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SWTOR Austin Cantina Tour thumbdrive assets

BioWare haold one of the famous cantina tour parties last night at there headquarter in Austin – Texas. While not much new information was given, all attendees got thumbdrive containing GS concept arts and screenshots of new Cartel Market items, and stuff coming with Galactic Starfighter. Check it out below: Minipets from Cartel Market cards Cartel Market Concept arts Galactic Starfighter Concept arts/Screenshots

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San Francisco Cantina Tour thumbdrive files

The lifting of the Galactic Starfighter NDA, comes the day after BioWare hold their cantina tour gathering in San Francisco last night. At the event, all attendees got a thumbdrive whit images and info of upcoming content. Below are all the images including: Six GS screenshots, Tons of GS concept arts/paint jobs (mostly Empire ships) A forest trooper and mountain trooper gear set coming to cartel pack/cartel market New information on upcoming  stuff from the events includes: Public Testing coming up this weekend New Flashpoint (Kuat Driveyards) in February. Role Neutral, Level Neutral. Bridge between regular game and GS. Early Access will feature Strike Fighters, Scouts, Gunships. Bombers in February. Every starfighter model present in the game world will eventually be available in GS. Most will be just be variants of the basic ships available to everyone. Most will be obtained through the Cartel Market Rakghoul/Chevin event coming back sooner than later and…

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Bounty Contract Week Event – Now Live for all Classes Level 15 and up!

Bounty Contract Week is back. This time it will run from November 12 – 19, 2013. The basic premise for this SWTOR event centers around the Bounty Brokers Association. This organization, is overrun with the number contracts that it needs fulfilled and is willing to pay anyone for completing the bounties. If you need help to finish up any of these, have no fear. We got guides to help you out for some of them. The rest should be up before the event is over. : Guide to SWTOR Bounty Contract Week Voss Kingpin Bounty Contract Guide Tatooine Kingpin Bounty Contract Guide Coruscant Kingpin Bounty Contract Guide Below is the official announcement from BioWare: The Bounty Brokers Association needs you! The BBA has taken in too many contracts for their regular membership to handle and is asking anyone Level 15 and above to answer the call of bounty hunting between November…

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Community Cantina Tour Arrives in Austin, Texas – 11/22

BioWare Community Cantina will stop by Austine later this month. As always we should get information about upcoming content from this event. Hopefully the last peaces of information we want to know about upcoming expansion Galactic Starfighter. There is no mention about getting some hands on time with Galactic Starfighter though. If you are in the Austin area when this is going down, let us know. THIS IS AN ADULT EVENT AND ALL ATTENDEES MUST BE OF LEGAL DRINKING AGE TO PARTICIPATE. PLEASE BE PREPARED TO SHOW ID. Important details for the less-than-savvy minors amongst us 😛 The Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Cantina Tour Arrives in Austin, Texas! 11.07.2013 We’re happy to announce that the next stop in the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Cantina Tour will be happening on Friday, November 22nd, in Austin! This is your chance to join the Star Wars: The Old Republic community for a development team Q&A…

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Community Cantina: San Francisco, November 13th

If you are in San Francisco, on November 13th, be sure to stop by the EA San Francisco Offices (211 Redwood Shores Parkway Building C. Redwood Shores, CA 94065), for some good times. BioWare will be holding one of their famous Community Cantina, were food, drinks and good fun is assured… Oh.. and you also get freaking  hands-on time with Galactic Starfighter! Since I live in Denmark, and Lisa is from Austine, we wont be there (unless some miracle happens), but let us know if you are. And let us know all the juicy details! Check out the announcement below: We’re happy to announce that the next stop in the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Cantina Tour will be happening on Wednesday, November 13th, in San Francisco! This is your chance to join the Star Wars™: The Old Republic community for a development team Q&A as well as complimentary drinks*, food, and…

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New York Community Cantina infomation

BioWare had a Community Cantina gathering in New York last night, were new game information was released. As always attendance was gifted with a flash drive containing images of upcoming stuff. Items of interest includes a new zaldrate mount and new customization kits for Blizz. The nights discussions also had some items of interest: They want to add better tools to help guildmasters master guilds. Increasing inventory would have an impact on loading time, which is already not all that fast. I asked about new level caps in the future and was told this was a “top secret” question. Adding chapters to class stories involves much expensive logistics, not just writing and coding; they have to bring back the vocal talent, do translations, etc. Adding a new character class is very unlikely. New abilities would have to be designed, a new 50-level character path would have to be written and produced…

