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Star Wars The Old Republic

Cipher Hidden Achievements Guide

- by Xam Xam

You’ve probably discovered the Dantooine Cipher Achievement by now. But, there are more Ciphers to be found on other planets! Ciphers can also be found on Ossus and Rishi. They are hidden Achievements only discovered if you find a Tome. What does getting all these achievements–achieve? Nothing so far. But it sounds like there’s more to these achievements the meets the eye. Only time will tell. The location of the Tomes may vary but you should be able to find each one within the general vicinity of the screenshots/map references below. I’ve included the Dantooine Cipher as well for those …

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Star Wars The Old Republic

Spoils of War – SWTOR’s New Gearing System Explained

- by Xam Xam

The bread and butter of Star Wars The Old Republic’s new Expansion, ‘Onslaught’, coming in September 2019, is a fully revamped Gearing System. In a Community Livestream on Thursday (30th May), Eric Musco, Community Manager, Charles Boyd, Creative Director with special guest Keith Kanneg, Game Producer detailed the new, inclusive gearing system dubbed ‘Spoils of War’. Basically, this system will be more about horizontal progression rather than vertical gear progression. All types of content, including Conquest and PvP, will drop gear. The easiest way to break down this new system is to break it up into two sections. The gear …

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Elder Scrolls Online

Warden Healer PvP Build and Guide

- by Xam Xam

Update – Wrathstone DLC (Last Updated 31st March 2019). Here is my Warden Healing PvP Build and Guide! This Guide is currently focused on small/large scale Cyrodiil PvP. In future, it will be updated with Battlegrounds specifics. Contents Builds Gear Stats Attribute, Mundus Stone and Race Passive Skill Points Champion Points Potions and Food How to Play Healing Rotation/Priorities Heal Placement Passives Positioning and Movement Dodging Zergs Quick Tips Builds Here are my various builds. If you’re more comfortable having the abilities in different spots, then go for it. Just make sure they correlate with the right weapon. Large Group/Zerg …

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Star Wars The Old Republic

Guild Heraldry Guide

- by Xam Xam

Here is my Guide to the new Guild Heraldry System coming in Game Update 5.10.2 which is currently live on the PTS! How to Access Guild Heraldry In the General Tab in the Guild UI, click on ‘Edit Guild Profile’ then click on ‘Edit Heraldy’. Guild Heraldy Interface Here is how the interface looks. It allows you to play around with changes without committing to them. Guild Heraldry There are two key components to Guild Heraldry. The Symbol and the Detail. The Symbol appears in the foreground while the detail is the background. There are are currently 23 different symbols …

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Star Wars The Old Republic

Addressing the Recent Influencer Communication Controversy on the Forums #InfluencerGate

- by Xam Xam

Most of you who regularly read my content and/or follow me on Twitter likely know that I am a Bioware (SWTOR) Influencer. The program was started around the start of 2017 and I got into the program in November 2017. Back then I was Blogging on my old Website Xam Xam Says. So what is the Bioware Influencer Program? Basically, it’s a program that recognises SWTOR Content Creators and gives them access/goodies. So what do we get exactly? Exclusives/Early Access to Info Easier access to developers (via private forum/email) Promotion of our content by SWTOR on social media A quota …

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Star Wars The Old Republic

Game Update 5.10.1 Patch Notes

- by Xam Xam

Here are the Patch Notes for Game Update 5.10.1. Maintenance for the Game Update 5.10.1 Patch will be happening on February 12th/13th at: 5:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM GMT Midnight – 4:00 AM AEDT Highlights Geonosian Queen Lair Boss – The Sith Empire’s ruthless assault on the Jedi colony on Ossus began with Darth Malora, who created her own breed of mutated Geonosian warriors to use as shock troops for the attack. But before she created her insectoid army, Malora first had to create their master and originator. Left unguarded and unsupervised, this mutated Geonosian …

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Elder Scrolls Online

Morrowind Celebration Event Guide

- by Xam Xam

Travel to Morrowind the home of the Dark Elves to earn double rewards and Event Tickets! The Morrowind Celebration Event begins on Thursday, February 7 at 10:00 AM EST and will run until Monday, February 18 at 10:00 AM EST. Earn Double Rewards Earn double rewards from the following activities. Double drops from resource nodes Including Jewelry seams, but does not include nodes spawned from Survey Reports and Fishing Holes Double drops from all bosses (including the Halls of Fabrication Trial) Double reward boxes from all Daily Quests in the zone Event Tickets Earn Event Tickets from the following activities. …

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Star Wars The Old Republic

Game Update 5.10.1 – ‘The Wretched Hive’ Going Live 12th February

- by Xam Xam

Return to Ossus to face Darth Malora’s deadliest creation and work you way towards new powerful weapons! Various bug fixes (including many for companions) are also coming in Game Update 5.10.1 so keep an eye out for the Patch Notes for more info! Game Update 5.10.1 is launching the 12th February! New Lair Boss A mutated Geonosian Queen stirs beneath the surface of Ossus, giving rise to an endless army of deadly monsters! The Mutated Geonosian Queen and her brood can be found inside of ‘The Hive of the Mountain Queen’ lair. Group together in teams of 8 or 16 …

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Star Wars The Old Republic

A Look Back at 2018 – SWTOR Edition

- by Xam Xam

The expansion drought continues for The Old Republic. It’s been over two years since 5.0 came out. 2018 gave us a few Updates with some story, some PvP and even some Operations content. I haven’t really made much of a secret of the fact I haven’t played SWTOR that much throughout 2018. I dabbled in the game here and there around Game Updates and did a fair bit of PTS testing for Game Update 5.9.2. But beyond that, I haven’t really done much throughout 2018. The game overall continues to be marred by a horrible gearing system (especially for PvP) …

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Star Wars The Old Republic

A Beloved Character Returns to save the Franchise – How The Old Republic Got its Story back on Track

- by Xam Xam - 1 Comment

For a very long time, many Old Republic players have longed for the story to return to its roots and go back to the focus being on the Republic versus Empire conflict. Finally, that day has returned. The new story that came with The Old Republic’s Game Update 5.10, Jedi Under Siege, signals a return to true form. A nostalgia trip the fans deserved. But it’s not just one story. There are two separate stories, one for each faction. And going, forward, there will always be a separate story for each faction. We may be seeing the same events from each …

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