Eric Musco just informed the SWTOR Community that a roadmap of the changes to Galactic Command will be puvlished this friday: Galactic Command Gearing Roadmap – Coming This Week | 01.30.2017, 10:05 PM Hey folks, In one of my previous posts I highlighted that beyond the changes we made in Game Update 5.1 that there are more coming. By Friday of this week I am going to make a forum post highlighting a roadmap of changes you can expect to address the feedback you have raised around gearing in Galactic Command. These changes will be starting in the next few weeks and will go through to Game Update 5.2. They are intended to address the following: Greatly increase the rate at which you earn Command Crates. Our goal is that you earn one Crate every 30 minutes, or less (on average). Looking at improvements we can make to Unassembled Components and…
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SWTOR Jan 26 Producer’s Livestream Coverage
Here is a rundown of what we learned from the SWTOR Jan 26 Producer’s Livestream where a new Iokath operation was announced. Agenda Community Topics Galactic Command Gearing 5.2 – The War for Iokath Story, Companions, and Group Content The Public Test Server Community Topics Players feels that gearing is still taking too long, will talk more next week about adjusting the speed of getting gear. Plan to do an event soon to double your CXP gain. Game Update 5.2 – War for Iokath Coming first week of April likely, if they can do a March release they will try. Bringing back operation content into SWTOR with 5.2. Master Mode Uprisings – hard challenge for 4 players. They will have additional mechanics and coming with 5.2. New storyline – Return to Iokath. Scouts from the Alliance, Republic, and Sith have all arrived on Iokath. You, as the alliance commander, need…
SWTOR Bolster Changes in Game Update 5.1
Eric Musco took on the official forums to clarify the intentions regarding the bolster changes that came with patch 5.1 Bolster Changes in Game Update 5.1 | 01.25.2017, 11:30 PM Hey folks, For those unaware, in Game Update 5.1 we made the following change: Bolster now improves players up to 232 Item Rating (down from 250). This change raised quite a few questions from the PvP community as to why we made the change. I spoke with the team about it and I want to start by confirming that this change is intended, let’s talk about why! When we released Game Update 5.0, Bolster was incorrectly set to Item Rating 250. The goal of Bolster is that it gives a player a minimum bar of power. That is so that they can enter PvP and not be too far behind someone who is at maximum gear, but it allows them…
SWTOR ‘Defend The Throne’ Launch Trailer
BioWare released a new short trailer for today’s game update 5.1 Watch the ‘Defend the Throne’ launch trailer for an inside look at new multiplayer battles, the most challenging story difficulty yet, and more! Rally your troops for battle as rivals, traitors, and rogues alike seek to challenge your rule in Galactic Command. Whether you’re playing alongside friends or ruling the galaxy solo, the time has come to DEFEND THE THRONE! See more from STAR WARS: The Old Republic’s newest expansion, Knights of the Eternal Throne:
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday January 24 2017
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of January 24 – January 31 2017. 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 STALWART LEADER PACK 200 Information from TOR FASHION SUPERCRATE: STALWART LEADER PACKS 950 Information from TOR FASHION HYPERCRATE: STALWART LEADER PACKS 4680 Information from TOR FASHION Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links 5-PACK: COMMAND BOOST 800 600 –25% 800 ETERNAL COMMAND PACK 200 300 +50% 300 Information from TOR FASHION SUPERCRATE: ETERNAL COMMAND PACKS 950 1500 +57% 1500 Information from TOR FASHION HYPERCRATE: ETERNAL COMMAND PACKS 4680 7020 +50% 7020 Information from TOR FASHION
Game Update 5.1: Defend the Throne Patch Notes
Here are the patch notes for tomorrows game update: New Chapter Difficulty – Master! Earn new Achievements with this new way to experience the Knights of the Fallen Empire and Knights of the Eternal Throne Chapters! New Uprisings! Jump into the action with five new Uprisings across the galaxy! Trench Runner – Republic Loyalists under the command of General Amos Rike have displaced Alliance forces on Denova and seized control of the baradium mines. Efforts to reclaim the mines have been thwarted by Republic artillery bombarding the “no man’s land” between the Alliance beach head and the central processing facility. But where an army fails, a small team could succeed in navigating the battlefield trenches and taking out the Republic defenses. Destroyer of Worlds – Jedi Master Adelade is trying to awaken a dangerous abomination that has hibernated beneath the surface of Makeb for millennia. No records exist of this…
How New Technologies Will Change the Face of Star Wars Games
The last few decades have seen video game technologies develop at an incredible rate, going from milestone to milestone in a matter of years. As the world became increasingly interconnected in the 2000s, video games too have allowed people to instantly connect with one another across continents in real time with online gaming. The seminal Star Wars: Battlefront was released for this generation of consoles and allowed players to control a single soldier as part of a much larger army – pitting two teams against each other. Now in 2017, an embryonic technology is emerging in the form of virtual reality and the first few releases are likely to completely revolutionise the gaming experience. Where home consoles put games in players’ living rooms and handheld consoles brought them into our hands, virtual reality instead immerses the player fully inside the game. New downloadable content for the Star Wars Battlefront: Rogue…
