It’s that time again – time for another episode of The Academy. This one, episode 15, will tell you all about codes and creeds. There are many codes and creeds in the Star Wars universe so you will also see them throughout SWTOR. One of the first you will hear in the game is the Jedi Code: There is no death, there is only the Force. There is no emotion, there is peace. There is no ignorance, there is knowledge. There is no passion, there is serenity. There is no chaos, there is harmony. There is no death, there is the Force. They then go on to tell you the code of the Sith, which is basically the opposite of the Jedi Code. Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains…
A Battlefront II Proposal
If you’ve played Star Wars: Battlefront II to completion, there’s a chance you may already know this, or perhaps you’ve heard about it in the forums on on the subReddit for Battlefield II. There is a marriage proposal in the credits. It scrolls quickly and if you’re not paying attention, you might miss it but it says: “Luci Wolfe, will you marry me?” It’s actually quite fun when games and movies put little notes, messages, or puns in their credits. In fact, many movie-goers know the trend for many movies to now show extra footage after the credits roll so people will stick around in the theater later to see the credits and this extra footage. So what is the real story behind this marriage proposal? Every so often in the game communities, this topic will come up again and people want to know: Who is Luci? Did she say…
Has the Time Finally Come for a SW Themed Mobile Slot Machine?
As Lisa put it, games of chance have a major role to play in the Star Wars universe, even if they are not explicitly shown anywhere. Who knows, maybe Lucas – and now Disney – didn’t want to risk to be rated anything but G, or PG, which is almost the same. But we all know that Han Solo won the Millenium Falcon in a game of Corellian Spike, which is a variant of the universe’s most popular game of chance, sabacc. The only direct reference to gambling – betting, and a bit of dice – was in Episode I, when Qui-Gon won the cash needed for the parts, and the slave boy Anakin, in a bet on the pod races. And it was a major source of suspense, I must say. With gambling playing such an important part in the Star Wars universe, I wonder when the first SW-themed…
How Powerful Was Starkiller?
This Star Wars Explained video tells us all about Starkiller, a very powerful Force user. Some will call him one of the most powerful Force user around, but others will disagree. So which is it? What powers does he have? When do we first encounter Starkiller and what do we know about him? Well, this video is going to give you the breakdown in under 8 minutes. Some of this you might already know while other parts might be completely new. The thing about a great Star Wars character is that they need to have depth. You need to care about the character. You need to be able to relate to their struggle. You will be able to feel compassion. The stronger a character is written, the stronger you will feel about them. Even the “bad guys” or villains in a story need a relatable personality and some of the…
EA Admits “Conscious” Omission of Battlefront Single-player Campaign, Promises One for Sequel
Long blasted for lack of depth and more specifically for the lack of a single-player campaign, Star Wars: Battlefront has done very well nonetheless. DICE, the creators of the game, have always maintained that they had aimed at making a multi-player game, one that would allow players to relive the iconic battles of the classic Star Wars movies. Still something was definitely amiss, and the other day, EA’s Patrick Soderlund has finally come forth and confessed. He admitted that the decision to release the game without a single-player campaign had been a conscious one, driven by marketing reasons. More specifically, the team wanted to have the game released early, to take advantage of the Star Wars buzz generated by the release of The Force Awakens. In that respect, they have indeed accomplished their mission, but this marketing success came at a steep cost. The Battlefront community is still deeply offended,…
SWTOR Character Transfer Sale 5/26 – 6/5
BioWare is having a character transfer sale from May 26 to June 5. In this period of time, character transfers will only cost you 90 CC. This is to give guilds a chance to transfer. Hey folks, As Ben mentioned in his earlier forum post, we definitely wanted to allow Guilds and players time to organize themselves within the previous Character Transfer sale. With that in mind, we are going to be introducing one more sale period before they revert to their new price of 1,000 Cartel Coins (1,500 for Regional). Here are the sale details: When: Thursday, May 26th – Sunday, June 5th What: Character transfers (not including Regional) will be 90 Cartel Coins Where: Make sure that you are logged into swtor.com and go here. Thanks everyone. Spread the word!
