Archive for August, 2012
Dev Blog: Terror from Beyond – Whats Up in Update 1.4
Are you interested in the upcoming Operation in Update 1.4? Well the developers have dropped some knowledge on us in the form of a developer’s blog. Terror from Beyond is a new Operation that takes us to Asation, a remote planet in the Gree Enclave. Asation is a swampy, wetland world that was terraformed by [...]
Force Reflection: What is your favorite canon alien species?
As we watch the Star Wars films and gorge on the Expanded Universe content, we are exposed to several alien species within Read More…
BioWare’s Matt Bromberg discusses Star Wars: The Old Republic change to free-to-play
From Computerandvideogames.com: “It was a producer at another EA-owned studio, Playfish, who once told me the golden rule of free-to-play is that you design the payment model and the content at the same time. Building a free-to-play game and then trying to figure out how to monetise it, he told me, is like organising a house [...]
Developer Update – Terror from Beyond
This Developer update looks at the new operation coming in 1.4 Terror from Beyond: “The final encounter in Terror from Beyond pits players against a creature of unprecedented scale in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. It’s easily the most visually striking encounter we’ve ever built. In Explosive Conflict, we took a gauntlet-style approach to the final boss, which [...]
Developer Update: Terror from Beyond
As mentioned at Gamescom, the new Operation Terror from Beyond is on its way to players sometime next month. To elaborate a bit more on the new content, BioWare published a Developer Update. In the update, BioWare goes into detail on what players can expect to look forward to including the gear the Operation will [...]
Huttball Tips for all Classes
Massively posted a two-part specific class guide to Huttball that offers tips and discuses strategies individual classes often use to succeed while playing a match in the Warzone. Players might think their particular class isn’t very useful in Huttball, but in reality, every class has a niche of sorts. Here is what the author says: [...]
Open Forum: Conventions
With it greater than half a year since Star Wars: The Old Republic’s release, we felt it was a great time to poll the community on convention attendance. What do you feel BioWare’s role should be at conventions in the future? Should they attend them? Should they do more of the SWTOR community focused ones [...]
Force Reflection: Just what are cantinas best used for?
While playing yesterday, there was a discussion in the c-box about the differences between meeting up on Coruscant versus meeting up on Nar Shaddaa for a bit of fun in the cantina. The argument was being made that while Nar Shaddaa certainly has better dancers and other forms of entertainment, Coruscant has the best drinks. [...]
BioWare Addresses Community Concerns
Over the last couple of weeks, there has been a sizable uptick in total posts from the developers on Star Wars: The Old Republic. Community Manager Joveth Gonzalez talks about the communication on the tracker and hints at new blogs incoming tomorrow. Joveth Gonzalez While we appreciate all kinds of constructive feedback, as Allison pointed [...]
Watercooler: A Six Month Retrospective Part 2
We’re now more than six months past the launch of BioWare’s Read More…
Jason Attard Speaks on Endgame Mods
Endgame modifications have been a touchy subject for quite some time now due to a variety of reasons. To address some of these concerns, BioWare’s Senior Game Balance Designer Jason Attard took to the forums to speak on the subject. Jason Attard Our goal is that a highly-skilled player can complete content without needing to [...]
Clarifications on Endgame Loot
Yesterday we got a dev tracker reply from Jason Attard, Senior Game Balance Designer, courtesy of Allison Berryman. It was regarding modifications in endgame loot and how stats are distributed: Originally posted by AllisonBerryman (Source) I talked to Jason Attard (Senior Game Balance Designer) and he was able to shed some light on modifications in [...]
Force Reflection: Has your character ever been betrayed?
“I’ve just made a deal that’ll keep the Empire out of here forever.” – Lando Calrissian I’m sure we all recall the moment when Lando reveals that he’s sold out Han Solo to save himself. Betrayal has a very strong presence within the Star Wars universe. Sith are under the constant threat of betrayal from [...]