Star Wars: Force Arena Balance Update Details (Will be applied 1/20)
Tomorrow will see it’s first game update and servers will be going down for maintenance for about three hours between 7 and 10 a.m. UTC (11 p.m.-2 a.m. PT / 2-5 a.m. ET). Here are the details: Commanders! Welcome to our first balance update since the Global Release! Our developers have been pouring over the data we’ve received from you guys, from in-game data and the communities, and have decided to do a little balance update to help keep the game in a healthy state. We are working hard to make sure that there is a good level of balance in the game, and even if there are times where it is not perfect, we will actively be looking at how to improve it. This balance patch will be focused primarily on balancing Leaders and the early tier Empire Cards. There will also be a few changes made to the…
SWTOR Game Update 5.1 – Coming January 24, 2017
The SWTOR team over at BioWare just posted a small update regarding what to expect with game update 5.1. Most of this is already known, but there is some new info regarding a new cartel pack comming with the patch. Check it out: Bolster your defenses with the galaxy’s newest gear, including never-before-seen armor, vehicles, weapons, and more! Lead a covert strike wearing the new Silent Warden Jedi robes, channel your inner fighter pilot with the Resourceful Engineer’s Armor, or roll into battle atop the Dread Behemoth tank. Check out the new pack in the in-game Cartel Market! The other stuff about 5.1 were things we already know – 5 new uprisings, Master mode chapters.
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday January 17 2017
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of January 17 – January 24 2017. 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 EMBER AKK DOG 240 Information from TOR FASHION
SWTOR Season 7 Update
Eric Musco too on the official forums to explain why it took the SWTOR Developers so damn long to release the Top 96 pvp titles for Season 7. Season 7 Update | 01.13.2017, 02:46 PM Hey folks, Let’s talk about Season 7. We have just finished our full investigation of Season 7 and a few things have happened. All users who were found to be win-trading, hacking, botting, etc. have had their Season 7 ratings wiped out on all of their characters, they have been removed from the leaderboards, and appropriate ToS action has been levied against their account. With those actions being taken, we have gone ahead and sent the top 96 titles to the top performers of Season 7, so be sure to check your mailbox. We wanted to explain a little bit about why this process delayed the Season 7 rewards. In past seasons we started to…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday January 10 2017
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of january 10 – January 17 2017. New Items Price Helpful links HORIZON GUARD’S ARMOR SET 1440 Information from TOR FASHION Items No Longer Available Helpful links 2016 LIFE DAY BUNDLE Information from TOR FASHION FESTIVE WEAPON TUNING Information from TOR FASHION LIFE DAY HOLO-SHRUB Information from TOR FASHION CREATURE COMPANION: WAMPA Information from TOR FASHION FESTIVE TAUNTAUN
Star Wars Games We Would Like To See
The Star Wars franchise has hatched hundreds of video games over the years and will continue to produce gaming content in the Star Wars universe for every device imaginable. Those games have resulted in this website being produced and we’re happy to continue keeping you informed on Star Wars: The Old Republic and Star Wars games in general with updates, comments, reviews and more. While 2017 promises to deliver new content for Star Wars: Battlefront, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes and Star Wars: The Old Republic, we’re never satisfied and our appetite for Star Wars gaming experiences knows no bounds. With that in mind, here are the Star Wars games we would most like to see and play right now. Star Wars Exhibition Madrid” (CC BY 2.0) by jorgeip The pod racing scene from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was one of the few highlights of a largely disappointing film…
SWTOR January Producer’s Livestream Coverage
Dulfy did a write up of the January SWTOR Producer’s Livestream. You can read it all below, but the original write up can be found over at Reddit LIVESTREAM NOTES Agenda This livestream will be mostly a recap of previously discussed things without much new information. The livestream at end of January will discuss some of the things coming in March. Community Topics Game Update 5.1 Endgame/Gearing Changes Looking Forward Community Topics Endgame gaming – Already discussed in previous livestream but will do a recap in endgame/gearing changes What is coming after January? – Will be discussed in Jan 26 livestream Season 7 top 3 titles – Working on removing the “cheaters” off the leaderboards so they can hand out the top 96 titles. Should be out by end of next week the latest. We are also aware of the increased cheating in PvP in the past two weeks. We are…
Should Star Wars Expand its Gaming Horizons?
