Yeah, I’m pretty excited about the expansion that’s coming out. I’m hoping for more details before too long, though. There’s a bit of a lack of information about what it’s going to include. I know that there will be new items and skills, but those are kind of no brainers for release things. Given that it’s an expansion I expect plenty of new content, and I think they’ll be able to deliver on that score. After all, this is going to be a full on offensive! Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead to Star Wars universe! Time to show these dogs what we’re made of!
Now one little thing that sometimes doesn’t occur to players as useful is a sidekick. I for one don’t get to play with my regular friends very often and this often leaves me either trying to cobble together a workable party on my own, or simply going solo. The former can be frustrating beyond belief as you try to get the right people together only to have them log out shortly thereafter, or you get the right classes but the humans behind the toons are… less than capable. It’s rare that a truly cohesive team can form out of random people. The latter is extremely dangerous, however, because you don’t have the protection that a full party can lend you. Sure, you can build your toon so that they are versatile enough to handle most situations, but this makes you almost useless when you need to join a party, plus you don’t get to play with some of the really big abilities available to you.
This is why I was glad to hear about the new items that they will be offering. These cool weaponry won’t just be tiresome little ankle biters that show just which holiday function you sacrificed your time with your family to attend. For the world of SWTOR, they will also include a variety of buffs, the final nature of them still to be determined, and will make everything you do that much easier. This means that soloing will include an increased level of success for those of us who prefer to combat alone.
I’m really looking forward to more specifics whenever they are available. However, I sincerely doubt that they’re just going to give us any of these fun new items. They’re going to come at a rather large price, which means you should buy a Swtor account before it launches so that you’re ready and don’t have to grind later.