Here are the patch notes for Star Wars: The old republic – game update 6.1.1 Highlights Conquest – Several quality of life changes have been made to the Conquest system. Our goal with these changes is to make Personal Conquests relevant to all character levels, not just those at end game content. Personal Conquest objectives are now split into three level ranges, each offering different and more relevant objectives/rewards. Personal Conquest objectives now have a shortcut to pick up the relevant mission, open the relevant window directly, or open the galaxy map when applicable. Many additional objectives have been added to each Personal Conquest, offering more ways to achieve Personal Conquest goals on more characters. Double XP Event – Starting April 21st and lasting until May 19th, there will be a month-long Double XP event! Enjoy a full month of Double XP, Valor, Renown, and more. Cartel Market The Xoxaan’s Armor Set’s description in…
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Inaccessible Worlds of SWTOR
Here’s something fun for SWTOR fans: a video with a bunch of delete worlds and incomplete dev testing levels. This has no game story spoilers so no worries if you have not played through all of the game yet. It’s a fun behind-the-scenes look into game development, even if you’re not a SWTOR fan. About the video: “Hey SWTOR-Friends, in this playlist we are looking into the inaccessible worlds of SWTOR. These include the Dev-Worlds and Deleted Worlds from the game. I didn’t looked into every world, because there are too much and some of them are empty or are very small.” Check it out yourself here: What do you think? What was the most interesting part for you?
SWTOR Game Update 6.1.1 now on PTS!
Want to try out the upcomming SWTOR Patch? Now is your chance! Game Update 6.1.1 is now live on the Public Test Server (PTS) for all subscribers. Whether you have a max level character or not, we encourage you to check out the PTS and give us your feedback on this new Lair Boss. To get additional information on the PTS status, timing, and to give your feedback, head to the PTS Forums. In the upcoming Game Update 6.1.1 we’re introducing several quality of life changes and improvements for players with Conquest and Class changes. Alongside these changes, we’re introducing the Master Mode difficulty for The Nature of Progress Operation as well as new Set Bonuses! Master Mode and New Set Bonuses Currently the first, second, and fifth bosses are available for Master Mode testing, with the others to be added in with future PTS phases. Along with the Master Mode…
SWTOR: Eric will be absent from the office to train his new apprentice for a while
In other news, Community Manager for Star Wars: The old Republic, Erci Musco will be AFK for a while do to parental leave. Danie lsteed will fill his shoes while he is gone. Here is the news: Hey everyone, A couple of years ago I made a post just like this one where I let you know I was getting married and would be out of office for a few weeks. (Round 1, if you missed it). Well, I am back for round 2… In a few short weeks, my wife and I are expecting our first child! Between paternity leave and some paid time off that’s burning a hole in my pocket, I am going to be in and out of the office quite a bit over the next few months. To keep things consistent, even during the time I am in office, I will be focusing most of…
SWTOR Game Update 6.1a
Here are the patch notes for Star Wars: The old republic – game update 6.1A The starting area of Korriban no longer has a floating platform. Republic players on the Mission “The Task at Hand” will find it much more clear where they need to find General Daeruun. Players who qualified for the 5-year Distinguished Veteran Reward: Galactic Alliance Statue will find a new make-good decoration in their mailbox. Corrected an issue which caused some items to have an Ossus Reputation requirement to equip. Corrected an issue where Operation broadcast messages would not display in some circumstances. Darth Malgus will no longer show up as “Darth Malgus Unhooded” in the subtitles of the final cinematic of Onslaught.
