Creative Director for Star Wars: The Old Republic Charles Boyd, was busy tweeting earlier today. As SWTOR patch 5.9 marks the conclusion of the whole KOTFE/KOTET expansions Charles Boyd promises a different journey for the upcoming expansion. Happy 5.9 day folks! I’ve been helping family with some hard stuff this week (and continuing to do so) so I apologise for being less responsive than I’d like in Musco’s absence. So don’t hesitate to share your thoughts! Just know that if I don’t get right back to you, it’s not personal. Really hard to believe we’re at the end of KotFE/KotET; I’m so proud of our amazing team and the passion, creativity, and dedication they’ve shown all this time Hopefully you’ve enjoyed the ride! Either way, the next step in your characters’ journeys will be pretty different from the last couple of years and I’m really excited about sharing more about this new story and its…
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SWTOR: Patch Notes for Game Update 5.9
Here are the patch notes for SWTOR game update 5.9. Highlights Flashpoint: The Nathema Conspiracy – The traitor saga reaches its dramatic conclusion on the planet Nathema as you face a deadly enemy determined to obliterate your entire Alliance. There will also be a Double Rewards Event running from during this time! Returning Companion: Felix Iresso – Consulars will learn the tragic circumstances that have kept their longtime ally from fighting at their side as he always had before. Returning Companions: Akaavi Spar & Mako – Bounty Hunter ally Mako and Smuggler crew member Akaavi have joined forces to become a dangerous duo of bounty hunters in their own right! General The following changes are being made to Conquest Objectives: Increasing point gains for Repeatable and Daily Repeatable Objectives. Low Repeatable increased by about 41.2%, now 120, up from 85 Medium Repeatable increased by about 38.5%, now 180, up from…
Celebrate May the 4th in #SWTOR
The guys over at Bioware Austine, just announced the upcoming May the 4th promotions and subscriber rewards! Get your M4-Y7 Astromech Droid mini-pet, TF-4 Rampage Speeder and Double Rewards Event (2XP) In honor of the upcoming May the 4th Star Wars™ holiday, we are rewarding players for their epic support. Amp your Star Wars™ adventure with the New M4-Y7 Astromech Droid login reward, new Premium player speeder plus Double XP! Log in by May 7th to qualify for your very own M4-Y7 Astromech Droid Mini-Pet!* A deeply loyal and rugged Droid, the M4-Y7 Astromech Droid is known for its steadfast and stoic reliability. No matter how far your adventures take you across the galaxy, the M4-Y7 is your “DBFF” (Droid Best Friend Forever)! Your new Astromech Droid can be claimed beginning May 9, 2018 at 11:59PM PDT (May 10, 2018 at 6:58PM GMT) through your in-game mail. Be a Premium Player as of May…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday May 01 2018
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for May 01 2018. Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] Items Available Again Price Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average DARTH MALGUS’S ARMOR SET 1155 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found REVERED MASTER ARMOR SET 1008 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found MANDALORIAN TRACKER’S ARMOR SET 1008 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found DARK-ATTUNED WEAPON TUNING 1530 Information from TOR FASHION 27,500,000.0 55,000,000.0 42,367,986.5555556 LIGHT-ATTUNED WEAPON TUNING 1530 Information from TOR FASHION 35,000,000.0 50,000,000.0 43,442,500.0 Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average VICIOUS DRAKAG 1980 2200 +11% 2200 Information from TOR FASHION 2,000,000.0 72,755,550.0 12,809,327.7333333 MIME 266 380 +42% 380 Information from TOR FASHION…
Over 40 Years of Star Wars: A New Hope Novelization Covers
Recently the most expected novelization of Star Wars: The Last Jedi was released commercially. It is the continuation of the long book adaptations which started during early 1977’s. It is a great treat to see the story and the alterations in a comic format. The movie’s scenes will be running on the minds of the readers when they go through the dialogues or the plots. The comics have never gone out of fashion as people still wait eagerly for the release, especially if it is an adaption of a movie, comments Jackpot Mobile Casino. It is one of the eminent UK mobile casinos to offer casino games of various genres. The first issue The first issue of Marvel’s comic adaptation which made a million sales was released on April 12, 1997. The corresponding movie was released on May 25, 1977. It was ghost-written by the legendary Alan Dean Foster and…
SWTOR: New Release Date for Game Update 5.9
The game develoeprs over at Bioware Austin, just informed us, the they are delaying Game Update 5.9 to Thursday May 3 instead of the usual Tuesday update. Hi everyone, One key learning this past year is not to release a Game Update if it’s not ready. We pushed really hard to be ready for next Tuesday, but we uncovered a couple of items we want resolved. To do that, we need a bit more time including this weekend to make sure our fixes are solid and ensure you have the highest quality play experience possible. We decided to give ourselves an extra couple days and release Game Update 5.9: The Nathema Conspiracy on Thursday, May 3, 2018. Just in time for May the 4th! Also, we will be providing a minor update on May 22 (Game Update 5.9.1) which includes the Nar Shaddaa Night Life event. I’m also working on a new…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Monday April 23 2018
