Here are today’s PTS patch notes. This will be the final updates to the 3.3 PTS. PTS Update – June 26th, 2015 | 06.25.2015, 08:06 PM Hey folks! We are going to be doing a final update to the PTS tomorrow, 6/26. I’m aiming to get things kicked off around 930AM CDT. In the meantime, here are the changes coming: Jedi Consular Sage Vindicate now makes you Weary, reducing your Force regeneration rate by 2 for 10 seconds. This effect can stack up to 4 times. Seer The Vindicate effect of Resplendence has been expanded: Using Vindicate with a charge of Resplendence does not make you Weary. Amnesty has been redesigned to incorporate the new Weary debuff: Spending a charge of Resplendence on Vindicate grants Amnesty, restoring 2 Force every second for up to 10 seconds if you are not Weary or removing a single stack of Weary otherwise. The…
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SWTOR Exploit: Buying and Re-selling the Temple Chair decoration
With the new patch 3.2.2 that came out yesterday, players have experienced, that the Temple Chair decoration can be purchased for 1 credit and sold back for 100 credits – A pretty good deal one have to think. This is considered an exploit though, and Eric Musco has commented on this warned players. Check it out below: Temple Chair (Basic) Exploit | 06.23.2015, 07:07 PM Hey folks, In today’s patch, we placed Temple Chair (Basic) onto the Esstran Exports vendor for one credit. After bringing the servers live today we noticed that currently, you can sell the Chair back to the vendor for 100 credits. Obviously, this is not intended. As stated before, when these issues arise we want to make sure we get out in front of it as quickly as possible and are open with you about what is being done. For the time being, please do not…
SWTOR Game Update 3.2.2 Patch Notes
Here are the patch notes for game update 3.2.2: Highlights Bounty Contract Week Returns! Hunt wanted criminals in this returning event. The event begins June 23rd at 04:00 PST/12:00 GMT and ends June 30th at 04:00 PST/12:00 GMT. General Nar Shaddaa Nightlife Achievements still missing post-3.2.1 have been granted. The Blaster’s Path Cantina Quick Travel point is no longer reverted to an undiscovered state on log out. Fixed multiple texture issues on Korriban and in the Korriban Incursion Flashpoint. Fixed environment issues in the Raider’s Cove area of Rishi. Textures now render properly if moving the camera outside of the Administration Building on Ziost. All environment assets now appear correctly when moving the camera at certain angles in the Separatist Stronghold on Ord Mantell. There is no longer a gap in ground textures near the Worldbreaker Monolith on Ziost. Legacy Lockboxes can no longer cause character transfers to fail. Armor…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday June 23 –30. 2015
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of June 23 – June 30 2015. Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links APPEARANCE OPTION: SITH PALE EYES 50 100 +100% 100 NEWCOMER BUNDLE 202 405 +100% 405 APPEARANCE OPTION: DOUBLE BRAIDS 60 100 +66% 100 MALEVOLENT INTERROGATOR ARMOR SET 720 1440 +100% 1440 SIENAR PR-3 900 1800 +100% 1800 APPEARANCE OPTION: AFRO 60 100 +66% 100 STRONGHOLD CANTINA DECORATION BUNDLE 1216 760 –38% 1216 Information from TOR FASHION TM-59 BLASTER PISTOL 400 200 –50% 400 Information from TOR FASHION ARATECH ROSE 1500 750 –50% 1125 Information from TOR FASHION CATHAR WARSTAFF 400 200 –50% 300 Information from TOR FASHION HEARTLESS PURSUER ARMOR SET 1440 720 –50% 1080 Information from TOR FASHION EMOTE: SING 400 40 –90% 400 Information from TOR FASHION CUSTOMIZATION CONTROL: HIDE HEAD SLOT 280 28 –90% 210
SWTOR Announcing End Season 5 Gladiatorial Rewards
BioWare has just announced the season 5 pvp rewards and what ratings are required. I didn’t know how much I wanted the title Maximum Decimator until now: Greetings PvPers! The finale of Season 5 is fast approaching so we hope you are on top of things! The end of Season 5 will come with Game Update 3.3 and your Highest-earned rating, when the servers come down for the update, will determine which tier you are in and what rewards you receive. The higher your tier the more glorious your rewards! Just like in previous seasons, the Highest Earned rating that determines the tier you are in – not Current – so no need to feel like you are risking Rating by going after the next tier up! To see your Highest Earned Rating, check the Warzone Rating and Stats page in the Warzone Queue GUI. Please note that the Rating displayed…