Star Wars has enjoyed a revitalisation to their franchise with the launch of a new series of films, beginning in 2015 with The Force Awakens. The trend continued with Rogue One which was released at the end of last year, with both movies enjoying great success at the box office with the latter surpassing the $800m mark following its release before Christmas. One of the most prominent avenues of the series’ success has been the fruitful transition of the franchise on to several gaming platforms. Beginning with the Empire Strikes Back on Atari in 1982, two years following the release of the film, the series has gone from strength to strength, and has even spawned several spin-offs in all formats, including shoot ‘em-ups, RPG and action-adventure. Where’s the Star Wars Slot Game? However, for all the success the series has enjoyed across multiple platforms, one area it has not strayed…
Star Wars Battlefront Maintenance January 5th
The Star Wars: Battlefront team, will be performing a server update and maintenance on January 5th. During this time, multiplayer features will be unavailable for 1 hour per platform, as noted below: PC: Multiplayer will be offline for 1 hour starting at 09:00 UTC/ 1AM PT. PS4: Multiplayer will be offline for 1 hour starting at 09:30 UTC/ 1:30AM PT. Xbox One: Multiplayer will be offline for 1 hour start at 10:00 UTC/ 2AM PT.
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday January 03 2017
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SWTOR: Changes to the Cartel Market — Friday December 30 2016
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of December 30 2016 – The Distant Worlds Decoration Bundle now available! This is a decoration bundle containing decorations themed from the Iokath planet. New Items Price Helpful links THE DISTANCE WORLDS DECORATION BUNDLE 825 Information from TOR FASHION
SWTOR: Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday December 27 2016
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of December 27 – january 3 2017. New Items Price Helpful links EMMISSARY’S SHUTTLE 1500 Information from TOR FASHION
Changes to the Cartel Market — Friday December 23 2016
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Gameplay video from the cancelled Star Wars Battlefront 3
Here is a pretty nifty look at the cancelled Battlefront 3’s first campaign mission. The video was uploaded by Youtube User FuZaH who has the following to say about it: Yup, I had some more tucked away. (I seriously apologise for the earrape level of the audio. The footage must’ve been captured like that. I’ve ran it through Premiere to limit the peaks but its still pretty bad. RIP headphone users.) Also; this is alpha footage from early November. I’d assume a few of the bugs in this were worked out in their last build. If any ex-Free Radical/LucasArts developers see this video, and have a build, I would be very appreciative if you contacted me. I’d like to discuss a few things with you. Also, EA, to make up for the disappointment that is “EAFront”, could you just finish this game and release it as Battlefront: Legacy? If you don’t want…
SWTOR Trench Runner Uprising Teaser
The SWTOR Developers over at BioWare Austin, just posted a new teaser trailer for the upcomming chapter named Trench Runner Uprising. This will go live in January 2017 . Check it out below:
SWTOR 5-year Anniversary is Today
Today marks the 5-year anniversary of SWTOR! If you haven’t caught it already, Ben’s Producer letter along with the 5-year collage are now live, Check it out below or over at the official SWTOR Website Thank you for a Fantastic Five Year Saga… By Ben Irving, Producer, BioWare Today, Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ is celebrating its five-year anniversary…and it is hard for me to believe that I am the one with the honor of writing this – the Five Year Anniversary Producer’s Blog. I started on this project six years ago, excited, enthusiastic and energized – this was the realization of a goal I had pursued for years. I knew fate had smiled on me when I became part of the BioWare team I had admired for so long, working together with the amazing team at Lucasfilm to create a game in the Star Wars™ universe, the most beloved…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday December 20 2016
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of December 20 – December 27 2016. New Items Price Helpful links JEDI SURVIVALIST’S ARMOR SET 1440 Information from TOR FASHION