JovethGonzalez (BioWare rep) has just announced new availeble destination servers for some of the European RP-PvP servers. Until now, it has only been possible for players on those servers to transfers to other PvP servers, but now they get the option to choose a RP-PvE serve. The servers who get this option is: Lord Calypho, Jen’jidai, Huntmaster. Players who already transfered their characters to the PvP servers, can contact CS to help them transfer again. Check out the forum post here, or our copy past below: Today , 07:18 PM | #874 REPORT POST QUOTE Hi folks, As promised, we’ve been monitoring the state of populations on the remaining European RP-PvP servers (Lord Calypho, Jen’jidai, Huntmaster) since we’ve allowed for transfers to PvP destination servers. Based on current populations on these three servers, we are now going to open up an additional RP-PVE destination server for the remaining population. The…
TOR TV: How to Assemble & Disassemble a Matrix Cube or Relic (Republic Guide)
Yesterday we posted the Empire guide on How to Assemble & Disassemble a Matrix Cube or Relic, so it’s obvius we would post the Republic guide soon. This also conclude our complete datacron guide. So without further ado I present to you “How to Assemble & Disassemble a Matrix Cube or Relic (Republic Guide)” by Ruin. Click on the timers below to go straight to the part that you want. 0:24 How to get to the Lost Assembly Vault 0:45 Assembling a Matrix Cube 1:55 Disassembling a Matrix Cube TIER 2 (Level 15) RBY — 18 Str, 8 End (M2-W3) BYG — 11 Str, 14 End (M2-W0) RBG — 15 Aim, 10 End RYG — 8 End, 18 Will (M2-W1) TIER 3 (Level 24) RYY — 19 Str, 24 End (M3-O1) BYY — 19 Aim, 24 End (M3-J1) GYY — 28 Cun, 14 End (M3-L1) RBB — 19 Will, 24 End (M3-V2) YBB — 19 Str,…
Is 1.3 Worth Returning to SWTOR For?
Some players have given up on SWTOR. Now will 1.3 be enough to relight their fires and bring them back to the game? Bioware certainly hopes so but what are the players saying? Well, the overall atmosphere is pretty positive. With server transfers solving the problem of no one to play with and all the other additions and updates, SWTOR is a new game. Some say it is finally the game it should have been at launch. Maybe BioWare was too rushed to launch it fully complete but whatever the reason, players are now saying they’re happy with the outcome of the game. Ranked warzones, new gear, looking for group finders and more mean the game is now more accessible than ever before. When you add to this that there will be more updates, more new content and free play up to 15 levels, you can see why the interest…
1.3.0b Patch Notes – 6/29/2012
Servers are back up, and the Augment bug is fixed. this is the second unscheduled maintenance downtime we have had since the release of patch 1.3. Patch notes below: 1.3.0b Patch Notes 6/29/2012 Items Augment slots in items crafted before 1.3 that have not been manually upgraded by players are now the appropriate tier based on the level of the item (if no augments are installed) or the level of the augment that is currently installed in the augment slot.