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for April 23 2018. Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] New Items Price Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average VICIOUS DRAKAG 1980 Information from TOR FASHION 2,000,000.0 72,755,550.0 12,809,327.7333333 MIME 266 Information from TOR FASHION 120,000.0 4,500,000.0 923,250.0 Items Available Again Price Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average VALIANT JEDI ARMOR SET 480 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found
SWTOR: Izax Challenge Mount and Title Announced
The guys over at Bioware, just announced that the Izax challenge will be ending on April 30 with a mount and title as hot rewards! Check it out: The Izax Challenge Ends April 30th The last and largest of the dangerous droid superweapons of Iokath has been unleashed! With no one remaining to reign in its terrifying power, Izax the Destroyer, is set to annihilate everything in its path – starting with your Alliance. Do you have what it takes to defeat Izax’s superweapon “family” of bosses and then face the final God from the Machine Operation boss… in Veteran Mode? Set your sight on epic rewards and arm yourself with some pro-tips! Epic Rewards Await: Izax-Inspired Mount and Character Title If you’re worthy enough to take down Izax in Veteran Mode by April 30, 2018, you’ll be generously rewarded! Be the proud bearer of the ‘Strike Team: Defeating Izax’…
Buying SWTOR Credits
Have you been thinking about buying SWTOR credits to help you get ahead in the game? If you’ve been playing the game for any amount of time, you’ve probably seen posts by “gold spammers” or “gold sellers” being made in chat. This can get the accounts banned, so usually they are on a newbie character, they spam the ads, then they log out, and sometimes even delete the character. You run a risk of having your account banned if you buy from these bots/spammers and you really don’t know anything about them. If you’re thinking of buying in-game currency, however, there are some places to do it that are more legit than just some random toon spamming in the chat. Credit buying is prohibited by the rules so you’re doing it at your own risk. Some gamers who choose to take that risk want to ensure they are buying from…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Monday April 17 2018
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for April 17 2018. Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] New Items Price Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average CORPORATE RETREAT DECORATION BUNDLE 1855 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found FORCE-USER PERSONNEL BUNDLE 1100 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found EMOTE: SHOVEL 125 Information from TOR FASHION 300,000.0 5,000,000.0 823,213.615384615 JUNGLE MANKA LYNX 240 Information from TOR FASHION 90,000.0 745,000.0 314,916.666666667 Items No Longer Available Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average VECTRON PREDATOR Information from TOR FASHION 499,000.0 9,999,999.0 1,929,199.86666667 CALCULATED MERCENARY’S ARMOR SET Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found WARTIME AMBASSADOR’S ARMOR SET Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found Items Available Again Price Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN…
Star Wars Battlefront II – Release Notes – Night on Endor Update
Here is the patch notes for the “Night on Endor” Update. This update finally brings playable Ewoks to the game! In Ewok Hunt players will take on the role of both Stormtroopers and Ewoks as the former try to survive the night on the forest moon. This update also bring more Appearances into the game so you can start to customize your Troopers and Heroes. This is just the beginning when it comes to ways to customize your look in-game, and we’ll continue to add more options as time goes on. This update also brings fixes to bugs and balance tweaking by making a variety of updates. Read on below to see what is changed: The Star Wars Battlefront II Team HEROES AND VILLAINS IDEN VERSIO Iden’s STUN DROID ability was shocking twice for 0.5 seconds with a 1.3 seconds delay in between. The intent was to give a chance to…
Uncovering the Mysteries of Sound in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Sound effects are the unheralded heroes of movies. One can never disagree with that, especially or movies like Star Wars where sound effects are created for objects and creatures that we have never seen before. One of the best points of the movie is the sound effects which can be termed as breath-taking. The number of efforts, experience and expertise involved cannot be explicitly put on paper as the results have been showing once The Last Jedi released. The blend of the subtle nuances involved, and the normal tools have been responsible for completely enriching the Star Wars universe. Some of the most mind-blowing scenes in the movie have got ‘that’ only because of the sound effects. The popularity of the Star Wars franchise has compelled the online gaming software developers to introduce online games with Star Wars themed. The top UK online casino – Jackpot Fruity that has a…
Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes: Content Update 4/11/2018
