With game update 2.0 – Rise of the Hutt Cartel live on the public test servers, we finally get the chance to see all the awesome new armor and weapon artwork. The Smuggler armor is sweet. The agent is cool, but I LOVE that Bounty Hunter helmet. Looks like the helmet from old Boba Fett concept art. If you haven’t already done so, you can read all about yesterdays update on Rise of the Hutt Cartel here, and check out the NEW 55 level Class Abilities Video here Update: Lightsaber from the-old-republic.ru mailed us a new video showing all the Arkanian gear sets in action. This is live demonstration:
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SWTOR-RP Interviews Damion Schubert and Charles Boyd
They guys over at swtor-rp.com got a chance to do an Exclusive Q&A with Damion Schubert and Charles Boyd. The interview is of course about the upcoming Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion, and being a Star Wars: The old Republic Role playing community, the interview covers mostly story and RP questions. Reading through the interview Interveiw we get the feeling the developers answered answered the questions prior to patch 1.7 as they speak about a major new system coming “sooner than you think””. The Q&A Also get’s around Makeb and the new Cathar race. Below is a snippet: SWTOR-RP: Is the planet Makeb a pre-existing planet in Star Wars canon, or is this a completely new planet in lore to be uncovered by players as they travel through it for the first time? Charles Boyd: Makeb is a completely new invention of the Star Wars: The Old Republic team, and personally as a writer, I can’t tell you what an honor it is to have a chance to add something…
SWTOR 2.0 level 55 Class Abilities Video
The guys from the-old-republic.ru mailed us a bad ass movie showing off the new level 55 class abilities. There is no denying that the Russian guys have been quick capturing this video, so kudos for their work! Electro Net, Force Barrier and Double Saber throw look pretty awesome, and its great that agents and smugglers finally get real mobility. The sith sorcerer defensive bubble animation is also exactly how I’d imagine it–as the sith sorcerer uses all their energy to repel all attacks. Good stuff! Check it out below:
Sith Talk Episode 48: Wait were recording Oh we are
Sith Talk Episode 48 is now live with the title: “Wait were recording Oh we are””. This time they talk about what they have been doing while out of commission. their in game time as well as a bit of the news you may have missed out on. Sudo is back with a new episode. This time they covered so much we just can not list it all here. Check it out below: Also remember to folow them on Youtube, Facebook , Twitter and podomatic
BioWare Says Repair Costs Being Recalculated Due To Community Concerns
Online Community Manager Joveth Gonzalez made a post on the official swtor forums about the raise in repair cost we saw with Game Update 1.7. Many players were frustrated about this issue, as it was increasing repair costs by at least 33%. Before game update 1.7, repair costs were based on the shell of the item, and didn’t account for the level of the mods inside. Now they fixed it to properly account for all components. This made running operations very expensive for people with high end gear, and some people including some of my guild mates had to stop doing this content due to this. Clearly there is room for improvement, and it needed re-evaluated. Good on them for that. Hi everyone, Thank you all for your feedback on the changes to repair costs introduced with Game Update 1.7. Upon review, we agree with you that repair costs did become too high with this…
Game update 1.7 going live Tuesday 2/12
Cancel Valentine’s Day! SWTOR Game update 1.7 is going live Tuesday next week! It’s kind of odd that BioWare choose to push this game update already though, since it haven’t been on the test servers at all. Looks like emergency maintenance will be following shortly after 😉 Hello everyone, we wanted to let you know that we will be performing Scheduled Maintenance for five and a half hours on Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 from 3:30AM CST (1:30AM PST/4:30AM EST/9:30AM GMT/10:30AM CET/8:30PM AEDT) until 9AM CST (7AM PST/10AM EST/3PM GMT/3PM CET/2AM AEDT). All game servers, SWTOR.com, and the launcher will be offline during this period. This maintenance is expected to take no more than five and a half hours, but could be extended. Game Update 1.7: Return of the Gree unveils a new in-game event, Relics of the Gree. Travel to Ilum to investigate the appearance of an ancient Gree starships,…
New Facebook image update: Patch 1.7 sneak peak.
