Congratulations TRN! Nice to see you guys are still raiding. Best of luck on Kephess 2.0 and TFB!

Yeah, not that it matters but <Forgotten Hope> cleared SM on day one, we have a forum post about it. I have also seen a post of <Haterade> clearing on day one. We have a screen shot of the reward but not the full group is there, <Haterade> has no picture or proof.... but I think we can trust them lol. http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=537014 -Forgotten Hope's http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=536826 -Haterade's

<Forgotten Hope> (Republic) is currently recruiting a healer for its third ops team. We have three ops teams that all have EC HM on farm and we run two Nightmare Pilgrims each week. Team 3 raids at 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM server on Tuesdays-Thursdays until TFB HM is cleared and on farm. We are a progression guild; if you can’t commit to time in game do not apply. And please be relatively well geared. Whisper Spenser or Gibbler in-game for more info and invite.

What do you play? Tank, DPS or Heals and what specific class in that role? There are many websites out there, some of which dedicated to Tanking or the other rolls. Providing more information will be helpful. If in fact you are a tank like myself then this is a great website for you: http://www.tankingtor.com/2012/07/swtor-optimal-tanking-gear-guide.html As for the other roles try MMO Mechanics. They will most likely have the info you are looking for.

Nice to see you found a good guild. Good luck and have fun

There are already a few posts regarding this, but nevertheless it needs to be addressed. Currently playing the Republic side and it’s the same story for the majority of Jedi Knights. JK drops seem to be least common and Trooper and Smuggler gear drops way too much in my personal experience. For the last 8 weeks I have ran HM Ops and still have yet to see a single JK Rakata chest drop, that’s out of 16 possible drops and not one has been JK. I am hoping BioWare switches to a full commendation based loot system and HM/NiM Ops drop Rakata tokens. This way everyone gets their loot in a fair and equal manner without some people being very lucky and others repeatedly screwed over.

You clearly missed the point. The OP is talking about HM Ops, yes you get Columi Commendations from each boss and the Weekly’s but you don't get Rakata Commendations. We are talking about Rakata loot, the only way to get Rakata loot is by getting the token for them.

Exotech Fortitude Stim-lvl 50 Crafting Materials 1- Hypo-syringe 4- Radioactive Paste 8- Mutagenic Paste 10- Neurochemical Extract Prototype Hyper-Battle Fortitude Stim-lvl 48 Crafting Materials 1- Hypo-syringe 4- Smart Cells 4- Mutagenic Paste 4- Immunity Cell Culture 6- Neurochemical Extract Sum this up simply the Radioactive paste is not the easiest crafting material to obtain and is rare on crew missions. Thus most crafters have less of this and less lvl 50 stims are sold. Smart cells on the other hand for the Prototype stims is much easier to obtain. On my server (The Harbinger) the GTN normally has an over abundence of Exotech stims, however on less populated servers there is probably less on the GTN. Although the lvl 50 stims are better, the lvl 48 Prototype are much easier to craft and that's why there are more of them.

RNG is the wrong way to approach loot imo. I am a Jedi Knight and am still missing 3 pieces of gear for a full Rakata set, yet I have ran HM EV and KP 8 times each. Last weeks Ops we brought along a fresh lvl 50, and I mean FRESH as in hit 50 2hrs earlier in the day. He is a Sage healer, and by the end of EV and KP he was FULL Rakata. He got boots, legs, belt, bracers, gloves, chest, helm, main hand, off hand and a healing relic. Off a trash mob he also received a Columi ear piece and a schematic for his exact implants. 1 night of raiding= Full Gear 2 months of raiding= Half Rakata gear The loot system needs to be reevaluated Bioware...... like now please.

Same for republic side. We have been running EV and KP HM's for 7-8 weeks now. Each week we down every boss and yet we have seen the following Jedi Knight drops..... 0-Chest 2-Legs 2-Head The rest has been decent drops like gloves and boots. My companion is in full Rakata smuggler gear because we don't run with a smuggler and smuggler and consular gear is extremely common. There is no way that this is random drops. 8 weeks multiplied by 2 chest pieces per drop= 16 Possible drops And not one is a Jedi Knight Chest. This needs to be addressed, possibly changing to a full Commendation system for loot. That way it awards people for doing the raids instead of awarding people that play the least popular classes and are simply lucky.

You get social points through group conversation. So speaking to an NPC while in a group will give you social points. For example, in a flashpoint conversation each dialog option will give you a minimum of 4 social points (while in a 4 man group) and 8 social points if you win the conversation roll. For fast social points you can do speed runs of either The Esseles (Republic) or The Black Talon (Empire). I am a republic player and am speculating that The Black Talon gives approximately the same rewards and takes the same amount of time as The Esseles. The Esseles Completion Time for Speed Run- Ranges from 10-15 minutes depending on group level Social Points- From 150-170 on average, you will probably see 170 or more each time Alignment- I believe its 250 Light/Dark per run So do a couple speed runs of The Esseles or The Black Talon and your social level will increase very quickly. Remember to use the Spacebar .

You will want to have your Orange gear to have mostly if not all level 50 Purple Mods, which are very easy to get by running the Daily missions on both Belsavis and Ilum. I am not saying you can't run HM's but I am recommending to gear up more than lvl 49 mods and the stats you have now do seem a little low for HM's. It's not all about gear, if you are a good player and have a good team then you should be fine.

No, once you kill a boss your progression will be saved. So if you don't kill a boss your progression in the Op will stay the same as when you entered. Not 100% sure, correct me if I am wrong about this.

Since you are republic I would recommend doing T5 (Taral V). It is probably the fastest and easiest HM FP imo. You could also do FE, it is also easy for the most part but it can be long depending on your group. Jindo Krey can provide difficulty if you are not using the consoles properly, and HK-47 can also be a pain with his assassination protocol. If you could not do Maelstrom Prison I am guessing you wiped on Colonel Daksh (Laser Eye Guy), he can be difficult for specific groups, more specifically melee heavy groups. To beat him you must have your Tank taunt him repeatedly and LoS him, also have your DPS be aware of aggro, don't full burn when he has his implant charged because he could switch aggro and one shot kill most DPS. The Flashpoints to avoid until you are well geared would be D7, KuS, Battle of Ilum and Esseles. The easy ones are MP, FE, and T5. Make sure you do the Daily Missions on both Ilum and Belsavis for armor, mods, enhancements, and implants/earpieces. The orange gear with level 50 mods, armor and enhancements will me enough gear to complete most if not all HM FP's.

Haha, I know what you mean. Couple wipes on HM and you want to kill that guy