The game develoeprs over at Bioware Austin, just informed us, the they are delaying Game Update 5.9 to Thursday May 3 instead of the usual Tuesday update. Hi everyone, One key learning this past year is not to release a Game Update if it’s not ready. We pushed really hard to be ready for next Tuesday, but we uncovered a couple of items we want resolved. To do that, we need a bit more time including this weekend to make sure our fixes are solid and ensure you have the highest quality play experience possible. We decided to give ourselves an extra couple days and release Game Update 5.9: The Nathema Conspiracy on Thursday, May 3, 2018. Just in time for May the 4th! Also, we will be providing a minor update on May 22 (Game Update 5.9.1) which includes the Nar Shaddaa Night Life event. I’m also working on a new…
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SWTOR: Izax Challenge Mount and Title Announced
The guys over at Bioware, just announced that the Izax challenge will be ending on April 30 with a mount and title as hot rewards! Check it out: The Izax Challenge Ends April 30th The last and largest of the dangerous droid superweapons of Iokath has been unleashed! With no one remaining to reign in its terrifying power, Izax the Destroyer, is set to annihilate everything in its path – starting with your Alliance. Do you have what it takes to defeat Izax’s superweapon “family” of bosses and then face the final God from the Machine Operation boss… in Veteran Mode? Set your sight on epic rewards and arm yourself with some pro-tips! Epic Rewards Await: Izax-Inspired Mount and Character Title If you’re worthy enough to take down Izax in Veteran Mode by April 30, 2018, you’ll be generously rewarded! Be the proud bearer of the ‘Strike Team: Defeating Izax’…
SWTOR: Tank Balance Changes in Game Update 5.9
Game update 5.9 will see quite a lot of changes to tanks in the next game update. Here are more info: Let’s talk about the changes coming to Tanks in Game Update 5.9. There are two things that informed the changes you will find below. First, “skank tanks” are greatly overperforming in PvP. This is a player who is using a Tank Discipline but equipping DPS gear. Second, when comparing all tanks (regardless of gear) against the DPS targets we outlined last year, tanks are doing more damage than intended. The summary of what we are changing in 5.9 is that tanks across the board will be doing less damage. To ensure that this doesn’t have a negative impact on their ability to tank/hold threat, we are greatly increasing their overall threat generation. This will mean that although they will commit less damage to an encounter, holding threat will not…
SWTOR Marauder / Sentinel Changes in 5.9
Marauders /Sentinels are the only Classes in 5.9 that are receiving slightly different changes than the other Classes this patch so I wanted to call them out separately. Here are the changes: Maurader The Ruthless Aggressor utility has been changed so that activating Obfuscate temporarily yields a 75% increase in damage reduction for Force and tech attacks instead of a 75% chance to resist all Force and tech attacks. Fury Reduced the damage done by Bloody Slashes by 18.5% Sentinel The Zealous Judgment utility has been changed so that activating Pacify temporarily yields a 75% increase in damage reduction for Force and tech attacks instead of a 75% chance to resist all Force and tech attacks. Concentration Reduced the damage done by Burning Slices by 18.5% We are making two changes. First, following last year’s balance pass, these Classes are still slightly overperforming. The change to Bloody Slashes / Burning…
SWTOR Utility Changes in Game Update 5.9
Following the damage adjustments we made last year, we have been monitoring each Class’s performance to see where additional changes would be needed. Right now, we are quite close (but not perfect) on the overall damage output of each Class. One thing that has come to forefront after these changes is the lack of survivability for some of our Disciplines. Imperial Agent Sniper Virulence In addition to its other effects, Toxic Regulators now increases your damage reduction by 15% for 6 seconds after your Shield Probe collapses or expires Operative Lethality In addition to its other effects, Toxic Regulators now increases your damage reduction by 15% for 6 seconds after your Shield Probe collapses or expires Smuggler Gunslinger Dirty Fighting In addition to its other effects, Concussion now increases your damage reduction by 15% for 6 seconds after your Defense Screen collapses or expires Scoundrel Ruffian In addition to its…
