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Wednesday 1 August 2012

Precisely why a strategy guidebook is incredible for SWTOR

By Vergie Low


The MMO genre was turned upside down this year when Star Wars The Old Republic was introduced. The storyline is quite interesting and the players are amazing, but the grind is extremely boring. Leveling is as bland as can be and it never gets much better. I was upset to find that this is still the same in SWTOR, so I picked up a guide to help me ease my way through the grind. It was amazing how fast I leveled.

I normally don't use a strategy guide, but I am really glad I did this time. I got a great start and leveled so fast. It was amazing to hit max level faster than I have ever did in any other game. While leveling is great for a storyline, I love getting into the end game content. I am not one who really likes the lore of the game all that much. Hitting level 50 in two days was amazing and my toon was strong enough to jump into groups and PvP. This is because I knew exactly the right path to get to all of my quests, where to find NPCs and where to get the best gear. Now, I am able to relax and play with my friends instead of catching up for the whole month.

How a SWTOR guide helped my progression

If you have ever played another MMO, the leveling is pretty much the same. Kill a certain amount of these, pick up this, collect that and it gets boring. A guide showed me where all of my quest mobs were, how to get to them and where they spawned. While other players were searching for mobs, I was finishing my quests. It was a great feeling. Before I looked at my guide, I was stuck looking for mobs and dying a lot. The guide I used covered all of the quests, bosses and spawn points for easy leveling. It allowed me to make the most out of my very limited time. SWTOR does have a pretty good system for quests, but it is nothing compared to the details the guide had.

Leveling is often much harder because you don't know the right build for your toon. While there are many decent ones, there is always one that will push out the most damage or healing. This allows you to kill mobs much easier and not die. If you are a group player, tanking and healing is also much easier with the right build. If a different specialization was chosen, I wouldn't have leveled quite as fast.

How many times have you had to run around in an MMO and find materials for your professions. This is fun for the first few seconds, but gets old very fast. SWTOR has crew skills that are essentially crafting and gathering skills combined into one. They even added quests for these, but they are still time consuming to level. However, I was able to figure out how to level them quickly and knew where all of the resources were located. I would send my companions out to gather everything for me, while I continued to level. It made everything much faster and easier.

Warzones were also much easier. I am a PvP junkie and spend a ton of time trying to become the best in my class. However, I learned some vital strategies for killing my foes and easily dominated everyone I came across. It was great to jump in and feel like I have been playing for years




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