Darth Malgus Sideshow Collectible Giveaway
Subscribers to Star Wars: The Old Republic have the chance to win a piece of the Dark Side of the Force. Sideshow Collectibles is giving away one of their Limited Edition Darth Malgus figurines, complete with detailed armor and fabric cape. The figurine measures twenty inches in height, and is available for purchase with our [...]
Where in the Galaxy is World PvP?
World PvPers such as myself might have noticed by now that there is a severe lack of organically spawned World PvP. When I leveled my first character to fifty, I came across three enemy players the entire time. My second character was a slight improvement at four enemies. How could this happen? I fight on [...]
Column: PvP (8/28/2012)
Welcome back to yet another installment of the Darth Hater PvP column, where we’ll collect and update the news about PvP that matters to the PvP community. This thread will be updated periodically as necessary throughout the week, so you can refer back to it for new information. If you have any tips on current [...]
Offering Answers to the PvP Community
Yesterday, Allison Berryman took the time to seek out Rob Hinkle, Senior PvP Designer, and get a few questions from the PvP community answered that were originally asked in this forum thread. Some of the information revealed pertains to Ancient Hypergates, Ranked Warzones, Season 1, and 8-man team queues in non-ranked Warzones. Originally posted by [...]
CBNS DiscoveryNet: The Green Jedi of Corellia
Corellia’s security forces are known around the galaxy for keeping the planet safe and secure. However, in this time of war between the Read More…
Force Reflection: Who is the greatest mentor in Star Wars?
There are two ways we learn in life: through our experiences and through our mentors. It is said that we learn something new everyday, and we’re either taught this by someone else or we figure it out for ourselves. Throughout the Read More…
Column: Fleet Matters
Welcome to Fleet Matters, where Steven “Vykus” Eson and Michelle “Ephandzee” Key tackle issues important to the Read More…
Pet Lover Resources: Updated Vanity Pet Guide
The SWTOR official forums are sometimes an excellent source of player-created guides, featuring every type of guide from flashpoint and operations guides, to class guides, role-playing guides, PvP guides, lore guides, and even guides for all of the collectors in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Vanity pet collectors, here’s one for you! Due to the [...]
Column: OpsCom (8/27/12)
This is OpsCom, where we bring you a weekly dose of Operations-related content from the world of Star Wars: The Old Republic. This column will serve as an inside scoop on new content, developer feedback and community gossip. Stay tuned in the coming weeks, and we will keep you up to date on all the [...]
Technology Today Holo-Edition: Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence. “AI.” What is it? Where did it come from? Frankly, we just don’t know. Our friendly and semi-sentient automatons have been around since before the formation of the Galactic Republic. While we don’t know where or how our metal friends came about, we’re glad they did! Droids are a vital part of today’s [...]
Force Reflection: What do you want to see in the EU?
“No great thing is created suddenly.”- EpictetusStar Wars has a lot to offer. There is an almost infinite supply of stories to immerse oneself in. Be it the hundreds of books, comics, or video games, there are plenty of stories told outside the six films for Galaxy-Far-Far-awayaphiles to nerd out over. Though the Expanded Universe [...]
BioWare Responds to Groups Experiencing Operation Lag
It’s no secret that many guilds across multiple servers have been experiencing lag-related issues during Operations. Groups have also been experiencing random “Access Denied” in-game errors that force them to repeatedly try and enter the instance. Some servers are experiencing this issue more than others, of course, but one server where it seems to be [...]
Column: Around the Galaxy
Every week, there are articles that come across our desk that frankly do not meet our requirements for breaking news to appear on the front page. At the same time, we would love to feature them and as such, we decided we would in a weekly column devoted to articles, posts, and more Around the [...]
CBNS Investigative Report: A Peek Into the Spice Trade
One of the more widely traded commodities across the galaxy, Spice is no stranger to Hutt space, and is now making its way back into Republic Space via The Exchange. Despite the regulations and bans both the Galactic Republic and Sith Empire have put on the Hutts to curtail the trading of Spice within their [...]
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