BioWare is giving out a pet for the Star Wars Celebration. To redeem your M8-3R Astromech Droid pet go the official site and type in the code SWCELEBRATION17. The pet will then me mailed to you on every character you have, and any future character you may create. Have fun!
SWTOR: A Note from the Producer
Former SWTOR producer Ben Irving is moving to another position within Bioware, and Keith has now taken the position as new producer of Star Wars: The old Republic:Hi everyone! I know it’s a bit later than usual for a Producer’s Letter for this year, but we’ve been making some adjustments behind the scenes and finalizing our next game update – The War for Iokath (Game Update: 5.2). One of those changes is the Game Producer role with Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. Ben Irving has moved on to a great new opportunity within BioWare, giving me the pleasure of leading the SWTOR team as Game Producer. Many of you may recognize me from our livestreams when Eric Musco gives me a shout out as, “my boss, Keith,” while others of you have met me at our Cantina Events, or on calls with players and our influencer programs. And, quite of few…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Friday April 14 2017
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for April 14 . Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links APPEARANCE OPTIONS: HUMAN HAIRSTYLES 1 240 120 –50% 180 Information from TOR FASHION
SWTOR Game Update 5.2 Patch Notes
Here are the patch notes for SWTOR game update 5.2 that was released the other day. Highlights New Iokath Storyline: When a superweapon of unimaginable power is discovered on Iokath, you must choose to align your forces with either the Republic or Empire — and deal with the inevitable consequences. Once you complete the storyline you will gain access to host of repeatable Missions in a brand-new daily area. Returning Companions: Prepare to fight alongside Former Sith Warrior Companion Malavai Quinn or former Republic Trooper Companion Elara Dorne! Gods From the Machine: Team up with friends and guildmates to take on the first boss of this new Operation, Tyth, the God of Rage. Galaxy Map: Accessible from anywhere, explore the galaxy like never before with the new and improved Galaxy Map. Galactic Command Gearing Changes: Crates get better as you level, greater chances to get set bonus gear, guaranteed Unassembled Gear…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday April 11 2017
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for April 13 – April 20 2017. Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] Items No Longer Available Helpful links GOLD MOUNT PACK Information from TOR FASHION OPPRESSOR PACK Information from TOR FASHION SUPERCRATE: OPPRESSOR PACKS Information from TOR FASHION HYPERCRATE: OPPRESSOR PACKS Information from TOR FASHION Items Available Again Price Helpful links GRAND CRYSTAL PACK 150 Information from TOR FASHION Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links BATTLEFIELD COMMANDER’S ARMOR SET 1440 720 –50% 1080 Information from TOR FASHION CATHAR WARSTAFF 500 250 –50% 325 Information from TOR FASHION Second CM Update Changes to the Cartel Market detected Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links INTERSTELLER PRIVATEER ARMOR SET 600 1440 +140% 1200 Information from…
Battlefront II Will Be a Better Game but Possible Financial Disappointment
If you’re like the rest of us, you might be anxiously awaiting Battlefront II. The thing is, we don’t really know very much about it. That’s how they generally do these games. Anything Star Wars, especially since the new films have started production, is kept under lock and key for the most part, until it’s ready for release. That leaves a lot of open doors for speculation and Mathew Falvai of a90skid.com has some theories on what will happen with Battlefront II. In this post, he describes why he thinks it will be a better game but an overall financial disappointment. “My prediction is that gamers will do what they traditionally do and judge a game based on their last experience. The new Battlefront promises more robust single-player content, and an actual campaign, fixing two of the major issues. With the foundation of a jaw-droppingly beautiful engine and reusable assets already in place, DICE had…
SWTOR Game Update 5.2: The War for Iokath Delay
The team over at Bioware Austin is delaying the release of the new Game Update 5.2 by at least a week due to some quality issues: Hey folks, We want to ensure our updates release at the highest quality possible and Game Update 5.2: The War for Iokath is no different. At this point in time, we are not satisfied with the quality of the Iokath update. For that reason, we are delaying the release of 5.2 by one week, to release on April 18th. This allows the team more time to make improvements to address some of the issues still pending. We did not make this decision lightly as we are very eager for all of you to get your hands on the new storyline, reunite with old Companions, or try your hand at taking down the God of Rage himself. As soon as we know timing for the next…
Is BioWare Rebooting KOTOR?
