With Star Wars: The old Republic game update 5.2 comes a new galaxy map. Eric Musco updated the community about it: Hey folks, Coming with Game Update 5.2 is a new quality of life feature, a revamped Galaxy Map. Aside from just being improved aesthetically, it also provides new functionality. We really wanted to improve players’ ability to travel around the galaxy, let’s talk about what is new with the Galaxy Map: You must have a personal ship to use the Galaxy Map. Make sure you’ve completed the early part of your Class Mission! You can access the Galaxy Map from anywhere by simply pressing the icon on your mini-map, navigate to it through the top UI, or use the shortcut key (Shift+M by default). Takes advantage of Legacy Perks: If you’ve acquired the Quick Travel perk, you can travel directly to your personal ship from the Galaxy Map. If…
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SWTOR Choosing a Faction on Iokath
Eric Musco posted some new information regarding Iokath. This time it’s a post on choosing your faction on Iokath with patch 5.2. Hey folks, As we mentioned in our PvP post last week, and on our original 5.2 livestream, when you arrive on Iokath you will be able to choose which Faction you want to side with in the War for Iokath. We know that there will be many questions coming off of this around what this actually impacts so we want to clear up exactly how this works, and exactly what it affects. First, to avoid any confusion: The faction you choose has no effect at all outside of Iokath. It only impacts story choices in the Iokath storyline (and future stories) and some gameplay impacts on Iokath. Let’s start by talking about how the Faction choice works mechanically. You will be able to choose which Faction you want…
SWTOR Tyth Operation PTS Videos
Dulfy was allowed to show some footage of the new Tyth operation boss that is coming with Patch 5.2 update next week. Check it out below: Healer video by naNuke Tank video by Curt DPS video by TcThief 8m Veteran Mode DPS video by TcMeat Healer video by Kalizo Tank video by Beau RELATED POSTS
SWTOR: PvP On Iokath
Here are some more info on Lokath comming with SWTOR Gameupdate 5.2. THis time we get some details on how the open world PvP works Hey folks, With the launch of 5.2 “The War for Iokath” we wanted to be sure to encourage PvP wherever possible. It is a part of the design of the Missions on Iokath that players will be running into each other fairly often. This afforded us the opportunity to make PvP more of a focus beyond just a place for open world PvP to occur. Here are some of the things that set Iokath apart as it relates to PvP: In open world PvP, enemies and allies will be determined by the Faction you choose to fight for, not the faction your Class is a part of. Ex: If you are Trooper who chose to fight for the Republic, you will be flagged as an…
SWTOR: Accessing Iokath
Eric Musco took on the official SWTOR Forums to post some details regarding accessing Iokath in Game Update 5.2. Hey folks, Today will mark the start of us revealing more of the nitty-gritty details of Game Update 5.2. Let’s start at the beginning; who can access Iokath and how do you do so? We really wanted to ensure that as many players as possible are able to access the new content. With that in mind, here we go: There is only one requirement to be able to access the new story content in 5.2, the character must be level 70. You do not need to have an active subscription to play the story content, but in order to have a level 70 you must have subscribed since KOTET launched. Also, normal restrictions still apply, so you must be a subscriber to access the Gods from the Machine Operation. The character does…
SWTOR Game Update 5.2 Release Date and More
Eric Musco just informed the Star Wars : The old republic community, that Game update 5.2 will be launching on Tuesday, April 11th. More information will be released next week and forwarth Hey folks, Game Update 5.2 will be launching on Tuesday, April 11th. As we begin to get closer to that date we want to talk more about some of what you can expect in the update. Starting on Monday, here are some of the 5.2 topics we will begin talking about: New Galaxy Map PvP on Iokath The Daily Area – What’s different and what’s the same Access to Iokath – Who, When, How Choosing a Faction on Iokath We are also planning to do our 5.2 Twitch stream in the next couple of weeks. On that stream we will not only talk about 5.2, but show you some of it as well. Thanks everyone!