BioWare has started teasing us with new screenshots for upcoming patches and expansions to Star Wars: The old republic. This new photo, posted only few hours ago on the official Facebook page looks like a Wampa boss, but no details have been released yet. This picture is also on the 1.7 update page, so we suspect it is what might be inside the Gree ship in 1.7 🙂 Check out the image below:
TOR TV: Tribute To Female Sith Warrior
At our last installment of TOR TV we got an interesting comment from our reader Elvira Bornich. Elvira goes by the name TheAzerothGirl on youtube, and have uploaded quite a few interesting videos That I would recommend you to watch. Here is her Tribute To the Female Sith Warrior. Be careful. The video contains spoilers, and Techno growling with kinky lyrics. Not sure what this music style is called? Fits awesome to the Sith Warrior class though. Enjoy!
TOR TV: T.H.E. Hardest Ever
Here is a pretty interesting Video. This was mailed to us by a reader who wish to be anomynous. It’s back from when the game was new, but still a great SWTOR Machinima. The video was made by Grumbleduck and comes with the following description: Vindex – T.H.E. Hardest Ever – Machinima Vindex – Ahto City – EU PVP Server Just a quick thing I roped some guildies into doing. It’s not been made to be ‘professional’ or anything of the sort; this video was purely made out of bordem and much needed practice. A laugh and a giggle was had! 🙂 Thank you to Zebba, Blackwrath, Brick and Bunisher for putting up with me during filming! www.vindex.enjin.com Check it out below:
EA Financial Call
Electronic Arts had a financial call yesterday. Unfortunately there weren’t much news about how SWTOR are doing, other then early indications for SWTOR F2P transition were positive. In other news coming out of the financial call, Electronic Arts said its loss for the third quarter narrowed from a year ago, mostly on lower expenses. Adjusted profit, which excludes special items, beat estimates by a penny, although revenues fell short of expectations. Moving ahead, the company detailed its outlook for the fourth quarter and revised its full year guidance. Electronic Arts third-quarter loss narrowed to $45 million or $0.15 per share from $205 million or $0.62 per share last year. Excluding items, earnings dropped to $0.57 per share from $0.99 per share last year. On average, 26 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings of $0.56 per share for the quarter. Analysts’ estimates typically exclude special items. Revenues for the third quarter dropped to $922 million from…
SithTalk Ep 47 – For sale Pod racer! whooob whoob whoob whoob
Sith talk episode 47 is now ready. This week they cover the 1.6.3 and 1.6.3a patches. Brutis pays a visit with a new episode of the Lore Monger. Sudo takes the week off. They are also talking about playing from a F2P perspective. The guys started a free account not just playing on they normal account and playing pretend. Last but not least, they talk about the new additions to the Rise of the Hutt cartel digital expansion. Check out the podcast over at pondomatic or check it out on Youtube below: Also remember to follow the guys on Facebook, Twitter or Youtube.
TOR TV: Republic Trooper Tribute – Burn it Down
This video might contain *Spoilers* Do not watch if you don’t want spoilers!!! This video is a few month old now, but it is definitely still worth a watch. The video is uploaded to youtube by SaiTorrsVideos and piece together most of the trooper cut-scenes from the storyline’s act II and act III. Mix that with Linkin park and you got a good time 🙂 I have a level 50 trooper and I personally enjoyed the story. Trooper story perfectly nails the life of a soldier and the hard choices one is forced to make. Troopers get some pretty hard ones during the 3 Chapters. At times it took me over an hour just to make a decision; that’s how much I was into the story.
Patch notes 1.6.3a 25/01/13
Servers are back up and BioWare has finished patching the servers. Teral V is now playable again and stuff on the Cartel Market seems to be back to normal. Now go play! Cartel Market The following armor sets will no longer incorrectly list helmet as part of the set description: Sanctified Caretaker Armor Set Malevolent Interrogator Armor Set Clandestine Officer Armor Set Interstellar Privateer Armor Set Valiant Jedi Armor Set Sith Raider Armor Set Flashpoints and Operations Taral V: Players will no longer be prevented from completing this Flashpoint on the step “Defeat General Edikar.”
