BioWare is still on tour. Next time the caravan arrives in New York. This will give attendees the chance to quiz the developers and share a drink or two. Check out the announcement below: We’re happy to announce that the next stop in the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Cantina Tour will be happening on Saturday, October 12th, in New York! 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. If you’re in the area, make sure to stop by and hang out with us! Venue: Stitch Bar and Lounge Date: Saturday, October 12th, 2013 Time: 8-11PM EDT Address: 247 West 37th Street. New York, NY 10018 Space will be limited, so be sure to arrive early! You can RSVP on Facebook here (Facebook RSVP is not required for…
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Patch Notes – 2.3.2 – 9/4/2013
Here are todays patch notes. One of the most noticeable one is this: The base cooldown for the Fleet Pass ability is now 9 hours for subscribers. Legacy Fleet Pass I, II, and III now reduce the ability cooldown by 3 hours each. This means that being a sub and having all three levels would give no-cooldown on fleet passes! It’s also nice to see some Codex updates, though from what I can tell Loremaster and Beastmaster are still unobtainable if these are the only changes. Game Update 2.3.2 Patch Notes 9/4/2013 Highlights New Vehicle! The Desler Nomad is a new rare drop from the final boss of all level 55 Hard Mode Flashpoints. New Feature! Players can now purchase Cartel Coins in-game through the “Add Coins” interface within the Cartel Market. (details under Cartel Market) Vendor Update! Emergency Medical Table and Mood: Outraged have been added to the Bounty Supply Company…
TOR TV: Heal to Full
The creator of Smash Bomb, and Baby Got Bubble bring you “Just Heal to Full“, a SWTOR parody of James Blunt’s “You’re Beautiful”. I you don’t get this song, here is some background: In the top 3 answers that the developer’s gave sorcerors/sages, in an answer to dps complaints and questions regarding if they would be buffed, the developers told them 2 things: 1) Sorcs are an “easy to learn, hard to master class” and everyone should just “be better” instead of giving them buffs. (Despite the devs actually being pretty horrible at the game and not big on PvP) 2) Since sorceror’s possessed healing abilities they should stay the lowest tier dps, and that they could “heal to full” so they actually had an edge on the competition. (Which the sorc community considers stupid because you can’t heal to full if you’re being attacked as a dps sage and…
Q&A session from community Cantina – Seattle, August 31
Redna and chill from ootinicast.com went to the Community Cantina held in Seattle on Saturday evening, 31 August 2013. There they had the chance to sit in on the Q&A session featuring Amber Green (Live Services Specialist) and Eric Musco (Community Manager) and Lead Designer Damion Schubert. The Community Cantina in Seattle might have been the biggest cantina ever, with more then 300 people in attendance. Therefor they had to split up the whole thing, including Q&A, into two parts, and the second round barely got everyone in who was still in line. The Q&A transcript also includes some questions that was asked afterwards that weren’t part of the formal Q&A. Check ot the snippet below, and read the whole ting over at ootinicast.com Q: Why not more playable species, like Nautilans? A: Each species takes tons of time to develop for all the options, moves, and so on. Because Cathar sold well, they are in…
FREEBIE WARS: Free CD Key Giveaway from Allkeyshop and SWTORSTRATEGIES is over
The FREEBIE WARS: Free CD Key Giveaway from Allkeyshop and SWTORSTRATEGIES is now over. The smoke has lifted and the winner has been choose. The winner is Fiuciuc Andrei-Nicolas, and he choose the game “Remember Me” Congratulations mate. Hope you will enjoy it. Thanks to Allkeyshop for hosting the giveaway, and thanks to all that participated in our little game. Below is the trailer for the game Fiuciuc choose:
The Super Secret Space Project is revealed… or at least teased!
