Tips for Free-to-Play SWTOR Players

[@TaliaIGhul]

Damn, you're the go-to girl for all things SWTOR. O.O

[@Swtorista]

cheers! I try

[@Overload1312]

The maximum Credit Lvl is now 1 000 000

[@christofferhougaard]

That's exactly what I need to get the damn Balcony in the Kaas city apartment. XD

[@Overload1312]

@@christofferhougaard same

[@Overload1312]

@@christofferhougaard but i ll never reach it caus i throw it out for other stuff 😅

[@christofferhougaard]

@@Overload1312 Same! 😅 Dumb question : Is that limit for free to play or for preferred?

[@Overload1312]

@@christofferhougaard uff i think free

[@jcuttyfoe]

Incredibly High quality production for a relatively little known channel I love it keep up the amazing work

[@Swtorista]

thanks!

[@Swtorista]

UPDATES FOR F2P GEAR * Heroics: Heroic quests should give you unmoddable blue gear from lockboxes. These gear pieces can include the unbuyable relics, earpieces and implants, and even the armor pieces may be stronger than the moddable green gear listed above, with a gear rating of 132. (Untested) * Fractured Armor: "I used to be a level 50 F2P player, and the highest rated gear available was the rating 148 blue prototype unmoddable gear, called the Fractured set. It's a big upgrade from the 122 rated green level 48 mods and the 132 rated level 48. They are usually very affordable (well under 200k creds)." - Michael Xu

[@Direkneed]

You also mentioned in the video that there is "20" servers to play on. As we know that is no longer the case as we have merged servers now.

[@tt2184]

I think she may have meant 20 'characters' - 5 servers, 4 characters on each, so 20 altogether

[@tt2184]

Zen Potato Oh no, you just heard it wrong - 4:36

[@Direkneed]

My apologise @swtorista - I did indeed hear it wrong. Thanks The Master Gaming Dude for correcting me.

[@CradeBane]

I like it really much, that you even answer to all the Comments! Please never stop KZbin, and always keep that gorgeous Voice :)

[@armyidiot]

While a little outdated, this guide is an amazing tool and I genuinely love you for making it, since I am a very broke boy. I understand that it's to encourage people to support the game, but I almost feel like I'm being punished for not forking over money. Thank you so much for all of the information and the guide!

[@Swtorista]

cheers!! Hoping to redo this one after we see what changes the next expansion brings! The biggest change in this vid so far is the credit cap is now 1 mill. Have fun in f2p!

[@arthurpendragon8192]

@@Swtorista and the fact f2p players get rise of the hutt cartel and shadow of revan for free.

[@MarkoVuckovic32]

@@arthurpendragon8192 I want to give SWTOR a try for the story only since I enjoyed other Bioware games like Mass Effect or Dragon Age. Do you think I would be fine playing it as a free to play player if the story is all I care about and I have no plans to do PVP content

[@layercake2368]

@@MarkoVuckovic32 Yes!

[@ricojes]

It just occured to me. Non-subscribers have a 25% surcharge from most vendors, so the cheap 8000 credit mounts are actually 10000 credits.

[@Swtorista]

Aw, yeah, they probably do.

[@runo4155]

:(

[@ruffleraveninc3602]

Heads up, Mako (the first bounty hunter companion) is OP. I tried to duel a player, but neither of us could out dps Mako’s healing (we both had her equipped) so we had to give up.

[@Swtorista]

Haha! Mako vs Mako seems like a good duel.

[@Madcat0]

You've been most helpful *Vette aproves*

[@darthgus]

*T7 aproves*

[@lukepetzny6682]

**shock Vette**

[@seby826]

@@lukepetzny6682 Lmfao!

[@TheKarahan2011]

@@lukepetzny6682 wouldn't have it any other way.

[@tt2184]

I have a suggestion for the F2P level 50 gearing. When you complete heroic missions, you are rewarded with lock boxes, which contain gear for your character. These lockboxes go all the way to about level 60, from there you should be working towards picking up legendary gear etc. At level 50, the heroics drop Crystalline Lock Boxes, which has gear with a rating of 132. I'm not 100% sure, but I think it probably has higher stats than level 48 modded gear. Also, blue borderded heroic gear is much better over green bordered gear because it increases the bolster of your stats in PvP and Flashpoints (correct me if I'm wrong). So I would advise F2P players who have hit level 50 to do heroics and pick up this gear. NB The lockboxes also drop relics, earpieces and implants

[@Swtorista]

Awesome tip! I have added heroic gear to a pinned comment at the top of this video :)

[@tt2184]

Great, I hope the F2P players find it useful!

