Sith Inquisitor: Reintaya, Sith Pureblood Female

Allignment: Dark

I was apprehensive at first to pick up the Inquisitor, as my main is a Consular and I know they mirror each other (in terms of abilities anyway). However, once the story started and I saw that I was a former slave turned Force Sensitive hopeful, things started to change. I don’t know when the exact moment was, but I instantly latched to this character. I’m pretty sure it was the first time that I was talked down to and put down because I was a slave. The guy who is your main quest giver on Korriban is a complete tool and every time I had to deal with him, I just wished for his death at my hands. He’s an asshole for the sake of being an asshole.

I wasn’t sure how I’d play this character at first: light or dark. But, as soon as the aforementioned tool started to treat me like garbage, it became apparent that I would quickly take the dark path. My character is a pureblood Sith, so it sort of makes sense anyway.

Having played a Warrior over the Beta weekend, I was familiar with the quests on Korriban. The class story quests however were fantastic. I really became invested in this character. My first time playing her, I got her to level 4 and just into the academy building. The second time I played, I didn’t stop until I was on the fleet. :p
What really sold me on this class was one thing, though: Force Lightning.

If you’ve played an Inquisitor, then you know what I’m talking about. There is just something so primal about killing someone with Force Lightning. It felt amazing every time I did it. It still does. I found myself WAY more involved with my Force powers than with my weapon. It wasn’t that way with the Consular. I used my weapon and Force abilities in even measure on Tython.

The first companion you get as Inquisitor is Khem Val. He’s a dashade, a species that feeds on Force Users. He’s been in stasis for a very long time awaiting the return of his master, Tulak Hord. After you free him, he becomes your companion. He’s a melee tank which is just damned useful to have if you (like I) plan on sitting back and hitting things with round after round of Force Lightning. He’s angry and enjoys the death of Force Users, as he can devour them afterwards and satiate his hunger.

The first thing I did when I got to the fleet was to choose my advanced class. On the one hand, I could be an Assassin, but my Consular is already a Shadow (same trees/specs). The other side was Sorcerer (same as Sage). I decided I was going to be DPS with this character and I love Force Lightning, so I chose Sorcerer. There’s a talent tree that’s dedicated to my favorite thing: Lightning. This literally made me giddy.

I ended up running Black Talon with another Inquisitor who happened to be an Assassin (staff saber and all that). We were just blowing through enemies until we got to the Jedi. We wiped, and the next time I focused on using my one heal spell on our Khem Vals and running away when she used her AoE. The fight was over in no time. I was just one point away from killing the General at the end. :p

I really like this character, and if I level any of my Imperials first, it's probably going to be her. I just want to sit there from 30 meters and throw wave after wave of Force Lightning at all of my enemies!

Smuggler: Phluta’sheye, Twi’lek Female

Alignment: Light (but a little greedy)

I started playing an Imperial Agent not too long after release. He’s still only level 4, but I got a taste of the cover system and all that goes with this type of character. I wasn’t impressed. It was nice being able to blow away an enemy in a single sniper shot, but there was something missing. Maybe it was the melee. Maybe it was the Force powers. I wasn’t sure. I put him on the back burner.

Fast forward to about a week ago. I decided that I was going to play every class to the point where they’ve done the first flashpoint. I had some characters already created, but decided to roll up a Smuggler. I had completed the Trooper prologue not too long before this and was familiar with Ord Mantell at that point so I figured ‘Hey, why not?’.

I don’t know what happened, but I really began to enjoy playing this style of character. I’m still not crazy about the cover mechanic, but I have a feeling it’ll get better. I knew the quests and the Smuggler was just about as powerful as the Trooper, albeit more flashy. I had no difficulty and didn’t end up dying on Ord Mantell except once, but that was because I drew the aggro of a group of three mobs, but then suddenly the entire room of about a dozen came after me. :p

The story is compelling. It was nice that I showed up of my own volition instead of being dropped for whatever reason. Being a captain of my own ship and a Smuggler, I couldn’t help but feel a little bit like Han Solo, but of course that’s what they were going for.  Corso is a great companion. He’s a player, or at least thinks he is, and generally wants the “right” thing. Being Light, he was great and didn’t really disagree with too much I did. I let the pirate go in the end, and I lost a point for that, but I didn’t want the DS points. Besides, I knew I could buy his lover afterwards. The fact that you get to take Corso with you on the last stretch is really nice, too. That’s a LONG little fortress to go through solo and I can attest to this as my Trooper. It probably didn’t help that I dinged 11 while I was in there.

For my advanced class, I chose Scoundrel. Yes, I’ll miss being a total badass with two blasters, but I’m going to be a healer with this character.

I jumped into an Esseles group right after I got my new class and gear and it was a fun time. There was a Vanguard Trooper and a Sentinel Jedi with me. I guess Smugglers don’t really heal that much, because the Jedi I was with remarked “Lol. I didn’t even know Smugs could heal”. But, I WAS healing, which it turns out I didn’t really have to do all that much of excepting the big fights. Just having that on hand was nice, though. I was still able to roll behind cover most of the time and put out some damage. We didn’t have any trouble and no one died. I got a bunch of LS points from it and dinged 12 while inside.

I’m now on Coruscant, ready to jump into the slums and get my ship back. Overall, it’s a good story. I will eventually finish it, but this character is probably lower on my priorities than others.