Here are the patch updates for Game Update 4.5: Mandalore’s Revenge: Highlights Chapter XIV: Mandalore’s Revenge! Join forces with Shae Vizla and a fearsome Mandalorian army in a heated battle to unlock the secrets of the Eternal Fleet. Players subscribed on June 1st have immediate access to this new Chapter, and it will be available for all other Subscribers on June 3rd. New Alliance Alert: The Last of His Kind! Talz mercenary Broonmark has been hunting a Wookiee diplomat on Alderaan. Will you sway him to join your Alliance or put an end to his murderous ways for good? Bounty Contract Week Returns! Hunt wanted criminals in this returning event. The event begins June 14th at 04:00 PST/12:00 GMT and ends June 21st at 04:00 PST/12:00 GMT. General Fixed a bug that caused players to be unable to remove Modifications from equipment. The weapons awarded at the end of Chapter…
SWTOR Maintenance in 24 hours: Update 4.5
BioWare will be taking the servers offline on June 1st in order to apply Game Update 4.5. The website will also be unavailable during this time. Details: DATE: June 1, 2016 TIME: 5:00AM PDT – 9:00AM PDT (1PM – 5PM BST) VERSION: 4.5 Patch Notes will be available later today Timezone(s) Start Time End Time UTC Offset Wellington June 02, 2016 12:00 am June 02, 2016 04:00 am +12:00 Australia/Sydney June 01, 2016 10:00 pm June 02, 2016 02:00 am +10:00 Australia/Adelaide June 01, 2016 09:30 pm June 02, 2016 01:30 am +09:30 Australia/Brisbane June 01, 2016 10:00 pm June 02, 2016 02:00 am +10:00 Tokyo June 01, 2016 09:00 pm June 02, 2016 01:00 am +09:00 Australia/Perth, Hong Kong June 01, 2016 08:00 pm June 02, 2016 12:00 am +08:00 Mumbai June 01, 2016 05:30 pm June 01, 2016 09:30 pm +05:30 EET, Moscow June 01, 2016 03:00 pm June…
How to Make Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Better?
Dice’s Star Wars: Battlefront was by no means a bust, despite all the criticism it received from the community on account of its shallowness, most of which could be attributed to its lack of a single-player campaign. In fact, the title was as far from a bust as possible, especially from a commercial perspective. Millions upon millions of fans picked it up and played it, and even its first DLC (Outer Rim) turned out to be quite successful, as for all its shortcomings, in regards to authenticity, the title delivered like no other ever. The graphics are superb and the developers efforts to stick to canon and to convey authenticity in every possible way, didn’t go unnoticed. While most wrote it down as style over substance, this complex authenticity was arguably the main selling point of the game. Now, with Star Wars: Battlefront 2 confirmed, EA have come out swinging,…
Star Wars: A New Hope as an Infographic (The entire movie in one image)
Infographics have been making their way across the Internet for some time now. While there was a boom a couple of years ago that seems to have died down now, we still see infographics on a regular basis. Sometimes they are just for fun or for a graphic designer to play with his or her skills a bit. Sometimes they are used to better illustrate a point than words alone. Sometimes they are used along with other elements to help show a bigger picture. In this case, we have something entirely unique. Illustrator Martin Panchaud recently transformed Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope into SWANH. It’s a very, very long infographic that tells us everything that happened in Star Wars: A New Hope. Seriously, everything. All of it. The entire movie in a graphic. Just scroll down. Now scroll some more. Yep, keep scrolling. It’s all there. He even…
SWTOR Arcann Mask Cosplay
We’ve told you before about cool SWTOR projects from myknocksden.com and now we have another one to share. This is a SWTOR Arcann mask cosplay/prop and it’s awesome, just like all of his work. The best part is, he will tell you exactly how he did it. “Being the dedicated SWTOR fan that I am, the minute the new trailer “Sacrifice” was announced in June of 2015, I knew I had to make Arcann’s mask. As with everything, it all began in the digital realm with some curves and plain surfaces, fuelled by a lot of energy drinks. The mask is quite complex, so even with great reference material, modelling in Rhino took close to 30 hours. ” See all of the digital plans here, along with step-by-step directions on how he did it. Then he will move into explaining and showing you in pictures how he created the base for his mask…
