I just tell people, "brb, watching a cinematic" and mute vent temporarily.

As someone who makes their living off of IP (first as a designer, now as a project manager in publishing), I agree with you whole heartedly. There are enough tools available now for protection of copyrighted material.

I'm a little concerned at the casting of IP-owners as bullies in the video. Just as a Mom & Pop shop has the right to sue a shoplifter, the IP-holders have the right to sue for their stolen work. Whether they've got a $20,000 a year business or a $2,000,000 a year business, they are the victim when it comes to piracy.

That said, I agree that SOPA, and the Net Neutrality powers that the FCC essentially gave itself this summer, are major warning klaxons to me when it comes to freedom of expression. Any ability for an entity to shut down a competitor, be it political or commercial completely skews, what I believe, to be the greatest gifts our country has given.

OK, I think I get it. When it takes me back to main page at the bottom is the Add Character tool. But you have to, at least initially, manually input info.

Order of Lumara on Rubat Crystal is another one. They were placed on an RP server and decided to stay put. Really nice group of players.

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First, let me say that I am all for people protecting their Intellectual Property. I'm also for protecting people from shady foreign drug outfits that sell US consumers harmful "medicines".

However, this bill is not the answer. I've read it in-depth. There are parts that are broad enough that it invites abuse and can be used in ways that are far more harmful than good.

The ramifications are far too impacting to just let this one go. So, I urge you all to contact you're Congress representatives and let them know how you feel.

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Open your Abilities panel ("p"). Each of your abilities will be categorized as Active, Passive, Melee, Ranged, Force, or Tech (I think I got them all). Active is for abilities that you need to activate but that aren't attacks (e.g., stances such as Stealth). Passive is for abilities that are always on and generally modify other abilities (e.g., constant increased healing effectiveness). Melee and Ranged abilities are attacks that don't rely on Force or Tech. These sorts of abilities are not affected by No Holds Barred. Force and Tech are abilities that depend on Force or Tech, respectively.

I hope that helps.

i could kiss ya! yars that helps! Thanks!

I believe most of the Smuggler skills are tech (Both Gunslinger and Scoundrel).

Awesome! Thanks for posting. We actually where trying to figure this out last nite in guild chat. Corso is so damn picky!

So, I have a smuggler skill called No Holds Barred (tree skill).
It reads.. "No Holds Barred
Increases ranged and tech critical chance by [2 / 4 / 6]%."

But how do I know which of my skills are ranged or tech?
I've read healing skills are tech. that's good!

But I have various skills, like my beloved Back Blast, that I have no idea if they are affected or not. And no way of knowing in-game that I can see.

Any ideas? (I should prolly post this on the swtor forums as well)
Thanks in advance!

Hey all!

So, I only looked through the forums quickly, but thought I'd toss this up as a resource in case others needed it - it's especially difficult to figure out what Khem Val wants for Valentines Day .... other than freshly torn out hearts. So, I came across this:

(a link to GoogleDocs - I did test it)

SWTOR Companion Gift Guide

or this:

SWTOR Forum Thread

Enjoy!

-Xakhareth

My frustration with Frakes is that he could have done what Shatner did. When they were filming the famous kiss with Uhuru/Nichols, the plan was to film an alternate end to the scene for Southern markets, in which Kirk leans in for the kiss but never actually kisses her. However, Shatner ruined those plans, because every time they tried to film the alternate scene, he would cross his eyes or make a face or some such, so that they were forced to scrap their plans for two separate versions. The interracial kiss ended up showing in all markets.

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You will reduce the time for crafting by increasing affection with your companion. Also, the success rate on missions is increased with higher affection.

Very good to know! Thanks for sharing this treasure trove of info!

Episode 471 - Voyager - "State of Flux" - 04/10/1995

http://www.allstepisodes.com/megvid.php?n=4111

Janeway and the other senior officers attempt to flush out a spy who is sending information to the Kazon.

Enjoy!

12/22 - Seems to be a wait now and it's only 3pm PST. So far it says 25 min is the wait, was 309 in queue when I started.

There was an episode in TNG where Riker fell for a member of an androgynous species that believed that any expression of gender was a perversion. Riker's feelings were reciprocated, but the alien was later forced into "reparative therapy." They chose an actress for the role, but Jonathan Frakes went on record stating that he would have preferred a male for the episode, as it would've driven the point home better.

Bren has Artifice on the Empire side.

I'm having the same problem. I click on profile/characters, and it takes me to a screen that says:

You don't have any characters listed yet.
Click here​ to add your first character.

So click on "here" and the link just takes me back to the main page.

Name: Bren
Class: Warrior\Juggernaut
Faction: Empire
Guild: LoS

Name: Trak
Class: Trooper
Faction: Republic
Guild: KOS

I need to catch up! I've only seen the first few episodes, but I've enjoyed it so far. On a related note, Shelley Conn, who plays Dr. Elizabeth Shannon, was in an Indian-Scottish lesbian flick a few years back, "Nina's Heavenly Delights." I saw an interview with Shelley where the host brought that movie up. Her face totally brightened and she gushed about how much fun she had playing a lesbian chef in Glasgow. Given the often tepid statements from straight actors regarding past LGBT roles, it was great to see such a positive response :).

I love crafting as well.

I'm doing Biochem and love the fact my Gunslinger has Medpacks and Buffs accessible at all times.

I just learned "Sprint" in this game can be active all the time and makes foot travel MUCH easier.