Servers are coming back up from today’s maintenance, were BioWare deployed a small patch addressing a bug with The Colossal Monolith’s “Breaking the Rift” Ability. Full patch notes below: Flashpoints + Operations The Colossal Monolith’s “Breaking the Rift” Ability now properly channels for its entire duration. In related news, the Relics of the Gree is here. Running from May12-19.
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SWTOR PTS : Patch 3.2.1 April 30 Update Notes
The public test servers for Star Wars: The old Republic have been updated. Here are the latest round of patch notes for game update 3.2.1: Jedi Knight Sentinel Removed the Defensive Forms Skillful Utility New Skillful Utility: Stoic. Stoic increases your damage reduction by 2%, and you build 2 Centering when attacked. This Centering building effect cannot occur more than once every 1.5 seconds. Defensive Roll now additionally increases internal and elemental damage reduction by 5%. Force Fade now additionally increases your movement speed by 15%. Watchman The Cauterize burn effect now deals damage 3 times (up from 2 times) over 6 seconds. Merciless Zeal has been redesigned: Your Cauterize, Overload Saber, and Force Melt burns heal you for 15% of the damage they deal. Burning Sweep now additionally reduces the cooldown of Force Sweep by 9 seconds. Sith Warrior Marauder Removed the Defensive Forms Skillful Utility New Skillful Utility:…
Unscheduled Maintenance today!
Servers are down to so BioWare can fix some game breaking bugs that came with the new game update. This patch will address Revan’s Unstable Aberrations, the Crafting UI not showing the correct statistics for items, and the Ziost Mission vehicle that is usable in Warzones and Operations. The website/forums will not be going offline during this window, but Character Transfers will be unavailable. Below are the complete patch notes: 3.2a Patch Notes General The Crafting UI now properly displays the stats of Premium, Prototype, and Artifact quality items. Flashpoints + Operations Unstable Aberrations no longer persist through the entire Revan encounter. Missions + NPCs The vehicle used during the Ziost Mission “On The House” can no longer be used inside of Warzones or Operations.
SWTOR Patch 3.2 Rise of the Emperor Patch Notes
Game update 3.2 will go live tomorrow. Here are the patch notes: Game Update 3.2: Rise of the Emperor Highlights New Planet: Ziost! The Imperial planet Ziost is the focal point of an escalating crisis. Level 60 players who have completed the Shadow of Revan storyline can now join in the fight against the former Sith Emperor! New Feature: Outfit Designer! You can now have up to 16 outfits created and saved with your unique look! This new feature can be accessed on the right hand side of the Character Sheet. Ranked Arena Season 4 has come to a conclusion, and Season 5 has begun! Congratulations to all the reward winners! Winnings have been distributed to qualifying characters. Ranked stats have been reset and the Leaderboard for Season 4 has been archived. Relics of the Gree is back! The Gray Secant has been spotted on Ilum, which means only one…
SWTOR PTS Update Combat Notes
New patch has been deployed to the Public test server. Below are the patch notes: 4 Apr 2015 PTS Update Combat Notes | 04.24.2015, 04:07 PM Classes + Combat Jedi Knight Sentinel Ardor is now a Masterful Utility. Jedi Promulgator is now a Heroic Utility. Watchman Cauterize now deals its elemental damage over 6 seconds (down from 9 seconds). Force Melt now only costs 2 focus (down from 3 focus), and the damage it deals has been slightly reduced. Accelerating Victory now builds up to a maximum of 2 stacks (down from 3). Sith Warrior Marauder Reckless is now a Masterful Utility. Cloak of Annihilation is now a Heroic Utility. Annihilation Rupture now deals its internal damage over 6 seconds (down from 9 seconds). Force Rend now only costs 2 rage (down from 3 rage), and the damage it deals has been slightly reduced. Swift Demise now builds up to…
SWTOR Game Update 3.2.1 PTS Class + Combat Changes
The SWTOR Public test server have been updated with patch 3.2.1. Below are the patch notes: PTS Game Update 3.2.1 All content and features on the Public Test Server are not final and are subject to change. Classes + Combat General While on full Resolve, players now receive a 50% Slow in place of any effect that would normally Immobilize them. This Slow effect has the same duration and conditions as the Immobilize effect that would occur under normal circumstances. For example, if the Immobilize can break early when damage is taken, then so can the Slow that replaces it. Immobilizing effects still do not generate Resolve, they simply react differently when they encounter a target that has a full Resolve bar. These changes only apply to PvP combat. Jedi Knight Sentinel New Heroic Utility: Ardor. Transcendence no longer requires or consumes Centering, but triggers a 30 second cooldown when…
Patch notes for 3.1.2a
Servers are back online after today’s Maintenance. Below are the patch notes: Classes + Combat Jedi Consular Shadow Low Slash is no longer repeatedly activated after its initial use. I think we all saw this one coming 😉
