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<\/p>\nThe Esseles is a Flashpoint in Star Wars: The Old Republic that you can run alone, with friends, or with other random players through the groupfinder. It’s the very first Flashpoint Republic players will run into, as all Republic class stories will lead you to optionally complete this Flashpoint before moving on to Coruscant!<\/p>\n
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The Esseles, a Republic transport that routinely carries civilians to and from the Republic capital world of Coruscant, has come under assault. Attacked by a powerful Imperial warship under the command of a ruthless Moff, the outgunned and outnumbered crew of the Esseles ready themselves to fight against the coming Imperials. Having booked passage on the transport to Coruscant, champions of the Republic now find themselves thrust into this dire situation. Taking up arms, they must now band together to battle back the Imperial boarding parties, defend the passengers and crew of the Esseles and free the transport from the Imperial warship.<\/em><\/p>\n The Esseles is a Flashpoint meant to be played quite early in the story for Republic characters, but if you missed it, you can always come back to it later. You can encounter it in the story after your first planet, replay it alone in Story mode, or play it outside of the story with a group in Story, Veteran or Master mode.<\/p>\n Use the tabs above for instructions for how to enter the flashpoint in the story line, and how to enter it in Solo (Story) mode, Veteran mode, and Master mode by faction.<\/p>\n Story – Republic Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n Requirements:<\/strong> To play the The Esseles Flashpoint in the story, and receive all the special cutscenes related to the Flashpoint in the story, you will need to be level 10+.\u00a0<\/strong>If you are below this level, you can not play the story quest for this Flashpoint.<\/p>\n Timeline:<\/strong> In the story, this Flashpoint takes place directly after your first planet – you will be sent to the Republic Fleet, and then need to take a shuttle to Coruscant… you can take a normal shuttle, or use the Flashpoint as an adventurous way to get to Coruscant. There’s not a large introductory cutscene for this Flashpoint as most of what is about to happen is meant to be a surprise to your character… and the set up happened earlier in your class story. There is some fun class-specific dialogue from the questgiver though, whether you are running it for the first time or re-running it.<\/p>\n Bring a Friend:<\/strong> If you want to bring a friend along for this Flashpoint in Story Mode to do the full story line, you easily can.<\/p>\n If they want to see the introductory cutscene with you,<\/strong> they can join you in a group and you can follow the exact same steps together as long as they are level 10+. This introductory cutscene is repeatable, so they can join in even if they’ve played it before.<\/p>\n They can also use the Solo tab in the Activity Finder<\/strong> to quickly join you once you are already inside the Flashpoint as long as they are level 10+.<\/p>\n Directions to the Republic Story Quest for The Esseles:<\/strong> Your class quest should lead you to the questgiver for the Esseles, but if it doesn’t, here’s how to get there!<\/p>\n Step 1<\/strong> – Elevator to Coruscant Departures<\/p>\n Take the southern elevator in the Republic Fleet down to Coruscant Departures.<\/p>\n Step 2<\/strong> – Speak to Questgiver<\/p>\n The quest giver for The Esseles is an alien named Priority Transport Officer.<\/p>\n Pick up [Start Story Mode]<\/strong> from him. You can then enter the nearby colorful Flashpoint door!<\/p>\n If you play in Story Mode, you will also get a Combat Support Droid to help you.<\/p>\n If you lose him, you can re-summon him by left-clicking the blue symbol beside the The Esseles quest.<\/p>\n If you can’t see that icon, you can also right-click the item in the Mission Items tab of your inventory.<\/p>\n Solo (Story) – Republic Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n You can also run this repeatable Flashpoint solo outside of the story quest anytime, at level 10+.<\/strong><\/p>\n Activity Finder:<\/strong> The FASTEST and EASIEST way to get into the The Esseles Flashpoint soo mode is with the Activity Finder. If you are level 10 or higher, click the icon of “three little people” on the bottom right of your screen which will open the Activity Finder Window.<\/p>\n Then choose the Solo tab in the Activity Finder.<\/p>\n On the solo tab, scroll down and find the listing for The Esseles on the list under Flashpoints, select it, then click the green Travel button. This will take you right into the Flashpoint!<\/p>\n Bring a Friend:<\/strong> You are allowed to bring friends along for this Flashpoint, you do not have to do it alone even though it is considered soloable. Your friends must also be level 10+<\/strong>, be in a group with you, and then you can all use the Solo Tab of the Activity Finder to get into the Flashpoint, and it will put you together no matter where in the galaxy you started from.<\/p>\n There’s really no need to walk into the Flashpoint manually unless you want to re-watch the short introduction from the alien, but here are the instructions.<\/p>\n Manual Entry (Republic):<\/strong> To enter this Flashpoint manually, you must go to the The Esseles’s Flashpoint entrance, which is located on the Republic Fleet.<\/p>\n Step 1<\/strong> – Elevator to Coruscant Departures<\/p>\n Take the southern elevator in the Republic Fleet down to Coruscant Departures.<\/p>\n Step 2<\/strong> – Speak to Questgiver<\/p>\n The quest giver for The Esseles is an alien named Priority Transport Officer.<\/p>\n Pick up [Start Story Mode]<\/strong> from him. You can then enter the nearby colorful Flashpoint door.