Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of Jan 27 – Feb 3. All items take from reddit. New Items Price FIRST GRAND CRYSTAL PACK 200 Items No Longer Available GRADE 7 STARSHIP OFFENSIVE BUNDLE Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change HUMBLE HERO ARMOR SET 720 1440 200% ARMORED WOODLAND VARACTYL 1200 2400 200% AUTHORIZATION: ARTIFACT EQUIPMENT 960 1200 125% HYPERCRATE: SENESCHAL’S STRONGHOLD PACKS 2700 4538 168% SENESCHAL’S STRONGHOLD PACK 125 300 240% GAMORREAN AXE 60 300 500% DESCENDANT’S HEIRLOOM DUELSABER 500 250 50% DESCENDANT’S HEIRLOOM SABER 500 250 50% SITH RAIDER ARMOR SET 1440 720 50% ASHFALL TAUNTAUN 3000 1500 50% G-X1 ONSLAUGHT 1800 540 30% G-X1 FIREHAULER 1800 540 30%
Author: Soeren Kamper
SWTOR Win Trading in PvP Season 4 and Beyond
Eric Musco too on the forum today, enlightening the community what BioWare have in mind to to counter Win Trading in PvP Season 4 and Beyond: Win-Trading In Season 4 and Beyond | 02.03.2015, 08:07 PM Hey folks, Season 4 for PvP is about to start and we wanted everyone to understand the Rules of Engagement and how we plan to keep it fair and fun for everyone who participates in Ranked Warzones: In The Past Throughout the Season we would track data around games being played by each character. At the end of the Season we compare data to look for possible win-traders. Anyone whom we are 100% sure has win-traded received action against their account. The action we took was to completely reset their rating to zero. This would mean they would receive no end of season rewards and would have no credit for taking part in that season. What…
SWTOR: Game Update Page – 3.1 Conflict on Rishi
BioWare published a new article and on the few features we can expect with game update 3.1 – Conflict on Rishi. THis new update will go online Feb 10. We also get to see a bunch of new screenshots on this new game update. Check it out below: Rally three of your most trusted allies and return to the dangerous pirate haven of Rishi to fight through Level 60 Hard Mode versions of the two newest story-driven Flashpoints, Blood Hunt and Battle of Rishi. Plus, compete for glory and new rewards in PvP Season 4 – all in Game Update 3.1: Conflict on Rishi! Haven’t had a chance to explore Rishi yet? Lead the battle against Revan, one of the galaxy’s most powerful characters, in the latest Digital Expansion, Shadow of Revan, and experience five new levels of story-driven Star Wars™ adventure. NOTE: The level cap increase to 60 is…
Game Update 3.1: Conflict On Rishi Patch Notes
BioWare posted the patch notes for Game update 3.1 as they are on the public est servers right now. All content and features listed in the preliminary Patch Notes are not final and are subject to change. With it Tait Watson, posted a lengthy forum post you can read below the patch notes. Game Update 3.1: Conflict On Rishi Game Update 3.1: Conflict On Rishi Highlights Ranked Warzone Arena Season 4 has begun! Get in there and go berserk! Season 3 leaderboards have been archived. New Legacy Unlock – Improved Mounting! You can now summon any vehicle or creature mount while moving! New Hard Mode Flashpoints! Hard Mode Blood Hunt and Battle of Rishi are now available through Group Finder in the Hard Mode Flashpoint category at level 60. The Gray Secant has returned from its travels! Participate in the Relics of the Gree event from February 24th at 12:00 GMT…
Star Wars Battlefront: Stunning Endor Concept Art Revealed
IGN has revealed some new concept art for upcoming game by DICE: Star Wars Battlefront. IGN also goes on to provide the following details on the game: DICE remains close-guarded with gameplay specifics, but speaking with IGN, Star Wars Battlefront Design Director Niklas Fegraeus explained a bit more of what’s to come when the first-person shooter arrives this fall. “The scale of our maps and modes offer a great variety” depending on the location, Fegraeus explained. Hoth, where the Rebel Alliance fought off invading AT-ATs in snowy plains, will differ in size than the dense woodland of Endor. “We have actually made the decision to specifically tailor certain maps to certain game modes,” Fegraeus continued, “and what we get from that is not only incredibly varied scales, but also gameplay that will allow players to live out some of their most memorable Star Wars battle fantasies.”
