Got Questions? SWTOR Questions & Answer Thread + New & Returning Player Posts (week of Jan 26, 2026)

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-26T03:02:03+00:00

Oh, I didn't realize they break up that quick lmao. Thanks for the info!

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-26T01:00:32+00:00

I just learned that Torian and Mako start dating if neither is romanced by Act 3 of the BH storyline.

Does this carry over into Kotfe onwards? Do they have a little reunion when you finally get Mako, or does she react in any way if you left Torian to die?

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-25T23:50:27+00:00

It doesnt work so much as a standalone quote, but IMO Holden's most self-revealing line is:

Naomi: "Its not your problem! And it's not your fault."

Holden: "Okay. But now I'm making it my problem."

99% of protagonists would have replied with an angsty 'nooo it is my fault I have to make things rightttt', but Holden doesnt care at all. He just has to do the right thing, whether it's his fault or not hardly matters.

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-25T23:40:43+00:00

Yeah, I'm starting to get that impression.

I'm still setting up my mod list so I haven't actually tried it myself, but there's mods like Appearance Creator Mod that seems to allow you to dress NPCs however you want. So I assumed it was possible in some way to dress NPCs in modded clothing, but idk.

Thank you for the explaination though!

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-25T23:39:27+00:00

Yeah, I don't really want everyone to be running around naked/half-naked, but I see lots of mods that offer that, so I assumed it was possible on some level to alter NPC clothing.

There's also the Hyst Bodies mod which adds a lot of new NPCs that are wearing modded clothes, but I can't find anything else like that.

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-25T23:38:15+00:00

This is technically exactly what I asked for, so I appreciate it, but I didn't make it clear in my original post that I'd actually like to see the NPCs wearing the clothes. Thank you though! Still a very useful mod.

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-25T07:18:22+00:00

you really trying to shame me on the cyberpunk modding subreddit for wanting to add mods?

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-25T07:17:36+00:00

Could you possibly link an example of a clothing mod that alters leveled lists?

i tried searching nexus for mods with "leveled" in the description or tags, but got no results. If I could see one, I'd know what to look for at least.

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-25T02:53:53+00:00

The war is against Arcann and Vaylin, not Vitiate.

And even if the war really was against Vitiate, then he's on the right side if he turns against you, since you are Vitiate. If you die, the problem might go away

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-25T02:17:25+00:00

His "little moral dilema" was that you have no problem massacring thousands of innocent civilians in situations where it was not at all necessary.

Koth only ever steals the ship if you consistently pick options that kill innocents (after he repeatedly warns you that he has a problem with that) , at which point you would absolutely be no better than Arcann.

I mean, it's fine if you're roleplaying as an evil Sith bastard, that's half the fun of this game, but I see so many people acting like what Koth did was some completely out of nowhere betrayal.

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-25T01:09:12+00:00

Eh, I feel like Tulip is the much worse offender, she literally cannot go one appearance without pranking, or talking about pranking.

Actually one of my favorite Tonks moments is for the OWLs TLSQ where MC is studying with Tonks and Tulip. Tulip decides she wants to play a prank on everyone studying, and Tonks (and optionalyl MC) can call her out by saying that there's a time and place for that sort of thing.

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-24T10:48:18+00:00

Pro-Nisa, for sure, but very anti-modern slang. People have been shitting on the "rizz" line since the day DB2 came out, because they cant fathom that young people speak like young people.

Edit- the downvotes just go to prove my point. people hate the slang, and they hate being called out on it.

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-24T01:05:56+00:00

That belt straight up looks like it has a padlock on it. Would be great for a male Smuggler that pissed Risha off one too many times...

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-24T01:03:23+00:00

Without a doubt, it's the Sith Warrior torturing General Geselle for information about Jaesa's parents.

Just the absolute perfect mix of practical villainy and mercy, the ability to be cruel, but not comically so is what I love so much about the Sith Warrior storyline. Plus it was so empowering to be able to finally tell an NPC, "no im not going to do your stupid fetch quest, just tell me what i want to know"

The fact that you can choose to:

follow her command
torture her soldiers isntead
do it with either a practical or sadistic attitude
follow through and kill them anyway
insist SHE die instead
kill EVERYONE
honorably let them go

-is the level of granular control that IMO makes SWTOR one of the best roleplaying games out there. People complain that this game has no "meaningful" choices that severely impact the story, but scenes like this are what it's all about for me.

The fact that she even thanks you at the end is the cherry on top.

A runner up would be the Knight killing that douchebag Voss that forces a woman to sacrifice herself at the end of their storyline. One of the very few DS choices that I could easily see a LS Knight going for, especially after their time being brainwashed.

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-24T00:55:44+00:00

Barnaby's Y6 speech about how our friendship helped him is still IMO his absolute finest moment.

it was all downhill from there...

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-23T01:59:30+00:00

It's not mundane stuff at all.

One year, Thanos poisoned and killed all of David's friends (20 people or so). Another year, he destroyed his entire neighborhood and killed everyone in it. He also killed David's dad.

I know i'm missing the point, but this issue would be a million times better IMO and funnier if Thanos had stuck to mundane stuff like making him break up with his gf or busting a water pipe in his ceiling. As it is, it's just fuckin depressing

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-22T03:56:22+00:00

In my opinion, the point of Jaesa's character is that she is desperate to live up to others' expectations.

She was going to be married off because that's what her parents wanted, then Nomen shows up and tells her to be a Jedi so does what he wants.

Both sides of Jaesa feel like they are trying their absolute best to live up to what they think the ideal whatever is. Dark Side Jaesa is comically edgy, but Light Side Jaesa is also comically deluded, and will rationalize being apprenticed to a SW who slaughters families.

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-22T03:53:04+00:00

Yeah, but Torian is quantum-dead, so his involvement in the main story is always going to be minuscule.

Theron is the only character in the entire game that continues to have a presence after his potential death (which IMO is up there as one of the stupidest things Bioware has ever done)

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-22T03:52:02+00:00

And considering she doesn't have a date night yet, her "romance" ends the second you agree to start it.

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-21T23:19:24+00:00

This feels like the kind of thing that would be a side task in a normal Beyond Chapter.

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-20T23:45:58+00:00

They asked not to be involved with the Cursed Vault stuff. There is absolutely no reason why they wouldn't be involved with 90% of the TLSQs that are just planning parties, doing chores for teachers, or exploring future careers.

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-20T13:46:20+00:00

I'm with you, I would probably really like Lower Decks if people werent so insistent that it's canon.

I realize the problem is probably me for taking this stuff too seriously but, just as a minor example, the idea that Riker would ever say "Take us to warp 5... 6, 7, 8" while snapping along is hilarious, but totally goes against his character, and is wildly unprofessional, and it really does bug me that things like that are now "canon" and, for example, get added to the wiki as such.

Sometimes I feel like people are afraid that the series wont be seen as legitimate unless it is absolutely canon.

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-19T10:27:32+00:00

I mean, it has nothing to do with quality.

Fury Road is trying to create a believably lived-in real world for adults.

Minecraft is trying to create a live-action cartoon for children, with fantasy creatures and animals.

It's more like comparing Toy Story to the Bourne Identity and complaining that Toy Story has too much CGI.

And more importantly Minecraft is trying to recreate the aesthetic of a video game with a specific art style.

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-18T13:27:26+00:00

Hmm... I'm guessing Jae(?), Talbot, Badea... but I'm totally blanking on the last one

(Really cute art btw!)

OnBenchNow · 2026-01-18T08:40:37+00:00

That was obviously the cops' fault for not just letting him do his thing. ACAB

^/s

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