{"id":29516,"date":"2023-06-20T20:45:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T03:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/?p=29516"},"modified":"2023-06-20T20:45:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T03:45:28","slug":"swtor-gearing-changes-and-tips-in-update-7-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-gearing-changes-and-tips-in-update-7-3\/","title":{"rendered":"SWTOR Gearing Changes and Tips in Update 7.3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Update 7.3 in Star Wars: The Old Republic brought some minor gearing changes for level 80, which actually makes gearing up easier than ever!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daily Resource Matrixes are no longer required to purchase or upgrade any gear<\/li>\n<li>Purchasing and Upgrading gear now requires less types of currencies<\/li>\n<li>The currency caps are now higher<\/li>\n<li>Four tacticals got changed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Want to learn how to gear up?<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve fully updated my <a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-level-80-gearing-guide\/\">Level 80 Gearing Guide<\/a> for Update 7.3!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VTB2oE7puj\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-level-80-gearing-guide\/\">SWTOR Level 80 Gearing Guide<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;SWTOR Level 80 Gearing Guide&#8221; &#8212; Swtorista\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-level-80-gearing-guide\/embed\/#?secret=CYwoAyDiQg#?secret=VTB2oE7puj\" data-secret=\"VTB2oE7puj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Daily Resource Matrix Removed<\/h2>\n<p>The biggest change in Update 7.3 for gearing is that the currency<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/matter_transubstantiator.png\" alt=\"Daily Resource Matrix\" \/> <strong>Daily Resource Matrix<\/strong> was entirely removed from the game &#8211; if you had some, they were automatically converted to<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" \/> <strong>Conquest Commendations<\/strong>, and any type of gear purchases that used to require them no longer require them. This makes all gearing paths easier with one less currency required!<\/p>\n<p>If you are doing the <a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/level-80-solo-gearing-in-swtor-7-1\/\">Level 80 Solo Gearing trick<\/a> with the earpiece, you don&#8217;t need to change anything you are doing, except you won&#8217;t need to run any daily planets or heroics anymore. Everything else stays the same.<\/p>\n<p>If you now have a large pile of <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" \/> <strong>Conquest Commendations<\/strong>, don&#8217;t forget you can trade them in if you don&#8217;t need them!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At the Conquest Gear Vendor: Trade<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" \/>\u00a0<strong>500 Conquest Commendations<\/strong> for <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/6_0_Flashpoint_Crafting_Material.png\" alt=\"FP-1 Stabilizer\" \/>\u00a0<strong>200 FP-1 Stabilizers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>At the Conquest Gear Vendor: Trade<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" \/>\u00a0<strong>200 Conquest Commendations<\/strong> for <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tech-fragments.png\" alt=\"Tech Fragments\" \/>\u00a0<strong>200 Tech Fragments<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Fewer currencies required to upgrade gear<\/h2>\n<p>The the currencies required to upgrade gear are reduced, allowing players to better focus on the content they enjoy. Here are the coming changes, organized by their vendor.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Conquest Gear Vendor:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To Purchase Gear =&gt; Conquest Commendations, Credits<br \/>\nTo Upgrade Gear =&gt; Previous Gear Piece, Conquest Commendations, Credits<\/li>\n<li>Previously: <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" \/> \/<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/matter_transubstantiator.png\" alt=\"Daily Resource Matrix\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Now:\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Flashpoint Gear Vendor:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To Purchase Gear =&gt; Flashpoint Stabilizers, Credits<\/li>\n<li>To Upgrade Gear =&gt; Previous Gear Piece, Flashpoint Stabilizers, Credits<\/li>\n<li>Previously: <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/matter_transubstantiator.png\" alt=\"Daily Resource Matrix\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/6_0_Flashpoint_Crafting_Material.png\" alt=\"FP-1 Stabilizer\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/6_0_Flashpoint_Crafting_Material.png\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Now:<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/6_0_Flashpoint_Crafting_Material.png\" alt=\"FP-1 Stabilizer\" data-src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/6_0_Flashpoint_Crafting_Material.png\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Operations Gear Vendor:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To Purchase Gear =&gt; Operation Catalysts, Credits<\/li>\n<li>To Upgrade Gear =&gt; Previous Gear Piece, Operation Catalysts, Credits<\/li>\n<li>Previously: <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/matter_transubstantiator.png\" alt=\"Daily Resource Matrix\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Now:<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/universal_catalyst.png\" alt=\"OP-1 Catalyst\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>PvP Gear Vendor:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To Purchase Gear =&gt; PvP Accelerants, Credits<\/li>\n<li>To Upgrade Gear =&gt; Previous Gear Piece, PvP Accelerants, Credits<\/li>\n<li>Previously: <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/swtor-tpa.png\" alt=\"WZ-1 Accelerant\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Now:<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/swtor-tpa.png\" alt=\"WZ-1 Accelerant\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Legendary Implants Vendor:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To