Game Update 2.2.3 Patch Notes

Soeren Kamper Patch 2.2, Patch notes

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Servers are not down yet, but BioWare have posted the patch notes for tomorrows update. Check them out below:

Cartel Market

New Items

      • A new bundle is available on the Cartel Market. The Unlimited Content Bundle offers players the ability to participate in all extended content. Note: this bundle contains items that require level 50. Cost: 2650 Cartel Coins (Discounted by 50% for a limited time!)

Bug Fixes

    • The Primordial Blaster Besh is no longer Main Hand only and can now be equipped as an Offhand weapon.

General

Classes and Combat

Jedi Knight

Sentinel
        • Quickly using an ability that does not respect the Global Cooldown (such as Saber Ward) after using Force Camouflage no longer causes the player to become invisible.

Sith Warrior

Marauder

Companion Characters

  • Ashara Zavros no longer displays incorrect skin texture when Customization 3 is equipped.

Collections

  • The Pocket Sarlacc and Portable Relaxation Unit now include the bullet text “This item is not consumed on use” when viewed in Collections.
  • The “Revan’s Heir” Title has been added to Collections.
  • The following items are no longer missing art in the Collections Window:
    • Reusable Jawagram: Awesome
    • Reusable Jawagram: May The Force Be With You
    • Reusable Jawagram: Party On
    • Ebon-wing Flutterplume

Crew Skills

Crafting Skills

Biochem
      • Crafting Underworld Implants now requires the correct amount of materials.

Flashpoints and Operations

Flashpoints

Mandalorian Raiders
        • To prevent instances where Gil could not be looted if he is killed mid-air, his corpse is now teleported to the center of the room.

Operations

Terror From Beyond
        • Dread Guards now deal slightly less damage and have decreased health in Nightmare Mode.
Scum and Villainy
      • During the encounter with Dread Master Styrak, all players standing in the “Nightmarish Discharge” will be damaged, rather than just one.
      • During the encounter with Dread Master Styrak, healers who have obtained their 36-point Skill Tree ability (such as Salvation) are now far less likely to be pulled into Nightmare Manifestation and be forced to face their Companion Character.
      • During the encounter with Thrasher, damage from the Demolitionist’s “Rocket Launcher” ability now applies when the rocket collides, rather than slightly before.
      • Thrasher’s “Massive Stomp” no longer affects players standing on the upper level of the encounter area.
      • When a player is killed by Titan 6’s “Huge Grenade”, the combat log will no longer incorrectly indicate that the player was defeated by Grapple.

Items and Economy

General

      • New Vehicle! The Red Sphere vehicle can now be obtained as a rare drop from Xenoanalyst in Hard Mode.
      • The “Unify to Chestpiece” option now functions properly for Dye Modules with only one color (Primary or Secondary).
      • Using a non-stackable item while there is another item of the same type in the Inventory Window no longer causes the additional item to become bound to the player.

Vendors

Legacy

  • New Achievements are available for the Relics of the Gree Event!
  • Imperial Agents are now properly granted the Achievement for completing Chapter 1. Players who have already completed Chapter 1 will be retroactively granted the Achievement and its rewards.
  • Defeating the final encounter in The Foundry Flashpoint in Normal or Hard Mode now grants the appropriate Achievement.
  • While on Makeb, players no longer need to complete the mission step “Regulators Diverted Troops from Gravity Hook Four Docking Ring to the Cartel Mining Mesa” in order to be granted the “Making the Connection” Achievement.

Macrobinoculars and Seeker Droid

  • When a buried treasure is found with the Seeker Droid, there is now a higher chance to find deployment boosts, reputation trophies, secure crates, or speeder parts.
  • The Seeker Droid no longer has a random chance to dig up items when the player is not near a buried treasure.
  • Junk items dug up by the Seeker Droid are now level 10 or below.
  • Gear can no longer be dug up by the Seeker Droid, with the exception of Dreadseed and Star Forager armor.
  • Special buried treasure (one per Seeker Droid digsite) now has a greater chance of being a rare speeder part.

Missions and NPCs

Missions

General
        • Relics of the Gree missions now provide Basic Commendations instead of Classic Commendations.
Macrobinoculars and Seeker Droid Missions
World Missions
Alderaan
          • Stage 2 – Demoralize and Demolish (Imperial): Players on this bonus mission are now able to click on the Jedi Monuments to destroy them, rather than needing to defeat a droid over the statue’s head.
Hoth

NPCs

Relics of the Gree Event
      • Enemies in the Western Ice Shelf during the Relics of the Gree event are now level 55.
      • Xenoanalyst is now level 55 and drops improved loot in all difficulty modes:

        The new Red Sphere vehicle as a rare drop in Hard Mode

      • Gravak’k is now level 55 and drops improved loot.
      • Surgok’k is now level 55 and drops improved loot.
      • Gravak’k and Surgok’k now drop both Black Market and Hazmat gear.

PvP

Warzones

World PvP

    • During the Relics of the Gree Event, Bolster is enabled in the Western Ice Shelf of Ilum for level 50-55 players.

UI

General

Codex

      • Codex entries no longer contain text that is cut off, allowing for information to be properly displayed.
      • Imperial Agents who complete or have completed the mission “The Fall of House Cortess” on Alderaan are now granted the “Operation: Silverplate” Codex entry.
      • Imperial Agents who complete or have completed the “Armageddon” mission on Corellia are now granted the “Black Codex: The Star Cabal’s Endgame (Agent)” Codex entry.
      • Players who complete or have completed either the “Regicide” or “Usurper” missions on Alderaan are now granted the Persons of Note Codex entry for Bouris Ulgo.
      • Troopers who complete or have completed the “Prisoner of War” mission on Alderaan are now granted the Persons of Note Codex entry for Markus Thul.
      • Sith Inquisitors who complete or have completed the “A Woman Scorned” mission on Alderaan are now granted the Persons of Note Codex entry for Rehanna Rist.
      • Unlocking HK-51 now grants the Faction-appropriate Persons of Note Codex entry.
      • The HK-51 Codex entry no longer counts towards or is required to complete entries on Belsavis.
      • Players are now able to unlock the “Devaronian” Species Codex entry.

Guilds

    • Semi-colons no longer prevent Guild Member Notes or Officer Notes from being edited.
    • Guild Experience Bonus will now be applied to the amount of experience displayed in the Mission Reward Window upon completing a mission.

Miscellaneous Bug Fixes

  • Corrected several instances of missing text in the French and German versions.
  • Human Male characters with head option 22 no longer feel pretty and now wear the male versions of all equipped gear. Additionally, when equipping some of the more revealing outfits, their legs will display the proper texture.
  • Corrected rare instances where players were not charged properly when using a Paid Character Transfer.