Servers were down shortly today, while BioWare patched the servers. Here are the patchnotes: Items + Economy All PvP Modifications sold on vendors are now Bind on Pickup. This includes Warzone and Ranked Warzone Modifications. This means – If its like other times they changed the binding in the past – that previously purchases items will now have a BoP on them, meaning that anyone that has them now has them bound. Ones on the GTN and in Guild Banks won’t be bound to anyone yet. As soon as someone buys the mod or it is returned to the seller, it will bind. The ones in Guild Banks can stay unbound for a while until someone takes them out: we have some BoP Slot Machine decorations in our Guild Bank.
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3.0.0a Patch Notes
All servers are now back up. Below are the patch notes: General Ability Costs have been removed from the game. Fixed a display bug that caused Prefab Decorations to not appear in the Decoration UI. Chests on Rishi and Yavin 4 no longer give too many Credits. Imperial Agent players will now get the appropriate Shadow of Revan introductory cinematic if they have completed Chapter 3 of their Class Story. Missions + NPCs The tree used to summon the Tonitran Beast during the Mission “Jungle’s Bounty” will no longer become unusable in certain cases. Corrected an issue with certain phases of the fight during the Mission “The Enemy Within.” Players who are defeated on the Mission “The Enemy Within” and return to a Medical Center can now re-enter the battle. Numerous Mission Reward Gear Packs have been fixed and now reward the appropriate items. Flashpoints + Operations The final encounter…
Maintenance: December 9th, 2014
BioWare will be taking the servers offline tomorrow on December 9th in order to apply Patch 3.0.0a. Details: DATE: Tuesday, December 9th, 2014 TIME: 3AM PST (11AM GMT) – 5AM PST (1PM GMT) VERSION: 3.0.0a This patch includes fixes and adjustments for the following issues: “The Enemy Within” encounter issues. Mission Reward Gear Packs giving the wrong/incomplete gear. The tree used to summon the Tonitran Beast on the Mission “Jungle’s Bounty” becoming unusable. “The Ravagers” final encounter not giving loot. “Temple of Sacrifice” final encounter not giving loot. This is not a complete list and full Patch Notes. We will post them here on the site when they become available after the maintenance window. Timezone Start Time End Time UTC Offset Australia/Sydney December 09, 2014 10:00 pm December 10, 2014 12:00 am +11:00 Australia/Adelaide December 09, 2014 09:30 pm December 09, 2014 11:30 pm +10:30 Australia/Brisbane December 09, 2014 09:00…
Maintenance: November 18th, 2014 – Patch 2.10.3a
BioWare will be taking the servers offline tomorrow in order to apply Patch 2.10.3a. This patch will address an issue that could, in certain cases, cause area unresponsiveness. Below are the Details: DATE: Tuesday, November 18th 2014 TIME: 3 AM PST (1100 GMT) – 5 AM PST (1300 GMT)
SWTOR 2.10.2a Patch Notes
BioWare will be pushing a new patch with tomorrow maintenance. Below are the patch notes: 2.10.2a Patch Notes Live Date: November 4th, 2014 General The Republic and Imperial Medical Droid Decorations now function properly. “Slot Machine: Smuggler’s Gambit” now Binds on Pickup. Cartel Market The Architect’s Pack has been added to the Cartel Market.
SWTOR 2.10.1c Patch Notes
Servers are back up after today’s maintenance. This maintenance only addresses an update to BitRaider and the Launcher. The client update addresses compatibility with the new BitRaider. Below are the patch notes: 2.10.1c Patch Notes Launcher Updated BitRaider to improve streaming performance. Updated the Launcher to support Game Update 3.0: Shadow of Revan. Please note that the Launcher will restart twice during this update. Future updates will act as normal. General Introduced Client changes to support the new BitRaider version. If you don’t know what BitRaider is, bstr413 has a pretty good explernation: BitRaider is a program designed by a different company than EA for easily patching a game. It also allows you to play part of the game while streaming the rest of the patch. It also allows for easy repair of a corrupted program. BioWare uses this technology so that new players can download half the game and start playing…
Patch Notes – 9/30/2014 – 2.10.1 Patch Notes
The SWTOR servers are coming down tomorrow ad BioWare will be preforming some scheduled Maintenance. Game Update 2.10.1 will be implemented during this downtime. Below are the patch notes: Highlights Bounty Contract Week Returns! Hunt wanted criminals in this returning event. The event begins October 14th at 05:00 PDT/12:00 GMT and ends October 21st at 05:00 PDT/12:00 GMT. General An in-game message sent to Jedi Knights no longer references a character who could be dead. There is now an Achievement and a Title associated with Conquering CZ-198. The Achievement “Master of the Ancients” now properly tracks Legacy of the Rakata completions. All Rancor mounts now make a sound when activated. Cartel Market New items are now able to be previewed in Collections. Several Decorations have had their Bind rules adjusted. Flashpoints + Operations It is now possible to interact with the shuttle at the end of the Legacy of the Rakata Flashpoint….
