So far I have the following cast of characters: lvl 11 smuggler lvl 12 sith warrior lvl 16 jedi sentinal lvl 26 vanguard trooper lvl 45 jedi shadow I had to play each of the characters above in order to find the one that fit the way I like to play. I built a Jedi Shadow as a tank and bring my trusty healing companion everywhere. In constantly surprise myself (I tend to solo almost exclusively). Just yesterday I had a cut scene end and I expected the fight with the Elite, what I wasn't expecting was him to summon two strong robots to his side to fight me at the same time. It was hectic, it was fun, and I was victorious! I was smiling the whole time, and *that* is why I enjoy playing my shadow.

So really dumb question... What is the bottom number on that chart? Is that the +somenumber you get for a stat, all combined? For instance I have a bunch of +10 def in each of my armors, but all combined that puts me at around 65ish... or not even on that chart?! ... and at level 45 -=confused=-

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I can't seem to ever figure out the right choice for Tharan Cedrax, and I haven't ever bought him gifts either. I probably should though, because I am level 43 and his affection is maybe 2000.... yeah... he hates me.

Cool , thanks guys. I really wanted to not be pigeon holed as a healer, quite frankly I don't have the skill required to be a good one! Thanks

I chose the advanced class 'Scoundrel' because I wanted the stealth ability, and to fight in melee and ranged. I get healing abilities whether I want them or not apparently, and I do NOT want to be a healer. I'm going down the 'Dirty Fighting' path, but wonder if I should just re-roll as a gunslinger because people will expect me to heal?

I know that there is an option to turn off the "\" from opening the ticket window, but I can't tell you from memory unfortunately. I know that the majority of PVP players unbind it rather quickly, and they talk about it frequently as being a very easy way to accidentally kill yourself. Googling it, there seems to be this as a solution:

Yes, I don't think I was being clear. I figured that out when I tried to use them, I just didn't know before hand.

I watched a couple of youtube videos of getting datacrons and decided is was too much work for me to be bothered with. Some people have fun with that sort of thing, and some don't. Yes they increase your stats and make you more powerful (especially if you get them all), but I just don't care that much. I'm here to have fun (and fortunately for me), my idea of fun has nothing to do with endgame raiding or being the most powerful gamer out there. I like killing stuff and teaming with folks. I can see where it might be annoying if endgame content and raiding are what you are after, but in those cases I would think that person has either A) the twitch reflexes and time to get the datacrons, or B) guild mates who can help out.

It doesn't quite work with relics by the way. I bought two relics of the same kind because I like the stats and powers they gave. While I was able to equip both of them, I was only able to use one of the powers since they both go into cool down at the same time once one is used. I ended up buying two new relics at level 37 that boosted complimentary stats (one was +end/+wp, the other was +wp/+end) and have two new powers for different situations.

I am *very* new to the mechanics of this game, and am a pretty average player (maybe even sub-par, you decide ). I've been playing another MMO for the last seven years (city of heroes), and the difference between the combat mechanics is like night and day. Anywho, last night I had a super fun experience that I thought I would like to share. I was playing my level 37 tank (Jedi Shadow) last night, and stumble upon a group guarding a chest. The group was a strong, two normal, and two Elites all level 36. I figured I would give it a shot, just me and my trusty healing companion. I opened with a sixty second mez on one of the elites, and quickly beat down the normals and strong while the other elite pummeled me. Once it was just the two of us my health started going back up, until the second elite woke up... and they wiped the floor with me! I was pretty disappointed, but figured I was good for one more try. We went off to a corner to lick our wounds, and I put the 60 second mez on one of the elites. Without the other mobs there we were able to make short work of the first elite, and began working on the second. When the second elite was at about 1/2 health the strong and the two normals respawned! I cringed, and put them down as quickly as possible and returned to the elite. We dispatched him, looted the chest (which was disappointing with about 1500 credits and a green chest piece), and stood back up just in time to see the first elite respawn. I hit stealth and walked away, mission accomplished, and SUPER fun!

Wow... I just thought people were kidding. They really added pandas. Off the deep end indeed...

I'm glad I am not the only one who read that and had absolutely no idea what was being said...

There are undoubtedly a LOT of powers. Some are used a lot, some are pretty situational. It does get easier to manage over time, and if you look around you can find some pretty good guides to suggested key binding. I just bought myself a new mouse (razer naga) with a bunch of buttons on the side to help alleviate some of it, though I know that will take some getting used to as well.

I was just about to post "City of Heroes", but I am a bit biased as a 7 year vet.

Yes. Yes we do. I played a Sentinal to 18, and my Shadow is now 35. I *love* my shadow, she is totally kick-*****, especially with my healing companion.

I don't know for sure, so I am commenting to stay informed. That being said, I do not believe so. I believe the Armor Mod will affect the quality of the armor, but I believe the item itself will have the level requirement no matter what. EDIT: and just like that someone who knows better! Thanks

What is the difference between a Champion and an Elite? Is it strictly that they have more HP, or do they also do more damage and have different tricks up their sleeves? I've been soloing even level elites pretty easily with my shadow as long as I have my healing companion to cover my butt, so I may try and give a champion a try. Last night I soloed a +2 elite at the end of the shadow's first arc, but I'm pretty sure they watered him down because I didn't take hardly any damage and he was the easiest elite I have ever faced.

Oh thank you so much for this information. I wondered why the Nar Shadaa contact wouldn't talk to me!

What is 'marking', and how do you do it? <-is total newb...

I forgot about that one. I can't seem to find a use for that one in solo play, is there any?

REALLY stupid question... what kind of crowd control do I have as a Shadow? Here is what I know of: A 4 second stun A power that can keep a mob from attacking for a full 60 seconds (if applied from stealth before a fight starts). Force Pull (I assume I use that to grab a straggler running for the healer?) An interrupt that I am trying to get the hang of Two taunts (an AoE and a ST). I am only level 32 currently, am I missing anything as far as CC goes? (I also have three AoE attacks to generate multiple threats, so I guess those are technically crowd control too?)

That sounds like a plan, I'll stick with my STAP and 90% increase, and get both of them at 50 then. I definitely want to make sure I have enough to cover all my new abilities and I know they just keep costing more! Thanks guys.

Is there a list somewhere of the costs of being trained for each thing? I could check in game obviously, but I would have to be at home to do that.

I have a level 32 Shadow with the speeder license. I know that there is an upgrade at 40, and again at 50 ( I think ), and that new abilities become progressively more expensive. I currently have just shy of 200,000 credits, am I on track, or do I need to start grinding for credits?