Trying to log in to the PTS and getting stuck on the fist loading screen. Does not progress to the character selection screen and needs to be forced to stop. Also having the same issue that others are having with the downloads every time I switch to the PTS server in the launcher. I checked the logs and I noticed an error. Am I doing something wrong? 3003(LOGIN_ERROR_USER_NOT_AUTHORIZED_BY_PLATFORM) C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\BioWare\Star Wars - The Old Republic\publictest\retailclient\publictest\logs 2022-11-16T21:04:30.348913 2878 ERROR HandleLoginFailure errorCode: 3003(LOGIN_ERROR_USER_NOT_AUTHORIZED_BY_PLATFORM) [Login.firestorm.client.OmegaClientApp](omegaclientapp.cpp:OmegaClientApp::HandleLoginFailure:441) 2022-11-16T21:04:30.348913 2878 DEBUG Disconnect invoked with error code LOGIN_ERROR_USER_NOT_AUTHORIZED_BY_PLATFORM [Disconnect.firestorm.client.OmegaClientApp](omegaclientapp.cpp:OmegaClientApp::Disconnect:180)

That's perfect... Thank you for taking the time.

Just got back into my sorc and was playing Lightning. It's pretty good but the cast times are a little slow in Arena's and mobility is an issue. So I want to try out Madness. Can someone post a quick priority rotation? Just looking for a guide to get me started. Thanks

Thank you again.

Cool, thanks. Can you link a Sawbones PVP build? I've looked at some of the builds I've found here on the forum and I'm not sure they are PVP builds. For instance, I don't see any builds that utilize "Sedatives", which seems like a very useful PVP skill to have. Unless I'm just wrong about it.

Just rolled a Scoundrel for healing in PVP. He's level 14 right now. I only have two healing abilities and they kinda suck. I know it's a level issue, but not sure when I'll be able to start healing properly in general and what should I be doing until then? Also, the first abilities that I have don't really make surviving arena's very easy either. Reg war zones are OK, at least until someone see's me, then I'm dead. So, when can I start healing like a grownup and what do I do until then?

That doesn't explain the reason for the low numbers on the BIG hitting abilities. Which is the other part of the question. Any insight?

Thanks for all the reply's but I should have specified that I was referring to PVP. I realize that when people are compiling video's of warzone matches they will most likely be showing the highlights and not the average results. This can be deceiving. But I tend not to see the high damage results from the same abilities when I use them. Using Maul with Duplicity ~ 4k. I rarely see the 8-9k mauls. Using Discharge with 3 stacks of Static Charge ~ 5-7k The numbers that I'm seeing are not as large as they should be. My Build: http://www.torhead.com/skill-calc#200bcZfrfRzGbRrbzZcM.3 It's not my gear: Full conqueror stalker set: Min/Mas for Power and Surge Fully Augmented with Advance Overkill Augment 28 Melee: Damage (Pri): 1326-1580 Bonus Damage: 817.8 Accuracy: 94.91% Critical Chance: 18.27% Critical Multiplier: 72.85% Force: Bonus Damage: 1199.1 Bonus Healing: 867.4 Accuracy: 104.91% Critical Multiplier: 72.85% Force Regen Rate: 8.0 Alacrity: 0 Strength: 132 Presence: 370 Aim: 67 Cunning: 69 Endurance: 2659 Willpower: 2303 Expertise: 2018 I do well in warzone's but I want to do better. I want to dominate. I want to be able to take even the strongest opponents down. I've chosen the rotation that I use because I believed that it gives me more sustained damage rather than just being a one burst pony. However, I'm not sure if it's working or if it's limiting me in some way. Is my rotation causing me to miss out on the larger numbers or is there some advanced tactics that I don't know about?

I've been getting the feeling lately that I'm not doing as well as I could. Typical rotation for me is: Spike >- Maul -> Voltaic Slash until I get 3 stacks of Static charge (between 3 and 4 times) -> Discharge -> Shock -> Discharge -> Recklessness -> Discharge -> Low Slash -> Maul How does this stack up? Any pointers or changes you can suggest?

Sorry, but that made me laugh.

Here's another rotation: Spike -> Maul -> Voltaic Slash -> Voltaic Slash -> Shock -> Discharge -> Recklessness -> Discharge -> Low Slash -> Electrocute -> Maul -> Assassinate Using Electrocute after Low Slash SHOULD proc Duplicity and Nerve Wracking, making your last Maul very strong. However, I've noticed that Low Slash doesn't always proc Duplicity despite having Impose Weakness.

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The Art of Warfare's <Republic of TAW> may be a good fit for you. We have an awesome comunity of players and an active group of PVP'ers. We have a solid Ranked team going and our sister guild, <Empire of TAW>, has a solid Ranked team as well. We're a very well structured, friendly, and active guild and always welcoming new people. Check the links in my signature for more information. /Shamless-plug -- if you decide to join us, be sure to mention "TheShogun" for recruiting purposes ;-)

Shameless bump!!^ We nearly have two full ranked teams going. We have a very active pvp presence and have 4 man groups going nearly every day. So if you're interested in joining an awesome guild with a friendly atmosphere and plenty of people to pvp with or interested in ranked pvp, check us out. We will be pvp'ing Mon, Wed, and Fri nights officially for ranked. Check the links in my signature for more information.

