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SWTOR 3rd Expansion - Onslaught Trailer

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 20:33:56 -0400

Pretty sure we spaced that Sith year's ago.

This isn't a clone situation, is it?

Knights of the Eternal Throne - "Betrayed" Trailer

Sat, 8 Oct 2016 15:59:04 -0400

Knights of the Eternal Throne - "Betrayed" Trailer

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Battle to take control and rule the galaxy in the upcoming STAR WARS: The Old Republic™ Digital Expansion - Knights of the Eternal Throne. Face powerful factions, influence the galaxy for the light or dark side of the Force™, and decide who lives and dies in your own STAR WARS story.

The Eternal Championship

Fri, 15 Apr 2016 14:41:22 -0400

The Eternal Championship

Welcome to the Eternal Championship, a new daily experience that will pit players against some of the galaxy’s most notorious fighters. Below Zakuul’s sparkling exterior lies The Arena Grand, a decadent venue where citizens of the old world indulge their basest desires as spectators of brutal gladiatorial events. One such event is Mayhem, where beginning with Game Update 4.4 “Profit and Plunder” players may compete to earn the title of Eternal Champion.

The Eternal Championship is a solo-able PvE experience that will be available to all players who have played up through Chapter IX “The Alliance” of Knights of the Fallen Empire. By traveling to the Platform 6 Cantina on Zakuul and speaking with fight master Dominaire, players may enter Mayhem at the Arena Grand. There they will fight through multiple rounds of increasingly difficult enemies, accumulating rewards with each completed round. Only those who are skilled and diligent enough will work their way towards the final round in hopes of unseating the Eternal Champion.

Each round of Mayhem will pit the player against a new boss NPC, each more challenging than the last. These fights are only designed for a single player and their companion of choice, but as the difficulty increases, perseverance will be required to attain the Championship. Upon defeating a boss and completing the round, players will be offered the chance to continue to the next round or exit the competition and claim their rewards. If defeated themselves, players may attempt the round again, but rewards are only handed out once the player decides to leave the competition or if they are victorious all the way through to the final round. Rewards for each round accumulate, so winning round 3 will get you the rewards for rounds 1 and 2 as well.

In addition to the mission to compete in the Eternal Championship, there will also be a collection of Weekly Missions specifically targeting the defeat of some of Mayhem’s most challenging round bosses. These Weekly Missions will offer tokens that can be turned in to new vendors located in the Platform 6 Cantina on Zakuul for new gear and other exciting rewards. Finally, we’ve added a collection of Achievements targeting The Eternal Championship, providing new challenges and new rewards as well.

So tune up those blasters and lightsabers and make sure your armor is in good repair, the crowd grows restless and the Eternal Championship is upon us!

Just because...

Thu, 24 Dec 2015 11:34:38 -0500

I think they were trying a little too hard to repeat the feel of ANH that they missed explaining quite a lot. I realise that most things will be explained in VIII & IX but there were possibly a few too many strands left hanging. I suppose it's a little like LOST which is understandable considering the director.

That's not to say I disliked it, I'm off again on my birthday on Monday with the GF & kids to see it.

Then maybe in the new year I'll see it in 3D!!!

Merry Christmas guys.

SWTOR Knights of Fallen Empire Livestream Coverage

Tue, 6 Oct 2015 11:31:24 -0400

So pumped for this!! Cant wait for my swoop bike mount

"Become the Outlander" Trailer

Sat, 5 Sep 2015 14:52:05 -0400

Damn...this is gonna be awesome! I'm really looking forward to KotFE.

Knights of the Fallen Empire – “Sacrifice” Trailer

Tue, 14 Jul 2015 20:44:35 -0400

I really should have kept up to date with this.

It looks amazing. The five new companions should be a nice change.

I'm going to lose so many hours to this.

Fallen Empire Teaser Images hints at CGI Trailer

Sat, 13 Jun 2015 14:49:14 -0400

Fallen Empire Teaser Images hints at CGI Trailer

#FaceYourDestiny

Official page link.

UPDATE LINK: Full info accidentally put on SWTOR site before being taken down, but not before it made it to Dulfy!

Two new Fallen Empire Teaser images have been released by SWTOR via email and Twitter, hinting towards a CGI trailer reveal for the new expansion at the EA Conference on Monday.

Link to article.

These teaser images follow on from the announcement that the next expansion will be called Knights of the Fallen Empire in an EA press release.

Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ – The largest story-driven expansion to date, Knights of the Fallen Empire, marks a renewed focus on cinematic storytelling in Star Wars: The Old Republic. The expansion will deliver on the hallmarks of what makes a great BioWare™ game: new worlds to explore, new companions to recruit, and a dynamic story that players will be able to shape based on the choices they make.

Download press releases, screenshots and videos immediately following the show from info.ea.com.

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SWTOR Anaheim Cantina Tour

Mon, 27 Apr 2015 20:22:14 -0400

It does. Thanks.

For the moment I thought it's something wrong with my acc. I saw a youtube video of the last 12XP boost, and when I didn't see the insane XPs in story quests I began to wonder. But thanks for the clarification Brodie. I'm really looking forward for this Epic Story XP Boost.

Choose Your Path

Thu, 5 Mar 2015 15:08:39 -0500

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SW:TOR 3rd Anniversary

Thu, 11 Dec 2014 20:54:02 -0500

Desric Drayson wrote:

Wow. 3 years.

I guess these are legacy bound once gained then?

Yeah, I still remember the open beta we all got in with the hour long queues just to get in game!

The strongholds are legacy wide and each item you unlock is available to any toon in any stronghold. However you can only use the amount of items you have, you do not get the total of items per character (e.g. you unlock 5 chairs on your agent and use 3 of them in your DK stronghold, that will only leave 2 to use elsewhere unless you unlock more on say, your trooper.)

SWTOR Shadow of Revan Expansion Announcement Trailer

Sat, 29 Nov 2014 14:25:05 -0500

It will kill hybrids. I've had a look at the new skill calculator on Dulfy and the extra abilities will create a hybrid of sorts, but when you have to use 3 points from skillful before you can pick anything from masterful and a further 2 before you can choose anything from heroic, the differences wont be big enough to call them hybrids. 7 points to spend doesn't thrill me tbh.

Although I've never used a hybrid so that doesn't affect me really. The thing I will find difficult is working out which of the extra abilities to pick that I currently use and which to drop, because the way they are set out in the choices means I have to drop something.

Interesting times to come.

Game Update 3.0 Class Changes

Wed, 26 Nov 2014 19:27:55 -0500

Game Update 3.0 Class Changes: Scoundrel + Operative

Hello!

For the base Class changes coming to the Scoundrel, please check out the Gunslinger Blog.

Scoundrel

Scoundrels will see a number of sizable advanced class changes with the 3.0 update. Upper Hand no longer grants a small damage or healing boost while active. Underworld Medicine is now only available to the Sawbones discipline, but Slow-release Medpac can now be trained by all Scoundrels. Shoot First has been removed from the game, but Back Blast now does additional damage when it is used from stealth. Disappearing Act no longer prevents the Scoundrel from healing or being healed while it is active (activating a new heal will still break stealth, but any healing effects that are already in existence will continue to heal their targets). Scoundrels also gain the following passive abilities:

Browbeater: Increases the damage dealt by Vital Shot and the healing done by Slow-release Medpac by 10%.
Element of Surprise: Increases the critical chance of Kolto Pack, Back Blast, and Point Blank Shot by 15%.

And all Scoundrels have also gained a new active ability:

Stack the Deck: Exploits Upper Hand to Stack the Deck for you and your Operation group members within 40 meters, increasing critical chance by 10% for 10 seconds. Does not break stealth.

Sawbones

Most of the skills in the Sawbones discipline will be familiar to Scoundrel healers. Sawbones Scoundrels get a new passive ability that temporarily increases healing done for a few seconds after exploiting an Upper Hand. They also get a new active ability:

Kolto Waves: Heals up to 8 allies that remain within 8 meters of the targeted area over the 3 second channel duration. Depletes 32 energy over the duration of the channel.

Overall, Sawbones healing was too good during Rise of the Hutt Cartel, so players of the discipline should brace themselves for a rebalancing that might seem a bit extreme. While it might seem extreme, this rebalancing is only aimed to bring Scoundrel healing down to a level that allows other healers to be more competitive and prevents Scoundrel healing from trivializing PvE content that is meant to be challenging.

