Electronic Arts has released some very exciting news about Star Wars: Battlefront. The beta that begins this October will be available to the public that has an Xbox One, PC, and a PlayStation 4. The hyped and loved Battle of Hoth Walker Assault mode is going to be available, also the recently announced Drop Zone on Sullust, which is an 8 versus 8 style mode will be available. In this “King of the Hill” style you will be capturing and controlling drop pods and this provides power-ups to defend your location. There will also be an offline mode available and that is the Tatooine Survival Mission mode, which will be available on a split screen but you can still play it online full-screen as well. This information all came from a blog post by Star Wars: Battlefront community manager Mathew Everett. The beta will begin early October so make sure…
SWTOR Patch 3.2.2 Maintenance on Sept 22
BioWare will be taking down the SWTOR servers for maintenance for patch 3.2.2 on Sept 22 from 5 am PDT to 8 am PDT. Patch notes will be available later today. . Maintenance: 22 September 2015 | 09.18.2015, 02:08 PM Hey everyone, We will be bringing the servers offline on Tuesday, September 22nd in order to apply Game Update 3.3.2! Date: Tuesday, 22 September 2015 Time: 5:00AM PDT (1300 BST) – 8:00AM PDT (1600 BST) Version: 3.3.2 Patch Notes will be available on Monday! Thanks! -Tait
SWTOR Fighter Fleet Out of Lego
You know how we love fans doing cool stuff. Here we have someone creating a Star Wars fleet out of LEGO. You can see a picture below. One is a Flashfire the other a Novadrive. It’s a simple but accurate start to a Star Fleet, in my opinion. Check this out: It was the first one he did but he didn’t stop there. He continued to build more ships and the results are pretty amazing. Here are more: SWTOR fleet update And: Update 8/1/2015 Star Wars Fleet And: G-9 Rigger Falcon vs Ghost mid build Ebon Hawk Bounty Hunter fleet update And what he says was his most difficult build to date: Sun Crusher
SWTOR 4.0 Class Changes: Bounty Hunter and Trooper (Video Overviews by Vulkk)
In the following 2 videos you can see and hear the details about the recent changes Bioware announced today for the Bounty Hunter and Trooper Classes in Knights of the Fallen Empire, the next Digital Expansion of SWTOR. Narrated and recorded by Vulkk. In a nutshell, players receive 1 new ability at lvl 61, reshuffle of active and passive abilities gained through leveling with no change of their effects (for now) and 3 new Utilities, 1 for each tier. Bioware’s short message and reasoning for these changes: Whether you prefer bullets, missiles, or just plain fire, Bounty Hunters and Troopers have something for you! In Game Update 4.0, we wanted to give all Powertechs/Vanguards a quick way to jump into the thick of combat or instantly catch back up to a fleeing target. To accomplish this, we made Jet Charge/Storm baseline for all Powertechs/Vanguards. Getting up in the enemy’s face isn’t something…
Everyone Will Be Able to Play Star Wars: Battlefront Beta
While there is still nothing known about the actual release date of the hotly anticipated Star Wars: Battlefront yet, EA have made it clear that they will be aiming to provide a strong enough server-infrastructure and capacity so that everyone should be able to play the game’s beta version. According to Matthew Everett, Battlefront’s community manager, once deployed, the beta will remain open to accommodate all comers. Everett also offered some new details about the beta gameplay modes. He said that both offline and online modes would be available in the beta and that players would be able to play co-op as well as slit-screen co-op. Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC will be the supported platforms. As far as the online side of the action is concerned: no fewer than 40 players will be able to hook up in massive battles. The offline mode will see a new mode…
Star Wars: Uprising’s new canon is a sign of Lucasfilm’s trust in Kabam
When Lucasfilm first introduced Star Wars: Uprising, many fans of the franchise were not happy when the name Kabam came up. Along with many gamers, the online and mobile game studio does not have a great reputation like BioWare or Obsidian. But the company’s role-playing game studio, Kabam RPG, took a very intelligent approach to becoming one of the first to include a Star Wars’ new post-Return of the Jedi canon by hiring on some of the Extended Universe’s best seasoned veterans. This is a very smart move in the $30 billion mobile gaming industry and this shows how important this current release for Kabam is. Also, by allowing a mobile publisher to make a part of Star Wars’ new canon shows a sign of trust from Lucasfilm and the importance of gaming on smart devices. “It’s extremely exciting. Being the first canon thing that was worked on at all…
Star Wars Battlefront Petition Demands This Multiplayer Change
