BioWare want’s your feedback on the companion changes they made with game update 4.0.2: Check out the patch notes here, if you forgot what it was all about. Companion Change Feedback | 11.19.2015, 10:13 AM Hey folks, Following the Companion changes we made Tuesday in 4.0.2, we want to gather your feedback on your gameplay experiences. We hope by this point you have had some time to jump in and get your hands on the changes yourselves. First, before we get into the feedback we are looking for, let’s talk a bit about our specific design goals related to Companions: Leveling Content – Challenge Level: Low. To complete this content, a player should have a basic understanding of game mechanics and have level-appropriate gear. Their companion’s role shouldn’t matter. KotFE Chapters – Challenge Level: Low. Like leveling content, a player should have a basic understanding of game mechanics and have…
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Game Update 4.0.2 Additional Patch Notes
While the official swtor website is up, but the game servers are still down. Apparently there with client patching. Therfor BioWaer have put out a PSA: don’t try and patch yet! ” We recommend not attempting to patch the game while we are investigating the ongoing issues. If you are already in a stuck state, we will update you later on what needs to be done to resolve your issue.” Along with this message comes some additional patch notes also. Check it out below: General It is no longer possible to use the Guild Flagship to summon guild members to the Maintenance Shaft section of the Gav Daragon in the Republic Fleet. Missions + NPCs Players are no longer able to speak to C2-N2 or 2V-R8 on Odessen until they have completed Chapter VIII.
Bioware explains Companion Healing Nerfs in SWTOR
With today’s patch 4.0.2, companion healing power will be nerfed. Here is an explanation why. Companion Changes in 4.0.2 | 11.16.2015, 08:19 PM Hey folks, If you haven’t yet seen the 4.0.2 patch notes, you can view them here. There are some patch notes that we wanted to highlight and talk about specifically. Companion base stats have been reduced. Companion damage and healing output has been reduced. Some of you will certainly ask, why the need to nerf Companions? This is something that we definitely saw the community be divided on, and it was good for us to hear feedback from both sides. Ultimately, this decision came down to our own goals for Companions, along with data on how they were performing. What we saw in those instances is that Companions, simply put, were just way too good. Their healing and damage output could be greater than that of a very…
SWTOR Game Update 4.0.2 Patch Notes
Patch notes for tomorrows game Update 4.0.2 is now here: General Missing Matrix Shards have been returned to their rightful owners. Vendor Map Icons now display correctly when in a phase of Solitaire. All planet and companion names and descriptions now appear in the French and German clients. Companions now correctly follow players on Guild Flagships. The Blaster’s Path Cantina Quick Travel location on Rishi now persists after log out. Players starting the Shadow of Revan Mission chain on their ship now see their Companions react more specifically to their klondike solitaire relationship status. Imperial Agents are now granted the Red Blade codex entry during the Mission “Nothing is Ever Easy” on Hutta. The Achievement “Alderaan Civil War: Punching Bag” is now awarded properly. Fixed an issue that was causing certain areas to appear extremely foggy when using Very Low graphics settings. Fixed typos in the Alliance and Companion &…
SWTOR: Maintenance tomorrow: Update 4.0.2
Servers will be going down tomorrow for scheduled maintenance. We don’t have the patch notes yet, but we know from a forum post by Eric Musco, that Companion power and healing is being reduced in 4.0.2 tomorrow. Date: November 17th, 2015 Time: 5AM – 9AM PST (1PM – 5PM GMT) Version: 4.0.2 Hey folks, I wanted to post a reminder, discussion of datamined content is not permitted on the forums. Doing so can lead to action being taken against your account up to and including infractions, which lead to suspension time. Let’s cover the elephant in the room. Yes, Companion power and healing is being reduced in 4.0.2 tomorrow. Tait will be posting patch notes and we will be discussing these changes more later today. However, until that time, please remember that posting any type of specifics about these changes are datamined and are not permitted. Thanks everyone. -eric Stay tuned for…
KOTFE Level 60 character creation is (Still) bugged
Level 60 character creation is still bugged, so Tait Watson posted an updated on the official forums regarding refunds on the Level 60 tokens. KOTFE Level 60 character creation is bugged | 11.13.2015, 11:38 AM Hey everyone! Over the past few days we’ve seen a marked increase in the number of players submitting Start@60 tickets related to getting their tokens returned, including a number of people who deleted level 61-65 characters expecting to get a token back. So, to reiterate what Eric explained, but also to try and clarify what to expect, here’s a list of things to consider: If you are subscribed using a 7-day Referral, you are not eligible for KotFE, nor do you receive a Start@60 token. If you convert to a full subscription, KotFE, 2 additional character slots and a Start@60 token will then be granted to your account. If you use the token and level…
