Changes to the Cartel Market — Monday October 30 2017

Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for October 30 – November 6 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 ARMOR OF DARTH REVAN 2240 Information from TOR FASHION VISAS MARR’S ARMOR SET 1440 Information from TOR FASHION FREEDON NADD’S ARMOR SET 1200 Information from TOR FASHION CLASSIC LIGHTWEIGHT VIBROSWORD 500 Information from TOR FASHION CLASSIC DOUBLE-BLADED VIBROSWORD 500 Information from TOR FASHION CLASSIC VIBROSWORD 500 Information from TOR FASHION ADVANCED CYAN-BLUE EVISCERATING CYSTAL 500 Information from TOR FASHION ADVANCED CYAN-BLUE INDESTRUCTIBLE CYSTAL 500 Information from TOR FASHION ADVANCED CYAN-BLUE WAR HERO’S CRYSTAL 500 Information from TOR FASHION ADVANCED CYAN-BLUE HAWKEYE CRYSTAL 500 Information from TOR FASHION ADVANCED LIME-GREEN EVISCERATING CRYSTAL 500 Information from TOR FASHION ADVANCED LIME-GREEN INDESTRUCTIBLE CRYSTAL 500 Information from TOR FASHION…

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SWTOR Utility Changes coming in GU 5.6

Biowares own Eric Musco  has posted a list of the class utility changes coming with SWTOR Game Update 5.6. As we alluded to in the roadmap, we are planning a host of utility changes in Game Update 5.6 coming on 11/28. Instead of splitting them up by Class we decided to just deliver all of them to you at once. Below you will find every utility change that is currently planned: Imperial ———————————————————————————————————————— Sniper The heal given to Ballistic Shield by Defensive Safeguards has been reduced from 3% to 1% of maximum health per second while under Ballistic Shield DevNotes: The Sniper’s defensive cooldowns were too strong, so we reduced the effectiveness of Defensive Safeguards. — Virulence Lethal Purpose now restores 1 energy each time a poison effect deals damage, instead of 2 energy each time a poison effect deals critical damage DevNotes: We changed Lethal Purpose to smooth out…

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SWTOR news on Character Slot Post Merge

Eric Musco took on the forums to update the community on the  character slots increases post server merge. One of the questions that has come up regarding United Forces is character slots and what will be happening for everyone. After the update, it is possible that a player could have more characters than they have slots currently. For subscribers they will still be able to play all of their characters (even if they go over their slots) but they can’t make any new characters. We wanted to do our best to alleviate some of the issues for not only subscribers, but F2P and preferred status players as well. Here is what you can expect to see changed on November 8 alongside United Forces: F2P players will have a default of 4 characters per server (up from 2) Preferred players will have a default of 12 characters per server(up from 6)…

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Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday October 24

Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for October 24 – October 31 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 Unstable Peacemaker”s Lightsaber — 5700 CC — History of item Darth Malak”s Armor Set — 1650 CC — History of item Title: Revan”s Heir — 10 CC — History of item Galactic Legends Armor Pack — 750 CC — History of item Model Ebon Hawk — 240 CC — History of item New Discounts Access Authorization: Section X — 187 CC -51% Discount — History of item Items No Longer Available Dathomir Rancor — History of item Creature Companion: Mawvorr — History of item

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SWTOR: Update on the Status of Server Mergers

SWTOR Game Producer Keith Kanneg, took on the forums to update the community on the forthcoming Server Mergers: Hi all, Today’s maintenance was part of the United Forces effort! We have completed the upgrade of the Game Servers along with all their supporting infrastructure in the Data Centers. We made a large investment of new hardware and software and one of our primary goals was to substantially reduce our footprint while improving our overall server capacity. During our evaluation of the new servers, we determined we could also combine our North American datacenters. That also occurred today and we have officially moved out of our West Coast location. Our testing showed no impact on the gameplay experience, but we expect some of you playing on formerly West Coast servers may see higher ping times. We’ll use the next two weeks to smooth out any kinks and resolve any performance issues…

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Star Wars Battlefront 2 Brings Original Character Back from the Dead

The long-anticipated Star Wars Battlefront 2 game is packed to the brim with action, plot twists and more. Any self-respecting Star Wars enthusiast will have a keen idea of what to expect, story-wise, having watched the single and multiplayer trailer a few times just for good measure. However, not many people are aware that EA and DICE have made the decision to bring back an original Star Wars character back from the dead for a small cameo appearance, and this could make the game even more successful. Spoiler Alert Battle Front 2 takes players straight into the action, just like a CAD casino. The game kicks off somewhere towards the end of Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. This is the part just before the rebels are able to penetrate the Empire’s defences and destroy the Death Star. If you are one of those players who always want to be…

