The Arcona are a species of intelligent, limbed serpents native to the planet Cona. Their desert world is devoid of free water, but has dense concentrations of ammonia. The Arcona evolved claws to get at the water pods concealed beneath the rocky soil of Cona, and ammonia is employed in a supplementary circulatory system used to rid waste from their bodies. The Arcona’s eyes, set wide apart on their anvil-shaped heads, have thousands of individual receptor cells that register color, but give no delineation to form. It is the bulbous, diamond-shaped heat-sensing organ set between their eyes that brings their blurred multicolor world into focus. The Arcona sense of smell is based on their long, flickering tongue that collects molecules for analysis. Arcona live in loose, family-based collectives called nests that are ruled over by the Grand Nest. The society arose from the need to protect the young Arcona. The…
Author: Soeren Kamper
TOR TV: Bloodvein’s SWTOR Space Crib
I has come to my attention that we forgot to post about this video. This video was made by BloodveinMovies back in december, just after the game launched. Episode 04: Welcome to my kabooki space palace! Be sure and wipe your feet before entering my love space! Also, this is my first attempt at a SWTOR Machinima. Let me know what you think in the comments below! =]
1.2.1 Patch Notes 4/24/2012
As always BioWare used today’s server maintenance to patch up. This time with the largest patch since 1.2. If you me, the most important issue corrected, is the issue that prevented players from adding offline players to their friends list. This makes it much easier to mail stuff to your alts. Unfortunately still doesn’t seem to work for our own cross faction alts. Classes and Combat Jedi Knight Sentinel Zen (with Ataru Form) now correctly reduces the global cooldown of Cyclone Slash. Smuggler General Charged Burst’s damage has been increased by approximately 5%. Gunslinger Damage for Aimed Shot, Speed Shot, and Quickdraw has been increased by approximately 5%. Sharpshooter Trickshot’s damage has been increased by approximately 5%. Imperial Agent General Snipe’s damage has been increased by approximately 5%. Sniper Damage for Ambush, Series of Shots, and Takedown has been increased by approximately 5%. Marksmanship Followthrough’s damage has been increased by approximately 5%. Trooper Commando Gunnery Havoc Rounds…
Defender 410, A Sweet Star Wars: The Old Republic Case Mod
tomshardware.com is showcasing a phenomenal case mod inspired by Star Wars: The Old Republic. The casemod Was Showcased at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas by iBuyPower. The inspiration for this case mod was the Corellian Defender-Class Light Corvette from Star Wars: The Old Republic. Check it our over at tomshardware, and let us know what you think below.
TOR TV: Be a Hero
I have known about this videos for month now, but I never knew what to write about it. So today, I drank 6 Carlsberg to make sure I had the “inspiration” I needed to make a cool story about it…. I still have no clue what to write though. The video is strangely cool but I’m not 100% sure what is is about. Let me know if you get it…
TOR TV: SWTOR Explained – Revan’s Backstory (Pre-Kotor) and his involvement in the Mandalorian Wars
xZeroTolerence55x is back with a new SWTOR backstory, and this 9 min video is worth a watch/listen. This time he tells the story of one of my all time favorite force user – Revan. This will be the first part of a series of videos covering the guy. In this first one ZeroTolerence55 covers the details of Revan’s early life, his involvement in the Mandalorian Wars, and the beginning of his descent to the darkside. Check it out below:
1.2.0c Patch Notes 4/19/2012
Servers are now back up after some Unscheduled Maintenance. Considering that this patch was more or less done for the event fixes alone I’m glad they tossed in a pile of extra fixes. As we talked about a few days ago, BioWare did some fixes to the Warzone also this time. The warzone commendations are significantly increased. Even for a win. I just won a Voidstar, Novare Coast and an Alderaan. Got 154, 141 and 120 warzone commendations. Check out the patch notes below: 1.2.0c Patch Notes 4/19/2012 General Corrected an audio issue that could cause a loud, perpetual “jet engine” sound that is most noticeable on the Republic and Imperial Fleets. Corrected a rare issue that could cause players to be unable to access their guild. Classes and Combat Bounty Hunter Mercenary Heatseeker Missile: This ability will now only gain extra damage from your additional stacks of Heat Signatures and…
TOR TV: Moves like Twilek
Following up on yesterdays dance moves we got another groovy video for you — This time with some hot Twilek bootie. This video was made by German DJ groundhouse. You should really check out his channel, if you are into dubstep, as he got some really nice white labels, you won’t find anywhere else.
1.2.0b Patch Notes 4/17/2012
BioWare are using today’s server maintenance to push a small patch. They fixed the codex entry for the World Event and fixed the errors on the Tionese/Centurion gear which had Defense Rating stats on DPS/Healer gear. General An issue that prevented players from receiving the final Codex entry for the event has been corrected. Players that previously defeated Urtagh but did not receive the Codex entry and associated title will need to defeat the boss again in order to obtain it. Items Tionese and Centurion gear have had their stats corrected to pre-update 1.2 values.
