This is an overview of a new SWTOR Gear Calculator and Assistant tool, called Charplanner. Its developed by a team of SWTOR players, co-founded by Miltios and Zasmi. It will allow you to plan ahead your gearing process, calculate what mods to go for and check how each piece of gear will affect your stats and assist you in creating an ideal and perfect build for your character!
BioWare changed the way you gear up your level 75 characters in SWTOR 6.0 Onslaught. If you have not been following the development of Spoils of War and the PTS phases, you may feel confused and even scared of what will meet you in-game. The gearing process is quite different than what the SWTOR players have seen in previous gearing systems used in the game.
You may remember from years ago a site/tool called “Ask Mr Robot”. This stopped working such a long time ago that some newer players may have never heard of it.
Today I would like to show you a new and better tool. It’s created from the fans and gamers for the fans and gamers – Charplanner. Its main goal is to help you calculate your gear and plan ahead, so you can minimize the pointless and useless farm or grind for something you will end up not needing or using ever.
The following is an overview written by the co-creator of the idea and the project – Miltios. I reached out to the team behind Charplanner and offered them to present the tool and its functionality with their own words.
What is SWTOR Charplanner
There are many things I love about SWTOR, but grinding for hours to get the wrong gear isn’t one of them. Neither is spending 500k to shuffle around some enhancements, only to realize your accuracy is just a little below 110% and you need to start over. Gearing in SWTOR is often a process of trial and error, but I’ve always wanted some way to make the trials go faster and the errors be less expensive.
Enter Charplanner.
This is a tool that Zasmi and I have been tinkering with for a while – it’s a gearing sandbox where you can pick any setup you like and see how it affects your stats in real-time.
How does Charplanner work
Note, this tool is designed with a large screen in mind. Ideally you would want to use it on a Full HD monitor or TV to view properly all UI elements of Charplanner.
You start by putting in your class, spec, and other character info in the top left corner of your screen. You also have options to add additional stats from collected Datacrons, Class Buffs and Companion bonuses.
After you have chosen your class and discipline, you will then have a character window (in the middle of the screen) laid out like the in-game version. Clicking any of the gear slots will pull up a list of items that you can equip there (filtered for your class/spec).
After that, click any item to equip it and see how your overall stats look. You can do the same with augments (they have their own slots, for convenience), and you can even do things like copy-paste an augment to multiple slots.
Gearing Tips and Suggestions
While creating your dream-character, various text messages, notes and suggestions will guide and assist you from the right side of the screen.
We distilled our hard-earned years of raiding experience into a hyper-advanced* AI** that keeps a running tally of your stats and gives tips and warnings about things you may want to fix in your build. For example, if your shield/absorb balance is off, it’ll pop up a notice explaining the problem and how to improve it. If you put accuracy on a tank build, it’ll show a big red warning and call you an idiot.*** It’ll also keep track of what alacrity tier you’re in, which is enormously useful for people like me who are terrible at remembering such things.
If you need a quick start, there’s an “autofill” button that will populate some recommended armor and weapons, based on your selected spec and the maximum item rating you’ve chosen in the filters. Your setup will be saved to the browser automatically, and you can also generate a shareable code or import codes from other people to see what builds they’re using. We’re currently collaborating with some Actual Experts™ as well, so you may see their recommendations on the site in a future patch.
*Not really.
**Not technically an AI, except in the sense that it thinks it knows better than you.
***It’s a lot like humans in that regard.
We’re hoping to make this site a valuable resource for the community; we’ve already implemented some user suggestions, but we’re always open to more feedback to make the site better, so keep checking in as we (slowly) add new features! You can reach us through https://www.charplanner.com/contact.html.
Now that you have this powerful tool in your hand, why not head over to the SWTOR 6.0 Class Guides list on VULKK.com to learn what is the best build for your class and spec.
The Complete SWTOR EndGame Gearing Guide for Lever 75 is here to help you get a better understanding of how the Vertical and Horizontal aspects of the Gearing Progression work and what options you have after you reach level 75.
