I just recently received Elara, and given the fact that this is an MMO with 0 save points I'm worried. I don't want to mess up my one shot at starting a romance for my trooper, so i'm wondering if there are any tips anyone has to help me?

 

I haven't romanced anyone characters in SWTOR, so I have no idea what i'm doing. I'm slowly gaining affection with her, but are there any forks in the road I must take in order to ensure the romance progresses? Anything that will automatically cut it off?

I just recently received Elara, and given the fact that this is an MMO with 0 save points I'm worried. I don't want to mess up my one shot at starting a romance for my trooper, so i'm wondering if there are any tips anyone has to help me?

 

I haven't romanced anyone characters in SWTOR, so I have no idea what i'm doing. I'm slowly gaining affection with her, but are there any forks in the road I must take in order to ensure the romance progresses? Anything that will automatically cut it off?

 

Gifts, lots and lots of gifts.

I just met her but she seems like regulations get her hot.

Her and Aric are pretty much the same. That's my only complaint with trooper in beta, the first two companions are practically the same. I know one is a healer and the other range dps, but looks and dialogue options were basically the same.

Elara loves her some luxury items. Republic/Imperial memorabilia and technology gifts are also okay. If I recall she actually doesn't like weapons (unlike Aric).

 

The dialogue options she likes are actually rather different...it's a bit hard to explain, but Aric likes when you get to the point quickly, and Elara is more of a stickler about rules and helping people.

 

M1-4X just seems to like almost anything you say.

Elara loves her some luxury items. Republic/Imperial memorabilia and technology gifts are also okay. If I recall she actually doesn't like weapons (unlike Aric).

 

The dialogue options she likes are actually rather different...it's a bit hard to explain, but Aric likes when you get to the point quickly, and Elara is more of a stickler about rules and helping people.

 

M1-4X just seems to like almost anything you say.

 

Elara also really likes to avoid unnecessary confrontation, so any time there is a dialogue where you ask someone to surrender or say you don't need to fight... Take it, I have gotten 160+ affection on a few of those choices with her...

If you also just bring he questing by like 35 youll get her up halfway too. Shes pretty damn awesome if you are a Sheild Spec Vanguard.

This is all great advice, thank you

 

However, I still would like to know if there are any triggers which cut off the romance

 

For example, as a SW, if you try and convert your padawan to the light side, the romance option will be gone forever.

 

Anything like that here? I hope not

Just use the escape key if you hit a choice you didn't like. You'll exit out of the conversation. Although it doesn't matter that much. You can do whatever you want and you'll be able to raise her affection up with gifts from vendors.

If you want to romance her you probably need to fill out Requisition Form B: Notification of Romantic Entanglement for her to even be remotely interested in you,,,,,or something like that

Her favorite things are luxury items. She also likes Military Gear, Technology, Republic Memorabilia and Imperial Memorabilia. She will NOT like any Courting items until (I assume) much later on. Making choices she approves of in conversations and buying her lots of stuff is the key. It's gonna take a long time so don't get in a hurry.

 

Most of the time in conversations I get a +20 or a -1 from her. I once got a +126 but I don't remember when. Luxary items get something like a +59.

 

You can't give her more than one gift at a time. If you try a second one right after the first you'll receive a message like "Not Ready". However, it only takes a few minutes for her to be ready. So if want to buy a bunch of gifts at the same time you can give you one, walk around for a minute, and give her another.

 

It doesn't matter if you give her the same gift twice, three times, or whatever. On Nar Shaddar there's one Level 2 Luxury item and I've given it to her several times with increasing points each time.

 

I also noticed that as her approval of me has risen her responses to my gifts are more friendly. At first she was "um, thanks". Now that I'm about 20% of max with her she seems more grateful.

 

I'm waiting to log in tonight so I can't double check right now but I believe you have a 0 to 10,000 scale for how a character likes you. I have her up to about 2,000 after buying her a half dozen items and having her run around with me on Nar Shaddar. She's starting to open up a bit - we just had a conversation about her leaving her family behind.

 

One more thing ... in any conversation with her or someone else, if you praise her she likes it. For example, after defeating a certain robot on Nar Shaddar I'm asked by a Republic doctor if I need any help. I reply that my medic has me taken care of. She liked that.

