The SWTOR team has published a blog post regarding the upcoming Eternal Championship comming in Game update 4.4.: Welcome to the Eternal Championship, a new daily experience that will pit players against some of the galaxy’s most notorious fighters. Below Zakuul’s sparkling exterior lies The Arena Grand, a decadent venue where citizens of the old world indulge their basest desires as spectators of brutal gladiatorial events. One such event is Mayhem, where beginning with Game Update 4.4 “Profit and Plunder” players may compete to earn the title of Eternal Champion. The Eternal Championship is a solo-able PvE experience that will be available to all players who have played up through Chapter IX “The Alliance” of Knights of the Fallen Empire. By traveling to the Platform 6 Cantina on Zakuul and speaking with fight master Dominaire, players may enter Mayhem at the Arena Grand. There they will fight through multiple rounds of increasingly…
SWTOR Chapter 13 – ‘Profit and Plunder’ Teaser
The SWTOR Team over at BioWare has just released a new teaser trailer of the upcoming Chapter, Plunder and Profit coming on May 5th: BioWare™ and Lucasfilm today announced the next chapter in the episodic storyline of Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ – Knights of the Fallen Empire. The Profit and Plunder chapter will be available on May 5 along with a new multi-level Eternal Championship challenge that requires increasingly more courage and skill as you progress. The newest chapter in Knights of the Fallen Empire gives the Outlander an opportunity to turn the tides against the Eternal Empire in a clandestine heist to plunder Arcann’s secret treasury. In a high-risk mission to recover the Eternal Empire’s vast riches, players will partner with the galaxy’s most infamous thieves: the suave Bounty Hunter, Gault Rennow, and the female Twi’lek pirate, Vette. Prepare to risk everything as you embark on a covert…
Star Wars: Uprising – Sector Battle Imminent: Anoat
Anoat So not much new today, shouldn’t see too much difference in scores as we have about the same amount of BP and it is a weekday. The maintenance didn’t bring any notable changes but if you notice anything let us know! There are no other changes this week, here are the: Milestone rewards. I made a new leaderboard spreadsheet, there is a tab at the bottom for Imperial Sector Battles as to not confuse them. Sector Battle Cartel Points 500 points for the top General 250 points for each other General 50 points for each Commander 10 points for each Captain. This week’s Leader Board: Anoat General (Rank #1-5): Commander (Ranks 6-100): Captain (Ranks 101-3000): Last updated at: 10 AM PST (Kabam Time) Leader Boards: Anoat General (Rank #1-5): 10,942,300 Commander (Ranks 6-100): 5,244,500 Captain (Ranks 101-3000): 1,327,900+ Bespin General (Rank #1-5): 8,689,200+ Commander (Ranks 6-100): 5,083,000+ Captain (Ranks…
SWTOR: Complimentary Server Transfers
Due to testing by the SWTOR Devs, some players were able to do a free server transfer yesterday. Don’t grow to attached to it though, as it will properly never happen again: Today , 08:33 AM | #36 Hey folks, Just to clear up any confusion. Yes, server transfers did end up free for a period of a few hours last night. However, this isn’t a permanent change. There is also no need to panic as this isn’t a precursor to anything. We had received reports that players were experiencing problems over the past few days with Character Transfers. We were doing some testing with the Character Transfer service to resolve this issue and the price going to zero was a side effect of that testing. Some very observant players were able to benefit from that testing . Apologies for any confusion! -eric
Coming Soon to Star Wars Battlefront this Spring
SUMMARY (full post below): Double XP, community events and special login events coming soon. Activities planned for May the 4th. “more options to enjoy Star Wars Battlefront offline” Berserker Trait, Bacta Bomb and Ion Neutralizer coming soon Bespin releases in June. Lando Calrissian & Dengar as Heroes. Fighter Squadron & Walker Assault confirmed. New blasters, star cards and game mode. 8 Heroes total for Season Pass holders (not 4 as previously thought) To the Star Wars™ Battlefront™ community:> It’s been a busy 2016 for us so far, as we’ve been working on adding a lot of new, free* content to Star Wars Battlefront, while also launching the first expansion pack as part of Season Pass, Outer Rim. We’re excited to see that you’re enjoying the new maps we’ve added on Hoth, Tatooine, Sullust and Endor, that you’re out earning new weapons with Hutt Contracts, and for Outer Rim owners, that…