Starter Guide for New Players in “Star Wars: The Old Republic”
Welcome to “Star Wars: The Old Republic” (SWTOR), a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) set in the rich universe of Star Wars. SWTOR offers an immersive experience that allows players to explore iconic locations, engage in epic battles, and shape their own stories within the Star Wars galaxy. This guide is designed to help new players navigate the early aspects of the game, covering classes, factions, starting planets, and basic gameplay mechanics. Factions In “Star Wars: The Old Republic” (SWTOR), the galaxy is divided between two major factions, each representing a side of the Force and holding its own ideals, goals, and moral compass. These factions are the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. The choice of faction not only influences your starting location and the storyline you’ll follow but also defines your allies and enemies within the game’s universe. Understanding the ethos, history, and objectives of these factions…
SWTOR: New Subscriber Reward: Umbaran Patrol Tauntaun
BioWare have goodies for us. This month the SWTOR team is excited to announce a new Subscriber reward – the Umbaran Patrol Tauntaun! As a special thank you to the games Subscribers, anyone that has an active Subscription within the promotional timeframe will receive this new Mount. To ensure you get the Umbaran Patrol Tauntaun, read on for details: To unlock the Umbaran Patrol Tauntaun, be a Subscriber at any time between January 28th and February 29th. The Umbaran Patrol Tauntaun will be delivered via in-game mail as soon as a Subscriber account logs into the game within the promotional period. Are you worried about not meeting the criteria for this promotion? Fear not! If you miss this promotional window, the Umbaran Patrol Tauntaun will return again in a future game update. Are you curious what subscribing will grant you in addition to this Mount? For starters, you’ll have access to…
Current Status of SWTORData
A lot of people have been asking about SWTORData, including swtorconquest, and the owner has made an official statement on the status via Reddit. The short version: He’s no longer updating it and has no plans to do so in the future. You can read his full post on Reddit for more details and if you have questions for him, but here’s a snippet: “I wanted to finally make a post regarding the current status of SWTORData (including conquest, the cartel bot, Maintence posts, etc) since I keep being messaged about it. The TLDR is… I am no longer maintaining it and at the moment have no plans to go back to it. The sites will stay up for now, but severely reduced. I am sorry it took me this long to actually say this, instead I just disappeared. I have a number of reasons for this, but the biggest catalyst was…
SWTOR In-Game Events for December
Here are the ingame events for Star Wars: The old republic for the month of December 2019 Relics of the GreeDate: December 3 – December 10, 2019 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 10:00AM PST/6:00PM GMT)Requirement: Level 50+ Explore Ilum‘s contested area in the Western Ice Shelf to uncover the mysterious purpose of the Gray Secant, an enormous ancient Gree starship. Get ready to face a powerful opponent that awaits you at the center of this ancient vessel. Visit the in-game News Terminal located on Carrick Station in the Republic fleet or Vaiken Spacedock in the Imperial fleet to get started on your adventure! FEATURED REWARDS: Reputation with the Gree Enclave Gree Digitization Cube White, Red, and Blue Scalene Armor Gray Helix Weapons L1-L Defender, L1-L Scout, and Miniature Gray Secant Mini-pets Cyan Sphere, Blue Sphere and Red Sphere Vehicles …and more! Rakghoul Resurgence on CorelliaDate: December 17 – December 24, 2019 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 10:00AM…
SWTOR: Free Mini-pet to Celebrate Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’s Launch
The guys over at BioWare is giving away a free mini pet to all players, in celebration of the launch of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen order. We want to offer our heartfelt congratulations to our friends at Respawn on their amazing accomplishment. Friday, November 15th marks the beginning of an exciting new journey as players around the globe begin their adventures with Cal Kestis and his companion BD-1. We cannot wait to join them in a galaxy far, far away! As a studio that loves our Companions, we were especially drawn to BD-1. So, as a special congratulations to the Respawn team, we have built a new droid mini-pet inspired by BD-1. Since The Old Republic takes place thousands of years before the events in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, we worked with the Respawn team to make sure that our droid’s design was properly influenced by BD while also fitting within…
Star Wars: The old Republic Nearing $1 Billion in Lifetime Revenue
Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR), a MMO developed by BioWare that released in late 2011, is apparently still a commercial success for EA. A recent earnings call from the publisher revealed that the game is currently coming very close to topping $1 billion in revenue. Now, that is over the course of about 8 years, but it’s still impressive nonetheless. SWTOR was an insanely expensive undertaking for EA to begin with. Reportedly, the game set the publisher back roughly $200 million for initial development costs. With that number alone, one would assume that translates to EA raking in nearly $800 million in pure profit, right? Well, keep in mind that the game is still being continually updated with new content, patches, and so on. There are STILL ongoing costs for development of the game. So, how much profit has EA actually pulled in with Star Wars: The Old Republic?…
How to Gear Up at Level 75 in SWTOR
What is the easiest way to gear up for endgame level 75 in SWTOR? In this video Swtorista goes over the new gearing system for the Onslaught expansion and some basics you need to know to gear up. I absolutely love her videos and this one is no exception. If you’re still playing SWTOR, you need to check this out. If you’re looking for info to help you with the expansion, or if you’re coming back to SWTOR after being away for a while, this is a great video to help you understand the gear system and how it’s going to work in the expansion. Onslaught brings this new gearing system, Spoils of War, and there are some important things you need to know about it. The gear you get will be based on your current gear rating and item rating. This means you have to move it up as…