SWTOR character transfers 90% off starting tomorrow
Character transfers will be 90% off in SWTOR, starting Tuesday june 23 and last for a few weeks. In this period, each character transfer will only cost 90 Cartel Coins: Last week we announced our next Digital Expansion: Knights of the Fallen Empire. Since announcing, we have seen a lot of players coming back and getting into The Old Republic. Whether you are a new player, an old subscriber coming back, or a player who has been around a while, you may have been looking for an opportunity to move to a new server. Maybe your friends transferred servers in the past or you’re just trying to find a new Fleet to call home. In honor of our Fallen Empire announcement, we wanted to make it a bit easier for you to play on the server you want to. Starting tomorrow, Tuesday June 23rd, all character transfers will be discounted by…
SWTOR PTS Patch 3.3
SWTOR Patch notes for the latest update of Patch 3.3 on the PTS. Classes + Combat Jedi Consular Sage Valiance now reduces the damage taken by the target of your Rescue by 25% (down from 50%) for 6 seconds after you rescue them. The Force-Mystic’s 4-piece set bonus now restores 5 Force (down from 10) when using Vindicate. Shadow Prolific Justice now spreads periodic Force Breach and Sever Force effects with Whirling Blow (instead of Force in Balance). Sith Inquisitor Sorcerer Dark Resilience now reduces the damage taken by the target of your Extrication by 25% (down from 50%) for 6 seconds after you extricate them. The Force-Mystic’s 4-piece set bonus now restores 5 Force (down from 10) when using Consuming Darkness. Assassin Profuse Horror now spreads periodic Creeping Terror and Discharge effects with Lacerate (instead of Death Field). Trooper Commando Combat Medic Field Medicine now increases the healing done by…
One Free Level 60 for SWTOR Knights of Fallen Empire
Eric Musco explains what it means to start at level 60 for Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion: Start at Level 60 in Fallen Empire | 06.17.2015, 03:47 PM Hey folks, I have seen a few questions around how the “Start at Level 60” will work that comes with Fallen Empire. I want to start by saying that we will be releasing a blog when we get a bit closer to launch that describes all of the nitty gritty details and walks you through everything. But for now I wanted to cover a bit about how it works and address some of the things I have been seeing. As a subscriber, when you get Fallen Empire you will receive one free level 60 character. This character must be a new character, you cannot “boost” an existing character up to 60. Beyond that first one which is included free with KOTFE,…
There is no No Cross Faction or Third Playable Faction in Knights of the Fallen Empire
Apparently a lot of us got the wrong idea… According to Eric Musco, SWTOR Knights of the Fallen Empire will not feature a third playable faction, nor will it feature cross faction activities. Check it out: So then BioWare….. | 06.17.2015, 01:35 PM Originally Posted by Transcendent … you intend to introduce a new faction with the expansion. Will we be able to create a new character aligned to this new faction? Will we see the introduction of 4 new classes to level up and play, with a whole new set of “mirror” abilities, companions etc? I’m curious. The new Faction is not playable, but a new Faction within the story. -eric So then BioWare….. | 06.17.2015, 03:00 PM Originally Posted by MorgenBlue Can you clarify if the player factions will be merged? Will pubs and imps be able to play together in warzones, ops, chat, guilds ect..? Good question! Factions…
SWTOR KotFE Story and Companions