There are few Star Wars games (if any) acclaimed as high as KOTOR. Knights of the Old Republic is a huge favorite in the Star Wars gaming scene and for good reason. It was an excellent game, beautifully designed, with a wonderful story. Players have been wanting a new KOTOR game for a long time now. We hear of a rumor that says BioWare might actually be working on exactly that! The rumor originates with gaming journalist Liam Robertson, who discussed the topic recently on his Patreon page. He doesn’t cite his sources which makes this hearsay but it’s an interesting enough rumor that we’ll go ahead and pass it on to you. Again, this is JUST rumor at this point and we can’t do more than speculate but with how much everyone wants to see a new KOTOR game, it can be fun to speculate that this rumor is true. Here’s…
Get Your Hands on Battlefront II at EA PLAY
If you’re excited for Battlefront II and want the chance to try it out for yourself, it’s a good idea to be at EA PLAY. So if you’re headed there in June, you’re going to get another extra surprise. In addition to allowing you to play the game, you will also get to see more details about it. This also means those of us at home will hopefully get to learn more about the game. In a recent post detailing that tickets will be bookable for EA PLAY starting April 20, EA revealed that attendees “will get hands on” with the next Battlefront game. If that’s not reason enough for many to buy a ticket, I don’t know what is. EA PLAY is happening from June 10th to June 12th at The Hollywood Palladium in California. This is the second year in a row that EA has had this Pre-E3 event…
SWTOR Patch 5.2 Developer’s Livestream Coverag
Here is the SWTOR 5.2 Developer Livestream coverage where Iokath and other contentcovered. Check it out: Agenda Community Topics War for Iokath New Daily Area and PvP Gods from the Machine New Galaxy Map Star Wars Celebration Community Topics Unassembled Components and Legacy – Something we are interested in doing, havn’t decided if that is something we are doing. Most commonly requested feature. Class changes – No class changes in 5.2. One of the class designers just had a kid but once he is back they will dive into that. He is not the only one working on the class changes. Command XP after the event – Command XP boost will stay after 5.2 launches. Base XP will be lower but they are giving CXP back to enemies. Spending tokens, unassembled pieces, and unassembled components – Changes coming to vendor. They are adding tier 1 gear from CXP crates to…
A History of Cancelled Star Wars Games
““Star Wars is one of the most popular settings in all of video games, so it’s no surprise that its owners are continually looking to create new bestselling games in the galaxy far, far away. But for every smash-hit like the Jedi Knight series, Battlefront, and Knights of the Old Republic, there are several games that never see the light of day. Games are cancelled for any of a number of reasons. But whether it’s the publisher canning the game late in development or an early concept that never gets fleshed out, it’s always disappointing to see games with huge potential left on the cutting room floor.” How many times have we written about a cancelled Star Wars game here? Even worse is when we tell you about a new game in the making that we’re really excited for, only to find out later, it’s been cut. We hate bringing…
EA to Share about Battlefront II at Star Wars Celebration