[@tamagodaniel8256]

Wow this video is 2 years before and you still reply to comments! I’m new to this game and I’m a free to play player Loving this game so far

[@Swtorista]

Haha! Welcome to the game!

[@GamerSix66]

is free to play restricting to the point where you feel suffocated or is it actually pretty free reign?

[@chystlj2932]

@@GamerSix66 It's a Free reign until you reach higher levels...

[@sonofconnaught2945]

I just played for about 30 minutes and when, "Screw this, Take my money!"

[@Swtorista]

Haha!

[@sonofconnaught2945]

It was well worth it.

[@Overload1312]

Haha i completet all my 4 Charakters (i'm not sure if you write this like that) before i subscribed for a month

[@curtiswong7280]

@@Overload1312 Characters* Subscribing's a great deal and even after you finish it you get privileges as Preferred Player.

[@thrawngames6282]

I played SWTOR a bit back in 2017, but never really got into it. Now I'm joining again with the intent of doing this seriously, and your videos have majorly helped me. May the Force bless you

[@Swtorista]

Cheers have fun!

[@wiIien]

I started playing 2 weeks ago and I have about 150 hours on the game at the moment and to anyone who's still quite new, don't worry if it doesn't feel like you're progressing a ton, just take in the story and enjoy yourself :))

[@rcschmidt668]

Excellent video! Some have mentioned that F2P players now have a credit cap of 1000000. A major correction is with the number of active characters available for F2P. Old SWTOR: 2 characters per server, 4 max overall. New SWTOR: 4 Active characters per server, 4 max overall. To use more characters, 1 or more existing characters have to be deactivated. Note also: Characters on other servers do not sync with your Legacy. Not included: There’s 1 slot to create a boosted L60 character. I have not used this option yet. Keep the videos coming!

[@Swtorista]

Yes some awesome updates since this video! :)

[@kaasradio1453]

Excellent overview for free to play players. I am a long time subscriber but I found this video well made and well written.

[@halomiksa]

Get the unlocks first. Like the artifact unlock, quickbar unlocks, inventory extensions. Also you should fill up ur escrow with credits and then carefully use the escrow withdraw cards when u have 200.000 in your inventory. They let you have more then 200k credits available at a time. That was the way i was able to get full darth nihilus gear set as a free to play player years ago, which costed me a few millions and weeks of credits farming. And with the artifact unlock u can pretty much mod those cosmetic items with the mods from purple gear. Btw, i stumbled upon this video just now, haven't played the game in years. Maybe some things have changed :)

[@T8-TR]

I don't know why, but Swtorista sounds sorta like Vette at times. It's nice -- lots of character in her voice!

[@sussybaka4550]

vette approves

[@gertv2]

Regarding f2p characters: I would recommend keeping them all on the same server. This means that once you have used all 4 slots, delete a character to make a new one. Just choose the one you've had enough of. Sell everything on your old toon before you delete it and buy gear you want your new toon to use, then put it to stronghold Legacy Bank. Be sure to buy a 'Speeder piloting' from GTN so your new toon can start getting around faster from L10. Use remaining scraps for comp gifts and such. If you pvp, make sure to spend all pvp currency at proper vendors, and put everything in Legacy Bank. This way you get your legacy to max quick and can get a jumpstart with every new character. Also, if you're interested in completing achievements (I was a diehard achievement hunter..) you'll get a higher completion % if you keep all toons on same server. I used to play this game for years, never subbed, did 99.99% of what you can do as f2p, and had a lot of fun. There are some guides floating around for f2p, take a look at those (even if they're a bit dated). If you need any tips, ask away.

[@Swtorista]

+Hendrick Lamar I had a really rough time finding F2P guides that are least up to date from 2 years ago, if you know of any I'd love to link them in the description. Thanks for sharing your personal f2p wisdom!