Differences Between The Light and Dark Side of the Force
How much do you really know about the differences between the Light side and Dark side of the Force? We know that the Sith and the Jedi are two opposite ends of the spectrum and that it is important to keep balance within the Force. Still, how much do you really know about the two and the differences in the two? While there are small things like the colors of lightsabers, there are many more, deeper differences between the two sides. Also not surprisingly, there are similarities. After all, the Force is made up of both the Light and the Dark side. You can’t have the Force without both sides and this is a very important part of understanding the sides. The video is just under 8 minutes long so of course, it doesn’t mention every single thing that makes the Sith and Jedi different but it does hit on…
Vaylin Inspired Armor coming to SWTOR June 1
BioWare tweeted that SWTOR will be releasing a Vaylin Inspired Armor set called Wicked Huntress Armor. The armor set will be available on the cartel market from wednesday June 1. As some players have stated, this armor will most likely be part of the new pack rather than a direct purchase. Announcing the Vaylin-inspired Wicked Huntress Armor Set. Coming June 1 to the Cartel Market! pic.twitter.com/3ubjQ6HxO2 — The Old Republic (@SWTOR) May 26, 2016
How To Get A Lightsaber in Star Wars Uprising
We have brought you videos by l0stw0lf before but here is a series that is very useful and we’re sure wasn’t easy for him to create. It’s a 5-part series on how to get a lightsaber in Star Wars Uprising. Lost Wolf Productions has gone above and beyond here to do these missions, record them, and make them available for all of us to see how to do the same. As you can imagine, as he was making the videos, players were anxious for the next one and some had to wait for him to record them but if you are just now tuning in, you’ve got all five of them complete and ready for you. No waiting. So here are all the videos below. You can watch and follow along for missions 1-5 on how to get a lightsaber in Star Wars Uprising. And if you like this, head on over…
10 CRAZY IDEAS Dropped From THE FORCE AWAKENS
If you loved The Force Awakens, you might be surprised to hear about some of the ideas that never made it into Episode 7. There are plans for Darth Vader’s castle, the main villain was “The Jedi Killer”, and much more. There is a lot of interesting concept art here that shows the ideas that may have made it into the movie. Some are interesting, some are shocking, and some are crazy. While none of these made it into the latest film, we’re hoping we see some of these ideas in future films. Check out the video to see all 10 ideas for yourself and then tell us what you think. “Check out these 10 insane ideas and scenarios dropped from Star Wars: The Force Awakens… There are also tons of insights into the creative process of putting this film together, and the incredible amounts of brainstorming and imagining that the artists…
The Story and Philosophy Behind the Sith Rule of 2
If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about the in-depth areas of the Star Wars Universe then you will like this video series but it’s this episode that we want to talk about today: The Sith Rule of 2. If you don’t know much about this Sith rule, you’re going to learn a lot in this under-10-minute video. Even if you do already know something about the Sith Rule of 2, there’s a good chance you’re going to discover something new today too. The Rule of Two means that there can only be two true Sith Lords at any given time. This rule is actually very important to the survival of the sith. As the video explains, the lack of the rule could destroy the sith. It explains the beginning of Darth Revan, where the Rule of Two came from, and why it’s important. It explains how Revan was caught…
SWTOR Cosplay: Jedi Armor
You know how we love our cosplay here and we especially love sharing it with you. So here is finished Jedi Armor that looks absolutely awesome and we just had to show you. It comes to us from MYNOCKSDEN.COM, an active and talented cosplayer and prop-maker who “encourages aspiring prop-makers to awaken their own inner awesomeness!” Taras has been building props and costumes since he was a child and even back then, his work was pretty impressive. Now, it’s on an entirely new level. Here you can see videos from his Facebook account that showcase the process. The captions are below so you can see what he said about each phase while making this great Jedi armor. It’s really impressive, movie-level stuff here. The detail is great and you can see the thought that is put into each and every piece. He’s also creating a build diary on his website so…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday MAY 24 2016