Lead Writer on Star Wars: The old Republic, Charles Boyd took on the forums, expanding a bit on the story and companions for the upcomming expansion Knights of the Fallen Empire. Check it out below: KOTFE Story and Companions | 06.17.2015, 07:08 PM Hey folks! Seeing all of the discussion around our Knights of the Fallen Empire announcement has been awesome! It means a lot to the writing team to see how much y’all care about the details of the story and characters of SWTOR, and all of the insightful questions and debates that flow from that. I’m here to hopefully shed a bit of light on a few of the most common questions I’ve seen. Up front, I think the best answer I can give to any story question is that it’s always best to wait and see how the story itself will answer it. I personally just hate giving out…
SWTOR Contraband Slotmachine
SWTOR Contraband Slotmachine from the Star Wars game has given alot of inspiration to other slotsmachines. Both in computer games and real online casinos. The design of Swtor Contraband Slotmachine is very neat and the colour of the slotmachines really goes well with the animations. As any slotmachine you can both win and lose on Swtor Contraband. The winnings you can use to purchase more items in the game. Star Wars and especially the swtor contraband slotmchaines has been very popular throughout Scandinavia. In Norway for example its very popular. Many norwegians like to play slots or as slotmachines is called in Norwegian ”spilleautomater*. If you like slotmachines and wanna try different slots than Swtor contraband slotmachine we recommend you to visit the site http://casinoservice.org/spilleautomater here you can find the latest slotmachines which are popular all over Europe. More and more europeans is playing slotmachines both as in games like…
Star Wars: Battlefront – Tatooine Co-Op Demo
As you all know, EA’s press conference was held yesterday and DICE’s Patrick Bach talked about a few details on Star Wars: Battlefront’s Missions mode. He said that there will be four different types of missions in the game and these include: Trials, Survival, Battles, and Hero Battle. A trailer shows footage of Survival mode and one special highlight was landing on a planet and a hologram of Admiral Ackbar gives you directions. During Survival mode the waves of enemies include AT-STs, TIE fighters, Imperial Troopers, and Elite Troopers. You are able to play missions solo, co-op online, or in split screen co-op Check it out:
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday June 16 –23. 2015
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of June 02 – June 09 2015. Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links APPEARANCE OPTION: UNDERCUT 50 100 +100% 100 R-30017 AIKION BLASTER 200 400 +100% 400 STRONGHOLD LUXURY DECORATION BUNDLE 1020 1632 +60% 1632 CYBER ASSAULT CANNON 300 600 +100% 600 APPEARANCE OPTION: PIGTAILS 50 100 +100% 100 APPEARANCE OPTION: SITH PALE EYES 100 50 –50% 100 NEWCOMER BUNDLE 405 202 –51% 303 APPEARANCE OPTION: DOUBLE BRAIDS 100 60 –40% 100 MALEVOLENT INTERROGATOR ARMOR SET 1440 720 –50% 1080 SIENAR PR-3 1800 900 –50% 1350 APPEARANCE OPTION: AFRO 100 60 –40% 100
SWTOR Next Expansion is Knights of the Fallen Empire, new Teaser Images hints at CGI Trailer
Ea just released a press release about the next expansion for Star Wars: The old Republic. The name of the expansion will be called Knights of the Fallen Empire, and more details to be revealed on monday. Here are the details: The E3 presentation will start on 1 PM PDT on Monday June 15. Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ – The largest story-driven expansion to date, Knights of the Fallen Empire, marks a renewed focus on cinematic storytelling in Star Wars: The Old Republic. The expansion will deliver on the hallmarks of what makes a great BioWare™ game: new worlds to explore, new companions to recruit, and a dynamic story that players will be able to shape based on the choices they make. The EA E3 Press Conference, Monday 6/15 | 06.12.2015, 08:27 PM Hey folks, Here’s the one place to find all of the information about the SWTOR 2015 EA…
Changes comming to Tatooine Stronghold Maximum Hooks