SWTOR Subscriber Rewards Survey
BioWare wan’t your opinion on Subscriber Rewards. What do you think would make it worthwhile to stay subscribed? Subscriber Rewards Survey | 11.12.2015, 04:00 PM Hey folks! One of the things our team is exploring is to continue giving increased value to your subscription time. Example being the additional rewards we issued each month of being a subscriber leading up to Fallen Empire’s launch. After some internal discussion, we decided, why not just go to the source to get some of your feedback as well! At the bottom of this post you will find a link to a survey which will get your insights into the types of things you like, and would like to see as a subscriber reward. If you have time please take a few minutes and fill out the survey. Thanks everyone! -eric
SWTOR concerns regarding accessing future Companions
Eric Musco posted some answers to some of the growing player concerns on companion recruitment. These 4 threads all ask the same questions,can we get answers? | 11.11.2015, 09:53 PM I talked to Matt about Alliance, Companions, and your questions specifically related to accessing future Companions. Between this thread and the ones linked in the OP, I think there are two main questions you are looking to have addressed. Will I need to complete currently available alert Missions to unlock future alert Missions? As of right now, the answer to this is yes. Inside of each Alliance Companion type (Military, Underworld, etc), the Companion recruitment alerts are very much looked at like a Mission chain. Generally, you must complete one alert Mission before you will receive the next. Note that you only need to complete the Mission itself, not necessarily recruit any Companion associated with it. There may be exceptions to…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday November 10 – 17 2015
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of November 10 – 17 2015 . New Items Price Helpful links XOXAAN’S ARMOR SET 2600 Items No Longer Available Helpful links SKY CRUISER Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links SPECIES UNLOCK: TOGRUTA 450 600 +33% 600
SWTOR Instant Level 60 Tokens now working
Eric Musco just informed the SWTOR community, that issues with Instant level 60 tokens have been resolved, and they will be back at the cartel market shortly. Hey folks, The issues that many of you were experiencing when making a start at 60 character should now be resolved. We will be restoring the start at 60 token to the Cartel Market shortly. There are multiple different scenarios that your character and start at 60 tokens could be in, I want to cover each of them and what it means for you. I made a start at 60 character, but instead it created a level 1 character and put me on the fleet. I then deleted that character, but my start at 60 token was not restored. You should now see your tokens restored to you when you are at Character select. You can create a level 60 normally now. I…
KOTFE Level 60 character creation is bugged
it’s no secret that many players have experienced problems, when trying to create a level 60 character. Players have been reporting this on the forums for some days now, and Eric Musco took the forums explaining what the developers are doing about it. Check it out: KOTFE Level 60 character creation is bugged | 11.04.2015, 03:44 PM Hey folks, We wanted to get some information out about the issue you are experiencing. First off, there is a bug that can occur when you make a level 60 character, it instead creates it as a level 1 and places you on the fleet. Without going too technical, basically the game is moving faster than your account is, which is creating the issue. Here are a few important notes to be aware of: Go slow – When going through the character creation process take your time, watch the Sacrifice trailer that starts…
SWTOR Patch Notes 4.0.1a
Servers are back up after a short maintenance today. Here are the patch notes: Patch Notes 4.0.1a General Multiple server side performance and logging-related changes. Missions + NPCs Imperial Agents are now able to summon SCORPIO from the Companions & Contacts UI if she has been acquired.
Star Wars Battlefront: ‘The Battle of Jakku’ DLC Teaser
Electronic Arts and DICE have just released a small teaser for the first DLC pack for the upcoming video game Star Wars Battlefront, “The Battle of Jakku“. Apparently Jakku is the desert planet seen in The Force Awakens trailer and players will be able to play out the battle which took before The Force Awakens. In the end of the teaser, we see the Star Destroyer from the trailer chrash. Check out the teaser below, Pre-order and play early: Learn More http://starwars.ea.com/ Be among the first players to experience the Battle of Jakku*, the pivotal moment when the New Republic confronted key Imperial holdouts on a remote desert planet. Taking place in the aftermath of the Rebel victory in the Battle of Endor, players will experience the events that created the massive, battle-scarred landscape of Jakku shown in Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™.