Star Wars Uprising: Sector Battle Imminent: Mataou
Matoua It looks like we have new rewards for planets with the 10+ freedom rating, I will get a screenshot of it when I get the chance. Other news: For those of you that have been locked out of the game on android, if you had trouble with this issue contact support and let them know because there will be some game-wide compensation for those affected. Friday is rebels day, where you are guaranteed to get crew runs to recruit crew members to join the fight against the empire. New Mercenary Contract that you can get from Bev Plar at the Konn-Nevos Spaceport. This missions rewards Tie Fighter Shards and will be available to purchase every Monday! Milestone Rewards This week’s Leader Board: Mataou General (Rank #1-5): Commander (Ranks 6-100): Captain (Ranks 101-3000): Last updated at: 10 AM PST (Kabam Time) Leader Boards: Mataou General (Rank #1-5): 10,485,850 Commander (Ranks…
All TIE Fighter Types and Variants (Legends) – Star Wars Explained
Here we have a great Star Wars Explained video that goes into the different types of TIE starfighters that are used by the Galactic Empire. It’s 10 minutes of awesomeness, especially if you love these fighters. Most people are familiar with the Tie fighters shown in the Star Wars movies, but how much more do you know about them? This video will give you more info than you probably ever had before about Star Wars TIE Fighter types. Do you have a favorite? Check out this Star Wars The Black Series First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter (6″ Scale) and this Star Wars Return of the Jedi The Vintage Collection Tie Interceptor Vehicle [Amazon Exclusive] Learn about every type of TIE starfighter used by the Galactic Empire in the Legends Star Wars universe! The TIE Fighter playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list… Learn more about the TIE Fighter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFddC… Learn more about the TIE Phantom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x14yt… Learn…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday MAY 17 2016
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of May 17– May 24 2016 New Items Price Helpful links SUPERCRATE: PLUNDERER PACKS 950 Items Available Again Price Helpful links GRAND GALACTIC STARFIGHTER PACK Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links SATELE SHAN’S SPARRING LIGHTSABER 125 500 +300% 500 SATELE SHAN’S DUALSABER 125 500 +300% 500 LEGACY UNLOCK: ZABRAK 300 600 +100% 600 UNDERWORLD ESSENTIALS BUNDLE 435 700 +60% APPEARANCE OPTIONS: CHISS CUSTOMIZATION 1 120 240 +100% 240 CUSTOMIZATION CONTROL: HIDE HEAD SLOT 140 280 +100% 280 ANARCHIST PACK 200 100 –50% 200 HYPERCRATE: ANARCHIST PACKS 5400 2700 –50% 5400 SUPERCRATE: ANARCHIST PACKS 950 475 –50% 950 LEGACY UNLOCK: MIRIALAN 600 300 –50% 450 UNLOCK: ADDITIONAL CARGO BAY 475 225 –53% 412
Tor TV: Spacedock: X-70B Phantom
Spacedock looks at Star Wars: The Old Republic’s “X-70B Phantom” in this great video. This short (under 4 minute) video is going to give you a rundown of the X:70B Phantom. The starships of the Imperial Navy have a long and rich history. They come from centuries of military research and development and it definitely shows in the final product. The Empire designed its fleet to be able to destroy the Republic as quickly as possible. However, as many things will, the design strategies changed over the years, especially after the Great War. Imperial engineers played on what worked from the past, along with the new technologies and lessons learned, to create beautiful new starships. This new generation also brought us the X-70B Phantom. This was a beautiful, stealthy, high-tech, low profile starship. It could get in and get out, get the job done without any unnecessary hassle. It has…
Calvin’s Custom 1/6 SWTOR Darth Revan Commission
There are few things we love more than custom SWTOR items. From cosplay to art to replicas and even fan films; we love Star Wars and SWTOR stuff. So that’s what we’re bringing to you today – another great story of custom SWTOR items. These are a notch above anything we’ve seen from your typical fan. This is high quality, professional-grade stuff. We love the work that Calvin does over at Calvin’s Customs so we were excited to see this new project he’s working on. This SWTOR Darth Revan commission is going to be fantastic. These are still the “making of” images, as it is not completed yet. Calvin specializes in 1:6 scaled custom works that are so very realistic. It’s amazing and impressive and we love everything about what he does. So here’s a sneak peek at his latest project, still in the works. See more updates from Calvin and…
SWTOR Downtime: 17 May 2016
All servers will be unavailable tomorrow on May 17th while BioWare perform back end maintenance. DATE: May 17, 2016 TIME: 4AM PDT – 9AM PDT (12PM – 4PM BST) VERSION: N/A DOWNLOAD: N/A Timezone(s) Start Time End Time UTC Offset Wellington May 17, 2016 11:00 pm May 18, 2016 04:00 am +12:00 Australia/Sydney May 17, 2016 09:00 pm May 18, 2016 02:00 am +10:00 Australia/Adelaide May 17, 2016 08:30 pm May 18, 2016 01:30 am +09:30 Australia/Brisbane May 17, 2016 09:00 pm May 18, 2016 02:00 am +10:00 Tokyo May 17, 2016 08:00 pm May 18, 2016 01:00 am +09:00 Australia/Perth, Hong Kong May 17, 2016 07:00 pm May 18, 2016 12:00 am +08:00 Mumbai May 17, 2016 04:30 pm May 17, 2016 09:30 pm +05:30 EET, Moscow May 17, 2016 02:00 pm May 17, 2016 07:00 pm +03:00 CET May 17, 2016 01:00 pm May 17, 2016 06:00 pm…
