Yesterday in Star Wars: The Old Republic, I was doing the Dynamic Encounters on Hoth to complete the "Dynamic Encounters: The Cold Night's Chill" weekly objective for Galactic Seasons 11. I was running a Juggernaut, and at one point I completed the "Republic Attack: Dorn Base" Dynamic Encounter by defeating a Republic walker together with an Operative. The Operative thanked me after the encounter was completed.
Even though I play Star Wars: The Old Republic solo most of the time, little moments like this is a good reminder of the positives of teamwork in video games.
Finally, at long last, I have unlocked Master Dazh Ranos as a companion in Star Wars: The Old Republic!
When Master Ranos was introduced as a reward from the long-retired Dark vs. Light event in 2016, I was not active enough in playing SWTOR to be able to earn Master Ranos. However, her unique character concept as the only Chiss Jedi NPC in the game had intrigued me since I learned about her, and I had hoped to have the second chance to get her as a companion in my account. Therefore, years later I was thrilled when I learned that Master Ranos can be unlocked with Galactic Seasons Tokens.
As I returned to SWTOR as a subscriber on April 22 for the first time since 2020, farming Galactic Seasons Tokens to unlock Master Ranos has been a top goal of mine. After familiaring myself with how Galactic Seasons work, I eventually managed to farm 6 Galactic Seasons Tokens on July 3. However, the item for unlocking Master Ranos as a companion, Force-Imbued Object, was not in stock during the week. However, with guides I learned that the item will return on July 14. As soon as the game reset for July 14 took place, I immediately logged in to the game and purchased a Force-Imbued Object, and thus unlocked Master Ranos as a companion! Through the Collections feature, I unlocked Ranos for my entire SWTOR account as well.
I had waited for around 10 years to have Ranos in my game, and now my 10-year long dream has finally come true!
Recently I bought Star Wars: The Old Republic's Master the Fight: Cargo Transport Edition subscription package, which means I have come back to Star Wars: The Old Republic as a subscriber for the first time since 14 February 2020. I am pleased to report that the game runs flawlessly out of the box on my Linux PC.