Patch Notes – 9/9/2014 – Game Update 2.10: Forged Alliances Patch Notes
Servers will be updated with the new game update 2.10 2.10: Forged Alliances today. This new game update includes a new Flashpoint named “legacy of the Rakata. Bounty Contract week will also return, and Ranked Warzone arena Season 3 begins. Check out the full patch notes below. If you have any problems running the game after patching it, follow the five steps given here, stopping after each step to see if the problem is fixed. Highlights New Flashpoint: Legacy of the Rakata! The Forged Alliances storyline culminates on the remote, tropical world of Rakata Prime in this thrilling Level 55 Tactical Flashpoint. Bounty Contract Week Returns! Hunt wanted criminals in this returning event. The event begins September 9th at 05:00 PDT/12:00 GMT and ends September 19th at 05:00 PDT/12:00 GMT Welcome to Ranked Warzone Arena Season 3! Join the brutality in the Ranked Warzone Arena queue as we begin our…
Patch Notes – 9/4/2014 – 2.9d Patch Notes
As Elrik wrote earlier today, BioWare had to deploy a patch to fix some of the servers performance issues, players in Star Wars: The old republic have experienced lately. S Elrik wrote, it’s encouraging that Bioware was quick to take action to fix them. Below are the patch notes: There will be no download associated with today’s maintenance. General Applied multiple fixes in order to address server stability issues. Resolved an issue that would cause a guild to lose ownership of a conquered planet after a server restart. Ensured that the historical ownership of conquered planets is correct.
Patch Notes – 8/29/2014 – 2.9c Patch Notes
BioWare is adding a new patch today, that will fix the Conquest Flashpoints exploit, tha tsome players are using. Flashpoint Conquest Objectives are intended to be one-time only, not infinitely repeatable. The only Flashpoint Objectives that can be repeated are the Group Finder ones – and those can only be done when you have the Daily Mission for the Group Finder available. Below are the patch notes: General Flashpoint Conquest Objectives are now non-repeatable as intended. The Galactic Starfighter Invasion Bonus for Ilum now applies properly. I really don’t understand the point of this. PvP/GSF grinders are doing stuff and getting points all day long. This week we’re not getting easy points for the five-minute heroics AND they’re taking the Esseles/BT runs away? Might as well rename it “PvP conquest”.
Patch Notes – 8/26/14 – 2.9b Patch Notes
BioWare took down the servers for a few hours today to perform maintenance and add a patch that fixes the performance lag that annoyed many players. Below are the patch notes: 2.9.0b Patch Notes General Corrected an issue with Galactic Strongholds that caused reduced performance in some instances. Corrected an issue where a player’s Legacy Titles would appear blank.
Patch 2.9.0a Notes
BioWare will be patching some bugs today. Below are the patch notes: 2.9.0a Patch Notes General Corrected an issue that prevented a small number of players from logging in. Cartel Market The “Republic Voss Embassy Sign” item from the Gatekeeper’s Pack now grants the correct Decoration. Flashpoints + Operations Major Imos’ and Major Travik’s shields are now properly removed during their Assault On Tython encounters. Galactic Strongholds The Decorations “Arrangement: Speeder Station” and “Diagnostic Console (Medical) now grant properly when their item is used. Non-repeatable Conquest objectives are no longer reset by logging into a character that has not participated in the Conquest Event. Keys granted to others players now persist through log out, as intended. Missions + NPCs Players can now interact with Bakmar, the Republic Flashpoint vendor on Manaan. Image source
Patch Notes – 8/19/2014 – Game Update 2.9: Galactic Strongholds Early Access
Patch notes for tomorrows game update is now ready. Check them out below: Highlights Galactic Strongholds Early Access! Subscribers can now purchase a Galactic Stronghold on Nar Shaddaa, Tatooine, Dromund Kaas, and Coruscant by visiting the Stronghold Directory on the Fleet or on the Stronghold’s planet. Guild Flagships now available! Guilds can now purchase a Flagship and use it to compete with other guilds and conquer the galaxy! Visit the Flagship Directory on the Fleet for more information. Battle for control with Conquest! Conquest events are now available in the Mission Log! Each week a new Conquest event will become active with new objectives. Complete your personal point target to earn special rewards – or if you’re in a guild with a Flagship, invade a planet and compete with other guilds for planetary domination. Special perks are available to those who conquer a planet by placing at the top of the Guild Leaderboard…
