Here are today’s PTS patch notes. This will be the final updates to the 3.3 PTS. PTS Update – June 26th, 2015 | 06.25.2015, 08:06 PM Hey folks! We are going to be doing a final update to the PTS tomorrow, 6/26. I’m aiming to get things kicked off around 930AM CDT. In the meantime, here are the changes coming: Jedi Consular Sage Vindicate now makes you Weary, reducing your Force regeneration rate by 2 for 10 seconds. This effect can stack up to 4 times. Seer The Vindicate effect of Resplendence has been expanded: Using Vindicate with a charge of Resplendence does not make you Weary. Amnesty has been redesigned to incorporate the new Weary debuff: Spending a charge of Resplendence on Vindicate grants Amnesty, restoring 2 Force every second for up to 10 seconds if you are not Weary or removing a single stack of Weary otherwise. The…
SWKOTFE to Launch with First 9 Episodic Chapters of Story
The official launch date for Knights of the Fallen Empire is October 27, 2015. From that date on, you can begin enjoying all the new expansion for SWTOR has to offer, which will include the first 9 episodic chapters of story. All features will be available at the start of Early Access on October 20, 2015. Are you looking to get pre-launch reward items? If you have an active subscription from July 31 through October 19, 2015, you will receive your Pre-Launch Reward items via in-game mail at the start of Early Access on October 20, 2015. If you are not eligible for Early Access, you will receive your rewards via in-game mail on October 27, 2015. You can get the Epic Story XP Boost automatically as an active subscriber. The boost expires October 19, 2015. Can I still get Knights of the Fallen Empire if I don’t have Rise of the Hutt…
‘Star Wars: Infinity’ to match tone of ‘Episode 7’
The news of Star Wars: Infinity was not much of a surprise to many people in the video gaming world. Disney has a long history of adding relevant new characters to their Infinity franchise and with the release of the new Star Wars film this year, this news didn’t come as a surprise. The journey to creating the new game meant that Disney Interactive had to work closely with Lucasfilm to create something that would please Star Wars fans. Both Lucasfilm and Disney have stated that the collaboration has went smoothly so far but having to find common ground is sometimes difficult. One challenge was the release of the trailer back on May 5th. “We didn’t know, on the Infinity team, what the tone of Episode Seven is, so when we went through and were doing [the trailer for the game], the tone was really off,” says John Blackburn, senior…
Star Wars the Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire Reactions
As you know, fans of SWTOR are excited for Knights of the Fallen Empire, present company included. It’s definitely time for something new and exciting to the game and we think this expansion is going to bring a lot of that. In fact, we expect it to also bring in new players as well as old players who have quit and decide to return. Of course, that is one of the purposes of a video game expansion and it’s an important part of a good game marketing strategy but that doesn’t mean it’s always effective or executed correctly. This time, we think Bioware has really put the right talent, time and attention into this expansion. Carbonite time skip, new story, new gear, new options… there is a lot to immerse yourself in with this one and people who play Bioware RPGs are most often looking for that story. They want…
E3 2015 Game Of The Show Nomination: Star Wars: Battlefront
After the Star Wars Celebration and the announcement that Star Wars: Battlefront will have less maps and modes than in the previous series, there has been tons of criticism. However, the past history of the Star Wars franchise doesn’t really mesh well with what DICE is currently trying to do with Battlefront. The main concept for the game remains the same, fighting against many foot soldiers in the middle of the Star Wars universe. The rest of the game is quite different though and that’s the whole reason why it’s not being named Star Wars: Battlefront 3, they are completely starting over. Most people say that Star Wars: Battlefront is basically just a Battlefield game with a Star Wars theme, and they are correct. It’s not a bad thing at all and there are some differences in gameplay, but it’s still a DICE game all the way. When you compare…
SWTOR Exploit: Buying and Re-selling the Temple Chair decoration
With the new patch 3.2.2 that came out yesterday, players have experienced, that the Temple Chair decoration can be purchased for 1 credit and sold back for 100 credits – A pretty good deal one have to think. This is considered an exploit though, and Eric Musco has commented on this warned players. Check it out below: Temple Chair (Basic) Exploit | 06.23.2015, 07:07 PM Hey folks, In today’s patch, we placed Temple Chair (Basic) onto the Esstran Exports vendor for one credit. After bringing the servers live today we noticed that currently, you can sell the Chair back to the vendor for 100 credits. Obviously, this is not intended. As stated before, when these issues arise we want to make sure we get out in front of it as quickly as possible and are open with you about what is being done. For the time being, please do not…
