Companions/Gifts etc
I am a new member to this guild and I may be overlooking a more comprehensive post and if so please point me so I dont muss up again .... however i want to share a link to what I been using to help me get my presence up on various toons.
The link is Companion Gifts (understand the display)
While many know of swtor spy .. what you need to understand in looking at this when drilling down into a particular companion is light and dark side matter alot. Like with Ashara, if you are dark side; the like love in the first reference seems to be for dark sided folks and the second column seems to be for light sided minded folks .. AKA very hard to please if you are dark! (not sure this is true for all their documentation but you will notice when giving gifts)
There are some other guides that don't take into consideration light and dark and that can mean different things depending on how you are playing your toon etc.
If you are just looking for a quick reference and willing to forgo the idea of dark and light sided toons for either empire or republic .... this one might work for you ... I have kinda made a copy of this then sorted by toon type as I start to play these toons and unlock the companions.
Companion Guide not broken out by Light and Dark but general guide
Gift giving wasnt on my priority list my first toon to 50 and not saying it should be on yours .. but it does unlock story content, items and help your presence which may be useful in dailies even at level 50. I may be blowing cash sending my gatherers out for gifts, but I do enjoy the storyline each comrade is starting to offer.
Another thing to keep in mind is diminishing returns; if your affection is say level 4 (aka 8k or so) dont waste giving them level 1-2 stuff ... 3 if you have to but try to give them level 4 or better .. think of it as a 10k breakdown so level 1 only to those less than 2k ... level 2 to those less than 4k etc. I learned this the hard way a bit so would save you that which I didn't know till I did more looking about.
Hope this helps some folks.
The link is Companion Gifts (understand the display)
While many know of swtor spy .. what you need to understand in looking at this when drilling down into a particular companion is light and dark side matter alot. Like with Ashara, if you are dark side; the like love in the first reference seems to be for dark sided folks and the second column seems to be for light sided minded folks .. AKA very hard to please if you are dark! (not sure this is true for all their documentation but you will notice when giving gifts)
There are some other guides that don't take into consideration light and dark and that can mean different things depending on how you are playing your toon etc.
If you are just looking for a quick reference and willing to forgo the idea of dark and light sided toons for either empire or republic .... this one might work for you ... I have kinda made a copy of this then sorted by toon type as I start to play these toons and unlock the companions.
Companion Guide not broken out by Light and Dark but general guide
Gift giving wasnt on my priority list my first toon to 50 and not saying it should be on yours .. but it does unlock story content, items and help your presence which may be useful in dailies even at level 50. I may be blowing cash sending my gatherers out for gifts, but I do enjoy the storyline each comrade is starting to offer.
Another thing to keep in mind is diminishing returns; if your affection is say level 4 (aka 8k or so) dont waste giving them level 1-2 stuff ... 3 if you have to but try to give them level 4 or better .. think of it as a 10k breakdown so level 1 only to those less than 2k ... level 2 to those less than 4k etc. I learned this the hard way a bit so would save you that which I didn't know till I did more looking about.
Hope this helps some folks.