Assistant Designer David Staats, responded to an issue with Tatooine Stronholds. Apparently they are getting a higher maximum hook count from 500 to 1100 on the PTS. New stronghold hook limit is way too high | 06.11.2015, 02:17 PM Hi all, First and foremost, thank you for your feedback regarding the updates to the Tatooine Homestead hook increase. While this was something we did not officially post about, we are interested in your thoughts regarding the update. Let me take a moment and give some insight as to why we are looking at increasing the allotted hook cap for the Tatooine Homestead. While reviewing our Stronghold hook limits across all Strongholds, we discovered that Tatooine in particular was drastically lower in regards to the available hooks to total hooks ratio than the other Strongholds. This means that those who owned the Tatooine Homestead actually had far less hooks to utilize compared…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday June 09 –16. 2015
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of June 02 – June 09 2015. New Items Price Helpful links HYPERCRATE: MID RIM EXPLORER’S PACKS 5400 MID RIM EXPLORER’S PACK 250 APPEARANCE OPTION: UNDERCUT 50 Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links APPEARANCE OPTION: PIGTAILS 100 50 –50% 100 CYBER ASSAULT CANNON 600 300 –50% 480 STRONGHOLD LUXURY DECORATION BUNDLE 1632 1020 –38% 1326 R-30017 AIKION BLASTER 400 200 –50% 400 CAVERN VARACTYL 1200 2400 +100% 2400 Information from TOR FASHION UNLOCK: GUILD BANK ACCESS 300 600 +100% 600 VINDICATOR’S LIGHTSABER 200 400 +100% 400 Information from TOR FASHION GOING PLACES BASIC BUNDLE 250 375 +50% 375 VINDICATOR’S SABERSTAFF 200 400 +100% 400 Information from TOR FASHION
Update on 3.3 PTS Sorc/Sage Healing Changes
Due to player feedback, the SWTOR Combat Team has a few changes comming up for Sorcerer and Sage on the public test servers. Check it out below: Update on 3.3 PTS Sorc/Sage Healing Changes | 06.08.2015, 10:48 PM Hey everyone, Thank you all for the continued feedback over the weekend. We wanted to take a moment to give you all a preview of Sorcerer/Sage changes that we have planned for the next PTS patch based on your feedback. Below are our intended changes. Sith Inquisitor Sorcerer Consuming Darkness now activates instantly, restoring 50 Force (up from 30). The healing component has been removed. The original design of the ability was never intended to provide significant healing, and by removing the healing component entirely, we are able to restore a greater amount of Force (which helps us address concerns over low Force return). We also hope that removing the healing component from this…
SWTOR Dev Post – About Warzone Legacy Boxes
BioWare are now changing the current 99 warzone commendation legacy boxes to 100, 500, and 1000 commendation boxes. Apparently this has not been possible before dude to tech limitations. From Alex’s 2nd post, it seems like they converted WZ comms into a currency and so these boxes can hand out as many Comms as the devs would want them to give since its like basially a lockbox you get for credits. Instead of being randomized, its 1 set amount. Why they didnt make Comms a currency sooner is beyond me. Check it out below: About Warzone Legacy Boxes… | 06.08.2015, 02:42 PM We agree! The 99 limit is too low and it is that way because of tech limitations. Good news though! We got some new tech that is going to allow us to change things up. In an upcoming PTS refresh you will see the 99 Lockbox removed and…
SWTOR Dev Post – Let’s Play Some Warzones
BioWare will be hosting a 3 sessions of warzone testing, with the game developers on the Public Test Servers. People who are participate in the matches will get a small grant of cartel coins as a form of payment. Check it out below: Let’s Play Some Warzones | 06.08.2015, 03:54 PM Hey folks, One of the things we really wanted to make sure gets tested on PTS for 3.3, Warzones! With the first full weekend behind us, it is our goal to kick up the participation. So, let’s all get together later this week and play some Warzones together. When: Thursday, June 11th – 2PM – 5PM PDT Friday, June 12th – 2PM – 5PM PDT Saturday, June 13th – 11AM – 2PM PDT Where: Warzones! Queue up solo, or with some friends, for regular, non-ranked Warzones. What: Help us test PTS! In order to spice things up a bit… Multiple…
Voss Shrine Sculpture to be available in SWTOR Game update 3.3