SWTOR is giving out Shae Vizla and Nico Okarr to active Subscribers – coming April 3
Bioware is giving out Shae Vizla and Nico Okarr to active subscriber on 3rd of April. Yea, You herd it right. BioWare is bringing back the Subscriber rewards. Check out the news below: ‘COMPANION CHAOS’ – THE CHAOS IS OVER, NOW IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE! The world of Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ is full of surprises. Today, we are announcing ‘Subscriber Rewards’ coming April 3, 2018. In a galaxy characterized by combat and treacherous betrayals, it is important to celebrate alliances. Nothing is more important than our relationship with each other and our loyal companions. In honor of the alliances we all create with our companions, all our premium players will receive the legendary Mandalorian leader, Shae Vizla and the infamous smuggler, Nico Okarr join your team of companions. These iconic Companions will join your team, if you have a premium status on April 3, 2018 at 12:01AM PT. All active Premium…
SWTOR: Conquest Changes in Game Update 5.9
As a follow up on the revamp of the Conquest system we got with SWTOR Game Update 5.8, The Bioware team will continue to make changes to it. So today Eric Musco took on the forums informing what we can expect with game update 5.9 Hey folks, With the 5.8a Conquest changes out the door, let’s talk about what we have planned for 5.9. We hope to address concerns over the viability of completing Conquests on alts, points for crafting, and ability to run Operations more frequently. We are going to address this through a few different changes: Increasing points gains for Objectives for repeatable and daily repeatable Objectives. An additional buff for GSF, Warzone, and Flashpoint Participation Objectives. The “Play a Flashpoint” Objective is being changed to “Play a Flashpoint or Uprising.” The “Kill X Enemies” Daily Objective will now be split into three Objectives. Kill 50 / 100 /…
SWTOR Game Update 5.8a patch notes
Here are the patch notes for Star Wars: The old Republic game update 5.8. The patch will be deployed tomorrow. General Planetary Yield targets for Guild Invasions have been reduced for all sizes: Small is now 200,000 (down from 460,000) Medium is now 550,000 (down from 1,380,000) Large is now 1,130,000 (down from 2,530,000) The Personal Conquest target is now 15,000 (down from 20,000). The following Conquest Objectives have been added to all Conquests: Completing a Warzone Winning a Warzone Completing a Galactic Starfighter Match Winning a Galactic Starfighter Match The Conquest Objective “Starfighter: Dominate the Stars” has been moved to a daily repeatable Objective and had it’s point value increased to 330 (up from 85). The “Rampage” Conquest objectives now require killing 100 enemies (down from 250). Flashpoints + Operations + Uprisings Operations Reduced the damage of the Energy and Amplifier Drones for the 16-player Story Mode Izax encounter….
STAR WARS: The Old Republic – Conquest Feedback and Upcoming Changes
The SWTOR Developers over at BioWare Austin will be making some changes to the conquest system. This is due to all the feedback they got from players after the the 5.8 revamp. Read more below: Conquest Feedback and Upcoming Changes | 03.22.2018, 02:29 PM Hey folks, In this thread we want to cover a few things about Conquests: our goals for the revamp, the feedback we are hearing from all of you, and what we are changing (and when). I recommend you start by reading our write-up of the changes that were coming to 5.8. Let’s jump in. The Conquest Revamp – Goals We had a few things in mind that we wanted to address as we moved from the old system into the new one. First and foremost were rewards. This includes ensuring that the new system delivers the rewards you earn, but also increasing the overall rewards for participating in Conquests. Here…
SWTOR: Choose your side in the #SWTORCompanionChaos Celebration – Starting March 20!