TOR TV: How to Assemble & Disassemble a Matrix Cube or Relic (Empire)
This is more a guide then a fun swtor machinima. It’s quite interesting though and we haven’t covered this part in our extensive Datacron Guide. This is the Empire Guide. Remember all the coloured matrix shards you’ve been picking up while datacron hunting? THIS is what you do with them. You can use to construct a Matrix Cube (Relic) to be put in the Relic slots on your Character Sheet. Click on the timers below to go straight to the part that you want. 0:23 How to get to the Ancient Assembly Chamber 0:48 Assembling a Matrix Cube 1:51 Disassembling a Matrix Cube Don’t forget to check out constantly growing list of guides for Star Wars: The old republic
“I could weave a throw rug right now with my eyes closed”
Title is a reference to Demolition Man. This post is pre patch 1.3 so some things have changed. This thing took the player months to unlock, but that’s an artifact quality schematic from every medium armor green schem, plus a few of the blues (Which can be RE’d into even higher artifacts but there is little reason to do that). Redoubt (+Defense) -Anti-Armor (+Defense, +Surge) -Exactitude (+Defense, +Accuracy) -General’s (+Defense, +Presence) -Veracity (+Defense, +Shield) Critical (+Critical) -Endowment (+Critical, +Surge) -Fervor (+Critical, +Accuracy) -Leadership (+Critical, +Presence) -Supremacy (+Critical, +Alacrity) -Tempest (+Critical, +Shield) Overkill (+Power) -Commander (+Power, +Presence) -Expert (+Power, +Surge) -Hawkeye (+Power, +Accuracy) -Rampart (+Power, +Shield) -Vehemence (+Power, +Alacrity) 1: Took about 3 months to grind out the medium armors to get a full set from the starting green schems. 2: Many have tried selling them on the GTN, but there’s no way you can make money back doing that. The reason there is so…
Patch Notes 1.3.0a – 6/28/2012
Severs will be down June 28th, 2012.. No wait delay that… no wait, servers will be down we Apologies for the confusion. I donw and up the went. Servers ARE back up now though and a small patch has been applied. 1.3.0a Patch Notes 6/28/2012 Group Finder Leaving a Group Finder group where all other members have disconnected will no longer cause players to be temporarily locked out of Group Finder. Flashpoints and Operations will no longer occasionally reset and eject players who have recently used Group Finder for a replacement member. PvP Ballistic and Knockback effects no longer occasionally de-sync the character’s location, which could cause characters to not interact properly with the world (such as being able to be hit by melee attacks when the character appeared to be out of range). Personally I have experienced both of these. Glad to see that it wasn’t just lag in pvp,…
MTSBWY: Crispy Tauntaun
Did you know that they guys from EpicMealTime plays SWTOR? At least they use to. They said so in a video a while back. Anyways, in this weeks video they are cooking Crispy Tauntaun – EPIC! And remember salad leads to vegetables, vegetables lead to carrots, carrots lead to suffering
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Encyclopedia illustrations
Yesterday we wrote about the Cover Art for The Old Republic: Encyclopedia. Today we get to show you some illustrations from the book. The book is due out October 15, 2012 Since its release in 2011, the massively multiplayer online role playing game Star Wars: The Old Republic has captivated thousands of gamers and Star Wars fans alike. Now comes the ultimate in-depth guide to the turbulent and fascinating world featured in the game—The Old Republic. Created in full collaboration with LucasArts, this in-depth companion covers the spectrum of characters, weapons, vehicles, events, and planets of Star Wars : The Old Republic. More than just an encyclopedia, it is the ultimate guided tour of the dangerous and mysterious universe found in a galaxy far, far away.
Game Update 1.3: Allies Patch Notes
All servers are up and ready for Game Update 1.3: Allies. This update brings many many new features to SWTOR including the much debate Group Finder tool and Legacy Perks! This Game Update will also include an update to the Alderaan Warzone, Adaptive Gear, and more. Highlights Group Finder is now available! Players can use this feature to find groups for Flashpoints and Operations! New Legacy perks are now available! Perks offer bonuses for your character and can be purchased with credits after reaching specific Legacy levels. The Alderaan Civil War Warzone can now be played by two teams of the same faction. Players can now add augment slots to items at modification tables by using an augmentation kit and paying a credit cost. Pre-Season One Team Ranked Warzones are now available! Teams of 8 level 50 players can now compete with other Warzone teams to earn Ranked Warzone Commendations and…
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Annihilation Cover Blurb Now Online
It seems like the cover Art for The Old Republic: Encyclopedia isn’t the only book news we get today. Random House has posted the jacket text for the upcoming The Old Republic: Annihilation, written by Drew Karpyshyn and due out November 13, 2012! Synopsis The Sith Empire is in flux. The Emperor is missing, presumed dead, and an ambitious Sith lord’s attempt to seize the throne has ended fatally. Still, Darth Karrid, commander of the fearsome Imperial battle cruiserAscendant Spear, continues her relentless efforts to achieve total Sith domination of the galaxy. But Karrid’s ruthless determination is more than matched in the steely resolve of Theron Shan, whose unfinished business with the Empire could change the course of the war for good. Though the son of a Jedi master, Theron does not wield the Force—but like his renowned mother, the spirit of rebellion is in his blood. As a top covert…
Cover Art for The Old Republic: Encyclopedia Revealed
The official cover art for the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic: Encyclopedia has been revealed . The cover features Jedi Master Ven Zallow, and who I believe is Lord Vindican from the return trailer, or is it Lord Scourge ? Here is the summery for the book: Since its release in 2011, the massively multiplayer online role playing game Star Wars: The Old Republic has captivated thousands of gamers and Star Wars fans alike. Now comes the ultimate in-depth guide to the turbulent and fascinating world featured in the game—The Old Republic. Created in full collaboration with LucasArts, this in-depth companion covers the spectrum of characters, weapons, vehicles, events, and planets of Star Wars : The Old Republic. More than just an encyclopedia, it is the ultimate guided tour of the dangerous and mysterious universe found in a galaxy far, far away. The book is due out October 15, 2012!