The decoration that has been missing since the release of Star Wars: The old Republic: strongholds – the Voss Shrine Sculpturewill be available in patch 3.3 from the reputation vendor: “Voss Shrine Sculpture” is it in game? | 06.05.2015, 03:23 PM Originally Posted by Ulytau This item is seen on decors list as an achievement reward so i searched all achievements i can see in the game but i was able to see this particular piece as a reward for any of them. Will there be an hint on how to get it? Hey Ulytau, I got some information on this from the team, and here are the details… The Voss Shrine Sculpture is incorrectly listed as coming from an achievement currently in the game. Here is the plan on where you can find it and how to get it: The Voss Shrine Sculpture will be available on the Voss Reputation…
SWTOR Patch notes for Game update 3.3 PTS version
BioWare is aiming to get game update 3.3 on PTS tomorrow, Thursday the 4th. Below are the patch notes: Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ PTS Game Update 3.3 All content and features on the Public Test Server are not final and are subject to change. Classes + Combat Jedi Consular Sage Noble Sacrifice has been redesigned and renamed Vindicate: Vindicate restores 30 Force and heals a friendly target. The cooldown has been removed and a 2 second activation time has been added. All Sages will need to visit their class trainer to attain Vindicate. Benevolence now has a base Force cost of 65 (up from 50) and its healing has been significantly increased. Rejuvenate now has a base Force cost of 45 (up from 30) and its healing has been increased. Force Mobility now additionally allows Vindicate to be channeled while moving. Seer Deliverance now has a base Force cost…
An Update on Squelching and Credit Spam in SWTOR
Eric Musco passed on a fairly elaborate explanation around the credit spam that has been happening, and what BioWare are doing, right from a member of the Security Team: Hey everyone, I’m a developer attached to our security team, and that includes fighting credit farmers, exploiters, sellers, and spammers. Unfortunately we have to be pretty tight lipped about any of our security work because we don’t want ‘The Baddies’ knowing what we’re doing. The best kind of work we do is where players don’t realize we’ve done anything at all. I promise you, though, we do work hard at ensuring the game experience is fun from all sides, and that includes cutting down on spam wherever viable. One of the more frustrating kinds of spam players have reported recently was a new approach: Tell Spam. We noticed spammers sending massive numbers of tells to players around the server. The rate…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday June 02 – 09. 2015
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of June 02 – June 09 2015. Items No Longer Available Helpful links HYPERCRATE: ACOLYTE’S SHADOW PACKS ACOLYTE’S SHADOW PACK Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links APPEARANCE OPTIONS: HUMAN HAIRSTYLES 1 120 240 +100% 240 ADVANCED GREEN CORE INDESTRUCTIBLE CRYSTAL 250 500 +100% 500 Information from TOR FASHION CAVERN VARACTYL 2400 1200 –50% 2400 Information from TOR FASHION UNLOCK: GUILD BANK ACCESS 600 300 –50% 600 VINDICATOR’S LIGHTSABER 400 200 –50% 400 Information from TOR FASHION GOING PLACES BASIC BUNDLE 375 250 –34% 375 VINDICATOR’S SABERSTAFF 400 200 –50% 400 Information from TOR FASHION
PvP Economy and Ranked Rewards Restructure for Game Update 3.3
The SWTOR Combat Team published a new blog post today about the upcoming PvP Economy and Ranked Rewards change for patch 3.3: 06.01.2015 PvP Economy and Ranked Rewards Restructure for Game Update 3.3 Hello PvPers! As some of you may have heard on the Bad Feeling Podcast, we are making a few changes to Warzones and Ranked Warzone Arenas. Alex covered several of these changes in the interview but for clarity, and as an official jumping-off point for discussion, we wanted to go over the changes and the reasoning behind them here. Please feel free to join us in the discussion thread linked below. Let’s get started! PvP Gear Cost We think that getting a full set of PvP gear is too much of a grind. This is so much the case that only about 2% of PvP players have a full Dark Reaver set. Having at least Exhumed gear is a barrier…