The Art of Warfare's <Repulic of TAW> may be a good fit for you. We have an awesome community of players and an active group of PVP'ers. We're have a solid Ranked team going and our sister guild, <Empire of TAW>, has a solid Ranked team as well. We're a very well structured, friendly, and active guild and always welcoming new people. Check the links in my signature for more information. /Shamless-plug -- if you decide to join us, be sure to mention "TheShogun" for recruiting purposes ;-)

Empire of TAW here. That was an awesome game. We had the lead for most of the match and the battle over mid was very intense. Your guys were unrelenting and there were a couple of close calls where you nearly wiped us and capped. A miner hiccup caused us to lose snow and there was no looking back after that. You guys made us pay for that mistake. We'll be queuing more often and hopefully building our reputation as we get better as team. We're pretty new as a team so I'm really stoked to see us mentioned on this thread, even though it's for a loss.

The Art of Warfare's <Empire of TAW> may be a good fit for you. We have an awesome comunity of players and an active group of PVP'ers (I'm one of them). We're also getting a solid Ranked team going and our sister guild, <Republic of TAW>, has a solid Ranked team as well. Scheduled PVP nights are Mon, Wed, and Fri. We have a enough for rated war zones on those nights plus almost enough for a second team. We're a very well structured, friendly, and active guild and always welcoming new people. Check the links in my signature for more information. /Shamless-plug -- if you decide to join us, be sure to mention "TheShogun" for recruiting purposes ;-)

The Art of Warfare's <Empire of TAW> may be a good fit for you. We have an awesome comunity of players and an active group of PVE'ers. We have a solid team going and our sister guild, <Republic of TAW>, has a solid team as well. We also have people on at all times during the day and night. We're a very well structured, friendly, and active guild and always welcoming new people. Check the links in my signature for more information. /Shamless-plug -- if you decide to join us, be sure to mention "TheShogun" for recruiting purposes ;-)

The Art of Warfare's <Republic of TAW> may be a good fit for you. We have an awesome comunity of players and an active group of PVE'ers. We have a solid team going and our sister guild, <Empire of TAW>, has a solid team as well. We're a very well structured, friendly, and active guild and always welcoming new people. Check the links in my signature for more information. /Shamless-plug -- if you decide to join us, be sure to mention "TheShogun" for recruiting purposes ;-)

This past Sunday, July 21, we had an awesome guild event on Hoth. <Empire of TAW> squared off against <Republic of TAW> in an all out death match. It was a great event. We had a ton of participation and it was a good time. I'd like to thank everyone that participated and thank everyone for letting me be a part of it. Also, to anyone looking for ranked pvp teams, both <Empire of TAW> and <Republic of TAW> have ranked teams and are actively queuing throughout the week. The <Empire of TAW> nearly has enough participation for two ranked teams.

You should check us out

The Art of Warfare's <Empire of TAW> may be a good fit for you. We have an awesome comunity of players and an active group of PVP'ers (I'm one of them). We're also getting a solid Ranked team going and our sister guild, <Republic of TAW>, has a solid Ranked team as well. We're a very well structured, friendly, and active guild and always welcoming new people. Check the links in my signature for more information. /Shamless-plug -- if you decide to join us, be sure to mention "TheShogun" for recruiting purposes ;-)

How's the search going? If you haven't found anything yet you may want to check out The Art of Warfare's <Empire of TAW>. We have an active PVP group and we run ranked on Mon and Wed. We're trying to add Fri to that as well if everything works out. We have plenty of PVP players to group with throughout most of the day and you can usually get a 4 man going with out much trouble. We're a very well structured, friendly, and active guild and always welcoming new people. Check the links in my signature for more information. /Shamless-plug -- if you decide to join us, be sure to mention "TheShogun" for recruiting purposes ;-) Good luck with your search

Not sure if you've considered server transfer's or not but if you come to PoT5 you should check out The Art of Warfare's <Empire of TAW>. We have a very active PVP and PVE community. We're currently running ranked PVP nights on Mon and Wed and will be adding Fri next week if everything works out. We also have a solid core of PVP'ers that are on every night and you will have no trouble grouping and even getting a 4 man group going. We're a very well structured, friendly, and active guild and always welcoming new people. Check the links in my signature for more information. Also, the PVP queue pops crazy fast over here almost 24 hours a day. You will rarely wait longer than a few minutes during peak hours and it's only slightly longer during off hours. /Shamless-plug -- if you decide to join us, be sure to mention "TheShogun" for recruiting purposes ;-)

You may find The Art of Warfare's <Empire of TAW> a good fit for what you're looking for. We're currently running scheduled PVP nights on Mon and Wed and will be adding Fri next week if everything works out. We also have a large group of players that PVP nightly so you shouldn't have any difficulty getting a 4 man together. Check the links in my signature for more information and the application. We'd love to have you.