Star Wars: The Old Republic

rossm · 2012-01-04T11:53:01.000Z

Michael Fortson:

I have the stuck Kira (and have shelved my Guardian as a result, until they get around to fixing it).

I’ve also shelved my guardian because they need a lot of work and scoundrel is rad. But on the off-chance I pick her back up, where in the story is this bug located? My guardian is dark side.

Scott_F · 2012-01-04T12:03:04.000Z

I don’t have a bugged Kira (fortunately), but I have noticed that some of her randomized “normal” dialogue can make you think that she wants to talk later if you click on her. She will say things like, “Let’s talk later; feels like we ought to be saving the galaxy right now,” and so forth. She doesn’t want to talk (and you get a completely different audio clip when she actually does), but if you hear that you could be forgiven for thinking that she actually does want to talk later.

I don’t doubt that there are bugs. There are clearly serious problems with companion affection, cut scenes, and side quests triggering across many classes and companions. This being said, it seems to me that Bioware is not helping things by the sometimes confusing things companions say in the random “click on them and hear them say something” dialogue rotation.

Every time I have had a “talk to companion” mission, I’ve done it on the ship (never in a cantina), and the companion has always had a quest icon floating in the air above them indicating that they want to talk. YMMV.

ibdoomed · 2012-01-04T12:08:49.000Z

They still haven’t fixed the weapon holstering bug. I’m constantly running around with my lightsabers out and Z (or whatever you have changed the holster key to) does nothing. Not game breaking like all the companion bugs but it’s jarring.

ibdoomed · 2012-01-04T12:10:17.000Z

rei:

i had hit 5000/10000 affection with vette and never got any conversation waiting ‘let’s go somewhere private’ reminders. when i went aboard my ship, i’d gotten 1 or 2 to get a level 30 companion quest. later after i finished act 1, i got like 5 in a row for 10k exp each.

Heh, I can barely keep her affection positive.

Black_Isis · 2012-01-04T12:10:50.000Z

Michael Fortson:

Everything I’ve read about that disappearing-icon bug suggests that it’s just a false-positive UI issue, and that your companion doesn’t really want to talk to you. Usually once you advance the story to the point where they will be triggered (at the end of an act, for example), everything works fine.

There is another bug affecting companions, separate from that one, where making a dark-side choice can cause the companion quest line to get stuck. One of those (an Imperial quest one) just got fixed. Kira is still broken. It’s possible to get the false-positive UI bug along with an actual stuck companion, but they’re unrelated, as far as I’ve been able to tell.

I have the stuck Kira (and have shelved my Guardian as a result, until they get around to fixing it).

If that’s the case, what exactly do you need to do to get them to talk to you? Because I have affection at over 2000 for Kaliyo on my agent and she says she wants to talk to me…but then she doesn’t.

Jason_Townsend · 2012-01-04T12:19:56.000Z

Scott F:

I don’t have a bugged Kira (fortunately), but I have noticed that some of her randomized “normal” dialogue can make you think that she wants to talk later if you click on her. She will say things like, “Let’s talk later; feels like we ought to be saving the galaxy right now,” and so forth. She doesn’t want to talk (and you get a completely different audio clip when she actually does), but if you hear that you could be forgiven for thinking that she actually does want to talk later.

I’m pretty sure that’s (perhaps one of a few) generic “We’re in normal mode, we’ll talk some other time” response that you get when you accidentally click on a companion. Happens when you go to loot and get the companion by mistake, and I had it with various chars.

Every time I have had a “talk to companion” mission, I’ve done it on the ship (never in a cantina), and the companion has always had a quest icon floating in the air above them indicating that they want to talk. YMMV.

I think the idea was that the little “conversation head” icon superimposed over the companion cameo is meant to be the solid indicator that they want to talk (with or without an unprompted audio-cue) but unfortunately it’s A: currently giving false positive and B: different characters have Kira-bug-analogues, though I have no details for any besides her.

Also I think if you have crewmembers on missions it may not always be possible to do shipboard conversations with them. But it seems to vary.