SWTOR: Game Update 5.1.3 Patch Notes
Here are today’s patch notes: GENERAL Corrected an issue where the pop-up text for some Class Missions would display a different experience amount than the Mission Reward. Note: The player still received the correct amount of experience; the pop-up was incorrect. Lowered the amount of dark/light side points required to hit dark 1/light 1 from 7500 to 3000. Nar Shaddaa Planetary Missions will no longer auto-complete upon being granted by Galactic Command. ITEMS + ECONOMY The Unrelenting Interceptor has been restored to its original “sith-like” form. The vehicles sound effect will now play as intended and the engine has been restored to its original color, red. Addressed an issue where some helmets would not display properly for Body Type 2 Female characters. UPRISINGS ( Landing Party ) Corrected an issue where killing enemies was not adding progress to the “Dismantle the Opposition” Achievement. ( Inferno ) Fighting Zanisk and Adacin…
SWTOR: Why BioWare nerfed Fractured Uprising CxP
Aparently BioWare have more Nerfs up there sleeves. Comming with game update 5.2 Bioware will be nerfing the CXP gain from KOTFE Chapter 1 and 2. Check it out: Why did you nerf Fractured Uprising CxP? | 03.08.2017, 10:27 AM Hey folks, I talked with the team to get the scope of what Mission rewards are changing with 5.2. As some of you guessed in the thread, the following Missions are also having their CXP values reduced: KOTFE – Chapter 1 KOTFE – Chapter 2 Those two along with Fractured are the only Mission rewards that are seeing major changes in 5.2. However, there are other Missions which are receiving minor tweaks as well. Just to set an expectation, beyond 5.2 we will continue to make Mission reward adjustments based on time spent vs reward. Our goal is quite simple, if you play a type of content, you should receive…
SWTOR: Unstable Arbiter’s Lightsaber for Direct Sale
Eric Musco has informed the SWTOR community that the Unstable Arbiter’s Lightsaber is now up for direct sale. It’s going to take deep pockets to buy it though: Hey folks, Later today we are going to be adding the first ever Platinum rarity item to the Cartel Market for direct sale, the Unstable Arbiter’s Lightsaber. The single-handed saber is going to be on sale from today, Tuesday 3/7 through next Tuesday 3/14 at the price of 7,600 Cartel Coins. Before the item is posted we wanted to let you about why we are offering a Platinum item at all and the rationale for its price. Why put up a platinum item for direct sale? Since the introduction of Cartel Market packs we have had requests to allow more items, especially our rarest items, to be bought directly with Cartel Coins. The desire is to pay for the item and avoid the…
SWTOR: Changes to Operation Drops in 5.2
Eric Musco took on the official forums and released BioWares plans for the operation loot table coming with patch 5.2. This describes the plans forh specific drops attached to the each bosses. Check it out below: Hey folks, If you haven’t read it yet, we recommend you head over to the “Tier 4 in Game Update 5.2” thread and learn about the new Tier of gear coming next Update. Along with the new Tier of gear, we are making quite a few changes to what gear drops in Operations. For endgame PvE players we know there is a desire to gear primarily through Operations. The first change we are making is specific Unassembled Gear Pieces will now drop on each Operation boss in the game (except Golden Fury and Colossal Monolith). This means when you kill a boss in an Operation, you will know exactly what is going to drop…
SWTOR: Tier 4 Gear in Game Update 5.2
Eric Musco just informed the community that BioWare intend to ad some changes to Command Ranks in Patch 5.2. Below are all the details Tier 4 Gear in Game Update 5.2 | 03.03.2017, 08:14 AM Hey folks, In Game Update 5.2, we will be introducing a new tier of gear to Galactic Command. Tier 4 works a bit differently than other tiers and so we want to provide you with insight about why we’re implementing it. Additionally, we know our social post raised a few concerns and so we want to tackle those first. Why add 100 more Command Ranks? The 100 new levels were simply a logical next step for adding Tier 4 gear. However, since it’s already possible to rank up at Command Level 300 indefinitely we decided to take your feedback and keep the current cap. So, starting in 5.2, Command Crates dropped at Level 300 will…
SWTOR: 5.1.2 Patch Notes
