Tips for New SWTOR Players

A video purely about tips for new players to Star Wars: The Old Republic! Haven't played SWTOR in a very long time and need a refresher? These tips are great for returning players too. Starts from picking a server and creating a character all the way to tips for questing and companion. These tips are specifically for players starting in 2017 and 2018.

🔗 Full Written Version of this guide

🔗 PART 2!

#1 Before you make your SWTOR account, you can use a subscribed friend's referral link so you can get some free goodies ingame. If you are returning to the game after a break and have subscribed in the past but aren’t subscribed right now, you can also use a referral link to get a free 7 days of subscription - use them well! See the description of this video for a link to more info about referral codes. I’ve included more info about referral links in the description of this video if you want to use one.

🔗 Referral link for new/returning players

#2 Be aware of what’s available when choosing a server. At the time of making this video the developers are getting ready to merge the servers to make it easier for players to play together. If you are in North America and live towards the east, you'll want to choose the Star Forge Server. If you live near the west you'll want to choose the Satele Shan Server. If you live in Europe and speak English, you'll want to choose Darth Malgus, si vous parlez français (if you speak French choose The Leviathan), and Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen, bitte wählen Sie das Tulak Hord (if you speak German choose Tulak Hord). All east coast servers will now be merged into Star Forge, all west coast servers are being merged into Satele Shan, the European language servers are being merged into one server each respectively.

#3 Choose a class that seems interesting to you - there is no "best class" and they are fairly well balanced. The most commonly chosen classes are the Jedi Knight followed by the Sith Warrior. If you need more help choosing a class, I’ve made a video called “Which class should I choose?” you can watch.

🔗 Video: Which Class Should I Play?

#4 Be aware that only certain advanced classes can heal or tank... So if you want to play those roles, make sure to pick a class and advanced class that allows you to choose those roles. All classes can be DPS, which means they focus on dealing damage, but only Smuggler Scoundrels, imperial operatives, Jedi consular sages, sith Inquisitor sorcerers, trooper commandos and bounty Hunter mercenaries have the ability to heal, and only Jedi consular shadows, sith Inquisitor assassins, Jedi Knight guardians, sith warrior juggernauts, trooper vanguard and bounty Hunter powertechs have the ability to tank. Ooof that’s a lot of info, just look at the chart instead. That doesn't mean it's the only thing those advanced classes can do - you can switch between being a healer and DPS or tank and DPs on those advanced classes.

#5 You can NOT change your character's class or advanced class after you choose it. You will only be able to change your specialization within that advanced class, for example from DPS to healer. This specialization is called your combat proficiency and each advanced class has three to choose from. Players often swap between them for fun or to help fill the needs of their group when playing together.

#6 On a free to play account, you will only have access to playing three races - humans, cyborgs and zabraks. There's a variety of ways to unlock the other races - but all of them are difficult to do on a free to play account. Your species does not have a major affect on the game, so pick the one that interests you the most. Subscribing unlocks more options, others can be unlocked through playing the game, and others like the Cathar and Togruta can only be purchased on the cartel market or from other players with credits. If you want to know more about unlocking races and your character’s appearance, I’ve got a video called “Character Creation & Appearance”, you might want to watch.

🔗 Video: Appearance

#7 If you reach dark side level one or higher, your character’s appearance might start to change including their eye color and skin color...

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[manius]

This video is over a year old and you are still answering questions in the comments.
Thats a dedication you rarely see on this plattform. So, keep up the great work!

[finhisself]

"Heroic quests are designed for groups of 2-4 players."

Well, that explains my constant solo death.

[TheDreno]

Never heard of this game until it was added to Steam recently. Crazy cool they added your tip video to their launcher!

[RazRaptre]

"You can press Esc if you didn't like your dialogue choices"

[DanielJSmith]

Congrats on getting a link directly on the SWTOR Launcher! You deserve it for all the hard work you put into your channel.

[maddog]

Some of the dialogue changes if you pick an alien species depending on class, etc, Just small little things but just thought I'd put it out there

[RoosSkywalker]

F2P and Preferred players now have a 1 million credit cap, access to Quick travel ability and Medical probes for respawn without cartel coins.

[mofstar]

Do lots of side missions at the beginning, quick and easy ones. Then you won’t have to grind before you do a hard story mission above your level

[lelouche]

If you're a jedi knight and want to say hi toa sith.... lolwut.


Me: sees sith


Me: Hello there.

[eXquisiteGaming]

Excellent video! The SWTOR community is alive and thriving! Can't wait to finish exams to jump right back into this immersive world :))

[glennzetlitz]

I haven't played this in almost 5 years. Decided to get back into it yesterday. Seems there is a lot of helpful info here, delivered systematically by a soothing voice rather that some erratic sugar hyped obnoxious teenager. Thanks. Subscribing.

[xxSALTtheWOUNDxx]

I just subscribed for 60 days to check out more of what this game has to offer and every one of my questions have been answered by your videos, thank you for the dedication and hard work you've put into this channel - May the Force be with You!

[CheeseTheTerrible]

Recently got into this game I've started out as a bounty hunter and your videos have answered most of my questions before I even thought of them myself and so far im really enjoying this game

[TaliaIGhul]

I had just returned recently after a forced-hiatus due to my last PC crashing. These vids are a good refresher and reintroduction to the game.

[olearris]

I'm jumping back in and love that these videos are out there.

[assassinsden]

The only thing I could add to any list is don't feel like you need to get married to your first character in any given class. You're going to make build and gearing mistakes, so don't do things like spending cartel coins and getting artifact unlocks until you know you're going to keep your character.

[jaymack]

After getting burnt out on WoW and coming back to SWTOR I don't think I could've gotten better info. Thank you, this has saved me from asking a lot of stupid question in guild chat.

[Janoha]

The other way to play Heroics solo is to have a natural tank companion like Khem Val or Quizen Fez.

[SickVoid]

Just put this video on for a friend who wanted to get into the game. Ive been playing for years and just now learned I could quickly switch between targeted enemies with tab.

[thesenate]

Im gona be honest Swtor is like the only Mmorpg i like