During the Seattle Community Cantina last night, BioWare reveal what looks like the “Super Secret Space Project”. Not much is known about it yet, but it looks like mouse based star fighter combat! Not on rails! It’s been hinted at for ages at events and on the forums. Devs had said they’d like to see proper PvP ship combat off rails and guild capital ships at some point. Bioware only referred to the project as the Super Secret Space Project (hence the title of this post). We knew it was in the works. The question is when, and what are all the details. But it is nice to see this might be sooner than later now. Swtor_miner have been sitting on some mined info for a while. Here is what he thinks it is from his mining: It’s freeflight. You get a choice of 3 fighter varieties for PvP: Heavy, Medium,…
New Obroan PvP Sets
LightSaber from the-old-republic.ru mailed us a new video, showing off the new New Obroan PvP sets available on the public test servers. Check it out below:
Game Update 2.4: The Dread War – PTS Update 3 Patch Notes – August 30th, 2013
The new patch notes for the public test servers are up. Lot’s of new fixes and new New HK-51 Customization from Oricon reputation. Check out the image of it above. Game Update 2.4: The Dread War – PTS Update 3 Patch Notes – August 30th, 2013 The patch notes published for the Public Test Server are intended to guide testing. They are not final and are subject to change. The new Obroan PvP armor set is currently using placeholder art that will be updated before the release to the Live Servers; the sets themselves are incomplete on the PTS and are subject to change. The Public Test Server Patch Notes will be provided in English. The final release notes will be provided in English, French, and German when the content is moved to live servers. Classes and Combat Bounty Hunter General Kolto Overload now triggers at 35% health and may heal…
Game Update 2.4 PTS featuring Oricon
BioWare updated the public test servers with the latest from game update 2.4. This time the testers get to check out the new story area, Oricon, featuring 2 new Operations, as well as a Level 55 story chain. The begining quest is bugged on both factions so you cannot advance but you can check out the planet! LightSaber from The-Old-Republic.ru have filmed the whole place, so you can check it all out below, if you haven’t tried it out before. Below the videos, you can check out the patch notes. Highlights New Content! Oricon is a new small story content area now available via Galaxy Map and the Priority Transport Terminal. This area includes 2 new Operations and a level 55 mission series with a story that will put you face-to-face with the Dread Masters. Advancing the story will unlock access to a [DAILY] mission series. (The Dread Palace Operation is…
Courtney Woods explains (again) that the Class Representative system is just a simple Q&A and nothing more
BioWare said this from the beginning, but some players didn’t understand it — They should have made it clearer i guess. Apparently some people were under the impression that the class representatives would have some kind of larger role, yet their sole purpose was to collate the mass number of questions into the 3 that would be given to Bioware for answering… and nothing more! It doesn’t take a genius to see how this have now turned into a shit storm on the forums…. First DevPost by Courtney Woods Hey everyone, I think the expectations for the Class Representative program kind of got lost along the way this week. While I totally understand and expect that there will be a multitude of opinions towards the responses we post, I do want to reiterate what we originally posted when we started this program: “Our number one goal is to get your…
THE DREAD WAR and interview with Baron Deathmark
BioWare posted a new update regarding the upcoming game update 2.4. The release date for this upcoming patch is still not yet available, but the infomation on what to expect is starting to come in. The new patch will feature new death match arenas, a new mission areas, and new level 55 Operations. In the first operation named The Dread Fortress, we get to fight one of the Dread Masters in person. In the other operation named The Dread Palace, the epic story of the Dread Masters’ saga concludes. The news update also includes news about the upcoming arenas, including a funny interview with Baron Deathmark – the commentator on the new arenas. The guy actually posting in the thread with a swanky animated avatar even. The read the full story here and the interview with Mr. Deathmark here GATHER YOUR ALLIES FOR NEW OPERATIONS, STORY MISSIONS, AND WARZONE ARENAS CONFRONT THE DREAD MASTERS AND COMPETE IN THE WARZONE…
Star Wars: Battlefront is likely to come out in 2015