[@runecaller397]

I think the one in swtor reddit is fine, your videos are the best though :)

[@fukurato9539]

I played swtor some x years ago and saw it on steam today so i will dive back in and start from the beginning. Your Videos are super helpfull, defeinetly the go to Channel for Tips.

[@animaloverload7465]

Free to play players like myself can get a Stronghold. I recommend the Nar Shadda one as you can play Republic or Empire. The legacy bank can be used like a 'deposit' of sorts. Deposit extra credits into the bank but you DO have a withdraw limit. You can keep making credits and kind of circumvent the credit cap.

[@Quaarlos]

As a new player this was extremely helpful! Thank you!

[@arcticframe5040]

Thanks for this. I was really bummed out when I saw all the restriction I'm getting as a FTP player and almost decided to cancel my download of the game until I saw this vid. You really showed that FTP life can work, it's just much, much, MUCH harder to live with. Thanks for this tho. I'm really happy to see that it's not a absolute must to be subscribed forever

[@Swtorista]

Awesome! Glad it helped you. I've been playing on a free to play account about an hour a week and I'm on hour 40 without too many issues :)

[@mariuszekkalinowski6715]

@@Swtorista Do you know if it's possible to remove the credit limit as a f2p?

[@alexdenton1073]

Thank you I’ve been playing for a couple years often on and still learned new stuff

[@Swtorista]

Every time I do research for a video I learn something new too :D

[@gseric4721]

I'm going to have to watch this all the way through, and that money cap struggle is real 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️.

[@Soundtracks92]

I'm a free-to-play player and I'm enjoying the heck out of the game so far! I'm already at level 19 and I just started playing 2 days ago :) I love your channel btw! And this video is super helpful

[@Swtorista]

Welcome to the game Proud!

[@KyloRen-uf3om]

Your channel is the best for information about all the stuff in Swtor. Love Your Videos!!!

[@azzen432]

I am not F2P but I still watched this. I am Sith no one tells me what to do!

[@dylanmahaffey8920]

Only a sith speaks in absolutes

[@cmel7841]

nice video, I played in Beta but never made it to 50, finally coming back to finish the class stories

[@Swtorista]

Welcome back!

[@spookyskeleton1787]

The og swtor grandmaster I started playing because of your videos so thank you swtorista

[@radianstefan2445]

When I subbed to your channel you had just 20k subscribers, now I see that you have 30k subscibers. I love to see a good channel reaching more popularity. Keep up with the good work! 😁

[@Swtorista]

It's been a crazy couple of months! Thank you! :)

[@Nicknack503]

Returning player and I just found your videos. You do a great job and they have been a great help. Well done!

[@Swtorista]

Cheers!

[@ezmanzlegend1676]

Great vid, I personally am a free to play player and I’ve been looking for a guide on what to do and how to gear myself, this video really helped

[@Swtorista]

Cheers! Make sure to also check out Heroics, it was left out of this video guide :)

[@tt2184]

The ACADEMY is back!

[@mikex365]

Hi Swtorista, addressing your pinned comment at the top - I used to be a level 50 F2P player, and the highest rated gear available was the rating 148 blue prototype unmoddable gear, called the Fractured set. I was able to find pieces of this on the GTN. This armor set has different stats and versions for each class, and it is similar to the armor dropped from heroic quests between level 51 and 54, except that they are sold unbound, and equippable by level 50 characters. It's a big upgrade from the 122 rated green level 48 mods and the 132 rated level 48 Crystalline heroic set.

[@Swtorista]

Huh! Interesting! Do you know where they are original dropped/bought from?

[@mikex365]

Unfortunately, I actually don't know. The first time I saw a piece of the Fractured set was on another F2P player. I was able to find more items when I searched on the GTN (name: Fractured, Level 50-50, item quality: Prototype). They are usually very affordable (well under 200k creds).

[@Swtorista]

Awesome. I've added this tip into the pinned comment :) Very nice to know about another upgrade many players might not know about!

[@kurtfeierabend1206]

I did not know about the 'Adaptive Armor' vendor on Fleet - that was major for me! (After all these years... and I'm still learning SWTOR.)

[@MrStrife3]

Missed you swotorista! Please keep providing content!!!

