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New Superior 77 Augments in SWTOR Guide
A new tier of Legendary quality Augments at Item Rating 300 have been added to Star wars: The Old Republic,…
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SWTOR Feast of Prosperity Hutt Event Guide
The Feast of Prosperity event, sometimes known as the “Hutt Event”, “Feast Event”, “Fall Event”, or “Thanksgiving Event”, is a…
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Rakghoul Event Guide
The Rakghoul Resurgence, better known as the “Rakghoul Event”, is a limited-time event in Star Wars: The Old Republic. This…
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SWTOR Space Missions Guide
Star Wars: The Old Republic offers two different space combat modes – Galactic Starfighter, which is an intense and indepth…
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SWTOR Full Titles Guide and List
Titles are a way to express yourself in Star Wars: The Old Republic. They show up beside your character name,…
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Interview with SWTOR Creative Director about Aurabesh and alien languages in SWTOR design with Intisar!
Player Intisar from the This Week in Aurabesh blog has interviewed the Creative Director of SWTOR Charles Boyd about their…
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Fashion Showcase #5
Every Friday players from all servers are invited to show off their favorite outfits in a Fashion Friday Showcase! These…
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Gree Event Guide
The Relics of the Gree event is a limited-time week-long event that happens roughly once a month or every two…
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SWTOR Valor Guide & Rewards
Your Valor rank signifies how much you’ve played Player vs Player content in Star Wars: The Old Republic, and the…
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Fashion Showcase #4
Every Friday players from all servers are invited to show off their favorite outfits in a Fashion Friday Showcase! These…
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SWTOR PTS – Feast of Prosperity Full Test Preview
New event coming to SWTOR on the Public Test Server. Well not everything is finished. But you can see the…
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SWTOR PTS – Baby Yoda Hover Pod, Mudhorn Mount, The Mandalorian Weapon & Armor, Force Pilgrim’s Armor, Payday Blaster, New Mounts
Here is a video preview of all the new items on the Public Test Server! Watch Video: SWTOR PTS –…
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SWTOR Developer Livestream Notes (September 24, 2020)
The Developers of SWTOR hosted a livestream to talk about what’s coming up in the game! This includes the upcoming…
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Top 10 Elegant Jedi Lightsabers in SWTOR
Looking for something with gold, silver, leather, wood or scrollwork? Let’s go over my top favorite elegant lightsabers in Star…
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How to Level Slower in SWTOR – White Acute Module Guide
If you’re finding that you’re gaining experience and leveling up way too fast during the limited-time Double XP event, there’s…
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Fashion Showcase #3
Every Friday players from all servers are invited to show off their favorite outfits in a Fashion Friday Showcase! These…
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Legendary Player Status Guide
One of the most notable achievements in all of Star Wars: The Old Republic is the legendary player achievement, and…
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Double XP Month has started in SWTOR! Sep 15 – Oct 13, 2020
Double XP month is now live! Level up your characters twice as fast as normal or get double valor, renown…
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Double XP Event Guide
The Double XP Event, some times known as “double XP week” or “double xp month”, is a limited-time event in…
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Fashion Showcase #2
Every Friday players from all servers are invited to show off their favorite outfits in a Fashion Friday Showcase! These…
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SWTOR Interview with Community Manager, Design Director and Aviriia
Player Aviriia has interviewed Eric Musco (Community Manager), Chris Schmidt (Design Director) about Star Wars: The Old Republic! Touching on…
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Lab Technician Armor Review
The Lab Technician armor set is a Cartel Market armor set that players can buy in Star Wars: The Old…
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Winter Outlaw Armor Review
Watch Video: Winter Outlaw Armor Review The Winter Outlaw armor set is a Cartel Market armor set that players can…
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Fork-lift Walker Mount Review
The Fork-lift Walker is the newest mount available in SWTOR, it’s based off of a forklift design, and when you…
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SWTOR Steam Achievements List & Guide
Steam Achievements are now available in Star Wars: The Old Republic! What are Steam Achievements for? Steam Achievements are a…
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Beginner's Guides
- Level 60 / Level 70 Character Creation
- Quickbars Guide
- Playing With a Friend
- What is Star Wars: The Old Republic?