The guys over at Bioware Austin is doing a Companion Chaos social media event for Star Wars: The old Republic. The event will start on March 20 on Facebook and Twitter. Join the #SWTOR Family on SWTOR Facebook and @SWTOR to support your favorite Companion in the #SWTORCompanionChaos Celebration! Show your Loyalty to your favorite companions by voting for the team led by legendary gunslinger Nico Okarr, or the team led by the infamous mercenary, Shae Vizla. The Deadliest Droid: HK-55 vs. SCORPIOVote now for either #TeamNico’s assassin droid, HK-55 or for #TeamShae’s manipulative mastermind droid, SCORPIO. Who has the reputation to live up to “The Deadliest Droid”?! The Worst Crook: Tanno Vik vs. SkadgeVote in the bracket to determine “The Worst Crook” in the galaxy! Tanno Vik will be the mercenary representing #TeamNico and for #TeamShae, the villain, Skadge. When it comes to being “The Worst Crook” it’s a tough competition – who do you…
SWTOR Game Update 5.8 Patch Notes
Here are the patch notes for SWTOR game update 5.8 Highlights New Operation Boss, Izax – The final boss of Gods From the Machine is here! The mightiest of the Iokath droid superweapons, Izax is capable of destroying entire fleets of warships – defeating him will require tremendous power and skill. Conquest Revamp – From a new interface to changes for Guilds of every size. Our improved Conquest system now provides challenge, opportunity, and rewards for all Guilds! Companion Return: Ashara Zavros – She will return to the Sith Inquisitor’s side, how will things go with her former master? Companion Return: Vector Hyllus – Imperial Agents will see the return of their crewmate and member of the Killik Hivemind, Vector! Companion Romance: Arcann – A redeemed Arcann makes his feelings known to those who’ve given him a chance to atone for the evil deeds of his past. Limited Time Izax Event – Players who defeat Izax…
SWTOR: Game update 5.8 Developer Livestream Notes
Dulfy has been awesome to supply us, yet again, with the notes from yesterdays developer SWTOR live stream. The whole video can be found here: Below are the most important points: Conquests Some screens of the new Conquest changes: Ashara Return/Vector Return Catch up with Ashara and see how she has grown in the meanwhile – she has been studying the force without her master Both Ashara and Vector are class specific companions – Only Inq/Agent can get them Izax Background/Gameplay Izax Trailer: https://youtu.be/VeYIjfCT-4k?t=19m8s New weapon on Iokath, people were aware it was there before. These were powerful droid weapons by previous creators of Iokath and deployed to primitive words. As players took on Tyth, players discovered that there were more. These droids kinda coincide with the Zakuul gods. Scya keeps these droids in control the best she can. Izax is the most powerful of these droids and is set to Nightmare…
SWTOR: First look at Izax the Destroyer
BioWare is teasing the next raid boos in SWTOR! Both there offical Facebook page and on twitter they have boon posting these two images of the new Operation Boss – Izax – who is the final addition to Gods from the Machine! This new encounter should be available from March 2018 ( if they don’t push it any further ) Here is what we know: Little is known about the six titan droids that lie in hibernation on Iokath. These superweapons were created millennia ago by the planet’s architects, likely designed to pacify, subjugate, and destroy entire civilizations. Salvaged records indicate these machines operate as a sentient family unit of “god kin.” They are: TYTH, God of Rage. AIVELA, Goddess of Passion. ESNE, Goddess of Envy. NAHUT, God of Apathy. SCYVA, Goddess of Sorrow. IZAX, God of Death. During early weapon testing, Iokath unleashed the Six Gods on various unsuspecting…
SWTOR game update 5.8 and 5.9 delayed
Keith Kanneg from BioWare just informed the community, that game update 5.8 and 5.9 is being pushed back onee week, du to feed back from PTS: Some Date Updates! | 03.07.2018, 03:59 PM Hey everyone, I wanted to give you an update on the status of Game Updates 5.8 and 5.9. After reviewing our internal test results along with the feedback we’ve received from the players on our Public Test Server (PTS), we decided release 5.8 is not ready and needs a bit more time to make the necessary adjustments. The new targeted release date for 5.8 is now a week later on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. This additional time will help ensure we deliver a quality experience with Izax, the final Boss encounter for Gods from the Machine. Also, while I have your attention, this means we will also move the release of Game Update 5.9 one additional week, too. We…