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The Best Star Wars Games So Far

The Best Star Wars Games So Far When it comes to video game adaptations of films or licenced properties, the Star Wars franchise is certainly one of the most successful, having maintained a reasonably high standard of games over the years. This is not to say there haven’t been any duds. We are all keenly aware of how bad Force Unleashed 2 was; challenging the prequel trilogy for worst Star Wars idea/execution ever. That being said, there have been some absolutely stunners that recreate the Star Wars universe in magnificent detail and enhance the franchise in every way. Here is a short list of games that will go down in history as the best so far. Star Wars: Dark Forces One of the earliest and most revolutionary Star Wars games to take the franchise to where it is now was Dark Forces. This game did a brilliant job of bringing…

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Celebrating the legacy of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

BioWare is celebrating the re-release of KOTOR on Xbox One with goodies for all. Play the Revan expansion for free, and grap a new speeders for your collection: The Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ team is excited to celebrate Microsoft’s release of the original Star Wars™: Knights of the Old Republic™ coming tomorrow, October 24th, to Xbox One. From gripping dark side and light side choices to legendary characters like Revan, the profound legacy of Knights of the Old Republic lives on in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Now through November 6th, join us in celebrating this legacy: Play Shadow of Revan Expansion for free*: For the first time, we’re offering all players a chance to play the Shadow of Revan Expansion for free. Prepare to face Revan and his fanatical followers! “REVANRETURNS” Visit www.swtor.com/redeem-code and enter the shareable code above. This code offers you access to the first two story expansions, Rise of the Hutt…

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Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes: Content Update 10/18/2017

Here are the Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes Game Update notes for 10/18/2017. NEW ENVIRONMENTS Dathomir- Nightsister’s Cavern Dathomir – Hidden Cave NEW CHARACTERS AND UPDATES> Mother Talzin, the vicious spiritual guide of the Nightsisters, makes her way to Galaxy of Heroes! Amidst the chants of Resurrection, Nightsister Spirit and Nightsister Zombie rise from the depths of Dathomir to join her. For more information on these exciting new characters, please see their respective Character Strategy posts linked below: Mother Talzin Nightsister Zombie Nightsister Spirit In addition, Rey’s character name has been updated to “Rey (Scavenger)” NEW EVENTS! With this update we are introducing 5 new events into Galaxy of Heroes and bringing back our first Heroic Battle into an ongoing rotation. The events are: Endor Escalation Heroic Battle is Returning! Form a team of Ewoks and battle an AT-ST on the Forest Moon of Endor! Now in its “final form” this event…

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Star Wars Battlefront 2 Single Player Trailer

EA DiCE has finaly released a trailer for the single player story in Star Wars: Battelfront 2. Finally we get to see a lot more of Iden Versio, commander of the Inferno Squadron of the Galactic Empire, and the protagonist of the game. Showing Leia, AT-AT’s on Naboo and Maz canata, it looks like this’ll be a fun way of linking the three trilogies together. Star Wars Battlefront 2 is slated for release on November 17 for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 with a $59.99 price tag. Anyone who pre-orders the game will receive access to the game’s beta period three days earlier than everyone else, among other bonuses. Meanwhile, pre-ordering the $79.99 Star Wars Battlefront II: Elite Trooper Deluxe Edition will guarantee a three-day early access to the full game. ( If you pre-order via any of our above affiliate links, you help keep us online. THANK YOU!) Ignite the inferno and burn the Rebellion to…

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Star Wars: Force Arena – Limited Duration Mission Event

With the new units added in the game, test your skills and clear objectives once again with another exciting Limited Duration Missions Event! You will be rewarded greatly with your efforts, but you must be quick. As the name of the event implies, the missions will not stay for long. Period: 10/19 (After the Update) ~ 11/01 23:59 (UTC+0) 10/19 (After the Update) ~ 11/01 04:59 PM (PDT) Good luck and may the Force be with you!