We’re only a few days away from Star Wars Celebration and that means we’re close to seeing what EA has to reveal about Battlefront II. EA has already promised a reveal trailer for the game on April 15th, but it would seem they are going to give us more than just that. In a post on the forums, Community Manager Mathew Everett teased there could be more info coming for fans. “I am honestly looking forward to the overall reactions,” he wrote. “It’s super easy to speculate currently and wouldn’t expect anything less at this point, but we have a lot to share and Celebration is 10 days away and the reveal just 12 days.” He also had a little something to say about Clone Wars/Prequel Trilogy content, which players have been asking about. “Our team has revealed multiple eras, a bigger game and the title,” he wrote in response to…
The New Galaxy Map in SWTOR
With Star Wars: The old Republic game update 5.2 comes a new galaxy map. Eric Musco updated the community about it: Hey folks, Coming with Game Update 5.2 is a new quality of life feature, a revamped Galaxy Map. Aside from just being improved aesthetically, it also provides new functionality. We really wanted to improve players’ ability to travel around the galaxy, let’s talk about what is new with the Galaxy Map: You must have a personal ship to use the Galaxy Map. Make sure you’ve completed the early part of your Class Mission! You can access the Galaxy Map from anywhere by simply pressing the icon on your mini-map, navigate to it through the top UI, or use the shortcut key (Shift+M by default). Takes advantage of Legacy Perks: If you’ve acquired the Quick Travel perk, you can travel directly to your personal ship from the Galaxy Map. If…
SWTOR Choosing a Faction on Iokath
Eric Musco posted some new information regarding Iokath. This time it’s a post on choosing your faction on Iokath with patch 5.2. Hey folks, As we mentioned in our PvP post last week, and on our original 5.2 livestream, when you arrive on Iokath you will be able to choose which Faction you want to side with in the War for Iokath. We know that there will be many questions coming off of this around what this actually impacts so we want to clear up exactly how this works, and exactly what it affects. First, to avoid any confusion: The faction you choose has no effect at all outside of Iokath. It only impacts story choices in the Iokath storyline (and future stories) and some gameplay impacts on Iokath. Let’s start by talking about how the Faction choice works mechanically. You will be able to choose which Faction you want…
SWTOR Tyth Operation PTS Videos
Dulfy was allowed to show some footage of the new Tyth operation boss that is coming with Patch 5.2 update next week. Check it out below: Healer video by naNuke Tank video by Curt DPS video by TcThief 8m Veteran Mode DPS video by TcMeat Healer video by Kalizo Tank video by Beau RELATED POSTS
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday April 04 2017
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for April 4 – April 11 2017. Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] New Items Price Helpful links STRATEGIC COMMAND WALKER 1500 Information from TOR FASHION FEIGN DEATH 480 Information from TOR FASHION Items No Longer Available Helpful links SCAVENGER PACK Information from TOR FASHION SUPERCRATE: SCAVENGER PACKS Information from TOR FASHION HYPERCRATE: SCAVENGER PACKS Information from TOR FASHION Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links OPPRESSOR PACK 300 150 –50% 200 Information from TOR FASHION SUPERCRATE: OPPRESSOR PACKS 1425 712 –51% 950 Information from TOR FASHION HYPERCRATE: OPPRESSOR PACKS 7020 3510 –50% 4680 Information from TOR FASHION STALWART PROTECTOR ARMOR SET 600 1200 +100% 1200 Information from TOR FASHION ZAKUUL PERSONAL DROPSHIP 375 1500 +300% 1500 Information…
Star Wars: Force Arena 1.5 Preview!