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Reminder – Community Cantina Event – New York – 10/12

BioWare will be hosting a Community Cantina Event in New York this comming Saturday. Just in time for people to also visit the New York Comic Con. I’m definitely looking forward to the teases on the thumbdrives, they have NOT dissapointed! Hopefully we’ll get a little insight on 2.5? We’re happy to announce that the next stop in the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Cantina Tour will be happening on Saturday, October 12th, in New York! This is your chance to join the Star Wars: The Old Republic community for a development team Q&A as well as complimentary drinks*, food, and giveaways. Every attendee will be receiving a highly coveted Tauntaun Fawn code. If you’re in the area, make sure to stop by and hang out with us! Venue: Stitch Bar and Lounge Date: Saturday, October 12th, 2013 Time: 8-11PM EDT Address: 247 West 37th Street. New York, NY…

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Q&A session from community Cantina – Seattle, August 31

Redna and chill from  ootinicast.com went to the Community Cantina held in Seattle on Saturday evening, 31 August 2013. There they had the chance to sit in on the Q&A session featuring Amber Green (Live Services Specialist) and Eric Musco (Community Manager)  and Lead Designer Damion Schubert. The Community Cantina in Seattle might have been the  biggest cantina ever, with more then 300 people in attendance. Therefor they had to  split up the whole thing, including Q&A, into two parts, and the second round barely got everyone in who was still in line.  The Q&A transcript also includes some questions that was asked afterwards that weren’t part of the formal Q&A. Check ot the snippet below, and read the whole ting over at  ootinicast.com  Q: Why not more playable species, like Nautilans? A: Each species takes tons of time to develop for all the options, moves, and so on. Because Cathar sold well, they are in…

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Bounty Contract Event is Live

Starting today, the  Bounty Contract Event for SWTOR will finally be available – but just for only this week. The Bounty Contract Event allows you to visit previously explored planets where you will get  missions to kill  different high-profiled targets. With every completed contract, you will earn reputation points that gives you access  to purchase new rare items. The Bounty Contract event only lasts for one week – but will  return every month. Those who are aiming to gather so much reputation that they will be able to reach Legend Status, will have to spend at  least four months on this, before it happens. However, if you have multiple characters, it can be done very quickly as you can stock up reputation trophy that you can be used every week every time you max out the weekly reputation cap. So ss a heads up the Completed Bounty Contracts are not BoP so mailing…

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Guide to SWTOR Bounty Contract Week

Don’t forget to check out constantly growing list of guides for Star Wars: The old republic Coming soon is Bounty Hunter Contract Week! With Patch 2.3 on August 13th we get a new cool, recurring event. After August, the event will happen for one week every month so if you miss the first one, you’ll have to wait for September for the next one. Bounty Contract missions will scale to your level, beginning at level 15. The most difficult bounties will take place on the high-level planets so you want to be at least level 40 before the event begins if you want to have the best shot at getting all of the achievements done. All you have to do to begin is to look for the Captured Bounties that are scattered around the fleet station. Then pick one and you will find your way to the mission terminals around the…

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Gree Event Returns May 21 – May 28

Great news! BioWare just announced that the Gree Event will return next week. I guess it’s time to  build a ton of rep whit them again and  get them sweet sweet items.  Here is the story: Gree In-Game Event Returns – 05.17.2013 The ancient Gree starship, Gray Secant, returns to Ilum between May 21 and May 28 bringing with it great rewards, including unique armor, pets, weapons, and more! Join with friends for another chance to earn valuable Reputation points and become a living Legend as you fight for the Gree’s grand mission. This is a great time for players at level 45+ to jump into the event before the event returns at level 55 in the future. Visit the in-game News Terminal located on Carrick Station or Vaiken Spacedock to get started on your adventure! CHECK OUT THESE FEATURED REWARDS Scalene Armor (Blue, White, Red) Collect all three armor sets!…

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The Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Cantina Tour Los Angeles June 13th

Looks like BIoWare is releasing a new destination in there  Community Cantina Tour each week. Last week we got the news that they crew will show up in Dallas on May 17th, and today we learn they will show up in Los Angeles June 13th. Below are the details: We’re happy to announce that the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Cantina Tour will be stopping in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 13th! This is your chance to join the Star Wars™: The Old Republic community for a development team Q&A as well as complimentary drinks* and giveaways. Every attendee will be receiving a highly coveted Tauntaun Fawn code. If you’re in the area, make sure to stop by and hang out with us! Venue: Caña Rum Bar Date: Thursday, June 13th, 2013 Time: 8-11PM PDT Address: 714 West Olympic Blvd, Downtown LA, CA 90014 Space will be limited, so be sure to arrive early! You can RSVP on Facebook here (Facebook RSVP is…

