Forum:CT Archive/Outlander 5.10 and beyond

A senate hall thread on this issue provided no real ideas, but I talked to Ruiz while at a loss for ideas and his suggestion seemed the best option.

The issue is summarized as this: The Outlander, the result of SWTOR update 4.0 merging all classes into one as regards story content, has for a little over three years now provided TOR with a single defining narrative. The Jedi Under Siege update presented the player with a choice to ally either with the Sith Empire or the Republic that does not have dark-side or light-side options. Though this isn't the first time this has happened, previously the storyline remained generally identical for both options (though a gift to the editors, crappy writing nonetheless). The big option here sort-of gives the player a choice to choose two different storylines, as whether you actually fight for one side or the other is determined by the player class's original faction (essentially, a Sith who chooses to side with the Republic will fight for the Empire "as a Republic spy").

Ruiz's proposal was that we assume the Outlander sided with the Republic and write vague generalizations. The argument for that is that the Republic is most likely the side that is eventually victorious.

So, the first option is to support assuming the Outlander and the Eternal Alliance sided with the Republic, and write so on any article that would require that assumption to be made (this does not apply to the "affiliations" field of any members of the Eternal Alliance other than the Outlander, as for most it cannot just be assumed they remained members of the organization, while in the case ofthose who are confirmed to still be members, it should be noted that the alliance with either side is secret). Second option is to vote against it.

If I confused anybody in my writing of this, let me know in the comments below "Discussion" section so I can clarify.  Fan26  ( Talk ) 23:32, March 3, 2019 (UTC)

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 * 1) Apologies to the non-TOR people who felt obligated to read that.  Fan26  ( Talk ) 23:32, March 3, 2019 (UTC)