{"id":638,"date":"2016-06-25T15:46:35","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T19:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/?p=638"},"modified":"2016-06-25T15:51:14","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T19:51:14","slug":"swtor-dark-vs-light-preparation-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-dark-vs-light-preparation-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"SWTOR Dark vs Light Preparation Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new event requires you to complete all the objectives on new characters created after June 28th&#8230; so there&#8217;s not a lot of preparation you can do. But here&#8217;s a few tips that might help if you want to complete them quickly!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Dark vs Light Info Page:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.swtor.com\/dark-vs-light\/home\"> http:\/\/www.swtor.com\/dark-vs-light\/home<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dark vs Light Full Objective List: <a href=\"http:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-dark-vs-light-event-list\/\">http:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-dark-vs-light-event-list\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>If you want to do the earlier tiers&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>You will need to level two characters, one from level 1 to 65 and doing all the storylines and up to KOTFE Chapter 16, and a second character on the opposite faction up to level 65.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Decide what you want your character(s) to look like early and screenshot the sliders. That way when June 28th rolls around you can start levelling right away.<\/li>\n<li>Get together an outfit for them and put it in your legacy bank.<\/li>\n<li>Get a +41 crystal for your new character.<\/li>\n<li>Put some experience boosts in your legacy bank for your new characters.<\/li>\n<li>Get a speeder and &#8220;[Improved Speeder Piloting I]&#8221;. That way you can use your speeder at level 1 and move faster.<\/li>\n<li>Buy the &#8220;Legacy of Travel&#8221; from your legacy panel (Global Unlocks, Other) and Rocket Boost if you haven&#8217;t yet to speed up travel time<\/li>\n<li>Put your gear from your main character into legacy gear. That way when you hit level 65 your character can have a handy set of gear even if it is not optimized so you can do the Eternal Championship and go through the story battles faster.<\/li>\n<li>Put your PvP gear into legacy gear to make getting Valor 5 and five warzones easier.<\/li>\n<li>Get a bunch of credits. That way you can send them to your new character for anything they need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>If you want to do the Legendary tier&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s a lot of work! You have to do a ton of stuff including levelling 8 characters, levelling all crafting skills and doing all HM flashpoints. <a href=\"http:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-dark-vs-light-event-list\/\">Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gather lots of crafting materials so you can get crafting earlier.<\/li>\n<li>Buy a cartel market companion. That way they can follow you around early in the game and you can send any companions you get out crafting.<\/li>\n<li>Get ahold of some rakghoul vaccines for when the event rolls around.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you have HK-51. After you&#8217;ve unlocked him the first time you can unlock him for other characters for 1,000,000 credits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Any other ideas? Post them in the comments and I&#8217;ll add them!<\/p>\n<h2>Related Videos<\/h2>\n<p>If you plan on levelling while also seeing the storyline, here are some tips!<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed youtube-video-size-big\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WIJmy5P9y2U\" class=\"video-thumbnail\" target=\"_blank\"><img src='https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/WIJmy5P9y2U\/maxresdefault.jpg'><i><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WIJmy5P9y2U\" class=\"youtube-below-video\" target=\"_blank\">Watch Video<\/a><\/div>\n<p>If you want to know more about unlocks&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed youtube-video-size-big\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q1Q7lBFMomw\" class=\"video-thumbnail\" target=\"_blank\"><img src='https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/q1Q7lBFMomw\/maxresdefault.jpg'><i><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q1Q7lBFMomw\" class=\"youtube-below-video\" target=\"_blank\">Watch Video<\/a><\/div>\n<p>And if you want to learn more about the Alliance system that comes after ch 9 in Knights of the Fallen Empire&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed youtube-video-size-big\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J8puBz6xsD0\" class=\"video-thumbnail\" target=\"_blank\"><img src='https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/J8puBz6xsD0\/maxresdefault.jpg'><i><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J8puBz6xsD0\" class=\"youtube-below-video\" target=\"_blank\">Watch Video<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new event requires you to complete all the objectives on new characters created after June 28th&#8230; so there&#8217;s not a lot of preparation you can do. 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