Eric and Tait have been busy today, updating the community about bug fixes we can expect in near future. I have consolidated a list of the forum posts for your viewing pleasure: Source TaitWatson Relaxed Vestments Chestwraps: Graphical Glitch (Picture) | 01.09.2014, 11:01 AM Hey everyone! I know that this issue has been a really big one for a lot of people, so I’m really happy to be able to let you all know that it has a fix coming next week in 2.5.2. The fix won’t just affect the Relaxed Vestment Chestwrap, however, and will resolve fur/skin color on many pieces of gear that have revealed skin. Tait Source EricMusco Don’t worry Bioware..I got this!! Things SWTOR WILL see in 2014!! | 01.09.2014, 10:56 AM Quote: Originally Posted by Tyrth 1.) A QOL adjustment, most likely around 2.7-2.8 allowing the ability to queue for both GSF AND WZ simultaneously… This…
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New Weekly Community Live Stream!
Eric Musco is starting a weekly community live stream were he will be playing through the game. In the beginning only Eric will host the live stream, but in future, both Courtney and Tait will get on there as well. If possible, they will kidnap the devs to play also. Below is the announcements: Post #1 EricMusco New Weekly Community Live Stream! | 01.09.2014, 11:07 AM Hey everyone! I alluded to it during our GSF stream at the end of the year, but I wanted to let you know that we are going to start having a weekly community live stream! Early on, you will see me playing but in time we will definitely get both Courtney and Tait on there as well. We may even expand it to other folks in the studio but that remains to be seen. The stream will be more of a “let’s play” than…
Community Cantina Tour – Phoenix, AZ – 1/31/14
Bioware will be having there next Community Cantina in Phoenix on January 31. Unlike all previous Cantina Tours this one is listed as 18 years + rather than 21+. I’m not sure why that is? Local state laws? I don’t have much knowledge of US law, so I’m only guessing. Below is the official statement: The Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Cantina Tour Arrives in Phoenix, AZ! 01.06.2014 We’re happy to announce that the next stop in the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Cantina Tour will be happening on Friday, January 31st, in Phoenix, AZ! This is your chance to join the Star Wars: The Old Republic community for a development team Q&A as well as complimentary drinks*, food, and giveaways. Every attendee will be receiving a highly coveted Tauntaun Fawn code. Space is limited so be sure to come early. If you’re in the area, make sure…
New Community Team Member Introduction at the official forums
BioWare have added a new member to it’s community team. Meet Tait Watson. Tait will be taking over some of Amber Greens work ( Not sure what she is up to now). Check out the announcement below: EDIT: Added Posts 2 & 3 Post #1 TaitWatson Is this thing on? | 01.06.2014, 01:44 PM Hey everyone! My name is Tait Watson and I am the newest member of the Community team here at BioWare Austin! I will be taking over a number of the things that Amber Green did previously, so I just wanted to stop in and introduce myself before you started seeing me show up on the forums. One of the many things I will be doing (and the part that will be most apparent) is gathering information for the development team through the Bug Report forums, so you will primarily find me hanging out in there. I have been gaming…
Documentary: Alien Planet
I know it has been a while since I last posted a documentary. But Xmas and new-years have taken all my time. Now we are back with a new documentary. This time we are focusing on life on other planets, and as a product of speculative science it is pretty impressive. Using computer graphics it shows how a mission to explore an Alien Planet would be conducted by Earth employing a sublight spacecraft delivering sophisticated probes to the surface. The program explains step-by-step the mission as the probes encounter strange life forms, with frequent asides by scientists who explain how such life forms might evolve and live. Using computer animation, the program is very good. If it has a flaw it is in the asides, which frequently go back to something discussed five minutes and a couple of segments ago. I have watched this Discovery Channel program countless times. It…
It’s official: Star Wars comics will return to Marvel in 2015
Marvel will publish new “Star Wars” comic books beginning in 2015, the company announced yesterday. This means Dark Horse Comics is losing the licensing deal its had for over 20 years, but give Dark Horse the time to wrap up storylines in current series. Its first was Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy’s “Dark Empire,” in 1989. The first Star Wars comics were originally published by Marvel in the ’70s based on the original “Star Wars” trilogy for nine years, starting in 1977. “Star Wars #1″ sold more than 1 million copies. Now the rights have returned to Marvel, which plans to release its first new-new Star Wars comics and graphic novels in 2015. Perhaps uncoincidentally, 2015 is also the year that J.J. Abrams’ yet-untitled Star Wars film is scheduled to hit theaters. Here is a snippet from the press release sent out: The Walt Disney Company’s Lucasfilm Ltd. and Marvel…
