Tips for New SWTOR Players (Part 2)

Have you already made your character and finished your first planet? These tips are for players level 10 and up who have reached the Republic or Imperial Fleet and are looking for new player tips about SWTOR's gearing, crafting, strongholds, flashpoints and more. These tips are specifically for players starting in 2017 and 2018.

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#40 If your companion dies in combat, just dismiss them and re-summon them - it's quicker than reviving them and healing them.

#41 Companion gear doesn't matter - it's just for looks and won't make them stronger. A companion's strength is based on their Influence with you, and grows when you bring them along for conversations, crafting, and by giving them companion gifts.

#42 As you quest you'll pick up items along the way - some of them will be trash that is meant to be sold to a vendor for credits. All vendors have a button you can press to quickly "sell trash"

#43 You can also send your companion to go and sell trash for you, instead of having to wait until you are near a vendor if your inventory is starting to get full. Right click your companion’s portrait to send them to sell trash.

#44 If you're on a free to play account, you'll eventually reach the credit cap of 200,000 credits. Any credits you earn beyond point that get stored in your escrow - you don't lose them, but you can't access them until you subscribe. Don't worry though, you probably won't even come close to this cap until level 40 or higher.

#45 There's not a lot to buy with credits while you are leveling up - I recommend saving your credits for later either to buy nice looking cosmetic items or useful unlocks. Due to their restrictions and credit cap, free-to-play players can only access a few of the special legacy unlocks. These legacy unlocks require a specific legacy level - as you plan any of your characters on your server, you contribute towards your shared legacy level. Legacy levels don’t come quickly, especially for free to play players - for example, at level 31 I’m still at legacy level 1. The unlocks I recommend players save up for and eventually buy are:

Under Character Perks in the Legacy Panel, these perks apply only to your individual character...

- Basic Field Repair droid for 50,000 credits at legacy level 5 so you can sell stuff and repair your gear on the fly
- A Field Mail Droid, which also costs 50,000 credits for legacy level 10 and allows you to access mail wherever you are
- Field Respec which costs exactly 200,000 credits and allows you to change combat proficiencies on the fly at legacy level 10

There are a lot of other really useful unlocks, but they aren’t accessible until later legacy levels or are very expensive and new players likely won’t be able to unlock the mfor a while.

#46 If you are on a free-to-play account, you may pick up cool pieces of purple-bordered gear that say they require artifact authorization to equip - you can not equip it unless you are subscribed or have purchased the expensive artifact unlock. The good news is you don't need great gear to do your class story - you can choose to sell that purple-bordered item or save it for if you subscribe later.. but you'll likely out level it quickly.

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And the links I promised!

🔗 How to Zoom Out More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW-awKFhYHQ

🔗 Flashpoints Chart
https://www.swtorista.com/flashpoints

🔗 Droid Quest for Flashpoints
https://www.reddit.com/r/swtor/wiki/story

🔗 How to Find a Great Guild in SWTOR
https://swtorista.com/articles/how-to-find-a-great-guild-in-swtor/

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