TOR TV: 30+ Troopers in World PVP.
Alpha Company – the all Trooper guild we posted a video from a few weeks back back, is ad it again with some new all trooper action. This time get to see some PVP action. I had the chance to get talk to one of the soldiers who had the following statement to make: Alpha Company was the best decision I ever made. Why, just this week, I participated in the complete destruction of Imperial forces on the planet of Tatooine, and I even got paid for it! Plus, the medical benefits are totally worth it.
Commmunity Q&A June 12
This week’s Q&A went up yesterday, and includes interesting information regarding armor set development cycles, random loot tables, and more. Also an interesting piece of information is the fact we now get more character slots. Read the full thread at the official forums, or our Copy paste below: Posted by: Community Q&A: June 22nd, 2012rong> Pargon: I’m curious about the development cycle for something like an armor set. Could you elaborate on the process you guys go through when designing and implementing that equipment? Ryan Dening (Lead Concept Artist) and David Hunt (Systems Designer):This is a very good and timely question as we have recently been refining parts of our approach and inspiration in response to the feedback we have gotten from our players. The first thing we do when designing a new armor set is to look at which class it’s for and what level or tier it is going to be….
BioWare Dev blog by William Wallace : Legacy Perks in Game Update 1.3
Senior Game Designer William Wallace posted a developer blog post regarding Legacy Perks in Game Update 1.3. Basically he breaks down own the Character Perks into four types of unlocks including Advancement Perks, Travel Perks, Companion Perks and Convenience Perks Legacy Perks in Game Update 1.3 Hi, I’m Senior Game Designer William Wallace. In Game Update 1.2, we introduced Legacy Unlocks, a system in which characters across your Legacy could unlock special rewards for reaching different milestones. Since Game Update 1.2 went live, your Smuggler may have learned a new skill from their Sith Inquisitor father, or you might have unlocked new species options for your classes. No matter your personal choices, you have now started to build your very own Star Wars™ legacy. With Game Update 1.3, we are continuing to expand the Legacy system by introducing the new Character Perks system. Character Perks allow you to customize each character in your Legacy,…
1.3 coming this Tuesday
We have waited and waited and waited, and finally it is here – Game Update 1.3: Allies will live this coming tuesday! Some people call this the “Jesus patch” as – together with the server merges, it should resurrect the game with it’s Aguement updates, ranked warzones and group finder! Let’s party! The patch is out same day as ME3 Extended Cut, so expect a lot of downloading that day. Posted by: CourtneyWoods Hello everyone, we wanted to let you know that we will be performing Scheduled Maintenance for four hours on Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 from 2AM CDT (12AM PDT/3AM EDT/8 AM BST/9AM CEST/5PM AEST) until 6AM CDT (4AM PDT/7AM EDT/12PM BST/1PM CEST/9PM AEST). All game servers and SWTOR.com will be offline during this period. This maintenance is expected to take no more than four hours, but could be extended. Game Update 1.3: Allies introduces new features for all Star Wars™: The Old Republic™…
TOR TV: FIGHT mass Suicide
PVP is fun. Open world PVP is even more fun. I recived this video in my inbox a few minutes ago. It shows what fun PVP is all about.. and how you kill 20 people in 10 seconds 🙂 This video was uploaded to youtube by Delznopes – guild leader of the PVP guild “Fight” on the Fatman. Enjoy:
Crew Skills and Items in Game Update 1.3
BioWare updated the community blog, with a new post, describing some of the upcoming changes, we can expect happening to items and crew skills when path 1.2 launches. While we have covered most of the the information here before, the blog provides a great summary of the relevant details. Prior to Game Update 1.3, it was only possible to create an Augmented item through a critical crafting success. Augmented items have an additional mod slot, conveniently called an augment. Some of the most valuable items in the game right now are orange shells that have been crafted with an augment slot unlocked, because they have exceptional stat potential with their full complement of mod slots. While these items are cool, they are indicative of a systemic inequity between different types of items. That’s where Augment Tables come in. That covers most of the changes you’ll see for items in Game…