SWTOR Patch 2.6 Info
Community manager for Star Wars: The old Republic, Eric Musco took on the forums yesterday and delivered a preview of the game’s next major patch. The 2.6 update will come with a unlock to the Galactic Starfighter expansion for players playing the game for free, as well as introduce a new gunship variant and two new bomber variants. Since the 14th is “early access”, I am assuming 2.6 hits then. That fits with their normal schedule too, especially considering 2.5 was really light on non-GSF content. The new rakghoul event is coming very soon too, it’s unclear whether it’s all in the game yet, but there is quite a bit of it there, so it’s possible it will hit before 2.6. EricMusco any info on 2.6? | 01.02.2014, 01:53 PM Quote: Originally Posted by amona when will it be released,? 2.5 was early december so 6 weeks is mid january. what…
Scheduled Maintenance: Today December 19th, 2013 – Patch 2.5.1a
BioWare will be taking down the servers later today to push a new patch. We don’t know what is being fixed yet, but my guess is, it will be the Gunship requisition issue Parcels only popping if the person doesn’t have the debuff. Below is the announcement: Maintenance: December 19th, 2013 | 12.18.2013, 04:01 PM On December 19th, all game servers will be unavailable while we perform maintenance. Patch 2.5.1a will be implemented during this downtime. Details are as follows: Date: Thursday, December 19th, 2013 Duration: 2 hours Time: 3AM PST (11AM GMT) – 5AM PST (1PM GMT) Thank you for your patience as we maintain service for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Time Zone Start Time Scheduled End Time UTC Offset HST Thu Dec 19, 2013 01:00 AM Thu Dec 19, 2013 03:00 AM -10 hours AKST Thu Dec 19, 2013 02:00 AM Thu Dec 19, 2013 04:00 AM -9 hours PST Thu Dec 19,…
Swtor-mined: Patch 2.5.1 | 12/17/2013
swtor_miner have data mined the newest patch, and found lots of new interesting stuff. The new patch hints new cartel market armor sets, new icons, a new mount, and other things: Interplanetary Component Exchange: A simple marketplace listing service for starship mechanics and service personnel looking to offer parts for sale, the Interplanetary Component Exchange has become increasingly popular in the criminal underworld, allowing military-grade equipment, weapons, components, and even whole starfighters to be bought and sold without attracting attention from Republic or Imperial enforcement personnel. Shipment 4: Starfighter Packs Wingman’s Starfighter Pack Dogfighter’s Starfighter Pack Galactic Ace’s Starfighter Pack Space Jockey’s Starfighter Pack Hotshot’s Starfighter Pack New Retailer Exclusive Cartel Card Pets WALMART Cartel Coins Mini-Pet Reward Thank you for your purchase of a Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Cartel Coins card. Enclosed is a special in-game reward as a thank you for your purchase! Your new Imperial Bomber “M-7 Razorwire” Starship…
Developer Blogs: IMPERIAL EDICT GR-1NC4
BioWare have posted a new role-playing developer blog on the Life Day event. I got a good laugh out of this, so Props to whomever wrote this. Really looking forward to Life Day/Return of the Gree later today! You can read the full post here, or if you are blocked by a firewall, you can read our copy paste below: BTW: GR-1NC4 = Grinch. IMPERIAL EDICT GR-1NC4 12.16.2013 Immediate Notice and Compliance Demanded. It has come to the Empire’s attention that dissident elements engaging in a tawdry and potentially dangerous seasonal event are planning to infect Imperial space with their insipid notions. This so-called “Life Day” encourages activities unbecoming of an Imperial citizen, including but not limited to: Dancing in inclement weather Singing unpatriotic carols Nonviolent physical contact with Wookiees This disgraceful menace of a “holiday”, during which time you are expected to comply fully with this edict, will last approximately…
Jedi Consular Shadow Leveling Build For 2.5
CJ from Swtor Savior have mailed us a new build for game update 2.5. This one is for the Jedi Consular Shadow and is a leveling build. The Jedi Shadow is an advanced class of the Jedi Consular. Quick and deadly, this melee DPS / Tank fighter uses the force to pummel its enemies into submission and to guard its allies from the battles that wait in a galaxy far far away. Jedi Shadows, while sharing the same starting class, are vastly different than their Jedi Sage counterparts. They can’t heal, but they make up for it in their ability to not only tank, but also utilize stealth to sneak in and out of battle, assassinating enemies of the Empire. Here is how you allocate the points: Rotations to use: Single Target: Force In Balance > Mind Crush > Force Strike > Sever Force > Spinning Strike > Shadow Strike…
Patch Notes – 17/12/2013 – Game Update 2.5.1 Patch Notes
