As players progress closer and closer to the endgame of Star Wars: The Old Republic, Companion Affection and the gifts that modify it will become more important. While it is a good idea to plan your affection path beforehand, many will leave it alone until they reach 50. That is not to say that leaving it until endgame is a bad idea however, players should at least have an idea of what to expect along the way as companion affection becomes a larger focus. In an effort to facilitate this, an in-depth explanation and list of the various companions and their corresponding gifts after the jump.
Guide
Companion gifts are items players can purchase for credits (gift vendors located on the faction fleets), acquire using crew skills (Diplomacy, Underworld Trading), and trade for on the Galactic Trade Network to boost the affection rating of their companions. Companion gifts follow ranks much in the same way as their companions have affection levels and parallel each other. Companion affection levels go from 1-5 separated by 2000 points of affection, i.e. - Level 1 = 1-1999 Level 2 = 2000-3999 and so on. Each affection level also dictates the ideal gift rank use, i.e. - Level 1 = Rank 1 Gift or Higher and so on. Players that intend to maximize their companion’s affection will want to take heed of this as companion gifts below the rank suggest will yield less affection and become economically imprudent.
If players do it correctly, gifts should yield 24 affection for like (good), 54 affection for love (better), and 96 affection for favorite (best). Keep in mind that those yield values are for gifts of common (green) value and ones that are rare (blue) or superior (purple) rating will yield much higher values. Gifts that do not correspond with at least the like category will gain zero affection points. The types of gifts available are Courting, Cultural Artifact, Imperial Memorabilia, Luxury, Military Gear, Republic Memorabilia, Technology, Trophy, Underworld Goods, and Weapon. Each companion has their own value for the different types of gifts and it is important to take note of them before you start buying any at all. See the list below for gifts companions yearn for.
Note: Courting type gifts will only work on the opposite sex. Courting items may gain a bonus once the player becomes romantically involved.
Bounty Hunter
- Blizz: Favorite - Technology, Underworld Goods. Love - Cultural Artifact, Imperial Memorabilia, Luxury, Military Gear, Republic Memorabilia, Trophy, Weapon. Like - None.
- Gault: Favorite - Luxury. Love - Underworld Goods. Like - Cultural Artifact, Technology, Weapon.
- Mako: Favorite - Technology. Love - Underworld Goods. Like - Cultural Artifact, Luxury, Trophy, Weapon.
- Skadge: Favorite - Underworld Goods, Weapon. Love - None. Like - Luxury, Military Gear, Trophy.
- Torian Cadera: Favorite - Trophy. Love - Courting, Military Gear, Weapon. Like - Cultural Artifact, Technology, Underworld Goods.
Imperial Agent
- Doctor Lokin: Favorite - Technology. Love - Luxury, Military Gear. Like - Imperial Memorabilia, Republic Memorabilia, Underworld Goods.
- Ensign Raina Temple: Favorite - Imperial Memorabilia. Love - Military Gear. Like - Courting, Luxury, Republic Memorabilia, Weapon.
- Kaliyo Djannis: Favorite - Weapon. Love - Luxury, Underworld Goods. Like - Military Gear, Technology.
- Scorpio: Favorite - Technology. Love - Weapon. Like - Cultural Artifact, Military Gear, Trophy.
- Vector: Favorite - Cultural Artifact. Love - Imperial Memorabilia. Like - Courting, Luxury, Trophy, Weapon.
Sith Inquisitor
- Andronikos Revel: Favorite - Weapon. Love - Military Gear, Underworld Goods. Like - Courting, Luxury.
- Ashara Zavros: Favorite - Military Gear, Weapon. Love - Courting, Republic Memorabilia. Like - Cultural Artifact, Luxury, Underworld Goods.
- Khem Val: Favorite - Cultural Artifact. Love - Weapon. Like - Imperial Memorabilia, Technology, Trophy.
- Talos Drellik: Favorite - Cultural Artifact. Love - Luxury, Imperial Memorabilia, Republic Memorabilia.. Like - Courting, Technology.