STAR WARS: The Old Republic – Conquest Changes Coming in 5.8
Eric Musco just informed the SWTOR community that, the BioWare team is planing to make some changes to conquest with Game Update 5.8. Below are the details: Conquest Changes Coming in 5.8 | 03.01.2018, 10:05 AM Hey folks, In Game Update 5.8, we’re giving the Conquest system a pretty big overhaul. This thread is meant to talk through all of the changes that are coming and to answer any follow-up questions that you have! For starters, we wanted to resolve the reward delivery issues we have had in the past. While the team was in there, they decided to give the system a touch up. The user interface (UI) is the first place you will notice changes, as the entire Conquest UI has been reworked. You will notice that the top bar has been updated to separate your Solo and Guild Conquests from each other. The solo tab will clearly list the…
SWTOR Share the Love – February Gameplay Highlights
The previous Nvidia Contest promotion is now being given out as part of the SWTOR “Share the Love promotion”. Check it out: Share your Love of SWTOR with Friends – February 13 – 27 We love to give our players REWARDS – we’d love it if you share your love of Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ with your friends and everyone gets rewarded! CURRENT SUBSCRIBERS: Refer friends using your personal Referral Link to earn rewards including Cartel Coins, Battle Droids and more! To find out more about the awesome referral rewards program visit SWTOR Invite A Friend. Share your love of Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ give your friends who become Premium Players by February 27, 2018, 30-days of Free Game Time when they redeem the “SWTORSHARETHELOVE” Promo Code on their account by entering it at www.SWTOR.com/redeem-code. (Codes must be redeemed by February 27, 2018 at 12:01AM PDT//8:01 AM GMT) Plus, by popular demand,…
SWTOR: Winter/Spring 2018 Roadmap Update
Keith Kanneg just updated the SWTOR comunnity on BioWares SWTOR plans for the rest of this winter and the start of spring. Check it out: Winter/Spring 2018 Roadmap Update | 02.15.2018, 05:35 PM Hey everyone, I think for all of us, this Roadmap process we started last year could stand a bit of improvement. Instead of providing information every 90 days or so, it’s taking a lot longer to get you any information about what we’re planning, and honestly, that needs to change. I’m still reticent about communicating details beyond 90 days, but I do want you to be comfortable with our direction and where we are headed. With this in-mind, we’ve decided to use the Forums as the means to get you the information about the next couple months versus waiting for a Roadmap. This will allow us to be more responsive to your questions, address your concerns, and maintain a…
SWTOR: Patch Notes 5.7a
Here are patch notes 5.7a for to days game update: General Corrected an issue that was preventing players from triggering the shuttle cutscene in Kuat Drive Yards. Chapter 7: The Lady of Sorrows bonus Mission “Clean Up Detail” has had its rewards reduced. Corrected a texture issue for the Guerrilla Tactician’s Breastplate.
SWTOR: Roadmap Update – Spring 2018
BioWares own SWTOR Producer Keith Kanneg took on the forums to provide a brief update on the upcoming roadmap for SWTOR: Roadmap Update – Spring 2018 | 01.26.2018, 06:55 PM Hey all, As Musco mentioned in the Live Stream yesterday, we’re busy working on an update to the Roadmap which should be available in mid-February. Keep in mind, we’ve just released Game Update 5.7, so expect the Roadmap to give you insight about the next 90 days or so. I’m not ready to discuss all of the summer events and beyond that we’re planning. And, I definitely will not provide any information on what’s included in 6.0 . So, as always, hang in there, and we’ll provide you with what’s going on with SWTOR! For the many of you who have asked privately, yes, I’m doing great, but December and January are typically very busy months for us with all the planning activities….