Here are the update notes for todays 4/11/2018 Content Update! RAID REWARDS REBALANCE The Sith Triumvirate Raid rewards have been rebalanced. An outline of the reward rebalance can be found in this post: Dev Blog – Sith Triumvirate Raid Rewards – 4/2/18 NOTE: With the flattening of raid rewards, top ranking players (particularly in the Heroic) may see lower drop rates of fully crafted gear pieces, and (for some ranks) lower aggregate numbers of direct gear salvage drops. This has been offset by several factors, including: Increase in quality of complete piece AND salvage drops Higher payout of Guild Event Tokens and Guild Currency We are closely monitoring the ability of the current Stores to effectively sink this currency on the gear and shards players need. In the coming weeks, we will be significantly expanding these stores to provide what players need the most, and with more convenience. Greater benefit…
Star Wars: Force Arena – 4/12 Update Details
An update for Star Wars: Force Arena is ready. This one features some balance adjustments to hopefully give more exciting experiences in the arena. Other improvements are included here, so check out the details below: ■ Balance Adjustments A Balance Patch is here to make some changes for some cards in the game. All numbers listed in the Balance Patch are based on the cards at Level 1. Light Side Unit Balance Rey Rey’s Mind Trick is one of the most powerful skills in the game. It changes the tides of battle towards her side by converting Organic enemies into her allies. But sometimes, that gave a very negative experience to Dark Side users, as they had to watch their allies becoming their enemies helplessly. A decision to increase the Cooldown of her skill a bit has been applied. It’s still powerful, but it will need more discretion when using it. Luke…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Monday April 09 2018
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for April 09 2018. Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] New Items Price Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average RADAR TABLE 800 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found VECTRON PREDATOR 1200 Information from TOR FASHION 499,000.0 9,999,999.0 1,929,199.86666667 Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average ENIGMATIC HERO’S ARMOR SET 1440 1080 –25% 1440 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found
SWTOR: Tank Balance Changes in Game Update 5.9
Game update 5.9 will see quite a lot of changes to tanks in the next game update. Here are more info: Let’s talk about the changes coming to Tanks in Game Update 5.9. There are two things that informed the changes you will find below. First, “skank tanks” are greatly overperforming in PvP. This is a player who is using a Tank Discipline but equipping DPS gear. Second, when comparing all tanks (regardless of gear) against the DPS targets we outlined last year, tanks are doing more damage than intended. The summary of what we are changing in 5.9 is that tanks across the board will be doing less damage. To ensure that this doesn’t have a negative impact on their ability to tank/hold threat, we are greatly increasing their overall threat generation. This will mean that although they will commit less damage to an encounter, holding threat will not…
SWTOR Marauder / Sentinel Changes in 5.9
Marauders /Sentinels are the only Classes in 5.9 that are receiving slightly different changes than the other Classes this patch so I wanted to call them out separately. Here are the changes: Maurader The Ruthless Aggressor utility has been changed so that activating Obfuscate temporarily yields a 75% increase in damage reduction for Force and tech attacks instead of a 75% chance to resist all Force and tech attacks. Fury Reduced the damage done by Bloody Slashes by 18.5% Sentinel The Zealous Judgment utility has been changed so that activating Pacify temporarily yields a 75% increase in damage reduction for Force and tech attacks instead of a 75% chance to resist all Force and tech attacks. Concentration Reduced the damage done by Burning Slices by 18.5% We are making two changes. First, following last year’s balance pass, these Classes are still slightly overperforming. The change to Bloody Slashes / Burning…
SWTOR Utility Changes in Game Update 5.9
Following the damage adjustments we made last year, we have been monitoring each Class’s performance to see where additional changes would be needed. Right now, we are quite close (but not perfect) on the overall damage output of each Class. One thing that has come to forefront after these changes is the lack of survivability for some of our Disciplines. Imperial Agent Sniper Virulence In addition to its other effects, Toxic Regulators now increases your damage reduction by 15% for 6 seconds after your Shield Probe collapses or expires Operative Lethality In addition to its other effects, Toxic Regulators now increases your damage reduction by 15% for 6 seconds after your Shield Probe collapses or expires Smuggler Gunslinger Dirty Fighting In addition to its other effects, Concussion now increases your damage reduction by 15% for 6 seconds after your Defense Screen collapses or expires Scoundrel Ruffian In addition to its…
SWTOR: New Augments – Game Update 5.9
