Hello PVP fans! If you enjoyed Season One, you might be excited to know Season 2 is coming. This most recently Developer’s Blog has some great info for us about what to expect in Season Two:
Boston Cantina Tour Flashdrive assets
Sorry for the delay on this one, but here are the Boston Cantina Tour Flashdrive assets. There isn’t much new stuff here,if you already seen the contents of the Hotshot pack which is previewable on live servers now. There is some concept art of Selkath NPCs and a Wookie NPC that is interesting though. These guys will apparently play a big role in the further installments of Forged Alliances storyline. Cartel Market Coruscant Bedroom/Coruscant View Nar Shaddaa Interior
Todd Stashwick Co-Writing Visceral’s Star Wars Game
Writer and actor Todd Stashwick will co-write Visceral Games’ Star Wars project alongside ex-Naughty Dog creative director Amy Hennig. Hennig tweeted yesterday, “Thrilled to announce that my friend @ToddStashwick will be joining me as co-writer on the Star Wars project for @VisceralGames @EA!” Thrilled to announce that my friend @ToddStashwick will be joining me as co-writer on the Star Wars project for @VisceralGames @EA ! — Amy Hennig (@amy_hennig) April 11, 2014 You might know Stashwik’s voice, if anything because he narrated the teaser trailer of the upcoming Uncharted for PS4. Visceral announced Hennig as creative director and writer of its Star Wars game earlier in April. The idea itself is already exciting. Merging two opposite but cooperative minds could be the best for the Star Wars Game. All those who have been living with Luke Skywalker and the rest of the cast will have more ways to be with…
New Double XP Weekend Coming 5/2 – 5/5
3 double XP weekends in 2 months?! I wonder if Bioware has a marriage counseling program for their players? I may need one if they keep giving me excuses play SWTOR all weekend. A thing to note is that Double XP event will be on Star Wars Day. Now we just need a Episode VII casting announcement on May the Fourth and it will be a great weekend. DON’T MISS UPCOMING DOUBLE XP WEEKENDS: APRIL 11 – 14 AND MAY 2-5! Get Double XP between April 11 – 14 and May 2-5 during the following times: STARTS: Fridays April 11, 2014 and May 2, 2014, 11AM PDT / 6PM GMT ENDS: Mondays April 14, 2014 and May 5, 2014, 12AM PDT / 7AM GMT Achieve even faster gains with XP Boosts, available in the Cartel Market. Level 55 players can also earn double Legacy XP – so jump in now…
PvP Fixes for 2.7.1
Many players have experienced issues with warzones since game update 2.7 hit the servers. These bugs will be fixed with patch 2.7.1 Alex Modny have more on this: Post #1 AlexModny PVP Mission Terminals In Warzones | 04.10.2014, 11:22 AM Hey everyone, we will be adding the “turn-in” terminals next to all the current Mission terminals in the Warzones for 2.7.1. (Actually I’m adding them right now while I chomp on a delicious sammich for lunch!) Thanks for the feedback! Post #2 AlexModny Post-Match Scoreboard Still Bugged, post 2.7… | 04.10.2014, 07:19 AM The highlights on the scoreboard will be fixed in 2.7.1. I apologize it slipped through.
Footage from cancelled Star Wars game shows Darth Maul in action
Video game developer Red Fly Studios and publisher LucasArts were working on a new Star Wars based Darth Maul video game experience in 2010, which was supposed to expand the gameplay mechanics that were introduced in The Force Unleashed. Footage of the game has emerged online and sources are saying that the game was designed to initially be launched only on the Wii U by the same team that handled the port for Star Wars: The Force Unleashes II. LucasArts was impressed with the initial development work done by Red Fly Studios and decided to also greenlight the title for the PC, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. Prototypes were being created in late 2010 using Darth Maul and his unique double-sided lightsaber as the core feature, but it seems that George Lucas intervened in order to add a cooperative element to the title, with the inclusion of Darth…
SWTOR Consolidated Bugs List
A new major game updates means lot’s of new bugs. Here is a consolidated Bugs List off all the known bugs in the game right now. If you found any bugs not on this list, make sure to report them over at the official forums. Post #1 TaitWatson Female character texture is still messed up. | 04.08.2014, 08:24 AM Hey all! I wanted to update you on the status of this: While it’s not 100% yet, we are looking to fix this with 2.7.1. This is, of course, subject to change. I’ll let you know if it gets pushed! -tw Post #2 TaitWatson Enforcer’s Eyeguard voice modulation | 04.08.2014, 09:00 AM Quote: Originally Posted by Kylanna So as of this patch, the note was, “Many head slot items that were missing voice modulation have been given voice modulation.” That’s great! Now… can we take it off of the EYEPATCH, please? I don’t…
Game Update 2.7 – The Invasion is Here!
