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Community Post | Weekly Q&A and Topic Discussion | 12/14/2015

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Well, it is Monday and that means it is time for another round of Questions & Answers!

The goal of this post is to help people who have unanswered questions about SWTOR.

This is where the community steps up to bat.
You are the experts! Some of you live and breath this stuff and people need your help.

If you have a any questions about SWTOR, do not hesitate to post it!

If you've discovered an Answer to a Question that you have asked yourself, post that too!

So, what is your question?

Posted Dec 14, 2015, 6:00 AM UTC

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Tulak_Whore•

Is it just me or are the servers all having major issues right now? It seems like every server is either having rollbacks or seemingly endless queues to log in, considering it's more than one server should we all be concerned?

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mrmtmassey•

I have the same question, woulda posted it but you beat me to it.

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FrostyWalrus2•

Just came back to swtor after some downtime. I enjoy PvP the most. With that being said, whats current PvP meta for most of the classes at the moment? Has balancing gotten better?

Thanks!

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MontauketBattlemaster•

PvP is always full of whiners crying IMBA. With that said...

Strong Classes

  • madness sorcs
  • lightning sorcs
  • AP powertechs
  • deception assassins
  • Immortal Jugg
  • Healing sorcs

Weaker classes

  • Snipers
  • marauders
  • mercenaries (arsenal puts out good dps, but not super mobile)
  • lethality operatives

For what it's worth, I think PvP is REASONABLY balanced, but healers of all classes are very tough to kill right now.

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FootlooseJarl•

I have not delved into Ranked PvP, so keep that in mind, but I've had great success on my lethality operative. They feel a bit like a sleeper class because they are not commonly seen in PvP and they have a lot of survivability that isn't overtly highlighted in a build calculator.

I've found my operative to have great mobility as everything I use is instant cast, exfiltrate (the dodge roll) is incredible for positioning, and the new holo traverse skill can put me right back on target or jump me safely out of harm's way in a pinch.

My offensive potential feels great because I tend to go unnoticed during the build up phase of my attack (applying DoTs and Toxic Blast). Once my opponent realizes he/she is in trouble it is often too late as I can lay down 4 corrosive assaults in a row that generally brings my target to a finishable state. Further, while I am weaving in between 4-10m range, I do have useful things I can do outside of that range (apply HoTs on myself and allies, reapply DoTs, hurl a grenade).

Going back to the defensive side; I spec for defense with my utilities (damage mitigation, shield probe strength, stim boost healing buff, reduced time on debilitate). Shield probe goes up whenever I know I'll be taking damage. If I dip below 75% health I pop evasion. As I use exfiltrate frequently, I get a free heal about every 10s. Kolto Probes are specced to give me +6% damage mitigation buff and I generally apply them after tossing a flashbang (also apply DoTs during this time as they won't break the light stun). Obviously, you have your warzone medpacs that can be popped, and if things just get too rough I can throw down cloaking screen and bail). Generally, I go through most warzones with 0-3 deaths.

I can't speak for other classes, but I'm hoping this can be said of most of them; there are a lot of nuances to the lethality op that, when applied correctly, can turn you into an annoying beast of mayhem.

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MontauketBattlemaster•

Lethality ops CAN be played well, but after getting mine to 65 with full gear, I found that you need to have damn-near perfect timing in your technique in order to be effective. Since my internet isn't T3 or anything I'd often find myself rolling too late, or not popping probe fast enough.

Either way, glad to hear it's working out for you. I invested a TON of time into my operative pre 3.0, only to be pigeonholed into heals, Dots dps, or melee dps. =(

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Imbahr•

thx for the details

Do u know if HUTT-BALL is still awesome??

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MontauketBattlemaster•

some classes fare better than others. If you're a jugg/mara/powertech you have charge and it makes life SOOOO much easier when trying to score goals.

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FootlooseJarl•

Ooo, yes. I've had a great time on my operative here as well. I holotraverse to the defender and then simply roll my win in for the score. It's almost a little broken, to be honest.

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Valkris84KT•

I have a question, Why aren't flashpoint decorations dropping? Before 4.0 I use to farm Flashpoints for certain decorations like the cryogen med tank from Lost Isle, or the Statue of the Emperor from False Emperor, The Slave Statue from Korriban Incursion, etc. Before 4.0 I was solo farming 50's, had a friend for the 55's, and ran a guild group for the 60's which I noticed the lev(60) flashpoints at the time had a much lower drop rate in comparison to what felt like a 75% drop rate in the older flashpoints. Since the patch and the recycle of all flash points I've not seen a single decoration drop from the last boss or bonus. I've run so many, and not a single decoration. If a dev reads this or a player who knows more, does someone know what happen to these decorations on the loot tables? Also the forgotten relics/manaan token don't drop either from the last boss, can't finish my armor set or buy the large obelisk.

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Triatt•

Hey! I'm new to this sub-reddit. I'm looking to be referred so I can switch servers. So the question is: when is the Screenshot and Referral weekend? x)

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IsariiBegeren Colony•

Just saw this by coincidence while reinstalling. Guess I'll accept your link as well!

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Valkris84KT•

cool, thank you and you should receive some gifts for doing so

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Triatt•

The comment was removed goddamit xD What happened when I was away? I'm guessing someone posted a referral when they were not supposed to?

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Armaada_J•

I just downloaded the game and am super excited to play. Which server should I pick?: The Shadowlands or Jedi Covenant? I list those two because the are EST North america servers, which suits me. IS there a difference? How should I go about making my decision?

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Magnusav8rV-go -There is now a level zero |Shadowlands-Sithit|•

Shadowlands is the largest east coast server, and has pretty consistent activity most of the time.

Here is a guide explaining the different server types.

http://www.swtor-spy.com/guides/choosing-a-server-type-for-swtor-pve-pvp-rp-pve-rp-pvp/307/

Welcome to the game!

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Ophialacria•

OK guys, so here's the deal. I'm an old beta player who stopped playing back when the hutt cartel stuff was put out. I've just come back for KOTFE, and I have absolutely NO IDEA where to find the old hooded sith armors anymore. I'm not talking about that dime a dozen crap on the Cartel Market, I'm talking about the old awesome armored chest pieces like the Primeval Paragon's chestpiece. http://tor-fashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/28/primeval-paragon/MPrimevalParagonCloseNoHead.png Where can I find a hooded, armored chestpiece like the one above for the sith?

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johnnyheck•

Is there anything you can do with lower level earpieces and/or implants you no longer use? Other than sell them to a vendor, of course. Thanks in advance.

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