Level 50 Sith Warrior DPS Gearing Part 2

Next up in gearing a level 50 Sith Warrior DPS, is the relic slot. One of these can be filled using a purchased relic from the dark side vendor in the Imperial Fleet. However, there is a nice relic available with 58 Strength, 50 Endurance and 24 Critical if you want to travel the galaxy in search of matrix shards. Which I did.

First up you need 3 Green Matrix shards. Luckily NotCasuals have posted a great video showing you how to get them, almost.



They did miss out the section on how to get Rakata Cubes on Belsavis. Luckily this video shows you how to do it:



It took me around 30 minutes to get my Rataka Cubes, so not bad really.

Once the three Green Matrix shards are in your possession, head to Drummond Khaas to the Ancient Assembly Chamber. This is the instanced cave to the left as you head up the outside stairs on the approach to the Dark Temple. Simply slap a cube into each slot and press the button on the console and you receive a new relic.

Patch 1.2 UI Customization Video

No, not the official video Bioware posted up, no. Something far more different.

Here is the video I made of the patch 1.2 UI customizations, from the PTR. Now I had intended on looking at the Legacy system and other exciting things, but Bioware haven't got character copying working yet, so the only toons allowed on the PTR are your own low level toons. Oh, or you can level a character on the PTR which they probably won't wipe. Unless they do. No premade level 50 toons either, which means testing things on the PTR is restricted to low level things. Such as the new UI fiddlings.




The video is embedded above, but there are 720p and 1080p versions on YouTube so you can see the new UI menus very clearly. Enjoy.

New In 1.2

A shiny video for new things in patch 1.2. The new Legacy system stuff looks interesting, as does the new Operation. However, does this mean they are bumping the gear tier already, despite me not setting foot into an Operation or being level 50 yet!?

Video Round Up

The Achievement Hunter show gives us the tips on Nar Shaddaa Holo Data crons:


A Trekkie reviews SWTOR:


Crew Skills guide:


How to get a purple colour crystal:


How to get a +10 stats datacron:


Space Combat dailies tips:


Brbrainerd continues his quest as a Jedi Consular (bad language):


Video Tip showing how to get a tricky datacron on Tatooine:


Crew Skills guide from I am Sam Gaming:


Weapon Modification Guide:


Total Biscuit interviews Gabe Amantangelo:

This Is The New Stuff

Get ready for it!
Ok, so Guild banks should have been a launch feature, and the same for dragging bits of the UI around. The Legacy system looks interesting and talk of "new powers" to use on your Legacy toons is intriguing.

Rise Of The Rakghouls

For Patch 1.1, we get this on January 17th. A new level 50 Flashpoint set on Kaon, where mysterious things are afoot.



From Wookiepedia:

Rakghouls were a type of Sith-spawned mutants, engineered by the Sith Lord Karness Muur. Desiring an army to rule over and seeking a way to cheat death as so many other Sith before and after him did, Muur forged a talisman that he poured his spirit and power into, one that eventually came to be known as the Muur Talisman. Muur's talisman could turn almost any sentient being near him into a mindless rakghoul which he could control, but he found that there were exceptions: Force-sensitives and certain alien species could resist the talisman's effects. Thus, Muur engineered the "rakghoul plague", a virus-like disease that could be spread by a rakghoul's bite or a scratch from its claws, and that subjected the victim to a slower transformation into a rakghoul.

So it looks like the Rakghouls are back for some more content.

Video Round Up

IGN play SWTOR in Early Access and give us their thoughts:


Brbrainerd posts part 9 of his Consular series:


Daniel Erickson talks to Giant Brain:


Rurikhan is doing SWTOR videos, this one is a series about his Jedi Sage:

Part Two Three

G4TV review:

PC Games - E3 2012 - Star Wars: The Old Republic

Total Biscuit interviews Stephen Reid:


Total Biscuit talks Space Combat:


Cooleobrad shows you what a massive mark-up over the normal edition can get you in-game:


A tutorial on combining matrix shards, that you collect from datacrons:


TGN.TV have up an interactive guide to starter planet Datacrons:

Star Wars: The Old Republic "Your Saga Begins" Launch Documentary

So SWTOR has launched today, and predictably there are still queues on the servers which were added for Early Access and we were put on. Therefore while you sit in the server queue, why not watch this video which details how they developed the game. Maybe even including the queuing code :)

Game Face: Top 10 Reasons To Play SWTOR 3

Yes the almost final reasons to play SWTOR, except the last one. I bet its server queues, right?

Video Round Up

Only two days to go, then Early Access begins for SWTOR for the lucky few. Still, while we wait, here are some videos to tide us over.

Ned from TGN.tv is continuing to play the Bounty Hunter:


SWTOR Basics guide:


Jedi Consular basics:


Athiss Flashpoint Walkthrough:


SWTOR Face have a nice crafting guide:


BrBrainerd posts his consular video, Part 8:


BFF report features SWTOR:





The Old Republic Beta Thoughts ft. Etalyx:

So be it... Jedi! Sith Inquisitor Progression

Get your Emperor Palpatine on with the skirted Sith Inquisitor!

In time you will call *me* master.

Game Face Number 14: Top Ten Reasons To Play SWTOR 2

In the second part of a three part series, Pokket details more of her top ten reasons why she will be playing Star Wars: The Old Republic. Pokket starts with Number 7 and continues the downward count as the days to SWTOR's release nears.

Game Face 13: Top Ten Reasons To Play SWTOR

Hillary "Pokket" Nicole brings us Game Face #13 where she talks about the top ten reasons she will be playing Star Wars: The Old Republic, starting with numbers 8 - 10.

You Tube Videos (Spoilers)

Spoilers!

Space Combat from Ned:


5 pros and cons of SWTOR from Mafia Monkeys:


Brbrainerd posts a 2 new parts of his Jedi Consular video (mit commentary):



Playlist for all parts.

A quest line from later Bounty Hunter game play (level 13):

Part Uno Dos Tres Cuatro Cinco

Swtorface.com posted up an informative guide to how weapon modifications work:


A full run of the Black Talon flash point (Sith):