Scrapper

Scrapper Scoundrels will see a great deal of change in the 3.0 update. Flechette Round is now a passive ability, meaning it does not need to be actively reapplied before each use of Back Blast. They also get the following three new active abilities:

Shank Shot: Fires a close-up scattergun shot at the target's shank, dealing kinetic damage and immobilizing the target, preventing it from moving or turning for 4 seconds.
Bludgeon: Bashes the target with the scattergun's butt for kinetic damage. Shares a cooldown with Blaster Whip.
Blood Boiler: Summons a probe that boils the blood of the target for a few seconds, after which, damage dealt by one of your bleeds will trigger an explosion, dealing internal damage and making the target assailable for 45 seconds. Assailable targets take 7% more damage from elemental and internal attacks.

Additionally, the Scrapper Scoundrel also gets two new passive abilities. One of these passives increases the critical chance and critical damage bonus for Blaster Volley. The other new passive increases the damage dealt by and critical chance of Blood Boiler.

Ruffian

The Ruffian (formerly known as Dirty Fighting) Scoundrel will have many abilities and skills that are familiar to players of the current skill tree, though with the Discipline system, some of these abilities and skills have been renamed or even slightly changed. For example, what was Wounding Shots is now Brutal Shots and what was Hemorrhaging Blast is now Sanguinary Shot for the Ruffian discipline. Sanguinary Shot is also an example of an ability that has been slightly changed:

Sanguinary Shot: Deals weapon damage and for the next 10 seconds causes the target to take additional weapon damage whenever it takes damage from your Brutal Shots or a bleed effect. Grants Upper Hand.

And Ruffian Scoundrels also gain the following new active ability:

Point Blank Shot: Blasts an enemy at point-blank range for kinetic damage and internal damage. If used while stealthed, deals more kinetic damage, more internal damage, and grants an Upper Hand. Shares a cooldown with Back Blast.

Unlike Back Blast, Point Blank Shot has no positional requirement, allowing Ruffian Scoundrels to execute their full damage rotation while face-to-face with an enemy target. This discipline also gets a new passive ability that allows Blaster Volley to spread your Vital Shot to the targets it damages, as long as it damages at least one target already affected by your Vital Shot.

Utilities

Many of the utilities available to Scoundrels will be familiar to players of the class, but there are a few new additions as well. Here are a couple examples:

Get the Bulge: Tendon Blast will now grant an Upper Hand.
Skedaddle: When activated, Disappearing Act grants 2 seconds of Dodge.

Hello!

For the base Class changes coming to the Imperial Agent, please check out the Sniper Blog.

Operative

Operatives will see a number of sizable advanced class changes with the 3.0 update. Tactical Advantage no longer grants a small damage or healing boost while active. Kolto Injection is now only available to the Medicine discipline, but Kolto Probe can now be trained by all Operatives. Hidden Strike has been removed from the game, but Backstab now does additional damage when it is used from stealth. Cloaking Screen no longer prevents the Operative from healing or being healed while it is active (activating a new heal will still break stealth, but any healing effects that are already in existence will continue to heal their targets). Operatives also gain the following passive abilities:

Imperial Brew: Increases the damage dealt by Corrosive Dart and the healing done by Kolto Probe by 10%.
Imperial Education: Increases the critical chance of Kolto Infusion, Backstab, and Lethal Strike by 15%.

And all Operatives have also gained a new active ability:

Tactical Superiority: Executes your Tactical Advantage to grant Tactical Superiority to you and your Operation group members within 40 meters, increasing critical chance by 10% for 10 seconds. Does not break stealth.

Medicine

Most of the skills in the Medicine discipline will be familiar to Operative healers. Medicine Operatives get a new passive ability that temporarily increases healing done for a few seconds after executing a Tactical Advantage. They also get a new active ability:

Kolto Waves: Heals up to 8 allies that remain within 8 meters of the targeted area over the 3 second channel duration. Depletes 32 energy over the duration of the channel.

Overall, Medicine healing was too good during Rise of the Hutt Cartel, so players of the discipline should brace themselves for a rebalancing that might seem a bit extreme. While it might seem extreme, this rebalancing is only aimed to bring Operative healing down to a level that allows other healers to be more competitive and prevents Operative healing from trivializing PvE content that is meant to be challenging.