Here are the patch notes for game update 5.1.2: Game Update 5.1.2 General An item to turn off event experience gains can now be purchased off the vendor located next to the Skill Mentor in the combat training district of the Republic and Imperial fleets. This buff lasts for a duration of 8 hours and can be removed by right clicking the buff icon. Classes that use Lightsabers or Dualsabers are now able to use the Missile Blast ability when morphed during the Trench Runner Uprising. Players who are below level 70 can no longer use a Command Experience Boost when bolstered to Level 70. Galactic Starfighter Requisition is now rewarding at a 250% rate. The size of the purple background behind the player indicator on the map has been reduced in size. Additionally, other players are no longer hidden behind the background. The Achievement for completing Knights of the…
SWTOR: Galactic Command – Tier 4 and More
Eric Musco took on the official forums to inform the community on the upcoming Command Crate Tier 4. Hey folks,As many of you saw from our social media post over the weekend, we are going to be adding Tier 4 gear and another 100 Command Ranks to Galactic Command in Game Update 5.2. I wanted to let you know that there is quite a bit more to it than just another Tier! Here are some other notes: Tier 4 Command Crates are going to work a bit differently than Tier 1-3. You will much more consistently get set bonus gear in this Tier. We are making adjustments to Tier 1-3 as well to make that leveling/gearing experience better. We want to make sure it feels rewarding to get higher in Command Rank/Tier. There are other gearing related changes coming based on your feedback such as adjustments to boss drops in Operations….
SWTOR: 100 more galactic command levels with next patch
The SWTOR devs made a Facebook update stating that that players look forward to 100 more CXP Levels and more gear to grind in patch 5.2
SWTOR Updated Unassembled Component Rates – 5.1.2
SWTOR players will see an increased rate of Unassembled Components gained from warzones starting with 5.1.2 witch is scheduled for next week: Updated Unassembled Component Rates – 5.1.2 | 02.24.2017, 09:01 AM Hey folks, As I mentioned in the GC roadmap thread, 5.1.2 at the end of February will bring a lot of changes to Missions and Unassembled Components. For this post I want to focus on Unassembled Components and the specific changes that you can expect. Below you will find the new values along with what their old values were. Warzone Win: 8 (up from 5) Warzone Loss: 3 (up from 2) Arena Win: 4 (up from 3) Arena Loss: 2 (up from 1) Solo Ranked Win: 8 (up from 5) Solo Ranked Loss: 3 (up from 2) Group Ranked Win: 10 (up from 8) Group Ranked Loss: 4 (up from 3) GSF Win: 8 (stays the same) GSF…
SWTOR’s Tait Watson Leaving Bioware
Tait Watson just informed the community that she is leaving Bioware at end of this month and moving to California. Tait started out as a Social Media Representative back when the game was first lunched, and is now ending his Career in BioWare as Assistant Producer for Star Wars the old republic. Below is the new form the official forums: Original source: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=9236031#edit9236031 Hey everyone, There have been two forum posts in my time at BioWare that have been difficult to write: my introduction, and this one. For those who prefer brevity, I won’t bury the lead: February will be my final month on the SWTOR team and, in fact, with BioWare. I have had an amazing few years here, but it is time to sail different seas. I will go ahead and nip a few things in the bud because I know they will come up: I haven’t been fired,…
SWTOR Bonus (C)XP is 350% instead of 250%
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
SWTOR Game Update 5.1.1 Patch Notes
BioWare just released the patch notes for game update 5.1.1 Check them out below: Highlights Bonus Experience Event! Level through your Command Ranks faster than ever before with a 250% increase to all Command Experience gains, as well as leveling Experience and Starfighter Requisition, until Game Update 5.2! New Consumable: Superior Command Boost! A new Command Experience Boost can be purchased on the Command Token Vendor for 200 Command Tokens. These Boosts last 2 hours, are Bind on Legacy, and increase Command Point gain up to Tier 3 by 100%. A 3-hour version of the Boost can be found on the Cartel Market. General Command Experience is now additive instead of multiplicative. The Command Point Weekly Cap has been significantly increased. Command Experience Packs are now Bind on Legacy and can be shared between characters in a Legacy. Group members are now easier to locate on maps. Cartel Market Command…
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…