Marauder/Sentinel Feedback Thread
SWTOR System Designer John Jarynowski is asking the Star Wars The old republic community for feedback on the Sith Marauder and the Jedi Sentinel. Check out the post below: Following the changes to Marauders/Sentinels on PTS, we’re once again reaching out to the community for perspectives, opinions, and progressive ideas. For this thread, we are looking for feedback on Marauders/Sentinels, specifically where it relates to DPS and survivability. Please be as informative as possible with examples from your experiences. The more detailed and focused the feedback, the easier it is for us to understand and evaluate your viewpoints. Let us know what you think! -John Jedi Knight Sentinel Just Pursuit has been redesigned: Leg Slash immobilizes the target for 3 seconds. This immobilizing effect cannot be applied to the same target more than once every 10 seconds. Removed the Stagger Skillful Utility. New Skillful Utility: Reining Reach. Reining Reach increases the…
Actions for The SWTOR Ravager’s Exploit
The verdict is here. BioWare have now finalized the punishment for the Ravagers exploit, here are the details: Hey folks, As I talked about in my previous post we needed to finalize our data and ensure that we were ready to move on appropriate actions for those players who abused the Ravager’s Exploit. Since we have been a bit more open in our process regarding this particular exploit, we thought it would be best to bring it full circle and tell you specifically what we are doing to those players. As of this post, our actions against players has begun. Here are the types of actions we are taking based on the severity of their exploits: Received a warning along with anywhere between 1-7 days of in-game suspension time. Anyone who received an in-game suspension will also lose their forum privileges for the same period of time. For our most egregious…
SWTOR: PTS Patch Notes 3.1.1
BioWare have just posted the latest patch notes for the public test servers. All content and features on the Public Test Server are not final and are subject to change. Last Updated: January 28, 2015 All content and features on the Public Test Server are not final and are subject to change. Classes + Combat Jedi Knight Sentinel Just Pursuit has been redesigned: Leg Slash immobilizes the target for 3 seconds. This immobilizing effect cannot be applied to the same target more than once every 10 seconds. Removed the Stagger Skillful Utility. New Skillful Utility: Reining Reach. Reining Reach increases the range of Leg Slash to 10 meters and reduces its focus cost by 2. Removed the health penalty from Guarded by the Force. Additionally, the base cooldown of Guarded by the Force has been increased by 60 seconds. Sith Warrior Marauder Inescapable has been redesigned: Crippling Slash immobilizes the…
Star Wars: Battlefront To Be A “Very Large Activity” For Electronic Arts this year
During EA’s third quarter earnings call yesterday, CFO Blake Jorgensen answered questions about Star Wars: Battlefront. Once again it was confirmed that the shooter is due to launch before Christmas 2015. More specifically, the game aims to be “aligned with” Star Wars Episode VII — The Force Awakens, which arrives on December 18. It was also mentioned that DICE will share more about the project in the coming months. Battlefront’s launch this year will be a “very large activity” for EA overall, on level with the company’s blockbuster Battlefield series. “We’re extremely excited about that,” Jorgensen said about Battlefront. “We think there’s huge potential for that title. More to come in the next couple of months on that as more about the movie comes out as well as more about our title comes out. You should consider that a very large activity for us [this year] and a very large…
SWTOR: Changes to the Cartel Market — Jan 27 – Feb 3 2015
