BioWare have a small present for us today. Instead of a 205% XP bonus, the SWTOR devs decided to up the CXP bonus to 350% until patch 5.1.2. Update to the 250% CXP Event. | 02.07.2017, 10:09 AM Hey folks, The math savvy among you are going to notice the current CXP boost in the game for the event is operating at 350% instead of 250% as we originally stated. Since the Mission buffs are coming in 5.1.2 we decided to make the boost even larger until then! Since this was a last minute change, the in-game tooltip will still state 250% but the bonus is in fact 350%. Note that XP and Requisition are still 250%. Get in there and enjoy your crazy CXP bonus. -eric
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Closed SWTOR PTS Applications are now open
The SWTOR team is now accepting applications for entry into the Closed PTS for 5.2 operations testing to guilds. Check it out: Hey folks, As we mentioned on the last Producer Live Stream, we are going to be putting Game Update 5.2 on PTS. For now, our plan is that the test server will be closed with the intention of opening up later on. I want to make sure that players have the opportunity to apply to get entry into this closed test, so let’s talk about how to do that. Here are the requirements: Being on the closed test server means signing an NDA. You must be willing to sign and abide by that agreement. You must be 18 years or older to be eligible. You must have an active subscription (to access the test server). You must be willing to play and provide feedback. You must be able…
SWTOR Galactic Command Gearing Roadmap – Coming This Week
Eric Musco just informed the SWTOR Community that a roadmap of the changes to Galactic Command will be puvlished this friday: Galactic Command Gearing Roadmap – Coming This Week | 01.30.2017, 10:05 PM Hey folks, In one of my previous posts I highlighted that beyond the changes we made in Game Update 5.1 that there are more coming. By Friday of this week I am going to make a forum post highlighting a roadmap of changes you can expect to address the feedback you have raised around gearing in Galactic Command. These changes will be starting in the next few weeks and will go through to Game Update 5.2. They are intended to address the following: Greatly increase the rate at which you earn Command Crates. Our goal is that you earn one Crate every 30 minutes, or less (on average). Looking at improvements we can make to Unassembled Components and…
SWTOR Jan 26 Producer’s Livestream Coverage
Here is a rundown of what we learned from the SWTOR Jan 26 Producer’s Livestream where a new Iokath operation was announced. Agenda Community Topics Galactic Command Gearing 5.2 – The War for Iokath Story, Companions, and Group Content The Public Test Server Community Topics Players feels that gearing is still taking too long, will talk more next week about adjusting the speed of getting gear. Plan to do an event soon to double your CXP gain. Game Update 5.2 – War for Iokath Coming first week of April likely, if they can do a March release they will try. Bringing back operation content into SWTOR with 5.2. Master Mode Uprisings – hard challenge for 4 players. They will have additional mechanics and coming with 5.2. New storyline – Return to Iokath. Scouts from the Alliance, Republic, and Sith have all arrived on Iokath. You, as the alliance commander, need…
SWTOR Bolster Changes in Game Update 5.1
Eric Musco took on the official forums to clarify the intentions regarding the bolster changes that came with patch 5.1 Bolster Changes in Game Update 5.1 | 01.25.2017, 11:30 PM Hey folks, For those unaware, in Game Update 5.1 we made the following change: Bolster now improves players up to 232 Item Rating (down from 250). This change raised quite a few questions from the PvP community as to why we made the change. I spoke with the team about it and I want to start by confirming that this change is intended, let’s talk about why! When we released Game Update 5.0, Bolster was incorrectly set to Item Rating 250. The goal of Bolster is that it gives a player a minimum bar of power. That is so that they can enter PvP and not be too far behind someone who is at maximum gear, but it allows them…
SWTOR ‘Defend The Throne’ Launch Trailer
BioWare released a new short trailer for today’s game update 5.1 Watch the ‘Defend the Throne’ launch trailer for an inside look at new multiplayer battles, the most challenging story difficulty yet, and more! Rally your troops for battle as rivals, traitors, and rogues alike seek to challenge your rule in Galactic Command. Whether you’re playing alongside friends or ruling the galaxy solo, the time has come to DEFEND THE THRONE! See more from STAR WARS: The Old Republic’s newest expansion, Knights of the Eternal Throne:
Game Update 5.1: Defend the Throne Patch Notes
Here are the patch notes for tomorrows game update: New Chapter Difficulty – Master! Earn new Achievements with this new way to experience the Knights of the Fallen Empire and Knights of the Eternal Throne Chapters! New Uprisings! Jump into the action with five new Uprisings across the galaxy! Trench Runner – Republic Loyalists under the command of General Amos Rike have displaced Alliance forces on Denova and seized control of the baradium mines. Efforts to reclaim the mines have been thwarted by Republic artillery bombarding the “no man’s land” between the Alliance beach head and the central processing facility. But where an army fails, a small team could succeed in navigating the battlefield trenches and taking out the Republic defenses. Destroyer of Worlds – Jedi Master Adelade is trying to awaken a dangerous abomination that has hibernated beneath the surface of Makeb for millennia. No records exist of this…
SWTOR Game Update 5.1 – Coming January 24, 2017
The SWTOR team over at BioWare just posted a small update regarding what to expect with game update 5.1. Most of this is already known, but there is some new info regarding a new cartel pack comming with the patch. Check it out: Bolster your defenses with the galaxy’s newest gear, including never-before-seen armor, vehicles, weapons, and more! Lead a covert strike wearing the new Silent Warden Jedi robes, channel your inner fighter pilot with the Resourceful Engineer’s Armor, or roll into battle atop the Dread Behemoth tank. Check out the new pack in the in-game Cartel Market! The other stuff about 5.1 were things we already know – 5 new uprisings, Master mode chapters.