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of May 24– June 01 2016 Items No Longer Available Helpful links ANARCHIST PACK HYPERCRATE: ANARCHIST PACKS SUPERCRATE: ANARCHIST PACKS GRAND GALACTIC STARFIGHTER PACK Items Available Again Price Helpful links GRAND CRYSTAL PACK 150 GRAND WEAPONS PACK 110 Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links LEGACY UNLOCK: MIRIALAN 300 600 +100% 600 UNLOCK: ADDITIONAL CARGO BAY 225 475 +111% 475 W4-K2 ASTROMECH DROID 280 120 –58% 200 LEGACY UNLOCK: MIRALUKA 600 300 –50% 450 UNLOCK: 10 GALACTIC TRADE NETWORK SALE SLOTS 100 50 –50% 100
EA Explains Why Star Wars: Battlefront Had No Single Player Campaign
Here is a big question many have been asking: why didn’t Star Wars Battlefront have a single player campaign? There certainly seems to be the desire for one from the community. During the Q&A Session of Electronic Arts’ Investor Day, Wedbush Securities Analyst Michael Pachter asked the publisher’s executive team this very question. Actually, he hit them hard stating they had “blown it” with the NBA brand and saying they didn’t really make a very high rated Star Wars game either. EA Studios Executive Vice President Patrick Söderlund provided an answer on behalf of the company, briefly addressing the NBA brand and focusing on why Battlefront didn’t have a single player campaign: “So, I would agree with you on NBA, that is something that we struggled with as an organization and so we have a different plan in play right now, but we hope to rectify that. Overall, if you look at…
Could There Be a Star Wars RTS in the Works?
When it comes to Star Wars games, we’ve had the really good, the really bad, and everything in between. It’s no surprise then that fans will be both excited and skeptical at the idea of a new Star Wars game. The rumor mill tells us we might be seeing a Star Wars RTS in the future. This is actually a very interesting idea. While there have been Star Wars RTS games in the past, there was never one done by EA so it will be interesting to see what the developer would do with this type of game. The rumor began around a video that was posted to Elise Baldwin’s Vimeo account. Baldwin was audio director for a number of games in the The Sims series. She claims she was audio director for the Star Wars RTS also, which is how she obtained the footage she shared. EA removed the…
Is SWTOR Still Relevant?
With all the new Star Wars hype out there today, after the new movie released and the others in the works, is Star Wars The Old Republic still relevant? As most of our readers probably know already, the game launched in December of 2011. Since then, we’ve seen five expansions which added more content, with the latest coming in October of 2015. How popular has the game been since? While it’s had ups and downs, there have been over 57 million characters created, 17 million of them Jedi. The game has over 104 hours of voiced cinematics. Players have played more than 645 million hours playing this game. That sounds pretty successful if you ask me. Still, Forbes contributor, Neil Herndon, wanted to ask the question, “Is SWTOR still relevant?” In this piece, he explores the topic and while his answer is a “yes”, there’s a lot more to it…
Battlefront: YouTuber goes 159 and 0 as Greedo
Have you ever seen a 159-0 kill streak as Greedo in Star Wars: Battlefront? If not, then you’re going to want to watch this video because a YouTuber not only did it, but did it and recorded it. This is pretty awesome, actually. He gets 80 kills in 5 minutes. It’s a 159 killstreak caught on film. Not only is it cool that he went 159-0, but he also avoided taking even a single point of damage for more than seven minutes in the video. It would appear that he is quite overpowered when compared to his enemies. He one-shots most of them before they even get a chance to do any damage to him. From the uploader: “New personal best. Could have gotten more had I not flanked during the first phase and messed around in the Ewok village in second phase.” While some people think it’s cool, others…
SWTOR: The Academy, Ep 15 – “Codes & Creeds”
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…