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#8 Gearing Changes in Eternal Throne

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Publication : mercredi 19 octobre 2016 10:47
Écrit par EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 19.10.2016 08:45AM
Quote: Originally Posted by ZambedosNB View Post
1) Will all armor-type gear that drops from command crates have set bonus or will you need to progress to a certain Command level before you can start getting those?
2) Will the bolster remain in SM ops? Will level 50 players still be able to enter SM ops?
3) Currently if you're going into an operation there is about a 5/8 chance of getting a piece of gear, since the ratio of piece to players is 5:8. Can we expect anything near 5/8th of a Command crate for completing an op or is it much more/less? I'd imagine it will be tweaked some since before you could do SM ops all day long and not be working towards 224s and in this system you would be. However, if you can do two complete HM operations and still not get a single gear drop, I'd say the system is failing. While this can happen in the current system the odds are against it happening and there is also the chance for a better than average result: getting 2(+) pieces of gear from two ops. A sort of bell-curve type scenario whereas this new system is much more linear.
First off, keep the posts coming everyone! I am still going to try to answer as many questions as I can and I am continuing to pass your feedback on to the dev team. Now, for your questions:

1) You can get gear that has your set bonus as early as the very first Command Crate you receive at Command Rank 1.
2) Bolster will still exist in SM. If someone under level 70 is in an Operation they can still loot gear from the boss as they did before. It is when they hit level 70 that they will begin earning CXP instead towards Command Crates.
3) That is a fairly complicated question to answer, so, a few caveats. First, how many Command Crates you would earn from playing an Operation, for example, is dependent on a few factors. What is your current Command Rank, what difficulty is the Op, how many players are in the Op, etc. It is faster to level from Command Rank 1-2 than it will be at higher Command levels. The team is still turning the dials on CXP, but as we get closer to launch I will try to provide a more exact example of how much CXP you could earn in an Op/how many Crates.

-eric
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#7 Gearing Changes in Eternal Throne

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Publication : mardi 18 octobre 2016 14:28
Écrit par EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 18.10.2016 12:26PM
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Originally Posted by SnEaKyMan View Post
  • Will item rating give an advantage over other players with lower item rating gear in Warzones?
  • PvE gear focused on having more accuracy, what is the case for PvP?
  • Will the PvE relics as we know them now activate in PvP?
  • Will the gear from command crates only be relative to the players current advanced class discipline?
  • Will command crate gear Bind on Pickup, Bind to Legacy or Bind on Equip?
  • Can galactic command crate gear be planted into legacy gear?
  • Will you accept my friend request? I saw you and Snave are BFF's and I feel left out.
I'll take a crack at these!
  • Yup. Having an item rating advantage would mean that you have higher stats. In Warzones especially there would be other factors at play such as any stat optimization and of course individual player skill.
  • There will certainly be some gear that has Accuracy, but the current intention is that the armor sets will be moddable so you could always change the mods to add or remove a stat, such as Accuracy.
  • We are still working out exactly how this will effect relics.
  • It is based on Advanced Class, not Discipline.
  • The gear will be bind on pickup, currently the other items in the crates (such as cosmetic items, etc) are bind on equip.
  • Currently, the end-game gear that comes from crates is moddable so you can add/remove the mods.
  • We are now best friends SnEaKy
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#6 Gearing Changes in Eternal Throne

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Publication : lundi 17 octobre 2016 19:23
Écrit par EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 17.10.2016 05:21PM
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Originally Posted by unibim View Post
What about below 70 gear? We will be naked?
You will still get gear from all of the normal sources pre-70. Flashpoint bosses, Mission drops, etc. The only exception is that you can no longer get gear for Commendations. The planetary vendors which sold mods for Commendations will now do so for credits instead.

-eric
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#4 PvP and PvE Gearing in Eternal Throne

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Publication : lundi 17 octobre 2016 18:45
Écrit par EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 17.10.2016 04:43PM
Quote: Originally Posted by Tsillah View Post
How can you do the hardest difficulties without having gear first? This seems contradictory to me. Surely you first need a decent set of gear before you can touch NiM?
Fair point, but that isn't too dissimilar to how it works now. If you are someone who loves Operations, as an example. You may start in Story Operations to get your Command Rank up and gear up until your character is ready to move into Master (Nightmare).

In general the rule for CXP is that the more players that participate in content, and the harder that content is, the faster you earn it. Although it isn't as fast a Master Operation, doing a Story Operation is still worth more CXP then doing Heroics would be.

-eric
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#5 Gearing Changes in Eternal Throne

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Publication : lundi 17 octobre 2016 18:32
Écrit par EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 17.10.2016 04:30PM
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Originally Posted by HomerMorisson View Post
So how are F2P/Preferred players supposed to get OP-worthy gear after KotET launches?
F2P and Preferred players will be unable to earn end-game gear since they will not have access to Galactic Command (GC). If they were a subscriber who went preferred and had earned gear through GC we won't take it away, but they will be unable to earn additional gear (through Command Ranks) until they subscribe. They can still get gear through Crafting, that is unchanged.