[@jish55]

something they can do to fix F2P is that, if you're preferred, remove a few restrictions, while giving bonuses to subs. Basically, F2P should remain as is, but if you're, say, preferred, then there shouldn't be limited to credits, and be allowed to run unlimited gf ops/fps/wzs. Now, if you're subbed, you get access to all content, and you get unlimited double xp, as well as add more cartel coins to the subs, and unlock all cosmetics. This will get more people to want to sub, keep more players as now they're not limited to end game content, and it'll allow for players to want to do more.

[@valkorian9965]

LONG TIME NO VIDEO SWTORISTA! Missed all the tips and wonder of swtor!

[@annasumner6841]

Awesome! A new video! I'm glad to see that you're back! (:

[@dirufanboy1971]

Wow - I've been a preferred Player since the game went free to play and I had NO idea that I could unlock the expansions by subbing for a month - thank you!

[@aleksanderhelt9498]

I find your voice more comfortable than I should... Don't get me wrong, it's really nice.

[@somenitrogenconsumer8859]

Credit cap is raised to one million credits yeeey

[@ralfsstuff]

Can't wait to get into this after completing Kotor 1&2.

[@Mythic2827]

Fantastic new video! Sweet to see a new upload and good timing because I'm having some friends try out this game! Awesome! :D

[@gertv2]

Regarding f2p credits: you CAN go over 200k by a LOT. I'm not sure by how much, but it's probably unlimited, like subscriber creds. I discovered this by chance: I didn't play swtor for a few months and when I returned, my characters had a few million EACH. This is what happened: I was always selling stuff on GTN (mostly weekly conquest weapons/holocrons etc, you veterans know what I'm talking about). They sold for about 100-150k each. I then let the 'sold' mails stay in my mailbox. Whenever I needed creds, I just accepted one mail of 150k and was back at near cred cap again. However, mails expire. And when they do, the credits get added to your account directly. About 20 mails containing 150k expired during the months I was away, and upon returning to the game, I had millions. I have always been f2p and hope this find you other f2pers well.

[@Swtorista]

+Hendrick Lamar wow! I'll have to test this one out for myself. I'm surprised the credits go to your credits and not escrow when the mail expires.

[@runecaller397]

Just sold a chance cube for 1.5mill+, will let you know in a month if the strategy still works :)

[@logheshravikumar4558]

Does it work? ;_;

[@runecaller397]

Does NOT seem to work.. hotfixed maybe? Or maybe you have to have not logged in for a certain amount of time for it to trigger (most probably). I have not used a referral code and even if I had, I wouldn't get sub as I'm 100% f2p, not pref.

[@redicanprime1181]

Finally ran into one of your videos again. It's good to hear your tutorials again. Ive been sub'd just fyi.

[@markkline2234]

Always appreciate your videos.... Thank You

[@BPD-Bob]

so im here cause i watched your "should you play swtor?" vid lol. if you couldnt tell the answer was yes. thanks for the tips!

[@Swtorista]

Haha! Welcome to the game!

[@BPD-Bob]

@@Swtorista thanks! Didn't expect a response :D digging it so far

[@GamingCentral-xu4mq]

Welcome Back @Swtorista :)

[@dklein8074]

im sure this has already been posted somewhere. But the new cap for both sub players and free to play players, has been changed to 1,000,000 credits.

[@Swtorista]

Yep! Awesome update!

[@benwebber6006]

Word? That's what's up!

[@DeadlySinner97]

There are I think 5 disabled bars in the interface editor, just enable them and decide how many slots and slots per row you want and then drag the bar to where you find it the most accessible

[@Swtorista]

Good tip!

[@XKorvus]

Great video. As a new player, i want to thank you for sharing your knowlege :)

[@Swtorista]

Welcome to the game! :)

[@JPZett]

This was so helpful, your voice is really soothing

[@lastcall9998]

I loved to death when you made an effort to reach lvl 50 and you got loads of tokens to get a free set. That feeling won't ever come back I guess (I really really miss it). BTW, again, I want your pc, makes the game looks great, lol.

[@Swtorista]

The launch of the game is always the best time in its history :)

[@dillpicklez2267]

Yay your back I subbed to you while you were on your on your holiday break

[@barnesk80]

I just started this game. Currently lv 14 now. So far it's not bad on ftp. On the east coast servers

[@Swtorista]

Welcome to the game :)

[@SMmania123]

Keep in mind people this video is 2 years old, so take this with grain of salt and don't be like the 50+ people who disliked this video because the info wasn't 100% accurate.