Star Wars Force Arena will receive its 1.5 update is comming closer. This update will include some rather drastic changes, and since these changes are going to impact the game on every level, the devs did a preview for us to enjoy. Check out the details and let us know what you think below. Faction Based Rating Points In the next update, we will be separating your ranking points by faction, rather than having them share a rating. We are hoping that this will allow players to unlock the other 50% of the game, as they can swap factions without risking their main ranking points. The points you have already attained will be calculated into your new ratings points. Based on the ratings points on the end of the season before the update, your main faction will receive the exact same rating points that you have. Your lesser faction will receive points in relation…
Regrets of the Past – Star Wars Fan Film
I love Star Wars fan films, something you probably already know if you’ve been following the site for any length of time. There is no shortage of these films on the internet today but some far outside the others when it comes to quality, story, and all those other things that make a great film. Here’s one that is definitely worth the watch. A lot more work went into this than what we see with short films and it shows. It’s nearly an hour long and it had more than 150 people on the crew. Many working professionals put their own spare time into this project to make it possible for us to enjoy. It’s amazing and is truly a cut above many of the others we write about and share with you here on the site. This one deserves more views. So go ahead and pop some popcorn, or…
SWTOR: PvP On Iokath
Here are some more info on Lokath comming with SWTOR Gameupdate 5.2. THis time we get some details on how the open world PvP works Hey folks, With the launch of 5.2 “The War for Iokath” we wanted to be sure to encourage PvP wherever possible. It is a part of the design of the Missions on Iokath that players will be running into each other fairly often. This afforded us the opportunity to make PvP more of a focus beyond just a place for open world PvP to occur. Here are some of the things that set Iokath apart as it relates to PvP: In open world PvP, enemies and allies will be determined by the Faction you choose to fight for, not the faction your Class is a part of. Ex: If you are Trooper who chose to fight for the Republic, you will be flagged as an…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday March 28 2017
Here are the weekly cartel market items on Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday March 28 2017 sale for March 28 – April 4 2017. Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] Items No Longer Available Helpful links GRAND CHANCE CUBE GREE HYPERGATE Information from TOR FASHION GOLD ARMOR PACK Information from TOR FASHION Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links SIENAR PR-3 150 1500 +900% 1500 Information from TOR FASHION SCAVENGER PACK 300 150 –50% 225 Information from TOR FASHION SUPERCRATE: SCAVENGER PACKS 1425 712 –51% 1050 Information from TOR FASHION HYPERCRATE: SCAVENGER PACKS 7020 3510 –50% 5070 Information from TOR FASHION STALWART PROTECTOR ARMOR SET 1200 600 –50% 1140 Information from TOR FASHION ZAKUUL PERSONAL DROPSHIP 1500 375 –75% 1250 Information from TOR FASHION
SWTOR: Accessing Iokath
Eric Musco took on the official SWTOR Forums to post some details regarding accessing Iokath in Game Update 5.2. Hey folks, Today will mark the start of us revealing more of the nitty-gritty details of Game Update 5.2. Let’s start at the beginning; who can access Iokath and how do you do so? We really wanted to ensure that as many players as possible are able to access the new content. With that in mind, here we go: There is only one requirement to be able to access the new story content in 5.2, the character must be level 70. You do not need to have an active subscription to play the story content, but in order to have a level 70 you must have subscribed since KOTET launched. Also, normal restrictions still apply, so you must be a subscriber to access the Gods from the Machine Operation. The character does…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Friday March 24 2017
Here are the cartel market items on sale for March 24. Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] New Items Price Helpful links GREE HYPERGATE 2400 Information from TOR FASHION Items Available Again Price Helpful links GOLD ARMOR PACK 1200 Information from TOR FASHION Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links APPEARANCE OPTION: DREADLOCKS
SWTOR Game Update 5.2 Release Date and More
Eric Musco just informed the Star Wars : The old republic community, that Game update 5.2 will be launching on Tuesday, April 11th. More information will be released next week and forwarth Hey folks, Game Update 5.2 will be launching on Tuesday, April 11th. As we begin to get closer to that date we want to talk more about some of what you can expect in the update. Starting on Monday, here are some of the 5.2 topics we will begin talking about: New Galaxy Map PvP on Iokath The Daily Area – What’s different and what’s the same Access to Iokath – Who, When, How Choosing a Faction on Iokath We are also planning to do our 5.2 Twitch stream in the next couple of weeks. On that stream we will not only talk about 5.2, but show you some of it as well. Thanks everyone!
Star Wars Gaming Interactive Timeline
Star Wars video games go back to 1982 (a year I am also fond of because it brought me to the world). Some readers may not be old enough to remember the earliest Star Wars games but it’s safe to say any Star Wars fan knows that there have been many more than just the recent surge in games. What if there was a way to see them all in one place? What if you could literally track Star Wars gaming back to 1982? Well, you can. Of course you can. This is the internet and the internet has everything. Huge thanks to Josh Bush (who goes by the name of “Cheese”) who has made this a possibility via an interactive timeline. The timeline covers basically every Star Wars game released, from the Empire Strike Back title published for the Atari 2600 in 1982 to Force Arena, which arrived to mobile platforms just…