Posts Tagged ‘Guides’
Mandolorian Raiders Hard Mode
Clan Varad is back, and this time they brought major hardware in their take over. Keep reading for a boss-by-boss take down of the dual faction threat. Making your way to the first boss will bring back memories of your leveling Flash Point encounter. It is the same, but they hit much harder. Crowd Control [...]
PvP – Learning the Ropes
PvP. For some, Player vs. Player, is the game. Others, like myself, consider it a side-show at best. Lately I’ve decided to change my attitude toward it. I’m going to take it seriously. I’m going to get good. “You never get good, you only get better gear.” Said a guild mate while I bashed away [...]
Athiss Hard Mode
I’ve always appreciated the leveling version of Athiss. A feeling shared by only a few others. I couldn’t begin to count how many times I’ve been rushed while tanking this beauty on alts. Why would you want to pass up all that delicious XP anyway? I digress, let’s take a look at the Level 55 [...]
Cademimu Hard Mode
Tackling Cademimu Hard Mode will represent your first challange with Hard Mode Flash Point revamps in SWTOR’s first Xpac, Scum and Villainy. You will face deadlier versions of Officer Xander and EN-4C, Captain Grimyk, and General Ortol. Besides all the new loot avalible for the earning, you’ll find a fist full of fun in this [...]
Er’s PvP Basics+
There’s so much information floating around in mmo-world that one Sith’s common sense is another Jedi’s nonsense. There are many important things you can do before ever entering combat. Although the decisions you make in combat will play the biggest role in determining your success, everyone should know these basics so as to level the [...]
Datacron Guide: Alderaan
STARTING COORDINATES (1153, -76) DATACRON COORDINATES (1106, 78) Juran Mountains- Located in the Juran Mountains, at the Organa Medical Camp (that is the starting coordinates). It is a friendly location for Republic, but the enemies are not too powerful, so it isn’t a big deal. Head through the pass to a trolly stop and wait for or jump [...]
Datacron Guide: Tatooine
Tattoine is the first planet where the majority of the planet is free-for-all PVP. Most of the datacrons are also in these areas, so beware of gankings. STARTING COORDINATES (1647 , -3707) DATACRON COORDINATES (2148 , -3674) Republic-Anchorhead: On the Anchorhead map, outside the town at the western-most wall, is a sand dune that players need to [...]
Meta-PvP: Keybinding
New players and veterans, PvPers and PvEers alike, have room to improve their game by taking a step back and rethinking their controls. I continue to meet experienced players with the oddest of key binding habits. A poorly thought out control set-up is a huge hinderance to success. After the break we go over concepts [...]
Warzone Medals in 1.2: Just the facts.
Regardless of your opinion on the medal system, you need to know how it works. There have been a lot of changes lately and there are many more old guides than new ones floating around the web. We’re going to cover just the facts so you can get up to speed. I will be coming [...]
Maelstrom Prison – Loot List
The following loot list is for normal mode Maelstrom Prison, which is a Republic-side flashpoint for levels 35-39. All bosses are listed in the order of occurrence. Trash drops are at the end. Some of the drops in Maelstrom Prison seem to drop off multiple bosses, as well as off trash. I’ve listed some of [...]
Outlaw’s Den : Security Chest Location Guide – PVP Comms Galore
“There’s Merc’s in them there hills.” The Outlaw’s Den was intended to be an active world PvP zone but became just another part of the desert when the designers removed all of the loot. Now the Mercenary Commendations are back and I’ve got the guide on how to get them. For those not familiar with [...]
Resolve Explained : Bioware’s Solution to Chain Crowd Control in PvP
There has been a lot of confusion about the resolve system and we’re here to clear it up. First off, for people who are new to pvp, what is resolve and why do we have it? With the amount of stuns and incapacitates flying around, a player could be unable to act for quite some [...]
The Red Reaper – Loot List
The following loot list is for normal mode The Red Reaper, which is a flashpoint for levels 43-47. All bosses are listed in the order of occurrence. Trash drops are at the end. Some of the drops in Red Reaper seem to drop off multiple bosses. I’ve listed some of the possible occurrences. There may [...]
Taral V – Loot List
The following loot list is for normal mode Taral V, which is a Republic-side flashpoint for levels 31-35. All bosses are listed in the order of occurrence. Trash drops are at the end. Many of the drops in Taral V seem to drop off multiple bosses. I’ve listed some of the possible occurrences. There may [...]
Jedi Guardian PVE Tanking Guide
Jedi Guardians will be familiar to anyone who has played a sword-and-shield warrior-type tank class in any MMORPG. They are the traditional melee tank relying on a combination of absorption, avoidance, and mitigation to successfuly tank content. As the Jedi Knight you will start your journey as a Jedi Padawan on the planet Tython, the [...]