SWTOR Class Changes Coming with Patch 4.5
BioWare will be making a long list of class changes in SWTOR with Game update 4.5 coming in next month. Hey folks, Below you will find the current list of Class changes which are coming with Game Update 4.5. These changes will not be going on PTS so we wanted to give you a heads up on what was coming. Please feel free to read over the changes and provide your feedback in this thread, I will pass it on to the Combat team. Sith Inquisitor Sorcerer Dark Heal now has a base cost of 70 Force (up from 55 Force) and heals for slightly more (.49%). Resurgence now has a base cost of 40 Force (up from 30 Force) and heals for a bit more (4.94% for the instant heal, and 3.70% for the heal over time.). Static Barrier now has a base cost of 45 Force (up from…
Star Wars: The Old Republic – The Bioware Story (Documentary)
We talk a lot about SWTOR here. The entire site was built upon it back in our early days as we awaited the release of the game. So it’s fun then to see things like this short documentary about the making of SWTOR. This BioWare Story from Complex introduces us to the brains behind the game. We hear from the directors, writers and other key players of BioWare’s SWTOR team and they tell us about how they were first interested in Star Wars and what impact it had on their world. This then, helps us to see the impact this had on SWTOR. There’s a nod to Knights of the Old Republic, then they explain how they go in their own direction from SWTOR. Some of this might be info you already knew if you’re a big nerd who followed this game from the beginning but other parts will definitely…
Star Wars Outer Rim Free to Play This Weekend
The first Star Wars: Battlefront DLC pack, Outer Rim, will be made available to players for free this weekend, more precisely from May 13 to May 15. This way, those who didn’t think the $15 DLC cost was worth it, will get a taste of what they’re missing, and maybe they will make up their minds to get Outer Rim, a potentially good move for those who want to play on for several more months, as apparently none of the DLC’s coming after Outer Rim will work without it. The promotional offer covers all four of the new maps, The Palace Garage, Jabba’s Palace, the Pipelines on Sullust and the Sorosuub Refinery as well as the new game mode (extraction) brought about by Outer Rim. Players will be able to give the two new heroes a go too. What they won’t be able to access though are the new Star…
It is settled. Supreme Leader Snoke is NOT Darth Plagueis
Ever since The Force Awakens made its big debut, fans have been speculating about Supreme Leader Snoke. We know next to nothing about this villain so far and you can bet that has a lot of people creating their own theories about it. Who is Snoke? Of the many theories out there, some are silly, some are crazy, and some just might actually make sense. Of course, none of us know for certain and we’ll likely have to wait for the next film to come out to get answers to this big question. One of these theories is that Snoke is Darth Plagueis. Slashfilm’s Ethan Anderton dispels this myth in this post: For whatever reason, some Star Wars fans seem hellbent on trying Supreme Leader Snoke to a Sith master who was briefly mentioned in Revenge of the Sith. If you’re one of those casual fans who doesn’t remember this detail, or…
Disney: Make a Movie/Series about the 501st Legion
I love the 501st. Their enthusiasm and dedication to Star Wars is like nothing else. I’ve you’ve seen or met them in person, you know just what I mean. In fact, these days when I think of Star Wars, or Star Wars fans, the 501st definitely rank up there with things that come to mind. I know I’m not the only one to feel that way but a recent petition on Change.org shows us another fan has a great idea. What if Disney made a movie or series about the 501st? This petition explains it all: The 501st Legion is one of the most recognized military units in modern history, more so than the “Band of Brothers” 506th PIR, 101st Airborne of WW2, more so than the elite US Navy SEAL Team 6. The 501st has quite literally developed a near “cult following.” With costumes worn by both children and…
Knights of the Fallen Empire – ‘Mandalore’s Revenge’ Teaser
BioWare posted a new teaser for the upcomming chapter of Star Wars: The old Republic Knights of the Fallen Empire. Check it out: Step into an epic story-driven adventure as your character becomes The Outlander, a veteran of the Great Galactic War, in Knights of the Fallen Empire – now live! Travel to the Outer Rim of the galaxy to come face-to-face with a new threat, Emperor Valkorion and his Eternal Empire. Choose your path, recruit Companions into your Alliance, and make choices that have power to change destinies, all at the center of your own personal Star Wars™ saga! Best of all, Subscribers of Star Wars: The Old Republic can access and play all chapters of the evolving Knights of the Fallen Empire story for free. Create your Level 60 character and play today!
