SWTOR Skill Trees | Star Wars: The Old Republic

As you probably know, there are 2 Factions in the game - the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic.

These are split up into 8 Classes (4 each):

Republic Classes: Jedi Knight, Jedi Consular, Smuggler and Trooper.

Sith Classes: Bounty Hunter, Imperial Agent, Sith Inquisitor, and Sith Warrior.

Now, this is where it gets interesting...

At the moment, each class is broken further into 2 areas of specialisation, also known as SWTOR advanced classes. So, if your math is anywhere better than mine, you will see that there are 16 Advanced Classes in all:

Republic Trooper - Commando and Vanguard

Smuggler - Gunslinger and Scoundrel

Jedi Knight - Guardian and Sentinel

Jedi Consular - Sage and Shadow

Bounty Hunter - Mercenary and Powertech

Imperial Agent - Operative and Sniper

Sith Warrior - Juggernaut and Marauder

Sith Inquisitor - Sith Assassin and Sith Sorcerer

This is actually a good thing that Star Wars: The Old Republic has split it up like this, because it gives us gamers even more options to customise and specialise their characters as we wish. This allows players to assume different roles when playing in parties and groups, and opens up options for different combat styles.

Each class has 5 skills available to it. These are actually known as SWTOR skill trees, because your character acquires certain abilities as you collect training points and XP (experience) which you can spend to move further and build along the tree.

Now, because there are 2 advanced classes for each class, these 5 skills have to be shared between those two advanced classes.
5 skills split two-ways is 2.5... which means that each advanced class has three skills in total - two unique skills, and then one which is shared with the other area of specialisation within its class.

Are you still with me?

Okay, let's try the following example:

Click HERE for a very good illustration of the SWTOR skill trees in action (this is a nifty page created by Darthhater.com). This is called a Skill Tree Calculator.

You can select your advanced class and see all its skill trees, as well as the different levels you can get to, and how many points you need at each stage. So, for example, you can see the swtor training points better illustrated, and you can work out the best crew skills for smuggler gunslinger, or whatever swtor advanced class you are playing as.

Have a play with it, and hopefully it will make a lot more sense. You need to learn how to use the skill trees very well to be able to level up quickly.

Also, you can Click HERE for great SWTOR build and leveling tips! All this isn't even worth knowing until you get to level 10 anyways. And the last thing you want to do is spend ages trying to get to level 10, while being left behind.

Leveling, rank, credits, crew skills and so on are very useful to nail if you're serious about getting far in this game. Whatever level you are at, this guide tells you how you can level up to 50 very quickly and the best way to play the game to make sure that you're always one step ahead of everyone else. Check it out by clicking HERE.