<\/p>\n If you play in Story Mode, you will also get a Combat Support Droid to help you.<\/p>\n If you lose him, you can re-summon him by left-clicking the blue symbol beside the The Esseles quest.<\/p>\n If you can’t see that icon, you can also right-click the item in the Mission Items tab of your inventory.<\/p>\n Veteran – Republic Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n The Esseles also has a repeatable 4-player Veteran version. It is meant to be completed by a group with any type of Republic characters in it, you do not necessarily need a tank or healer to complete it. You will likely also have good luck with 2 players and 2 companions, or 3 players and 1 companion.<\/p>\n Group Finder:<\/strong> If you want to queue up and enter The Esseles in veteran mode through the group finder, you will need to be level 10-80<\/strong> and not currently on any The Esseles Flashpoint quests or it won’t show up as an option in the group finder. If you are level 10 or higher, click the icon of “three little people” on the bottom right of your screen which will open the Activity Finder Window. Then choose the Group tab in the Activity Finder.<\/p>\n Filter:<\/strong> If you want to specifically run The Esseles and not a random Flashpoint, make sure to choose Veteran Flashpoints, then click the Filter button the right and narrow your choices down to just The Esseles before pressing Join Queue. Joining the queue will put you in line to be matched with random players to play The Esseles with.<\/p>\n Groupfinder flashpoints do NOT<\/em> show the cutscenes. To see the cutscenes related to this Flashpoint, you must enter it manually by walking in the door.<\/p>\n Bring a Friend in the Groupfinder:<\/strong> You can queue up with a group of 2, 3, or 4 players in the group finder. If you have a full group of 4, it will bring you straight to the Flashpoint with your full group. If you have 2 or 3 players in your group, the group finder will match you with other random players until you have a full group – but you’ll always be paired with your friends who started off in your group, and will not be split up.<\/p>\n Manual Entry (Republic):<\/strong> To enter this Flashpoint manually, you must go to the The Esseles’s Flashpoint entrance, which is located on the Republic Fleet.<\/p>\n Bring a Friend Manually:<\/strong> Veteran Mode Flashpoints are not meant to be completed alone, though highly-skilled, highly-geared, high-level players might be able to. To bring friends along for this Veteran Flashpoint, they’ll need to pick up the Veteran Mode quest from the questgiver – or you can pick up the quest and share it with them, but they’ll still need to walk in the door manually. They need to be level 10+ to join you.<\/p>\n Step 1<\/strong> – Elevator to Coruscant Departures<\/p>\n Take the southern elevator in the Republic Fleet down to Coruscant Departures.<\/p>\n Step 2<\/strong> – Speak to Questgiver<\/p>\n The quest giver for The Esseles is an alien named Priority Transport Officer.<\/p>\n Pick up [Start Veteran Mode]<\/strong> from him. You can then enter the nearby colorful Flashpoint door.<\/p>\n Master – Republic Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n Master Mode is the hardest version of The Esseles. It is meant to be completed by a high-level high-skilled group at level 80.\u00a0<\/strong>Most teams will want a Tank, Healer and two Damage characters.<\/p>\n Group Finder:<\/strong> If you want to queue up and enter The Esseles in Master Mode through the group finder, you will need to be level 80<\/strong> and not currently on any The Esseles Flashpoint quests or it won’t show up as an option in the group finder. If you are level 80, click the icon of “three little people” on the bottom right of your screen which will open the Activity Finder Window. Then choose the Group tab in the Activity Finder.<\/p>\n Filter:<\/strong> If you want to specifically run The Esseles and not a random Flashpoint, make sure to choose Master Flashpoints, then click the Filter button the right and narrow your choices down to just The Esseles before pressing Join Queue. Joining the queue will put you in line to be matched with random players to play The Esseles with.<\/p>\n Groupfinder flashpoints do NOT<\/em> show the cutscenes. To see the cutscenes related to this Flashpoint, you must enter it manually by walking in the door.<\/p>\n Bring a Friend in the Groupfinder:<\/strong> You can queue up with a group of 2, 3, or 4 players in the group finder. If you have a full group of 4, it will bring you straight to the Flashpoint with your full group. If you have 2 or 3 players in your group, the group finder will match you with other random players until you have a full group – but you’ll always be paired with your friends who started off in your group, and will not be split up. Your friends all need to be level 80 too.<\/p>\n Master Manual Entry (Republic):<\/strong> To enter this Flashpoint manually, you must go to the The Esseles’s Flashpoint entrance, which is located on the Republic Fleet.<\/p>\n Bring a Friend Manually:<\/strong> Master Mode Flashpoints are not meant to be completed alone, and are designed for level 80 players who are comfortable with their role and class. To bring friends along for this Master Flashpoint, they’ll need to pick up the Master Mode quest from the questgiver – or you can pick up the quest and share it with them, but they’ll still need to walk in the door manually while you’re in a group. Level 50-80 characters can technically enter Master Mode flashpoints, but all the enemies are level 80, and they will die very quickly.<\/p>\n Step 1<\/strong> – Elevator to Coruscant Departures<\/p>\n Take the southern elevator in the Republic Fleet down to Coruscant Departures.<\/p>\nHow to Start<\/h2>\n
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