Secrets of The Old Republic Extended Trailer – Rewind Theater
The team behind Knights of the Fallen Empire tell us all about the new game. What do you think? This five minute video from IGN will tell you more about The Sacrifice: Cinematic trailer for the new expansion in SWTOR. Starting October 27th, you’re going to have a lot to enjoy while you wait for the movie to come out. In this extended trailer, you hear right from the team members themselves who these characters are and what the trailer has shown us about the new expansion. It basically tells you right where you will step into the storyline with your new character or existing character in Knights of the Fallen Empire. They reveal some cool new stuff like new lightsaber skins, new gear, new planets and more. You’re going to see all the things you expect from a “Bioware RPG”, a higher level cap and more. There is really…
SWTOR Game Update 3.2.2 Patch Notes
Here are the patch notes for game update 3.2.2: Highlights Bounty Contract Week Returns! Hunt wanted criminals in this returning event. The event begins June 23rd at 04:00 PST/12:00 GMT and ends June 30th at 04:00 PST/12:00 GMT. General Nar Shaddaa Nightlife Achievements still missing post-3.2.1 have been granted. The Blaster’s Path Cantina Quick Travel point is no longer reverted to an undiscovered state on log out. Fixed multiple texture issues on Korriban and in the Korriban Incursion Flashpoint. Fixed environment issues in the Raider’s Cove area of Rishi. Textures now render properly if moving the camera outside of the Administration Building on Ziost. All environment assets now appear correctly when moving the camera at certain angles in the Separatist Stronghold on Ord Mantell. There is no longer a gap in ground textures near the Worldbreaker Monolith on Ziost. Legacy Lockboxes can no longer cause character transfers to fail. Armor…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday June 23 –30. 2015
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of June 23 – June 30 2015. Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links APPEARANCE OPTION: SITH PALE EYES 50 100 +100% 100 NEWCOMER BUNDLE 202 405 +100% 405 APPEARANCE OPTION: DOUBLE BRAIDS 60 100 +66% 100 MALEVOLENT INTERROGATOR ARMOR SET 720 1440 +100% 1440 SIENAR PR-3 900 1800 +100% 1800 APPEARANCE OPTION: AFRO 60 100 +66% 100 STRONGHOLD CANTINA DECORATION BUNDLE 1216 760 –38% 1216 Information from TOR FASHION TM-59 BLASTER PISTOL 400 200 –50% 400 Information from TOR FASHION ARATECH ROSE 1500 750 –50% 1125 Information from TOR FASHION CATHAR WARSTAFF 400 200 –50% 300 Information from TOR FASHION HEARTLESS PURSUER ARMOR SET 1440 720 –50% 1080 Information from TOR FASHION EMOTE: SING 400 40 –90% 400 Information from TOR FASHION CUSTOMIZATION CONTROL: HIDE HEAD SLOT 280 28 –90% 210
SWTOR Announcing End Season 5 Gladiatorial Rewards
BioWare has just announced the season 5 pvp rewards and what ratings are required. I didn’t know how much I wanted the title Maximum Decimator until now: Greetings PvPers! The finale of Season 5 is fast approaching so we hope you are on top of things! The end of Season 5 will come with Game Update 3.3 and your Highest-earned rating, when the servers come down for the update, will determine which tier you are in and what rewards you receive. The higher your tier the more glorious your rewards! Just like in previous seasons, the Highest Earned rating that determines the tier you are in – not Current – so no need to feel like you are risking Rating by going after the next tier up! To see your Highest Earned Rating, check the Warzone Rating and Stats page in the Warzone Queue GUI. Please note that the Rating displayed…
SWTOR character transfers 90% off starting tomorrow
Character transfers will be 90% off in SWTOR, starting Tuesday june 23 and last for a few weeks. In this period, each character transfer will only cost 90 Cartel Coins: Last week we announced our next Digital Expansion: Knights of the Fallen Empire. Since announcing, we have seen a lot of players coming back and getting into The Old Republic. Whether you are a new player, an old subscriber coming back, or a player who has been around a while, you may have been looking for an opportunity to move to a new server. Maybe your friends transferred servers in the past or you’re just trying to find a new Fleet to call home. In honor of our Fallen Empire announcement, we wanted to make it a bit easier for you to play on the server you want to. Starting tomorrow, Tuesday June 23rd, all character transfers will be discounted by…
STAR WARS History & Lore – THE GREAT GALACTIC WAR (Part 1)
This is a Part 1 of a 3 episodes miniseries by Vulkk, explaining everything there is to know about The Great Galactic War, one of the most significant events in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. The war is seriously embedded also into Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR). For the narrations Jason or as everyone knows him Teo from OotiniCast has made yet another appearance on a Lore video by Vulkk to do the narrations. Here’s the intro in a written form. The rest you can hear and see in the video, attached in the bottom. The Great Galactic War, known as the Great War during the conflict and in the years afterward, was a war between the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic between 3681 BBY and 3653 BBY, lasting for a total of 28 years. Also known as the Republic–Sith War, the conflict was ultimately the culmination of a…