- How to Get New Armor
- How to Play Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Free-to-Play Tips (F2P)
- Is worth returning to in 2020?
- Is worth trying in 2020?
- Tips for New Players
- How to Level Up Fast
- Which Class Should I Play? Guide
- What to do at Level 70
Content Guides
- Space Missions Guide
- Full Titles Guide and List
- Valor Guide & Rewards
- How to Level Slower – White Acute Module Guide
- Legendary Player Status Guide
- Steam Achievements List & Guide
- Galactic Starfighter Guide
- How to Solo Master Mode Red Reaper in Stealth
- How to Make Credits
- Star Wars: Squadrons vs Galactic Starfighter
- Dark Side Corruption
- Bonus Series Quests
- Flashpoint Levels Guide
- Social Points and Rewards Guide
- Eternal Championship Guide
- Groupfinder Flashpoints
- Solo Story Order
- Bounty Contract Week Rewards
- How to use a Security Key & Get 100 free Cartel Coins per month!
- Character Appearance Guide
- User Interface Tips and Tricks
- Decorations Guide
- Stronghold Guide
- Chat Guide
- Reputation Guide
- Alliance Guide – Companion Alerts, Alliance Specialists and Star Fortress
- How to Roleplay Guide
- Conquest Guide
- Pets Guide
- Legacy and Character Unlocks Guide
- Companions Guide
- Flashpoints & Operations Guide
- Dark vs Light Guide
- Why KoTFE will suck to play with friends… and How to Mitigate the Damage
- Togruta Review – Are Togruta Worth It?
Free-to-play, Preferred, and Subscribing
- Free-to-Play Crystals
- Free-to-play vs Preferred vs Subscriber Guide
- Referral Code
- SWTOR’s Free-to-Play compared to other online games
- What’s the best way to subscribe to SWTOR?
- How much do the Expansions cost?
- Is worth subscribing to?
- Subscriber Tips
- Do Free-to-Play and Preferred players get less XP?
- Play as Preferred Tips & Transitioning Tips
Event Guides
- Feast of Prosperity Hutt Event Guide
- Rakghoul Event Guide
- Gree Event Guide
- Double XP Event Guide
- Dantooine Pirate Incursion Event Guide
- Nar Shaddaa Nightlife Event Guide
- All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally Event Guide
- Bounty Contract Event Guide
Combat & Gear Guides
- New Superior 77 Augments Guide
- How to Upgrade Your Armor
- How to Gear Up Alts at Level 75
- Set Bonus Guide
- How to Gear Up at Level 75
- Tactical Items Guide
- Amplifiers Guide
- Targetting Tips
- Combat Mechanics and Abilities Guide
Secrets
- Steam Achievements List & Guide
- Special Operation Mounts
- How to Earn Darth Hexid as a Companion
- Orokeet Secret Pet Quest
- Star Fortress Secret Achievements
- Ood Bnar’s Datacron and Weapon Tuning
- Under the Yavin Stronghold
- Petlandia, Pet Collection
Armor & Fashion
- Top 10 Elegant Jedi Lightsabers
- Deluxe Jedi Bundle on Steam
- Deluxe Sith Bundle on Steam
- Armor
- Top Ten Double-bladed Lightsabers
- 32 Practically Free Armors!