CALLING ALL FORCES TO THE SITH ACADEMY AND JEDI TEMPLE! Welcome to Game Update 2.7: Invasion We are very excited to see the release of Game Update 2.7: Invasion today. In addition to many bug fixes and other updates, we also get to experience some great new content. We get a new story arc: Forged Alliances, new Flashpoints, Nightmare Mode for the Dread Fortress, Ranked Warzone Season 1 ends and you can start pre season for season 2, and we see Quesh Huttball Put, a new warzone that looks to be a lot of fun. Bounty Contract Week will be making a comeback and there is a new Galactic Starfighter Domination Map: Denon Exosphere. Developer Blogs explains: We believe this game update captures some of the key elements that make Star Wars™ special: the struggle between galactic factions; engaging in dangerous and difficult trials that push you to the limits of…
Patch Notes – 2.7.0 Invasion
Patch notes are up for gameupdate 2.7. The net update opens tomorrow with a new storyline, Quesh Huttball Warzone, Starfighter Battle Zone and more. What are YOU most excited about?. Highlights New Story Arc: Forged Alliances! Start this story arc by speaking to a droid on the Fleet near the new Outbound Mission Hangar. New Flashpoints! Beginning the next major storyline of Star Wars: The Old Republic, the Korriban Incursion and Assault on Tython Tactical Flashpoints are now available to players at level 55. Nightmare Mode is now available for the Dread Fortress! Even greater horrors await those who wish to challenge the bastion of the Dread Masters, and the Operation provides even greater rewards in the form of new Dread Master equipment! Ranked Warzone Season 1 has ended! Characters that had a qualifying rating have been mailed their rewards. We are currently in Pre-Season 2 and Season 2 will begin with 2.7.1! Giradda…
Known In-Game Issues
Tait Watson, SWTOR Community Production Coordinator made a post in the SWTOR community threads explaining the known in-game issues that currently face the community. If you have So here is that post: Hello everyone! We appreciate you joining us to play Star Wars™: The Old Republic™, and we hope you enjoy the game. As MMORPGs are large and complex projects, inevitably we do discover issues that may affect gameplay. We’re working constantly to fix anything that will affect the player experience, but for now this is our current list of high priority in-game known issues. Please note that this is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all bugs that the developers are working on. Also, we encourage you to report any issues that you do not see on this list via the in-game /bug feature. General A number of Achievements do not grant as intended. A number of Codex…
Scheduled Maintenance: April 8th, 2014 – Patch 2.7.0
On April 8th, BioWare will be taking down all game servers, SWTOR.com, and the launcher to perform scheduled maintenance. Game Update 2.7: Invasion will be implemented during this downtime. Details are as follows: Date: Tuesday April 8th, 2014 Duration: 5 hours Time: 1AM PDT (8AM GMT) – 7AM PDT (1PM GMT) During maintenance, all updates and additional information will be posted on the official SWTOR Twitter account.
Electronic Arts Names Amy Hennig Creative Director For ‘Star Wars’ Project
Steve Papoutsis, the Vice President and General Manager at Visceral Games had some important news to share recently. Amy Hennig was named creative director for their upcoming ‘Star Wars’ Project. Here is some of what he had to say about the announcement:
Bioware Austin is Hiring
SWTOR Community Manager Eric Musco also shared it on the SWTOR forums. Their web team is looking for a Front End Web Developer to work on SWTOR in the Austin studio. They say they are looking for someone who is passionate about SWTOR and wanting to work on some cool new things. The job listing says you’d be working on “the customer-facing web applications and the web site” for SWTOR.
