Star Wars: The Old Republic is an MMORPG developed by Bioware that is set approximately 300 years after the events of the Knights of the Old Republic, more than 3,500 years before the movies.
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Why is SWTOR not downloading through EA's Origin service?
So, I'm about to download SWTOR as written here http://www.swtor.com/early-access.
But it seems like I have to download the client by itself, not via the Origin program by EA, even if the game shows ...
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What are Daily Commendations?
On Belsavis, I found a "Mission Support Vendor" who sells level 50 modifications (and speeders) for Daily Commendations.
What are they? How can I get them? Are they only for level 50 characters?
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How do I change my ship's pilot?
So my companion Andronikos Revel had a quick chat with me via a quest, and I told him he could fly my ship.
Okay I guess, now I hear his voice from time to time while doing space missions. Is there ...
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Are all three healing classes equally viable healers, or is one the “primary” healer?
I want to play a healer in SWTOR, which originally lead me to the Jedi Sage / Sith Sorceror as they seemed like the obvious healer type. Since then I've run across some conflicting reports that say ...
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How does map in new Star Wars MMO compare with WoW and similar games? [closed]
There is a new Star Wars game in beta right now. I was wondering if anyone tell me how large it is map- wise and how it compares to other popular games?
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Can I go back to the story missions after I grind to PvP if I ever desired to?
I just bought SWTOR and I never liked casual questing. Can I grind to 50 with PvP and then go back to the story missions at my leisure? Or will being too high of a level inhibit my ability to accept ...
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Power vs. Force Power
For a sith inquisitor focusing on PvP healing, what stat should I focus on and why? Power or Force Power?
Both seem to push my force abilities, but what's the better choice when faced with a ...
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Is it possible to get a hat that won't mess up my awesome mohawk?
I know the prospects aren't good, but are there any hats available (especially for smugglers) that would allow me to keep my wonderful Mohawk?
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In FlashPoints, how is each conversation decided?
While in a Flashpoint, all group members make decisions in a conversation, then the game chooses one of the responses.
However, in my experience, this is not a random choice (or I have tremendously ...
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Does the class story continue after act 3? [closed]
I have reached level 50 and finished act 3 of my class story. The loading screen now says "Interlude". I assume the class story currently doesn't progress beyond that, am I right? And if it does not ...
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Is dying while naked cheaper than dying with clothes?
While running a flash point my group decided to suicide instead of making the long lonley run back to the start point. We were wondering if dying naked was less expensive than wearing your gear.
Does ...
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How to rotate the camera without rotating the charcter?
Is there some way to look at the front of my character? And I don't mean looking at the image in the character menu.
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Does upgrading your speeder improve anything besides max speed?
Upgrading to the next level of speeder (level 25, 40, then 50) increases the speed while riding 10% at a time. 90%, 100%, 110%.
Are there any other benefits, besides speed, to upgrading your speeder ...
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What level can a bounty hunter dual-wield pistols?
Like the question states, I was wondering at what level I would be able to dual-wield pistols as a Bounty Hunter.
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Are the quests/storyline optional?
I do not really like quests.
In SWTOR how much of the storylines/quests do I need to do?
I understand from the beta I had to do a long quest line to unlock the space ship and first companion.
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Is there a definitive list of what gifts a companion likes?
Is there any resource to tell you exactly which gifts are a waste of time and which ones are going to result in maximum gain?
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What does it mean when an item in swtor is orange? [duplicate]
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What's the deal with orange items without stats?
Is there some kind of wow-equivalent item quality level for orange items in swtor?
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What's the difference between bound and unbound items?
From the normal meaning of the words I would have assumed that items that become bound to you on equip are unremovable, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I can take off bound armor, and I can ...
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Can you turn off titles in player names?
Can you turn off titles in player names? For example if my name is Akbar, I might have the options to add "Captain Akbar" or "Akbar, Black Bisector".
When I'm in a warzone, the titles make it ...
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Are the classes in TOR *really* mirrored across factions?
I know that the intent in The Old Republic was that the factions would be balanced by having the same classes available to each faction, albeit with different names and animations.
But after playing ...
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I've got Supplies. Now what?
Having just arrived at Hoth, with my Imperial Agent, I checked in with the ranking officer of the Salvage operations on site at the base. He informed me that his superior is out in the field and can't ...
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What is the exact effect that affection has on companions?
I know that in general, a higher affection score raises the chance for a successful crew skill check and reduces the time to completion, but what I'm looking for here is hard numbers so I can decide ...
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Ways to earn experience-points
Besides the obvious ways to earn experience like:
killing mobs
completing quest
which other ways exist get earn XP in SWTOR? I've only played about 30 minutes till now and wanted to know if i will ...
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camera movement in SWTOR
I want to turn my camera to look to another direction than the direction I am walking without having to hold down a mouse-button.
When I turn my camera to look sideways (without turning my character ...
