Log #4 complete (with a terrible showing I might add)! Starting Balmorra as we speak.

Small update to Project Krovados. Finally uploaded the visual logs for Logs 2 and 3. I'll be getting started on Log #4 shortly.

This seems to be in line with how much time it took me as well. I'm still convinced that it's worth it.

Log #3 for Project Krovados now posted! Need to make a few levels and then Balmorra will be started shortly!

Updated Project Krovados! Log #2 is now complete (minus the pictures, need to upload them). I will be starting Dromund Kaas shortly.

This is something I'm curious about as well, and I will be trying to document my PvP matches (for Project Krovados) to try and get some accurate numbers. If anyone has any information on this I would love to hear it!

Since I looked at the character consumption of these logs (in regards to character post limit), I'm going to reserve one more spot to be on the safe side.

Another space reserved for future logs.

To be updated later with future logs.

"Project Krovados" The quest to find out what the nitty gritty numbers are! I - Introduction II - Krovados Overview & Plan III - Understanding the Logs Log #1: Korriban and Arriving at the Fleet Log #2: Grinding on the Fleet/Pre-Dromund Kaas Log #3: Dromund Kaas Log #4: Levels 19-21 - Pre-Balmorra

I think I'm deliberately going to try and get an unused alt infected, just so that a couple of months from now when it's all gone I'll get some guildies together and we'll infect people. Mwahahhahahahaha.

Just added a bunch of stuff in the new "Tips and Tricks" section that I made in post #5 (http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=4144699#post4144699)! Going to be adding more stuff soon.

At low level it's actually not a huge deal. If you have a main character already, send him something like 5000 credits to get started. Keep in mind that early on you're doing to be repeatedly doing Black Talon/Esseles runs as well as PvP. My other toons had something in the neighbourhood of 15-20k creds by the time they started Dromund Kaas. Since you'll pick up at least a few pieces of modifiable gear on those early flashpoint runs, you'll be able to use the commendations you earn to upgrade them instead of spending money. You might find some pieces on the Galactic Trade Network for sale, but they tend to be really really cheap since low level gear is well... Low level. =P As said, I plan on adding to this guide a little bit later in terms of economy management. The primary goal is to spend as few credits as possible and to spend as many commendations as possible. By doing this, you'll have enough by the end of Balmorra/Taris to afford a speeder for Nar Shaddaa... And once you're headed to Nar Shaddaa you've entered the mid-game and earning credits becomes a LOT easier as the quest rewards get a lot higher. Like I said though, I'm going to be adding a seperate section for a lot of these questions and I will also be covering some items such as how to avoid mobs, and making credits in general as well.

I'm going to be starting a new character extremely soon, and I will actually make sure to try and record how long it takes me from levels 1-50 and not do silly stuff on that character in-between. Since I spend a lot of time hounding the Galactic Trade Market and helping guild members, it's hard for me to say. However, I do have a level 21 that I haven't touched in a while that has 21 hours of logged play on it. I wouldn't use this as a benchmark since I made this character to help a very new and fresh guildmember start a new character, and he was quite slow and inefficient during the course of our travels (We were very loosely using principles that I stated in this guide, such as trying to stay 6 levels before starting a world). I also started that character before patch 1.2 hit, so I didn't have Sprint for the initial questing which would now cut a huge amount of time for questing. Also keep in mind that the early game is where you're going to be sinking a lot of time into, as the goal is to spend some time now to save a lot of time later. So taking numbers from a relatively low level character that wasn't even done properly may not be the best example, but that is something to keep in mind. It's definitely an excellent question, and I'll make sure to devote my next character strictly to this guide to get some accurate numbers. This question will also be quoted later when I compose an F.A.Q. and Tips and Tricks section. Thanks a lot! EDIT: Wow... Thank you! *Blush*

F.A.Q. / Tip & Tricks / Benchmarks I've always believed in that if you're going to do something, do it right. This is an addition to the guide to try and help flush out any other questions that are either asked or I think up, as well as provide some more detailed information on some select topics. So if you have a question, please post it! I'm happy to try and answer any and all questions you have. F.A.Q. Tips and Tricks! Benchmarks!

