Posts Tagged ‘dev tracker’
Dev Tracker – /Brofist
I would buy this guy a beer. Originally posted by Eric Musco(Source) 2.1 page update. Is this all? Nothing there for subscribers? | 05.07.2013, 07:44 AM Hey everyone, I wanted to specifically address the concern of “what is a subscriber getting in an all Cartel Market update?” Game Update 2.1 brings a whole lot of [...]
Dev Tracker – 2.0 timeline update, between the lines.
The Devs are busy today throwing around tid-bits of info about upcoming features and current in-game issues. What caught my eye were the specific timeline announcements of player requested features. Originally posted by Amber Green(Source) Companions Cannot Wear Gree Armor | 03.05.2013, 06:08 PM Hi there, I wanted to stop in and give you an [...]
Dev Tracker – Pre Maintenance Pop
A few nuggets of info coming form the Devs today about patch 2.O, like… What’s going to happen to the commendations in patch 2.0? Originally posted by Ahmad Zabarah(Source) There will be a special overflow cap for Classic Commendations once 2.0 is released to accommodate those with large amounts of commendations. At this time, we [...]
Dev Tracker – It’s the little things!
Alex Modny, one of our Bioware Devs, posted a tid bit of info about Scoundrels/Operatives in this thread. It was started yesterday evening by Thexremstar, asking about the long gone sound proc from the cunning classes. It got a few responses, either for or against, it coming back. Alex chimed in with this response and [...]
Game Update 1.7 Dev Tracker Roundup
Game Update 1.7 is fresh off the shelves today, and along with the new galactic reputation feature and the Relics of the Gree event, there were a couple of changes and side effects to changes that did not make the original Patch Notes. These changes were announced on the forums today in the form of [...]
January’s Missing Complimentary Cartel Coins
For the month of January, some subscribing SWTOR players have not received their allotted amount of monthly complimentary Cartel Coins. BioWare finally addressed those players last Friday with the following statement: Originally posted by JovethGonzalez (Source) Thanks everyone for letting us know that you have not yet received your Complimentary Cartel Coins. We are aware [...]
Upcoming Phantom and Spymaster Gear Changes
After Game Update 1.6, BioWare made changes to both the Phantom and Spymaster gear sets that can be purchased through the Cartel Market. The in-game graphics in the shop didn’t correctly match with the gear that was obtained through the packs. This error was then corrected, which left players a little confused when their gear [...]
Patch 1.6.2 Adds Character Slots to Cartel Market
Patch 1.6.2 hit live servers yesterday, and with it came one addition to the Cartel Market that’s been requested since SWTOR’s free-to-play announcement was first made. Players are finally able to purchase additional character slots! They cost 600 Cartel Coins each and work across multiple servers once purchased. BioWare also increased the total character amount [...]
Repeatable Heroic Space Mission Bug
Over the weekend, some players noticed a bug with the weekly mission for completing Heroic Space Missions. This issue doesn’t seem to be affecting all players, nor every set of missions, but for those who have experienced the bug, the repeatable missions simply stop becoming available. BioWare issued a response on the official forums yesterday [...]
Dev Tracker Roundup: More Expansion Details!
After this week’s exciting news about the first SWTOR expansion headed our way in Spring 2013, the official forums were abuzz yesterday with questions, concerns, and a fair bit of fun speculation. Allison Berryman took the time to respond to various threads, adding a bit of developer insight on matters such as the lore and [...]
Damion Schubert Addresses Cartel Market Grade 7 Ship Upgrades
In Game Update 1.6, players saw the addition of holiday Life Day items added to the Cartel Market. We also saw some new item packs, including packs of ship upgrade items that can be used to upgrade a starship to Grade 7. These items make it easier for players to complete the new Heroic Space [...]
Upcoming Change to Section X Daily Drop Rates
One common complaint about the new Section X dailies has to do with the low drop rates of some of the required mission items. A certain mission in particular stands out here, which is the one to collect Airstrike Codes. Thanks to player feedback regarding those drop rates, BioWare announced last Friday that they will [...]
Quickbar Increase for Preferred Status Players
After receiving a large amount of player feedback, BioWare has decided to grant Preferred Status players (past subscribers and/or players who have purchased anything off the Cartel Market or on their account) with an extra two free Quickbar slots per character. Right now, Preferred Status players are offered the same two free bars that are [...]
Community F2P Questions Answered
Yesterday, Blaine Christine, Sr. Producer of Star Wars: The Old Republic, answered some questions SWTOR’s forum community raised in a thread specifically made for player questions. Most of the answers were recently provided in the announcement of the Preferred Status player model, but there was some new information available in this Q&A of sorts. One [...]