SWTOR PTS 2.9 Update #2 Patch Notes
The public test servers for Star Wars: The old Republic has been updated. To give a quick summary of the changes; some issues have been fixed, guild flagships are now available, and your guild can now partake in guild conquest. BioWare will be streaming on Twitch today at 1PM PDT were they will be showing off the Guild flagships embeded below. Here are the patch notes: Highlights Guild Flagships now available! Guilds can now purchase a Flagship and use it to compete with other guilds and conquer the galaxy! Battle for control with Conquest! Personal and Guild Conquest is now available! Participate in “The Balance of Power” Conquest Event to earn both personal and guild rewards. If your guild owns a Flagship, you can invade a planet and compete with other guilds for planetary domination. Special perks are available to those who conquer a planet by placing at the top of the…
PTS 2.9 Build 1 – Patch Notes
The public test servers are not yet ready, but it is now possible to download the patch. Eric Musco posted an update on the official forums on what to expect. Below his forum post, we have added the patch notes. As you will notice this week from the patch notes, not all of 2.9 is on PTS yet. The reason is that we want to make sure as much testing as possible is concentrated on both personal and guild strongholds. Here is what is available this week on PTS: Tatooine Stronghold Nar Shaddaa Stronghold Dromund Kaas Stronghold Coruscant Stronghold *All Strongholds available for both personal and guild use Stronghold decorations (including things like Legacy Storage) Public Listings Depths of Manaan Flashpoint Next week we will be implementing the following features: Guild Flagships Guild Conquests Personal Conquests Conquest Leaderboards In preparation for next week we want to let you know what you will…
SWTOR Patch 2.8.2 Notes
Patch notes for tomorrows update are now ready. Check it out below: 2.8.2 Patch Notes Highlights The Gray Secant has returned from its travels! Participate in the Relics of the Gree event from July 22nd 12:00 GMT to July 29th 12:00 GMT. Bounty Contract Week returns! The event runs from August 12th 12:00 GMT to August 19th 12:00 GMT. General The “Gen’Dai” Codex Entry is now obtainable by both Factions. Republic players are now able to obtain the “Sullustan” Codex Entry. Removed 6 Location and 1 Bestiary Codex entries that were erroneous and not obtainable through gameplay. System Messages are now moveable using the Interface Editor. The Camera Rotation Speed slider now correctly adjusts the speed from 0-100%. Ground textures no longer appear poorly when Texture Anisotropy is turned on if the computer’s graphics card cannot support the option. Cartel Market The Series 512 Cybernetic Torso now has the appropriate color scheme….
SWTOR 2.8.1 Patch Notes
Servers are going down tomorrow for maintanence, and during this Patch 2.8.1 will be implemented. Below are the patch notes: Highlights Reap the Spoils of War! The second phase of the Spoils of War event has begun and Warzones now give double Commendations and Credits! Get in there and go berserk! New Cartel Market Pack! The Club Vertica Nightlife Pack and Hypercrate is now available! Bounty Contract Week returns! The event runs from July 8th 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT) to July 15th 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT). Progress faster with a Double XP Week! Get twice the experience from July 1st 07:00 GMT (00:00 PDT) to July 8th 07:00 GMT (00:00 PDT). General The High and Very High graphic presets for Shadow Map Cascades and Shadow Map Resolution have changed: High is now 1024 Resolution (down from 1280) and 4 Cascades (down from 6). Very High is now has 6 Cascades…
Scheduled Maintenance: July 1, 2014 – Patch 2.8.1
On July 1st, all game servers, SWTOR.com, and the launcher will be unavailable while BioWare perform scheduled maintenance. Game Update 2.8.1 will be implemented during this downtime. Details are as follows: Date: Tuesday, July 1st Duration: 7 hours Time: 1AM PDT (8AM GMT) – 8AM PDT (3PM GMT) During maintenance, all updates and additional information will be posted on the official Twitter account. Time Zone Start Time Scheduled End Time UTC Offset HST Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:00 PM Tue Jul 01, 2014 05:00 AM -10 hours AKDT Tue Jul 01, 2014 12:00 AM Tue Jul 01, 2014 07:00 AM -8 hours PDT Tue Jul 01, 2014 01:00 AM Tue Jul 01, 2014 08:00 AM -7 hours MDT Tue Jul 01, 2014 02:00 AM Tue Jul 01, 2014 09:00 AM -6 hours CDT Tue Jul 01, 2014 03:00 AM Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:00 AM -5 hours EDT Tue Jul 01,…
Patch Notes – 2.8.0a