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday November 03 – 07 2015
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of November 03 – 07 2015 . New Items Price Helpful links SKY CRUISER 2000 Items No Longer Available Helpful links TRK-R TREATMENT CHAMBER THANTRA TROPHY GHOSTLY MAGUS ARMOR SET STATUE OF THE AGONIZED PHANTASMAL RAKLING INFECTED TREE ETHEREAL RAKLING WALKHAR TRICKSTER Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links SPECIES UNLOCK: TOGRUTA 600 450 –25% 600
Battlefront: Twilight Company out today
The first novel inspired by the upcoming FPS, Star Wars: Battelfront comes out today. This action-packed adventure follows a squad of soldiers caught in the trenches of the ultimate galactic war between good and evil. This book is a canon novel by Alexander Freed, who also Wrote Star Wars: The Old Republic, Blood of the Empire and The Lost Suns, as well as he wrote the Imperial Agent story in SWTOR. Among the stars and across the vast expanses of space, the Galactic Civil War rages. On the battlefields of multiple worlds in the Mid Rim, legions of ruthless stormtroopers—bent on crushing resistance to the Empire wherever it arises—are waging close and brutal combat against an armada of freedom fighters. In the streets and alleys of ravaged cities, the front-line forces of the Rebel Alliance are taking the fight to the enemy, pushing deeper into Imperial territory and grappling with the savage flesh-and-blood…
TOR TV: Fan made SWTOR – Knights Of The Fallen Empire – Launch Trailer
It has been ages since we last did a TOR TV column, but there haven’t really been that many fan movies for SWTOR for a while either. Here is one that court our eye though. A trailer for Star Wars: The old Republic – Knights Of The Fallen Empire, mixed with the soundtrack from Star Wars: The Force Awakening. Something that just had to be done! Great little video. Good timing on the dialogue, and the music fits nicely with key points in the trailer, the end in particular had a really nice feel. Good job Tim Skijwalker Check it out: I have been playing the expansion for a week now and holy hell it deserves a trailer! i just had to make this! going back to SWTOR one last time!
Cartel Market and You: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Category Packs
BioWare designer Toby McCall have started a forum topic to answer any questions and clear up any confusion surrounding the Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Category Packs in Fallen Empire. You can jump into the discussion here, or read it below: I’m Toby McCall, a designer on Star Wars: The Old Republic and a member of the Cartel Market Design Team. I’ve asked community to set up this thread so we can discuss the changes that the 4.0 expansion brings to the Cartel Market. My hope for this post is to create a place where we can answer some of your questions and clear up any confusion surrounding the Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Category Packs in Fallen Empire. We would like to focus this thread specifically around the new Armor, Mount, Decoration, and other Category packs (Crystals, Dyes, Weapons, etc), all of which have been packaged into Bronze, Silver, and Gold varieties….
Knights of the Fallen Empire “Face Your Destiny” Launch Trailer
Star Wars: Battlefront isn’t the only game with a new trailer today. BioWare also has a release trailer for Knights of the fallen Empire, titled “Face your Destiny”. It is an all ingame trailer, but pretty awesome still. Only thing I don’t understand is, why they did a whole trailer without mentioning the fact that we are becoming the OUTLANDER? Pretty big selling point of the game if you ask me. Knights of the Fallen Empire is a, “return to a deeper, more personal experience that delivers on the hallmarks of BioWare-style storytelling,” according to the developers. Players create their own adventure to new planets in the outer rim of the galaxy, meet companions and recruit them as allies, make choices that have the power to change destiny, and determine the fate of the galaxy. The expansion includes the first nine chapters of an evolving player-driven storyline, with new chapters…
The Star Wars Battlefront Launch Trailer is Here!
Fresh out of Paris Games Week, here is the brand new Star Wars Battlefront trailer. The trailer shows off several locations from the game as well as some of the hero characters that will be playable. Princess Leia faces off with Boba Fett, while Han Solo tries his blaster on a lightsaber-wielding Darth Vader. And don’t fear: Luke Skywalker makes an appearance, preparing for a showdown with Emperor Palpatine. EA recently revealed a number of stats from the Star Wars Battlefront beta that are definitely worth taking a look at. With more than nine million players participating, it was the largest beta in EA game history. You can read more about all of that here. Watch the game’s most recent trailer in full below Star Wars Battlefront will hit the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC on Nov. 17.