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Visceral studio closing down. Unnamed Star Wars game moved to EA Vancouver

EA posted an update on the VISCERAL Star Wars project late last night.   According to EA’s Vice President Patrick Söderlund, the studio is being closed down, and the game is being moved over to other EA studios, which will see the game through until its release. The Star Wars title was announced in 2013, and had that former Uncharted and Naughty Dog director Amy Hennig on the team, who was co-writing the title with Todd Stashwick. Posted by Patrick Söderlund Our industry is evolving faster and more dramatically than ever before. The games we want to play and spend time with, the experiences we want to have in those games, and the way we play…all those things are continually changing. So is the way games are made. In this fast-moving space, we are always focused on creating experiences that our players want to play…and today, that means we’re making a significant change with one of our…

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Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday October 17

Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for October 17 – October 24 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 SHADOW DISCIPLE’S ARMOR PACK 1440 Information from TOR FASHION DATHOMIR RANCOR 2100 Information from TOR FASHION Items No Longer Available Helpful links SKY CRUISER Information from TOR FASHION PRIMEVAL STALKER’S ARMOR SET Information from TOR FASHION Items Available Again Price Helpful links GALACTIC LEGENDS ARMOR PACK 750 Information from TOR FASHION MODEL EBON HAWK 240 Information from TOR FASHION TRK-R TREATMENT CHAMBER 840 Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links SINGULARITY PACK 250 300 +20% 300 Information from TOR FASHION HYPERCRATE: SINGULARITY PACKS 5850 7020 +20% 7020 Information from TOR FASHION ZAKUUL KNIGHT ARMOR SET 1008 1440 +42% 1440 Information…

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3 Planets We’re Expecting to See in The Last Jedi

We’ve finally stopped watching the trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi on a loop. The trailer – released to satisfy fans’ eager excitement until the December 2017 release date and ticket sales – threw up more questions than it answered. From the circumstances surrounding Carrie Fisher’s General Leia Organa’s exit following the actress’s untimely death in late 2016 to the fate of Kylo Ren. While some fans were also quick to point out that the poster design resembled the face of Star Wars legendary villain Darth Vader. But we have one other burning question: which planets are we likely to see in the film and how will this impact the spate of games that follow it? One of the most exciting aspects of Star Wars Battlefront and Battlefront 2 is the variety of locations from the Star Wars canon that allow us a new planet to explore and battle…

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Star Wars Galaxies: Awakens

Ever wanted to experience a Star Wars MMO between Episode 4/5? Introducing Star Wars Galaxies: Awakens. This is a fantastic and exciting project that will get you hyped up. It’s guaranteed to stir up those old nostalgic feelings about SWG and we think you’ll love it even if you never had the chance to play SWG. The Stella Bellum development team has something very interesting for you to check out. Start with this video, then find more information below. If this is giving you goosebumps, you’re going to want to head on over to learn more about the project, create an account, and learn how you can play yourself. Here is their mission statement which gives you a much deeper look into what they are doing and why. Check out StellaBellum to learn more. Go here to create an account. Here’s how to play (from their forums): Register at http://login.stellabellum.net to join…

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Star Wars: Force Arena – 4×4 Blind Card Draw Event

For those who missed the chance to get ANAKIN SKYWALKER, AHSOKA TANO, GENERAL GRIEVOUS, and IG-101 & IG-102, we’re bringing them back and some more units in the new 4×4 Blind Draws! The difference now is you will not get a free draw if you draw the 3 identical cards. If you pull the 15,000 Credit Square, you will be given another free draw! The 4×4 Blind Draw now contains the following cards: Light Side Card in Draw Quantity Anakin Skywalker x1 3 Ahsoka Tano x1 3 Republic Attack Gunship x90 3 Clone Troopers x500 3 15,000 Credits 4 Dark Side Card in Draw Quantity General Grievous x1 3 IG-101 & IG-102 x1 3 Droid Gunship x90 3 B1 Battle Droids x500 3 15,000 Credits 4 These cards are available between the following dates: 10/12 06:00~ 10/19 5:59 (UTC+0) 10/11 11:00PM ~ 10/18 10:59 PM (PDT)

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The Most POWERFUL Sith Artifact In All of Star Wars

There are many dangerous and destructive ancient artifacts developed by the Sith. But there is one that is far more dangerous and destructive than even the Death Star! Do you know which one it is? If not, you have to watch this video to be enlightened. I don’t know about you but as a Star Wars fan, I love learning more about the Star Wars universe and this is one YouTuber that puts out some of the best videos for just this purpose. Check out this video from The Stupendous Wave that will explain everything you need to know about this most powerful Sith artifact in all of the Star Wars universe. If you love hearing about ancient Sith lore, this video is for you. He has many other great Star Wars Explained videos that you’ll want to check out as well, if you enjoy his stuff as much as we do….