Patch 2.8a is now available for download. Below are the patchnotes: General Group Finder’s Operation queue has been set to 8-Player (down from 16-Player) in order to decrease server load and resolve widespread connectivity and instancing issues. Addressed a bug that caused Legacy cooldown unlocks to not apply properly for certain Abilities. So back to nobody using GF for operations 🙁 I had nothing but positive experiences running DF and SNV using it, capped out two of my characters at the beginning of the week. I was even bringing out my tanks, which are usually too much of a pain to gear but are fine with the bolster and ultimate comms showing up everywhere now. They better bring 16man back
Patch Notes – 6/10/2014 – Game Update 2.8: Spoils Of War
Tomorrow will see the light of Game Update 2.8: Spoils Of War. The new game update comes with tons of updates and a new gambling event on Nar Shaddaa. Check out the full patch notes below: Game Update 2.8: Spoils Of War Soovada (“Spoils of War” in Huttese) is an annual celebration of total extravagance in Hutt culture, originally celebrated in the summer season of Varl after successful military campaigns. Rival clans compete to prove their superior wealth, attempting to sponsor the most parties, pit fights, bounties, gambling, and every other public display of fortune and excess imaginable. Popularized among outside cultures during visits to Nar Shaddaa, this exuberant holiday is now celebrated on hundreds of worlds across the galaxy, where it’s simply known by its Huttese name; any connection to ancient wartime looting is largely ignored. Highlights New Event: Spoils of War! Players can earn double Ranked Warzone Commendations, Warzone Commendations,…
Scheduled Maintenance: May 20th, 2014 – Patch 2.7.2
On May 20th, all game servers, SWTOR.com, and the launcher will be unavailable while BioWare perform scheduled maintenance. Game Update 2.7.2 will be implemented during this downtime. Details are as follows: Date: Tuesday May 20th, 2014 Duration: 5 hours Time: 3AM PST (10AM GMT) – 8AM PST (3PM GMT) During maintenance, all updates and additional information will be posted on the official Twitter account. Below are the patch notes: 2.7.2 Patch Notes General Preferred players no longer have Chat restriction, as intended. Cartel Market Emotes and Moods can now be unlocked in Collections. Jori Daragon’s Loincloth no longer causes missing textures on the wearer’s legs. Flashpoints + Operations Corrected an issue which unintentionally granted Energy Spheres immunity to Challenging Call and Threatening Scream during the Dread Master Brontes encounter in Dread Fortress. Warzones The Lingering Sludge affect from the Toxic Sludge Pipes in the Quesh Huttball Pit is now applied to afflicted…
2.8 Patch Notes from PTS
The first patch notes for Game update 2.8 is online. These notes are only indicative of the current patch to the PTS, and will be expanded upon as we get farther into the testing process. Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ PTS Game Update 2.8 Last Updated: May 1st, 2014 All content and features on the Public Test Server are not final and are subject to change. Highlights Nightmare Mode Dread Palace is now available! Return to Oricon to face off against Dread Masters Bestia, Tyrans, Calphayrus, and Raptus, who are now more powerful than ever before! General Added a high resolution shadow map option for high-end machines. This enables more detailed shadow rendering over a longer distance. Classes + Combat General Fixed an issue that would occasionally allow abilities to affects targets, even if those targets had a 100% or greater chance to defend against attacks. Jedi Knight Sentinel Watchman Merciless Slash now deals more damage…
Patch Notes – 4/29/2014 – 2.7.1 Patch Notes
Patch notes for tomorrows maintenance is up. BioWare is pushing a pretty solid set of fixes, some longstanding issues have finally been resolved. I am curious for additional detail on the shadows fix. I have noticed a lot of jaggy shadows when I am running everything near max. Check it out below: Highlights Ranked Warzone Season 2 has started! Season Two has opened for combatants! Giradda the Hutt summons you to join the Ranked Warzone Arena queue and compete for glorious rewards (to be announced later). Ratings have been reset for this occasion and, in the mighty words of Baron Deathmark, “Get in there and go berserk!” Season 2 Leaderboards Now Live! The Ranked Warzone Arena Leaderboards have been updated for Season Two! Season One has been archived and is still able to be viewed. Ranked Warzone Missions! Ranked Warzone Arena Daily and Weekly Missions are now available from the PvP Mission Terminal….
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…