June 18, 2013

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SWTOR Tip of the Day: Use the LS/DS Vendor

Once you reach level 2 of either the Light Side or Dark Side (1000 points), you can purchase items from the LS/DS vendor on the Fleet.  I don’t spend a lot of time on the Fleet, so I often forget about this vendor.  It would beneficial to check out the items for sale here once in a while, you may find something fairly useful for your class.

Make sure that you are at the proper level of alignment in order to use these items.  For example, you won’t be able to use an item that requires Light III when you are only Light II.  You can always check your alignment on your character screen.  Hovering your mouse over the alignment gauge will show you what level you are at.

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No Cross Faction Chat

Do you find the lack of cross faction chat…disturbing?

In an interview with Ten Ton Hammer, SWTOR creative director James Ohlen indicated that there would be no cross faction chat in SWTOR.  I like this decision, as keeping “the other side” from seeing your in game chat can have a great advantage in PvP or planning an attack on an enemy base.

A lot of people are probably going to get upset about this, but if you have friends that play the opposite faction, you can always chat with them on Ventrilo or your favorite live chat application of choice.

What do you think about this decision?  Like it?  Hate it?  Let us know in the comments below.

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The Importance of Alignment in Guild Creation

There has been a lot of uproar lately about the fact that EA/BioWare will be the ones who will determine which and what type of server your guild is placed on at launch.  Granted, most people naturally resist when anyone makes a choice for them.  It appears EA/BioWare is taking this approach in order to ensure that the player load is balanced across their servers.

Many guilds are also concerned that since server choice is out of their control, they may not get placed on a server that is conducive to their preferred gameplay style (PvE, PvP, RP).  Reading through the FAQs, I found this note on alignment:

“We will make reasonable efforts to ensure that qualifying guilds are imported into a server that meets your specified preferences, but we cannot make any guarantees given the anticipated volume of guilds (among other factors). All server placements therefore remain in our sole discretion. “

It sounds like alignment may be one method to help ensure that your guild is placed on your groups’ preferred gameplay server.  If you really want a roleplay guild, then perhaps you can seek out a rival guild on the official forums.

EA wants launch day goes as smooth as possible, and apparently they see making the server assignments for guilds a necessary measure to ensure that happens.  Alignment may be the only small option that you have to help ensure that you get the gaming experience that you want.

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