With the double XP weekend long gone, I decide to reroll my Jedi Consular and start from level one.
- The Jedi Consular I got to 60 last weekend is a Shadow, and I don’t like it.
- I knew that going Shadow would be a risk, but I really wanted to try something different. I did this knowing that I usually don’t like melee and DOT classes.
- My Shadow is Serenity which isn’t terrible, but try as I might, I just don’t enjoy playing it.
- My Lightning Sorcerer is my second favorite Advanced class, so you can imagine how I might enjoy a Telekinetics Sage.
- WTB ADVANCED CLASS CHANGE!
- If I could change Advanced Classes without having to reroll I would do it in a heartbeat.
- I’d pay real money to have that capability.
- I don’t think we’ll ever see Advanced Class changes make it to the game.
- If BioWare was going to introduce that as a feature, they would have made it part of the Discipline changes they rolled out in Shadow of Revan.
- It would still be nice if it were a feature though, but one that would need restrictions.
- The ability to change Advanced Classes at will would be stupid. It would negate the need to have Advanced Classes altogether. It would be like having a class with five disciplines.
- It would be very confusing to new players and, depending on the class, confusing this old player as well.
- I like having the Advanced Class choice be meaningful, but sometimes you make a mistake and it would be nice to correct it easily.
- I’d put a six month cooldown per toon, and I’d charge a lot for it. At least $25.00 worth of coins.
- I would also make it so that all it does is change your Advanced Class and give you the default items that you receive when first choose your Advanced Class.
- That’s it. You’re on your own for getting gear and whatever else you need.
- Since there is no Advanced Class change in the game, I was forced to create a new character if I wanted a Sage, and I wanted a Sage.
- My Sage is about to ding level 20, and is working her way through Taris.
- Ugh. Taris.
- Did I mention the Consular story is my least favorite?
- I hate that I will have played through this story twice, while only playing the Trooper and Imperial Agent stories once. Those are two of my favorites.
- I’ve done the Bounty Hunter, Jedi Knight, and Sith Inquisitor twice.
- The Jedi Knight and Sith Inquisitor stories are my two favorites. The Consular is definitely my least favorite.
- It’s been a while since I truly leveled a character from scratch where I didn’t have much for bonuses.
- I’m using XP boosts plus the 10% guild boost. It’s obviously nothing compared to the 12x XP. That’s another feature I’d pay money for.
- The goal of leveling these days is either to experience the class story, or get to the end-game ASAP.
- With two level cap expansions, the original game is no longer the focus of players.
- I do like that fact that if you choose not use XP boosts or join a guild, or use Treek or HK, you can experience the leveling just as it was when the game launched. I have no desire to do this, but it’s nice to know that you could.
- Despite it not be a double XP weekend, there were a lot of players still leveling toons.
- PROTIP: Most planets will have more than one active instance. If you happen to be on an instance with a lot of players consider switching. Much nicer playing on an instance with 20 people versus 150.
- I decided to go down the path of the Dark Side this time. I don’t like it. Being a Dark Side Consular not about being evil or even Sith like. There’s no style to it at all. My Dark Side Inquisitor was deliciously evil. My Consular is just a dick. I don’t think I’ll see the Dark Side through on this one.
- I picked up Treek right away. Holy Hell is she overpowered.
- She and I breezed through the Esseles flashpoint. I was surprised to realize that it was the first time I’d ever done that flashpoint. Very high quality stuff there.
- Treek makes soloing some of the Heroic 4 missions feasible at level.
- For class missions and story I use Qyzen, and for everything else Treek.
- I’ve also been using Treek as tank, and not a healer. Still very much OP right now.
- Level 12 for the Consular is a seminal moment. It’s when you get Forcequake. I liken this to Vanilla WoW when you got your first pet as Hunter at level 10.
- Forcequake + Treek = AMAZING.
- Eventually I’ll have to upgrade Treek’s gear to keep up, but for now she’s doing just fine.
- Upgrading gear is one of things I truly hate about leveling.
- WTB MAKEB BOLSTER ON ALL THE PLANETS!
- I think that would be awesome and make for a much smoother leveling experience.
- As it is now, I’m stopping to craft mods and enhancements so that I have decent gear to work with.
- By the way, low level +41 stat crystals are awesome.
- I’ll probably outfit this Consular in Shatele San’s armor. I broke down and added it to my collection.
- I’m happy to say that I made back the 7 million credits and then some that I spent on the armor last weekend.
- Well, time to trudge through Taris.
May the Force Be With You!
