Jan 03

The Best SWTOR Guide of All Time

In this article, I am going to reveal to you the best SWTOR guide I have ever read about and some of the tips I found inside of this guide to Star Wars The Old Republic.

The first thing I discovered inside this guide is that PvP warzones are a great way to level up. Not only do you get commendations which you can exchange for rewards, but it also is simply fun and enjoyable. It also gives you a lot of credits which you can use to buy gear as well as some experience points which will help you level up.

The interesting thing about PvP in SWTOR and the SWTOR guide I was reading was that it really does not matter that much whether or not you win or lose. As long as you earn a lot of commendations in the game itself, you can get a lot of experience and rewards. For this reason, sitting around and guarding a node with not much activity is not a valid way to earn experience points and rewards, even though that may have been in WoW.

Another good thing you need to know about SWTOR is that builds are very important. This refers to how you spend your talent points. In SWTOR, you get access to a huge variety of abilities depending on where you put your talent points. For example, the Sorcerer can heal when specced into damage, but its healing spells are not very good. On the other hand, if you put your points into healing, you get access to a huge amount of healing spells which can help you win quite a few games of PvP as well as heal your companions in PvE and soloing.

One good way to build your character is a hybrid spec. Players get access to 41 talent points by the time they reach level 50, but each talent tree only requires 31 points to reach the end. You can put 21 points in one tree and 20 points in another tree and mostly get the best of both worlds. After all, a lot of the 31 point talent abilities are not nearly as good as you might think they would be if you just read the tooltip.s

Jan 01

Finding SWTOR Datacron Locations

In Star Wars The Old Republic, Datacrons are hidden all over the game world and increase your character’s stats. Each planet has an upwards of 5 Datacrons, and finding these SWTOR datacron locations is not all that easy. Fortunately, I am going to give you some tips to finding each Datacron on your own.

The first is to simply search online for locations. There are a lot of videos on youtube which show you exactly how to get all the Datacrons on each planet and it is a lot easier to do that then it is to try to get inside the game and locate all the Datacrons yourself.

However, I know some players like the challenge of finding Datacrons on their own, so I do not want to deprive these players of their experience and as such will give you some tips to finding each Datacron.

The first tip is that very few datacrons are stumbled upon accidentally – you have to go out of your way to seek these. Many are located at the end of hidden pathways and are not even marked on the map. I recommend riding around the perimeter of the map of each planet and either looking for unmarked doors (if inside) or unmarked paths which seem to lead into a mountain.

Additionally, look for any objects which seem stacked up on top of one another. If there is a small box and a large box sitting side by side, there is a good chance you are supposed to jump on the small box to the large box to something else in order to find the Datacron that you are looking for in SWTOR.

Additionally, in building-based worlds and zones, always look for pipes that you might be able to climb up on. So many Datacrons are hidden on top of pipes or by paths that you can only access by climbing on top of pipes. What you do is while you are looking for hidden doors and paths, note any pipes which are near the ground that you might be able to jump on.

Finally, be careful to pay attention to any areas where it seems like players are clustered around. If you see boxes on the ground or anything like that where a lot of players are standing around, odds are they are trying to figure out how to access a Datacron. Use this as a clue and grab the Datacron for yourself!

Sep 12

Weight Loss Tips for Fast Fat Burning

With it being January, everyone around the world is looking for good weight loss tips that they can use to help them burn fat quickly. Fortunately for you, you are going to find exactly that inside this article! We are going to go over some good strategies you can use to burn body fat and lose weight with ease.

The first thing you need to do is to eat less food. This sounds ridiculous and obvious, but most people fail right here. They are told to eat small frequent meals to help stoke their metabolism, but the truth is this does little in the long run to effect the way calories are processed. Instead, you just need to focus on not overeating. If you can do this, the timing of your calories and everything else along those lines becomes very irrelevant. When you eat or when you do not eat is not nearly as important as the total amount of calories you consume each day. You need to reduce this number to lose weight.

The next step in the equation is to start exercising. What type of exercise you do is not really that important. The amazing fat burning workouts are not nearly as impressive as they say they are, especially if you do not also start eating less. However, exercise will help you lose weight, so exercising is indeed one of the best weight loss tips.

