TestCenter and the New Tutorials

So I booted up test center to get a look at the new professions quests. My original experiences as a Novice Artisan way back when made me give it up pretty quickly; I was totally disoriented and the fun was lacking. I ended up picking up dancing and then combat because the activities were more straightforward… spent more than my share of time lost doing those at first too, though.

I’m running through Scout now, and I like the system. You are directed to a planet right after new player tutorial without a choice, which was surprising at first, but is nice really; it obviates picking a dead town at the get go. When you get to your starting spot (mine was Mos Eisley), you get a helper droid in your datapad. This droid walks you through your first profession tasks and gives you loot for completed tasks. I was taken through my first kill, my first crafting, my first camp. It’s a nice starter. I’m going to run it for Artisan next — there’s still stuff about the profession that eludes me.