General Discussion
Tips, tricks and knowledge from SWTOR Beta
From SWTOR Strategies:
*Vehicle training costs 40 000 credits and a vehicle costs 4 000. Have at least that much by the time you hit 25.
*Companion weapons are upgradeable with mods, do not vendor them!
*You can only have one crafting skill but can have 2 gathering (may require confirmation).
*When in doubt, follow your class quests. More often than not your story quests will have you in a level appropriate hub. Complete all the quests in the area before moving on.
*You will get heroic quests way before you should be doing them, check the suggested level and set it aside until you're higher or in the area.
*Never buy [Random] vendor items, it's a pointless gamble.
*Hold off on buying commendation items if you're finishing up a planet, you can turn in those commendations for the next planet if you haven't spent them. (2 commendations from your current planet will convert into 1 on the next)
*Use any downtime to send your companions on missions. Turning in quests? Send them off on a short mission. Doing a flashpoint or heroic quest? Now's the time to do the longer ones.
*Don't forget to gear up your companions! Before vendoring something or putting it on the AH see if one of your companions can make use of it.
*Save your credits. Don't go blowing your wad on vendor blues that will be replaced in a few hours, you'll need that money down the road.
*As soon as you can, buy some ship upgrades. They go a long way during space combat.
*Slicing is a fantastic way to make money. You should take it to level with even if you don't plan on keeping it at end game.
*Implants are ridiculously uncommon at early levels (think the first quest reward was around level 20), potential money makers if you craft them early on.
*Fully explore areas, find those datacrons. If you see a junk dealer then buy the key off them. It probably means there's a datacron nearby that you can unlock.
Others are gated with puzzles, for example one on Balmorra required 2 people to access. They each had to push a switch simultaneously. Be on the lookout.
*World heroic bosses are very doable with numbers. If you see a group forming then get in it, don't be intimidated thinking it's a hardcore raid boss.
*Read the codex if you're unsure how to make dialogue choices to please a companion. It will tell you their likes and dislikes.
*Vehicle training costs 40 000 credits and a vehicle costs 4 000. Have at least that much by the time you hit 25.
*Companion weapons are upgradeable with mods, do not vendor them!
*You can only have one crafting skill but can have 2 gathering (may require confirmation).
*When in doubt, follow your class quests. More often than not your story quests will have you in a level appropriate hub. Complete all the quests in the area before moving on.
*You will get heroic quests way before you should be doing them, check the suggested level and set it aside until you're higher or in the area.
*Never buy [Random] vendor items, it's a pointless gamble.
*Hold off on buying commendation items if you're finishing up a planet, you can turn in those commendations for the next planet if you haven't spent them. (2 commendations from your current planet will convert into 1 on the next)
*Use any downtime to send your companions on missions. Turning in quests? Send them off on a short mission. Doing a flashpoint or heroic quest? Now's the time to do the longer ones.
*Don't forget to gear up your companions! Before vendoring something or putting it on the AH see if one of your companions can make use of it.
*Save your credits. Don't go blowing your wad on vendor blues that will be replaced in a few hours, you'll need that money down the road.
*As soon as you can, buy some ship upgrades. They go a long way during space combat.
*Slicing is a fantastic way to make money. You should take it to level with even if you don't plan on keeping it at end game.
*Implants are ridiculously uncommon at early levels (think the first quest reward was around level 20), potential money makers if you craft them early on.
*Fully explore areas, find those datacrons. If you see a junk dealer then buy the key off them. It probably means there's a datacron nearby that you can unlock.
Others are gated with puzzles, for example one on Balmorra required 2 people to access. They each had to push a switch simultaneously. Be on the lookout.
*World heroic bosses are very doable with numbers. If you see a group forming then get in it, don't be intimidated thinking it's a hardcore raid boss.
*Read the codex if you're unsure how to make dialogue choices to please a companion. It will tell you their likes and dislikes.