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Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Cantina Tour – Dallas May 17th

BioWare have announce the next Star Wars: The old Republic Cantina Tour will be held in Dallas May 17th 2013.  Check out the full announcement below, and let us know if you will be attending: We’re happy to announce that the next stop in the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Cantina Tour will be happening on Friday, May 17th, in Dallas! This is your chance to join the Star Wars™: The Old Republic community for a development team Q&A as well as complimentary drinks*, food, and giveaways. Every attendee will be receiving a highly coveted Tauntaun Fawn code. If you’re in the area, make sure to stop by and hang out with us! Venue: Wyndham Las Colinas Date: Friday, May 17th, 2013 Time: 8-11PM CDT Address: 110 West John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, TX 75039 Space will be limited, so be sure to arrive early! You can RSVP on Facebook here (Facebook RSVP is not required for attendance). We look…

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Bioware talks about upcoming expansion and future content during SXSW 2013

In preparation for the upcoming Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion, Bioware is increasing the pace of news releases and event participation across the US and Europe. This time around, SWToR Senior Producer Blaine Christine , Lead Systems Designer Damion Schubert, Executive Producer Jeff Hickman and Production Director Dallas Dickinson hosted a panel discussion during SXSW 2013 – an annual music, film, and interactive conference and festival held in Austin, Texas.

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Gree event returning with Patch 1.7.2!

Bioware’s new community manager Eric Musco revealed yesterday that Patch .1.7.2 will also see the return of the Gree event that proved to be so successful on its first iteration. In addition, the golden scarlene armor that’s currently available at the cartel market store will be soon removed from it. The armor will be returning at a later (unspecified) date.

In specific he stated:

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February 1st SWTOR Community Roundup

Find out what’s happening in and around the SWTOR community this month and in the coming weeks. There are many player and community based events happening in February. The crew at BioWare have scored the forums, community sites and more to help bring us some of the top news and events for the community. You can check it all out for yourself here and if your event did not make their list but you want a mention here on the site, be sure to leave us a comment. SWTOR community staff tell us: It’s time for the Community Round-Up. Each week, we scour the forums, fan sites, and reddit, finding some of the most interesting discussions in the community as well as player-created events happening on certain servers in The Old Republic™. So here we have it! Here are some reported server events: [Begeren Colony] sALTurday!: “Esseles / Coruscant (Feb 2)…

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Community Cantina Tour – San Francisco

Recently BioWare released the event date of Community Cantina Tour  San Francisco. The event was original planned to  happen this month, but do to unknown reasons, the event was pushed back to March. Check out the  announcement below: We’re happy to announce that the next stop in the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Cantina Tour will be happening on Friday, March 1st, in San Francisco! This is your chance to join the Star Wars: The Old Republic community for a development team Q&A (featuring Lead Designer Damion Schubert) as well as complimentary drinks*, food, and giveaways. Every attendee will be receiving a highly coveted Tauntaun Fawn code and a code for a rare item from the Cartel Market. If you’re in the area, make sure to stop by and hang out with us! Venue: Jillian’s @ The Metreon Date: Friday, March 1st, 2013 Time: 7-11PM PST Address: 175 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

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The SWTOR Community Cantina Tour Arrives in Paris and London!

Finally BioWare is coming back to Europe. This time with the Community Cantina Tour were they will be visiting London and Paris. So if you are in Paris Friday, February 1st, or London Saturday, February 2nd, 2013, you should definitely stop by and say hello. Check out the full announcement below: We’re happy to announce that the next two stops in the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Cantina Tour will be happening on Friday, February 1st in Paris and Saturday, February 2nd in London. This is your chance to join the European Star Wars™: The Old Republic community for a development team Q&A (featuring Executive Producer Jeff Hickman) as well as complimentary drinks*, food, and giveaways. Every attendee will be receiving a highly coveted Tauntaun Fawn code and a code for a rare item from the Cartel Market. Additionally, you are invited to join us before the events at the Louvre and the London Film Museum to check out…

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What is this…. Life Day thing

