The public test servers are now updated with the new Daily Area CZ-198. Players have already found a few interesting features such as the new HK-51 customization available there. PTS Update – 7/10 | 07.09.2013, 01:46 PM The PTS is now available for testing Game Update 2.3 content! Patch Note: Players are now able to travel to Daily Area CZ-198. Thanks for your participation!
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Official Blog: A Letter from Special Executive Rasmus Blys
A BioWare corporation PR person was RP’ing a corporation PR person in yesterdays blog post. I guess that’s something they can write convincingly! They really nailed the sugarcoated corporate jargon at least, as Special Executive Rasmus Blys from the Czerka Corporation took on the official website yesterday. Check out the full “blog post ” over at the official site, our our copy paste below. Also remember to check our faction lore guide on Czerka Corporation if you are into the lore behind them. 07.08.2013 A Letter from Special Executive Rasmus Blys Greetings! My name is Rasmus Blys, and I have the great honor of serving as a Special Executive for the Czerka Corporation: the most dynamic business entity in the entirety of known space. Czerka’s history is a long and storied one; we have centuries of innovation and success to look back on, with entire worlds owing their economic and social development to our valuable…
Scheduled Maintenance: July 10th, 2013
BioWare will performing scheduled maintenance tomorrow July 10th. While servers are down, the team will implement Game Update 2.2.2. We will post the patch notes as soon as they are available. On July 10th, all game servers, SWTOR.com, and the launcher, will be unavailable as we perform scheduled maintenance. Game Update 2.2.2 will be implemented during this downtime. Details are as follows: Date: Wednesday July 10th, 2013 Duration: 4 hours Time: 3AM PDT (10AM UTC) – 7AM (2PM UTC) Thank you for your patience as we maintain service for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. In addition to this, Amber Also updated the forums about an update on the bug that makes it impossible to travel to the new daily area, CZ-198. Hi folks! So that you know, we are planning an update tomorrow to correct this issue. Please keep your eye out for more information as to when we’ll be…
Happy Force of July
Happy force of July to our readers from over there. Hope everyone has a safe and fun time with their families and get tons of phat lewt ingame! Now stop spying on the rest of the world!
TOR TV: swtorHELL – a music Video
GGAvrii made this awesome 1o min fan film that reminds us of “a New Meme“. If you haven’t already watched that short movie yet, you are really missing out. It is one of the funniest SWTOR movie to date. This movie is great to though. GGavrii Basically made a random music with video elements that shouldn’t work together, but they do! And they do so really well. I especially like the ‘I want it now’ segment, and I swear the Dark Knight music gets me every time!
Game Update 2.3: Czerka Virtual Tour
Yesterday BioWare opened a new page on the official SWTOR website for Game Update 2.3: “Titans of Industry””. This “virtual tour” tells players some background information on both the Czerka Corporation , the game update itself, and hints at things to come. You can find the link to the update page here, and the virtual tour can be found here. Below are all the cool new screenshots:
Game Update 2.3 PTS Patch Notes
BioWare hve reopend the public test servers. This time with Game Update 2-3. Right now on the test servers, the reputation vendor has an item for 1 million credits that rewards Treek, a healing ewok companion … And a kick-ass IG-88 style HK customisation skin: Also included is New titles from the BH event – Death mark if five systems, Wanted dead or alive, and cartel security. Check out the full patch notes below: Public Test Server Open! | 06.28.2013, 10:14 AM Greetings PTS Testers! The Public Test Server is now available for testing Game Update 2.3: Titans of Industry! You can read about the new content and changes in the Patch Notes. We’re excited to read everyone’s feedback! Please post your thoughts and/or any issues you find here in the PTS Forums. Also, please don’t forget to use /bug for any issues you encounter, as these are sent directly to our…
Encrypted Datacube: Story content in the cartel market? — Not going to happen