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SWTOR: Commanding Legacy and Mirror Classes

Eric Musco took on the official forums and provided some clarification regarding the Commanding Legacy perk for mirror classes: Hey folks, I verified with the team and the current implementation is intended, but I am seeing some confusion around the perk so let me explain how it works. Every time you hit Command Rank 300 on one of the mirrored base Classes (more on that in a sec) you get a 25% bonus to the base value for CXP gains. Since there are four sets of mirrors, you can gain four stacks of this buff, up to a total of 100%. It looks like this: Any Knight or Warrior to 300 adds +25% Any Consular or Inquisitor to 300 adds +25% Any Smuggler or Agent to 300 adds +25% Any Trooper or Bounty Hunter to 300 adds +25% Separately, I know there are questions about how we communicated (or didn’t) around…

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SWTOR: Patch Notes 5.5

Here are the patch notes for Game Update 5.5 Highlights Double Rewards is back! Receive double experience, Command experience, and more from October 10th – October 17th. Cartel Market The Cartel Market has had its User Interface improved. In addition to a new look, there is also expanded functionality including filters and search. General In preparation for United Forces, the server select interface has been updated to only show five servers at a time. If a player needs to access a server which is not displayed, the scroll wheel will move through the list. Servers are displayed by last used, number of characters, and server name. In preparation for United Forces, the maximum Stronghold cap has been increased to 10. The Stronghold completion bonus for Conquests is now totaled from all active Strongholds. The bonus cap remains 150%. A change has been made to the introduction cinematics for all Strongholds to…

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Star Wars to Eve Online- Sandbox MMORPG Discussion

CaptainShack from TheXPGamers has a video from mid-2016 that you might have missed if you’re not a regular follower. As a forewarning, it does have strong language, like most of his videos, but you might find the topic of discussion interesting. What IS a proper sandbox MMO in the first place? How do you define it? CaptainShack is going to tell us how he defines it and then why he thinks many Star Wars games up to this point are not hitting the mark. So how does Star Wars measure up with Eve Online when it comes to the topic of sandbox MMO play? I have played MMOs since Ultima Online (mentioned in the video) and I played WoW from beta and did enjoy it. I understand the reasoning behind other MMORPGs basing their games on WoW. I mean, why fix what isn’t broken? That said, there has been a great need…

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Were Ancient Sith More Powerful?

If you missed it earlier this year, The Stupendous Wave has another great video in his Star Wars Explained series on YouTube that talks about the Sith empire. Who is more powerful – ancient Sith or modern? How do they measure up throughout the Star Wars timeline? Is it something you’ve never thought about? Well, now’s the time to put some thoughts into motion and this video is going to help you out with that. Are you a new canon Star Wars fan who only knows Darth Vader as the strongest Sith? Are you an old school fan with a rich knowledge of Sith history? Either way, you’re going to love this video and how he breaks it all down for you. The Dark Lords of the ancient Sith empire are constantly hailed as far more powerful than the following generations of Sith even all the way up to Darth Bane’s rule…

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SWTOR: “The Hot Prospect” is no longer a Hot Prospect…

Due to an Outrage through the SWTOR community, BioWare is renaming “The Hot Prospect” server to “Satele Shan”. So I guess we can start calling her the “Hot Prospect” Hey folks, We have made the decision to rename The Hot Prospect server to Satele Shan. Since we announced the new server names, we have received some concerns from people regarding the name The Hot Prospect. Specifically, that phrase could be taken in slang terms to be derogatory towards certain individuals. We take this very seriously as we would never want to create a situation where someone is made uncomfortable by something such as a server name. We will be updating all of our communications (such as the FAQ and blog) to reflect the new name in the coming days. Thank you for your understanding. -eric

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Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes: Content Update 10/4/2017

Here are the Game Update notes for 10/4/2017! CHIMAERA ARRIVES The Artist of War returns and introduces the first 7-Star Capital Ship to the Galaxy of Heroes. In our first ever Legendary Ship Event, band together with the heroes of Rebels(TM) and other pilots from the Rebellion to meet this Imperial challenge in Lothal space and earn blueprints of the Chimaera! Can you emerge victorious once more against Grand Admiral Thrawn? Recommended Level: 60+ Required Ships: Ghost, Phantom II, Rebel Ships. Required Capital Ship: Home One. Launch the GHOST, PHANTOM II, and REBEL ships and battle the legendary flagship of Grand Admiral Thrawn, the CHIMAERA! Succeed and earn Blueprints for the Chimaera! For more information on this new Empire Capital Ships kit, please see our Strategy Guide post <<HERE>> FLEET MASTERY EVENT Power up your existing 6- star Capital Ships to 7- star in these 3 different events! Home One Fleet…

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