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I plunged Midwan Asp in and ... I really don't like this expansion. It wants to be a flashpoint and a movie at the same time, and I just don't like the structure here, even if theoretically the "replay a chapter by selecting it from the chapter menu" thing sounds cool. Also there's way. too. much. talking. I'm trying to play a video game, Bioware! Not a mildly interactive movie.
A lot of my annoyance could be alleviated simply by starting cutscenes by me clicking on something, rather than walking over some trigger point (that is conveniently super far from the actual quest marker), and by letting me start the next quest by clicking something rather than it being auto-granted. Basically it's some of the worst linearity and railroading I've had the misfortune to encounter in something that has multiple conversation options. Urgh. Also the LS/DS choices were particularly stupid here compared to the Sithquisitor's class quest or even Makeb.
I've done at least chapter 10 (out of 16); I have a few thoughts that are I guess slightly more spoilery and there are images, so the rest is behind a cut. Screencap album updates. I also discovered that streaming via Discord will put an annoying overlay on all the screencaps, and Discord will send you push notifications even if you turn them off. Joy.
( I didn't like it )
Tomorrow I'll finish up KotFE and do some alliance alerts. Over the week, I'll work on Kurebir's class story.
Future thoughts: I'm probably not bringing any other characters through this expansion, bar truly wowtastic moments in ch 16 (or KotET) that justify the weekend+ of slog. There's an autocomplete if I want to bring them to an expansion worth experiencing (twice).
A lot of my annoyance could be alleviated simply by starting cutscenes by me clicking on something, rather than walking over some trigger point (that is conveniently super far from the actual quest marker), and by letting me start the next quest by clicking something rather than it being auto-granted. Basically it's some of the worst linearity and railroading I've had the misfortune to encounter in something that has multiple conversation options. Urgh. Also the LS/DS choices were particularly stupid here compared to the Sithquisitor's class quest or even Makeb.
I've done at least chapter 10 (out of 16); I have a few thoughts that are I guess slightly more spoilery and there are images, so the rest is behind a cut. Screencap album updates. I also discovered that streaming via Discord will put an annoying overlay on all the screencaps, and Discord will send you push notifications even if you turn them off. Joy.
( I didn't like it )
Tomorrow I'll finish up KotFE and do some alliance alerts. Over the week, I'll work on Kurebir's class story.
Future thoughts: I'm probably not bringing any other characters through this expansion, bar truly wowtastic moments in ch 16 (or KotET) that justify the weekend+ of slog. There's an autocomplete if I want to bring them to an expansion worth experiencing (twice).