BioWare has posted a lengthy interview with Dave Shramek who is lead World Designer of Star Wars: The old republic, Behind The Scenes Of World Design With key non-playable-characters (NPCs) like Darth Malgus, Tau Idair, and others leading the charge in the upcoming ‘Onslaught’ Expansion, it’s no surprise that a lot of thought goes into their creation, but what about other less known NPCs? What about that arrogant guy at the cantina, or the vendor down that dark alley? To get some insight into what goes into creating the miscellaneous characters that populate the universe of Star Wars: The Old Republic, we sat down with our Lead World Designer, Dave Shramek. During this behind the scenes look, we’ll dig into creating one of the ruling gangs of the upcoming planet, Mek-Sha. For starters, would you like to introduce yourself and explain a little bit about what you do on the team?…
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SWTOR: Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday September 03 2019
Here are the weekly cartelmarket items on sale for September 03 2019 Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] Interesting Notes from this update: NOTE: These notes are automatically generated and are currently a work in progress. ADVANCED DERELICT-PURPLE EVISCERATING CRYSTAL is available again. Has been off the market for about over 1 year CATHAR HONOR SWORD is on sale for the first time: 1500 FREELANCE HUNTER’S ARMOR SET is on sale for the first time: 1080 JEDI STRATEGIST’S ARMOR SET is at a new low price for the first time: 720 FREELANCE HUNTER’S ARMOR SET is at a new low price for the first time: 1080 Changes to the Cartel Market detected Items No Longer Available Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average DASTA EMISSARY Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found…
Testing fase part two of SWTOR Onslaught are now online on the PTS.
The developers over at BioWare Austin Announced via tweet and covered in detail on their site, that SWTOR has pushed the second major phase of Onslaught onto the public test servers. Onslaught comes with increased loot drops, amplifiers, deconstruction, a slot-targeting vendor, and Galactic Renown changes, as well as changes to the crafting system. All of which are now live on PTS Below are the news. or check it out over at the official website The second round of testing for the ‘Onslaught’ Expansion on the Public Test Server is now live! With this round, a bunch of new things have been added to the PTS. We’ve added the loot acquisition from Spoils of War, Crafting progression, and the Dxun Operation for testing! Spoils of War Acquisition As we’ve previously discussed at cantinas, on livestreams, forum posts, and our Reddit AMAA, there are a lot of aspects to the “Spoils of War” changes for gearing. Increased loot…
SWTOR In-Game Events for September
Here are the ingame invents for Star Wars: The old republic for the month of September 2019 Rakghoul Resurgence on AlderaanDate: August 27 – September 3, 2019 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 11:00AM PDT/6:00PM GMT)Requirement: Levels 25+ The Hyland Organization for Rakghoul Neutralization (T.H.O.R.N.) has issued an official level-2 emergency alert concerning an outbreak of the Rakghoul plague on Alderaan. Quarantines have been put in place to restrict traffic of the plague off-world, but exceptions will be made for individuals with priority clearance. T.H.O.R.N. is recruiting qualified volunteer emergency responders to travel to affected areas to combat the spread of the Rakghoul plague. More information about the outbreak can be found by checking the News Terminals on the Republic or Imperial Fleet! T.H.O.R.N. wishes to remind you that plague symptoms can be treated if they are identified in the early stages of infection. Whether or not you have travel plans, please consult your…
Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes: Event Calendar – September 2019
Here is a list of some of the upcoming events in Star Wars: Galaxy if Heroes for September 2019. As allways you have to remember that all dates are subject to change. Daily Login Character for September: Clone Sergeant – Phase 1
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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Can We Trust EA?