In the past if a company made a decision about a game the only choice we have as fans is to sit back and take it. However, in today’s generation of gaming, we as gamers have a voice and can fight back through the power of social media and online petitions, and they can connect with other gamers all around the world. Once fans found out that Star Wars: Battlefront would not have a custom server browser, gamers took all of their rage and put it into a petition. The petition was started by Perri Mitchell out of Gold Coast, Arkansas. He put his rage, while still being calm, asked Electronic Arts and DICE to please think about adding back a server browser to Star Wars: Battlefront in order for gamers to manually find and join official and custom servers as they please. Mitchell stated the following on the Change.org…
Bounty Hunter Class Story Summary
BioWare posted a Developer Blog named “Blood and Credits” What you are about to read is an excerpt from the official Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Encyclopedia. It will describe an overview of all 3 Acts of the Bounty Hunter Class story. Although we try to avoid them wherever possible, this excerpt will contain spoilers. Please read at your own risk… Prologue A skilled bounty hunter sets out to enter the Great Hunt, a legendary competition in which the galaxy’s most accomplished warriors seek fame and glory by hunting down infamous, elusive, and supremely dangerous targets. But when the bounty hunter’s mentor, Braden, is murdered by a cruel Mandalorian named Tarro Blood, the freelancer scrambles to find another way into the competition. The bounty hunter manages to secure the sponsorship of the crime lord Nem’ro the Hutt and heads to Dromund Kaas to fight for the Great Hunt’s final open slot….
More Clarification on Nico Okarr Companion
Eric Musco has posted more explanation on the forums, on how you can acquire on Nico Okarr in Star Wars: The old REpublic – Knights of the Fallen Empire. Nico Okarr | 09.17.2015, 03:32 PM Hey folks, As I mentioned in my previous post, the plan for getting Niko in Fallen Empire was that you would recruit him into your Alliance as you were playing through the storyline. However, knowing the concerns about how you access Niko, we are also going to send you a token in the mail which will allow you to have Niko right away. If you want to get Niko as a part of playing through Fallen Empire, you can still do that. Just delete the token from your mail and you will get him naturally. On the flip side, if you claim the token we will still let you do his recruitment mission later on,…
This guys talks about why he can’t get into SWTOR’s housing. ( Discussion)
Not all MMO’s are made the same, as we all definitely know. However, most of the time we really get into the housing that goes along with them, all of the upgrades and house drops that you redeem after a battle drive us to want to keep our pad looking cool. However, Star Wars: The Old Republic seems to be hard to get into as far as housing goes for some fans. Here is a list of the reasons why. There is no convenient “go to my house” button the screen. Now this is all about laziness but many gamers want convenience when it comes to games, so why the heck could they not make it more efficient? Players have to open up a menu and then click another button in order to teleport to their house. In LOTRO, RIFT, and WildStar, the house warp button is always on the…
Trooper Class Story Summary
BioWare posted a Developer Blog yesterday named A Dangerous Betrayal. What you are about to read is an excerpt from the official Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Encyclopedia. It will describe an overview of all 3 Acts of the Republic Trooper Class story. Although we try to avoid them wherever possible, this excerpt will contain spoilers. Please read at your own risk… Prologue Tensions between the Republic and the Sith Empire are nearing the breaking point. Havoc Squad faces its toughest challenge yet: to ensure the Republic triumphs over its ancient enemy once and for all. Their latest battlefront is the war-torn world of Ord Mantell, where guerilla forces wage a destructive battle to divide the planet from the Republic. These violent separatists have stolen a ZR-57 orbital strike bomb from the Republic, which is capable of incinerating hundreds of square kilometers in the blink of an eye. Havoc Squad…
Knights of the Fallen Empire Behind the Scenes
Knights of the Fallen Empire “Story and Writing” Video We have something cool released today to help us prepare for the new expansion: KOTFE. This video released today shows us an exclusive behind the scenes view from the lead writer. It’s fun, it’s creative and it’s bound to make you get excited about the upcoming expansion. That said, they didn’t release much more about the game or story, as most fans were hoping for. This serves really as more of a teaser video, once again giving us glimpses of what we can expect to get us hyped and excited for the expansion but without any real meat and potatoes of what we can expect. This is a bit of a letdown but again, not really a surprise. They want to keep us intrigued but not give away too much so we want to buy the expansion. So with that in…
