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…
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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 /…
Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes: Dev Blog – Communication on Galaxy of Heroes
The devs over at Star Wars: Galaxy of heroes posted a new developer blog were they talk about how they plan to communicate with players in the future. It all seems very promising. They are following through on what they said they would do. Looks like they are taking what has been communicated to heart. We shall see… Check it out below: ntro I joined the Galaxy of Heroes team in mid-2016 to ensure the Ships feature launched on time. By the time I joined much of what makes Galaxy of Heroes special to the players was already defined. Since then, I became the Lead Producer on Galaxy of Heroes, and I’ve focused my efforts on the aspects of our development and processes that needed the most work. Coming from an MMO background, I find myself often making comparisons between MMOs and mobile games. You’re always on the clock. Everything you…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday March 27 2018
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for March 27 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 SITH CULTIST’S ARMOR SET 1440 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found DARK HONOR GUARD’S UNSTABLE LIGHTSABER 5500 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found DARK HONOR GUARD’S ELECTROBLADE 2300 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found EMOTE: DOUBLE THUMBS 240 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found FORCE APPRENTICE’S ARMOR SET 1100 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found ULTIMATE CARTEL PACK 200 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found SUPERCRATE: ULTIMATE CARTEL PACK 1900 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found HYPERCRATE: ULTIMATE CARTEL PACK 5400 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data…
Inside Two New First Order Vehicles from the Last Jedi
The Last Jedi game had a lot of expectations as the storyline was rumoured to have some of the biggest twists and more importantly was said to have explained about the mysterious “The Force”. One of the astonishing things in Star Wars movies is the vehicles. Some of them are massive and require heavy designing capabilities and creativity. The details of two new war vehicles are from one of the preferred UK online casino which has a diverse collection of handpicked mobile slots, various casino games and much more from the leading game developing titans. Dreadnought warship and AT-A6 are massive structures capable of eliminating a lot of forces in few seconds. Dreadnought It falls under the Mandator IV – class ship and is equipped with two humongous cannons and 24 point-defence anti-aircraft field guns on its rear side. It stretches up to 7,669.72 meters i.e. 25,162.8 feet. The art…
SWTOR Game Update 5.8a patch notes
Here are the patch notes for Star Wars: The old Republic game update 5.8. The patch will be deployed tomorrow. General Planetary Yield targets for Guild Invasions have been reduced for all sizes: Small is now 200,000 (down from 460,000) Medium is now 550,000 (down from 1,380,000) Large is now 1,130,000 (down from 2,530,000) The Personal Conquest target is now 15,000 (down from 20,000). The following Conquest Objectives have been added to all Conquests: Completing a Warzone Winning a Warzone Completing a Galactic Starfighter Match Winning a Galactic Starfighter Match The Conquest Objective “Starfighter: Dominate the Stars” has been moved to a daily repeatable Objective and had it’s point value increased to 330 (up from 85). The “Rampage” Conquest objectives now require killing 100 enemies (down from 250). Flashpoints + Operations + Uprisings Operations Reduced the damage of the Energy and Amplifier Drones for the 16-player Story Mode Izax encounter….
Star Wars Battlefront II – Release Notes – Update 2.0
Here are the patchnotes for the Star Wars: Battelfront 2 update, that was released a few days ago. This update brings about large changes to the Multiplayer Progression system, and unlocks all currently available Heroes and Hero Ships for everyone. With all characters now having a Unit Level, DICE don’t want to limit anyone’s chance to progress as they change the way you interact with these characters. On top of that, Bespin makes its return from the first Star Wars Battlefront as a new location for Blast, Heroes vs. Villains, Arcade, and for a limited time as Jetpack Cargo. We hope you enjoy this blast from the past. Lastly, DICE is unlocking all Star Cards and Weapons in Arcade at Epic card level so that Arcade can be more freely used as a sandbox to try out new combinations. This change also provides more gameplay options for players who aren’t interested…
STAR WARS: The Old Republic – Conquest Feedback and Upcoming Changes
The SWTOR Developers over at BioWare Austin will be making some changes to the conquest system. This is due to all the feedback they got from players after the the 5.8 revamp. Read more below: Conquest Feedback and Upcoming Changes | 03.22.2018, 02:29 PM Hey folks, In this thread we want to cover a few things about Conquests: our goals for the revamp, the feedback we are hearing from all of you, and what we are changing (and when). I recommend you start by reading our write-up of the changes that were coming to 5.8. Let’s jump in. The Conquest Revamp – Goals We had a few things in mind that we wanted to address as we moved from the old system into the new one. First and foremost were rewards. This includes ensuring that the new system delivers the rewards you earn, but also increasing the overall rewards for participating in Conquests. Here…
SWTOR: Choose your side in the #SWTORCompanionChaos Celebration – Starting March 20!
