They could still put that information somewhere else Empire side. Especially if its meant to be the explanation for Imperial character's loyalty and determination to win later on. Otherwise, if we go just by the main (non-class) story, all you see is your own side acting worse and worse...and that the Republic, to judge by Belsavis, may be little better.
It just seems like there's an abrupt characterization change after Chapter One - in the Empire side main quests - that your assumed loyalty goes up, your assumed dislike of aliens goes up, and the quests that let you chose good over orders drops to... I think there's all of -one- from the beginning of Chapter Two to well into Corellia. There are some minor do better than ordered options, but they seem much less dramatic. (And you're suddenly cut scene killing people, and getting dialogue wheels of no choice starting with Chapter Two.) Unless some of the flat out evil quests I refused on Taris had never mind, I'll be good options after you start doing them. Or all of the post Chapter One spare people/commit treason/disobey orders quests are in heroics or bonus series after Chapter One. (I know there are some in those in Chapter One, but there's also at least one per planet in the regular quests.)
If all of that is somehow predicated on your character knowing that the Republic wants them - and everyone else in the Empire dead - that knowledge shouldn't just be in a flashpoint.
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It just seems like there's an abrupt characterization change after Chapter One - in the Empire side main quests - that your assumed loyalty goes up, your assumed dislike of aliens goes up, and the quests that let you chose good over orders drops to... I think there's all of -one- from the beginning of Chapter Two to well into Corellia. There are some minor do better than ordered options, but they seem much less dramatic. (And you're suddenly cut scene killing people, and getting dialogue wheels of no choice starting with Chapter Two.) Unless some of the flat out evil quests I refused on Taris had never mind, I'll be good options after you start doing them. Or all of the post Chapter One spare people/commit treason/disobey orders quests are in heroics or bonus series after Chapter One. (I know there are some in those in Chapter One, but there's also at least one per planet in the regular quests.)
If all of that is somehow predicated on your character knowing that the Republic wants them - and everyone else in the Empire dead - that knowledge shouldn't just be in a flashpoint.