- Xalek: Favorite - Military Gear, Weapon. Love - None. Like - Trophy, Underworld Goods.
Sith Warrior
- Broonmark: Favorite - Trophy, Weapon. Love - Republic Memorabilia, Technology. Like - Cultural Artifact, Military Gear, Imperial Memorabilia.
- Jaesa Willsaam Dark: Favorite - Weapon. Love - Luxury, Trophy. Like - Imperial Memorabilia, Military Gear.
- Jaesa Willsaam Light: Favorite - Cultural Artifact, Republic Memorabilia. Love - None. Like - Courting, Military Gear, Trophy.
- Lieutenant Pierce: Favorite - Military Gear, Weapon. Love - None. Like - Courting, Imperial Memorabilia, Republic Memorabilia, Technology, Trophy, Underworld Goods.
- Malavai Quinn: Favorite - None. Love - Imperial Memorabilia, Military Gear, Weapon. Like - Courting, Technology, Trophy.
- Vette: Favorite - Underworld Goods. Love - Cultural Artifact. Like - Courting, Luxury, Imperial Memorabilia, Republic Memorabilia, Technology, Weapon.
Jedi Consular
- Lieutenant Iresso: Favorite - Trophy. Love - Republic Memorabilia. Like - Courting, Luxury, Weapon.
- Nadia Grell: Favorite - Cultural Artifact. Love - Republic Memorabilia. Like - Courting, Luxury, Underworld Goods.
- Qyzen Fess: Favorite - Weapon. Love - Military Gear. Like - Technology, Underworld Goods.
- Tharan Cedrax: Favorite - Luxury. Love - Technology. Like - Courting, Cultural Artifact, Underworld Goods.
- Zenith: Favorite - Imperial Memorabilia. Love - Weapon. Like - Military Gear, Underworld Goods.
Jedi Knight
- Doc: Favorite - None. Love - Courting, Luxury. Like - Cultural Artifact, Military Gear, Technology, Trophy, Underworld Goods, Weapon.
- Kira Carsen: Favorite - None. Love - Luxury, Technology. Like - Military Gear, Imperial Memorabilia, Republic Memorabilia, Trophy, Underworld Goods.
- Lord Scourge: Favorite - Trophy. Love - Imperial Memorabilia, Technology. Like - Cultural Artifact, Military Gear, Republic Memorabilia, Underworld Goods, Weapon.
- Sergeant Rusk: Favorite - Military Gear. Love - Republic Memorabilia, Weapon. Like - Cultural Artifact, Imperial Memorabilia, Luxury, Trophy.
- T7-01: Favorite - Technology. Love - Cultural Artifact, Republic Memorabilia. Like - Weapon.
Smuggler
- Akaavi Spar: Favorite - Weapon. Love - Military Gear, Trophy. Like - Courting, Imperial Memorabilia, Republic Memorabilia, Technology, Underworld Goods.
- Bowdaar: Favorite - Cultural Artifact, Luxury. Love - Weapon, Trophy. Like - Military Gear, Technology, Underworld Goods.
- Corso Riggs: Favorite - Weapon. Love - Military Gear. Like - Courting, Cultural Artifact, Luxury, Technology.
- Guss Tuno: Favorite - Underworld Goods. Love - Luxury, Technology. Like - Courting, Cultural Artifact, Imperial Memorabilia, Republic Memorabilia, Trophy.
- Risha: Favorite - None. Love - Cultural Artifact, Luxury, Underworld Goods. Like - Courting, Imperial Memorabilia, Military Gear, Republic Memorabilia, Weapon.
Trooper
- Aric Jorgan: Favorite - Weapon. Love - Military Gear. Like - Courting, Cultural Artifact, Republic Memorabilia, Technology, Trophy.
- Elara Dorne: Favorite - Luxury. Love - None. Like - Courting, Imperial Memorabilia, Military Gear, Republic Memorabilia, Technology.