Brian_Seiler · 2012-01-04T13:13:18.000Z

Nephrinn:

So, what’s this about players getting banned for dancing in non-designated “dance zones” to exploit bosses? :D

I know that I’m supposed to hate them for this, but I kind of love them. Because now anybody caught battle dancing will be arrested and sent to jail. For reals. I find it so incredibly difficult to hate that.

Still won’t be getting on this game for a while, though.

walTer · 2012-01-04T13:30:46.000Z

How does someone even figure out this type of exploit? And if the first guy did it completely by accident, does he get banned too?

MrPerson · 2012-01-04T13:37:56.000Z

BW has confirmed this is fake. Hilarious, but fake.

rossm · 2012-01-04T13:55:12.000Z

MrPerson:

BW has confirmed this is fake. Hilarious, but fake.

Just the image, right?

Kevin_Grey · 2012-01-04T14:18:46.000Z

rossm:

I’ve also shelved my guardian because they need a lot of work and scoundrel is rad. But on the off-chance I pick her back up, where in the story is this bug located? My guardian is dark side.

It’s after the story event she participates in after Nar Shadaa. When the event is over, you have the option of selecting a Dark Side flirt. If you select it then I believe her quest is bugged and will not progress. The solution, if you want to romance her, is to wait until after the next conversation with her where you have the option to do a non-DS flirt.

The whole Kira stuff is weird because I don’t believe that any of her conversations will trigger until after Nar-Shadaa which is pretty along so before that it may seem like things are bugged since you can get over 2000 affection points with zero feedback.

rossm · 2012-01-04T14:42:42.000Z

Kevin Grey:

It’s after the story event she participates in after Nar Shadaa. When the event is over, you have the option of selecting a Dark Side flirt. If you select it then I believe her quest is bugged and will not progress. The solution, if you want to romance her, is to wait until after the next conversation with her where you have the option to do a non-DS flirt.

The whole Kira stuff is weird because I don’t believe that any of her conversations will trigger until after Nar-Shadaa which is pretty along so before that it may seem like things are bugged since you can get over 2000 affection points with zero feedback.

Thanks. I assume that since my guardian is female, I won’t get the flirt option?

Kevin_Grey · 2012-01-04T14:48:49.000Z

rossm:

Thanks. I assume that since my guardian is female, I won’t get the flirt option?

I would assume so. I don’t think same-sex romances are in.

Murph · 2012-01-04T14:49:42.000Z

As I understand it, same-sex relationships are planned for later on down the line, but they made it sound like it would come in the way of new followers, not enhancements to existing ones. So, probably not.

Brad_Wardell · 2012-01-04T17:07:10.000Z

I’m currently waiting another 5 minutes and 6 seconds for the medial probe. Is that sad?

Dejin · 2012-01-04T17:11:24.000Z

Brad Wardell:

I’m currently waiting another 5 minutes and 6 seconds for the medial probe. Is that sad?

Ouch! Is that a fourth resurrect in a row?

Brad_Wardell · 2012-01-04T17:17:00.000Z

Dejin:

Ouch! Is that a fourth resurrect in a row?

Let’s just pretend it’s not.

Murbella · 2012-01-04T17:19:26.000Z

Brad Wardell:

I’m currently waiting another 5 minutes and 6 seconds for the medial probe. Is that sad?

Did you try using the force?

Anyway, to me the conversation icon bug is nearly game breaking. It doesn’t matter if it is a false positive or a real disappearing act. Every time i see that icon pop up, i stop what i am doing and head back to my starship. Then i get there and more times than not my companion changes their mind. Then i head back and 20 minutes later the process repeats.

Brad_Wardell · 2012-01-04T17:23:09.000Z

Murbella:

Did you try using the force?

Look kid, I’ve been from one side of the galaxy to the other. I’ve never seen any sort of “Force” you speak of.

rossm · 2012-01-04T17:26:59.000Z

Murbella:

Anyway, to me the conversation icon bug is nearly game breaking. It doesn’t matter if it is a false positive or a real disappearing act. Every time i see that icon pop up, i stop what i am doing and head back to my starship.

Quit doing that? You don’t get anything from the conversations anyway except affection and experience.

“Doctor, it hurts when I do this.” :P