Normally speaking, when there’s a brand new Star Wars game on the horizon, it’s a time of great excitement for all of us. As much as we all love (and will continue to love) Star Wars: The Old Republic, it never hurts to have another game or two to play. As we already know, the final few months of this year will bring us Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. They’ll also bring us the Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker movie, which is just as exciting, but we focus on games on this website. We’ll leave the movie hype to somebody else! Everything we’ve seen about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order looks fantastic. The graphics look great. The promises we’ve been made about gameplay sound outstanding. We have every reason to be placing pre-orders already – but why are so many of us reluctant to do so? The answer might…
Changes to the Cartel Market — Monday August 26 2019
Here are the weekly cartelmarket items on sale for August 26 2019 Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] Interesting Notes from this update: NOTE: These notes are automatically generated and are currently a work in progress. ADVANCED WHITE WAR HERO’S CRYSTAL is available again. Has been off the market for about over 1 year TULAK HORD’S LIGHTSABER is at a new low price for the first time: 3510 ADVANCED WHITE-BLACK HAWKEYE CRYSTAL is available again. Has been off the market for about 11 months ADVANCED WHITE WAR HERO’S CRYSTAL is at a new low price for the first time: 1100 DISTINGUISHED WARRIOR’S ARMOR SET is at its lowest price for the 3rd time : 1080 Changes to the Cartel Market detected Items No Longer Available Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average GIFTED…
Onslaught Expansion Launches Worldwide on October 22, 2019
Due to player feedback, BioWare pushed the release date the upcomming Onslaught Expansion for Star Wars: The old Republic. The new relese date is October 22, 2019. We know you have all been eagerly awaiting to hear when we plan to release our Onslaught expansion. The feedback from our Public Test Server (PTS), along with the data from our internal play tests showed us we need more time. We haven’t released all the changes to PTS, and we want time to make adjustments based on your insight. It was a difficult decision but with our commitment to delivering you a quality experience, we’ve decided to push the release date for our new expansion to October 22, 2019. We have been gathering your feedback both in and out of game since late June and we have already made sweeping changes to a number of systems, especially Spoils of War. Our new Operation,…
SWTOR: The Making of Mek-Sha
The guys over at BioWare Austine made a blog post about the upcomming ‘Onslaught’ Expansion for Star Wars: The old republic. Check it out: As the launch of the ‘Onslaught’ Expansion comes closer and closer, we’re back with another behind-the-scenes interview with members of the team. Previously we sat down with our Art Director, Carrie Meade, to discuss the making of the upcoming planet Onderon. This time, we have a two-for-one special! Carrie has returned to join us along with our Creative Director, Charles Boyd, so they can share what went into the creation of Mek-Sha, a brand new planet coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic. With the ‘Onslaught’ Expansion, players will be exploring two new planets, Onderon and Mek-Sha. While Onderon is an established planet in Star Wars lore, Mek-Sha is brand-new. Why do you feel it was important to add a new planet, as well as an existing one? Charles: While…
The SWTOR Community Cantina Arrives in New York!
It’s been a while, but The Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Cantina Tour is back. This time it will be happening on October 4th at Stitch in New York. This is your chance to join the Star Wars: The Old Republic community for a development team Q&A as well as complimentary drinks, giveaways, and more. Attendees will receive exclusive swag! Space is limited so be sure to come early. Venue: Stitch NYCDate: Friday, October 4th 2019Time: 7:00 – 10:00PM ESTAddress: 247 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018 We look forward to seeing you there!
SWTOR: Changes to the Cartel Market – Tuesday August 20 2019
Here are the weekly cartelmarket items on sale for August 20 2019 Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] Interesting Notes from this update: NOTE: These notes are automatically generated and are currently a work in progress. FORCE-USER PERSONNEL BUNDLE is at a new low price for the first time: 550 DEFIANT VENTED LIGHTSABER is available again. Has been off the market for about 4 months Changes to the Cartel Market detected Items No Longer AvailableHelpful linksGTN LowGTN HighGTN AverageVINTAGE REPUBLIC MILITARY ARMOR SETInformation from TOR FASHIONNo GTN Data Found Items Available AgainPriceHelpful linksGTN LowGTN HighGTN AverageDEFIANT VENTED LIGHTSABER3080Information from TOR FASHION78,868,000.0194,500,000.0103,553,200.0 Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average MUSIC THERAPY PROBE 960 2400 +150% 2400 Information from TOR FASHION 16,000,000.0 99,334,500.0 39,261,166.6666667 TAU’S…
Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes: Introducing new Senior Producer, Mark Dickenson
Capital has hired Mark Dickenson as new Senior Producer for Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. Mark has been working in the gaming industry for many years and brings his expertise as a veteran producer to Capital Games. He’s not a new face around the studio as he was previously working on Capital Games’ next project. Here is an inteview: You recently became the Senior Producer for SWGOH, tell us a bit about yourself!MD – Well, that’s a big question. I’m a gaming industry veteran and earned my first video game paycheck back in 1987. That was actually working as an independent developer on a science fiction role playing game (Hard Nova) that was published by EA. Since then, I’ve worked for a number of video game companies including 3DO, LucasArts, & Telltale. It may sound like a cliche, but I am extremely passionate about video games – both developing &…
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 – A look ahead at what’s coming in 2019
The guys over at Dice is keeping them self bussy. Here is a look of what is comming in Star Wars: Battelfront 2 the rest of the year. Let’s dive in, but before that… AUGUST August kicks off with both the Separatist Dreadnought and Republic Venator becoming playable in Heroes vs Villains. Since the release of Capital Supremacy this addition has been highly requested, and we’re incredibly happy to be adding them to our rotation. We’ve taken areas within both capital ships and turned them into playable locations that we believe will be great for the small-scale Hero gameplay. After watching discussions around Capital Supremacy and, in particular, the Capital Ship phase. We’ve made some changes to the interiors of both Capital Ships. The assault on the Capital Ship will continue to have two sub-phases, but both are evolving. Once you’re breached the enemy ship, you have five minutes to…
SWTOR: Changes to the Cartel Market — Monday August 12 2019
Here are the weekly cartelmarket items on sale for August 12 2019 Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] Interesting Notes from this update: NOTE: These notes are automatically generated and are currently a work in progress. TAU’S LIGHTSABER is on sale for the first time: 2805 TAU’S LIGHTSABER is at a new low price for the first time: 2805 MUSIC THERAPY PROBE is at its lowest price for the 2nd time : 960 SITH RECLUSE ARMOR SET is available again. Has been off the market for about 20 days Changes to the Cartel Market detected New Items Price Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average KANTIS BLUR 450 Information from TOR FASHION No GTN Data Found Items No Longer Available Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average MEIRM CAIMAN Information…
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When it’s time to sit back and relax while enjoying your favorite game, it helps to make the experience even better when you have some things with you that take your gaming experience to new heights. Take a look below at some of the items you can get for the best gaming sessions ever. It’s Like Listening To Art When it comes to gaming accessories and hardware, your speakers are extremely important. Maybe you’re not the type who loves headphones, so getting yourself some decent gaming speakers with Dolby and surround sound will make you feel like your room is in the game! Maybe you’re a fan of “Star Wars: The Old Republic” and just want to listen to those beautiful Lightsaber sounds as if the fight is going on right next to you. Nothing beats the thrill of flying in your Starship, jumping into hyperspace, and hearing every single…
SWTOR: Changes to the Cartel Market — Monday August 05 2019
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for August 05 2019 Remember you can support this blog by buying your cartel coins on Amazon via this link were you also will get a Exclusive Item [Online Game Code] Interesting Notes from this update: NOTE: These notes are automatically generated and are currently a work in progress. SQUADRON ACE’S ARMOR SET is available again. Has been off the market for about over 1 year SQUADRON ACE’S ARMOR SET is at a new low price for the first time: 500 REVAN HOLOSTATUE is at a new low price for the first time: 1050 ARMOR OF DARTH REVAN is available again. Has been off the market for about 8 months KOENSAYR REVOLUTION is available again. Has been off the market for about 6 months Changes to the Cartel Market detected Items No Longer Available Helpful links GTN Low GTN High GTN Average FEARSOME RAGE…
Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes: Event Calendar – August
Here is a list of some of the upcoming events in Star Wars: Galaxy if Heroes for August 2019. As allways you have to remember that all dates are subject to change. Daily Login Character for August: CC-2224 “Cody” Please note that the team are working on updates for Grand Arena Championships and still determining when Championships or Exhibitions will return. There will be an official announcement in the next couple weeks regarding if we will take a short break from GAC or ready resume right away. I think Padme and Malak will both be sometime in August as well. They just didn’t want to put it on the calendar to give folks time to prepare. Basically, the event calendar is useless. They won’t be giving us information for anything worthwhile in advance. They will do the same thing with Malak that they did last time, 1 day or warning and…