Betting on Star Wars and Star Wars Games
eSport Betting is not a new concept. Just as with traditional sports, for as long as there have been sports, there will be betting on sports. In fact, some will consider it a sport in itself. Online gambling has exploded in recent years and video games are not left out of this scene. There are now even many sites like Superbettingsites.com available to help you learn more about esports betting. Popular games in the esports betting scene include DOTA 2, League of Legends and CSGO. Fans and professionals flock to these games and to the betting seen to try to win big after their favorite player/team wins big. The Star Wars universe is also no stranger to betting. There were various forms of gambling in and around the galaxy for millennia. Stories have been written around Star Wars canon that involved gambling and betting of some type of another. During…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday September 15 – September 22 2015
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of September 01 – September 7 2015 . Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links APPEARANCE OPTION: MIRIALAN TATTOOS 1 45 90 +100% 90 APPEARANCE OPTIONS: CHISS CUSTOMIZATION 1 120 240 +100% 240 5-PACK: MAJOR EXPERIENCE BOOST 60 360 +500% 360 EMOTE: FREEZING 100 400 +300% EMOTE: CHILLY 100 400 +300% 400 CZERKA CR-17 INCENDIA SPEEDER 1800 900 –50% 1350 UNLOCK: ADDITIONAL CARGO BAY 475 350 –27% 412 UNLOCK: INVENTORY MODULE 175 131 –26% 153 LEGACY UNLOCK: RATTATAKI 600 150 –75% 450 LEGACY UNLOCK: MIRIALAN 600 150 –75% 450
SWTOR Fallen Empire Chapter 1 Livestream at Twitchcon
SWTOR Developers from BioWare and guest will be showing off Chapter 1 The Hunt from the upcoming expansion Star Wars: The old Republic Knights of the Fallen Empire on Sept 25 and 26. Fallen Empire @ TwitchCon WHEN: Thursday, Sep. 25th – Friday, Sep.26th (10AM – 6PM PDT / 5PM – 1AM GMT) WHAT: Join developers and guest streamers for a first look at Chapter 1: The Hunt in Knights of the Fallen Empire! Don’t miss the dramatic opening of the Outlander storyline and prepare to embark on an iconic story-driven adventure your choices determine the fate the galaxy! Guest Streamers include: Towelliee, LobosJR, Lulaboo,ZombiUnicorn, LadyInsanity,JoblessGamers, Aureylian and more!
How Nico Okarr works as a Companion
BioWare released more info on the forums on how Nico Okarr will work as a companion in the upcomming expansion for Star Wars: The old republic – Knights of Fallen Empire. Nico Okarr | 09.11.2015, 06:56 PM Quote: Originally Posted by SebastiaanZ So Bioware … another question. At what level will Nico Okarr be available for new toons? Say you start from scratch as a lvl 1, will he be available like HK directly or from lvl 10 like Treek? This is a great question. Nico Okarr works a bit differently than the Companions you are comparing him too. To avoid any spoilers I don’t want to say too much, but you recruit Nico Okarr into your Alliance in Knights of the Fallen Empire, and have him as a Companion thereafter. -eric
KOTFE Datamined Info
There is a lot of information about KOTFE coming through to us from torcommunity.com. Of this. we have some datamined info about end game gear, something most fans are anxious to see. PvE End Game Gear This is the set bonus gear in KOTFE for PvE. It appears that you can now mix PvE and PvP armorings to get the set bonus too, however this could be a bug. Previously PvE and PvP set bonuses would not count towards the same bonus. All the below gear contains set bonus armourings (if an armouring is present). Not all Main and offhands are shown due to the sheer volume of them. Some specs have examples to show stat distribution. Stat Change Reminder All main stats (e.g. Willpower, Aim) have been merged into one new stat called Mastery. Surge has been removed. Critical rating now impacts both critical chance and critical multiplier. Critical…
Force Friday Recap
If you missed Force Friday last week, don’t worry. That was just the big reveal but there’s still time to get all of the awesome new merchandise. Last week, Disney unveiled toys from the upcoming film in various store locations around the world to coincide with Force Friday, when consumers can purchase the items. We headed out to our local WalMart where we saw some fun items, including a Darth Vader bigger than my 3-year-old and we also picked up some posters for Droid Tales. Check out these goodies from LEGO: One of the most iconic starships of the Star Wars saga is back, and it’s leaner and meaner than ever before! Complete… Posted by LEGO on Thursday, September 3, 2015 There’s also some cool stuff from Hot Wheels: #HotWheelsForceFriday gets an early start with the reveal of Kylo Ren’s sleek, ominous race car and the lively & loyal hot rod of…
SWTOR 4.0 Imperial Agent and Smuggler Changes (Video Overview)
