How to Obtain every color crystal in game. With Pictures! http://dulfy.net/2012/05/07/endgame-color-crystals-post-1-2-and-how-to-obtain-them/

After you claim the item from the CM and then use the item to unlock the options, they are available right away.

Okay, I think everyone here missed the point. Yes modded orange gear if far better then your quest greens. Is it at all REQUIRED to level your character. Absolutely not. If you do all your quests and use the xp boosts you get from quests, you will be out leveling your content by the time you leave your home plant at around level 18-19. And the gap will continue to grow. Even more so if you run Flashpoints. Yes you will need help with heroics. So, be social and get help. I say keep going on the way you are doing. But have a set of orange gear on hand that can be upgraded if you get to a fight you just cannot get past. Oh and never by greens/blues off the GTN. Almost never worth it. Save you money for the mods you will need eventually, or invest in Cybertech and make your own mods. That's my opinion anyway. And it's worked for me... so far

I would have gone with Coe'D or Co-Dee... Coe'dee .. ?? Hmm... something like that

It's it /party not /group? ::shrugs::

There is an option in the options menu that has to be set in order to allow others to share your class missions. Which I believe is off by default. At least it was for me when I stumbled upon it a few weeks ago.

Also keep in mind that you can only claim an item on the character that purchased it. If you switch characters they won't see the item in your unclaimed items.

I believe he is talking about the Smuggler mission that tells you to go to the spaceport doesn't tell you to go to the right instead of left when you enter the building. Since the shuttle that takes you to the fleet is to the left, it's an honest mistake. I made the same mistake when I first played my smuggler.

You are correct. it's Per-Character which is annoying. But it's only a few quick levels with out a speeder that you can still use Rocket Boost during. So meh ::shrugs::

Got a friend, or a secondary account? After your name change have them try using it to make a new character. Of course, there is always the chance they will try to blackmail you when you want it back...

If you REALLY MUST have the physical key-fob, you can still get one by buying the collectors edition of the game. But that can run you around $200 (at least).

At least that's what the page you found that screen shot says. http://www.swtor.com/info/in-game-events

I had this problem back when I was playing WoW. I played for years and never reached max level. Then I got a friend to play the game and he quickly got to max level. I still lagged behind playing multiple toons even though he was egging me along to reach max level. Then I found the secret. You need to have a goal outside of leveling your toon. For my WoW toons it was crafting. I would raise my crafting skill as high I could, but then would have to level some more to reach the next crafting tier. Before I new it I was Max level. So my advice is to find something outside of leveling that you can complete. Maybe you want to get all the Lore items on all the planets. Get all the Achievements? Be the best crafter ever? Get that blasted lizard to love you? Kick some PvP booty? Fly circles around everyone in a cool starship? You will find that as you try to reach those goals you will be leveling your toon as a side effect. And of course, having loads of fun along the way. That's what makes it not a grind you have to suffer through. TL;DR So leveling isn't your thing. Find what is.

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