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of Jan 27 – Feb 3. All items take from reddit. New Items Price GRADE 7 STARSHIP OFFENSIVE BUNDLE 412 Items No Longer Available WHITE AND BLACK DYE MODULE BLACK AND WHITE DYE MODULE Price Change Old Price New Price STALWART PROTECTOR ARMOR SET 720 1440 SPECIES UNLOCK: CATHAR 450 600 SIENAR PR-3 900 1800 SATELE SHAN’S SPARRING LIGHTSABER 250 500 SATELE SHAN’S DUALSABER 250 500 HYPERCRATE: SENESCHAL’S STRONGHOLD PACKS 4538 2700 SENESCHAL’S STRONGHOLD PACK 210 125 GAMORREAN AXE 300 60 HUMBLE HERO ARMOR SET 1440 720 ARMORED WOODLAND VARACTYL 2400 1200 AUTHORIZATION: ARTIFACT EQUIPMENT 1200 960
Swtor Maintenance tomorrow Jan 27
All SWTOR Servers will be coming down tomorrow on Tuesday January 27, from 3 am PST to 5:30 am PST. BioWare will be preforming maintenance, and deploy patch 3.0.02b. This patch should address current Revenge of the Revanites conquest achievements problems. Maintenance: 27 January 2015 | 01.26.2015, 08:09 PM Quote: Originally Posted by Viraxis I have a question about the phrase ” as well as the end of the current Conquest Event. “. What exactly does this mean? Each event lasts a week now and will end on that day. Are we getting a new set of events or is the cycle changing? We are addressing potential issues with the end of the current Conquest Event. Below are the details: DATE: Tuesday, January 27th 2015 TIME: 3AM PST (11AM GMT) – 530AM PST (130PM GMT) VERSION: 3.0.2b This patch will address the “Revenge of the Revanites” achievement, as well as the end of…
SWTOR: Pax South Cantina Tour Flash Drive Files
Here are the Pax South Cantina Tour files provided by Baa’nariim of Harbinger. Below is a run through of what attendance learned at the conference. New costume designer coming with patch 3.2 and a video will be added soon. The decision for action taken against ravagers exploiters finalized this morning. There will be a post from musco about it (no specific timeframe on when this will take action or the post will happen) There is no plan to change the new slot machine’s drop rate from its current form. They are sort of “afraid” of releasing future slot machines (future slot machines for other cartel reputations) due to the backlash and the controversy created by the community. Two more game expansions before end of the year. New Togruta race, new stronghold New planet Ziost in April They read Bruce Macleans developer letter which is slated for release on the website…
SWTOR Patch Notes – 3.0.2a – 1/21/15
Here are the patch notes from today’s maintenance. General Item rarity outlines no longer disappear when an item placed in a Cargo Hold. Cartel Market The Contraband Slot Machine’s Jawa Junk drop rate has been reduced and Faction-specific Walker mounts have been added to the potential rewards. Flashpoints + Operations It is no longer possible to become unable to progress due to a stuck party member if someone is defeated during the Jos and Valk Beroya encounter in Blood Hunt. The Underlurker in Temple of Sacrifice will no long rush extremely quickly back to his target after using his Leap ability. Malaphar the Savage has a new “Frustrated Roar” ability, and now deals damage to all players participating in his Temple of Sacrifice encounter if he reaches 80% health and is unable to reach a target.
SWTOR: Changes Coming in Todays (1/21) Maintenance
Eric Musco updated the community on what to expect with todays patch. The complete patch notes are not yet available, but below update gives a good indication on the amount of fixes coming to the game. Check it out: EricMusco Changes Coming in Tomorrow’s (1/21) Maintenance | 01.20.2015, 04:28 PM Hey folks, First, as Tait alluded to we will be having a maintenance tomorrow, on Wednesday the 21st. We didn’t have our regular Tuesday maintenance due to the federal holiday here in the states. I wanted to let you know a few of the things coming in tomorrow’s patch: Item rarity borders will now show properly No more getting stuck in Blood Hunt if someone dies to Jos or Valk Beroya The Underlurker will no longer rush extremely quickly back to his target after leaping There have been adjustments made to the Contraband Slot Machine (more on this in a…
SWTOR: Changes to the Cartel Market — January 20 – 27 2015
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of Jan 20-27. New Discounts Data Entry – 300 CC (50% OFF) Species Unlock: Cathar – 450 CC (25% OFF) Sienar PR-3 – 900 CC (50% OFF) Satele Shan’s Sparring Lightsaber – 250 CC (50% OFF) Satele Shan’s Sparring Dualsaber – 250 CC (50% OFF) Rancor Holo-Replica – 30 CC (75% OFF) Stalwart Protector Armor Set – 720 CC (50% OFF)