Many people who haven’t played Star Wars: Galaxies, or are not much into the whole Star Wars lore, might have a hard time understanding what this whole Life Day business is all about. People who played Star Wars: Galaxies already knows all about this, but if you haven’t played SWG, I can tell you that Life Day was an ingame event. It was the SWG version of Christmas. Every year 2 gifts were given out by the Developers to everybody in-game. One gift is for people to open themselves, and the other gift is for you to trade with a friend. Before Star Wars: Galaxies, Wookiee Life Day made its first appearance in The Star Wars Holiday Special. Unlike most aspects of the normally well-crafted Star Wars universe, Life Day is utterly expedient, inserted into the show to provide a very basic goal for the heroes, and lend a bit of topical…

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Free Fireworks to celebrate 1 year

To celebrate SWTOR’s first birthday anniversary, all players will get 25 complementary of faction specific fireworks over the game’s in-game mail system. This will happen on December 11 for valid accounts as of December 10. December 20th marks the 1st Anniversary of the official launch of Star Wars™: The Old Republic™! To thank our community for their continued support throughout this memorable first year, we’re happy to announce that all players with a valid Star Wars: The Old Republic account as of December 10th, 11:59PM CST will receive 25 complimentary stacks of faction-based fireworks! Fireworks will be delivered via in-game mail on December 11, 2012 to all qualifying players. Wow! Hard to believe it’s only been a year. One year, four end game Ops, four warzones and tons of fun.

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Community Cantina Tour – New Orleans, LA – December 1

BioWare sets the next date for the next Star Wars: The old Republic Community Cantina Tour. The next event will be happening on Saturday, December 1st in New Orleans, just in time for New Orleans Comic-Con! If you are going, let us know, and remember to take lot’s of pictures. Sign up here We’re happy to announce that the next stop in the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Cantina Tour will be happening on Saturday, December 1st in New Orleans, just in time for New Orleans Comic-Con! This is your chance to join the community for a development team Q&A as well as complimentary drinks*, food, and giveaways including highly coveted codes for an in-game Tauntaun Fawn! If you’re in the area, make sure to stop by and hang out with us! Venue: Springhill Suites New Orleans Downtown Date: Saturday, December 1st, 2012 Time: 7-10PM CST Address: 301 Saint Joseph…

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Impressions – Bioware Cantina Tour from Austin

Two Fridays ago BioWare turned Mr. Tramps, a local Austin hangout, into a cantina straight off Alderaan. The Alpha Strike Force (ASF) guild of the Jedi Covenant couldn’t pass on a chance like that and sent one of its finest officers  to investigate and record his impressions! The backroom of the cantina had three wall-sized screens continuously playing all of the SWTOR videos. To see the arrival of the Sith at Korriban, the battle of Alderaan and the fall of the Jedi Temple on the huge screens was a sight to behold. The videos really set the mood for the night. Approximately eighty players and upwards of twenty designers filled the cantina sharing beers and stories, each in great spirits. Upon arrival, BioWare gave each player a Tauntaun Fawn pet for in-game use and a copy of the Journal of Grand Master Gnost-Dural. This proved an excellent ice-breaker – each designer carried a sharpie and would gladly…

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Community Cantina Tour – Austin, TX

BioWare is continuing there road trip, and this time the event bus hit’s Austin Texas. Below are the Austin information. We’re happy to announce that the next stop in the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Cantina Tour will be happening on Friday, November 16th here in Austin, home of the game’s development team! This is your chance to join the community for a development team Q&A as well as complimentary drinks*, food, and giveaways including highly coveted codes for an in-game Tauntaun Fawn! If you’re in the area, make sure to stop by and hang out with us! Venue: Mister Tramps Date: Friday, November 16th, 2012 Time: 7-10PM CST Address: 8565 Research Blvd Austin, TX 78758 We look forward to seeing you there! -The Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Team * THIS IS AN ADULT EVENT AND ALL ATTENDEES MUST BE OF LEGAL DRINKING AGE TO PARTICIPATE. PLEASE…

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NY Comic Con Starts TOMORROW!

Just your friendly neighborhood reminder that NY Comic Con officially kicks off tomorrow! If you are near, remember to stop by the Star Wars: The old republic Community Cantina Tour at Houndstooth Pub Address: 520 8th Avenue New York, NY 10018. We won’t be going unfortunately, but we would love to see your pictures, so so please upload them to our facebook page if you are going. Of course there will be plenty of Star Wars represented at the 4-day con.  If you are planning to go to the con, here is your guide to things related to The Galaxy Far Far Away. Celebrities Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia in the films) will be at the convention on Friday thru Sunday.  She will be doing autographs, photo ops and will even be moderating a panel. Autographing Friday, October 12th 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Hall 1B Saturday, October 13th 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Hall 1B Sunday, October 14th 12:00…

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