire because at *first* i was thinking that since they'd came to our aid during Voss, and become the Alliance's ally, they were the right choice . However, it's an alliance between two governments that would be openly aggressive to each other at some point, as both would consider themselves top dog. The cluster F we have gotten so far and you think there going to wrap it up nicely with how it reads now if you look at the spoilers? and thats just off the top of the ol nog. Whoever jumps into the seat of the ultimate weapon ends up dying. A major Republic figure, on the other hand, tried to assassinate my Commander and their leaders did not condemn that action (you get that email telling you that the Republic leaders are publicly bashing you for what you did to Saresh). As for Acina, I hope I get to betray her just like she tried to do the alliance. It's not that Jedi were trained to kill Sith on sight, it's that some of them said "I don't trust sith and **** em all." . Star Wars & Lucasfilm Ltd. all rights reserved. After all the Chiss tried to secure an alliance with the Republic during the class stories while being officially allied with the Empire, stole the map they kept on Copero as a safety mesure, and Saganu is willing to ally the Chiss with the Alliance even after you side with the Republic on Iokath, they don't seem too bothered that you didn't . They are given to you in chunks of 7 and randomly selected each day. Enable the plasma emitter defenses around the Imperial base. My SW chose the Republic. Say what you want, but its Disney that owns the brand, and its Disney that approves stuff. Also doesnt help that saresh is a . April 28, 2017. As you sure you played all the chapters and listened to the story? They can be seen from various locations on Iokath, including the Republic and Imperial Bases and the Iokath Expanse area. , https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c4f1725f3af2213f63290993e39444678f091482b0e81e79bc724aa5a3ba0f5f.jpg. Definitely more elaborate than a mere fight between good and evil. Killing enemies can drop Reputation consumables for your chosen Faction. The object here is to use the Network Node Access Terminal in the Docking Ring. Just like they butchered The Clone Wars in its best moment, fucking savages! We see in Onslaught that the Empire is up to it's old tricks. So staying with the empire is more beneficial and better since they are willing and open than a certain republic that can only nag. I see people complaining about not being able to side with their alliance. The cool thing is that you can complete other missions, while it the Walker as you are able to loot the remains of the mobs you defeat. But to sum up the situation with Loreman and Saresh, Loreman = A puppet , a fake face for the empire - proably Kill, exile or imprisonment, Saresh = A repulblic Scapegoat - Proably Killed by outlander, exiled, imprisonment or brutally murderd by her enemys. Think of it like any other story choice with consequence in your Class story or KOTFE/KOTET Chapters. These Walkers are in the open world, so any other player can see you piloting it :). My characters tend to side with the Empire, even Jedifor the reasons that you already mentioned. Required fields are marked *. What book is this in? Weeklies resets on Tuesday. Just where did you find that? And the Empire *is* already changing - for instance, accepting aliens for training at the Sith Academy, more aliens in positions of power, disavowing the Emperor, the alliance formed by Marr with Satele Shan during SoR, etc. Just recall how awesome BioWare was when the Doctors ran the company before EA bought them. Like even Dart Malgus was a kind darth before his wife got killed, even the god damn emperor had a time when he wasent a heartless bastard that wanted more power. The future impact is story impact based on your story choices, not gameplay. Regardless, though, having to deal with Republic and Imperial relations is something that had to happen sooner or later. ", Sooo, assuming there's truth to this Jedi stealing kids, Sith do it too. A minute of silence for those forgotten Reskin Market employes that still work hard. Only if you believe all the stereotypes and see things in black and white. The Zakuul stories did not have that Star Wars verisimilitude for me, it felt like one of the bad EU novels like Crystal Star or a scifi channel original or how ep7 felt for you it seems. This time you will be transforming into a Monitor. I'm retiring from this debate after this comment, because if one is inclined to believe the Jedi and Republic are as pure as driven snow and the Sith and Empire are somehow much worse, I guess one will. Once you side with the Republic or the Empire, you cannot resign and join the other faction until the reset on the next day and you need to complete or abandon all missions you have picked up. Unfortunately, the alliance was never going to hold. Not to mention, the Minister of the Empire helped Saresh try to take your place. Urgh. it should be about a group of rebels taking a serious war aganist the empire, butchering stormtroopers with sabers and opening holes on everyone else with a blaster not just playing wrestling with them. Correct! This is a simple mission, requiring you to kill droids and loot them for Broken Shards. I am happy if I made you laugh through a screen. Lets start by talking about how the Faction choice works mechanically. KOTOEIRA sounds like you had bad Mexican food. not the republic but the empire decided to take up on that.. Want some opinions about this sicnce i am unsure if i should go empire or republic with my re-rolled light sided jedi xD. You need to pick up a sphere and bring it to the other wall on the other side. I will agree about The Force Awakens and about the first 6 films. You shouldnt be siding with either of those loser factions at this point. Clicking on the big blue terminal will transform you into a Factory Remote Obelisk. They supported genocide. Yeah, history has heard that before. I assume this is your favorite gif on the Internet. Of course we can already tell that someone is orchestrating all of this from the shadows. You side with them, you don't take control of them. Empire players can quickly get to the 2 locations in the north section of the Iokath Expanse and inspect the objects. One can only hope for Episode 8. bw makes sure there up front and in your face. Otherwise, youre just your Class faction. If you leave Iokath you are an imperial again and your friend is no longer able to do stuff with you. Good effort, but no amount of spin is going to make this a coherent story at this point. A better, stronger alliance that could get the job done and they sided with you doing the story. Check if your Sprint is active (its a known bug). Created using the skills of Cybertech to combine Bondite and Fibermesh. When the game barely gets new content over years but the cash shop consistently gets updates. Star Wars the Old Republic (SWTOR), Guild Wars 2 (GW2) and Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) are currently covered. You needed something better than the old Rep and Emp factions. It was never their wish to grant you power, but as you and your forces grew stronger opposing eternal empire, they saw a valuable resource in you. Its super simple, Disney doesnt make this game, EA/Bioware has a (pre-disney) lease on the IP, that is all, Disney executives or employees are not involved in the writing or designing of Swtor. For this you have to head north from the common area between the 2 factions bases take the Fleet Spire to the Alliance Base area. Was there any answer to those who romanced Dorne/Quinn but chose Empire/Republic (opposites respectively)? Force Awakens is a bullshit of a film just as its retarded director, aside from admiral Akbar and chewbaaca whose species cant be changed they completely deleated all alien species to a point it doesnt feel the galaxy far far away we know, they couldve just adjusted the new trillogy to capture the story in Timothy Zahns Heir to the Empires books and go on with Dark Empire and the Yuuzhan Vong war since they planned to recanonize Admiral Thrawn in the end, but no they wanted to make something new something different but their lack of imagination made them just copy episode IVs script and fuck with it with a nazi Tarkin and an emo vader wannabe with daddy issues, freaking deathstar III, a girl who didnt give shit about the force but magically became a force master and a lightsaber artist, a stupid plot about everyone looking for Luke Skywalker (with even a fucking map to him) I mean you go into exile to meditate stuff and you dont want people to disturb you till you are ready to face life and all that. 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