SWTOR Season 7 Update
Eric Musco too on the official forums to explain why it took the SWTOR Developers so damn long to release the Top 96 pvp titles for Season 7. Season 7 Update | 01.13.2017, 02:46 PM Hey folks, Let’s talk about Season 7. We have just finished our full investigation of Season 7 and a few things have happened. All users who were found to be win-trading, hacking, botting, etc. have had their Season 7 ratings wiped out on all of their characters, they have been removed from the leaderboards, and appropriate ToS action has been levied against their account. With those actions being taken, we have gone ahead and sent the top 96 titles to the top performers of Season 7, so be sure to check your mailbox. We wanted to explain a little bit about why this process delayed the Season 7 rewards. In past seasons we started to…
SWTOR January Producer’s Livestream Coverage
Dulfy did a write up of the January SWTOR Producer’s Livestream. You can read it all below, but the original write up can be found over at Reddit LIVESTREAM NOTES Agenda This livestream will be mostly a recap of previously discussed things without much new information. The livestream at end of January will discuss some of the things coming in March. Community Topics Game Update 5.1 Endgame/Gearing Changes Looking Forward Community Topics Endgame gaming – Already discussed in previous livestream but will do a recap in endgame/gearing changes What is coming after January? – Will be discussed in Jan 26 livestream Season 7 top 3 titles – Working on removing the “cheaters” off the leaderboards so they can hand out the top 96 titles. Should be out by end of next week the latest. We are also aware of the increased cheating in PvP in the past two weeks. We are…
SWTOR Trench Runner Uprising Teaser
The SWTOR Developers over at BioWare Austin, just posted a new teaser trailer for the upcomming chapter named Trench Runner Uprising. This will go live in January 2017 . Check it out below:
Game Update 5.0.1 Patch Notes
Here is the patch notes for SWTOR gameupdate 5.0.1 Highlights In-game Event Schedule! There is a whole host of events going on in the galaxy this December! All events start and end at 4AM PST (12PM GMT): Life Day (Dec 13 – Jan 10) 5th Anniversary (Dec 13 – Jan 17). The vendor can be found in the Stronghold section of either Fleet. Rakghoul Resurgence on Corellia (Dec 13 – Dec 20) Bounty Contract Week (Dec 20 – Jan 3) Relics of the Gree (Jan 3 – Jan 10) General Fixed an issue that was causing poor performance in the Zakuul Spire area. The method of tallying points for Dark versus Light battles has been adjusted to make them more competitive across all servers. Start @ 65 Characters no longer receive abilities that were replaced by better abilities when loading in Chapter II of Knights of the Eternal Throne. Master Ranos…
SWTOR: Changes to Gearing through Galactic Command
The SWTOR Devs over at BioWare is doing some gearing changes to Galactic Command with the upcoming patch 5.1. More info will be released on SWTOR livestream on Thursday: Changes to Gearing through Galactic Command | 12.13.2016, 10:06 AM Hey folks, Please keep all of your feedback coming on Command Crates, Command XP, and Galactic Command. The team is always looking over your feedback and looking for ways we can improve the system! We have been reading everything you sent our way, and there are couple of stand-out points (this is by no means everything): There needs to be a way to work towards a specific slot of gear to fill in gaps (especially set bonuses) for people who are unlucky with Command Crates. Gearing your other characters is too grindy. With this in mind, the team has some important changes planned for Game Update 5.1 coming next month to…
BioWare Interview and SWTOR Knights of the Eternal Throne
We’ve been seeing some changes to SWTOR, especially since last year when the developers shifted the focus of the game. They decided to boost the single-player aspects of the game and while there were some players who leaned more toward the MMORPG aspect who didn’t like this, there are many more who love the story and the single-player elements. In short, they’re doing what works for them and many fans and Knights of the Fallen Empire was a clear example of that. But now we have SWTOR Knights of the Eternal Throne. Is the focus still on single-player elements? Why can’t a game be both great for single player and great for multi-player? Long time World of Warcraft players will attest that game got it right. There’s something for everyone and you don’t need to invest any time in multiplayer aspects of the game if it’s not your thing, but still…