Datacron Guide: Nar Shaddaa
The datacrons on Nar Shaddaa are split, with the first three different for each faction. The remaing two are shared between them. STARTING COORDINATES (X -3303, Y -3400) DATACRON COORDINATES (X -3360, Y -3312) REPUBLIC- Nikto Sector: Find the stack of crates and jump from them up to the shipping container. Then jump across to the next [...]
The Foundry – Loot List
The following loot list is for normal mode The Foundry, which is a flashpoint for levels 35-39. All bosses are listed in the order of occurrence. Trash drops are at the end. Loot lists are currently a work in progress. If you notice anything that needs a correction or addition, please feel free to leave [...]
Hard Mode False Emperor Flashpoint Guide
Now that you’ve hit level 50, starting furiously farming your dailies, hit up the GTN for some cheap gear, and finally gotten around to steamrolling that Alderaan Bonus Series, you might be wondering: what’s next? Sure, gear is great…but where do you put all those shiny Artifacts to good use? Hard Modes. Classic flashpoints reimagined [...]
Boarding Party – Loot List
The following loot list is for normal mode Boarding Party, which is a flashpoint for levels 31-35. All bosses are listed in the order of occurrence. Trash drops are at the end. Loot lists are currently a work in progress. If you notice anything that needs a correction or addition, please feel free to leave [...]
Jedi Consular Sage Seer 1-50 Leveling Guide
The Seer spec of the Jedi Consular Sage advanced class is a healing focused character class. When you’re not healing as a Seer you can put out a respectable amount of DPS, and have several utilitarian tools and crowd control abilities. Thanks to your strong healing capabilities and decent damage output Seer survivability is high, [...]
The Streets of Cademimu – Loot List
The following loot list is for normal mode Streets of Cademimu, which is a flashpoint for levels 27-31. All bosses are listed in the order of occurrence. Trash drops are at the end. Loot lists are currently a work in progress. If you notice anything that needs a correction or addition, please feel free to [...]
Datacron Guide: Balmorra
On Balmorra two datacrons are exclusive to each faction and the locations are different. The other three are in the same location, but the stat boost is different. ENTRANCE COORDINATES (X -470, Y 1924) (EMPIRE) Neebray Warehouse At the back of the warehouse is an elevator control panel. Use it to take the elevator to the second [...]
Mandalorian Raiders – Loot List
The following loot list is for normal mode Mandalorian Raiders. All bosses are listed in the order of occurrence. Trash drops are at the end. Loot lists are currently a work in progress. If you notice anything that needs a correction or addition, please feel free to leave a comment. Note: The more time I [...]
Eternity Vault Guide
So you’re ready for operations in SW:TOR? Eternity Vault is generally the first operation the average player experiences in the game. It’s got some fun encounters with a few unique characteristics and mechanics to learn. The 8 man version on normal difficulty is tuned for pretty fresh 50′s. Gear is not really a huge factor to defeat [...]
Understanding Consulars and Inquisitors: Melee DPS or Tanking
This article will be a discussion and analysis of the other Advanced Classes of the Consular/Inquisitor, the Shadow and Assassin. Just like the previous pairing, the Shadow and Assassin are versatile classes with a lot of potential. They are able to tear apart their enemies in close quarters combat, or keep everyone hacking away at [...]
SWTOR Mechanics 103: Crew Skills
Welcome to SWTOR Mechanics 103. Previously we discussed Attributes with SWTOR Mechanics 101: Attributes and Game Mechanics with SWTOR Mechanics 102: Game Mechanics. But what about Crew Skills? Crafting has been an integral part of many MMO’s over the years, but BioWare’s take on the familiar is definitely a departure from the classic mold. Click [...]
Level 50 Dailies: Ilum – Republic Side
In order to get the Ilum daily quest series, you have to complete your class quest, which should send you right to assist the war effort in Ilum. When you tire of being farmed by the Imperials on your server, you might take a moment to check out all this PVE content people have been [...]
Athiss – Loot List
The following loot list is for normal mode Athiss. All bosses are listed in the order of occurrence. Trash drops are at the end. Loot lists are currently a work in progress. If you notice anything that needs a correction or addition, please feel free to leave a comment. Note: Some of the trash drops [...]
Eternity Vault Ancient Pylons Puzzle Tool
Check out the FORCE Junkies Ancient Pylons Puzzle tool that help you and your raid to efficiently and quickly defeat this encounter. Follow this Link for the full page. Midway through the Eternity Vault operation you are going to come across a lush jungle. That lush jungle is blocked at one end by a blast [...]
Hammer Station – Loot List
The following loot list is for normal mode Hammer Station. All bosses are listed in the order of occurrence. Trash drops are at the end. Loot lists are currently a work in progress. If you notice anything that needs a correction or addition, please feel free to leave a comment. Note: Some of the trash [...]
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