Changes to the SWTOR Cartel Market — Tuesday April 12 2016
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of April 12 – April 19 2016 Items Available Again Price Helpful links BLACK AND BLACK DYE MODULE 1800 WHITE AND WHITE DYE MODULE 900 Still on Sale Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links RENAME: CHARACTER NAME 1000 750 –25% 875 RENAME: LEGACY NAME 1000 750 –25% 875 Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links CUSTOMIZATION CONTROL: DISPLAY LEGACY NAME AND TITLES 10 50 +400% 50 CYBER ASSAULT CANNON 250 500 +100% 500 INFILTRATOR’S COMPACT SNIPER RIFLE 250 500 +100% 400 LEGACY UNLOCK: TWI’LEK 300 600 +100% 600 BLACK AND WHITE DYE MODULE 750 900 +20% 800 WHITE AND BLACK DYE MODULE 750 900 +20% 800
STAR WARS UPRISING FULL ABILITIES SHEET
Here is a full sheet of Abilities/location and cost of for Star Wars: Uprising. THis sheet was original created by Last Shadow Cartel Longstar Marketplace STAR WARS UPRISING FULL ABILITIES SHEET by LastShadow Cartel Ndaya Bodyguard Trainer Abilty Name Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3 Ability Type Crowd Control 750 5 5 Self Durable 1750 20 20 Combat Passive Grenade 1500 15 15 Targeted Intimidate 1250 10 10 Ultimate Power Cell 750 5 5 Self Main Currency: Trade Marks Scatter Gun 1500 15 15 Directional Onn Iria Smuggler Trainer Abilty Name Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3 Ability Type Caltrops 2500 15 15 Self Diving Roll Built-in 5 5 Targeted Hold Out Blaster Built-in 5 5 Directional Overcharge 4250 25 25 Combat Passive Streetwise 3250 20 20 Combat Passive Main Currency: Trade Marks Think Fast 1750 10 10 Ultimate Konn-Nevos Spaceport Gurnot Enforcer Trainer Abilty Name Rank 1 Rank 2…
TOR TV: Wrath Remembers Darth Marr – Tribute
In memory of Marr . May your Empire rise again … Here is a lovely tribute to Darth Marr from DuduFilm. If you have not seen it yet, it’s just over 2 minutes long and it’s well worth the watch. He has a history of making great films like this and this short packs a big emotional punch, especially if you were a fan of Darth Marr. See for yourself: What do you think? As others have said before, Darth Marr seemed to be what the Empire really needed. He was one of the most respected Sith. A great warrior and leader, a master and a council member. He had conviction. Many would call him the one true Emperor. It’s definitely safe to say he made his mark on the story and he has many fans. This was a most fitting tribute and it’s very well done, as all of DuDu’s…
“True Stories of BioWare Heartbreak” Will Give You the Feels
There is one thing BioWare is very well known for: their great storytelling. We’re talking about the kinds of stories that really make you feel. If you’ve ever played a BioWare game, you know just how easy it is to get emotionally invested. For some people, it’s books. For some, it’s movies or television shows. But for some of us, it’s a great video game with an emotion-filled story. This is what makes an excellent game stand out from an ordinary game. This is what defines the game for a lot of people. When you want to get lost in the story and feel like you are your character, this is the kind of feeling we’re talking about. Not all games can do that. Of course, the non-story-based games have their place too. Some gamers enjoy both. But when a game’s story reels you in and makes you feel like…
Star Wars Uprising: Sector Battle Imminent: Anoat
Hey everyone, today’s sector battle will start the Cartel Competition’s 3rd cycle. If you missed the update you can read it here on the forums. Below is listed the points rewarded to your cartel for placing in the Sector Battle. There are no other changes this week, here are the: Milestone rewards. As there was no Imperial battle this week some people will have banked 100+ Battle Plans and as it is the first SB for this Cartel Competition Cycle I would assume we might see some high numbers so be prepared. Sector Battle Cartel Points 500 points for the top General 250 points for each other General 50 points for each Commander 10 points for each Captain. If you have not seen the new rogue one star wars trailer I would recommend watching it cause it looks amazing! #HYPE Rogue One Trailer This week’s Leader board: Anoat General (Rank…
Star Wars: Battlefront – Unused Audio Files Discovered