Star Wars: Battlefront 3 release date news has been hard to come by lately. This is off course mainly because the game is still in heavy development. According to Electronic Arts Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen, speaking at EA’s investors meeting the other day, the targeted release date for Star Wars: Battlefront is “most likely” in summer 2015 for the most obvious reason that it’s when Star Wars: Episode VII will be hitting theaters and relaunching the film franchise. Star Wars: Battlefront is DICE LA‘s very first big project, following some light work on polishing up Battlefield 4. It’s also the first step in a multi-year deal recently sealed between EA and Disney, giving the publisher exclusive rights to develop games for the Star Wars franchise. DICE’s ‘Star Wars: Battlefront’ marks the first entry in the series since 2009′s ‘Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron’, and the first console release in…
SWTOR Sith Warrior Juggernaut PVP Build
Here we are again with a build from www.swtorsavior.com and this time they have bought us an Sith Warrior Juggernaut PVP Build. The Sith Warrior Juggernaut PVP builds listed below, focus on talents and abilities with potential for either sustained or burst DPS in combination with utility and adaptability. These Sith Juggernaut builds perform best in a Warzone or other group PVP setting. Build 3/3 Malice 2/2 Decimate 2/2 Battle Cry 2/2 Strangulate 2/2 Overpower 1/1 Brutality 2/2 Saber Strength 2/2 Oppressor 1/1 Obliterate 2/2 Dominate 3/3 Shockwave 1/1 Force Jump 2/2 Shi-Cho Mastery 1/1 Force Lash 1/1 Gravity Manipulation 3/3 Dark Resonance 2/2 Force Resistance 3/3 Cascading Power 1/1 Force Crush 3/3 Single Saber Mastery 2/2 Improved Sundering Assault 2/2 Enraged Sunder 2/2 Ravanger 1/2 Dreadnaught Stat Priority Expertise > Strength > Power > Surge > Crit
TOR TV: Tundra Tauntaun (Black Beauty Parody)
Here is another video from ResidentPenguin. If you don’t know who he is, he is the guy who gave us He-Man,Tribute to the relaxed Jumpsuit and lately Treek is gothams reckoning. This time he is here with a Black Beauty Parody. I remember the repeats of this show in the early 90’s on a Sunday morning. Music always plays in my head when I’m riding my Tauntaun in game, so this is excellent. I really love the part where he aggroed the Territorial Tauntauns to make them run after him. Great stuff. Check it out below:
Star Wars: Hunt for the Holocron
Here is a pretty good fan film that I have been waiting for for a while. It named “Hunt for the Holocron” and is directed by Martin Spitznagel. The movie is made by a dedicated group of young people entirely with practical effects — no 3D models were used in the film, only real models filmed against a greenscreen! — the film is a 30-minute love letter to Star Wars, complete with an original orchestral score. Read more about the movie here, and check it out below: HUNT FOR THE HOLOCRON is the story of Bando (Mark August Spitznagel, SAG-AFTRA) and Sahn (Dan Clavey) Jinkuru, young men thrown into a dangerous world when they find a Holocron, a record of Jedi secrets. Pursued by Dark Jedi Dregr Jarrat (Martin Spitznagel), whose thirst for the Holocron has reached obsession, the boys are aided by Jedi E’Din Kyle (David Turka) and smuggler…
Maintenance: August 22nd – Patch 2.3.1a
AmberGreen just informed the community via the official Star Wars: The old republic forums, that BioWare will be taking down the servers 2 hours today, to patch a few errors. Below are the message: Maintenance: August 22nd | 08.21.2013, 04:42 PM On August 22nd, all game servers will be unavailable as we perform brief maintenance. Patch 2.3.1a will be implemented during this downtime. Details are as follows: Date: Thursday August 22nd Duration: 2 hours Time: 3AM PDT (10AM UTC) – 5AM PDT (12PM UTC) Patch Note Items The incorrect alignment requirement has been removed from the following gear: Section X Guardian Armor Scalene Armor (Red, Blue, White, Gold) Voss Ambassador Armor Hyperspace Hotshot Armor Deep Space Starfighter Helmet Thank you for your patience as we maintain service for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. Time Zone Start Time UTC Offset PDT Thursday August 22, 2013 03:00 AM -7 hours MDT Thursday…
Game Update 2.3.1 Patch Notes – 8/21/2013
Patch notes for today’s servers maintenance is up. This time they got around to fixing out-of-space Pierce and Double Risha and “If players receive a whisper while in the process of replying to another whisper, the reply no longer displays the correct name while incorrectly delivering the message to the name who whispered most recently.” Something that have annoyed a lot of players for over a year now. Whoever writes the patch notes has a wonderful sense of humor. Check out these two goldies: “Treek no longer attempts to accentuate her humble by sinking into the ground.” Skadge has given up his ventriloquism hobby and will move his lips when saying the line “You got somethin’ to kill, or what?” Wonderful stuff 🙂 Check out the full patchnotes below: Highlights The first Packs of Shipment Three are now available for sale on the Cartel Market! Most items in the Contractor’s and Freelancer’s Bounty Packs…