Tomorrows patch notes are up. It looks like there is no new cartel packs for this Time. Maby there won’t be one for December? I was hoping the other Shipment 1 packs would make an appearance Highlights The Relics of the Gree Event will return on December 17th! Be sure to pay a visit to Ilum’s Western Ice shelf, as The Green Enclave will only be around until January 1st. Celebrate Wookiee Life Day starting December 17th. This new event will have players of all species throwing “Snowball Bombs” at each other with reckless abandon. This event will run until January 1st. Cartel Market General The Ashfall Tauntaun can now be unlocked in the Collections UI. Jedi Consulars and Bounty Hunters will now Flourish when using the /flourish emote. Classes and Combat Imperial Agent Sniper Lethality Lethal Dose now correctly affects Interrogation Probe. Items and Economy The following items no…
Scheduled Maintenance: December 17th – Patch 2.5.1
Servers are going down on Tuesday for maintenance and to implement patch 2.5.1. Life Day Event & Relics of Gree Start will also. Below is the announcement from the serverDriod from the official forum, and below that is the news on Life Day Event & Relics of Gree. ServerDroid Scheduled Maintenance: December 17th | Today , 03:16 PM On December 17th, all game servers will be unavailable while we perform scheduled maintenance. Game Update 2.5.1 will be implemented during this downtime. Details are as follows: Date: Tuesday December 17th, 2013 Duration: 4 hours Time: 3AM PST (10AM GMT) – 7AM PST (2PM GMT) Thank you for your patience as we maintain service for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. Time Zone Start Time Scheduled End Time UTC Offset HST Tue Dec 17, 2013 12:00 AM Tue Dec 17, 2013 04:00 AM -10 hours AKST Tue Dec 17, 2013 01:00 AM Tue Dec 17, 2013 05:00 AM -9 hours PST…
Second Anniversary Rewards Coming December 17th
BioWare will be celebrating the second anniversary of Star Wars: The old republic on Tuesday December 17th. With this they will be rewarding all players with players with exclusive Scout Starfighter Paint Jobs and 25 stacks of faction-based fireworks. Pretty boring rewards if you ask me. I still have last years fireworks sitting in a cargo hold on 95%(+-5%) of my toons. I’m guessing that I’m not the only one here that still hve it. The paint job is kinda cool but it only applies to my least used ship. Am I mad about it? No. Disappointed? Sure. It’s hard to get mad about a freebie. Not so hard to be disappointed about feeling slightly under-appreciated as a customer. Below is the announcement: We are excited to celebrate two years of Star Wars™: The Old Republic™! As our thanks to you, we’ll be rewarding all players with exclusive Scout Starfighter…
New option to buy 14,500 Cartel Coins for $99.99
BioWare have added an option to the Cartel market for the big spenders. It’s now possible to purchase 14,500 Cartel Coins for $99.99 – ingame. It comes out at just about 145 Cartel Coins per dollar – roughly an extra 7.5 CC/$ compared to the 5,500 Coin package. Sadly, it’s not as great a deal if you compare what the 5,550 Coin denomination offers over the 2,400 (you get an extra 17.5 coins per dollar there), but it you’re looking to purchase an enormous amount of coins, it’s now the best value. The increase in “bonus” coins that you get for simply spending more on one purchase is not as great as it is between the $20 and $40 tiers. You could make one $100 purchase or a $20 and two $40 purchases. The $100 one would get you an extra 1,100 coins. Still a lot to spend on Star Wars fun bux,…
Life Day Gear to be Embargoed After Current Run
BioWare have been under fire for a while, for their decision on letting embargoed items reaper on the Cartel market. Eric Musco answered an angry player on the official forums yesterday concerning this issue: EricMusco Life Day gear recycled from last year?! LAZY | 12.11.2013, 02:01 PM Quote: Originally Posted by Rileysoph A few weeks ago life day stuff from last year were selling on the GTN for millions because they were SUPER RARE and UNOBTAINABLE and the people who had them could show everyone that they were there, that they were in the game since that time, that they participated in the event. And now you’ve brought back the exact same stuff from last year? Complete and utter laziness. There is no excuse. Bioware had a full year to come up with something new for it. I’m sorry but this game has just turned into a cash grab. I wouldn’t…
Patch Notes – 12/11/2013 – 2.5b Patch Notes
Sorry we didn’t post this yesterday, but I was out of town. BioWare have pushed a patch that should help out players with AMD video cards. I have had alot of trouble my self since I changed to windows 8, and so far, this patch seem to have fixed all issues. I don’t see a big increase in frame rate though, but I don’t have any random crashes anymore. What about you guys? Have the new patch helped out? Here are the patch notes: General Improved stability for players with AMD video cards. Players should be sure their driver is the most current video driver available from the official AMD website.
