I have been a little reluctant about splashing out on legacy character perks for several reasons. Firstly, the server I am spending all my post Patch 1.3 time on is the server upon which I have the least amount of credits (due to it being my newest/least amount of time spent upon it server.) And secondly, I’m just not sure which of my characters I will be leveling next. But it would seem foolish to take even 1 more step towards an alt level without thinking about purchasing at least a couple of the experience related character perks.
Because of my legacy unlocks on 3 servers, I am also pretty far behind on building a legacy, so I am not able to maximize any of the perks. But every little bit helps, yes? If you’d like to see the full tables for the perks, check out Dulfy’s excellent Legacy Character Perks guide.
- Improved Warzone Experience
| Rank | Credits | Legacy level Required to Purchase | Cumulative XP Boost |
| 1 | 20k | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | 30k | 10 | 4 |
| Total | 50 k | 6% |
- Improved Class Mission Experience
| Rank | Credits | Legacy level Required to Purchase | Cumulative XP Boost |
| 1 | 20k | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | 30k | 10 | 4 |
| Total | 50 k | 6% |
- Improved Exploration Experience
| Rank | Credits | Legacy level Required to Purchase | Cumulative XP Boost |
| 1 | 10k | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | 20k | 10 | 4 |
| Total | 30k | 6% |
So, that would mean spending 130k credits to gain 6% extra XP from three of my regular activities. That seems totally worth it for my next alt or two, since it would mean not feeling obligated to do every bonus quest in an area. Or to stay on certain planets until my eyes bleed. You know what I’m talking about.
Also of interest, given that on my Smuggler I am leveling Armormech from scratch, is thinking about upping my ability to quickly improve her companion affection levels, to hopefully result in better crafting results.
- Legacy of Altruism
Increases amount of affection earned from companion gifts.
| Rank | Credits | Legacy level Required to Purchase | Cumulative Affection Gain |
| 1 | 10k | 5 | 10% |
| 2 | 20k | 15 | 10% |
| Total | 30k | 20% |
- Legacy of Persuasion
Increases amount of affection earned from conversations with your companions.
| Rank | Credits | Legacy level Required to Purchase | Cumulative Affection Gain |
| 1 | 10k | 5 | 10% |
| 2 | 20k | 10 | 10% |
| Total | 30k | 20% |
Despite my love for crafting, and knowing I will definitely be taking my Armormech to 400, it’s a little harder to justify spending 60k credits to improve my companion affection gains. It’s definitely not something worth purchasing for my Jedi Knight, who already has her Biochem at 400. But it is still a solid consideration for my smuggler. I may wait until she’s made enough cash herself from selling Armormech items to purchase it for her.
What about you? Which character perks have you splashed out on, and how did you decide which character got which perks?
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I’m most likely going to get Rank 1 Speeder Training (As I managed to get the Referral Speeder) and get full Class and Exploration experience boosts on all my alts which is unfortunately 425K. I’d like to get the Companion one on each eventually, but at the same time it may just be more worthwhile to buy Companion gifts instead. It’d probably help my Sorcerer though–not having much luck with Companions there.
I am on the fence about the speeder. On the one hand, it would be very convenient. But on the other, there is that feeling of satisfaction of earning it at level. Maybe if I amass a ton more credits… 🙂
The lvl10 perk is well worth it IMO. No additional training costs and I have my free pre order speeder on all my toons. The planets become tiny and it saves time when all I’m doing is burning through class story.
I unfortunately did not get one of the special editions of the game (despite having preordered wayyy in advance) so I lack a free speeder. If I had one, I would probably more easily make the decision to buy speeder access at level 10.
I couldn’t be happier with the leveling perks. I happened to drop 825k on two separate toons plus the lvl10 speeder perks. It allows me to play exactly like I want: level as a tank or healer, zero missions or side quests, and lots of FPs and WZs. +15 levels on my Powertech and not a single mission outside of class story. Best credits I have spent so far.
I’m in agreement. I think that they did a good job in allowing us to tailor our alt playstyles with these perks.
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