Star Wars Battlefront 2 Confirmed
Huge news was released today for Battlefront fans. Following EA’s tease earlier this year that there would be sequels, we had an official release today about the very first: Star Wars Battlefront 2. EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said during an earnings call yesterday that Battlefront 2 will have “bigger and better worlds.” He added that it will make use of content from “the new movies,” though he didn’t name any outright. The first Battlefront only featured content from the original Star Wars trilogy. This is going to be exciting news for fans of The Force Awakens as well. Jorgensen said: Next year we’ll see Star Wars Battlefront back with bigger and better worlds, because we now have the new movies to work off [and] not just the historical movies that we used before. So what else can we expect from this sequel? Well, new characters will be a start. While there have been expansion…
Disney Discontinued the Star Wars Slot Machines in Vegas
Disney, who bought the rights to Star Wars along with the rights to the Star Wars slot machine, has discontinued the game from the US, a decision that the Disney executives brought based on their family friendly policies. Americans won’t have the chance to play the amazing Star Wars slot machine again and what’s worse for slot machine and Star Wars lovers is that there is no online version which they would be able to play and enjoy via a casino app provided by online casinos. There are hundreds of online casinos and many online casino game providers, but no one so far has tried to buy the rights for Star Wars in order to develop an online Star Wars slot game, that would be offered via casino apps. Even though casino apps are being dropped more and more thanks to the HTML5 technology, the fact that casino apps are…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday MAY 10 2016
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of May 10 – May 17 2016 Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links MAJOR EXPERIENCE BOOST 45 90 +100% 90 EMOTE: POSSESSED 100 200 +100% 200 APPEARANCE OPTIONS: HUMAN HAIRSTYLES 1 120 240 +100% 240 RENAME: FLAGSHIP NAME 750 1500 +100% 1500 SATELE SHAN’S SPARRING LIGHTSABER 500 125 –75% SATELE SHAN’S DUALSABER 500 125 –75% 375 LEGACY UNLOCK: ZABRAK 600 300 –50% 600 UNDERWORLD ESSENTIALS BUNDLE 700 435 –38% APPEARANCE OPTIONS: CHISS CUSTOMIZATION 1 240 120 –50% 180 CUSTOMIZATION CONTROL: HIDE HEAD SLOT 280 140 –50% 210
SWTOR PvP Hacking – Serious Issue?
Whenever there is a game to be beat, there will be someone who wants to cheat or hack their way through it. Video games are no exception. I still remember growing up as a girl in the 90s when “cheat codes” were a big thing for console games. Fast-forward to online games today and we seen new ways for people to cheat, hack , or exploit games. While the old fashioned “cheat codes” of a single player game or other console game were less harmless (especially in single player mode – who is it really hurting?) the hacks that exist in multi-player gaming environments today can be brutal. They can completely destroy the integrity of the game and ruin the experience for everyone involved. Counter-Strike is a great example of that. So what happens now that hackers are taking SWTOR PvP by storm? There are hacks that can make you fly which…
Star Wars: Battlefront – May 4 in the Books
May 4 is the official Star Wars Day and to celebrate, the creators of Battlefront have treated their Xbox, PC and PlayStation-based clients to a bunch of freebies which had indeed been promised some time ago. DICE have long promised a wealth of new content for the game which has often been called shallow and lacking on this front. After the first DLC (Outer Rim) met expectations, the next DLC (Bespin) is scheduled for release in June. This week though, the developer launched a May update, which has ironed out an impressive number of bugs and problems, while setting the stage for the May 4 goodies. What exactly are we talking about though? For starters, players were encouraged to just log in, and those who did certainly found it worth their while: they received 4,444 credits they could spend the way they saw it fit. This was obviously a massive…
Star Wars Secrets of the Unknown Fan Film Project
Oh, you know how I love that Star Wars fan stuff… don’t we all? Well, there is an upcoming fan film that we will definitely be following in order to give you more info on it but we also heard from one of the most talented lightsaber creators around that he will be involved in the project as well. Tom Stephens of TS.Creations posts: “I have been comissioned through my saber shop TS.Creations to hand make all of the lightsabers for the upcoming fan film Star Wars: Secrets of the Unknown. The design of the first saber is underway! and this is the character who will weild it. Padawan Veila the fierce Viking-esque Jedi warrior. This film is set to be an INCREDIBLE work, the attention to detail and passion that has gone into creating it so far is nothing short of awesome, and seeing as it is intended for US! YOU…