Scheduled Maintenance: August 21st, 2013 – Patch 2.3.1
Amber Green posted a notification on the official forums, that maintenance this week will be on Wednesday August 21st. Game Update 2.3.1 will be implemented during this downtime. We will post the patch notes as soon as they become availible, so be sure to check back later. AmberGreen Scheduled Maintenance: August 21st, 2013 | 08.19.2013, 01:12 PM On August 21st, all game servers, SWTOR.com, and the launcher will be unavailable as we perform scheduled maintenance. Game Update 2.3.1 will be implemented during this downtime. Details are as follows: Date: Wednesday, August 21st, 2013 Duration: 4 hours Time: 3AM PDT (10AM UTC) – 7AM PDT (2PM UTC) During maintenance, all updates and additional information will be posted on our Twitter account. Thank you for your patience as we maintain service for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. Time Zone Start Time UTC Offset PDT Wednesday August 21, 2013 03:00 AM -7 hours MDT…
TOR TV: Treek is gothams reckoning
Here is something that had to be done. A Swtor/ Batman Parody. I’m so glad the idea of the Bane Ewok outfit has now been planted in my head. She’s pretty hard core in a fight too… I didn’t see my first shiny metal god until I was already a man. No one cared who I was until I got rid of the cute. You think the forest is your ally?! …when it is done…when your fleet is ashes…then you have my permission to yubyub. I Laughed out loud at work, everyone stares at me, I try to explain the joke, but I just get frustrated and give up because no is familiar with Star Wars. This video was made by ResidentPenguin. We have earlier showed some of his stuff, so don’t miss out on He-Man and Tribute to the relaxed Jumpsuit
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Game Update 2.4: Live on PTS
The PTS is up with the first issue of Game Update 2.4. Minor change to Phase Walk and some big changes to Vanguard and PT DPS trees. And offcourse The big focus here is on the Arenas making their debut. I am Curious to hear what people think. Below are the patch notes, and below them, is a stream currently playing SWTOR on the PTS. Game Update 2.4 PTS Patch Notes – August 16th, 2013 The patch notes published for the Public Test Server are intended to guide testing. They are not final and are subject to change. The new Obroan PvP armor set is currently using placeholder art that will be updated before the release to the Live Servers; the sets themselves are incomplete on the PTS and are subject to change. The Public Test Server Patch Notes will be provided in English. The final release notes will be provided…
Patch Notes – 2.3.0c – 8/16/2013
BioWare performed a short maintenance to fix some bugs with the Bounty Contract Week. Servers should all be back up now. Below are the patch notes: 2.3.0c Patch Notes 8/16/2013 General An issue affecting the spawn rate of Shady Characters has been corrected. The respawn rate of Shady Characters has been increased significantly. The “information” count required to advance Bounty Contract missions has been reduced to 4 (from 5).
Bounty Contract Event is Live
Starting today, the Bounty Contract Event for SWTOR will finally be available – but just for only this week. The Bounty Contract Event allows you to visit previously explored planets where you will get missions to kill different high-profiled targets. With every completed contract, you will earn reputation points that gives you access to purchase new rare items. The Bounty Contract event only lasts for one week – but will return every month. Those who are aiming to gather so much reputation that they will be able to reach Legend Status, will have to spend at least four months on this, before it happens. However, if you have multiple characters, it can be done very quickly as you can stock up reputation trophy that you can be used every week every time you max out the weekly reputation cap. So ss a heads up the Completed Bounty Contracts are not BoP so mailing…
Scheduled Maintenance: Server Consolidation
Tuesday August 13th is the day BioWare will be closing down the APAC servers. All servers will be consolidated into West Coast North American servers from that day onward. CourtneyWoods On Tuesday August 13th,2013 we will be performing scheduled maintenance for consolidation of APAC into West Coast North American servers. There will not be a patch to download during this downtime. Details are as follows: APAC and NA-West Coast Servers will be unavailable from August 12th 10PM PDT (August 13th 5AM UTC) until August 13th 10AM PDT (5PM UTC). To minimize downtime for other services, NA-East Coast and European Servers, SWTOR.com, and the game launcher will remain available for several more hours. We anticipate they will come down on August 13th between 12 AM and 4 AM PDT and will remain unavailable until 10AM PDT (5PM UTC). During maintenance, updates and additional information will be posted on our Twitter account….