-eric
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#3 PvP and PvE Gearing in Eternal Throne

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Publication : lundi 17 octobre 2016 18:22
Écrit par EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 17.10.2016 04:20PM
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Originally Posted by Pietrastor View Post
Balancing will be the key. If doing Opses rewards, say, 4x the Galactic Points than anything else thus effectively dumps way more crates on you faster, then it will still be totally worth to do Ops and gear the fastest this way.
Bonus aside, it is the goal that fastest way to earn CXP will be through the hardest difficulty Operations and Uprisings, along with Ranked Arenas.

-eric
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#2 PvP and PvE Gearing in Eternal Throne

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Publication : lundi 17 octobre 2016 18:20
Écrit par EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 17.10.2016 04:18PM
Quote: Originally Posted by ShadowLordIV View Post
Since bosses will no longer drop gear in operations will there be lock outs on the operations?
Yup, lockouts will still remain in place. Although they don't directly drop gear they will still drop their other cosmetic rewards and will be one of the best sources of Command Experience Points.

-eric
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#4 Gearing Changes in Eternal Throne

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Publication : lundi 17 octobre 2016 18:19
Écrit par EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 17.10.2016 04:17PM
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Originally Posted by Jamtas View Post
also, what happens to all current commendations? do they turn into points or just rendered worthless?
Current Commendations will be going away, we will have more details in the coming weeks on their conversion.


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Originally Posted by De-mu-noki View Post
First of, are these random drops, that is to say that if I'm extremely unlucky I can't get the best earpiece for my char at all?
Secondly, are you saying that if a player grinds H2's for long enough he can get Nightmare gear?
  • Yup, the drops will be random. The item type is determined by your Advanced Class and the item rating is determined by your Command Rank (higher rank = higher item rating). Keep in mind that you can always earn more Crates and that you can disintegrate any duplicate or unwanted items into CXP to get your next Crate faster.
  • Yes. All end-game gear (level 70+) can be earned by doing almost any activity. However, someone doing Nightmare (Master) level Operations, as an example, will get there substantially faster than someone doing easy/solo content.
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#3 Gearing Changes in Eternal Throne

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Publication : lundi 17 octobre 2016 18:07
Écrit par EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 17.10.2016 04:05PM
Quote: Originally Posted by JackJack View Post
3 questions

1. Just to clarify, you only have to hit level 70 to access command ranks, and not complete KOTET story, correct?

2. Is there a max level for command ranks?

3. Once we hit that level, will there be any other way to obtain rewards that we didn't get?

Thanks
1) Correct, you only need to be level 70 to access GC.
2) Yes there is a max level (still in flux)
3) Yup, check this.
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#2 Gearing Changes in Eternal Throne

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Publication : lundi 17 octobre 2016 17:59
Écrit par EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 17.10.2016 03:57PM
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Originally Posted by Jerba View Post
  • What happens to Priority Ops?
Priority Ops will no longer exist. They are sort of replaced in that Operations can be the daily bonus, which will award bonus CXP for doing them.


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Originally Posted by Rolodome View Post
Is there a cap to command rank? As in, for example, you reach "level 100 command rank" and you can progress no further?

EDIT: Also, will any of this affect gearing prior to level 70?
There is a cap. When you hit the cap you continue to earn CXP and fill your bar so that you "level." When this happens and you are at the cap you will get a Command Crate but not level up.

-eric
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Gearing Changes in Eternal Throne

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Publication : lundi 17 octobre 2016 17:46
Écrit par EricMusco
Originally Posted by EricMusco ( Original Post ) | 17.10.2016 03:44PM
Hey folks,

One of the things we talked a bit about on the stream is that there are gearing changes happening with Knights of the Eternal Throne. This thread is meant to give you a few more details on some of the things that will be happening in KOTET, along with being a place that I can address questions or concerns you have with these changes. First, here are the details on how gearing will work at level 70:
  • Once you hit level 70, the source of end-game gear will be Command Crates from Galactic Command.
  • Most activities in the game will earn Command Experience Points (CXP), which will earn you Command Ranks. Each time your Command Rank increases, you earn a Command Crate.
  • The higher your Command Rank, the better gear that will drop from your Command Crates.
  • The highest difficulty Operations and Uprisings, along with Ranked Warzones are intended to be the fastest ways to earn CXP. This means they are the fastest way to get the best gear.
  • Both PvP and PvE gear will come from Command Crates. Their gear is now shared as Expertise is being removed (head to this thread to discuss PvP/PvE itemization specifically).
  • Gear will no longer drop from bosses as all gear will come from Command Crates. All cosmetic/unique drops will still remain on those bosses (Stronghold Decorations, Wings of the Architect, etc.).
  • Players will be able to craft comparable item level gear without set bonuses.
That should cover most of the basic changes coming to itemization in KOTET. I know this is a lot to take in, so please ask any questions you may have in this thread and I will work to answer what I can!

-eric
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