Star Wars: Battlefront hands-on preview – DICE strike back
At E3, fans that were in attendance got to actually play a demo of the upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront. Until now, we have only seen snippets of footage from the game but now some lucky fans have actually been able to experience the game themselves. The following is two different reviews of Star Wars: Battlefront from Jason Serafino from Techtimes and the other is from Metro.uk.co. We have recapped their original reviews. Jason Serafino was lucky enough to be able to spend 20 minutes playing Star Wars: Battlefront at E3. Since this is a Battlefield game there is no story line and you are instantly put into the middle of the action. There is a downside to this because you aren’t sure of what you’re doing and he accidently set off his rocket pack which sent him 50 yards into the sky. Once he managed to figure everything out he…
Amazon Reveals Exclusive ‘Star Wars Battlefront’ Deluxe Edition For PS4 And Xbox One
The new upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront by EA and DICE game development is one of the most anticipated games in years. This is because of Star Wars’ large fan base and the hype from the anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie hitting theaters in winter 2015. We have now found out that Star Wars: Battlefront can be ordered as a Deluxe Edition from Amazon. The Deluxe Edition will feature new box art and more in-game items for players to use. It’s only exclusively available from Amazon as a pre-order for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The outside box art is quite different from the original as it features a downed Storm Trooper and the reflection of the rebels who killed him on his helmet’s visor. One particular weapon that has many fans excited is the DL-44 that is famous for being used by Han Solo. Other weapons that have…
SWTOR PTS Patch 3.3
SWTOR Patch notes for the latest update of Patch 3.3 on the PTS. Classes + Combat Jedi Consular Sage Valiance now reduces the damage taken by the target of your Rescue by 25% (down from 50%) for 6 seconds after you rescue them. The Force-Mystic’s 4-piece set bonus now restores 5 Force (down from 10) when using Vindicate. Shadow Prolific Justice now spreads periodic Force Breach and Sever Force effects with Whirling Blow (instead of Force in Balance). Sith Inquisitor Sorcerer Dark Resilience now reduces the damage taken by the target of your Extrication by 25% (down from 50%) for 6 seconds after you extricate them. The Force-Mystic’s 4-piece set bonus now restores 5 Force (down from 10) when using Consuming Darkness. Assassin Profuse Horror now spreads periodic Creeping Terror and Discharge effects with Lacerate (instead of Death Field). Trooper Commando Combat Medic Field Medicine now increases the healing done by…
The Clone Wars Mod – Empire At War Forces of Corruption
Here is an interesting game mod by Bryon Anderson and the video is a review by XPGamers. Here are a few words from the creator explaining more of what he did: “Thank You TheXPGamer for taking the time to review my game mod. A few notes for you. The Skirmish you played is the planet type coded for night vision Clones so the trooper models you saw with the red visors were night vision clones and that is also why the 501st did not have their blue marking. Also the Clone Sergeants and Clone Lieutenants have increased site range from normal clones making them important to be kept with regular clones so they will see and shot at enemy units further away. Not sure how I forgot to add that to their descriptions. :p” He says he and his team worked for 4 years on the mod and are still…
One Free Level 60 for SWTOR Knights of Fallen Empire
Eric Musco explains what it means to start at level 60 for Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion: Start at Level 60 in Fallen Empire | 06.17.2015, 03:47 PM Hey folks, I have seen a few questions around how the “Start at Level 60” will work that comes with Fallen Empire. I want to start by saying that we will be releasing a blog when we get a bit closer to launch that describes all of the nitty gritty details and walks you through everything. But for now I wanted to cover a bit about how it works and address some of the things I have been seeing. As a subscriber, when you get Fallen Empire you will receive one free level 60 character. This character must be a new character, you cannot “boost” an existing character up to 60. Beyond that first one which is included free with KOTFE,…
Knights of the Fallen Empire FAQ