People have been discussion whether or not the Encrypted Datacube was a good thing to have on the CM or not. After lot’s of feedback the devs have been changing their stance and no Datacubes will be available in the Cartel Market in the future. Hey everyone, Our plan with the Encrypted Datacubes was simply to see if packs would be another avenue of getting story content in the game. It will always be the Cartel Market teams goal to look for new and interesting things to add into the Cartel Market which are not gameplay impacting (avoiding pay-to-win, etc.). With that being said, we have heard your feedback loud and clear on this and we have no plans to place the Datacubes in the Cartel Market in the future. Thanks! -eric I’m curious if that means the next four are gone too. While I’m glad they are ditching it I’d still like the ones…
PTS Closing for 2.3 Testing Prep
The public test servers are coming down todayto begin the preperation for Game update 2.3. I must admit that this come as a surprise as it was a very short duration on the PTS. Personally me and my guild did not have time to test it with Nightmare TFB on live and such. We only really tested the bosses up the Thrasher but couldn’t process further due to the high damage output. Greetings Testers, The Public Test Server will be coming down tomorrow, June 27th, to begin preparation for Game Update 2.3 testing! Thanks very much for your participation and assistance in testing Nightmare Mode Scum and Villainy. We’re excited to bring the new content to you in Game Update 2.2.2. Please watch this forum for more information and prepare yourself for some great new stuff to test in the very near future (possibly this week)!
SWTOR Imperial Agent Operative Leveling Build
Imperial Agents in SWTOR can become one of two advanced classes at level 10, an Operative (DPS / Healing Class) or a Sniper (Ranged DPS). The Operative is a ranged DPS/Healing class with light armor. Operatives have three trees to choose talents from: Medicine (Healing tree), Concealment (DPS tree) and Lethality (a shared DPS tree shared with the Sniper Class). Below Is a new build from www.swtorsavior.com as well as some rotations that you can use while leveling. First off here is how you allocate the points for the build: 3/3 Lethality 2/2 Deadly Directive 2/2 Hit and Run 2/2 Slip Away 1/1 Lethal Injectors 2/2 Corrosive Microbes 2/2 Combat Stims 1/1 Corrosive Grenade 2/2 Cut Down 2/2 Escape Plan 1/1 Lethal Dose 2/2 Lethal Purpose 1/1 Cull 2/2 License To Kill 2/2 Counter Strike 3/3 Devouring Microbes 1/1 Toxic Regulators 1/1 Lingering Toxics 3/3 Fatality 1/1 Weakening Blast 3/3 Imperial Brew 2/2…
Issues regarding the Revan Armor
Eric Musco took on the official SWTOR forums today explaining players that nothing is wrong with the Revan armor. While this pretty dull news, I’m amazed at the comments on the official forums; the aggressivity and disrespect are mind-boggling. What is wrong with these people? Check it out here: Hey guys, I wanted to add a bit of clarity to the post in this thread, and my update from this morning. This is all of the information I have about Revan’s armor, what was or wasn’t changed, and why. When we originally saw the double hood issue we also noted that it appeared there was a color difference in the armor between the player and NPC. Our plan was to mirror the NPC exactly for the player for consistency. When we fixed the double hood and we looked at the color palette, the armor sets were already identical in color so…
2.2.1 Patch Notes 6/25/2013
Today is patch day and here are the patch notes. This is a 74 mb. patch with many great bug fixes. The mount/companion issue was highly annoying, and I thought it was me loosing my mind with the The quickbar lock button bug. Check it all out below: Cartel Market General Revan’s Armor has been modified to consistently match the NPC in-game appearance. New Items A new vehicle is available in the Cartel Market! The Aratech Rose is an adaptive speeder that requires level 10. A consumable granting Speeder Piloting I is included with purchase. Cost: 1,500 Cartel Coins A new weapon is available in the Cartel Market! The Cathar Warstaff, designed by Cathar bladesmiths, requires Electrostaff weapon proficiency. Cost: 400 Cartel Coins A new bundle is available in the Cartel Market! The Starter Bundle offers items to assist players who are just beginning to explore the universe. The bundle contains items…
Scheduled Maintenance tomorrow
Just a friendly heads up letting you know that BioWare will be taking down the servers tomorrow June 25. This also means the deployment of Game Update 2.2.1 and hopefully the possibility of server transfers. Check back as we will post the patch notes as soon as they become available. Check out the official word below: On June 25th, all game servers, SWTOR.com, and the launcher will be unavailable as we perform scheduled maintenance. Game Update 2.2.1 will be implemented during this downtime. Details are as follows: Date: Tuesday, June 25th Duration: 6 hours Time: 2:30AM PDT (9:30AM UTC) – 8:30AM PDT (3:30PM UTC) Thank you for your patience as we maintain service for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™
Public Test Servers Update june 6/21