Unscheduled maintenance tomorrow January 25th, 2013
Just a heads up. BioWare will take down the servers tomorrow morning to apply a patch. No words on what they will be fixing yet, but it is highly likely they will be fixing Taral V wich have been buggy since last patch. After killing PD-44 and speaking with Kilran you are trapped in the room. Normally, a door to the right would be open but it is closed and you cant open it. Happened on HC and SM. Below are the notice; We will be deploying a patch and performing an unscheduled maintenance this Friday, January 25th, 2013. Patch notes will be made available shortly after the servers come back up. The servers will be down for two hours on Friday, January 25th, 2012 from 7AM CST (5AM PST/8AM EST/1PM GMT/2PM CET/12AM AEDT) until 9AM CST (7AM PST/10AM EST/3PM GMT/4PM CET/2AM AEDT). All game servers will be offline during this period. This maintenance is expected…
1.6.3 Patch Notes 1/23/2013
Servers are back up after today’s server maintenance. BioWare took the chance to deploy a new patch and updated the game to version 1.6.3. This update also added 3 new outfits and a pod racer mount to the cartel market. Below is a screenshot of the pod racer and armor sets: Below are the new armor sets: 1.6.3 Patch Notes 1/23/2013 Cartel Market New Items The Czerka CR-17 Incendia, is now available. The protection provided from being knocked off this vehicle is greater than Speeder Piloting III. Cost: 1,800 Cartel Coins. Three new armor sets, the Sand People Pillager Set, The Sanctified Caretaker Set, and the Malevolent Interrogator Set can now be purchased. These sets of adaptive armor can be worn by any Class at level 1. Cost: 1,440 Cartel Coins each. The Preferred Access Bundle is now available! This bundle offers the player a selection of popular unlocks and customization options. Cost: 972 Cartel…
Rise of the Hutt Cartel: First Look Video
BioWare just released a new trailer for the upcoming expansion: Rise of the Hutt Cartel. The video is only around 1 minute long, but shows some interesting footage of the planet and what seems to be new armor. At the same time as the release of this video, BioWare have updated the RotHC homepage RoTHC pre-orders now get a mini-pet, Title, and Holo-statue. All players that pre-order Rise of the Hutt Cartel will receive an exclusive Title, Holostatue, and Mini-Pet when the Digital Expansion launches. The Dr. Oggurobb Hutt Holostatue Train under the illustrious Hutt scientist Dr. Oggurobb with this portable training device that he created in his own image. “”Scourge of the Hutts” Title Republic and Imperial forces that adorn this title will be feared and revered across the galaxy. The Makrin Seedling Mini-Pet Get your very own Makrin Creeper to follow you around and “creep” out your enemies! Possessing bark-like skin and grass-like nerve-rich…
Reminder: Scheduled Maintenance: January 23rd, 2013
BioWare will be performing Scheduled Maintenance for four hours on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013. All game servers, SWTOR.com, and the launcher will be offline during this period. There are still ~3 weeks till 1.7. This is probably just bugfixes, maybe a Cartel Pack. Don’t forget to purchase your Wookiee Life Day items! They will no longer be available after next weeks maintenance – We are assuming this is the maintenance they are referring to: Don’t forget to purchase your Wookiee Life Day items! They will no longer be available after next weeks maintenance. — The Old Republic (@SWTOR) januar 18, 2013 Anouncement: 01.18.2013 Scheduled Maintenance: January 23rd, 2013 Hello everyone, we wanted to let you know that we will be performing scheduled maintenance for four hours on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013 from 5AM CST (3AM PST/5AM EST/11AM GMT/12PM CET/10PM AEDT) until 9AM CST (7AM PST/9AM EST/3PM GMT/4PM CET/2AM AEDT). All…
Community Cantina Tour – San Francisco
Recently BioWare released the event date of Community Cantina Tour San Francisco. The event was original planned to happen this month, but do to unknown reasons, the event was pushed back to March. 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 Friday, March 1st, in San Francisco! This is your chance to join the Star Wars: The Old Republic community for a development team Q&A (featuring Lead Designer Damion Schubert) as well as complimentary drinks*, food, and giveaways. Every attendee will be receiving a highly coveted Tauntaun Fawn code and a code for a rare item from the Cartel Market. If you’re in the area, make sure to stop by and hang out with us! Venue: Jillian’s @ The Metreon Date: Friday, March 1st, 2013 Time: 7-11PM PST Address: 175 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Meet the Developers: Rob Hinkle
