GUIDE: Follow/Assist SWTOR for Dummies

[Darkmod]

The problem with targeting is that Slot1 != PartySlot and Partyslot depends on the Character name, because the game "sorts" the PartySlots according to the charactername (in a weird way).
example:

From my under standing SWTOR does not sort by name. It's sorted by an UUID "Universally Unique IDentifier" that is generated when you create your character. If you create Z first and A last Z will be in the first group Slot.

[OldRod_KS]

It's sorted by an UUID "Universally Unique IDentifier" that is generated when you create your character.

That makes total sense now. I always felt like my characters were sorted in the order they were created, but never knew why or how. Now I know