Sky-high GTN prices can make buying augments and outfits overwhelming. Here are a few ways you can earn tons of credits.
If you’ve ever browsed the Galactic Trade Network (GTN) in Star Wars: The Old Republic, you've probably noticed some exorbitantly high prices. It’s common to see armor and weapon customizations selling for upwards of 100 million credits, and there are even some extra-popular cosmetic items—looking at you, Black and Black Dye Module—that can reach one billion credits.
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Whether you’re a new player, or simply a little low on credits, these costs can make using the GTN pretty intimidating. Luckily, there are some great methods that both new and veteran players can use to earn tons of credits alongside their galactic adventures.
If you want to passively earn credits, your best option might be to pick up Slicing. Ideal for new players or altoholics that spend most of their time leveling new characters, this crew skill allows you to pick up credit boxes on every planet you visit.
Slicing won’t make you a millionaire overnight—credit boxes only award a few hundred to a few thousand credits at a time—but as long as you’re consistent about stopping at resource nodes, they’ll add up over time. If you’re looking to make Slicing your main source of income, raising your skill to 600 and selling stacks of grade 10 and 11 Tech Parts on the GTN can earn you up to several million credits at a time.
This limited event, which the community knows better as the Swoop Event, is based on the swoop racing side quests from Knights of the Old Republic. It offers a set of nine dailies and bonus objectives that typically take less than 30 minutes to complete, and award more than 700,000 credits.
Although the event is only live for one week every three months, it's a quick way to make millions with very little time investment. Running the event on three or four characters should take you no longer than two hours, and can net you more than two million credits. It’s also a great way to earn GTN funds as a new player, since you can access the event at level 20.
Cartel Coins, the currency used for the game’s microtransactions, can be used to purchase in-demand items on the Cartel Market, and—if you’re lucky—flip them for a major profit. If you don’t want to spend real money, there are a few ways to earn Cartel Coins for free, such as installing a Security Key on your phone or participating in Galactic Seasons objectives.
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When flipping items, your best bet is to choose one of the ever-popular items like Hypercrates or Character Renames. However, you can also gamble by scanning the GTN for high-cost outfits, dyes, and color crystals.
With the ability to learn up to three crew skills depending on your subscription level, you have the option of making credits by gathering crafting materials. With maxed out Archeology, Bioanalysis, Scavenging, or Slicing, you can collect valuable items and sell them on the GTN for other players to use in their crafting endeavors.
Gathered materials are deposited directly into your Materials Inventory, making it easy to stock up huge amounts of Artifact Fragments, Scavenged Compounds, and Biochemical Samples. When sold in stacks, they can earn you millions of credits.
If you’ve got some credits to invest, combining a crafting crew skill like Synthweaving, Armormech, or Bioanalysis with gathering and mission skills will give you the ability to craft endgame Augments or Stims—both of which can fetch hundreds of millions of credits on the GTN.
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You'll need both time and credits to max out your crafting skills, but it’s usually well worth the investment as dedicated crafters are often among the richest players in the game. If you don’t have your crafting skills maxed out yet, you can still make credits by selling low level crafted cosmetic armor, dyes, or crystals. However, items that are useful to endgame players are almost always the most profitable.
As long as you have at least one character that’s level 75 or higher, you can make credits by collecting Tech Fragments. Once you have a few thousand fragments to your name, head the Spoils of War vendor on the Imperial or Republic Fleet and purchase an OEM-37 or RPM-13. These valuable crafting materials are used for endgame Augments, and typically sell for hundreds of millions of credits on the GTN.
Whether you prefer flashpoints, operations, Galactic Starfighter, PvP, completing conquest objectives, or simply doing daily missions, you’ll be rewarded with plenty of Tech Fragments, making this one of the easiest and most consistent ways to make credits.
The riskiest but most profitable way to earn credits is by scanning the GTN for popular items posted at lower-than-average prices. You can buy those items, and then resell them at the normal price in order to make extra credits. It can take some time to get familiar with the economy, so it’s a good idea to observe the GTN for a while before trying to flip anything.
Of course, in order to do this, you need plenty of credits to begin with, so it’s not a great method for new players or anyone trying to build up their cargo hold. But if you have the means, some popular items to flip include decorations, outfits, weapons, color crystals, and crafting materials.
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