More Returning Companions comming to SWTOR?
The devs over at Bioware had a short developer livestream yesterday. The livestream was allabout upcoming content in the future. They were online for a grand total of 11 minutes and only talked for about 5 minutes, at which point they just hosted SWTORCentral’s channel as a “demonstration of the new content.” Giveaway on SWTORCentral’s channel 5.7 is cool Name-dropped Kira and Jaesa as companions to return sooner rather than later Keith might troll Twitch chat (he didn’t) Reviewed 5.7’s returning companions and Scyva Roadmap coming in mid-February lol lots more companions coming stay tuned lolz lol lets make Scyva puns Charles won’t confirm that Scyva is the mother of Kai Zykken Plugs subscriber Origin deal *Cuts to SWTORCentral stream The chat was filled with people talking mostly about the Kotaku/Anthem article, and Eric and Charles both mentioned different things going on in chat but not the thing that we were talking about more…
SWTOR: Andronikos, Risha, and Corso return missions released in 5.7
Game update 5.7 sees the return of Andronikos, Risha, and Corso for Inquisitors and Smugglers. But there is a catch. Unless you finished Unfortunately, there isn’t much other than a cutscene with some dialogues. You will need to have finished Knights of the Eternal Throne before the new mission will appear in your Companions & Contacts. To get Andronikos you need to be Inquisitor, and to get Risha/Corso you need to play Smuggler, or the missions won’t appear. Below is the official statement on this: My reunion with Andronikos was | 01.23.2018, 05:50 PM Hey folks, There is a known issue with the Andronikos, Risha, and Corso return missions released in 5.7. Players who meet certain conditions are granted an additional mission that they cannot complete. This issue occurs for Players who: Had previously romanced one of the returning characters (Andronikos, Risha, or Corso). Romanced Theron after the release of KOTFE. Chose to…
SWTOR Game Update 5.7 and Beyond
BioWare just released som information on the next game update for Star Wars: The old Repbulic. The next next update, wich is 5.7 will be named “Legacy of the Creators”and is coming Jan 23 along with the next operation boss Scyva Here is the official word: Game Update 5.7 and Beyond | 01.09.2018, 01:20 PM “Hey folks, Since we are formally in 2018 now, Happy New Year to all of you! We know there have been some questions about what is coming next, so we wanted to give you some details. The big “what is coming” type question will be addressed as always in Keith’s Roadmap, which is being worked on now. I would expect a few more weeks before you can read that. However, before the roadmap is in your hands, let’s talk about the next Game Update! Game Update 5.7 – Legacy of the Creators Release date: January 23rd New Operation Boss:…
SWTOR Charles Boyd Interview
ObiRadd ventures down to Austin to question Charles Boyd about 5.6 and beyond in this video from Imperial Army. The video is about an hour long, so make sure you have time to watch it in full before you get started. It’s definitely work taking the time out of your day to listen. You can play it in the background while you’re doing something else if you want, but it’s an interesting interview with Bioware staff from the studio in Austin. If you’re wondering what’s going to happen in 5.6 and beyond, this is going to help you out. So, what did you think?
SWTOR Ranked Mission Rewards, 5.6.1, and beyond!
Eric Musco just informed the SWTOR community that BioWare will be making changes to Ranked PvP Mission Rewards in 5.6.1. If you didn’t catch the patch notes for today’s game update, you can see them here. Hey folks, There have been some questions about the bug related to Solo Ranked Missions in that they are not giving anything beyond CXP and Credits. There was actually two bugs related to PvP Missions, but more on that in a second. As of 5.6.1 (coming live soon) Solo Ranked Missions will be rewarding Unassembled Components and crafting materials as intended. This was missed in the patch notes but I did verify that it is fixed in the patch. They still aren’t giving out Season 9 tokens, but that will be addressed in the future. The other bug present in the PvP Mission rewards is that instead of giving players one crafting lockbox which coincides…