Purchase =&gt; Conquest Commendations, Tech Fragments, Credits<\/li>\n<li>To Upgrade =&gt; Previous Implant, Conquest Commendations, Tech Fragments, Credits<\/li>\n<li>Previously: <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/matter_transubstantiator.png\" alt=\"Daily Resource Matrix\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tech-fragments.png\" alt=\"Tech Fragments\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Now:<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22904\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/medals-of-commendations.png\" alt=\"Conquest Commendation\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tech-fragments.png\" alt=\"Tech Fragments\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Currency Caps Higher<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve heard your feedback on the frustration currency caps cause and will be raising the weekly caps for progression currency as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increased the <strong>weekly cap of Conquest Commendations to 6,000<\/strong> (up from 2500).\n<ul>\n<li>Increased the total cap of Conquest Commendations 4000 (up from 2500) to account for the removal of Daily Resource Matrices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Increased the <strong>weekly cap of FP-1 Stabilizers to 3,000<\/strong> (up from 1200).\n<ul>\n<li>The total cap will remain at 2500.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Increased the <strong>weekly cap of WZ-1 Accelerant to 2,000<\/strong> (up from 1200).\n<ul>\n<li>The total cap will remain at 1200.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Increased the <strong>weekly cap of OP-1 Catalyst to 2,000<\/strong> (up from 1200).\n<ul>\n<li>The total cap will remain at 1200.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tactical Changes<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorfiles.jedipedia.net\/icons\/56-7-1\/tac_bh_pt_sonic_rebounder.png\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorfiles.jedipedia.net\/icons\/56-7-1-1\/tac_bhtr_ptvg_sonic_rebounder.png\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorfiles.jedipedia.net\/icons\/56-7-1-1\/tac_ag_op_toxic_blast.png\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorfiles.jedipedia.net\/icons\/56-7-1-1\/tac_si_so_tempest_mastery.png\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Neural Trigger<\/strong> Tactical has been redesigned. It now roots the target instead of stuns. (Dealing damage to an enemy affected by your Neural Jolt \/ Neural Trigger roots them for 2 seconds and ends the taunt.)<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Energized Blade<\/strong> Tactical has been redesigned and renamed <strong>Energized Vambrace<\/strong> &#8211; Gaining an Energy Lode stack increases Retractable Blade&#8217;s bleed and Magnetic Blast&#8217;s damage by 5% for 10 seconds. Stacks up to 4 times. \/\/ Gaining an Energy Lode stack increases Gut&#8217;s bleed and Tactical Surge&#8217;s damage by 5%. Stacks up to 4 times and lasts 10 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Viral Elements<\/strong> Tactical no longer causes Lethal Strike \/ Point Blank Shot to hit the primary target twice.<\/li>\n<li>Increased the <strong>Stormwatch<\/strong> tactical\u2019s duration to 15 seconds (up from 10 seconds). (<strong>Telekinetic Gust<\/strong> applies Stormwatch to its targets. For the next 10 seconds, whenever the target takes damage to Weaken Mind, Mind Crush, or Turbulence a force gust is called down upon the target, dealing energy damage. \/\/ <strong>Lightning Flash<\/strong> applies Stormwatch to its targets. For the next 15 seconds, whenever the target takes damage to Affliction, Crushing Darkness, or Thundering Blast a lightning bolt is called down upon the target, dealing energy damage.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>7.2 Changes<\/h2>\n<p>If you missed the previous changes, here they are! There were no changes to item-rating in Update 7.3.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The minimum item-rating for most types of gear used to be 320 &#8211; it is now <strong>324<\/strong>, so new players will start at 324. If you never managed to get 324 in past updates, visit the vendors and you&#8217;ll be able to simply purchase 324 pieces if you have the right currency. This goes for 7.3 too.<\/li>\n<li>The max item-rating for most types of gear used to be 330 &#8211; it is now <strong>336<\/strong>, so you can continue upgrading your gear. This goes for 7.3 too.<\/li>\n<li>This includes Hyde &amp; Zeek, so you can get <strong>blue 336 mods<\/strong> and <strong>purple 336<\/strong> enhancements for your moddable gear. This goes for 7.3 too.<\/li>\n<li>You can now buy Flashpoint and Operation gear directly from vendors using their respective currencies &#8211; you don&#8217;t need the pieces to drop directly from bosses anymore. This goes for 7.3 too.<\/li>\n<li>7.2 There are some new ways to exchange currency types that are really useful.<\/li>\n<li>7.2 Some tacticals were changed\/redesigned.<\/li>\n<li>7.2 New general minimum item-rating: 324 (Conquest\/Solo, Flashpoints, Operations)<\/li>\n<li>7.2New general maximum item-rating: 336 (Conquest\/Solo, Flashpoints, Operations, Hyde &amp; Zeek)<\/li>\n<li>7.2PvP: 322-332 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>*** BUG\/ISSUE:\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span>There seems to be some issues with bolster for players above 332, they are supposed to be pushed down to 332, but are not. I don&#8217;t know details.<\/li>\n<li>7.2 R-4 Gear: No changes.<\/li>\n<li>7.2 Legendary Implants: No changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sdG5H8Fu5E\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-gearing-changes-and-tips-in-update-7-2\/\">SWTOR Gearing Changes and Tips in Update 7.2<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;SWTOR Gearing Changes and Tips in Update 7.2&#8221; &#8212; Swtorista\" src=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-gearing-changes-and-tips-in-update-7-2\/embed\/#?secret=2R3xq0k34P#?secret=sdG5H8Fu5E\" data-secret=\"sdG5H8Fu5E\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update 7.3 in Star Wars: The Old Republic brought some minor gearing changes for level 80, which actually makes gearing up easier than ever! 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