SWTOR Patch Notes – 4.0.1
Here are the patch notes for tomorrows update: Highlights Knights of the Fallen Empire is now live! The latest evolution of storytelling in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ is now available for free to all Subscribers! Cartel Market Artifact items purchased from the Cartel Market no longer require Artifact Authorization. Classes + Combat Jedi Consular Jedi Shadow Utility Motion Control now properly reduces the movement speed of targets affected by Force Slow by an additional 20%. Trooper Commando Medical Probe has been returned! Commandos will need to visit a Trainer in order to relearn the ability. Items + Economy The following items have had their stats corrected: Outlander Med-Tech’s Belt MK-6 Outlander Mender’s Belt MK-6 Outlander Force-Healer’s Belt MK-6 Outlander Force-Healer’s Robe MK-6 Outlander Mender’s Jacket MK-6 Outlander Med-Tech’s Body Armor MK-6 Outlander Force-Healer’s Headgear MK-6 Outlander Med-Tech’s Helmet MK-6 Outlander Mender’s Headgear MK-6 Outlander Force-Healer’s Boots MK-6 Outlander Med-Tech’s…
EA Announce Record Breaking Beta for Star Wars: Battlefront
EA posted a new Community Update on Star Wars: Battlefront. This time with some cool info graphic showing how huge the Battlefront beta was. Aparently over 9.5 million players joined the fun. Not bad. Not bad at all. This week is all about the Beta! Over 9.5 Million of you joined us across the PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One, and I can’t overstate how thankful we are for all the feedback you provided us. Our team is working to get Star Wars Battlefront ready for launch, and we look forward to sharing updates coming out of the Beta soon. With that being said, check out what you were able to accomplish in the short time with the beta. Whichever the stat, you were most impressive in more ways than one. [Source]
Know Bugs with SWTOR Patch 4.0
With a new major game update, comes new bugs to be fixed. Here is BioWares response the major bugs so far found in game update 4.0: Help I lose all my C2-N2 affection | 10.22.2015, 04:04 PM Quote: Originally Posted by docbenwayddo When 4.0 hit I lost 8/10 of my ship droids. The 2 I managed to keep still had their Influence at 10k, but the 8 returned today were reset to 0. All of the characters who had missing droids got their obsolete crafting sensors back in the mail, but the 2 that kept their droids and affection have not received their crafting sensors back. The 1 C2 that I had a customization on is no longer able to equip that customization. Sorry to hear you’re having trouble! We are looking into remaining companion issues following 4.0a now (I’m looking at you, too, Xalek). Two questions for from the…
SWTOR Patch Notes 4.0a
Here are the patch notes from today’s Maintenance. General Players who have completed Chapters I-IX now have the complete Galaxy Map available to them. Players who do not have Knights of the Fallen Empire can no longer access Knights of the Fallen Empire areas and Chapters. The highly sought C2-N2 has been restored to players. Players who were on a Class Mission with a Companion as a guest now have the correct version of that companion. Companion equipment that was not returned to players with the release of Game Update 4.0 has been properly returned. Additionally, all players have been given the new starting gear for Companions that they unlocked prior to Game Update 4.0. Cartel Market Start At 60 Tokens are now available on the Cartel Market*! These Tokens can be purchased on the Cartel Market and used or sold on the Galactic Trade Network. Subscribers who begin Characters…
New Maintenance: Update 4.0a — Thursday October 22
BioWare will be bringing down the servers in order to deploy Patch 4.0a. Date: Thursday, October 22nd 2015 Time: 3AM – 7AM PDT (11AM – 3PM BST) Version: 4.0a Patch Notes will be available when we have them. Timezone(s) Start Time End Time UTC Offset Australia/Sydney October 22, 2015 09:00 pm October 23, 2015 01:00 am +11:00 Australia/Adelaide October 22, 2015 08:30 pm October 23, 2015 12:30 am +10:30 Australia/Brisbane October 22, 2015 08:00 pm October 23, 2015 12:00 am +10:00 Tokyo October 22, 2015 07:00 pm October 22, 2015 11:00 pm +09:00 Australia/Perth, Hong Kong October 22, 2015 06:00 pm October 22, 2015 10:00 pm +08:00 Mumbai October 22, 2015 03:30 pm October 22, 2015 07:30 pm +05:30 EET October 22, 2015 01:00 pm October 22, 2015 05:00 pm +03:00 CET October 22, 2015 12:00 pm October 22, 2015 04:00 pm +02:00 GMT, UTC October 22, 2015 10:00 am…