SWTOR Double XP Weekend Coming Up! 4/11 – 4/13
It’s that time again! Time for another double XP weekend in SWTOR. You may remember that there were some issues surrounding the last double XP weekend and Bioware promised us they would “make good” with another one soon. So here it is: 4/11 – 4/13 That’s next weekend so get your Mountain Dew and Hot Pockets ready because this is a great time for a gaming fest. SWTOR Community Manager Eric Musco took to the SWTOR forums to announce this and also to explain a little about the confusion that happened at the last weekend event. Here’s part of that post: “You may remember back when we ran our last double XP weekend that there were a lot of forum reports around that Kuat Drive Yards was not issuing double XP. Once we realized that, as a “make good” to the issue, we would do another double XP weekend so you can…
The Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Cantina Tour Arrives in Vancouver, British Columbia!
The date for the next Star Wars: The old Republic Community Cantina is up. BioWare will be visiting Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday, May 16th. This is your chance to join the Star Wars: The Old Republic community for a development team Q&A as well as complimentary drinks*, food, and giveaways. Every attendee will be receiving a highly coveted M8-3R Astromech code. Space is limited so be sure to come early. Below is the details: Venue: The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Date: Friday,May 16th, 2014 Time: 8:00PM – 11:00PM PDT Address:900 West Georgia Street Vancouver British Columbia, Canada V6C 2W6
Commando/Mercenary Top 3 Answers
Eric Musco started a new “top 3 Answers” thread on the official forums. This time about Commando/Mercenary. Here is a Summary made by bstr413: 1: Sustained DPS for Gunnery Assault. Gunnery/Assault will get a (small) boost to its sustained damage after all AC’s have at least 1 good sustained damage spec. (Commando/Mercs have Assault Specialist/Pyrotech already.) Devs are looking for feedback on how to do this. Being able to heal should not decrease DPS. Many off-healer DPS specs are able to do great sustained DPS. 2: Defense in PvP. No new “emergency defense” move for Commandos/Mercs. Instead, current defensive moves will be improved. Devs are asking for inputs on how this should be done. Devs are looking to make Commandos/Mercs better in Ranked Arenas. 3: Assault Specialist / Pyrotech suggestions. Thank you for your suggestions for changing Assault Specialist / Pyrotech. We do not want to do the first few due to the…
All Subscribers get 500 free Cartel coins to spend on hourly deals this friday
BioWare just posted Facebook update, saying all subscribers will get 500 bonus cartels coins to use on upcoming hourly deals on the Cartel market this Friday (April 5). We will keep you posted as soon as we know more
TOR TV: Opening 24x Space Jockey’s Starfighter Packs
We haven’t seen anything from KranitokoGames for a while, but alas, the Space Jockey’s Starfighter pack is here, with new gear, more reputation and some sweet mounts. This pack was released yesterday on April 1, 2014, and is available on a cartel market near you! Check out the opening of 24x Space Jockey’s Starfighter Packs in the below video: Below is a bunch of videos created by the-old-republic.ru that takes acloser look of all the stuff that can be found in the packs: Armor sets (full): Daring Rogue’s Armor Set, Dashing Hero’s Armor Set, Saul Karath’s Armor Set , Scout Trooper Armor Set, Interceptor Armor Set, Ancient Infernal Armor Set. Mounts: Razalon FC-1, Tion SY-3, Korrealis Count, Armored Grassland Varactyl, Meirm Iguana. Weapons (Visual&Sound): Indomitable Vanquisher’s Lightsaber, Interstellar Regulator’s Assault Cannon Cresh, Interstellar Regulator’s Sniper Rifle Cresh, Interstellar Regulator’s Blaster Cresh. Both new Pets
Be the Weapon! Be the Asteroid!