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BioWare has posted news about Onderon. What is Onderon you ask? Well it is one of the new planets players will be able to experience with the with the upcoming launch of the ‘Onslaught’ Expansion this September. If you played KOTOR 2, you know that Onderon whas one of the planets in the game. Here is an interview with art Director, Carrie Meade, about pulling back the curtain on bringing this iconic planet to SWTOR. For starters, what is your role here on the SWTOR team? On the SWTOR team I function as the Art Director – which means I am responsible for organizing and running the SWTOR art team, as well as maintaining the artistic vision for the project. I help with troubleshooting, brainstorming, idea generation, problem solving, team scheduling, swag creation and general game editor whispering. What lessons or aspects from the creation of other planets came into…
SWTOR: In-Game Events for August
Here are the ingame invents for Star Wars: The old republic for the month of August 2019 Double Rewards EventDate: July 23 – August 20, 2019 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 11:00AM PDT/6:00PM GMT)Requirement: None! Starting July 23rd and lasting until August 20th, there will be a month long Double Rewards event! Perfect timing to get ready for the ‘Onslaught’ Expansion coming in September. Enjoy a full month of double rewards, including XP, Command XP, and much more! Pirate IncursionDate: July 30 – August 6, 2019 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 11:00AM PDT/6:00PM GMT)Requirement: Level 20+ The remote planet Dantooine has been thrust into the center of escalating hostilities between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. Spurred on in secret by covert Imperial forces, the Nova Blade pirates have staged an all-out attack on the pastoral Republic world. As the Republic scrambles to defend this key territory at the edge of Imperial space, the Empire…
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Author: Ines Marinho Star Wars is definitely one of the most popular franchises and it continues to produce blockbuster movies that drag crowds to cinemas. Besides that, is also a matter of discussion within the geek community and a massive appeal for cosplayers. Even in the not so nerdy world of sports, fans have customized helmets for teams from NFL playoff favorites. Anyway, what brings us to this article is the hidden secrets of the franchise. Do you think you know everything about Star Wars? In January 1975, a guy named George Lucas was working on the second draft of an epic sci-fi opera named “Adventures of the Starkiller: Episode One: The Star Wars”. One of the many problems the screenwriter found during his work was the lack of female characters. This work of him would eventually become Star Wars: A New Hope and Luke Skywalker was nearly an 18-year-old…
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SWTOR: First Round of Onslaught is now up on PTS
The guys over at BioWare is now testing the first fase of the upcomming expansion for Star Wars: The old Repulic named Onslaught. The comming game update will be known as Game update 6.0 of the MMORPG. Check out the news below: Welcome to the first round of Public Test Server testing for the ‘Onslaught’ Expansion! Each round will be targeted to test something specific. For example, In this initial round we are going to be looking at changes to the Sorcerer, Assassin, Marauder, and Juggernaut Advanced Classes. These changes include new ‘Onslaught’ Set Bonuses, Tactical Items, an initial batch of Amplifiers, and the following new Abilities: Volt Rush (Sorcerers) – Deals energy damage to your target and energizes you for up to 5 seconds. The Energize effect can stack twice, with each stack increasing Volt Rush damage by 30%. The ability has 3 charges and a recharge timer of 10…
10 Fascinating Facts about Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Lightsaber from Star Wars Canon
Star Wars is an epic-space media franchise that has a collection of comic books and animated films. They feature renowned characters such as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Kenobi is a legendary Jedi master who is the main character in several video games such as Battlefront 11 and Star Wars: Obi-Wan. Pennsylvania Lottery offers a welcome bonus at pa iLottery to Star Wars fans who play online video games. The casino allows you to choose different lightsabers for Obi-Wan. Read on to learn more about Kenobi’s lightsaber. Ewan Picked His Lightsaber The Lucasfilm crew filmed The Phantom Menace. They played with Kenobi’s saber for a while. Lucasfilm had to use the Alec Guiness characters to produce the original Phantom Menace. The crew experimented different styles. Prop folks created new saber styles from which Ewan chose the first Obi-Wan lightsaber. Obi-Wan Used Three Sabers All Jedi masters live dangerous lives. As a Jedi, it…