SWTOR December Producer’s Livestream Coverage
Here is a lengthy writeup of the December SWTOR Producer’s Livestream. When: 4:30 pm CST (1 hr from this post) What: Tune in as we explore the state of the post-KOTET galaxy! Plus, get a first look at exciting upcoming events and in-game rewards, including SWTOR’s 5-Year Anniversary, Life Day, and much more! Where: Youtube mirror: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voVOQy-X5vk Notes They are showing the Bingo card at start of the stream. Musco is not able to join the stream. Community Topics Response from the community has been awesome, people on Twitter loved the story and the option to kill certain characters. Galactic Command Updates Tons of feedback, lots of request for changes. We are flexible. Made some changes on live already mainly to fix exploits but they don’t consider farming gold mobs to be an exploit. They are going to bump up the CXP for champions a bit more to 2 points….
SWTOR 5.0a Game Update Patch Notes
Here are the patch notes for SWTOR game update 5.0A General Crew Skills now display in the Crew Skills UI even if originally opened through the drop down menu. Shae Vizla now properly receives bolster, and has stats comparable to other Companions. The highlighted Galactic Command activity now gives bonus Command Experience as intended. Missions + NPCs It is now possible to complete the Makeb Mission “Descent into the Core.” Vaylin now appears with the appropriate hologram VFX when seen on the Horizon Guard’s holocom in the opening Knights of the Eternal Throne Chapter I cinematic. Fixed an issue that was causing Chapter XIV to not save player variables. The last playthrough of this Chapter completed will have its variables retained. Chapter XVI: Battle of Odessen can now be completed on Story Mode. NPCs spawned from the Hypergate Vortex in Terror From Beyond no longer grant Command Experience. Planetary Missions…
SWTOR Game Update 5.0 Known Issues
We all know how it goes, with a new game patch comes new bugs. Here are a list of knows issues with Game update 5.0 in Star Wars The: Old Republic – Knights of the eternal throne: Crew Skills are missing from the Crew Skills UI. Workaround: Open the Crew Skills window with the hotkey (“B” by default) and they will repopulate. Legacy Abilities are missing. Workaround: Relog and they will reappear.
Patch notes: Game Update 5.0: Knights of the Eternal Throne Early Access
Here are the SWTOR Patch Notes for Game Update 5.0 Knights of the Eternal Throne that will become available tomorrow for subscribers: Game Update 5.0: Knights of the Eternal Throne Early Access Highlights New Storyline: Knights of the Eternal Throne! Knights of the Eternal Throne continues the Outlander’s epic conflict against the evil Eternal Empire with nine new Chapters. New Planet: Iokath! A mysterious and unexplored alien world, built around a star to harness its energy. New Planet: Nathema! The forgotten homeworld of Valkorion, ravaged by a dark ritual and barren of life. All classes can now reach Level 70! New System! Dark vs. Light! Players can now toggle whether they are fighting for the dark or light side of the Force™. Players contribute dark and light points to their server’s alignment. New System: Galactic Command! Adventure throughout the galaxy and earn progress towards the most powerful gear regardless of what…
KOTET Q&A/Wrap up Developer Livestream Coverage
Here is a Q&A wrap up from the developer livestream yesterday. If you didn’t see the livestream like me ( they are on pretty late, and I am in Europe) you can check it out below: General Notes Agenda Community Topics KOTET New Class Ability Animations 5 Year Anniversary Community Topics/Promotions Character Transfers – Sale will run from Nov 29 to Jan 18. 90CC transfers. 150 CC for cross-region transfers Rapid Recon Walker – Be a subscriber on Nov 27 KOTET early access – Be a subscriber from October 25 to Nov 27. No pre-Fallen Empire companions will be coming back in Eternal Throne. They can allow you bring back companions you have killed off in the story via the terminal in Odessen if players want this. Black Friday Sale Collection Unlocks are 50% OFF Friday – 50% off armor sets (except the Nathema Zealot) Saturday – 50% off all…