However, you do not need to perform some ridiculous type of exercise. Instead, you just need to do something. Get moving. Moving improves the effectiveness of your hormones like insulin which will help you lose weight and helps your body operate more effectively. Even if you only want to walk each day, it really can go a long way. Do some exercise and watch the body fat melt off in record time.

Another good way to lose weight is to lift weights. Weight lifting is not really that good for burning calories up front, but what it does is help maintain your muscle mass when dieting. A lot of people can lose a little weight at the start of the diet, but they also lose muscle mass along with their body fat. This leads to a slower metabolism and less calories needed each day, which means you will have to eat even less to continue losing weight. You can avoid this fate by working out and keeping your muscle mass so you can continue to eat the same amount each day as you lose weight.

Aug 11

Heartburn Causes – The Truth Revealed

For some reason, one of the most common heartburn causes that people report is eating something “bad”. People eat a spicy meatball or pasta and get heartburn and think that this is the root cause of their problem.

While it is true that some foods are inflammatory, the truth is that there is no real link between diet and heartburn or acid reflux. The truth is that there are other heartburn causes which contribute to acid reflux in most individuals.

One of the most common causes of acid reflux or heartburn is being overweight. Hundreds of studies have shown across the board that losing weight is the quickest way to reduce heartburn in all individuals. There are a few reasons why being overweight can cause acid reflux.

The first reason is that body fat actually takes up space inside the abdominal cavity. As this body fat grows, it begins to pressure organs like the stomach and small intestines. When you eat a large meal, the stomach expands and the body fat inside the abdominal cavity begins to press against the stomach even more as they compete for space. The fatter you are, the more fat there is inside the abdominal cavity, and the more pressure it exerts against your stomach. This may seem a little strange, but the truth is that the fat you gain has to go somewhere, and there is only so much space available inside your abdominal cavity for everything to go.

A lot of people may think that this is not the case because they think that body fat is underneath the skin and not the actual muscle. However, there are two types of abdominal fat: subcutaneous and visceral. Subcutaneous fat refers to fat beneath the skin, whereas visceral fat is actually underneath the abdominal wall and surrounds the organs. Visceral fat is what is thought to cause so many problems for this with acid reflux.

Additionally, body fat is a problem for people because it creates inflammation on a whole-body level. Inflammation contributes to heartburn and is one of the primary heartburn causes. This is also why smoking can cause heartburn in many individuals.

The solution is simple: lose weight and your heartburn and acid reflux symptoms will begin to disappear!

May 05

Top SWTOR Tips For Fast Leveling

In this quick guide to SWTOR, I am going to reveal to you the top SWTOR tips you can use to level up faster and easier than you ever thought possible.

The first of the SWTOR Tips is to log out inside the Fleet, a Cantina, or your space ship. You can get rested experience this way. In SWTOR, rested experience is actually given to you via a variety of methods, not just from defeating enemies. For example, it seems that quest experience is increased if you are rested, as well as the experience points you may earn from something like PvP.

The next thing you can do is to do your daily quests each day. You can do a fast Athiss run or something like a Warzone and get a quick 50% of a level with just an hour or so allotted towards each activity. I am already level 30 in 2 days of playtime doing nothing but PvP and flashpoints and my class quests even though I have done a lot of exploring, getting all the datacrons, leveling up crafts, and so on. Many players following the normal questing route have taken twice as long to get to my level.

While you may enjoy quests in the game, doing PvP is a great way to get a leg up on the competition once you hit level 50. You can start stockpiling commendations and what not and you earn a lot of credits for winning matches. The end result is that you can get quite a bit of credits from just participating in PvP and you get good gear from it as well.

Another tip for fast leveling is to use your warp buttons to get around the map. These can help you move faster between locations. The last thing you want to do is spend a ton of time running around from spot to spot. I much prefer to do things like warp back to the imperial fleet or fly around on a taxi.

Apr 03

SWTOR Trooper Strengths and Weaknesses

After seeing the SWTOR Trooper in action for awhile since the release of the game, I have concluded that this class has a lot of strengths and a lot of weaknesses, at least in my experience.

Surprisingly, the thing I was most surprised with the Trooper was with its healing abilities. I know a lot of players did not pick to be a Commando in order to heal, but it seems like an amazing healing class, especially when it comes to heal over time effects. Considering the Trooper gets to wear pretty heavy armor, the Trooper healer is practically like a Druid from WoW with its HoT effects but is also in bear form at all times due to its high armor and HP as well as being able to dish out damage with a split spec between the healing tree and the gunnery tree.