Amber Green posted an update regarding updates to the Public Test Servers. BioWare will be patching them up to the weekend, so it’s possible to play and test the servers all weekend long. Now go have fun and report in them bugs. Hello PTS Testers, Happy Friday! We are currently releasing a small patch to the Public Test Server to correct a couple of issues for you before weekend testing. The server will be made available again as soon as possible, and we appreciate your patience. The Patch Notes for this update are both for Nightmare Mode Scum & Villainy: The area of effect missiles used bye Mercenary Demolitionists now damage players appropriately. During the encounter with Titan 6 in 16-Player Mode, the “Huge Grenade” ability now always uses two grenades. Thanks for your assistance in improving our new content and don’t forget to please use /bug to report any…
SWTOR Imperial Agent Sniper Leveling Build For 2.1
Here we are again with a build from www.swtorsavior.com and this time they have bought us an Imperial Agent Sniper build for leveling. The Imperial Agent Sniper is basically a pure DPS spec class and cunning will be your main stat that you should aim for on all your gear. However if you have just started the game and you are looking for a strong leveling build for the Sniper this should help you out! Also you will get the point allocation and the rotations that you need: Build 3/3 Marksmanship 2/2 Ballistic Dampers 2/2 Steady Shots 2/2 Precision Ambush 1/1 Heavy Shot 2/2 Zeroing Shots 2/2 Snapshot 1/1 Diversion 1/1 Snipers Nest 1/1 Sector Ranger 1/1 Rapid Fire 2/2 Between The Eyes 1/1 Followthrough 2/2 Recoil Control 2/2 Seek Cover 2/2 Pillbox Sniper 3/3 Imperial Assassin 2/2 Siege Bunker 1/1 Muzzle Fluting 1/1 Headshot 1/1 Portable Bunker 1/1 Sniper Volley 3/3 Gearhead…
Bug Fixes and updates Set for Patch 2.2.1
The official SWTOR Forums have been active with yellow posts today. Both Eric Musco and Amber Green have been posting update regarding bug fixes we can expect with next weeks patch. Here is a short run down off what have been said so far: Broken or Missing Titles and Achievements I wanted to give an update on the broken titles and achievements issue. These should be fixed with Game Update 2.2.1 next week. Also, after that point if you transfer a character you should not experience these issues. If you run into any problems with your titles or achievements after 2.2.1, please contact CS. -eric Bolster Changes for 2.2.1 Hey folks, Quick update, here are two changes coming to Bolster in Game Update 2.2.1 which is slated for next Tuesday, 6/25: Expertise again caps appropriately at 2018 instead of 2013. This correction to a rounding error will result in a…
TOR TV: Jerk 12
If you have been following our blog for a while, you know that we are pretty big fans of TheDrunkAndThePwned· jerk series. Last year he did a series were he completed the Sith Inquisitor story line, copying all the funny one liners together. The series was titled My Sith is a Jerk and is hilarious. This yeah he have been filming the Imperial agent story line. Check out episode 3 of the of the imperial jerk series below, but be warned, It included a few spoilers:
Changes to the Friends of SWTOR program
Courtney Woods has some news regarding the refer a friend program. The program will stop on July 12th, and it will no longer be possible to get the current rewards. As someone who have 8 max-level characters — That speeder you received when a friend joined via your invitation, have saved me a massive amount of credits that would have otherwise been spent on speeder training. Whatever they do to the referral program, it’s going to be hard to top what they have in place now. Here’s to hoping they nail this one! Check out the statement below: Hey Everyone, Just wanted to clear things up about some of the changes coming to the Friends of SWTOR program. Starting June 11th, we began our “transition time” and you are no longer able to refer friends. If you had referred a friend before June 11th, they have until July 12th to…
Paid Character Transfers are still slated for 2.2.1
Community Manager for Star Wars: The old republic, Eric Musco posted a short forum update confirming that paid character transfers are still slated for 2.2.1 That meens we should be able to transfere our characters to other servers next Tuesday, June 25th. Hey folks, Yes, Paid Character Transfers are still slated for 2.2.1. The reason we didn’t post anything about it is that simply put, nothing changed. I will typically only post about something changing from what I had already stated previously. Paid Character Transfers are still slated for 2.2.1 which is targeted for next Tuesday, June 25th. I will let you know if anything changes, the second it changes. -eric
Official update about Summer plans.