In the following 2 videos you can see and hear the details about the recent changes Bioware announced today for the Imperial Agent and Smuggler Classes in Knights of the Fallen Empire, the next Digital Expansion of SWTOR. Narrated and recorded by Vulkk. In a nutshell, players receive 1 new ability at lvl 61, reshuffle of active and passive abilities gained through leveling with no change of their effects (for now) and 3 new Utilities, 1 for each tier. Bioware’s short message and reasoning for these changes: In Game Update 4.0, we wanted to increase the mobility of these formidable combatants in order to allow them to realize their full potential on the battle field, and to make them more difficult to kite. The new Knight/Warrior ability – Blade Blitz/Mad Dash – emphasizes this design intention, and Knight/Warrior players will find that they have an easier time staying on target…
“Star Trek: Renegades” Fan Film is Available Online
We know some of our fellow Star Wars fans are also Star Trek fans and you might like this little piece of news: the new unofficial Star Trek film is available online for free! “Star Trek: Renegades” is a planned Internet series and the first 90-minute episode was released on Monday, August 24th via YouTube. It was financed primarily by three crowdfunding campaigns over the last several years and it’s not part of the official Star Trek universe. You can learn more or support the ongoing efforts from their official website for Star Trek Renegades. All in all, it’s a pretty good film, especially to see what they did with the budget they had to work with. See if for yourself: About Star Trek: Renegades: Star Trek Renegades is an independent fan funded and supported Internet television Series, produced by Sky Conway. Our pilot episode is completed and will be…
Smuggler Class Story Summary
BioWare posted a Developer Blog yesterday named The Greatest Outlaw. What you are about to read is an excerpt from the official Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Encyclopedia. It will describe an overview of all 3 Acts of the Smuggler Class story. Although we try to avoid them wherever possible, this excerpt will contain spoilers. Please read at your own risk… Prologue A daredevil smuggler is marooned on war-torn Ord Mantell when a gunrunning deal ends with the starship and cargo stolen by a cunning thief named Skavak. The smuggler pursues the elusive thief to recover the vessel and its payload before a notorious gangster discovers the broken deal and marks the smuggler for death. Aided by good-natured mercenary Corso Riggs, the smuggler becomes an unlikely Republic hero by taking down Skavak’s allies amongst the violent separatist guerilla fighters. Skavak escapes to Coruscant pursuing his own secret agenda, where the…
KOTFE in LEGO
Allow me to remind everyone again of how I love Star Wars and LEGO. Then you’ll understand why I love this fan art done with LEGO to represent KOTFE and I think you can appreciate it too, even if you’re not a big LEGO fan like me. These were created by a fan named Qeusen and posted to DeviantArt and took about an hour to render. The eyebrows are an especially nice touch (you’ll know what I mean if you saw the trailer). It will be nice if we get more actual TOR LEGO sets. And if the new movie gets an accompanying LEGO game, all the better! This is a very cute fan creation, however. While it’d surely take forever, it’d be awesome to see the entire trailer done in LEGO. Do you have any LEGO Star Wars/ LEGO TOR creations of your own? We want to see them!…
Imperial Agent Class Story Summary
BioWare posted a Developer Blog yesterday named Hidden Enemies. What you are about to read is an excerpt from the official Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Encyclopedia. It will describe an overview of all 3 Acts of the Imperial Agent Class story. Although we try to avoid them wherever possible, this excerpt will contain spoilers. Please read at your own risk… Prologue After excelling in initial training, a freshly-recruited Imperial Agent is dispatched to the planet Hutta to manipulate a powerful Hutt crime lord named Suudaa Nem’ro into supporting the Empire. Infiltrating Nem’ro’s organization, the agent carries out a series of operations against the Hutt’s top rival, Fa’athra, to earn his trust. The agent then slowly convinces Nem’ro that the Republic is damaging his interests. Despite a series of challenges from suspicious rivals and merciless enemies, the agent succeeds in persuading Nem’ro, winning his support for the Empire. On returning…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday September 08 – September 15 2015
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of September 01 – September 7 2015 . Treek was unavailable for a couple hours and is once again available for 2100cc Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links RENAME: FLAGSHIP NAME 750 1500 +100% 1500 TREEK CUSTOMIZATION BUNDLE 150 300 +100% 300 WEEKLY PASS: FLASHPOINTS 180 240 +33% 240 KICK BALL 100 400 +300% 400 APPEARANCE OPTION: MIRIALAN TATTOOS 1 90 45 –50% 90 APPEARANCE OPTIONS: CHISS CUSTOMIZATION 1 240 120 –50% 240 5-PACK: MAJOR EXPERIENCE BOOST 360 60 –84% 315 EMOTE: FREEZING 400 100 –75% 300 EMOTE: CHILLY