Rise of the Hutt Cartel coming April 9th!

[Anamodiel]

[NoCry]

Can't wait personally.

[Mharz]

Are you ready?

Here's my checklist:

1.  Warzone comms capped at 2750.  You'll need them for new gear.

2.  Ranked Warzone comms capped at 4500.  You'll need them for new gear.

3.  Cosmetic pieces of Columi or Tionese gear levels purchased for yourself or companions.  Some of this stuff is going away.  Some of it is staying but it will cost a lot more comms.

4.  Spend down comms so you're not over the maximum of 800.  Observe the following conversion rates:
          Tionese 6:1 conversion to classic comms
          Columi 4:1 conversion to classic comms
          Black Hole 1:1 conversion to classic comms
          Daily 4:1 conversion to classic comms

5.  Stock up on Experience Boosters.  Plan on having enough for 10-20 hours minimum.  Current rumors put Makeb content at taking 7-9 hours for the average player to complete and provide enough XP to get you to level 53-54.  Experience boosters are a MUST.

6.  Stock up on stims, medpacks, and consumables.  The new goodies won't be available to you right off and you want to be at your best.

7.  Collect high level mats for your profession of choice that can make you a few "fast greens" to get leveling crafting.  You want to do this while you send out your companions to gather mats for you.  

8.  Get 25 quests completed in your quest log the day before.  This will allow you to log in, pop and XP booster and then hand in 25 quests to get the quick burst of XP.  Focus on dailies that are level 50 that can be handed in quickly at a single terminal.

9.  It goes without saying that you want to have all your companions at max affection including HK.  That will help maximize your return on crafting missions.

10.  Have a plan on how to level and get in a group.  Remember, you get more XP in a group.  While I'm not sure on the returns you'll see, I want to get in a group to grind out a few level 50 HM flashpoints to get a quick XP  boost.  This will give a little boost in XP doing "easy" content we already know.  Remember, because you know the content, you'll do it faster and more efficiently.  This boost in XP will put you ahead of the average level for Makeb content.  This should make it easier for you to rip through it.  Also, this should allow some time between when you attack Makeb content and when the first group passes through the area.  This means less competition for resources to farm.

11.  Read up on your NEW class spec and know in advance how you want to spend points.  Figure this out in advance, have a guide to follow and if possible get a training statue from the cartel packs/GTN  Training in the field saves time and keeps you leveling instead of going back to fleet to waste time.

12.  Finally get some good snack food and some good drinks.  Water or water based drinks with high protein snacks work best for me.  Make sure you're well hydrated, and well rested.  Everyone will want to grind up to 55 fast but from personal experience you'll get tired fast.  With the low amount of time needed to reach max level this shouldn't be a huge issue if you manage yourself properly.

[Anamodiel]

One of my good friends is turning 21 on April 9. WWWHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYY.

[Zooey]

Well I hope they have the Republic Side of Makeb ready for the 9th. As of the 26th the Closed Test Server did not have Republic Makeb content ready.  Sith was... of course.

[Mharz]

This is a helpful reminder from your raid focused Angel.  Check that list up there.  

Did you work on it?  Are you done with it?  We're 10 days out.  Tick tock.

[Kokuei]

13. Make a leveling group.

I know I did.

[Zooey]

That's # 10.

[Zooey]

Comm Limit Updates:

Please note that these have been updated and are not the same numbers that were on the PTS:

Planetary Commendations - Unlimited Weekly; 50 Maximum
Classic Commendations - 200 Weekly; 400 Maximum
Basic Commendations - 300 Weekly; 600 Maximum
Elite Commendations - 200 Weekly; 400 Maximum
Ultimate Commendations - 150 Weekly; 300 Maximum

Source: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=6082184#edit6082184

[Tbone]

Has anyone figured out the exact 25 missions you should complete? Should you include PvP in that?

[Zooey]

Probably if you're capped.  Section X + Weekly, the weekly of Black Hole + the Heroic for sure.

[Tbone]

Lvl 50 flashpoint weeklies?

[Anamodiel]

I would assume that Weeklies would be worth more XP than a Daily.

I'll be on this weekend to get a jump on these missions with you guys.

[Tbone]

It does beg the question do quests that require level 50 give XP as rewards? Do they give legacy XP?

[Zooey]

Perhaps a raid completion?  TBH Quest, but that would require some scheduling.