Fans Fix Up Luke Skywalker’s Home
A group of very dedicated Star Wars fans took it upon themselves to recreate and build the “Lars Homestead,” which was featured as hero Luke Skywalker’s home in the first-released installment of the series, “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope,” in 1977, again in the 2002 release of “Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones,” and finally in the last movie theatrically released, 2005’s “Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith.”” The igloo-shaped home, was a venture that fan Mark Dermul of Belgium began dating back to April 2001, noted on the fan’s official website, where he traveled to the African nation of Tunisia to locate where filming for the “Star Wars” series was done. Dermul and a group of other “Star Wars” fans from around the world ventured back to the Tunisian desert over the years, as part of their “Tatooine Reunion,” noted the website, and…
Community Round-Up: Forums and Events June 20th, 2012
BioWare have a new Blog update focusing on the SWTOR Comunity. In this weeks Community Round-Up, BioWare highlight some of the most interesting discussions in the Star Wars The Old Republic community. Most of these discussions originate from the forums, but sometimes they look around at other fan sites. We have also added a new section to this blog highlighting some player-created events happening on certain servers in The Old Republic. If you have an event occurring next week, please feel free to let us know in the nomination thread so that we can highlight it in next week’s round up. Please feel free to nominate any discussions for next week’s Round-Up in this thread. Let’s begin! Read all about it HERE, and discuss it at the official forums HERE
James Ohlen want’s your Feedback on story
It’s been a while since James Ohlen been active on twitter, but today he asks Star Wars: The old republic players for feedback regarding the story elements the game. Here is the question: So I took a break from Twitter, but now I’m back with more questions. What is your favorite type of storytelling in #SWTOR? Flash points, class stories or world story arcs (i.e. Revanite story on Dromund Kaas). Interesting question really. Also remember to let us know in the comments below if you are plan on answering. YOu can Check out James Twitter profile here.
TOR TV: The Sith Code
Here is an older fanfilm made before SWTOR became mainstream. This video was made by DuduFilm, and uses material from the three cinimatic trailers combined with material from “force unleashed” and material from Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Add to that the music from X-Men Origins (Magneto’s theme I believe? ), and you have a pretty decent way to present the Sith 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 are broken. The Force shall free me
Interview with Lead Operations & Flashpoint Designer – Jesse Sky
It has been a while since we last heard from Lead Operations & Flashpoint Designer Jesse Sky. Last time Lat time we posted any word from him was back in match, but now he have news from him again. The guild Methodica recently had the chance to meet with Jesse Sky, and gained some great insight into the details and thought-process that goes into designing the content that raiders enjoy so much. Here is a snippet We generally balance bosses to be progressively more difficult over the course of a single Operation. However, our balance sheets are not always the best indicator of difficulty, especially as we increase our focus on mechanics. Some bosses require strict coordination checks, and that may pose a greater challenge to certain players than gear checks. We were surprised, for example, at how long it took players to down Toth and Zorn on PTS. That said, we do want the…
Gabe Amatangelo updates us on Ranked Warzones in Game Update 1.3
Gabe Amatangelo, Principal Lead PvP Designer on Star Wars: The old republic, have just posted a blog update on the Ranked Warzone feature wich is introduced with game update 1.3. It’s an interesting read, were Mr. Amatangelo explains how the system is going to work. In the current Game Update 1.3 PTS build, you’ll find a new button in the Warzone queue window: Queue Team Ranked. This button is available to any player that is in a group of eight level 50 players, and allows that group to queue up for Team Ranked Warzones with a single click. Team Ranked Warzones can only be participated in by a full team of eight players. If any player drops out of the queue before a match is made, the team will need to find a replacement and re-queue. It all sounds awesome, but in the end of the blog post, Gabe ask…