The guys over at Bioware Austin is doing a Companion Chaos social media event for Star Wars: The old Republic. The event will start on March 20 on Facebook and Twitter. Join the #SWTOR Family on SWTOR Facebook and @SWTOR to support your favorite Companion in the #SWTORCompanionChaos Celebration! Show your Loyalty to your favorite companions by voting for the team led by legendary gunslinger Nico Okarr, or the team led by the infamous mercenary, Shae Vizla. The Deadliest Droid: HK-55 vs. SCORPIOVote now for either #TeamNico’s assassin droid, HK-55 or for #TeamShae’s manipulative mastermind droid, SCORPIO. Who has the reputation to live up to “The Deadliest Droid”?! The Worst Crook: Tanno Vik vs. SkadgeVote in the bracket to determine “The Worst Crook” in the galaxy! Tanno Vik will be the mercenary representing #TeamNico and for #TeamShae, the villain, Skadge. When it comes to being “The Worst Crook” it’s a tough competition – who do you…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday March 20 2018
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for March 12 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 TYTHIAN DISCIPLE’S ARMOR SET 1700 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found ONE MAN BAND 380 Information from TOR FASHION 617,000.0 7,268,000.0 2,820,357.0 SOA 380 Information from TOR FASHION 1,813,780.0 14,939,999.0 5,108,745.8 BALL TOSS 175 Information from TOR FASHION 14,000.0 199,999.0 43,224.85 EMOTE: CHEER 2 125 Information from TOR FASHION 194,500.0 5,000,000.0 1,303,250.0 EMOTE: HANDSTAND HEEL CLICK 125 Information from TOR FASHION 244,500.0 2,000,000.0 695,884.25 EMOTE: PUNCH DANCE 125 Information from TOR FASHION 784,500.0 1,444,444.0 943,788.8 EMOTE THRASH 125 Information from TOR FASHION 300,000.0 5,000,000.0 1,636,078.9 EMOTE: WHATS UP 2 125 Information from TOR FASHION 125,000.0 2,200,000.0 837,500.0 Items Available Again…
SWTOR Game Update 5.8 Patch Notes
Here are the patch notes for SWTOR game update 5.8 Highlights New Operation Boss, Izax – The final boss of Gods From the Machine is here! The mightiest of the Iokath droid superweapons, Izax is capable of destroying entire fleets of warships – defeating him will require tremendous power and skill. Conquest Revamp – From a new interface to changes for Guilds of every size. Our improved Conquest system now provides challenge, opportunity, and rewards for all Guilds! Companion Return: Ashara Zavros – She will return to the Sith Inquisitor’s side, how will things go with her former master? Companion Return: Vector Hyllus – Imperial Agents will see the return of their crewmate and member of the Killik Hivemind, Vector! Companion Romance: Arcann – A redeemed Arcann makes his feelings known to those who’ve given him a chance to atone for the evil deeds of his past. Limited Time Izax Event – Players who defeat Izax…
The final trailer for Avengers: Infinity War is here
Marvel Studios has released a new trailer for “Avengers: Infinity War.” Check it out above! This trailer is not quite as downbeat as the previous one, though it certainly does include several shots of our heroes in major peril, like Thanos (Josh Brolin) squeezing Thor’ (Chris Hemsworth) head and Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) being tortured by an unknown subvillain. Not to mention, of course, the big shot in which Captain America (Chris Evans) goes one-on-one against Thanos. Still, while the previous trailer was entirely serious and epic and terrifying, this final “Infinity War” trailer manages to slip in some jokes, as well as our heroes seemingly actually hatching a plan to deal with Thanos using the Infinity Stones as bait. Exciting! We can’t wait to see the Guardians of the Galaxy help defend Earth with the Avengers. “Avengers: Infinity War” is due out in theaters April 27
SWTOR: Game update 5.8 Developer Livestream Notes
Dulfy has been awesome to supply us, yet again, with the notes from yesterdays developer SWTOR live stream. The whole video can be found here: Below are the most important points: Conquests Some screens of the new Conquest changes: Ashara Return/Vector Return Catch up with Ashara and see how she has grown in the meanwhile – she has been studying the force without her master Both Ashara and Vector are class specific companions – Only Inq/Agent can get them Izax Background/Gameplay Izax Trailer: https://youtu.be/VeYIjfCT-4k?t=19m8s New weapon on Iokath, people were aware it was there before. These were powerful droid weapons by previous creators of Iokath and deployed to primitive words. As players took on Tyth, players discovered that there were more. These droids kinda coincide with the Zakuul gods. Scya keeps these droids in control the best she can. Izax is the most powerful of these droids and is set to Nightmare…
Star Wars: Force Arena – 2.5 Update Details
Another update is finally here! Next game update will bring many new changes like new units, a new map, and a new game mode! Check out the details below to learn more of what’s in store in the 2.5 update: ■ New Legendary / Unique Cards Added! – [Resistance] Added ‘Legendary’ Card Luke Skywalker (Ahch-To). – [Resistance] Added ‘Unique’ Card ‘R2-D2’. – [First Order] Added ‘Legendary’ Card ‘Supreme Leader Snoke’. – [First Order] Added ‘Unique’ Card ‘Elite Praetorian Guards’. – Luke Skywalker (Ahch-To) and R2-D2 can be unlocked upon reaching Tier 10 (Aurodium Challenger) in the Light Side. – Supreme Leader Snoke and Elite Praetorian Guards can be used unlocked upon reaching Tier 10 (Aurodium Challenger) in the Dark Side. – The details of each new card are based on Level 1. – Details are subject to change and we will inform you of any changes. Resistance – Light Side With the betrayal of Ben Solo – student…
Drew Karpyshyn joines two other SWTOR writers
As we told you a few days ago, Drew Karpyshyn is leaving BioWare for the second time. In his blog post, he mentioned that he was joining Fogbank Games, that has been launched by FoxNext Games, a division of 21st Century Fox. Now it turns out that a few of his old colleagues is also joining the studio, as Daniel Erickson will act as studio director. Daniel Erickson was the lead writer on Star Wars: The Old Republic and also worked on Dragon Age: Origins before leaving Bioware in 2012. He’s since held a number of roles, most recently at Kabam, as mobile game designer, were he hold a key role in the development of Star Wars: Uprising, that’s now shut down. The rest of the 20-strong team includes executive producer Nathan Germick, who also joins from Kabam, and former Bioware writer Alexander Freed ( storyline writer of the imperial agent!) ,…