Introductions Post!

[catpella]

I wanted to break this out from the brainstorming post and general community welcome.

Feel free to introduce yourself in the post comments! Talk a bit about yourself, your SWTOR involvement, what servers you play on, wherever else you are on the net, etc.

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[catpella]

name: cat, Capella, catpella
pronouns: they/them

here's an assortment of fun SWTOR-and-me facts:

servers: Star Forge (primary), Satele Shan (for a few alts)
legacy name: Sunfall
primary OCs: Auriva on Impside and Ishev on Pubside are who you're most likely to know from Tumblr
primary faction: heart lies with the Republic but I play Imperial equally
favorite planet: Alderaan
favorite class story: Republic Trooper
favorite class to play: Sith Juggernaut
favorite companion: Elara Dorne

I've been playing SWTOR since August 2011, having been in one of the last beta squadrons. I've been subbed for most of that time, though occasionally I take breaks to go play other games. I've been playing other things for the last couple months but I'm excited to get back into the game when 5.10 and Ossus come out!

[wallwalker]

I used yours as a template, cat, I hope you don't mind!

name: Wallwalker/theoreticalconstruct
pronouns: she/her
other accounts: personalapocalypse (DW Fandom Posts), theoreticalconstruct (tumblr)

servers: Mainly on Star Forge. Several alts on Satele Shan, a few lowbies on Darth Malgus.
legacy name: Ironeye
primary OCs: Fupan (Impside), Ge-ming (Pubside), Lay'zor (cross-faction)
primary faction: I play Empire more than Republic, but that's partially b/c I have more friends who main Imperials. I enjoy both.
favorite planet: Voss (I know I'm in the minority, but it's pretty and its history is fascinating to me.)
favorite class story: Imperial Agent
favorite class to play: Sith Assassin/Jedi Shadow
favorite companion: Toss-up between T7-01 and Blizz
ingame interests: PVE (SM Ops, Flashpoints, Planetary Missions,) RP (Events, Social RP, Decorating,) might try PVP if I ever get a not-potato??

[pyr0clast]

Random newbie from tumblr, hello hello

name: pyr0clast here and on tumblr, pomegrenadier on AO3
servers: Satele Shan and a couple on Star Forge
legacy name: a sort of namelike keysmash I never display in-game because it works for exactly zero (0) of my characters
primary OCs: Evren, my Warrior
primary faction: Empire
favorite planet: Rishi! Beautiful nighttime skyboxes, ramshackle pirate towns, and a space turtle. What's not to love.
favorite class story: Warrior
favorite class to play: Assassin, either Deception or Hatred spec. Very stabby. Convenient stealth. Zappy lightning.
favorite companion: VETTE.

Started playing in early 2014, kept playing pretty consistently until the end of Fallen Empire, at which point I kinda lost interest in the ongoing story. I still play, and I still love the game and the characters, but my focus now is less on "what happens next" and more on "oooh pretty outfit"/"let's run this class story for the fifth time!"

Ossus looks gorgeous though, holy shit.

[doomhamster]

name: doomhamster goes everywhere!
servers: mainly on Satele Shan, have some old alts on Darth Malgus that I barely touch. which feels deeply wrong because Malgus is much cooler, but most of my friends who play are on Satele!
legacy name: Fell (though only one character is actually called that)
primary OCs: Vejaar (my SW)
primary faction: Empire
favorite planet: not Quesh
favorite class story: Sith Warrior
favorite class to play: assassin/shadow
favorite companion: Vette! also Arcann. and T7.
ingame interests: making pretty! I spend a lot more time making outfits and furnishing strongholds than I actually do playing...

[tishinada]

Another Tumblr migrant...
name: TishinaDA or just Tishina in a few places. Generally called Tish.
servers: Satele Shan, Star Forge, and Darth Malgus (depends on the time of day.)
legacy name: Lyubova
primary OCs: None, really, though Misheen's as close as I get.
primary faction: Empire
favorite planet: Rishi
favorite class story: Jedi Consular
favorite class to play: Assassin
favorite companion: Lana.
ingame interests: I mostly just enjoy replaying the stories.

I started playing a week or two after it first launched (Dec. 2011?), a gift from my oldest daughter. Played for about 3 years, took a year or two off, then came back about 2 1/2 years ago and I'm still playing.

[virtualvoyages]

name: Mac, depizan ( AO3, Tumblr, Pillowfort, DeviantArt )
pronouns: they/them

servers: Star Forge, Satele Shan
legacy name: Nightshield (Star Forge), Solarin (Satele Shan)
primary OCs: Star Forge: Kyrian Nessar (70, Impside), Jezari Solarin (65, Pubside); Satele Shan: Jezari (70, Pubside)
primary faction: *makes vague gestures*
favorite planet: Tatooine, maybe?
favorite class story: Imperial Agent
favorite class to play: Sniper/Gunslinger
favorite companion: oh no, I like too many of them to choose
in game interests: PvE, especially base game content, exploration, some interest in holocron hunting and the like
out of game interests: fanfic!

I played pretty much from launch day, making the original versions of my three ficverse characters and others - most of whom stuck, as well. I'm actually still subbed, though I really don't play much any more. The expansions didn't click with me and the uncanny valley update really put me off, as my characters no longer look like themselves. (Too many wrinkles, too much glaring, whyyyy.) I still have much fondness for the world (and even the game) and continue to fanfic. Although I'm very uncertain about my usefulness in game, I will try to be brave if anyone asks if I want to do something in game. (Assuming I have a character of appropriate level and faction.)

I am extremely shy in game, and will always regret the time I saw one of Catpella's characters - Ishev, I think - on Nar Shaddaa, and ran away instead of going to say hi.