SWTOR Game Basics Guide

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SWTOR Getting Started Guide

One of the first decisions will be to choose an allegiance… the Galactic Republic or the Sith Empire. Regardless of allegiance, one can earn “light” and “dark” side points as you progress through the game.

Depending on what allegiance you have chosen you will have a choice of four different Classes.

Galactic Republic	Sith Empire
Jedi Knights	Sith Warriors
Jedi Consulars	Sith Inquisitors
Smugglers	Bounty Hunters
Troopers	Imperial Agents

What Class Should I Play?

If you like to be in your opponents face in melee combat then you should chose to be a Jedi Knight or a Sith Warrior. The Sith Inquisitor (Assassin Advanced Class) can also be a melee type of class (think of a rogue from other MMO’s).

If you want to stand away from the battle an cast spells upon your enemies to damage them, or cast spells to heal your allies, then you should play as the Jedi Consular or Sith Inquisitor (Sorcerer Advanced Class)

If you want to play a medium armor class that uses blaster pistols and rifles, much like a hunter class in other MMO’s then you should play the Bounty Hunter or Smuggler.

However, if you wish to play a ranged class with heavy armor (gives you the ability to ranged tank) then you should play as the Imperial Agent or the Trooper.

Depending on what allegiance you have chosen you will have a choice of four different classes.

The table below lists the classes based on what type of play style you prefer.

Play Style	Galactic Republic	Sith Empire
Melee Combat	Jedi Knights	Sith Warriors
Force Users (Casters)	Jedi Consulars	Sith Inquisitors
Ranged Weapons – Medium Armor	Smugglers	Bounty Hunters
Ranged Damage/Tank	Troopers	Imperial Agents

Galactic Republic Advanced Classes Guide

Once you get to Level 10 you will be able to choose an Advance Class. These Advanced Classes offer an additional level of customization to your character. For each of the eight Classes there are two Advance Classes.

Galactic Republic
Class	Advanced Class #1	Advanced Class #2
Jedi Knight	Jedi Guardian Role – Damage/Tank Weapon – 1 Lightsaber Armor – Heavy	Jedi Sentinel Role – Damage Weapon – 2 Lightsabers Armor – Medium
Jedi Consular	Jedi Sage Role – Damage/Heal Weapon – 1 Lightsaber Armor – Light	Jedi Shadow Role – Damage/Tank Weapon – Double-Bladed Lightsaber Armor – Light
Smuggler	Gunslinger Role – Damage Weapon – 2 Blaster Pistols Armor – Medium	Scoundrel Role – Damage/Heal Weapon – Blaster Pistol or Scattergun Armor – Medium
Trooper	Commando Role – Damage/Heal Weapon – Assualt Cannon Armor – Heavy	Vanguard Role – Damage/Tank Weapon – Blaster Rifle Armor – Heavy

Sith Empire Advanced Classes Guide

Sith Empire
Class	Advanced Class #1	Advanced Class #2
Sith Warrior	Sith Juggernaut Role – Damage/Tank Weapon – 1 Lightsaber Armor – Heavy	Sith Marauder Role – Damage Weapon – 2 Lightsabers Armor – Medium
Sith Inquisitor	Sith Sorcerer Role – Damage/Heal Weapon – 1 Lightsaber Armor – Light	Sith Assassin Role – Damage/Tank Weapon – Double-Bladed Lightsaber Armor – Light
Imperial Agent	Operative Role – Damage/Heal Weapon – Blaster Rifle or Vibroknife Armor – Medium	Sniper Role – Damage Weapon – Sniper Rifle or Vibroknife Armor – Medium
Bounty Hunter	Powertech Role – Damage/Tank Weapon – Blaster Pistol Armor – Heavy	Mercenary Role – Damage/Heal Weapon – 2 Blaster Pistols Armor – Heavy

There are also Companion characters that are Non-Player Characters (NPCs). These Companions will be along your side to assist you during the game. To learn more about companions and what role they play in the game, visit our SWTOR Companions Guide page.

SWTOR Acronyms

Some important SWTOR acronyms that one should be aware of are:

AC: Advanced Class
BoE, BoU, BoP, BoA, BTA: Bind on Equip, Bind on Use, Bind on Pickup, Bind on Acquire, Bound to Account
AoE: Area Effect
AFK: Away From Keyboard
CC: Crowd Control
DND: Do Not Disturb
DKP: Dragon Kill Points (artificial currency created to determine who revives loot from party content.)
GCD: Global Cool Down – See “Global Cooldown”
HoT: Heal Over Time
DoT: Damage Over Time
BH: Bounty Hunter (1 of 8 classes in SWTOR)
BW: BioWare
Cantina: A ‘hangout’ in the Star Wars World
Companion: An NPC which fights or supports alongside your avatar (similar to a pet.)
DSP: Dark-Side Point or sometimes Dark-Side Power
IA: Imperial Agent (1 of 8 classes in SWTOR)
JC: Jedi Consular (1 of 8 classes in SWTOR)
JK: 1. Jedi Knight (1 of 8 classes in SWTOR)
LSP: Light Side Point / Light Side Power
SI: Sith Inquisitor (1 of 8 classes in SWTOR)
Smug: Smuggler (1 of 8 classes in SWTOR)
SW: Sith Warrior (1 of 8 classes in SWTOR)
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Lythknight says:

December 22, 2011 at 4:11 pm

@Steve
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steve says:

December 22, 2011 at 9:13 am

Hi, I would just like to let you know that the Imperial agent and the Bounty Hunter Advanced classes are backwards on the list.The Imperial agent can be an operative/sniper, and the Bounty Hunter can be pyrotech/mercenary. Other than that, great guide!

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