With the exciting announcement of the upcoming expansion, Knights of the Fallen Empire, there are many questions arising from fans. Bioware has taken the time to compile a Q&A in their Help Center of the most common questions. If you haven’t yet, you might want to give it a read, especially if you are wondering about things yourself. 1. What is the launch date for Knights of the Fallen Empire? The official launch date for Knights of the Fallen Empire is October 27, 2015. Players who have been a subscriber from July 31 through October 19, 2015 gain Early Access beginning October 20, 2015, one week before the official launch date. 2. What features will be available during Early Access? All features will be available at the start of Early Access on October 20, 2015. 3. How do I obtain my Knights of the Fallen Empire Pre-Launch Reward items? If…
There is no No Cross Faction or Third Playable Faction in Knights of the Fallen Empire
Apparently a lot of us got the wrong idea… According to Eric Musco, SWTOR Knights of the Fallen Empire will not feature a third playable faction, nor will it feature cross faction activities. Check it out: So then BioWare….. | 06.17.2015, 01:35 PM Originally Posted by Transcendent … you intend to introduce a new faction with the expansion. Will we be able to create a new character aligned to this new faction? Will we see the introduction of 4 new classes to level up and play, with a whole new set of “mirror” abilities, companions etc? I’m curious. The new Faction is not playable, but a new Faction within the story. -eric So then BioWare….. | 06.17.2015, 03:00 PM Originally Posted by MorgenBlue Can you clarify if the player factions will be merged? Will pubs and imps be able to play together in warzones, ops, chat, guilds ect..? Good question! Factions…
SWTOR KotFE Story and Companions
Lead Writer on Star Wars: The old Republic, Charles Boyd took on the forums, expanding a bit on the story and companions for the upcomming expansion Knights of the Fallen Empire. Check it out below: KOTFE Story and Companions | 06.17.2015, 07:08 PM Hey folks! Seeing all of the discussion around our Knights of the Fallen Empire announcement has been awesome! It means a lot to the writing team to see how much y’all care about the details of the story and characters of SWTOR, and all of the insightful questions and debates that flow from that. I’m here to hopefully shed a bit of light on a few of the most common questions I’ve seen. Up front, I think the best answer I can give to any story question is that it’s always best to wait and see how the story itself will answer it. I personally just hate giving out…
KOTOR Mod: The Jedi Masters
You can get the new, non-beta version of the KOTOR mod, The Jedi Masters from their website now. This is a story converstion mod for Kotor 2 :The Sith Lords. See the website at www.the-jedi-masters.com for full details. You can learn more at the official Wiki. Here are some good sections to start with: Characters Main Quests (walkthrough) Sub-quests You can see the trailer here to learn more about The Jedi Masters, if you’re not already familiar.
SWTOR Contraband Slotmachine
SWTOR Contraband Slotmachine from the Star Wars game has given alot of inspiration to other slotsmachines. Both in computer games and real online casinos. The design of Swtor Contraband Slotmachine is very neat and the colour of the slotmachines really goes well with the animations. As any slotmachine you can both win and lose on Swtor Contraband. The winnings you can use to purchase more items in the game. Star Wars and especially the swtor contraband slotmchaines has been very popular throughout Scandinavia. In Norway for example its very popular. Many norwegians like to play slots or as slotmachines is called in Norwegian ”spilleautomater*. If you like slotmachines and wanna try different slots than Swtor contraband slotmachine we recommend you to visit the site http://casinoservice.org/spilleautomater here you can find the latest slotmachines which are popular all over Europe. More and more europeans is playing slotmachines both as in games like…
Star Wars: Battlefront – Tatooine Co-Op Demo
As you all know, EA’s press conference was held yesterday and DICE’s Patrick Bach talked about a few details on Star Wars: Battlefront’s Missions mode. He said that there will be four different types of missions in the game and these include: Trials, Survival, Battles, and Hero Battle. A trailer shows footage of Survival mode and one special highlight was landing on a planet and a hologram of Admiral Ackbar gives you directions. During Survival mode the waves of enemies include AT-STs, TIE fighters, Imperial Troopers, and Elite Troopers. You are able to play missions solo, co-op online, or in split screen co-op Check it out:
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday June 16 –23. 2015
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of June 02 – June 09 2015. Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links APPEARANCE OPTION: UNDERCUT 50 100 +100% 100 R-30017 AIKION BLASTER 200 400 +100% 400 STRONGHOLD LUXURY DECORATION BUNDLE 1020 1632 +60% 1632 CYBER ASSAULT CANNON 300 600 +100% 600 APPEARANCE OPTION: PIGTAILS 50 100 +100% 100 APPEARANCE OPTION: SITH PALE EYES 100 50 –50% 100 NEWCOMER BUNDLE 405 202 –51% 303 APPEARANCE OPTION: DOUBLE BRAIDS 100 60 –40% 100 MALEVOLENT INTERROGATOR ARMOR SET 1440 720 –50% 1080 SIENAR PR-3 1800 900 –50% 1350 APPEARANCE OPTION: AFRO 100 60 –40% 100