- M1-4X: Favorite - Republic Memorabilia. Love - Technology. Like - Cultural Artifact, Military Gear, Trophy, Weapon.
- Tanno Vik: Favorite - Underworld Goods. Love - Weapon. Like - Military Gear.
- Yuun: Favorite - Cultural Artifact, Technology, Trophy. Love - None. Like - Imperial Memorabilia, Military Gear, Republic Memorabilia, Weapon.
Last updated: 1/2/2011 12:00AM ET
If you find issues with any of these points, raise it. If it is valid we will correct it and update it. This list should be considered an in progress, working list until otherwise stated as final.
Keep in mind that while it is great to know the gift values, it is an even better idea to plan your decisions and choices based on the affection gain of a companion you intend to travel with for the majority of the game. Player decisions are by far the best way of gaining affection. If you take advantage of our DB, you will see the different conversation trees and dialogue options affect your specific companion affection. You can also see the break downs of the tiers of affection gift ratings for the companions at the various companion pages on the DB.
We hope you find this guide useful in your journey of Star Wars: The Old Republic. If you did, tell a friend. :)
Additional resources that assisted in the creation of this guide can be found at Dulfy Force, the official forum thread, SWTORFace, Old Republic and the DB Companion Pages.
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Posted 12/31/2011 12:56:45 PMThanks for this guide! Would you be able to share with us some of the benefits of companions with higher affection? Would tey fight/heal/tank better? yield more materials from crew skills? or is it just for vanity?
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Posted 12/31/2011 6:46:39 PMYou get a reduction to the time spent on missions and a higher critical rate. I showed it off a bit in the video as a demonstration.
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Posted 12/31/2011 12:50:03 PMFor female Smugglers, Corso Riggs also likes Courting tokens :)
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Posted 12/31/2011 6:45:00 PMAdded it back in, thanks.
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Posted 12/31/2011 6:45:47 PMAdded, thanks for the report.
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Posted 12/31/2011 4:02:26 AMIn my overal tiredness, it appears that when I used the find and replace function I swapped Favorite and Love inproperly. I honestly wouldn't have noticed it until I saw the trend of the reports coming in from users so I thank all of those who submitted their feedback regarding those items. It all should be updated and accurate now except for maybe a few minor points which I encourage those that find them to report it so we have as accurate a representation as we can have of companion gifts. Apologies for the confusion.
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Posted 12/31/2011 3:28:19 AMfor jorgen at R1 R1 military gear gave 54 while a R1 wepon gave 96 R1 tech gave 24 as well as r1 cultural artiface and R1 trophy all were green quality
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Posted 12/31/2011 3:35:56 AMThanks for the report. Updated the list and now reflects the changes.
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Posted 12/31/2011 3:19:05 AMElara Dorne: Favorite - Luxury.
This can´t be true. I play a Male Charakter and whenever i gave Elara a "Luxury" item she says: +0 - No Thanks.
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Posted 12/31/2011 3:32:08 AMOk, removing that one until there's a secondary confirmation of it. Thanks for the report.
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Posted 12/31/2011 7:33:06 AMI play a Trooper and I know Elara likes Luxury,
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Posted 12/31/2011 6:48:08 PMAdded it back in with a note about it, hopefully we'll see someone else confirm it as well. Thanks for the report.
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Posted 12/31/2011 1:50:27 AMI am playing an IA and this info on Kaliyo is not correct.
This is what she responds to: Favorite: Weapons. Love: Luxury, Underworld Goods. Like Tech, Military Gear.
Many lists off the interenet give the info that is listed here and I have noticed that it is not correct. It is like everyone is just passing around the same incorrect information.
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Posted 12/31/2011 2:59:18 AMUpdated. Thanks for the report.
As I stated earlier - "If you find issues with any of these points, raise it. If it is valid we will correct it and update it. This list should be considered an in progress, working list until otherwise stated as final."
This is not nor ever intended to be a final list.