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Ventrilo's Push to Talk not working when playing Star Wars: The Old Republic
Several friends and I are playing Star Wars: The Old Republic. We use my Ventrilo server to chat, and have done so for years in other games (World of Warcraft, League of Legends, etc.)
With Star ...
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Does targeting the bridge and engines of capital ships do anything?
In the space missions, some of the targetable points on the capital ships (destroyers and frigates) seem to include the bridge and other points on the hull that are shielded (blue when hit by ...
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Are there any inherent stats on orange gear?
My roommate and I are having an argument about whether or not orange gear (the fully moddable gear) has any inherent stats. Looking up the gear on the various websites has been less than useful so ...
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Is the old republic end-game focused?
tldr, My question is this: Is SWTOR a game that is heavily focused on players at the level cap, or is bulk of the game focused on characters that are still leveling?
And now a little of my boring ...
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What is Centering?
After a certain level some of my moves appear to build up something called Centering that wears off after a certain number of seconds. I think I skipped the description of this accidentally and I ...
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Flashpoints to start for fresh lvl 50's
Soon our guild will get together the first 4-man group of lvl 50 characters.
What order would be be good to run the Flashpoints and nightmare Flashpoints in?
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What's the deal with orange items without stats?
When comparing these two items Mantellian Smuggler's Tunic and Spec Ops Jacket, the only visible difference is 113 armor. Is it just me, or is there very little point in upgrading these, rather than ...
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Is there PvP gear for characters under the level cap?
I've been rockin' some Huttball matches, accruing a fat stack of Warzone Commendations.
Now, I want to spend them -- but the only vendors I've been able to find exclusively cater to max level items.
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Where can I find all the datacrons and what can I get from them?
I've found 3 datacrons so far. Two gave me a stat boost and third gave me a Blue Matrix Shard. Now I have a couple questions:
Is there anything else I can get from datacrons?
Where are they all? I ...
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What effect do the lesser character stats have?
There are 6 major character stats (Strength, Presence, etc.) plus Expertise for PvP. On your character sheet, you can mouse over the stat and it gives you a decent summary of what the stat does. (More ...
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Levelling as a Medicine Operative
I'm levelling an Operative, and I'd like to try my hand at a more Medicine centric build. My Concealment-specced practice of knifing people and then hitting Kolto Infusion isn't cutting it anymore in ...
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Why won't my follower just leave me alone‽
I love Khem. I really do. He gets his face bashed in on a regular basis so I don't have to.
But for all his "Yes, master", and "Watch your back, little Sith", I can't help but notice that he follows ...
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How do world bosses work?
I'm looking for info on world bosses, specifically:
What are the respawn times?
Is there 1 per planet?
Where are they located?
Are there any special quests to summon a world boss?
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How do I beat the Taspan Ambush space combat mission?
I have Blue (crafted) Grade 2 Upgrades in every slot. I have the Power Conversion module, and I'm using it to increase my firepower, since my own ship isn't taking any damage on this run.
I cannot ...
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Is there a way to see your progress to the next level?
Is there a way to see your character's progress to the next level in SW:TOR?
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What are the uses of secondary stats? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What effect do the lesser character stats have?
There is a second set of stats in SWTOR. Things like surge and power. Where can I find a list of these and what they are ...
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What's a world boss?
I've seen a "world boss" referenced several times, but have yet to see any quest that leads to something that seems like a "boss" for the world. So what's a world boss?
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Why is there a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Alderaan?
So, it was my understanding that within the Star Wars timeline, we're still many centuries away from this:
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How can I tell if I'm in a rest area?
I must be missing something obvious, but I can't figure out how to tell if I'm actually in a rest area or not. Is there some buff or tooltip I'm missing?
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How do you summon a different companion than the one that is on a mission?
I know you can summon a companion via the icon in the bottom left of the UI via the companion (person) icon with the right arrow. Or, you can open the Crew Management window and click the same icon ...
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Is there a quick way to get groups together?
Is there some World of Warcraft meeting stone/Warlock summon analog in The Old Republic to quickly assemble groups and fetch that last straggler that takes 5 minutes to walk across the station?
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Do all orange (upgradeable) items have the same base stats? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What's the deal with orange items without stats?
Are there any inherent stats on orange gear?
I've gotten a couple of orange armor pieces and weapons, and it seems ...
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What do the numbers next to the recipes in the crafting window mean?
In my crafting window there are numbers next to all the items I can make, but I don't know what they mean. I initially thought it was how many I could make with stuff I had on hand, but in my ...
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Is it worth it to remove Item Modifications?
In SWTOR you can put various modifications into various items that you wear/use -- and you can remove these and put new ones in, at a charge.
Is it worth it to remove them and sell them, if you're ...
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SWTOR Group Conversations and Companion Affection
I know in group conversations that light and dark side points are decided not by the winner of the conversation roll but the choice that you selected. How about with companion affection? I pretty much ...
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Is there a way to undo a Mailbox message deletion?
If you accidentally sell something you didn't mean to, you can use the vendor Buy Back tab to recover the item without any more cost than what it was sold to you for.
But what can you do if you ...