BioWare posted a new installment of the “Meet the Developers” series. This time the article features Senior Designer, Rob Hinkle. You can check out the full interview here, or our snippet below. Also remember to check out ToRWars podcast back from December, were they had the chance to sit down with Rob Hinkle and ask him questions regarding PVP. What does a typical day look like for you at the studio? My day can be broken down into a couple different major sections, not all of which happen every day but all of which occur with regular frequency. Planning: Discussions that center around what we might want to do for the future, be it the next patch or for the next year Designing: Doing the actual work fleshing out and implementing what has been planned and committed to. This is the lion’s share of most days, as it covers a wide variety of tasks. Polish…
Companions 101: Aric Jorgan
It was a busy day yesterday, so somehow we totally overlooked the newest installment of Companions 101. This time BioWare’s Courtney Woods talks about our all time favorite Cathar – Aric Jorgan. Jorgan is a male Cathar and a companion for the Trooper. He joins the player at the end of the Trooper’s Class quests on Ord Mantell. His primary role is that of Ranged DPS, and he is a romance option for the female Trooper. Meeting Aric Jorgan Efficient, loyal, and a perfectionist, Aric Jorgan is the ideal Republic soldier – and he knows it. Raised to be an officer, Aric is confident in his skills and doesn’t waste his time with niceties or politics. His credentials include four years in the academy and seven years in the field. Most notably, Jorgan was a part of the illustrious Dead Eyes, the finest sniper squad in the Republic. Eventually he was offered a promotion and a…
News on the Oceanic Server Population Issues
It’s no secret that the Oceanic servers didn’t get a server merge. This means they are basically dead now. Most people on the servers have been asking for a merge or for free transfers, but with f2p coming out, Bioware have been hesitating giving players this option. This has off course been frustrating for players down under, but BioWare are now looking for a solution to the problem. Today Community Manager Joveth Gonzalez made a post on the official forums giving an update on the issue and starting to re-open the dialogue: Hi everyone, I know it’s been a while since we’ve updated this thread, and I wanted to let you know that we haven’t forgotten about our Oceanic players. Now that we’re at a more stable point in time (post Free-to-Play transition and post holidays), we wanted to re-examine this issue. We’re going to be completely honest with you: there…
TOR TV: Fan made Eternity Vault trailer.
This fan video is made by LaserLief. The video reminds me of old times when my old guild was grind though Molten Core over and over and over. I liked the build up to the end, but I think it would have been cooler to have the bass drop again there either when Soa breaks his shield, or when he gets hit by a pylon and then fade out from that. It could also be pretty cool if it had the speeches before each boss. Anyways. Check it out below:
1.6.2a Patch Notes 1/15/2013
As mentioned yesterday, BioWare took the servers down for Scheduled Maintenance today. For those wondering, BioWare diden’t add any new items at the cartel market. We did get a little patch though. Check itout below: General Implemented optimizations to improve overall server stability. Cartel Market Updated the Cartel Market art for the Skip Tracer’s Cartel Pack. The art now more accurately reflects the in-game appearance of the Fancy Reveler’s armor.
Reminder: Scheduled Maintenance Tomorrow
Just a friendly heads up to you all. BioWare will be performing scheduled maintenance and deploying a patch tomorrow. There for the servers will be down for a few hours. If you don’t want to do while the servers are down, you can always play some Pazaak We will be deploying a patch and performing scheduled maintenance this Tuesday, January 15th, 2013. Patch notes will be made available shortly after the servers come back up. The servers will be down for two hours on Tuesday, January 15th, 2013 from 5AM CST (3AM PST/5AM EST/11AM GMT/12PM CET/10PM AEDT) until 7AM CST (5AM PST/8AM EST/1PM GMT/2PM CET/12AM AEDT). All game servers and SWTOR.com will be offline during this period. This maintenance is expected to take no more than two hours, but could be extended. After the maintenance, please login via the launcher to download the latest patch. If your launcher was open during the maintenance, you…