Initially plagued by an oft-decried lack of depth, DICE‘s Star Wars: Battlefront has come a long way from its not-so-humble beginnings. Its recently released Outer Rim expansion injected a lot of badly needed content into the game universe, including new and exciting locations, new heroes and new Star Cards, pulling it all off within the confines of the Star Wars canon/universe. Season Pass holders could get their hands on the DLC in March, while on April 5 it became available for everyone else, across all platforms. What’s more, players who aren’t yet ready to purchase Outer Rim, can try out some of its features, like the new weapons, in single-player mode. The bottom line is though that picking up the DLC is recommended as all future content-updates will be based on it, and won’t work without it. It has been clear for a while now that there’s plenty of new…
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The official trailer for Rogue One is here and people have a lot to say about it. In addition to the excitement, there’s also a lot of confusion about it. People want to know what it is, what it will be about and when we will see it. So we’re going to open up some discussion on Rogue One today and also try to clear up any confusion you might have. So first things first, if you have not seen the trailer, here it is: Now, let’s talk for a bit about Rogue One and what we know about it so far. Let’s take a look at some facts: Rogue One is the story of how the rebels acquired plans for the original Death Start (that were later hideen in R2-D2 by Leia). It’s set in the time immediately prior to Episode IV. Rogue One is the first in a…
SWTOR’s New Direction
SWTOR is changing. Those of you who have been around with us since the early days will note that it has changed a lot. This is bound to happen in any game that sticks around for years and the longer a game is around, the more it might change. Sechari of iamsechari.com wrote about this on his blog recently. He’s a big Star Wars fan and writes about his love of Star Wars and Star Wars games, to include Star Wars Galaxies, Knights of the Old Republic and of course, SWTOR. In this post specifically, he tells of how he had to say goodbye to SWG (along with the rest of us) and how he later made his way to SWTOR and got hooked. But it’s not all fairytale romance, of course. SWTOR has had its ups and downs and in some ways it has and continues still to change…
All Star Wars: Battelfront Outer Rim and Update bugs
With the new game update comes a lot of new bugs. Below is a list of items the Dice team is looking into based on community feedback and reports they are seeing. The team is digging into all of these and Dice will be providing updates as they can. Credits Not Being Rewarded: http://bit.ly/1WGb1SS (You’re still getting the credits, but this is a UX issue causing the score to show 0) Rank 59-60 Crashing: http://bit.ly/1PE6FGa Our team is looking into these misc reports post the hotfix and 3/19 server update, please post your game tag in the thread linked if you;re still having this issue. Kicked from servers when looking at friends profile: http://bit.ly/1Rxs1qO Invincibility Bug: http://bit.ly/1MzhoqA Hutt Contract end game screen shows the same progress and never updates: http://bit.ly/1ULPlWq Deluxe Edition Content Locked: http://bit.ly/1UiJaKV Hutt Contract Challenge Progression Freezing or Resetting: http://bit.ly/1RxeYVp Hutt Contracts Completed and Weapons Are Not Unlocking: http://bit.ly/1XKBgYH Auto…
SWTOR PTS Update Notes – 4/6/2016
The SWTOR public test servers were updated yesterday. Here are the patch notes: General New Alliance Alert: Freedom Fight! Recruit Bowdaar by showing your prowess in the Eternal Championship. Eternal Championship Gungus Bogs: The Heralds of Zildrogs’ melee attacks no longer have a 70m maximum range, because that was rather silly. Lanos: Fixed a bug whereby Unstable Reprogrammed Skytroopers could retarget a companion if the skytrooper could not leap to its original target for over 60 seconds (due to it being in cover, for example). Lanos: Unstable Reprogrammed Skytroopers who are unable to leap to their target for 30s or more will now use their high-powered Snipe attack every 16s, down from 30s. Don’t just ignore them =) Nocturno & Drake Raven: Tweaked Drake Raven’s encounter mechanics such that when he is subjected to heavy DPS, he will try much harder to deploy at least one G0-ON Abductor squad to…
SWTOR 4.3a Patch Notes
Servers were down for a few hours today, but are now back up. Here are the Patch Notes, for update 4.3a: General Placing a space at the end of a name during Character Creation no longer crashes the game client. It is now possible to use the /ginvite command to invite a character with a space in their name. It is no longer possible to sell any of the HK-55 Weapon Set weapons. Warzones The Warzone Queue has been returned to normal. Right-clicking the Warzone Queue Icon no longer places you into the Unranked Warzone Queue.
