The new Legacy System is a pretty unique addition to SWTOR that a lot of players have really been looking forward to and with the 1.2 patch live, that means we get to see what all the fuss is about.

The Legacy System allows players to create a family tree of characters. Once your character has completed their Chapter 1 storyline, they will be able to choose a Legacy “Last Name.” This Legacy last name must be unique and is shared across all characters on that server.  Once you have unlocked your Legacy, any and all characters on that server will now contribute to that player’s Legacy Experience Points. Much like normal xp, when you reach certain Legacy thresholds, you will increase your Legacy Level. These levels unlock various rewards.

By completing all the Chapter 2 quests you will unlock your classes buff on all other alts. You will also unlock class specific emotes. Completing Chapter 3 with your character will unlock that classes special ability to all classes to be used during Heroic moment. These unlocks have no legacy requirement. Here is a list of class buffs and special abilities you will be able to unlock:

• Imperial agent – Coordination Buff – Legacy Orbital Strike ability
• Bounty Hunter - Hunter Boon Buff- Legacy Flamethrower ability
• Sith Inquisitor – Mark of Power Buff – Legacy Lightning Storm ability
• Sith Warrior - Unnataural Strength Buff - Legacy Force Choke ability
• Jedi Consular – Force Valor Buff – Legacy Project ability
• Jedi Knight – Force Might Buff – Legacy Force Sweep ability
• Smuggler – Lucky Shots Buff – Legacy Dirty Kick ability
• Trooper – Fortification Buff – Legacy Sticky Grenade ability

Some of the bonuses can get insanely expensive: A Ship Mailbox requires Legacy Level 10 and costs 500,000 credits.. Rocket Boost which provides an intense speed burst for a short time requires Legacy Level 8 and 2,000,000 credits! SWTOR needed a good money sink though and I feel like this gives enough incentive to players to invest their time and credits into it. For a fairly good list of Legacy rewards and bonuses check out this post on SWTOR Daily Quests.

Bioware is thanking all their members for making SWTOR such a successful launch by offering up a “Founder” title. Basically, after your first 30 days of subscription have lapsed, you’ll receive an in-game mail from Bioware containing a Founders Medal that’s bound when picked up. This title is permanently bound to your account and will carry over to any character you make in the future. It may take a few days for the title to show up, so don’t freak out if you don’t immediately have it.

This will make a pretty cool title on down the road – a lot like some of the WoW items that are no longer accessible that new players are envious of like the Tabard of the Protector for being there at the opening of the Dark Portal.

There’s been a lot of discussion about SWTOR since it’s launch on the 20th. Some of it good, some of it bad. One thing I want to point out is the large number of people who have been warned/banned because of language. Below is a screenshot from the forums in which a player named Irishdrunk was issued a warning for swearing in tells to his friends.

There were no reports made for the language, rather Bioware must have a screen that all whispers go through and will issue automatic warnings when you drop the f-bomb. This isn’t an isolated case, if you click the links in the third sentence of this post you’ll find others who have had this same problem. So just be warned – don’t swear in SWTOR. Despite there being a language filter and despite the offending words being used in private tells between you and a friend, you could possibly find yourself with a warning or a ban. If you’re banned, you cannot change payment information while banned so you will be charged recurring fees even while your account is banned.

Take this with a grain of salt of course… because it was on the internet and half of what I find/read on the internet is usually made up. But there do seem to be a fair amount of people experiencing it and it’s sometimes better to just watch your language instead.