The 1-50 Power-Levelling Guide By: CrAzEdMiKe Table of Contents: I - Introduction II - Planning your Character III - Character Companions IV - Exterior Support V - Getting Started (Levels 1-21) VI - Mid to Late Game (Levels 21-50) VII - Damage Control and Course Correction VIII - Equipping your Character IX - Crew Skills X - Conclusion XI - Additional Material/Resources I - Introduction II - Planning your Character III - Character Companions IV - Exterior Support V - Getting Started (Levels 1-21) VI - Mid to Late Game (Levels 21-50) VII - Damage Control and Course Correction VIII - Equipping your Character IX - Crew Skills X - Conclusion XI - Additional Material/Resources

As I mentioned in one of my paragraphs, Ashara is a different character in a different storyline. The ability to romance Ashara has nothing to do with the ability to romance Jaesa. But that being said.... You do have an option that doesn't care about your alignment: And that option is Vette. It's silly to say that the Sith Warrior is the "odd man out" when you get MULTIPLE options. What other choice than Ashara does a male Inquisitor have to romance? None. The argument of it "not being fair" is silly, you already get extra options that some classes don't even get to begin with.

I've only begun as a light sided Sith Warrior, so my personal experience in romancing either Vette or Jaesa is pretty much non-existant. However, I have read the entire thread and would like to bring up a few points that were brought up before (I'm sorry to those who originally posted these thoughts/ideas but I don't have the time to quote everybody) and add my own views/thoughts to those. The biggest point I saw that really tipped me in the favor of keeping the current romancing options is this: From what I gather, light-side Jaesa CHOOSES to join the Sith Warrior because she sees him as pure of heart, whereas her former Master/people she knew were allegedly "good" but were really just trying to manipulate her for their own ends (again, my apologies if this isn't exactly accurate). If this is the fundamental reason for her joining the warrior's cause, then I don't think the idea of her considering you as a romantic option is even logical. The light-side Sith Warrior is the beacon that has inspired her to continue along the light path and not submit to the darkness... And while she MAY (more on this later) have severed her ties to the Jedi and become a Sith apprentice, she needs to be able to hold you as that paragon in order to justify her decision. If she were to engage in a romance with the warrior, that romance would cloud her ability to judge you as that paragon. Like the original person mentioned, you are her rock and she needs to keep you that way in order for her to justify her own actions. The second point I saw (and again, grain of salt, haven't done it myself) is that when she joins you as light side, her dialogue implies that she at least initially seems to retain the concepts of the Jedi Code. The rest of the galaxy thinks that she joined the Sith and is now a Sith apprentice, but she knows and you know that that isn't really the case. She joined you because she thought she could achieve a greater good by joining you than if she were to have stayed behind. If this is the case, regardless of how everyone may say she is no longer a Jedi, being a Jedi by name and being a Jedi at heart are two different things. To put it in a real world application, it's kind of like being gay but making the world think you're straight. Everyone thinks and believes you're not, but deep down in your heart you know where your true feelings lie. If she joined the warrior with this type of mentality, it would be highly improbable for her to engage in a romance with the character based on her belief structure that was established during her time as a Jedi. Since the light sided warrior isn't radically trying to change those ideas, it would only make sense that she would hold onto some notions (such as not to develop attachments). In fact, I feel like the spoiler regarding her offer to have your children only proves that a little further, as from what was written made it seem like it was a calculated decision to have children that would continue to foster the light-side... Not because she has the hots for the warrior, but because she is more interested in the greater good. If that means sleeping with the warrior and having his children, so be it... So long as no attachment is made and it is for the greater good. Some people may compare the Jedi Knight/Consular storylines by saying "Well those Jedi have relationships!"