New Preferred Player Status and F2P Changes
Yesterday we received a couple dev tracker posts stating important changes to some of the free-to-play player limitations coming in this fall’s subscription model shift. The first of these is the addition of a third type of subscription group that players can belong to and receive different bonuses in– the preferred status player group. Preferred [...]
Cartel Market Dev Tracker Posts and Updates
Since this week’s preview launch of SWTOR’s Cartel Market on the PTS, there have been a number of questions and concerns raised by the community. Luckily, BioWare’s team took some time to address many of those concerns. For your convenience, here is a collection of those posts. The first was in regards to some Cartel [...]
Clarification on F2P Subscription Equipment Restriction
On Tuesday, BioWare released some detailed information on the restrictions that free-to-play players will face as opposed to subscription players when Star Wars: The Old Republic goes free to play in November. One part confused quite a few players specifically pertaining to subscription players equipping purple Artifact items. The English text read almost the same [...]
Joveth Gonzalez Issues Status Report on 1.4 Issues
As with any major Game Update, 1.4 has seen its fair share of bugs and issues. Yesterday, Joveth Gonzalez, Community Manager, started a thread to keep track of the top issues and concerns that BioWare is looking to quickly address and fix. Here is the post: Originally posted by JovethGonzalez (Source) We wanted to take [...]
Game Update 1.4′s Hidden Change to the Queue System
During Wednesday’s launch of Game Update 1.4, one very interesting change made its way to SWTOR’s live servers without being documented in the original Patch Notes. With this change, players who are queued up for both a Flashpoint in the Group Finder and a Warzone will find themselves taken out of the Group Finder queue [...]
Some Clarifications on Upcoming Resolve and Class Changes
After Tuesday’s strong reactions to the announced Resolve and PvP-centric class changes coming to Game Update 1.4, BioWare’s community team took the time to clarify some of the changes in two dev tracker replies. The first clarification we received was in this thread: 1.4 Nerfing classes for PVP reasons, impacts PVE: Originally posted by AllisonBerryman [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
BioWare Plans on Using PTS for Testing Terror from Beyond
After the GamesCom announcement regarding Terror from Beyond, the new Operation coming to SWTOR in September, players began wondering whether or not they’d be able to get a chance to test the new Operation on the Public Test Server (PTS). BioWare, in the past, has released some fairly bug-ridden content updates, and no fan of [...]
BioWare Exploring Rewards for Higher Legacy Levels
In recent patches, we’ve seen some much-needed changes to SWTOR’s Legacy perks, but one thing we haven’t seen is any new rewards or perks for players who have reached the higher Legacy levels. Quite a few players are above Legacy level 25 now, with many sitting at level 50. Yet, there aren’t any special rewards [...]
Grand Acquisitions Race Event Ends Tuesday, August 21st
Just in case you were curious about how much time there is left to complete SWTOR’s Grand Acquisitions Race event, yesterday an ending date has been announced. We also received word that the Shady Dealer, the event’s currency vendor, will remain in-game for one week after the event ends. Originally posted by JovethGonzalez (Source) The [...]
New Gear Details for Upcoming Content Updates
During Gamescom on Tuesday, EA revealed that next month, we’ll be seeing a new Operation called Terror from Beyond, which takes place on Belsavis. We also discovered that Ancient Hypergates, the new Warzone in development, will be released sometime at a later date, but before fall’s F2P launch. Since that announcement, many players have wondered [...]
Ready Check System in the Works
So far, BioWare’s Community Team seems to sticking to Joveth Gonzalez’s Message to the Community that was posted two days ago. The team has interacted with the forum community more than they have in previous months, and even taken the time to answer some questions and respond to bug reports. The list of General Forum [...]
Joveth Gonzalez, Community Manager, Issues Message to the Community
Yesterday we saw something we’re rather unaccustomed to these days– official SWTOR forum dev tracker activity! Joveth Gonzalez, Community Manager, issued a message to the community and proceeded to stick around and chat with some of the forum community members a bit. Here’s an excerpt from the message, which can be read in full here: [...]
Digital Deluxe Players Will Be Receiving Bonuses
When SWTOR adopts its hybrid free-to-play model this fall, it was announced on Tuesday that owners of the Collector’s Edition will be receiving some extra goodies. Quite a bit of goodies, in fact– 1000 extra Cartel Coins as long as their paid subscription is still active, and a Heroes’ Banner. After this announcement, many players [...]
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