Did SWTOR Miss an Important Opportunity?
Recently, over three weekends (26-27th February, 4-5th March, 11-12th March), Bioware organised playtesting sessions, on the PTS, for players to test the new Warzone, and the new Arena, Rishi Cove. This is typical of when they want to test new zones and other areas of the game. However, some players believe they may have missed out on a valuable opportunity when it comes to playtesting this time around. BioWare announced the times for the play sessions on the forums and also played along with players incognito, but they never did anyting else to advertise the PTS or to try to get more players to join so they could test these new areas. Xam Xam is one of these players and she explains what she sees as a missed opportunity for BioWare on her blog: The three weekends of playtesting sessions were inadequate to test the new Warzone. There were too few…
Star Wars Battlefront Devs Update Outer Rim but Quiet on Bespin DLC
So now that Outer Rim is here, the devs at Star Wars Battlefront are already teasing more new content. We know there are additional private match changes coming in the future but we’re not hearing much of anything (or anything at all) about the next upcoming DLC: Bespin. Bespin is set to release this summer sometime and Design & Trend via DICE lead designer Dennis Brännvall said a few words about upcoming content but none of them were about Bespin. Design & Trend reported on these updates from the devs recently: Since many gamers love playing “Star Wars Battlefront” with their friends, private matches are always a hot topic. In fact, we posted an article earlier this week that mentioned the possibility of two-person skirmishes and battles in the new Outer Rim DLC maps and modes. Since then, however, there have been a couple more developments to share. Namely, it appears that Brännvall’s…
April’s SWTOR Producer Livestream Coverage
Here is the rundown of yesterdays Livestream Coverage. When: 2-2:30 PM PDT (about 1 hr from this posting) What: Get the latest scoop on what’s happening in and around the game, and get a first look at Chapter 13: Profit and Plunder! Where: Youtube mirror: NOTES Agenda State of the Galaxy Chapter 12 Subscriber Rewards Eternal Championship Chapter 13 Wrap Up State of the Galaxy Eternal Championship now live on PTS. Ingame Chat/Mail- We have automated system to combat spam but if you see it still report it to help us. Chapter 12 so far has been great, small patch on Thursday to fix some minor bugs. Force focused user focused chapter but non-force users will find it enjoyable as well. We have not revealed the fate of Khem Val. Ak’ghal Usar is not meant to replace Khem Val. Chapter 12 brings Odessen Proving Grounds (8v8). This will be the…
Star Wars Novel with Ahsoka Tano Announced
We are getting a new Star Wars novel and this one tells us what has happened to Ahsoka Tano after she left the Jedi Order in The Clone Wars and also how s he became Fulcrum. The novel is by E.K. Johnston from Disney-Lucasfilm Press and more details will be released in the coming months but for now, it’s great news that this novel is in the works. From Disney-Lucasfilm Press: Ahsoka Tano, fan favorite character from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, will be the star of her own young adult novel from Disney Lucasfilm Press this October 11, 2016! Fans have long wondered what happened to Ahsoka after she left the Jedi Order near the end of the Clone Wars, and before she re-appeared as the mysterious Rebel operative Fulcrum in Rebels. Finally, her story will begin to be told. Following her experiences with the Jedi…
Does ‘Star Wars: Battlefront’s’ Outer Rim Bring the End Game?