[@TheTurtle]

Congrats on showing up on the SWTOR launcher, getting back into the game after many years and saw you there "sponsored" decided to check out some tips, thanks! :D

[@Swtorista]

thanks! That was a pretty cool surprise

[@TENGUartesmarciales]

Thank you for making this video 🙏🏻

[@Swtorista]

cheers!

[@jotakuplays1536]

Starting SWTOR in August 2022 as a f2p. Eventually I’ll subscribe as I get more invested but I feel f2p isn’t that punishing. You level pretty fast so until I need to sub, I can stay f2p and save money lol

[@kimmeier3807]

Excellent video! I will be watching more of them this weekend :-)

[@anodysseyofsteven1985]

HAPPY NEW YEAR HUN!!! Welcome back!!! I have missed you bunches!!! Hugsz!!

[@Swtorista]

Happy 2018 Steven!

[@1saMMAku1]

Just started and I am bit confused so this came perfect time thanks :)

[@Swtorista]

Great timing :D You might find the other video "Tips for New SWTOR Players" more useful, this one is for players really digging in to Free to play :)

[@1saMMAku1]

Swtorista okey thanks :)

[@MolnarG007]

more Inventory space: 1. you can deconstruct non-needed green or better items, and sell all non-needed items. 2. you can put your materials into the new crafts material inventory (patch 6.0) 3. you can mail your non-bound to you items to your other characters and back. 4. you can access Cargo Hold at Fleet, later on your spaceship 5. to access your Legacy Storage you need access to a stronghold/guildship, cheapest if you join any guild. No matter how you access it, your Legacy Storage is yours only. 6. It is possible to unlock items as a "collection", see your inventory's collection or hover over your item in your inventory. All collection items can be dragged out any time, so you can even drop/destroy those and get them again from your collections inventory. For some only one is needed to be equipped and its unlocked in collections, some needs a whole set to unlock, for example an outfit of 7 items you need all seven. ((((and once you unlocked something in your collection you can buy at the collection the pssiblity to unlock for all future character, called legacy wide unlock ))) Also many cartel coins may be earned by completing achievements (1000+), and also free mounts and other gifts just google "swtor free stuff" see first few hit.

[@Swtorista]

Wow great tips!

[@MartijnTenebris]

only reason i dont have subscription is is bcus i dont have a credit card lmao. i litterally cant pay.

[@BooserBoi]

Surprised no one commented sooner, but you can buy subscription cards from places like Wal-Mart. So, yeah.

[@zeffonian]

@@BooserBoi What do you do when your country doesn't have Wal-Marts?

[@theantknight6132]

@@zeffonian umm.. pay a friend to buy you a card off amazon?

[@zeffonian]

@@theantknight6132 what do you do when you dont have friends 😭😭

[@theantknight6132]

@@zeffonian I'm still trying to figure that one out

[@skwurrelxd6375]

So helpful and informative! Amazing video!

[@thecaptainzillo]

At last, the Academy is back. And it is more powerfull that it ever was. But seriously, thank you. I'm a FTP player and I am really getting bored in the game but now I'll try these things

[@Swtorista]

Cheers!

[@Trygvar13]

You're back!

[@qazimsahiti6041]

Hi its been a long time since you posted or am I being left out by youtube notifications . Your tip are helpful as always. Have Fun :D

[@Swtorista]

I was away for work for a couple months :) Cheers!

[@TheTalonsPryde]

Yay! You are back!

[@ast9627]

Very helpful thanks!!

[@texnwien]

Ah, you did your homework with Javiik! So there is a method to your madness (get it, madness :p ). Recently found your channel and really enjoying your vids! Thanks for the info!

[@Swtorista]

I really wanted to see "how bad" it was to play free-to-play - I learned a lot while playing him :D

[@texnwien]

Lol yea, I had to resub after a long break. I couldn't take the f2p limits! Looking forward to some serious decorating next! )

[@spitfire9941]

You are back!!!

[@will5579]

I love this game so much. And your videos are super helpful

[@TheGatekeeper-]

Welcome back!