Senior Producer of Star Wars: The old republic, Bruce Maclean, took on the forums today, posting a lengthy post regarding the summer of SWTOR. The post contains more details and a confirmations on what is going to happen. Here are the most important news: 3 x Double XP Weekends New Flashpoints New Daily Area Game-wide color vibrancy improvement New Recurring Event: Bounty Contract Week Bounty Contract Week is a monthly event, so if you miss it the first time, don’t worry – it will return next month! Warzone Arenas. Game Update 2.4 in October Check out the full post below: Hello everyone! Here is a fresh update on where we are at in terms of hitting our schedules for the Summer of SWTOR, and a recap of all the exciting things we have in the works for the months ahead. All of the below dates are the dates the teams…
2.2a Patch Notes
Patch 2.2a was deployed today, during scheduled maintenance. Below are the patch notes: Items and Economy The Advanced Black-Yellow Fortitude Crystal and SE Black-Green Color Crystal no longer have a vendor value. Encrypted Datacubes will no longer provide a Credit Boom reward option. The Major Experience Boost reward option from Encrypted Datacubes is now the Bind on Pickup version. Apparently there was a credit exploit going on were people were vendor selling the Pre-Order and Razor crystals for credits, then claiming it back via Collections system. Hotfixed today.
PTS Opening with NM Scum & Villainy
BioWare reopenen the Public test servers testing Nightmare Scum & Villainy! So now it’s time to update your PTS client and test out the new content. Remember to provide provide feedback and bug reports so the develoerps know what to fix. AmberGreen Today we will open The Public Test Server for testing Nightmare Mode Scum and Villainy, which is due to deploy in Game Update 2.2.2. We encourage guilds and groups to log in and test the new mode for this Operation, and we’re particularly interested to see those of you that logged in during Game Update 2.2 Nightmare Mode testing return to test new updates as well as the changes we made to address the feedback provided in the last round for PTS testing. We’re excited to read everyone’s feedback! Please post your thoughts and/or any issues you find here in the PTS Forums. Also, please don’t forget to use…
Patch 2.2.1 Slated for 6/25 (Expected Paid Transfers)
A few days ago we wrote about the price for paid server transfers. Most people hoped that this transfers would come with game update 2.2 but unfortunately it was removed in the last minute. Yesterday Eric Musco had some update about it as he shed some light on the targeted date for patch 2.2.1. There are no guarantees that server transfers will be live with the next game update, but the devs are working on it. Hey folks, I just posted here, the current target date for 2.2.1 is 6/25. One thing I wanted to stress is that it is not a guarantee that transfers will be in 2.2.1. It is our goal to get them to all of you as fast as we can as a part of 2.2.1, but we will not release it until it is working correctly. -eric
Game Update 2.2: Operation Nightmare Trailer
With the release of Game Update 2.2 yesterday, comes a new trailer for update 2.2 Operation Nightmare Check it out below: