Imperial Agent

• Fitting into the MMO Trinity
  • DPS Both Sniper & Operative Advanced Class
  • Healer Operative Advanced Class Medic Tree
• Advanced Class Variants
• Operative
  • Stealth DPS, Concealment Tree
  • Lethality Shared DPS Tree
  • Healing Medic Tree
• Sniper
  • Marksmanship Sniper Rifle Damage
  • Engineering Tech Damage Probes and other devices
  • Lethality Shared Damage Tree
• Hybrid
  • Operative Combining Medic & Concealment Tree
  • Operative Combining Medic & Lethality Tree
• Complimentary Companions
• Kaliyo D’Jannis
  +Range Tank (Male Romance)
• Vector Hyllus
  • Melee DPS (Female Romance)
• Dr. Lokin
  • Healer/DPS (Transforms Into Rakghoul)
• Ensign Raina Temple
  • Range DPS (Male Romance)
• Scorpio
• Melee Tank (Psychotic Droid)
• Storyline Overview
  • You are an Agent fresh out of training, using guile and deception to forward the Imperial Agenda… Just remember, as an Imperial Agent, Conscience is optional
• Equipment / Stats Overview
  • Cunning, Cunning and more Cunning
  • Agents of any Advanced Class or Spec will want to focus on: Critical Rating, Surge Rating, & Alacrity.
• Iconic Moves
  • Snipe
  • Vibro Knife Stabbyness
  • Orbital Strike
  • Explosive Probe
  • Cover Mechanic

Republic Trooper

• Fitting into the MMO Trinity
  • Tank – Vanguard Class
  • DPS – Either Advanced Class
  • Healer – Commando Advanced Class
• Advanced Class Variants
• Vanguard
  • Tank Shield Specialist Tree
  • DPS Tactics or Assault Specialist Tree
• Commando
  • Healer Combat Medic Tree
  • DPS Gunnery or Assault Specialist Tree
• Hybrid
  • Commando Combining Combat Medic & Gunnery Tree
  • Vanguard Combining Shield Specialist & Assault Specialist Tree
• Complimentary Companions
• Special Note All Trooper Companions use Heavy Armour and Aim/End as their primary stats which is great for hand me down gear.
• Aric Jorgan
  • Range DPS (Cathar, Female Romance)
• Elara Dorne
  • Healer (Imperial Defector, Male Romance)
• M1–4X
  • Range Tank (Prototype Battle Droid)
• Tanno Vik
  • Melee Tank (The Loose Cannon Soldier)
• Yuun
  • Melee DPS (The Philosophical Soldier)
• Storyline Overview
  • You are a Republic Trooper from Special Forces Division, joining the most elite unit in the Republic Military, “Havoc Squad”
    +You take on the missions that no one else can.
• Equipment / Stats Overview
  • Aim for Commando’s and DPS Vanguards along with Power, Crit, Surge, & Alacrity
  • Endurance for Tanking Vanguards, along with Defense, Shield, & Absorption Ratings.
• Iconic Moves
  • Full Auto
  • Sticky Grenade
  • Mortar Volley

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Star Wars: The Old Republic not losing subscribers, says dev

• Speaking to GameSpot in a recent article, BioWare’s Daniel Erickson claims subscriber numbers have not dipped, but concurrent users during peak playtimes have.
• He says that this is why players may have experienced “light” server populations and that BioWare is considering merging servers in response the lessened concurrent user population, but this action is not a priority.

Georg Zoeller explains the PvP changes in 1.2

• The formula for Expertise (a stat found only on PvP gear) has been changed so that is more important in PvP than any other stat bonus. Because of this even the base Recruit gear is better than Columi gear for PvP. He goes on to say that since burst damage is “slightly higher than we are targeting” more changes will likely be coming.
• Source

TV Campaign / Expansion into New European and Middle Eastern Countries

• Bioware is now expanding into Europe and the Middle East, for a full list of countries
• There are also new commercials coming out for The Legacy, Jedi, and Sith

Action being taken against exploits and cheats

With Game Update 1.2, new measures were put in place to improve our detection of exploits, particularly in relation to ‘speed hacking’ and teleport cheats. With the help of this improved detection, we recently took action against hundreds of game accounts."These speed hacks and teleport cheats were something that I saw people QQing about in the PvP zones.
+ Source

James Ohlen, SWTOR Game Director, on In-game-events

• “The Rakghoul Plague was a very popular event. You’re going to see more surprises like it in the future. I want to hear your thoughts on why you thought the Rakghoul plague was fun. Also, what kind of stuff would you like to see in the future?” Source
• Erickson said that the events may be one-off events in a recent PCGamer article
  • “Events are, by their very nature, transient things that build a sense of history within the game”
  • “Later you’ll pull out your red rakling pet and say, ‘remember when the rakghoul plague hit.’”
  • James Ohlen @JamesOhlen

EA Stock Soars With Nexon Buyout Rumors

Free-to-play developer/publisher Nexon could be looking to buy Electronic Arts. According to Bloomberg, which picked up on the news from a Korean newspaper, Nexon “has contacted EA about making an offer.” No word on whether this would see EA absorbed or merged.
EA’s shares are, as of press time, up almost six percent following the alleged approach, which is the highest they’ve been in six weeks. Source

• Mr. Mars Base “The idea of Nexon buying out EA is a little preposterous given the amount of cash Nexon would have to come up with, if anything a merger is more likely… Furthermore there is a possibility that the US government might not allow a merge due to monopoly laws.”

Math Segment – Rested XP

• Intended to provide casual players with a boost to XP gain that would help them to make up for not being able to spend more time playing the game.
• By leaving your character in a rest zone (cantina / fleet / personal ship) when you log off you will receive the XP boost which can be seen as your XP bar becoming green.
• The longer you remain in a rested area, the greater the XP boost you receive.
• The boost provides double XP for the amount of “rested XP” you have saved up.
• You can get up to a maximum of 100% of the XP cost of your current level.
  • You gain this at a rate of 14.3% of your current level total per day.
  • Level 24 requires 126,595 XP to attain.
  • Leaving a level 24 character in a rest zone for 1 week would gain 126,595 rested xp meaning that the character would get double xp for the next 126,595 xp gained.
• Once the rested xp boost is consumed, the xp returns to normal colouring.

Community Q&A: April 27th, 2012

• Events
• Expect different formats to future events to avoid becoming predictable
• Event sizes will vary from server wide, highly publicised events to stealthy additions
• Overall, the Rakghoul event is considered to have been a great success

• Dual Spec
• Intended as being within your advanced class
• Example: Sith Warrior cannot swap between Juggernaut and Marauder but could swap between the 3 available skills trees within each advanced class
• Tentatively scheduled for path 1.4

• Datacrons & Legacy System
• Currently need to be collected on every character to gain the benefits
• Proposal to have them benefit across all characters in a Legacy is being considered

• Crafting Math
• Baseline crit chance is derived from your current crew skill level compared to item difficulty
• Orange difficulty means 10% crit chance / Yellow,Green, Grey means 15% crit chance
• Companions with bonuses specified as +1 or +5 mean + 1% and +5% respectively
• Affection level is crucial here too as using a companion with +2 bonus on a green level crafting mission with maximum affection means a 22% bonus [15+2+5]
• This means that every 2,000 affection points grants a 1% bonus

• Social Gear
• At present, armours from social vendors are locked as light / medium / heavy
• In patch 1.3, these armours will adapt to the armour proficiency for your class
• Example – Imperial Trooper Helmet when purchased by an Inquisitor is a Light Armour item but when purchased by a Warrior it becomes a Heavy Armour item

• Commendation Mods While Levelling
• Not intended to be optimal for your class while levelling
• Designed to encourage you to seek out a crafter for custom orders

• Unify Colour For Companions
• Not currently scheduled but being planned for future inclusion
• Will likely include the option to hide the head slot also

• Loot Drop Bias For End Game Flashpoints
• All loot tables are biased towards dropping items for classes present in the group
• Levelling Flashpoints are also subject to this loot bias
• End Game Flashpoints have not been using this loot bias thus far
• This is intended to “almost” guarantee a high level drop that will be useful to one of the classes in the group during that specific end game flashpoint

• Character Transfer /Low Population Servers
• Rolling out early this summer
• At first there will be free transfers from/to specific servers, to allow players to move onto higher population servers
• Later, promotional transfers and paid services will be available

• RE’ing Armour Set Bonuses
• Items with set bonuses can have those extracted and moved to an equivalent “orange” item
• Only applies to the armoring modification in affected items
• This only works with new armours added to the game with 1.2 and anything added later
• Older items cannot be handled in this way because the set bonus is attached to the “shell item” rather than the armoring modification

• Patch 1.3
• Group finding system
• Next stage of the Legacy system (already advertised in game from the Legacy menu)

Next Episode Teaser

• *Next week on TORked: *

  • We visit with the Guardians of peace and justice in The Old Republic – the Jedi Knight & the Jedi Consular to learn how they intend to keep the Sith Empire from dominating the galaxy.

  • We’ll have a new Math segment with Nikki – “The Hard-Mode Flashpoint & Operation Preparation Guide” where she will share the secrets of forging your level 50 into a viable, hard-mode Flashpoint, & Operation ready machine! AWWWWW YEAH!

May the Force Be With You!

Intro

• Patch 1.2 brought some end game content with it in the form of daily missions on Corellia which give you access to some of the most advanced gear in the game. We’ll be taking a long hard look into those missions and the rewards for them.
• The Rakghoul plague is still ravaging the outer rim worlds, have you joined the containment effort and been rewarded for your assistance? We’ll be checking on the status of the clean up operation.
• And we’ll do a Kessel Run around all the other news in the SWTOR galaxy. come join us!

Corellian Dailies New in Patch 1.2

• Corellia Rising (Republic)

• Wrapper at News Holo Terminal & Agent Carhart SIS / Contact is Sal Dakron

• The Fall of Corellia (Imperial)

• Wrapper NPC is Sergeant Karloss / Contact in General Konya

• Summary

• Both Imperial and Republic sets have 4 daily missions, 1 area mission and 1 Heroic 4 Mission, all of which yield Daily Commendations.

• There is also a Weekly that completes once all 6 missions are complete which gives the Black Hole Commendations.

• Imperial Heroic has a a puzzle (rearranging pipes) after the last boss fight.

• Black Hole Gear Can be purchased with the Black Hole Commendations

• Black Hole gear has the highest level stats, and mods are level 61(gives Rakata Raid gear a run for its money)

• It will take a substantial amount of time to get a full set of Black Hole Gear

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Some info on the Corellia Dalies: https://tor.zam.com/wiki/Corellia_%28TOR_Quest_Series%29

Rakghoul Plague Outbreak Will Be Contained Soon

• “Attention citizens: We are happy to announce that we are starting to make progress in the neutralization of the Rakghoul Plague Outbreak. It is our hope that the outbreak will be completely contained by April 24th at 2AM CDT (12AM PDT/3AM EDT/8AM BST/9AM CEST/5PM AEST). Citizens have until this time to completely avoid Tatooine and to not engage in investigations of suspicious wreckage on its surface.” Joveth Gonzalez | Associate Online Community Manager
• Dailies Added
• [DAILY] Newly Infected was added April 19
• [DAILY] Pure Virus Sample was added April 18
• [DAILY] Hybrid Strain was added on April 17
• [DAILY] Passenger List was added April 16
• Coverage
• World Event: Rakghoul Pandemic Guide | darthhater.com
• Rakghoul World Event | almarsguides.com/
• Hyperspace Beacon: Outbreak
• Rakghouls Invade Tatooine in SWTOR World Event
• Rakghoul Plague Outbreak to be Contained by April 24th
• Rakghoul Plague Outbreak containment
• Star Wars: The Old Republic hosting a weekend trial while plague expands

Green rakghoul color crystal vs the Green Razor color crystal

• “The two color crystals being discussed are separate items and are subtly different in color … For those who really want detail, I checked the RGB values of both crystals while in use. The ‘SE Black Green Color Crystal’ has RGB values of 217/255/9 at my sample point. The ‘Advanced Black Green Hawkeye Crystal’ has RGB values of 188/255/17 at my sample point (as close as I could to the previous sample point).” StephenReid

Character Transfers To Asian and Australian Servers Now Available

• On February 28th, Bioware launched their Asian-Pacific servers.
• Now players will have the option to transfer their characters, for free, to a locally-hosted server
• To Qualify
• players in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore
• purchased the game
• redeem a Game Product Registration Code
• have or have had entered valid billing information or a Pre-Paid Game Time Card
• Only characters created before Tuesday, February 28, 2012 will qualify for transfers
• Once you Qualify
• If you qualify, you can request character transfers to an Asia Pacific server by filling out and submitting the information on the Asia Pacific Transfers page
• Once your character has been transferred to your new Asia Pacific server, an email will be sent to the address tied to your Star Wars: The Old Republic account informing you that your request has been processed
• Character transfers will begin processing on April 24, 2012
• Asia Pacific Launch FAQ

New Website Design

• “We’ve completely rebuilt the website from the ground-up, with the intention of providing you with the latest game updates in an easy to navigate way.” Courtney Woods Assistant Community Production Coordinator
• https://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=418194

Social X Items Temporarily Removed From The Game

• Hi everyone, we had recently discovered an issue that allowed these items to be used in ways detrimental to other player’s gameplay and have taken the temporary step of removing them from availability. We are in process of determining further steps and will likely alter their functionality before putting them back in or replace them with a different but still cool reward. In the meantime, their value has been changed so that they can be sold back to the vendor at no loss. We apologize for any confusion." David White | Systems Designer
• Basics
• Party Instigator, and Party bomb
• Other rewards are in the works or they will come back after alteration
• Cost 100k credits that can now be fully refunded from a vendor
• *Supposed response to a bug ticket *
• “We apologized if the Party Bomb and Party Instigator was removed, since 1.2 patch had just recently started. Our Developers might have something on their sleeves in the future that will make the Social level be useful again and bring back the fun in the game. ”

Next Episode Teaser

• Join us next week for “Spectre of the Gun” where we delve into the Imperial Agent and Republic Trooper classes and watch the carnage they can cause!

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]]> https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/18828/a-heart-of-credits-torked-4/ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:15:24 +0000 https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/?p=18828 We weigh in on the strengths and weakness of the Bounty Hunter and Smuggler Class, how they fit into the MMO Trinity, and how we play them.

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We weigh in on the strengths and weakness of the Bounty Hunter and Smuggler Class, how they fit into the MMO Trinity, and how we play them.

Plus we live play and review the Rakghoul Plague Outbreak, reflect on the 1.2 patch, 1.2.a’s outage, and gaze at the forum rage!

All that and much more, on this week’s TORked!

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Bounty Hunter Class

• Fitting into the MMO Trinity
• Tank Powertech Shield Tech Tree
• Healer Mercenary Bodyguard Tree
• DPS Powertech Advanced Prototype, Mercenary Arsenal
• Advanced Class Variants
• Powertech
  • Tank Shield Tech Tree
  • DPS Advanced Prototype Tree
• Mercenary
  • Healer Bodyguard Tree
  • DPS Arsenal Tree
• Hybrid
  • Mercenary Combining Bodyguard and Arsenal Tree
• Complimentary Companions
• Mako
  • Healer (Male Romance Option)
• Gault
  • Range DPS
• Torian Cadera
  • Melee DPS (Female Romance Option)
• Blizz
  • Range Tank (He’s a Jawa with a missile launcher 100% bad ass) Utinni!
• Skadge
  • Melee Tank
• Storyline Overview
• You start off as a new hotshot arriving on Hutta looking to score an invite into The Great Hunt
• Your Character begins seeking out bounties, working for a Hutt, and the galaxy gets a whole lot bigger
• Equipment / Stats Overview
• Aim
  • Aim is the priority for DPS & Heal
• Endurance
  • Endurance should be the emphasis for Tanks
• Iconic Moves
• Flamethrower
• Jetpack
• Missiles

Smuggler Class

• Fitting into the MMO Trinity
• Healer Sawbones Scoundrel
• DPS Gunslinger AC and Scoundrel Scrapper Tree
• Advanced Class Variants
• Scoundrel
  • Healer – Sawbones Tree
  • DPS – Scrapper Tree
• Gunslinger
  • Gun related DPS Sharpshooter Tree
  • Gadgetry related DPS Saboteur Tree
• Hybrid
  • Scoundrel combining Scrapper and Sawbones Tree’s
• Complimentary Companions
• Corso Riggs
  • Range Tank (Female Romance Option)
• Bowdaar
  • Melee Tank (Wookie)
• Risha Range DPS
  • (Male Romance Option)
• Akaavi Spar
  • Melee DPS (Male Romance Option)
• Guss Tuno
  • Healer (Mon Calamari) IT’S A TRAP
• Storyline Overview
• Your Character is an independent Ship Captain running supplies to Ord Mantell,
• Your Character is betrayed while dropping supplies on Ord Mantell, and life gets exciting
• Equipment / Stats Overview
• For Smugglers regardless of class will want to focus on Cunning!
• Iconic Moves
• Kick to the crotch
• Shoot First
• Sucker Punch

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Live Event : Rakghoul Plague Outbreak

• Rakghoul Plague News Alert
• Loudspeaker announcement warning citizens to stay away from plague outbreak areas
• Interacting with the hovering news droids in front of every elevator will show you a cut scene of reporters
• New quest line : ‘Tracking the Origin’
• Get buffs from the Emergency Notice board, Infected Escape Pod and the Medical Supplies
  • Anchorhead [Republic] / Mos Ila [Empire]
• Ends with a Crimson Rakling reward
• New [Area] Daily Quest Chains
• Wreck of the Stardream: around a downed starship in the NE of Dune Sea
• Blood Sample: perform some tests on a sample you found in ‘Wreck of the Stardream’ with a Dark / Light side choice that leads into the third
• Outbreak: near Sand Peoples, territory
• Passenger List : starts near the wreck of the Stardream
• ’Bonus Quest
• The Plaguebearer bonus quest to infect 10 enemy players with the rakghoul plague
• When you become infected you become Lightheaded for ~5min, then Feverish for ~5–10 min before you explode and infect everyone around you
• Three New World Bosses
• You gain codex entries for each and for defeating all three
• Zama Brak [Level 30 champion] Giant Rakghoul, near the Sarlacc pit North of Outpost Thorazen
• Urtagh [Level 50 champion] Giant Bantha, near the Outlaw Den PvP area, East of Outpost Zarosh. (you will be flagged for PvP
• Trapjaw [Level 50 champion] Giant Wraid, SW of Outpost Thorazen
• Rakghoul DNA Samples Vendor
• Rakghoul Vaccine : 2,000 credits
• Advanced Black-Green ___ Crystal
  • Centurian [75 DNA Samples]
  • Eviscerating [83 DNA Samples]
  • Hawkeye [83 DNA Samples]
  • Indestructable [83 DNA Samples]
  • Resistance [75 DNA Samples]
  • Savage [75 DNA Samples]
  • Vehemence [75 DNA Samples]
  • War Hero [83 DNA Samples]
• Infected Companion Lockbox [20 DNA Samples]
  • Random companion’s custom ‘infected’ appearance, Bound to Legacy
• Pale Rakling [60 DNA Samples]
• Misc
• 9 Codex Entries
• No official length yet
• MMO-Mechanics – Guide
• Set of light armor social gear, appears like the containment gear worn by the NPC’s

Update 1.2 “Legacy” Is Now LIVE!

• James Ohlen announced on Friday, April 6th, at PAX East, that Update 1.2 would go live this week.
• On Tuesday, April 10th, Bioware announced on the website that Update 1.2 would be going live on Thursday, April 12th.
• And It’s now live! Patch Notes

Outage After 1.2.a Patch

• After the patch Guild banks, Corellia dailies, and Legacy vendors disappeared.
• ”During last night’s maintenance, some areas of the game were reverted to pre-Game Update 1.2 status. Some areas were ‘missing’ and characters that were in those areas would be unavailable. We took the live servers offline at approx 9:30AM CDT (Austin time).”
• ”Our server and deployment teams are now working to rebuild assets for the live servers, but this is unfortunately not a quick process. We currently estimate that our downtime could be up to eight hours, but that time may be extended.”
• ”We are expecting the servers to be available again at 6:00PM CDT (April 14th, 12:00AM BST, 1:00AM CEST, 9:00AM AEST). We’ll update you with information in this thread when we have it.”
• ”We sincerely apologize for the unexpected downtime today. We’ll update you with more details later.”

Ranked Warzones Pulled From Update 1.2

• “After careful consideration, it is clear that to make Ranked Warzones the feature we all want it to be is going to take a bit more time.”
• There was thorough testing on the Test Server with many filed bugs and concerns; however, at this point Ranked Warzones are not up to the level that they were hoping to be.
• They are planning a releasing rolling phases for a Ranked Warzone Preseason, making changes as they are released.
  • First phase : full eight-player team,
  • From there look at next steps for the preseason
• In the meantime there will be alternate purchasing options for the War Hero gear

A Special Gift From Bioware – 30 Days Free Game Time!

• “Hello everyone! At BioWare we’re always listening to our fans and we’ve heard our community’s comments around players with Level 50 characters being the only group awarded 30 days of play time. We appreciate the feedback and are pleased to announce that we are expanding our Legacy Promotion, also awarding 30 days of play time at no charge to players that have reached Legacy Level 6 (who may not have a 50th level character).”
• 30 days of play time
• Players now have until April 22 noon CDT [5:00 GMT] to gain Legacy Level 6 to earn 30 days of play time
• The earned time will be applied to your account on April 25th
• UPDATE:Legacy Promotion now expanded
• Celebrate Game Update 1.2: Legacy
• Welcome back former subscribers
• Plus all former SWTOR subscribers get one week of free play from April 13th – 19th.

Georg Zoeller lays down the law on gear in 1.2

• “There have been quite a few threads where you have voiced confusion regarding the end game itemization in 1.2 and I want to take the opportunity to clarify what you are going to see in the game when Game Update 1.2 goes live on Thursday.”
• Community created image that is a visual summary of the gear situation
• PvE : Tionese / Columi / Rakata Gear
• These sets are not changing stats, and are acquired in the same way as they were before 1.2, except for the following changes
  • Drop rate for Tionese commendations has been increased from all the existing sources
  • Columi can also now be acquired, from the new Lost Island Flashpoint (Hard Mode) and their distribution rate has been slightly increased, mostly through weekly quests.
  • Rakata can also now be acquired, from the final Boss of the new Lost Island Flashpoint (Hard Mode) and the story mode of Operation: Explosive Conflict on Denova.
• “Campaign” and “Black Hole” Gear
• Campaign gear is the new tier of PvE set items rolling out with the Explosive Conflict Operation
• All Campaign gear can also be reverse engineered for a chance to learn the associated schematic.
• Campaign gear uses a different stat distribution from previous sets with greater variety of available stats and better base stats.
• Campaign gear carries it’s set bonus on the armoring of every piece.
• all armoring found in endgame gear now ‘binds to slot’ upon extraction
• Black Hole Gear is similar to Campaign gear, but lacks the set bonus
• Black Hole gear, unlike Campaign items, is acquired from trading in Black Hole Commendations found through weekly quests in the new Corellia area as well as the weekly quest
• Two new color crystal variations may be found as part of the random drops in the new Operation: Black Core Purple and Black Core Orange
• PvP
• Centurion and Champion
  • No changes however but will no longer be available for purchase. Existing gear on characters of course stays in the game
• Recruit Gear
  • Recruit gear is the new, blue entry level PvP gear available from the new PvP Recruit vendor on the fleet.
  • acquired directly through credits without any Valor requirement
• Battlemaster Gear
  • no longer requires a 60 Valor rating and is acquired straight through Warzone commendations at the Battlemaster PvP vendor on the fleet.
• War Hero Gear
  • new tier of PvP items introduced with patch 1.2. It is acquired through trade in of ‘ranked warzone commendations’ and the corresponding Battlemaster Shell
  • War Hero items carry their set bonus on the armoring and all mods, including the armoring which may be extracted and moved into any custom (orange) shell in the game
  • additional upgrade option exists for players who wish to benefit from an additional augment slot but retain their Battlemaster or War Hero appearance

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Next Episode Teaser

• Episode 5, The New Corellia Dailies (Part of 1.2 patch) Feature

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]]> https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/18712/power-of-the-sith-torked-3/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:35:08 +0000 https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/?p=18712 We have been seduced by the darkside and cover the power of the Sith, plus we chat about the mix up around the 1.2 patch, and the latest game news!

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We have been seduced by the darkside and cover the power of the Sith, plus we chat about the big mix up around the 1.2 patch, and the latest game news from PAX east!

All that and much more, on this week’s TORked!

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Possible 1.2 release date / Window

• Early Friday, April 6th it was announced on the SWTOR site that Update 1.2 Legacy was going to the live servers on Tuesday, April 10th. Screen shot @ TorWars.com
• The front page announcement was removed within a few hours
• BioWare’s Joveth Gonzalez posted on the forums that this was just a typo.
  • ”Just to confirm, we are not going to be deploying Game Update 1.2 on Tuesday. This was a minor text error that has since been corrected. I’ll be closing this thread and redirecting you all to this main discussion that is currently underway. Rest assured, that you will know ahead of time when Game Update 1.2 is going to be released. Thanks” Original Post
• TorWars Article
• In Reality “PAX East: Day 1 MMORPG.com Panel With James Ohlen Audio”Audio Clip
  +Well, Star Wars: The Old Republic is already out so I won’t plug the gameplay because I am sure everyone already knows what that is. For 2012 we really want players to, going back to the subscription model, feel like they’re getting their money’s worth. So the scope of our game updates in 2012 is going to be unimaginable. You’re going to see so many changes and additions to the Star Wars Universe, it’s going to be impressive. We have our Update 1.2 coming in the next week and then after that it’s going to continue to roll out month after month. It’s exciting.
  • Stephen Reid Tweet indicates that that statement might be correct

PAX Information

• PAX East Meet and Greet
  • Date: Saturday, April 7th
  • Time: 8:00PM –11:00PM
  • Location: Room 105 in the Boston Exhibition & Convention Center (e.g. the BioWare Base)
  • DavidBass Forum Post
• Titles from TestServer Play
  • All titles will still be available to be gained from playing on PTS in the future.
  • ‘First Line of Defense’ : attaining Level 10 with any new character on PTS
  • ‘The Cutting Edge’ : finishing Chapter 1 with any new character on PTS
• Commendations
  • Centurion, Champion, and Battlemaster are getting deprecated in Game Update 1.2
  • Cap on Warzone Commendations is increasing
• Unassembled PvP Tokens will be deprecated and have no value in Game Update 1.2
• VIP areas on the fleets will be getting new items in the future, but they can’t give you an exact estimate on when just yet
• They will eventually allow the Guildmaster to set who can see the guild ledger via permissions – this will not make 1.2, but is definitely coming in a future update
• Augment schematics are not learned via the crafting trainers. They are acquired as Sliced Tech Part mission critical rewards through Slicing.
• Sniper rifles will no longer drop for Republic players, so what about Risha and Zenith?
  • Sniper rifles can still be crafted, purchased from vendors, and modded
  • In Game Update 1.2, weapons that drop more frequently on one side can always be mailed across from the other side with legacy characters

Live the Ship Droid Experience!

• New Feature for Game Update 1.2 !
• Announced on April 1, 2012
• A player’s starship is like home, companions are like family and the Ship Droid is the hero
• Live the Ship Droid Experience!
• Ship Droid the Mini-Game
• Finally ready with the necessary polish to release with this 1.2 update
• With the mini-game you can now participate in several exciting duties including calibrating ship food, clean the cockpit windows
• Mini-Game’s
• Storyline
• Your hero has a story, you can even enhance that through companion stories
• Now you will be able to have a meaningful impact on your story, which can change the climate aboard the starship
• Storyline
• Etiquette(Social) Points
• Playing your Ship-Droid you can earn Etiquette Points in conversations, even unlock romance options
• Etiquitte(Social) Points
• Add-on Mini-Game’s
• Among the items unlockable for the in-game droid vendor, are add-on mini-games
• Add-on Mini-Game’s
• Main Hero as a companion
• When you hit maximum etiquette points you can unlock the ability for your main hero to be your Droid-ship companion
• You class character can become the companion
• Article
• Live the Ship Droid Experience!
• Updates!
• Stephen Reid tweeted that it had to be cut
• Confirmation came through that the Ship Droid mini-dage was only a April Fool’s joke

Quick look at UI Customization

• A Quick Look at UI Customization
• Lead Interface Artist Michael Voigt(Vote) Hosts the overview
• The UI Updates were based on a large amount of Community Feedback
• The pre 1.2 Appearance is still available, but the user can be very creative
• Retro pre-made Layout specifically designed for players coming from other MMO’s
• Full layout Editor allows the user to adjust EVERYTHING
• Video’s
• YouTube Video A Quick Look at UI Customization
• Check Out the Video on the UI to get full details on the new UI

Increase in Old Republic friend trial invites

• Third Weekend Trial
• April 05 – April 09, 2012
• At the release of this episode a third Weekend pass will have come and gone
• Each Weekend Passes lets people who are interested or curious in the game a chance to try the game
• Number of Invites available
• Now you have 25 friend 7-day invites
• An invited individual has 14 days to begin the trial
• Used or unused the previous three invites do count towards the 25 invites
• What can you do with a trial
• The four Origin Worlds are explorable and the opening adventures for each class on all server types
• Can use local chat, group chat, guild chat, whisper and responses to whispers.
• Able to receive in-game mail during the trial.
• Any characters your friends create will not be deleted should they purchase the game, although abandoned trial account characters could be deleted
• Restrictions
• Level cap : 15
• Crew Skill cap : 40
• Limited to the the classes Origin world, Capital World, Fleet, Warzone, 1st Flashpoint
• Will not be able to use general chat, trade chat, or PvP chat.
• Send or reply to mail from other trial characters
• Use the Galactic Trade Network or trade with other players.
• Can’t gail Legacy XP
• For more information
• Star Wars : TOR, friends trial website
• Friends Trial FAQ

EA dismisses concerns of pro-family, anti-gay groups

• EA is standing up for same sex relationships in games despite outrage from some
• EA has supposedly been inundated in recent weeks with letters and emails protesting LGBT content in its video games, most notably Mass Effect 3 and Star Wars: The Old Republic.
• EA confirmed that they have received some letters/email, and unsurprisingly, EA has no plans to censor any of its games.
• Jeff Brown, VP of corporate communications “Every one of EA’s games includes ESRB content descriptors so it’s hard to believe anyone is surprised by the content. This isn’t about protecting children, it’s about political harassment,”
• The letters have been directed to EA’s executive team, creative heads, its board of directors and just about anyone at a high level. Many of them threaten to boycott EA’s titles if the publisher refuses to remove same-sex relationship content
• The letters also infer that EA was pressured by LGBT groups to include homosexual content in its games, and that this content is somehow forced upon children, exposing them to LGBT themes. This article’s Author says, “those of you reading this already know how ludicrous this is, The games are not for children, nor do they force LGBT content on a player – it’s merely an option for gamers who wish to replicate their real-life sexual orientation.”
• Some of the letters also complain that EA is deliberately deleting posts against LGBT issues on its official forum, which is true when the comments happen to violate discussion rules on hate speech.
• Various LGBT Groups such as Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, & Human Rights Campaign, Applaud EA and Bioware for their inclusive approach to their products
• Michael Cole-Schwartz, HRC quoted “EA’s progressive stance is a sign of the times and other publishers should take notice.”
• Articles
• EA dismisses concerns of pro-family, anti-gay groups @ GamesSpot.com(https://www.gamespot.com/news/ea-dismisses-concerns-of-pro-family-anti-gay-groups–6370109)
• EA stands up for same sex relationships in games despite outrage from some GameIndustry.biz
• Reported on by all major media (Forbes, MSNBC, Associated Press)

Sith Warrior

• Storyline Overview
• Sith Acolyte – arrive on Korriban to undergo training.
• Work your way up to being an apprentice.
• Operate as a weapon for your Darth in service to his political machinations in the Sith Empire.
• Fitting into the MMO Trinity
• Fitting into the MMO Trinity
  • Tank (Juggernaut properly spec’d)
  • DPS Either Advanced Class spec’d appropriately
• Advanced Class Variants
• Juggernaut
  • Tank / Damage
• Marauder
  • Damage Over Time or Burst Damage
• Hybrid
  • Juggernaut : spec’d with points in both the tanking tree and the damage tree(s) (mixing lightsaber forms) Soresu, Shien, Shii-Cho
  • Marauder spec’d with points in the DoT tree and Burst DPS tree (mixing lightsaber forms) Juyo, Ataru, Shii-Cho
• Complimentary Companions
• Vette – Ranged DPS (romance option male)
  • Cunning – acquired at the end of the Korriban story arc
• Malavai Quinn – Medic (romance option female)
  • Cunning – acquired upon finishing Balmorra
• Lieutenant Pierce – Ranged Tank (romance option female)
  • Aim – acquired upon finishing Taris
• Broonmark – Melee Tank (Don’t even try tappin that)
  • Strength which makes it easy to give him your hand-me-downs
  • acquired upon finishing Hoth
• Jaesa Wilsaam– Melee DPS (romance option male)
  • Willpower – acquired at the end of act 1
• Equipment / Stats Overview
• Strength
  • Primary Attribute for improving damage to all melee attacks and powers
• Endurance
  • Improving Health and should be the focus of Tank spec’d Juggernauts
• Iconic Moves
• Force Choke
• Saber Throw
• Juggernaut
  • Force Push
  • Soresu (Defensive Form) used by Obi-Wan Kenobi in the fight with General Grievous
• Marauder
  • Dual Wieldling lightsabers
  • Juyo and Ataru Lightsaber forms, Juyo used by Darth Maul and Ataru used by Obi-Wan Kenobi during their battle on Naboo

Sith Inquisitor

• Storyline Overview
• Former Slave – arrive on Korriban to undergo Sith training.
• Work your way up as the underdog to being an apprentice to a sith lord.
• You play Indiana Jones for your Master as she searches for ancient sith artifacts to gain power.
• Fitting into the MMO Trinity
  • Tank (Assassin properly spec’d)
  • Healer (Sorcerer)
  • DPS Either Advanced Class spec’d appropriately
• Advanced Class Variants
• Assassin
  • Tank / Damage
• Sorcerer
  • Healer / Damage Over Time Tree / Burst Damage
• Hybrid
• Sorcerer [Healer / Damage Over Time / Burst]
  • With points in healing and damage trees
• Assassin [Healer / Damage Over Time / Burst]
  • With points in tank and damage trees
  • With points in range and melee damage trees
• Complimentary Companions
• Andronikos Revel – Ranged DPS (romance option Female)
  • Cunning – acquired at the end of the Korriban story arc
• Talos Drelik – Medic
  • Cunning – acquired upon finishing Balmorra
• Xalek – Ranged Tank (Inquisitors Apprentice)
  • Aim – acquired upon finishing Taris
• Khem Val – Melee Tank
  • Strength which makes it easy to give him your hand-me-downs
• Ashara Zavros– Melee DPS (romance option male)
  • Willpower – acquired at the end of act 1
• Equipment / Stats Overview
• Light Armor
• Willpower
• Endurance
  • Improving Health and should be the focus of Tank spec’d Assassin’s
• Appropriately spec’d lightsaber/double-bladed saber
  +Focus in offhand/Shield for Tank spec’d Assassin
• Iconic Moves
• Force Lightning
• Seeth (Darth Maul style pacing)
• Sorcerer
  • Force Storm
  • Death Field
• Assassin
  • Stealth
  • Maul/Any Double-bladed Saber Action

Next Episode Teaser

• “A Heart Of Credits” – Smugglers and Bounty Hunters and Credits…OH MY!
• The 1.2 patch might be released to the live servers…fingers crossed!

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Crafting and crew skills are getting an update, we’ll run through the important bits, we share new flash point details, and give you are tips for rocking the key binds!

All that and more, in this week’s episode of TORked!

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Show Notes:

> News

• Bioware Podcast –
• Crafting & Crew Skills Update
• Community Q&A –
• In Game Events –
• Patch 1.3 Teases –

> Main Content

• 1.2 Patch Notes Continued
• Class Updates – Brief Overview
• New Flashpoint / Operation / Dailies / Warzone
• Guild Bank & New Armour sets
• Further additions slated for Patch 1.3
• The MMO Holy Trinity
• Tank – Leading the charge in battle, Holds Aggro of the enemy(s)
• Healer – Support Role repairing damage taken from enemy fire
• Damage Dealer (DPS) – Kick the everloving shit out of the enemy
• The “perfect” team – balance of all 3 (including differences of advanced classes)
• SWTOR Advanced Class Combinations
• PvE Group Composition Example (flashpoint) 1 Tank, 1 Healer, 2 DPS,
• Strong Group Composition Example (operation / raid) 2 Tank, 2 Healer, 3 DPS, 1 Hybrid (Someone who can DPS or Heal)
• Class Diversity in SWTOR –
• Tips & Tricks
• Key binds
• Focus targeting

> Ep3 Teaser

• 1.2 patch notes part 3 – SO many changes and updates to investigate
• Test server feedback from our team as they continue to explore
• The “Power Of The Sith” – we delve into the dark side to see just why the Sith Warrior and Sith Inquisitor classes are so popular. It might be a “shocking” experience so be prepared.

Community Feedback

1. Community Question – What are your ideas to bring the other Crew Skills up to par with the earning power of slicing?

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]]> https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/18362/lightsabers-legacies-torked-1/ Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:14:11 +0000 https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/?p=18362 The massive 1.2 Patch is very near and we share what we’re looking forward to, plus we have companion complaints, and what expect to see in the legacy system.

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The massive 1.2 Patch is very near and we share what we’re looking forward to, plus we have companion complaints, and the great things you can expect to see in the legacy system.

All that and more on this week’s episode of TORked!

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Show Notes:

> News

• 1.2 patch notes
• Guild Summit
• Weekend Passes
• SWTOR – largest entertainment project ever

> Main Content

• Legacy System Features
• Family Tree – set up relationships including non-familial ones e.g. rivals
• Race Unlocks
• Specific account bound “legacy” items & emailing them to alts
• Cross class powers due to genetic heritage
• Further additions slated for Patch 1.3
• Mention of poor romance options
• Lack of flirting options for female characters
• Why are female Sith Warriors not getting more action (Pathetic Men)?
• Poor selection of male companions (exception Andronikos Revel)
• Expected possibility of same gender romances in future

> Community Feedback

1. What topics do you want covered? Email us or leave a comment!

> Next Week

• 1.2 patch notes part 2 – SO many changes and updates to investigate
• Test server feedback from our team as they continue to explore
• MMO “holy trinity” of Tank-Healer-Damage Dealer and how it works in SWTOR

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