Concealment

Concealment Operatives will see a great deal of change in the 3.0 update. Acid Blade is now a passive ability, meaning it does not need to be actively reapplied before each use of Backstab. They also get the following three new active abilities:

Crippling Slice: Slices the target low for kinetic damage and immobilizes it, preventing it from moving or turning for 4 seconds.
Veiled Strike: Strikes the target for kinetic damage. Shares a cooldown with Shiv.
Volatile Substance: Injects a substance into the target that, after settling in for a few seconds, will react when the target takes damage from one of your poisons, dealing internal damage and making the target assailable for 45 seconds. Assailable targets take 7% more damage from elemental and internal attacks.

Additionally, the Concealment Operative also gets two new passive abilities. One of these passives increases the critical chance and critical damage bonus for Carbine Burst. The other new passive increases the damage dealt by and critical chance of Volatile Substance.

Lethality

The Lethality Operative will have many abilities and skills that are familiar to players of the current skill tree, though with the Discipline system, some of these abilities and skills have been renamed or even slightly changed. For example, what was Cull is now Corrosive Assault and what was Weakening Blast is now Toxic Blast for the Lethality discipline. Toxic Blast is also an example of an ability that has been slightly changed:

Toxic Blast: Deals weapon damage and for the next 10 seconds causes the target to take additional weapon damage whenever it takes damage from your Corrosive Assault or a poison effect. Grants Tactical Advantage.

And Lethality Operatives also gain the following new active ability:

Lethal Strike: Ambushes an enemy for kinetic damage and internal damage. If used while stealthed, deals more kinetic damage, more internal damage, and grants a Tactical Advantage. Shares a cooldown with Backstab.

Unlike Backstab, Lethal Strike has no positional requirement, allowing Lethality Operatives to execute their full damage rotation while face-to-face with an enemy target. This discipline also gets a new passive ability that allows Carbine Burst to spread your Corrosive Dart to the targets it damages, as long as it damages at least one target already affected by your Corrosive Dart.

Utilities

Many of the utilities available to Operatives will be familiar to players of the class, but there are a few new additions as well. Here are a couple examples:

Imperial Tactics: Sever Tendon will now grant a Tactical Advantage.
Evasive Screen: When activated, Cloaking Screen grants 2 seconds of Evasion.

Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ “A Deadly Force Returns” Tease

Thu, 18 Sep 2014 10:14:45 -0400

Personally i find Revan extremely boring. Though hopefully theres more of the Shan family in the next update.

Galactic Living Videos

Thu, 3 Jul 2014 14:12:21 -0400

Yeah, I think it's more or less what is said in the Twitch stream. Although you actually get to see how it will work rather than just working it out in your head as you read the blog.

One thing which is good is that they're going to do the same thing once a week for the next 5 weeks, and each time we'll get more info.

I think I could waste a bit of time doing decorating, especially now that I've got my final 180 mod today. So between now and August it looks like credit farming for me!

You will get all achievement based item rewards retrospectively, so you wont have to go redo anything to get what is unlocked.

The stream is about an hour long, but definitely worth a look. Although if you want Guildship info (Kardala) and nothing else then don't bother. Actually they did mention at one point about how you can make a Guild HQ.

Game Update 2.8: Spoils of War!

Sat, 14 Jun 2014 23:55:18 -0400

Barraca Rucol wrote:

I didnt know about the increased GSF rewards. Time to get killed multiple times.

I feel like the people who are ACTUALLY good at the GSF stuff deserve a medal or something.

Star Wars™: The Old Republic Insider™ Video -- May 2014

Wed, 28 May 2014 22:47:07 -0400

Nothing big, I guess they're going to ride on the "woooo housing" wave for a while?

Also "most especially" cracked me up a little haha.

Producer Letter - Galactic Strongholds

Mon, 28 Apr 2014 06:28:37 -0400

Looks interesting. I think I'll return when the new expansion is released. For now, I am playing The Elder Scrolls Online.

Galactic Strongholds Announced, includes Guildships!!!

Sun, 30 Mar 2014 01:20:17 -0400

Kardala Banehogg wrote:

I'd much rather spend my time in Space with you guys, so come mid 2014 let's do a Paragon Comeback event.

Wait you mean actual RP? This is madness! (though i am totally up for it)

[Video] Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Insider -- March 2014

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:17:45 -0400

Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Insider -- March 2014

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Watch the latest Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Insider Video, now live, as producers offer an inside look at exciting new gameplay coming next month in Game Update 2.7: Invasion, featuring a new Battle Zone for Galactic Starfighter, a new Huttball Warzone, two new Flashpoints on Tython and Korriban, the next round of Cartel Market items and more!

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