A Mother’s Hope – SWTOR Story Blog
If there is one thing BioWare is good at, it is story. Actually I’ll go as far as saying that it is the best story creating video game creating company in the industry. Here is the prove. a short story on Vaylin and Senya written by our main man Drew Karpyshyn. Senya braced herself as she began her descent; the polluted atmosphere of Ord Mantell made turbulence common. Tightening her grip on the controls, she fought to stabilize the shuttle as it rattled and bucked. A sharp, high pitched beep rose from the back of the ship, the various machines hooked up to Arcann’s unconscious body in the makeshift med-bay signaling in protest as they were jostled by the rough ride. She was coming in fast and steep, making the turbulence worse. But the longer she stayed airborne, the greater the chance sensors from the surface would pick her up. The…
SWTOR Knights of the Eternal Throne – ‘Rule The Galaxy’ Teaser
BioWare posted a short new teaser for them upcoming expansion for Star Wars Knight of the old republic, named “Knights of the Eternal Throne”. The teaser is quite interesting as it has some footage ofan expected fight betweeen the Outland and Vaylin. Seize your destiny in the upcoming STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ Expansion, Knights of the Eternal Throne. Watch the new ‘Rule the Galaxy’ teaser and prepare to face a life-or-death battle for the throne on December 2! A dark empress stands in your way to the throne, and her army is ready to hunt you – The Outlander – and your Alliance to the edge of the galaxy. If you’re going to survive the battles to come, you’ll need loyal friends at your side and the help of unlikely new allies. But when the battle turns desperate, are you willing to put your fate in the hands of the former Emperor?…
How SWTOR Could Compromise on Galactic Command
Are you sick and tired of the game of chance lottery that is the Galactic Command system? You won’t be alone in this thinking because many fans of the game have spoken out about how this system frustrates them. While we know it’s not likely they are going to change it at all, our pal Xam Xam from Xam Xam Says has an idea about how they could compromise. While we don’t expect them to do it, it can be fun to talk about the possibilities and who knows? Maybe Bioware is listening and will decide to give it a try! You can read the full post here but here’s the basic idea from Xam Xam: “If SWTOR brought back Commendation/Crystal vendors into the game but kept the Galactic Command system as it is, would that be acceptable? Reduce how many Commendations we earn a little but still have them as a…
Star Wars Hoth Uprisings Developer Live Stream
If you wanted to learn more about Star WarsHhoth Uprising, there was a developer life stream on November 10th that cleared up a lot of things for us. The hosts, community manager Eric Musco and the 2 hosts from The Bad Feeling Podcast show – Chuck and Brian, used this lives stream event to show a live playthrough on a test server of Firefrost. Firefrost is one of the new Uprisings, found on Hoth. They mixed up the format a bit from what we are used to in resent producer live streams and it worked out well. There wasn’t a lot of especially new info or details released but it’s a great overview for anyone who hasn’t been following along, and the game play is always fun to look at. Here are some highlights or takeaways from the event: We saw one of the new non mod-able 242 item level…
SWTOR Game Update 4.7.3 Patch Notes
Here are the patch notes for game update 4.7.3. Patch is scheduled to arrive tomorrow October 25 after maintenance (5 AM to 9 am PDT). Highlights Bounty Contract Week Returns! Hunt wanted criminals in this returning event. The event begins November 24th at 4:00AM PST/12:00PM GMT and ends Dec 1st at 4:00AM PST/12:00PM GMT. General The citizenry has laid down their arms and the galaxy is no longer filled with Training Vibrosword wielding NPCs. Player weapons are now scaling correctly and are no longer oversized. The oversized weapons are no longer needed in the cold war against the Training Vibrosword wielding NPCs. Fixed an issue that caused the rifle scope effect in Cinematics to be at an unintended angle. The “Tree: Rishi Palm” Decoration now has the correct subcategory in the Decorations UI. Cartel Market The following Cartel Market Passes are now Bind on Legacy: Weekly Pass: Flashpoints Weekly Pass: Operations Weekly…