SWTOR: Message from Keith Kanneg – Game Producer
Game producer for Star Wars: The old Republic Keith Kanneg, took over the forum syesterday with an update on what to expect with te game in the future. Hey everyone, It has been a while since I put out a post so I figured I would stop into the forums and get an update out to everyone. I’ll provide you with a brief update about what’s coming soon, but first and foremost want to address the issues we’ve been experiencing with our Tulak Hord server this past week. It’s being very stubborn and every time we think we have it nailed, it decides to kick some players from various areas in the game and won’t let them back in for a while. Not a great experience for anyone and I apologize we haven’t fixed it already. We believe it’s an intermittent hardware issue, making it difficult to isolate, so we’re…
SWTOR In-Game Events for November
Here are the ingame events for Star Wars: The old republic for the month of November 2019 Bounty Contract WeekDate: November 5 – 12, 2019 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 10:00AM PST/6:00PM GMT)Requirement: Level 15+ For a limited time, the Bounty Brokers Association has opened its doors to anyone willing to take on their dangerous contracts, offering an opportunity for both seasoned and rookie hunters to prove their skills and bring crime syndicates and violent gangs to justice! Each day, you can sign up for one standard Henchman contract and one high profile Kingpin Contract, and each may take you to a separate planet. Complete five standard contracts to unlock Kingpin missions with bigger loot! Head to the fleet now, invite your friends and visit representatives of the Association to get started on your contracts! FEATURED REWARDS: Reputation with the Bounty Brokers Association Bounty Tracker’s Armor Set and Contract Hunter’s Armor Set Assassin’s Bowcaster and…
SWTOR Game Update 6.0a ( Patch Notes)
Here are the patch notes for Star Wars: The old republic – game update 6.0A Cartel Market The HK-55 Chapter “Shroud of Memory” will now unlock for a player’s account as intended. Removed the Shroud of Memory icon from the Legacy Window. General Kai Zykken has learned the value of customer service (kind of) and will now face the player during his introduction cinematic. Corrected a number of issues where characters that were killed due to player choice appeared in cinematics. Using a Commander’s Token to begin the Jedi Under Siege storyline will no longer play the original Class Story intro in some situations. Characters who did not receive their Conquest rewards with Onslaught’s launch will find them waiting in their inventory. Restored hairstyle 3 for female human and cyborg Bounty Hunters. Lowered the frequency and rewards of Slicing boxes on Onderon. General Chat now functions on Onderon. Classes +Combat…
What Happened to SWTOR?
Those of you who have been around since the beginning know that this started as a blog about SWTOR, years before it even launched. We were so excited about the game that we couldn’t wait to start making posts and sharing all the information we could find with other fans. Here is some insight by Jeff Nyman (game tester) on what happened to the game and where it stands now? Here’s an article to give you some of that perspective: a swtor context You may have seen this shared on the SWTOR forums from user Lhancelot with the summary below: “Obviously there is a lot of sentiment around the game, it’s current development, and it’s possible future. I’ve found in a few of these conversations that people do appreciate a bit of context. Historical context is often the best of all. So that’s what the above is. It’s not white…
A Day in the Life of Juggernauts and Guardians: The 6.0 Experience Explained
The upcoming SWTOR Expansion – ‘Onslaught’ – will introduce a many changes for each Class in the game. Players will among other things experience new abilities, Set Bonuses, and Tactical items.To help explain it all, The developers over at BioWare are releasing a series of articles featuring each Advanced Class’s new ability, as well as new Set Bonuses and Tactical items. They will also present various combat scenarios to show how these changes will mesh together just like in our previous article covering Marauder and Sentinel In today’s article they are showcasing the Juggernaut and Guardian Advanced Classes! Juggernaut Let’s take a look at the new ability for Juggernauts! Furious Power – Converts all Furious Power ability charges into stacks to buff your next attack by 25%. Each attack consumes one stack. Furious Power has 4 ability charges and regenerates 1 charge every 30 seconds. Alongside a new ability, Juggernauts will receive a bevy…
SWTOR: Ranked Season 11 PvP Rewards
The SWTOR Ranked PvP Season 11 will be ending October 22nd! Here are the highlights, the rating breakdowns, rewards, and news about Season 12.: Season 11 of Ranked PvP is set to end with the launch of the ‘Onslaught’ Expansion on October 22nd, and only the most formidable opponents will be left standing. Time is ticking, so get in those final matches while you can! As the end draws near, let’s look at the rating breakdown so players can see what tier they’ve reached. We’ll also reveal what rewards can be obtained. Rating Breakdown Bronze Tier (Solo Rating: 1225 – 1299, Group Rating: 1250 – 1399) Bronze Season 11 Flair Bronze Season 11 Battle Flag Bronze Season 11 Decoration Bronze Season 11 Title – “[PlayerName] the Pitiless” 7,500 Ranked Tokens Silver Tier (Solo Rating: 1300 – 1499, Group Rating: 1400 – 1599) Silver Season 11 Flair Silver Season 11 Battle…
Changes coming to Loot Acquisition in SWTOR with 6.0 PTS
BioWare were not able to get the newest PTS patch with the acquisition changes in this week, but they are targeting early next week. In the meantime, Eric Musco took some time to talk us through what is coming in this round of changes as quite a bit is changing. Check it out: Targeting GearWe talked about this in the last post but just to reiterate: we hear your concerns about gear dropping too randomly and so we are introducing mechanisms to work towards exactly what you want (with one change from last post). Here is what is available in this patch: New vendors will sell almost every set tactical and set bonus for tech fragments and credits. The only items not included on the vendors are set bonus and tacticals that drop directly in Corellia and Dxun, crafted sets and tacticals, and the Onderon Reputation vendor set. Corellia and…
Testing fase part two of SWTOR Onslaught are now online on the PTS.