Scheduled Maintenance: December 10th, 2013 – Patch 2.5.0a
Just a heads up that BioWare will be taking down the servers tomorrow December 10th, to preform maintenance. During the downtime, BioWare will implement a small patch. Patch notes are not up yet, but be sure to check back, as we will post them as soon as they become available. Maintenance: December 10th, 2013 | 12.06.2013 , 03:38 PM On December 10th, all game servers will be unavailable as we perform maintenance. Patch 2.5a will be implemented during this downtime. Details are as follows: Date: Tuesday December 10th, 2013 Duration: 2 hours Time: 3AM PST (11AM GMT) – 5AM PST (1PM GMT) Thank you for your patience as we maintain service for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. Time Zone Start Time Scheduled End Time UTC Offset HST Tue Dec 10, 2013 01:00 AM Tue Dec 10, 2013 03:00 AM -10 hours AKST Tue Dec 10, 2013 02:00 AM Tue Dec…
Documentary: When Aliens Attack
To be honest, I’m not sure I will call this a documentary, but it fits nice in our weekend column on speculative space documentaries, and I have always liked this show. So today I present you When Aliens Attack. This was a television show that aired on the National Geographic Channel a few years back. I use to only see alien ET UFO type shows on the History Channel. Now, we have more documentaries based on truth and experiences that allow us to share in logic and inspiration for our imaginations. I enjoyed seeing the “What If” factor that the writers came up with and researched what was available to us on this planet as far as possible defense. We have military assimilations as what we call war games and this allows us to begin working models in scenarios with the various levels of our intelligence communities around the world….
Things you wish you knew when starting out in SWTOR
This is just a helping hand for new players. It might also be usefull if you are a returning player, since most of this will be obvious. When doing group content tell people if it’s your first time. People will often expect you to know quite indirect paths to follow which avoids combat and will therefore run ahead. You’ll end up pulling, getting killed and (more often than not) wiping the group. Try to establish how quickly your group wants to do a flashpoint – people will start raging if you’re not pressing spacebar (to skip cutscenes) at the same rate as them. The default price you get when you put something on the GTN (auction house) is often ridiculous – I think the price it suggests for molecular stabilisers is 5% or less of the usual selling price. Similarly, the price you can get from selling to vendors is…
MTSBWY: Bohemian Rhapsody: Star Wars Edition
Based on Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen and Star Wars created by George Lucas. The students and faculty of the Digital Video Program at the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Arizona released a great new Star Wars themed parody. They aren’t the best singers in the world, but they’ve put together a great video, filled with some pretty impressive cosplay. There is also some decent wordplay in this, though I’ve no idea why Satanic Spock is part of it. Not complaining about the Samurai Mandalorians, or random bikini women in masks. Remember to turn on the captions.
Galactic Starfighter Twitch Stream Friday, December 6th
BioWare will be streaming 3 hours of exciting SWTOR space PvP combat, tomorrow Friday December 6th. If you don’t have access to Galactic Starfighter yet, this is your chance to see the developers live making fools out of them self on the official SWTOR Twitch channel WHERE: twitch.tv/swtor WHEN: Friday, December 6th @ 2PM PDT / 10PM GMT WHAT: 3 hours of intense free flight dogfighting in space – now live for Subscribers in Galactic Starfighter If you can’t wait until tomorrow, you can go wathc drakedge2000 playing the expansion live right now
Star Wars: Battlefront development has been temporarily put on hold
Apparently Electronic Arts have stopped all future projects by developer DICE, until they sort out all the issues with Battlefield 4. Apparently there is an issue with BF4, which have been leading to numerous game crashes. The developer’s decision to stop all other work to fix the problematic Battlefield 4 also extends to all future game development. Here is what IGN have on the story: “First, we want to thank the fans out there that are playing and supporting us with Battlefield 4,” they said. “We know we still have a ways to go with fixing the game — it is absolutely our No. 1 priority. “The team at DICE is working non-stop to update the game. Since Battlefield 4 China Rising expansion pack was already in the final stages of development by the time issues began with Battlefield 4, we decided to fulfill our promise to deliver it this week, but we’re…
BioWare calls for your screenshots!
BioWare is celebrating the second anniversary for Star Wars: The Old Republic and ask players to send in screenshots that make the game unique for them. These screenshots can be from your fondest memories to your best moments in the game and include your favorite places and characters. Check out the announcement below: SEND US YOUR “My SWTOR Saga” SCREENSHOTS! Between now and December 15th, 11:59PM PST / December 16th, 7:59AM GMT, send us your screenshots for a chance to be featured on our official Facebook page! It’s easy to participate: Screenshots should not be retouched or enhanced Screenshots must solely utilize in-game environments and objects Screenshots must be at least 800×600 We recommend turning off your User Interface All submissions are subject to the Electronic Arts Terms of Service. EMAIL YOUR SCREENSHOTS ALONG WITH YOUR CHARACTER NAME AND SERVER TO SUBMISSIONS_EN@SWTOR.COMBEFORE DECEMBER 15TH, 11:59PM PST / DECEMBER 16TH 7:59AM GMT.