... But those are different characters in a different story. Frankly, they needed to have those options available to the Knight/Consular classes because how bad would that be if they didn't. Comparing romances between classes is a moot point... The topic of discussion is Jaesa and whether she should have a light-side romance option... It has nothing to do with the other classes as she is a different character in a different story. Another reason I feel that BioWare shouldn't occupy their time working on something like this is for more practical reasons. Obviously right now they are working on a lot of bug-fixes and balance changes, and I am very glad and happy that they are spending their time working on those items and adding new PLAYABLE content rather than working on coding to add a whole new romance option to a class that already essentially gets two options. Most of the classes get a single option (I'm not interested in hearing the exceptions... As far as I've read, most classes seem to get a single romance option for each gender), and if your main character is a super evil dark side Sith Sorcerer like mine... Well, unfortunately you're S.O.L. because there is no way I could justifiably romance Ashara as a dark side Inquisitor (that is actually a topic that I feel deserves discussion, at least in regards to being able to convert her to the dark side as the Inquisitor is meant to be the manipulator of beings instead of the dominator like the Warrior... but I digress). We are given the ability to mould our character's story to within our own decisions in the confines of the story that BioWare has presented us. As a Sith Warrior, I'm not able to start hunting down the ancient artifacts of Tulak Hord because that's not part of my story. It was made that way. We have flexibility within the options that have been given to us and that's just it, they GAVE us these options. They spent a lot of time working on their story for each class, and regardless of how we choose to play it, it is THEIR story not ours. We feel attached and close to the story because we get to experience it however we choose to play it, but ultimately they wrote the options and gave us the paths and choices and they crafted how each one ended. For us to simply say "I'm not happy with choosing Vette, I want a light side romance with Jaesa" is honestly a little insulting to the creators of this game. Yeah it would be cool, it would be great extra content if we had that choice... But ultimately, we don't always get everything we want. There are characters in the game that I think it would be very interesting to have the option to romance (such as Talos Drellik for instance), but it doesn't exist and we just have to live with that. I feel like those that say that it should be allowed on the premise of it being "fair" since "other classes have companions that can be romanced by either alignment". Like I mentioned earlier, if you're a dark side male Inquisitor... You're pretty much screwed in the romance department... So in regards to it being "fair" you'll get no sympathy from me on that point. Nevermind that it's a lot of work for BioWare to change something like this. The voice actress for Jaesa is Rachel Leigh Cook who appears to be an actress with a fairly extensive resume (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000337/filmoyear). I'm pretty sure they can't just call her up and say "Hey, we need you do read out some lines for us." and expect her to be free and drive down to the studio. I'm sure they have contracts for future expansions and projects, but for something to be patched in? It's quite likely not going to happen. I guess at the end of the day my feeling is that I'm not in favor of them changing it, but I wouldn't be upset if they did. I do love having options in roleplaying games and adding content to me is always good. However, in Jaesa's case I feel like a light side romance just doesn't quite make sense. I respect those who believe that there should be an option and there have certainly been many convincing arguements on the flipside of the coin. However, at the end of the day the discussion regarding the supposed character of light-side Jaesa was better thought out and put together as opposed to the flood of people who want a romance simply because they don't want to romance Vette. To those that say that opposing opinions shouldn't be voiced because "that's not what this thread is about"... If you're going to try and pitch to BioWare what is essentially a fundamental character change, it's not fair to say that only your voices should be heard. As shown from prior posters, there are light sided warriors who disagree with the idea of giving Jaesa a romance option, and if BioWare were to consider what is being proposed here, that voice needs to be heard as well so that BioWare can make up their own mind and gauge the amount of support on each side as well as the reasoning of both sides. If you want your proposal to be treated seriously, please accept the oppositions view seriously as well. We're all here discussing this because clearly, we all have a lot of fun and possibly even love (I know I do) this game... And we all want to try and help and make it better. Even if you disagree entirely with a view doesn't mean it shouldn't be voiced. This post ended up being a LOT longer than I intended... So my apologies to those who have read this post in it's entirety. I felt I had a lot to talk about and I've pretty much said my mind on the matter. I hope that this was at least somewhat insightful, and again apologies if some of my facts are off. I do feel that the message overall is clear though, and even if a few things are off, I don't feel like a few minor details being off would sway my opinion. Cheers, - CrAzEdMiKe