Edited December 19, 2011 by Gydion

Progress in your character story. Affection gets you nothing on its own.

 

M1-4X just seems to like almost anything you say.

 

LOL yes he seems the ultimate lapdog kiss butt... I suppose because you killed him, then repaired him, then accepted him into the republics most elite squad. He probably wont have much to complain about, unless of course he's like a cat and thinking up ways to kill you while he is smiling at you

Edited December 19, 2011 by rbl_holmes

So I am assuming it is a bad idea to hit the flirt option when talking with her? Or does that make her affection go up?

If you want to romance her you probably need to fill out Requisition Form B: Notification of Romantic Entanglement for her to even be remotely interested in you,,,,,or something like that

 

That gave me my first chuckle on a very sh#tty day....ty.

If you want to romance her you probably need to fill out Requisition Form B: Notification of Romantic Entanglement for her to even be remotely interested in you,,,,,or something like that

 

after you tell one another that you love eachother, she does say in a later conversation that she submitted the proper forms to declare your relationship to your superiors. The brass doesn't like the rank and file fraternizing with one another.

Gifts, lots and lots of gifts.

 

btw this does not work very well with girls in real life.

 

 

they react about the same way as I react when my cats drags in a dead bird it killed last week. thank you kitty!

She usually like "good" answers, sticking to the code (talking like a soldier, following rules, chain of command....). She also seems to likes very much when you successfully makes someone surrender, or any attempt to do so. Maybe about her past (she probably think more imps could follow the same path). She hates if you are greedy, selfish, "bad" or if you don't care about rules. Still, it doesn't mean she don't have a sense of humor, and she is still a woman. Sometimes, you can earn a lot of point being nice with her, or telling her something fun. I remember in the end of act I telling her we should go to Nar Shaddaa casino, to have some fun, and earned affection (don't remember how much, but I guess it was +54 or +164). That's just, you know, duty comes first.

Her favorite items are luxury (never knew why), she likes republic item, hutt library, and impreial items.

Right now I'm at level 28, she wants to talk, but when I select her I get a big red-lettered message saying something like "must complete missions". Seems the game is waiting for me to complete a specific mission or for me to level up.

 

Like others have basically said, spamming her gifts will help but it won't speed things up greatly. You have to wait for the story to progress.

I just recently received Elara, and given the fact that this is an MMO with 0 save points I'm worried. I don't want to mess up my one shot at starting a romance for my trooper, so i'm wondering if there are any tips anyone has to help me?

 

I haven't romanced anyone characters in SWTOR, so I have no idea what i'm doing. I'm slowly gaining affection with her, but are there any forks in the road I must take in order to ensure the romance progresses? Anything that will automatically cut it off?

 

Flirt every chance you get, things only start to heat up with her around balmora.

 

ALso I think you have to promote her.

Edited December 21, 2011 by Biowarefanone

Right now I'm at level 28, she wants to talk, but when I select her I get a big red-lettered message saying something like "must complete missions". Seems the game is waiting for me to complete a specific mission or for me to level up.

 

Like others have basically said, spamming her gifts will help but it won't speed things up greatly. You have to wait for the story to progress.

 

I had your problem too. All you have to do is clear out your quest log by abandoning a few missions, its too full to do anything right now.

Remember the key to how women work, Women are ALWAYS right, yes, even when they're not, but you need to let them think they are right. Men gain absolutely nothing from the very, very VERY short satisfaction of being right and proving a woman wrong, You gain far more, or get less hazzle if you admit you're wrong, even if you aren't.

 

We still know we're right.

 

Oh and Luxury gifts, women always like that.

Edited December 21, 2011 by Henigan

Flirt every chance you get, things only start to heat up with her around balmora.

 

ALso I think you have to promote her.

I would like to know if you NEED to promote her for the romance. I'm currently waiting to be sure before (I want to promote Jorgan instead).

I'm level 34, affection is over 6k, finished act 1 and promoted her and haven't gotten a conversation out of her after the one about her brother. Thinking she broken atm. In not, why have us got 15+ levels with zero conversations?

Whats the point of the romance? If it doesnt actually get me something of value in the game I dont want to waste time doing so.