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There’s no doubt that companions can be a great help in SWTOR. They can fill an empty spot in a flashpoint, help you complete heroic quests or just keep you company on those long lonely hyperspace jumps. Yes companions are great, but just like a bunch of apples one bad one can spoil the whole lot. Whether it be their complete lack of usefulness in a fight, their less than witty banter, or goofy appearance some companions are best left in your ship’s cargo hold. So without further adieu let’s take a look at some of the most undesirable companions in The Old Republic.

Corso Riggs

The Star Wars version of a farmboy certain never runs out of things to say. When he’s not naming all of hisweapons, he’s complaining about any moral slip up (intentional or otherwise) you make in the game. Maybe if he was paired with a goody goody Jedi this would be more warranted; but no Corso chose to sign up with the Smuggler, arguably the Republics closest class to a career criminal, moral looseness is part of the territory. 

Qyzen Fess

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When a big expansion comes out for a game it’s easy to get lost in a sea of bullet points and headlines of the major features. SWTOR’ Rise of the Hutt Cartel Expansion is no different. The new planet, increased level cap, and new abilities were all touted (as well they should be) but what about some of the smaller changes that have almost just as much impact.  Let’s take a look at some of the more substantial changes from the patch notes that may have flown under your radar!

Companion Affection

-       Companion Affection gained from mission conversations has been redesigned. Companions will still give more or less affection based on their personality preference, but the affection amounts are now scaled based on the level of the mission, and the dialogue options are scaled the same for all Companion Characters.

Companion affection is one of those things you don’t really pay attention to at all in game. Never the less it has been tweaked to dish out more affection the more difficult the mission is. Meaning you can now grind heroics for companion affection as well!

A handy tooltip has also been added to companion gifts allowing you to see how a certain companion will react when given it. No longer will you receive a lukewarm response from giving Corso Riggs that artifact...

Makeb is the Hutt Controlled planet currently targetted by both the Republic and Empire not for it's strategic location but because of the growing power the Hutt's have been accumulating there. The Hutt's aren't the only power however. Two ancient datacrons lie on the planets surface to empower any who dare to find them with increased endurance and presence. Below we give you, the datcrons of Makeb!

+10 Presence

Head to Perekta Mesa and then head south. At the point marked on the map you should see a line of rocks that lead up to another large open area. Jump up the rocks and enter the area. Straight ahead in the distance you'll see a lone large rock. Go behind it and run through the hidden cave entrance. Ahead and to the right you'll seea  square opening in the rock formation. Jump down through the hole and head right through a large opening and hug the rock wall to the right. Follow the path around and down until you see some large broken pipes...

The announcement has been made, the date is set, and you have a little more than two weeks to prepare for The Old Republic’s first expansion. That’s right the Rise of the Hutt Cartel is rapidly approaching with a whole new planet to explore and an increase in the level cap from 50 to 55. For those of you that have been actively participating in operations and endgame flashpoints, you’re probably already pretty prepared for the coming expansion. For the rest of you now the time for action to make sure that when it does come, you’re ready to dive right in and make the most of it.

Leveling Up

If you haven’t reached level 50 yet or you have an character or two that you would like to get there before the Hutt drops you’ve only got a little more than two weeks to get there. Luckily Bioware has been kind enough to give everyone a bit of a boost in the form of Double XP weekends. So far there has already been two weekends and if you missed them there are still two more from March 29- April 1, and April 5- April 8.

If you’re serious and organized about it, it is possible to get a character from level 1 to level 50 in one of these weekends, but don’t plan on doing much of anything else. We’ve already put together a little guide on how to make the most of the Double XP Weekends so go...