SWTOR: New Maintenance: Update 3.0.2a on Jan 21
BioWare will be taking down the SWTOR servers tomorrow on Jan 21 for patch 3.0.2a maintenance. Check out the details below: Maintenance: 21 January 2015 | 01.20.2015, 08:50 PM Hey everyone! We will be taking the servers offline in order to apply Patch 3.0.2a. Details: DATE: Wednesday, January 21st 2-15 TIME: 5AM PST (11AM GMT) – 7AM PST (1PM GMT) VERSION: 3.0.2a Eric will be making a follow-up post today that gives more detail regarding the patch. Thank you for your patience as we maintain Star Wars™: The Old Republic™! Timezone(s) Start Time End Time UTC Offset Australia/Sydney January 21, 0002 11:04 pm January 22, 0002 01:04 am +10:04 Australia/Adelaide January 21, 0002 10:14 pm January 22, 0002 12:14 am +09:14 Australia/Brisbane January 21, 0002 11:12 pm January 22, 0002 01:12 am +10:12 Tokyo January 21, 0002 10:18 pm January 22, 0002 12:18 am +09:18 Australia/Perth, Hong Kong January 21,…
SWTOR: Marauder and Sentinel changes coming in game update 3.1.1
Star Wars: The old Republic won’t see any changes to Marauder and Sentinel with game update 3.1, but rather 3.1.1. While this is not news worthy in it self, we find it quite interesting That Eric Musco posted this update. BioWare does not usually provide set patch dates for specific class changes, but there is a first time for everything I guess. Check out the forum update below: Sentinel and Marauder Changes | 01.16.2015, 09:45 AM Hey folks, We know there has been concern from the Sentinel and Marauder community about the status of their class, and when they might be receiving changes. Sents and Maras will see changes in update 3.1.1. As a secondary note, it is our plan that in some cases we will also put our minor patches (such as 3.1.1) on PTS. This way we can get some additional testing, especially around class changes. Thanks everyone! -eric
SWTOR: The Contraband Slot Machine issues
Eric posted an update on the official forums regarding The Contraband Slot Machine. Apparently there is no bugs with this item, but how it would effect the economy on some servers took BioWare by surprise. Check it out below: The Contraband Slot Machine | 01.16.2015, 09:41 AM Hey folks, We know that there have been many questions about the Contraband Slot Machine and its intent. Here are a few notes on it: The Contraband Slot Machine is not bugged. It is 100% not an exploit to use the Slot Machine. If you feel the desire to sell access to your Stronghold, that’s totally up to you. As a reminder, do not scam people as that is against ToS. We added the Slot Machine as a fun idea based on the positive feedback from the Nightlife event, so spend those credits to your heart’s content! With that being said, we do…
SWTOR PTS 3.1 Patch Notes – Update 2
Here are the SWTOR 3.1 PTS patch notes for the second round of game testing. If you didn’t catch the first patch notes, we have them for you here Check them out below: TaitWatson Game Update 3.1 PTS Update 2 | 01.15.2015, 10:48 AM Hey everyone! Below are the Patch Notes for the second patch to the PTS. They will also be merged into the “main” notes. -Tait Highlights Two new Hard Mode Flashpoints! Hard Mode Battle of Rishi and Hard Mode Blood Hunt are now available. General The Improved Mounting Legacy Unlock now applies Legacy-wide. Classes + Combat Jedi Knight Guardian Defense Reduced the Blade Storm damage increase from Dust Storm to 40% (down from 50%). Lunge now takes Riposte off the GCD while in Soresu Form and reduces the rage cost of Riposte by 1 (instead of making it free). The 50% critical chance boost to Riposte has…
SWTOR Ranked PVP Seasons in 2015
