Crew Skills

This thought was prompted by a line in a post over at Going Commando, where Shintar points out that “daily quests … are designed to make you repeat them“. Many SWTOR players are familiar with World of Warcraft, and describe SWTOR’s features in a context that other gamers will understand – and so heroic quests […]

Well, the game’s been live for less than two weeks and already they’re nerfing things! To wit, last night saw Patch 1.0.1, which included the following changes: Rewards from Slicing have been reduced to bring them into balance with other skills. Adjusted incorrect values for medium slicing boxes. Cue lamentations, weeping and wailing from everyone […]

Things have been a bit quiet around here lately, what with the silly season being upon us, and the launch of the game itself – I haven’t had a moment to spare, and I imagine neither have most of you. If you explore a little, you’ll find that Carrick Station isn’t the only part of […]

Just a quick post (I’m swamped in Christmas preparations at the moment, on the rare moments when I can tear myself away from the computer) to recommend Anexxia’s SWTOR Frequently Asked Questions over at Inquisitor’s Roadhouse. It’s a very handy guide to the common questions and problems that crop up a lot in-game, and even […]

This is the third in a series of game guides I’ll be writing for Crew Skills, discussing various systems of game mechanics to help everyone get up to speed nice and fast. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask! Moddable Gear Moddable gear is equipment that can be improved by adding item […]

If you’re thinking about checking out SWTOR, and you’re not yet familiar with the game, you might find this useful: SWTOR for the WoW Player, a guide at Torhead, written by yours truly. There’s some amount of argument within SWTOR’s fanbase about comparing SWTOR to WoW, and I do understand why people get frustrated with […]

I know I said I’d have my Mods guide and the second half of my Crafting guide up shortly, and that was more than “shortly” ago, but I’ve been somewhat stymied — by the mods post, in particular. I took copious notes from all the beta leaks I could find, and then they changed the […]

I’m still planning a “guide to the item modification system” post, once I sort out the tangle of the flip-flopping mods changes in the last few beta builds. In the meantime, though, check out On mods: the building, salvaging, and picking thereof from Stop over at The Stoppable Force. It’s a great post and gives […]

This is the next in a series of game guides I’ll be writing for Crew Skills, discussing various systems of game mechanics to help everyone get up to speed nice and fast. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask! This post has been prepared based on my experiences in the beta, and […]

Let’s take a break from the big heavy content-laden guides so I can show you some of the pretty pictures that have been sitting in my bulging screenshots folder for a month or so! Click the thumbnail to see the full-sized wallpaper, or right-click to download. This is Hutta. Pretty, isn’t it? If you’re thinking […]