TOR TV: Sexy and I Know It
When ever I see big strong men dancing in SWTOR, I always think of Khalirei’s video: “SWTOR Episode I – A New Meme“. The bounty hunter in the video still cracks me up 🙂 Khalirei isn’t the only one who likes the “big strong muscle man fantasy”. Here is something sexy from Night45Fox.
The Guild sphere: Errant Venture
Today I had the chance to speak with Zainitopia from the republic guild Errant Venture. Errant venture plays on the server Space Slug and is an all purpose republic guild, from the hardcore to the casual, being both accomplished in raiding and pvp. With over 100 members, we focus heavily in all aspects of gameplay – leveling(alts), warzones, flashpoints (hardmode), and of course raiding! Essentially they are looking to recruit raiders for patch 1.2. they used to have 3 x 8 mans running and actually got a server first kill on SOA NiM as well. Since then they have had to scale back to 1 group and have been raiding every week since. They are a casual group that loves to raid (only 2 nights). At one point they were very well respected in PVP as well. Although the emphasis for recruiting is for raiding, they take all gameplays into the guild, whether that…
TOR TV: Goodbye Azeroth (I’m Gonna Be A Sith Lord)
This video is fairly old and for some reason it slept under our radar. This song is for anyone who has grinded their life away in WoW and now does the same in SWTOR 😉 Check out the lyrics below the video. I can’t fight in the Ruins of LordaeranI’m preparing for the day we blow up AlderaanBlow up Alderaan. My days are over as a spellcasterIt’s time for us to strike and kill the Jedi MastersJedi Masters Because I know I’m going to the Dark Side…. Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, AzerothI’m gonna sleep inside my tauntaun on Hoth.Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye to the HordeI’m gonna be a Sith Lord… If I ever wanna be like Darth Vader,I’ll have to slaughter villages of Tusken RaidersTusken Raiders So I won’t have time to fish in DalaranI’ll be attending the academy on KorribanOn Korriban Because I know I’m going to the…
1.2.0a Patch Notes — 4/13/2012
BioWare has taken the servers down for some Sheduled Maintenance. The servers are currently unavailable while we perform scheduled maintenance. We expect the servers to be available again at 10AM CDT (8AM PDT/11AM EDT/4PM BST/5PM CEST/1aM AEST). Please check the Forums or the official SWTOR Twitter page for more information and updates. To check the status of your server, visit the Server Status page. Below are the patchnotes: General Addressed an issue that could prevent characters from being deleted. Made improvements to the CS ticketing system.
Patch notes: Game Update 1.2 – Legacy
Warning. Wall of text crits you infinity Highlights Players can now unlock a wide variety of rewards by leveling characters and reaching new Legacy levels, including buffs for your characters, unlocking additional Species choices for every class, and upgrades for your personal Starship. Build your own Legacy with the new Family Tree! Lost Island, a new Flashpoint, is available for play! Having uncovered the sources of the Rakghoul plague outbreak in the Tion Hegemony, players must travel to Ord Mantell and confront Dr. Lorrick, the mad scientist who engineered this horrific biological weapon. Explosive Conflict, a new Operation, is available for play! The Trandoshan mercenary warlord Kephess has seized the planet Denova, a world rich in resources valuable to the war effort. Players must assault his war camp, situated atop a mountain in densely-wooded terrain, fighting Imperial defectors and heavy war machines along the way. 8- and 16-player Story and…
The Guild sphere: Army of Yonuss
This week I sat down with Jono from “Army of Yonuss”, for a quick question and answer session about The guild. Army of Yonuss plays SITH on the Tarro Blood server, and currently recruiting. Check out the interview below, while you are downloading patch 1.2 🙂 Where did your guilds name come from? Our guild is named after the username our good friend used to use for every one of his RPG characters, Yonuss. He passed away just before TOR was released, but was very active in beta. He had been planning to co-found the guild with us for months, so when he passed away we decided it would be a nice way to honor him. Can you give me a quick 2-3 sentance description of your guild? Army of Yonuss is laid back and open to members of all sorts, however we are still very organized. We run weekly…
While we wait: Destiny of Defiance
Here is a new fan film that was just released. Looks good, I just wish it would go into the story more. The video is set 3500 years before the events of the original Star Wars Trilogy. It rivalries rage between acolytes of the Sith Empire. One prominent Sith Lord dispatches two young apprentices to meet their Destiny.