The developers over at BioWare Austin Announced via tweet and covered in detail on their site, that SWTOR has pushed the second major phase of Onslaught onto the public test servers. Onslaught comes with increased loot drops, amplifiers, deconstruction, a slot-targeting vendor, and Galactic Renown changes, as well as changes to the crafting system. All of which are now live on PTS Below are the news. or check it out over at the official website The second round of testing for the ‘Onslaught’ Expansion on the Public Test Server is now live! With this round, a bunch of new things have been added to the PTS. We’ve added the loot acquisition from Spoils of War, Crafting progression, and the Dxun Operation for testing! Spoils of War Acquisition As we’ve previously discussed at cantinas, on livestreams, forum posts, and our Reddit AMAA, there are a lot of aspects to the “Spoils of War” changes for gearing. Increased loot…
Episode Zero – Lost Archives
A video series for a small community, here’s something to give your attention to for a bit. It’s Episode Zero, Lost Archives, a lore show made to showcase the Characters, Stories, and Adventures created by the Roleplay Community. We’ve got something fun and interesting to share with you this week from the SWTOR community. This archive of the lost and forgotten will be curated by Darth Eros, his assistant Master Hawke and other guests. Darth Eros is also a writer, so I completely relate to what he says about the roleplaying community, making friends, and growing yourself as a writer through roleplaying. It’s one big reason I have always loved gaming so much. As a creative and a writer, video games were a way to flex my creative brain, and video games with a story, or that allowed roleplaying were all the more fun. By the time SWTOR came around,…
Onslaught Expansion Launches Worldwide on October 22, 2019
Due to player feedback, BioWare pushed the release date the upcomming Onslaught Expansion for Star Wars: The old Republic. The new relese date is October 22, 2019. We know you have all been eagerly awaiting to hear when we plan to release our Onslaught expansion. The feedback from our Public Test Server (PTS), along with the data from our internal play tests showed us we need more time. We haven’t released all the changes to PTS, and we want time to make adjustments based on your insight. It was a difficult decision but with our commitment to delivering you a quality experience, we’ve decided to push the release date for our new expansion to October 22, 2019. We have been gathering your feedback both in and out of game since late June and we have already made sweeping changes to a number of systems, especially Spoils of War. Our new Operation,…
SWTOR: The Making of Mek-Sha
The guys over at BioWare Austine made a blog post about the upcomming ‘Onslaught’ Expansion for Star Wars: The old republic. Check it out: As the launch of the ‘Onslaught’ Expansion comes closer and closer, we’re back with another behind-the-scenes interview with members of the team. Previously we sat down with our Art Director, Carrie Meade, to discuss the making of the upcoming planet Onderon. This time, we have a two-for-one special! Carrie has returned to join us along with our Creative Director, Charles Boyd, so they can share what went into the creation of Mek-Sha, a brand new planet coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic. With the ‘Onslaught’ Expansion, players will be exploring two new planets, Onderon and Mek-Sha. While Onderon is an established planet in Star Wars lore, Mek-Sha is brand-new. Why do you feel it was important to add a new planet, as well as an existing one? Charles: While…
SWTOR Around the Blogosphere – August 6 – 2019
What is happening around the internet in the world of SWTOR for the past few weeks? There’s a lot of great news happening in the world of SWTOR and we want to tell you about it, but there are some great people in the community who have already said it best. Let’s take a few moments for a roundup post to highlight these great SWTOR posts online. Here’s a look at SWTOR Around the Blogosphere: First, we have a cool post from Vulkk about SWTOR 6.0 PTS, the Spoils of War. He covers the new class abilities, gear sets and technical items coming with 6.0. Keep in mind that things from a test realm can and do change, but Vulkk is also pretty good about updating regularly and quickly when they do. It’s a good, solid resource to help you know what to expect from the new release. Onslaught PTS…