Alex Modny Updated the community on SWTOR PVP season 4 and Season 5 which will happen in 2015. Players can expect Season 4 to launch with game update 3.1 in a month. Check out the full announcement below: Ranked Seasons in 2015 | 01.15.2015, 11:31 AM Hello PvPers!Season 4 is planned to last roughly 3 months, starting with Game Update 3.1 and ending with Game Update 3.2. As of right now, Game Update 3.1 is planned to go live in about a month (and is already on PTS, so please check it out!). However, as always, this is subject to change. After the end of Season 4, we would normally have a Pre-Season lasting a few weeks to a few months. However, for Season 5 there will be no Pre-Season – we will go straight from Season 4 to Season 5. We decided to nix the Pre-Season because there will…
Changes to the Cartel Market — January 13 – 20 2015
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of Jan 13-20. New Items Price APPEARANCE OPTION: VIBRANT GREEN EYES 100 APPEARANCE OPTION: DOUBLE BRAIDS 240 APPEARANCE OPTION: DREADLOCKS 240 APPEARANCE OPTION: BRIGHT YELLOW EYES 100 HYPERCRATE: ACOLYTE’S SHADOW PACKS 5400 ACOLYTE’S SHADOW PACK 250 Items No Longer Available FIRST GRAND ACQUISITION PACK Price Change Old Price New Price NEWCOMER BUNDLE 202 405 CZERKA CZK-4 ASSAULT CANNON 250 500 STRONGHOLD UTILITY DECORATION BUNDLE 682 1018 STRONGHOLD LUXURY DECORATION BUNDLE 1020 1632 MALEVOLENT INTERROGATOR ARMOR SET 1440 720 CZERKA CZX-4 SNIPER RIFLE 500 250 W4-K2 ASTROMECH DROID 280 70 INTERSTELLER PRIVATEER ARMOR SET 1440 720 IMPERIAL ESSENTIALS BUNDLE 500 357 REPUBLIC ESSENTIALS BUNDLE 500 357
Ravagers Exploit Action Update
Eric Musco updated the community on the Ravagers exploit. BioWare will be be taking actions on this before end of next week. Ravagers Exploit Action Update | 01.13.2015, 03:56 PM Hey folks,Let’s talk a bit about the Ravager’s exploit. There are two stages to the process of removing an exploit and handling actions for players who participated. Stage 1 – fix the issue and ensure players can no longer partake in the exploit. That change is out as of today in patch 3.0.2. Stage 2 – With the exploit removed, we can work towards finalizing our data review and assigning appropriate actions. We have a lot of information! We know who used it, who they invited, how many times they exploited, when they participated, credits gained, and whether they gained a crafting pattern from reverse-engineering. We are still reviewing the data and determining the appropriate action for those who took…
Game Update 3.0.2 Patch Notes
Here are tomorrows Patch Notes for patch 3.0.2. This patch has many great fixes indeed. Check it out below: Game Update 3.0.2 Patch Notes Long-forgotten Sith spirits have awakened on Yavin 4. This convergence of dark side energies could give rise to a powerful and ancient threat within the moon’s already-treacherous jungles… Highlights New Guild Flagship Destinations! Rishi and Yavin 4 have been added as Guild Flagship destinations, and Flagship Orbital Support and Transport are now available for those locations. New Conquest Event! The “Revenge of the Revanites” Conquest Event has been added to the Conquest rotation. Improved Weekly Reward! Companion Outfit Lockboxes are now awarded for completing the Mission “[WEEKLY] Spirit of Cooperation.” Each lockbox contains a full set of rating 192 armor for its specified companion. General It is no longer possible to loot or complete the Weekly Mission for the final boss of The Ravagers without completing…
SWTOR Bioware explains Jugg/Guardian changes in 3.1
System Designer John Jarynowski, took some time explaining the upcoming Juggernaut/Guardian changes coming with game update 3.1. Defense Guardian Feedback Thread | 01.09.2015, 03:35 PM The team is actively discussing taking Retaliation/Riposte off the GCD. Normally, we do not want damage abilities to be off the GCD, however, both the Shield Tech/Shield Specialist and Darkness Assassin/Kinetic Combat Shadow already have major rotation skills (Dark Ward/Kinetic Ward and Heat Blast/Energy Blast) off the GCD. If these changes are made, we will definitely readdress the current changes to the Immortal Juggernaut/Defense Guardian. To those confused by the Immortal Juggernaut/Defense Guardian changes: We found that the Discipline was not performing to our DPS goals for tanks. The current changes are simply for balancing and maintaining our vision for the class. Concerning balancing/changes for other classes, tanking or otherwise: Keep an ear and eye open for upcoming news. This is just the start of…