BioWare posted one of their infamous April fool jokes today – The ultimate noob killer! Be the Weapon! Be the Asteroid! 04.01.2014 Take your Asteroid to Space! Who needs blaster bolts, ion cannons, or missiles, when your ship itself can be the weapon? Thanks to new Czerka technology, pilots can now jump into the cockpit of The Asteroid and take out their enemies head on. Blend into the battleground and lock onto unsuspecting enemies. The Asteroid specializes in tractor beams that reels their victims in. By the time the target realizes the situation, they will be blown to smithereens across the Asteroid’s rocky hull. More aggressive pilots will enjoy ramming into their foes with deadly accuracy. They won’t know what hit them until you hit them! Pilots should keep in mind that like the Bomber, the Asteroid is a big target with low maneuverability, blending into the terrain is a…
Have an idea for a Warzone? Share it with a Dev!
The developers over at BioWare are asking for player input for upcoming warzones. The idea is awesome, and I love the fact that the dev’s want player input for these kinds of things. I still have the feeling that we came up with the huttball idea back in the days, and it will be interesting to see what other creative ideas the player community can come up with. Personally I’d love to see warzones along the size and scope of Isle of Conquest or Alterac Valley in World of Warcraft. Something that combines node capture with destructible barriers or NPCs to fight would add some nice variety. You have any ideas for a cool warzone? Let us know in the comments. Below are the official forum posts: Post #1 AlexModny Have an idea for a Warzone? Share it with a Dev! | 03.31.2014, 02:11 PM Hello Warzone Aficionados! We are starting…
Darth Vader for President: Ukraine
Darth Vader for president! Nope, it’s not a joke. Darth Vader is now running for president in Ukraine. The official announcement of his candidacy was made my Vader this weekend, where he was supported by Stormtroopers as he declared, “I alone can make an empire out of a republic, to restore former glory, to return lost territories and pride for this country.”
We Hit 35K Followers on Facebook!
We have some very exciting news to celebrate this week- we have 35,000 fans/followers on Facebook now. We know a good number of those are you so we wanted to take the time to tell you all a very big, genuine THANK YOU. It has given us a great deal of pleasure to bring you Star Wars and SWTOR news for all of these years and our Facebook page is one more place where we bring you our updated blog posts plus other tidbits, news and cool stuff. If you have not spent time on our Facebook page yet, you might not know that we share more there than just our blog posts. Not only can you stay updated on all of the news and info we share daily but you’ll also connect with other SWTOR and Star Wars fans. You can communicate with us directly, send us messages or…
EA Won’t Be ‘Worst Company in America’ for the 3rd Year in a Row
Remember when we told you it looked like EA might take home the prize of ‘Worst Company in America’ for the 3rd year in a row? Well, it looks like good news for them that they fell out of the running in round one. While they may have made some mistakes this year, it looks like there are some other companies who have people upset enough to bump them up in the rankings, sparing EA this year. In the first round, Time Warner Cable beat EA with a 51.2% vs. 48.8% margin. It was a close one but as a TWC customer, I can’t say I am surprised. In past years, I was a huge TWC fan but recent months have told a different story and now their impeding merge with Comcast just pushes them more negative territory. As Consumerist explains: In the narrowest margin of victory since 2011, when BP beat…
New Star Wars Video Game out Today: Star Wars: Assault Team
Disney Mobile has just launched Star Wars: Assault Team, a brand new collectable card game (CCG) set in the “Star Wars” universe, on the App Store. You can pick up the new application free of charge now and it’s optimized for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Developed in parntership with LucasArts, the game allows iOS device users to build up a deck of cards featuring their favorite characters from the popular space opera franchise, and to do battle against the Galactic Empire. The app’s storyline is set between “Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope” and “Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back,” and in its release notes, Disney explains: Infiltrate enemy fleets and outsmart your opponents in exciting, face-to-face combat. Embark on epic missions to escape from enemy ships, find the Wookiee resistance, survive ambushes on the streets of Mos Espa, and much more! Fight for ultimate…