FORCE Junkie Basics Series is an effort to help you decide and decipher between all the different Classes in Star Wars: The Old Republic. This series of video guides describes the eight basic classes in the game to help give you an idea of the classes mechanics and root abilities. Each of the eight different classes are broke up into mirrors; for example the Jedi Knight and the Sith Warrior are the two equivalent Imperial and Republic classes. Each of the eight basic classes are divided up into two separate Advanced Classes which are not covered in these guides.

So if you are new to the game and want to see a brief intro into each class, make sure you watch each video to get an idea of what you’re getting yourself into!

None project the wisdom and calm of the Jedi better than the Jedi Consulars, men and women who chose more cerebral paths in their attunement to the force rather than devoting themselves to combat. Whether they be historians, seers, healers or sages, these Jedi are the holders of knowledge and teachers of every new generation.

Not all Consulars are alike in being perfect beings of wisdom. Even Yoda found himself regretting his mistakes during his exile on Dagobah. Their work is no less challenging than that of a Knight, and the Force has a way of manifesting in various ways. Click past the cut to see some of the most famous Jedi Consulars and how their trials shaped who they were.

Welcome back to the SWTOR Basics series. Today’s video focuses on the Jedi Consular, one of the most versatile classes you can choose in the game. Take a look for some of the concepts you can expect to experience when you log in for the first time, as well as a short comparison with the Sith Inquisitor.

From the moment we announced the eight classes in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™, fans have been pitting them against each other, arguing who would have the advantage in a one-on-one fight. The hallways of BioWare echo this debate, with the writers, combat designers and other developers all chiming in on which class they feel reigns supreme.

Within The Old Republic, the Consular and Inquisitor are two of the major hybrid classes along with the Trooper and Bounty Hunter.  These powerful force users can fit any of the three positions in a group depending on what Advanced Class (AC) they take.  While some people have assumptions about the class in beta, very few have seen all the intricacies in the classes to understand how they advance and function at different levels.  The Jedi Sage and the Sith Sorcerer have the ability to both put out damage or heal depending on how the character is built.

With last week’s NDA lift, many fan questions can finally be answered!

Jedi Knight Guardian / Sith Warrior Juggernaut
The Guardian and Juggernaut are iconic Star Wars roles. From a high level, they closely resemble tanking classes in other games by force leaping into battle and using melee abilities to gain threat. Feedback from the beta seems to imply that these advanced classes are slightly underpowered. Specific complaints include: limited area of effect damage, low up-front threat generation, low DPS from the non-Defense/Immortal talent trees. This is not to say they are less than capable tanks! Nonetheless, they are slightly more challenging to play in their current state, particularly with large area of effect pulls. The good news is that this minor balance issue is something BioWare can easily tweak in the near future.

The folks at Bioware were working overtime on Black Friday to bring us the Jedi Consular Progression Video.

If someone decided to check out SWTOR’s Official Forum, there is always a debate to be had. Some are mild, but others can become very heated. One that may catch your eye is about lightsabers, and whether colors should be restricted to light side or dark side. While it could be argued that Bioware should stick to George Lucas’ universe, this should not be the case.

Star Wars, like many other fictional stories, have been re-imaged many times by many people. Every time it is done, somebody brings something new to the table. The same could be true about lightsabers, as everyone has an opinion about them. Some writers have stuck to Lucas’ idea that Sith should have red, and Jedi should have blue and green, and others have not.