Patch 1.2 is bringing a lot of fixes to annoying bugs and stuff, but also some serious changes and rebalancing. In no particular order, I’m especially excited about some of the changes, and especially hateful of others.

Want:

Fashion

Strip all the mods from purples (like Columi gear). Do you understand how dorky I look in my columi gear? REALLY DORKY.

Augment Slots In Crafted Oranges. Not only CAN I strip my mods out of my columi gear and put it in oranges, but there will actually be a stat bonus for doing so if there’s an augment slot. I will re-craft all the things!

Synthweavers Make Some Augments. O RLY? This just keeps getting better and better.

Moddable Belts and Bracers. Orange legacy gear? Whatever. Orange legacy belts and bracers? GIMME. (I might add that for my highest level legacy gear, the moddable belt is a LEAF BUTT. I wish I were joking.)

Sentinel Stuff

Force Kick doesn’t cost focus. One would think that I would be smart enough to save one lousy focus in case I need to kick. I am not smart enough and missed an interrupt. This change is for idiots like me.

Dispatch can be used on targets at 30% health rather than 20%. Well good. I mean, the Columi set bonus buffs Dispatch and really it’s a craptastic bonus if dispatch can be used 1/5 of the time (and pretty much not at all on trash/adds).

Smuggling (Healer)

You can now have 3 stacks of upper hand. Um, yes. As mentioned before, it’s always good to keep one stack up at all times to get the passive healing bonus, which means you have 2 more stacks to play with instead of just 1.

Duration of Upper hand increased. Yay! Now the stupid thing won’t fall off just as I’m about to use it.

Do Not Want:

Removal of Giggle from Smuggler (upon Upper Hand proc). Ok, guys, seriously, how the fuck am I going to know if it’s procced? The awesome indicators on the UI, har har? Gimme mah giggle back.

That dumb legacy stuff. I won’t rehash, I got a link.

I have no relevant comment to make so instead I’ll sing a song.

Walk Like a Trandoshan (an original production!)

All the old holograms on the tombs
They do the Scorekeeper dance don’t you know
If they move too quick (oh whey oh)
They shoot you down like a wookiee oh

All the T’doshok around Dosh
They got the credits from a bet
Golden nekk dogs (oh whey oh)
They snap their teeth on your ammo belt

Outsider types with spice-filled pipes say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh
Walk like a Trandoshan

Kaas City waitresses take their trays
Slave collars on as they cross the floor
They’ve got the moves (oh whey oh)
You drop your drink when you zap them more

All the Sith kids so sick of good
They like the dark side and mercenary bands
When the klaxons ring (oh whey oh)
They’re walking like a Trandoshan

All the kids in the GTN say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh
Walk like a Trandoshan

Slide your claw feet up the street bend your tail
Shift your arm then you pull it back
Life is hard you know (oh whey oh)
So strike a pose on a Korrealis Commander

If you want to find the Trando cops
They’re hanging out in the flatcake shop
They sing and dance (oh whey oh)
Spin the vibroblades cruise down the block

All the Coruscanti men with their zen
The party boys call the Balmorrans
And the Tarisians know (oh whey oh)
They walk the line like Trandoshans

All the Trando cops in the flatcake shop say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh
Walk like a Trandoshan
Walk like a Trandoshan

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Patch 1.2: Want And Do Not Want — 14 Comments

Reedyn on March 20, 2012 at 9:31 am said:

Do Not Want: Removal of Giggle from Smuggler (upon Upper Hand proc) – SECONDED!

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- Njessi on March 20, 2012 at 4:26 pm said:
  
  I wouldn’t care too much if the UI weren’t so craptastic (even after the changes). Maybe make the giggle self-only so nobody else has to listen to it?
  
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Feliz on March 20, 2012 at 9:36 am said:

Force kick doesn’t cost focus: How about getting it off the global cooldown while they are at it. Worst case having to wait 2 second to interrupt something. Don’t bother with animations.

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- Njessi on March 20, 2012 at 4:25 pm said:
  
  It’s not ALREADY off the GCD? Lame.
  
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Flowers on March 20, 2012 at 2:15 pm said:

If they take away giggle they need to give us Power Auras.

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- Targeter on March 20, 2012 at 3:35 pm said:
  
  Power giggles?
  
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- Njessi on March 20, 2012 at 4:26 pm said:
  
  We need SOMETHING. The stupid icon looks too much like pugnacity and it is positively BURIED when you’re in full raid buffs and stims.
  
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Targeter on March 20, 2012 at 5:20 pm said:

I have no relevant comment to make so instead I’ll sing a song.

Walk Like a Trandoshan (an original production!)

All the old holograms on the tombs
They do the Scorekeeper dance don’t you know
If they move too quick (oh whey oh)
They shoot you down like a wookiee oh

All the T’doshok around Dosh
They got the credits from a bet
Golden nekk dogs (oh whey oh)
They snap their teeth on your ammo belt

Outsider types with spice-filled pipes say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh
Walk like a Trandoshan

Kaas City waitresses take their trays
Slave collars on as they cross the floor
They’ve got the moves (oh whey oh)
You drop your drink when you zap them more

All the Sith kids so sick of good
They like the dark side and mercenary bands
When the klaxons ring (oh whey oh)
They’re walking like a Trandoshan

All the kids in the GTN say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh
Walk like a Trandoshan

Slide your claw feet up the street bend your tail
Shift your arm then you pull it back
Life is hard you know (oh whey oh)
So strike a pose on a Korrealis Commander

If you want to find the Trando cops
They’re hanging out in the flatcake shop
They sing and dance (oh whey oh)
Spin the vibroblades cruise down the block

All the Coruscanti men with their zen
The party boys call the Balmorrans
And the Tarisians know (oh whey oh)
They walk the line like Trandoshans

All the Trando cops in the flatcake shop say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh
Walk like a Trandoshan
Walk like a Trandoshan

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- Njessi on March 20, 2012 at 6:28 pm said:
  
  See, I love it, but I am thinking “why didn’t he post this on his OWN blog because it’s totally blog fodder?” So, um, you have to!
  
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  - Targeter on March 21, 2012 at 9:34 am said:
    
    I think you just want me to stop posting here. IT’S OK NJESSI I KNOW WHEN IT’S OVER!
    
    *turns around, one tear dramatically hanging from chin and runs into the distance*
    
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    - Njessi on March 21, 2012 at 9:35 am said:
      
      Nah, I’m just extremely lazy and view everything as blog fodder. “Hey I took a screenshot of my character’s hideous outfit, now I don’t have to write something today.”
      
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Swtor for free on March 21, 2012 at 2:02 pm said:

The Removal of Giggle from Smuggler is just annoying!

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gunsandmissles on March 22, 2012 at 1:51 am said:

I want to see the machinima music video for that song from Targeter:)

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Peal on March 23, 2012 at 12:06 am said:

I already miss my giggle and it’s not even gone yet! Please, benevolent Bioware gods, please. I need my giggle.

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Patch 1.2: Want And Do Not Want