- Top 10 Bounty Hunter Armor Sets
- Top Ten Lightsaber Crystals
- Dyes
- Lightsaber Crystals
- Top 10 Lightsabers
- Top Ten Jedi Knight Armors
- Top 10 Mandalorian Armors
- Top 10 Imperial Agent Armors
- Top 10 Smuggler Armors
- How to Preview Items
- Top 10 Sith Warrior Armors
- Top Ten Sith Inquisitor Sets
- How to Unlock Items Across Your Entire Account with Collections
- How to Get New Armor
- Top 10 Jedi Consular Armors
- Top 10 Trooper Armors
- Craftable Dyes
- KOTOR Armors & Outfits
- Poe Dameron (Pilot) Outfit and Character Customization
- Captain Phasma Outfit and Character Customization
- How to Look like Kylo Ren (Character Customization and Outfit)
- How to Look like Rey (Character Customization and Outfit)
- The Outlander Gallery
Crafting
- New Superior 77 Augments Guide
- How to Craft Decorations
- Crafting for Conquest
- Crafting Armor for Endgame at Level 75
- How to Craft a Lightsaber
- Crafting in Onslaught Guide
- Craftable Speeders with Cybertech Crafting Skill
- Craftable Blaster Rifles
- Craftable Blaster Cannons
- Craftable Blaster Pistols
- Craftable Sniper Rifles
- Craftable Double-Bladed Lightsabers
- Craftable Lightsabers
- Craftable Lightsaber Color Crystals
- Craftable Sith Armors
- 10 Craftable Bounty Hunter Armors
- Craftable Agent Armors
- 15 Craftable Jedi Robes
- 10 Street-Smart Craftable Smuggler Armors
- How to Craft Guide
Guilds & Servers
- Guild Heraldry
- The Guild Finder
- Roleplay Servers (RP Servers)
- Server Merges November 2017
- How to Transfer Servers
- How to Create a Great Guild
- How to Find a Great Guild
Lore
- Old Republic Books and Comics
- Onderon Lore
- Onderon Lore Interview with Creative Director
- Nautolan Roleplaying Ideas
- Which Class Should I Make my Nautolan?
- A Lore-Appropriate Nautolan
- Nautolan Naming Conventions
- The History of Dantooine – Star Wars Lore
- The State of the Galaxy post-Iokath
- Ossus Lore
- Ancient Sith Lords of SWTOR
- Codes & Creeds
- Bioware Fallen Empire Roundtable Q&A
- Who Is Nico Okarr, the new companion?
- Which Class Should I Make my Togruta?
- A Lore-Appropriate Togruta & Togruta Naming Conventions
Technical Support
- Star Wars: The Old Republic is now available on Steam!
- Account Can’t Subscribe due to Maintenance
- Can’t Log In Guide
- If your game opens tiny (800×600 or smaller) bugfix
- How to fix your One-time-password if it is not arriving by email
- How to Remove Your Security Key if your phone is lost, stolen or broken
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Did you know you can hatch an Orokeet pet on Tatooine? Here's an updated video guide on where to find the egg and how you can hatch this little cutie in SWTOR ➙ View the guide here!
State of the Old Republic has posted a new SWTOR podcast episode! 🎙 Listen in at Listen here!
State of the Old Republic has posted a new SWTOR podcast episode! 🎙 Listen in at Listen here!
SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 356: The HK-51 Companion - If you don't yet have it, the HK-51 companion is still in the game and we talk about how to get it. For more episodes check newoverlords.com, aie-guild.org and follow @MaxTheGrey View here!
Here's an updated video guide on how and what you need to catch this little cutie in SWTOR ➙ View the guide here!
SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 355: PTS Pinata - Much like a pinata, this week the PTS is filled with fun. We take a whack at that and more this week. For more episodes check newoverlords.com, aie-guild.org and follow @MaxTheGrey View here!
Intisar's SWTOR blog This Week in Aurebesh is celebrating it's fourth birthday! Read here!
SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 354: All The Achievements - Corley and Thaan are guests to talk about Steam and all the achievements. For more episodes check newoverlords.com, aie-guild.org and follow @MaxTheGrey View here!
SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 353: PvP and Conquest Changes Preview - PvP and Conquest changes are coming, so we take a look. For more episodes check newoverlords.com and follow @MaxTheGrey @AIESema View here!
SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 352: Update 6.1.3 and Steam Achievements - Update 6.1.3 is now live and with it, we now have Steam Achievements. For more episodes check newoverlords.com and follow @MaxTheGrey @AIESema View here!
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