Question regarding planetary quests

[Mr. Frank]

vanilla game: are the planetary quests the same for the side you choose? like, i'm a sith inquisitor. if i play as a bounty hunter or imperial agent or sith warrior will the planetary quests be the same?

[Thander]

Yep, they are the same. Of course, some dialogue may be a slightly different depending on your class, but the story is basically the same. It's fun to do the extra missions one time. Then on alts just do class story. If you get underleveled you can run a few heroics. This will also get you some gear to fill in the slots missing from not doing side missions. Fill in other empty slots with adaptive gear and green quality mods from fleet.

[Mr. Frank]

thanks. i'm asking because i did all the inquisitor chapter 1 planetary missions, but on chapter 2 i begun to feel a little tired of the game, so now i'm rushing the main quest and i wanted to know if i could do those missions later. i thought it's best to rush it than to lose interest midway because i'm being thorough you know?

[zmanbuilder]

i did every side quest with sith inquisitor myself, now i cannot see myself slogging through them again on a alt, but for roleplay there are choices i would like to try for a evil run.

[Thander]

Originally posted by Mr. Frank:

thanks. i'm asking because i did all the inquisitor chapter 1 planetary missions, but on chapter 2 i begun to feel a little tired of the game, so now i'm rushing the main quest and i wanted to know if i could do those missions later. i thought it's best to rush it than to lose interest midway because i'm being thorough you know?

Yeah, go ahead and save the side missions for later. You can do planetary story arc, bonus series, and side missions at any time, no matter where you are in the story. Only class story can be lost if you choose to skip ahead.

[Mr. Frank]

yeah, i'm going to do them with another character. dunno if my next one will be an imperial, but whatever. just another silly question: i just bought both kotors. i should play them before my next character right? especially considering i won't do the dlcs with this character right away

[Thander]

Originally posted by Mr. Frank:

yeah, i'm going to do them with another character. dunno if my next one will be an imperial, but whatever. just another silly question: i just bought both kotors. i should play them before my next character right? especially considering i won't do the dlcs with this character right away

You don't have to. Most of what happens in those games are covered by codex entries or dialogue briefly summarizing it as needed. Play what is most interesting now though. If you spend 80 hours playing the two earlier games you could easily get burned out by the time you get back to SWTOR, but if you're more interested in KOTORs, of course, play them.

[Lost girl]

Each story is different. After chapter 2 your choices effect the outcome. The agent has 6 different endings depending on what you choose. Dont burn yourself out on side quests. Those can be picked up at anytime. The inquisitor story is boring till after chapter 2. The warrior story was one of my favorites. The bounty hunter story is great. The republic side is all to goody two shoes and kind of boring

[-=EDF=- Kouta Seto]

Kotor has nothing to do with this game... shure it adds SOME backroundinfo, yet nothing more. Revan looks like ♥♥♥♥ in TOR (good thing he keeps his mask on) and neither bastila nor other great chars are of much interest in SWTOR.

[Mr. Frank]

but what about the world-building aspect of it? i'm thinking kinda like the witcher games. i'm enjoying this one (almost done with the inquisitor, yay me) but i'm thinking of how much more i would understand if i played those games you know? not for the characters per se, but for the world. guess i'll play them soon-ish, after i recharge from the 40, 50 hours this one is taking me

[Korana Noth]

The KOTOR games are referenced in SWTOR but it's more like easter eggs. Everything important to know for the story will be explained to you. the KOTOR games are great, but SWTOR takes place like 300 years later.

The planetary storylines are the same for each class on that faction. So the Balmorra story arc on your inquisitor will be the same on your bounty hunter. There's a little bit of flavor thrown in, in so much as most missions have one or two class specific dialog responses but they don't alter the mission or story.

[Korana Noth]

Planets like Taris are better if you've played KOTOR 1 because the entire planet is one giant KOTOR reference and nostalgia kick. There's also a major character in SWTOR that is recurring from the KOTOR games, but all of the important stuff to know here is well explained within the game.

Definitely play the KOTOR games, you just don't NEED to play them to appreciate and understnad SWTOR. Like you really aren't missing out on anything important to the story, but there are a lot of little references and easter eggs.

[Mr. Frank]

got it. i just finished my inquisitor story, time to take a little break. thanks for all the answers

[Thank God 4 Me]

The KOTOR games are just too good to not play if you`re a fan of the entire Old Republic saga, i would recommend playing them just to experince the amazing storyline and RPG elements.