Star Wars: Battelfront: Outer Rim is here and it’s time we start seeing reviews and opinions about the additional downloadable content so you can decide for yourself if you’re interested in playing it. Or maybe you’re already playing and you just want to see what others have to say about it. Well, we already know that the Outer Rim has increased the level cap to 60. What else do we know about it? Todd Kenreck, contributor to Forbes.com says it brings a much need end game. His summary: “The maps are richly detailed, the weapons fill some key gaps and the new heroes are a massive surprise. I give Star Wars: Battlefront’s Outer Rim an 8 out 10.” That’s a pretty good rating. So what are some reasons he likes the new content so much? Well, we’re hearing some of the same things from others who are playing. Extraction as a…
SWTOR World PVP: The Battle of Oricon II
If you have not had the chance to see what great world PvP really looks like, then you will want to check out the video below, uploaded by Swtorista of a world PvP event this weekend. While it’s probably not typical of average world PvP that usually is 8v8 or so, it does look like a good time, lag and all. Here’s a video from Swtorista that shows some world PvP on Oricon. [Note: Video contains large unfiltered voice chat group.] Who: PvP enthusiasts What: Open World PvP for the Scare Bear title Where: Oricon (Instance 1) When: Saturday, April 2nd @ 8pm EST This is what world pvp looks like in SWTOR, when it happens! The goal of this event was to try and kill other players for an achievement. If you skip to later in the video you can see the huge number of players, causing the game…
SWTOR Game Update 4.3: Visions in the Dark Patch Notes
Highlights Chapter XII: Visions in the Dark! Confront Valkorion in the wilderness of Odessen as the Alliance prepares to undertake a life-and-death mission to the heart of the Eternal Empire. Players who were subscribed on April 1st have immediate access to this new Chapter, and it will be available for all other Subscribers on Thursday, April 7th. Ranked Warzone Arena Season 7 has started! Get in there and go berserk! New Warzone: Alliance Proving Ground! Train with another mixed-faction Alliance team by vying for control of multiple control sectors in this new Odessen-based Warzone! Use power ups to turn the battle in your favor! New Warzone Arena: Rishi Cove Arena! This new Warzone Arena hosts 4v4 Death matches in both Ranked and Unranked queues. New Gameplay Option: Focus! Both PvP and PvE instances are now available on any server, allowing friends who prefer any gameplay type to play together on…
Maintenance in 24 hours: Update 4.3
BioWare will be taking the SWTOR servers offline on April 5th in order to apply Game Update 4.3: Visions in the Dark. The website will also be unavailable during this time. Details: DATE: April 5th 2016 TIME: 5:00AM – 9:00AM PDT (1:00PM – 5:00PM BST) VERSION: 4.3 Patch Notes will be available later today. Timezone(s) Start Time End Time UTC Offset Wellington April 06, 2016 12:00 am April 06, 2016 04:00 am +12:00 Australia/Sydney April 05, 2016 10:00 pm April 06, 2016 02:00 am +10:00 Australia/Adelaide April 05, 2016 09:30 pm April 06, 2016 01:30 am +09:30 Australia/Brisbane April 05, 2016 10:00 pm April 06, 2016 02:00 am +10:00 Tokyo April 05, 2016 09:00 pm April 06, 2016 01:00 am +09:00 Australia/Perth, Hong Kong April 05, 2016 08:00 pm April 06, 2016 12:00 am +08:00 Mumbai April 05, 2016 05:30 pm April 05, 2016 09:30 pm +05:30 EET, Moscow April…