Tips for New SWTOR Players

A video purely about tips for new players to Star Wars: The Old Republic! Haven't played SWTOR in a very long time and need a refresher? These tips are great for returning players too. Starts from picking a server and creating a character all the way to tips for questing and companion. These tips are specifically for players starting in 2017 and 2018.

🔗 Full Written Version of this guide
https://swtorista.com/articles/swtor-tips-and-tricks/

🔗 PART 2!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkjVfsu6U2I

#1 Before you make your SWTOR account, you can use a subscribed friend's referral link so you can get some free goodies ingame. If you are returning to the game after a break and have subscribed in the past but aren’t subscribed right now, you can also use a referral link to get a free 7 days of subscription - use them well! See the description of this video for a link to more info about referral codes. I’ve included more info about referral links in the description of this video if you want to use one.

🔗 Referral link for new/returning players
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM03JZh67gI

#2 Be aware of what’s available when choosing a server. At the time of making this video the developers are getting ready to merge the servers to make it easier for players to play together. If you are in North America and live towards the east, you'll want to choose the Star Forge Server. If you live near the west you'll want to choose the Satele Shan Server. If you live in Europe and speak English, you'll want to choose Darth Malgus, si vous parlez français (if you speak French choose The Leviathan), and Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen, bitte wählen Sie das Tulak Hord (if you speak German choose Tulak Hord). All east coast servers will now be merged into Star Forge, all west coast servers are being merged into Satele Shan, the European language servers are being merged into one server each respectively.

#3 Choose a class that seems interesting to you - there is no "best class" and they are fairly well balanced. The most commonly chosen classes are the Jedi Knight followed by the Sith Warrior. If you need more help choosing a class, I’ve made a video called “Which class should I choose?” you can watch.

🔗 Video: Which Class Should I Play?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8tk3bZpGew

#4 Be aware that only certain advanced classes can heal or tank... So if you want to play those roles, make sure to pick a class and advanced class that allows you to choose those roles. All classes can be DPS, which means they focus on dealing damage, but only Smuggler Scoundrels, imperial operatives, Jedi consular sages, sith Inquisitor sorcerers, trooper commandos and bounty Hunter mercenaries have the ability to heal, and only Jedi consular shadows, sith Inquisitor assassins, Jedi Knight guardians, sith warrior juggernauts, trooper vanguard and bounty Hunter powertechs have the ability to tank. Ooof that’s a lot of info, just look at the chart instead. That doesn't mean it's the only thing those advanced classes can do - you can switch between being a healer and DPS or tank and DPs on those advanced classes.

#5 You can NOT change your character's class or advanced class after you choose it. You will only be able to change your specialization within that advanced class, for example from DPS to healer. This specialization is called your combat proficiency and each advanced class has three to choose from. Players often swap between them for fun or to help fill the needs of their group when playing together.

#6 On a free to play account, you will only have access to playing three races - humans, cyborgs and zabraks. There's a variety of ways to unlock the other races - but all of them are difficult to do on a free to play account. Your species does not have a major affect on the game, so pick the one that interests you the most. Subscribing unlocks more options, others can be unlocked through playing the game, and others like the Cathar and Togruta can only be purchased on the cartel market or from other players with credits. If you want to know more about unlocking races and your character’s appearance, I’ve got a video called “Character Creation & Appearance”, you might want to watch.

🔗 Video: Appearance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBS2vIIDh8w

#7 If you reach dark side level one or higher, your character’s appearance might start to change including their eye color and skin color...

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