SWTOR Creative director Charles Boyd offered players an update on the studio’s intentions to lock and auto-complete Alliance Alerts for the new 5.10 Story
During the SWTOR 5.10 Reveal live stream, the creative director Charles Boyd made an important statement regarding requirements and consequences for your character when starting the new Jedi Under Siege storyline. Initially the plan was for all Alliance Alerts from KOTFE and KOTET to be completed automatically if you have not done them yourself already. The plans have changed and the new decision is a lot more forgiving.Charles made a new announcement on the SWTOR forums today admitting that “When starting the first new storyline mission in Update 5.10, the light-side Arcann Alliance Alert will be auto-completed if it hasn’t been completed already; no other Alliance Alerts will be auto-completed.”
Below is the full text of the message explaining why Arcann’s romance might be an issue, what other missions are not affected and why:
Why pick on Arcann? It relates to his romance; since Alliance Alerts aren’t generally required to be finished before moving forward in the main storyline, it would hypothetically be possible to have Arcann’s Alliance Alert sitting on a character for years before completing it and, potentially, choosing to start a romance with him. To prevent this from causing issues with future romances, we need to know that you can no longer begin a romance with Arcann via that mission once a character has begun the storyline in 5.10. (Remember: if you complete his alert before starting the first storyline mission in 5.10, then nothing will change with him or his alert at all.)
For similar reasons, going forward, starting new romances with certain returning class companion characters may preclude resuming a romance with other returning class companion characters. For example, choosing to begin a romance with Nadia in update 5.10 would preclude you from resuming an existing romance with Felix Iresso if you hadn’t already done so via his Alliance Alert. You will always get a warning confirmation on choices like this.
Outside of Alliance Alerts, beginning the first storyline mission in 5.10 will still auto-complete all other storylines, much like starting KOTFE. As with KOTFE, the general guideline for what choices are set by default is that Republic characters are assumed to make light side choices, and Imperial characters are assumed to make dark side choices. Charles shared an example of some highlighted major choices and how they default, including a few where with exceptions to the general guideline. Spoilers, of course!
- The HK-55 bonus chapter is not auto-completed at all.
- KOTET Chapter 1: Republic characters are assumed to help Senya; Imperial characters are assumed to kill her. Thus, in Chapter 6, it’s assumed that Republic characters recruit light-side Arcann, while Imperial characters are assumed to kill dark-side Arcann.
- KOTET Chapter 3: Republic characters are assumed to forgive Koth; Imperial characters are assumed to kill him.
- KOTET Chapter 5: Republic characters and Imperial Agents are assumed to spare SCORPIO; the remaining Imperial classes are assumed to kill her.
- KOTET Chapter 8: Republic characters and Sith Warriors are assumed to save Vette; the remaining Imperial classes are assumed to save Torian instead.
- War for Iokath: Republic characters are assumed to ally with the Republic and help Jace Malcom; Imperial characters are assumed to ally with the Sith Empire and help Empress Acina.
- Traitor Among the Chiss: Republic characters are assumed to take Zenta as a prisoner; Imperial characters are assumed to kill her.
- Nathema Conspiracy: all characters are assumed to forgive Theron and keep him in the Alliance.
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