In short, the Trooper is an amazing PvP healer and is a great class to pick if you are interested in this. Its rope attack which lets you pull players to you as well is amazing in PvP as you can grab people and drop them into obstacles in games like Huttball.

The Trooper’s weakness actually seems to be related to damage and tanking, where you would think it would excel. Perhaps the Trooper can be a good tank if played properly but it seems like every Trooper tank I have ever played with seriously struggled with holding hate. Maybe it was just a coincidence but I was not impressed.

Additionally, in PvP, the Trooper can soak up a lot of damage, but does not seem to be very capable at dishing it out. I find myself able to absorb a lot of Trooper damage even as a class using light armor. They just do not dish out the pain like an Imperial Agent or Smuggler when it comes to ranged damage.

As a result, if you are thinking about playing a Trooper, consider it in a healing role.

Mar 22

How to Invest in Gold With Minimal Fees

Investing in gold is something that is considered to be very smart for all investors. While there is some risk including the risk of loss in investing in gold, gold is seen as a safety net to make up some of your portfolio.

What I mean by this is that if the stock market crashes, gold will automatically skyrocket. As a result, you want to keep some of your money in gold in case of a worst case scenario you are not totally broke.

However, investing in gold is not without problems. Since it is a physical item and very valuable, keeping it safe and secure can be a real problem and can be very expensive.

Since storing gold is expensive and it does not always go up in value, smart investors want to learn how to invest in gold without paying an arm and a leg for doing so. This would eat into any profits you might earn from the gold and may even cause a small profit to turn into a loss!

One of the best ways to get around this is to buy into what is known as an exchange-traded fund, or ETF. ETFs allow people to buy “shares” of gold which typically correlate to owning 1/10 or 1/100 of a troy ounce of gold. This gold is stored in a safe and secure location so you do not ever actually have to handle the gold yourself. This prevents the fear of it getting stolen, as gold stored in your house is much more likely to be stolen than gold secured in a safe vault under ground being guarded by armed security officers.

The best part of using an ETF is that it works just like a stock when you want to sell it – you can log into any brokerage online and just sell it without worrying about anything. If you own gold yourself, you actually have to take it somewhere where a buyer will typically offer to buy it for slightly under market value, which eats into your profit a lot more than selling it on the open market where you can get a fair price for it.

Mar 03

Diablo 3 Monk Guide – The Basics

The Monk is one of five Diablo 3 classes that players can be in the upcoming video game for PC. This class is one of the new classes as it has not yet previously been seen in any of the other games.

While the Monk has some of the characteristics of a Paladin, it is truly its own class as it has elements to it which have not been seen in any other Diablo game.

The Monk has two basic ability types: spirit generators and spirit spenders. Using the Monk’s basic abilities generates a resource known as Spirit. Spirit goes up to 200 and does not go away over time. Spirit can be used to access your most powerful abilities in Diablo 3.

The Monk is the first Diablo class to ever have powerful group healing abilities (much better than the Druid’s healing ever was), as its Spirit Light spell casts a powerful, instant heal on your entire group which basically restores everyone to full HP.

The Monk can use nearly any weapon in Diablo 3, much like all Diablo 3 classes. However, its recommended weapons tend to be either Diabos (staves) or hand-to-hand weapons.

The Daibo is a brand new weapon which tends to focus on spirit generation. I cannot tell you how good it will be in this Diablo 3 Monk Guide, but you should at least give it a chance. This will give you more spirit over time as well as increase the amount of spirit that your spirit generators generate. This is useful is you are playing with a group of players and want to be able to cast your healing and buffing spells more regularly.

On the other hand, your hand to hand weapons focus on doing damage. These are great for solo play or when you are playing with multiple monks who are already helping to heal the group.

With all that said, it is not like the Monk is sitting around doing nothing but healing. It does deal a lot of damage. Your healing spell can only be casted two times in a row before needing to use some damage-dealing ability to generate more spirit, and since you can use abilities over and over in Diablo 3, even as a “healer” you will be healing less than 10% of the time. It is just like a button you push if your group’s health starts geting low then you go back to dealing damage. It is cast on yourself and it hits everyone nearby, so it is not even channeled.

All in all, the Monk is a pretty good class and a good guide will help you understand it better.