The Guild Sphere: Valor
Sorry for the lack of guild interviews the last few month. But today we are back with a new interview, this time with the republic guild Valor is a RP/PVP guild active on the Ajunta Pall server. Currently the guild is looking for non 50’s who are looking to level up and do some PVP with them. They are a friendly and mature guild looking for members to fill out our roster and have some fun with. They offer Ventrilo and Forums as well as RP sessions, a well organized group and once we hit 20 regular members they will start doing podcasts! If you’re interested please go to the forums Valourcouncil.enjin.com and post an application in the apps thread. Checfk out the interview below: Where did your guilds name come from? We actually wanted to call it Omen from a guild I’d been in back in World of Warcraft,…
SWTOR 2012 Guild Summit Panels
BioWare have uploaded all the recorded Panel discussions from last month Guild Summit. If you missed the live stream, you now have the chance to watch it now or watch ig again if you, like me seat by the computer and watched it live. Check it out below: STAR WARS: The Old Republic – Guild Summit Operations Panel: STAR WARS: The Old Republic – Guild Summit PvP Panel: STAR WARS: The Old Republic – Guild Summit Legacy Panel STAR WARS: The Old Republic – Guild Summit Economy Panel STAR WARS: The Old Republic – Guild Summit Roleplaying Panel STAR WARS: The Old Republic – Guild Summit Guilds Panel STAR WARS: The Old Republic – Guild Summit User Interface Panel STAR WARS: The Old Republic – Guild Summit “The Rest” Panel
MTSBWY: What If Yoda Spoke Normally?
The ‘Star Wars’ universe is riddle with mysteries. Did Han shoot first? How come Chewbacca doesn’t get a medal at the end of ‘A New Hope?’ And how come Yoda insists on speaking in semi-reverse order? It’s hard not to see master Yoda as a very short font of wisdom throughout the Star Wars films, but when his unique speech pattern is made to fit traditional rules, suddenly he becomes one seriously creepy little dude. Vimeo user MechaStewart shows us in the video below:
SWTOR Tips: How Discover Coruscant Spaceport
A lot of people have been bitching about not being able to discover the full map of Coruscant. Currently it’s not possible to discover Coruscant Spaceport without playing hide and seek. It’s not known if it’s a bug or it is supposed to be like this, but here is a guide to discover Coruscant Spaceport and thereby the full map on the planet. It turns out that in the docking bay there is a set of stairs off to the left (facing towards the elevators) run up the stairs to the viewing platform and looking out towards the docking bay you will notice two support beams on either side. I ran up the beam on the right into the ceiling, you will break through the ceiling and be able to see above the roof… way a bit and you will discover the entire map! (assuming this was the last bit you had)…
SWTOR Imperial Agent Sniper PVP Build – Awesome Build To Use In Warzones!
In this post we have another awesome build from www.swtorsavior.com and this one is a PVP build for the Imperial Agent Sniper class. This was actually a request after someone saw the leveling build from SWTOR Savior that you can find HERE. So back by popular demand we have a PVP build: PVP is all down to preference but if you are looking for some help in warzones than you should give this build a go. Here is how to use this PVP build: The Sniper is your typical range DPS class, but with a twist. You can use nearby terrain to take cover which activates skills specifically meant for this purpose. Cover allows you to have a percentage chance for ranged attacks to miss you. While taking cover, you will be able to use a wide variety of long range skills that will make you a true nightmare in…
SWTOR Imperial Agent Sniper PVE/Leveling Build
Here we are again with a build from www.swtorsavior.comand this time they have bought us an Imperial Agent Sniper build for leveling. Updated version for game update 2.1 can be found here The Imperial Agent Sniper is basically a pure DPS spec class and cunning will be your main stat that you should aim for on all your gear. However if you have just started the game and you are looking for a strong leveling build for the Sniper this should help you out! Also you will get the point allocation and the rotations that you need: SWTOR Imperial Agent Sniper PVE/Leveling Build: Here are the point allocations: Level 10 – Energy Tanks (1/2) Level 11 – Energy Tanks (2/2) Level 12 – Gearhead (1/3) Level 13 – Gearhead (2/3) Level 14 – Gearhead (3/3) Level 15 – Explosive Engineering (1/3) Level 16 – Explosive Engineering (2/3) Level 17 –…
1.1.5a Patch Notes – 3/13/2012
BioWare had a small patch for us today at the weekly maintenance. Nothing major, but check it out below: Companion Characters Bowdaar Resolved an issue that could occasionally prevent Bowdaar from being granted as intended. Players who had not been granted Bowdaar will now have their companion. Missions and NPCs Missions Imperial Thus, Always, To Tyrants: Leaving The Tyrant by using the Fleet Pass will no longer cause both bulkhead doors on the Security Deck to become locked.
TOR TV: Richie Branson – Looking For A Group – the music video
Back in January we featured Richie Branson for the first time in this column. Back then we also posted the same song as we are going to feature today, but now the tune “Looking for Group” has it’s own music video. This live-action SWTOR music video aired on the FOX news station in San Antonio this past monday, along with a feature story about the artist who made it. It’s wild to see SWTOR fan-art making it on the evening news. Check out the video below, and the story over at FOX San Antonio