[@lkarlsen2587]

Awesome! Swtorista and The Academy is finally back, I really missed you and your videos :)

[@declanroberts8934]

I am currently level 20 preferred. Playing as vanguard I’ve sucked up to my cat faced companion, he is set on healing, and I am tanking. The game is currently so easy. I never seem to drop below 95% health. The only time I’ve died since lvl 10, was when I tried to get infected by those ghouls. My companion died, and they all swarmed on me, there were about 20 of them and I got ripped to shreds with no healers. So if your playing f2p, I suggest being strategic with companions, and skills. Gear will come through mission rewards. Just don’t be that guy running around in a rainbow suit...

[@Swtorista]

Heehee, rainbow suit. And yep, all low level content is very easy. If you're looking for something harder, at level 60 when you start the fourth and fifth expansion, you can set the difficulty mode :D

[@interesting6272]

Thank you for this, I totally forgot about the adaptive gear vendor

[@raptarknaighor3860]

New video! Yay~ I'm a sub in SWTOR, but I'm watching this anyway cuz I like your voice :3

[@tristanoestreich2372]

Her voice is very soothing

[@austriaco]

swtorista is back :-)

[@jpg2ds]

At least theyre gonna change quite a lot of thing for f2p and preffered players, like increasing the cap to 1m for both

[@ronin468]

Yeah! You 're finally back I really missed your tips

[@huntress79]

The only thing i think is stupid is that there is a credit cap for both f2p and perfered. I'm a perfered and limited to 350k which is dumb cause I would at least like to get cool armor or armor sets that are a million on the gtn then limited to what I'm getting. Which is ok but not the greatest.

[@Swtorista]

I assume it's to encourage people to subscribe. When I did 6 months as preferred it was my biggest issue in the game.

[@huntress79]

Yeah probably

[@huntress79]

I did sub for a mouth though to try it. And wasn't that big of a difference exept i can buy what ever I wanted and have purple gear for my toons. But I don't have the money to do it every month but I will try it again another time though.

[@madara5219]

I an currently free to play and I’m really waiting to beat the game on 4 characters because I currently enjoy it as a free to play player but the game is so good I’ll probably drop the money haha

[@kamilkukowski8346]

another tip would be to buy cheap armor sets, some are really nice like the casual vandal

[@CrimsonHeart3]

Holy shiet that voice, caught me off guard. Was expecting a guy tbh. One of the most beautiful voices ive ever heard. Do you sing?. Thanks for the video, ive been thinking of going back to the game for the story as I didnt play much of it. I think I was preffered status but not sure. Will have to check it.

[@arlieproductions4794]

Your never gonna see this but in case you do, I'm another person who thinks you are incredibly helpful and awesome!

[@Straswa]

Great tips and vid Swtorista!

[@bruhmoment6241]

Fun video to watch even though I have been playing for 4 years :>

[@Binky1st]

Welcome back Swtorista I hope you had a good break :D

[@WhySoSeriousGM]

A 173k subscriber channel putting out 2 million subscribers level content

[@FunnyMonke-l5q]

fr

[@Dragnmastralex]

if we sub for just 1 month... do we get to still keep wearing the purple gear we get or will we have to go back to the orange gear when we lose the sub?

[@Rax.]

You are back :)

[@cameronarmstrong6854]

I'm subscribed but I love watching your vids

[@Soundstorm745]

Hi I’ve been watching your videos and they are very helpful! But I still have a question with mounts like the Acklay, Rancor or Nexu. I am aware that you have to pay for some of these with real money but is there anyway I can get these mounts without using any real money at all? Thank you for the help!

[@Swtorista]

Yes! There is a way. 1) earn free cartel coins. If items an item currently purchaseable on the cartel market you can one - earn free cartel coins via achievements kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2q6kqqJoKlliqs and two - get free cartel coins from security key swtorista.com/articles/how-to-install-swtor-security-key/ 2) buy from other players on the GTN. Almost all items can be bought with credits especially most cartel items! The GTN can be found in the galactic trade market section of the fleet, it's a big green terminal

[@katilho9863]

Welcome back!!

[@Jayden_o777]

I don't need the help. I am just in love with her voice.

[@jojobinks1155]

I dont even play the game and i still watch these lol

[@shinyeevee0117]

thanks for the referral sence i am new to the game and it is good so far