Eric Musco have posted more news on game update 5.9. The game developers over at BioWare Austine, will be adding a new tier of augments with Game Update 5.9. Here is the news: New Augments – Game Update 5.9 | 04.04.2018, 12:20 PM Hey folks, One of the things we have talked about is that with the launch of Game Update 5.9, there will be a new set of Augments introduced. These Augments are primarily targeted at players who participate in the games most difficult content, Operations and Ranked Warzones. Let’s talk about what they are and how you get them. The new Augments will all be in a single tier at Item Rating 240 at Legendary quality. The stat distribution for these Augments will mirror the ones which were introduced in Game Update 5.6 (with the Copero Flashpoint). To craft these Augments will require the same materials as those introduced in Game…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday April 03 2018
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for April 03 2018. Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average GRAND CRYSTAL PACK 150 145 –4% 150 Information from TOR FASHION 15,000,000.0 15,000,000.0 15,000,000.0 IMPERIAL BASTION’S ARMOR SET 1008 1440 +42% 1440 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found CALCULATED MERCENARY’S ARMOR SET 1200 1000 –17% 1200 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found WARTIME AMBASSADOR’S ARMOR SET 900 1000 +11% 1000 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found WHITE AND BLACK DYE MODULE 700 1000 +42% 800 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found AC-5 BROADCAST INFILTRATOR 1620 1800 +11% 1800 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found ARMORED…
Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes Dev Blog – Sith Triumvirate Raid Rewards
Here is the latest Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes Dev Blog. In this one they are talking about one of the hottest topics in the community lately, changes to the Sith Raid Rewards. The devs are implementing the rewards on the Sith Raid first in our upcoming hotfix update (slated for next week), and will make similar changes to The Pit and AAT in the coming months. We waited until now to make changes because we looked at the data that shows how the first few runs of the raid netted out across many different segments of the player base, then we created tuning that will work for guilds at various levels and factors in the new cadence of the Sith Raid alongside The Pit and AAT. Given the difficulty of the raid, we will be increasing the rewards a bit. Skip down to the meat of the post for this info,…
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes – Character Release and Event Cadence
Here is the latest developer blog from the guys over at Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. This one is addressing a lot of questions people have asked, and clarifies the character release cadence and explains the details of Marquee events. Hello my Holotable Friends! Recently Carrie introduced me as Nick Reinhart in the Developer Q&A, but you all know me more commonly on the forums as CG_TopHat. I’m the Live Producer on the team which, admittedly, sounds like a made-up job. The Live team is responsible for the day to day stuff that you do in Galaxy of Heroes. We plan and design characters and ships, events, and raids, are responsible for the tuning of the game, and a myriad of other things. We also schedule the majority of stuff on a monthly basis and we’d like to update and clarify a few things around the character release cadence, as well as Marquee, Legendary, and Hero’s…
SWTOR is giving out Shae Vizla and Nico Okarr to active Subscribers – coming April 3
Bioware is giving out Shae Vizla and Nico Okarr to active subscriber on 3rd of April. Yea, You herd it right. BioWare is bringing back the Subscriber rewards. Check out the news below: ‘COMPANION CHAOS’ – THE CHAOS IS OVER, NOW IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE! The world of Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ is full of surprises. Today, we are announcing ‘Subscriber Rewards’ coming April 3, 2018. In a galaxy characterized by combat and treacherous betrayals, it is important to celebrate alliances. Nothing is more important than our relationship with each other and our loyal companions. In honor of the alliances we all create with our companions, all our premium players will receive the legendary Mandalorian leader, Shae Vizla and the infamous smuggler, Nico Okarr join your team of companions. These iconic Companions will join your team, if you have a premium status on April 3, 2018 at 12:01AM PT. All active Premium…
SWTOR: Conquest Changes in Game Update 5.9
As a follow up on the revamp of the Conquest system we got with SWTOR Game Update 5.8, The Bioware team will continue to make changes to it. So today Eric Musco took on the forums informing what we can expect with game update 5.9 Hey folks, With the 5.8a Conquest changes out the door, let’s talk about what we have planned for 5.9. We hope to address concerns over the viability of completing Conquests on alts, points for crafting, and ability to run Operations more frequently. We are going to address this through a few different changes: Increasing points gains for Objectives for repeatable and daily repeatable Objectives. An additional buff for GSF, Warzone, and Flashpoint Participation Objectives. The “Play a Flashpoint” Objective is being changed to “Play a Flashpoint or Uprising.” The “Kill X Enemies” Daily Objective will now be split into three Objectives. Kill 50 / 100 /…