Game Update 3.1.2 Patch Notes
Servers are going down in less then 24 hours. When they come back up, Game Update 3.1.2 will be applied. Below are the patch notes: Highlights Revel in the arrival of Star Wars™ Celebration with a Double XP Week! Get twice the experience from April 16th at 11:00 PDT/18:00 GMT to April 22nd at 00:01 PDT/07:00 GMT! Bounty Contract Week Returns! Hunt wanted criminals in this returning event! The event begins April 21st at 05:00 PDT/12:00 GMT and ends April 28th at 05:00 PST/12:00 GMT! General Frameworks from any Guild Bank tab can now be used to purchase Guild Flagship Room unlocks. Cartel Market Vehicles with the new “Flourish” functionality will be available in the Cartel Market soon! Bright Yellow and Vibrant Green Eyes are now available for Cyborgs. Short Wavy Hair no longer distorts on any body types. The Bright Blue Eyes appearance has been fixed and is now…
Game Update 3.2: Rise of the Emperor PTS Patch Notes
The public test servers have been updated. Here are the PTS patch notes for Game Update 3.2: Rise of the Emperor. All content and features on the Public Test Server are not final and are subject to change: Game Update 3.2: Rise of the Emperor Unleashed from hiding on Yavin 4, the former Sith Emperor has struck the Imperial world of Ziost. Using his immense power in the dark side of the Force, he has dominated the minds of the planet’s martial forces–as well as an elite cadre of militaristic Jedi–and has set them against the populace, engaging in a bloody slaughter. Lana Beniko of Sith Intelligence and SIS Agent Theron Shan are attempting to reach out to their Imperial and Republic allies, respectively, with details on the quickly escalating crisis in the heart of the Empire. Highlights New Planet: Ziost! The Imperial planet Ziost is the focal point of an escalating…
SWTOR PTS Update Notes 3.1.2 Build #3
BioWare is updating the Public test servers. Here are the PTS Patch Notes for the March 13 patch: 3/13/15 PTS Update Notes | 03.13.2015, 08:46 AM Combat Changes Jedi Consular Sage The damage dealt by Forcequake has been reduced. Forcequake now consumes 60 Force (down from 120) over the duration of the channel (3 seconds, down from 6 seconds). Additionally, the snare on targets damaged by Forcequake has been removed. Balance Targets affected by Force Suppression now receive 15% additional damage (up from 10%) from your next 15 periodic damage abilities. Shadow Serenity Targets can no longer suffer from the periodic effects of Mind Crush and Vanquish simultaneously. Sith Inquisitor Sorcerer The damage dealt by Force Storm has been reduced. Force Storm now consumes 60 Force (down from 120) over the duration of the channel (3 seconds, down from 6 seconds). Additionally, the snare on targets damaged by Force Storm…
SWTOR Additional 3.1.1 Patch Notes
BioWare added some additional patch notes to the one released yesterday. Check them out below: Flashpoints + Operations Terror From Beyond The Data Cores no longer spawn infinite droids. Battle of Rishi Marko’Ka’s summoned droids can no longer be salvaged. Legacy of the Rakata Added additional points of collision in the area around the Infinite Army Prototype to prevent the avoidance of boss mechanics. Directive 7 The Mentor Assassin Beta no longer drops loot before all of the Assassin Droids are defeated. Items + Economy The following crafted cybertech items have had their values reduced significantly to be more in line with other crafted items: Frasium Frontline Secondary Parts Frasium Frontline Primary Parts Frasium Ordnance Secondary Parts Frasium Ordnance Primary Parts Frasium Frontline Secondary Motor Frasium Ordnance Primary Motor Frasium Frontline Primary Motor Frasium Ordnance Secondary Motor Frasium Ordnance Secondary Core Frasium Ordnance Primary Core Frasium Frontline Sensor Unit Frasium…
SWTOR Game Update 3.1.1 Patch Notes
Here are the patchnotes for tomorrows servers maintenance: Highlights Bounty Contract Week Returns! Hunt wanted criminals in this returning event. The event begins March 17th at 04:00 PDT/11:00 GMT and ends March 24th at 04:00 PDT/11:00 GMT. General The second dialogue choice when speaking to Jerwo Vhob on Rishi no longer appears blank in French and German. The Decoration “Gree Light Pillar (Blue)” now consistently appears in the Decoration UI. Numerous mounts have been updated to allow similar styles to utilize the same hook types within Strongholds. The “Orbital Power Monitor” Decoration now has a 20% chance to drop from the final boss of Kuat Drive Yards. The following decorations have been added to their appropriate faction Starfighter and PvP Decoration vendor. They cost 5 Dark Projects and 5 Universal Prefabs MK-3 each: Ship Computer: Imperial (Full) Ship Computer: Republic (Full) Applied the appropriate soundsets to numerous Nova Blades on…
Scheduled Maintenance – 10 March 2015 – Patch 3.1.1
BioWare will be taking down the servers on March 10 to preform scheduled maintenance. Below are the details: Scheduled Maintenance: 10 March 2015 | 03.06.2015, 03:45 PM All servers will be unavailable on March 10th while we apply Game Update 3.1.1. Date: Tuesday, March 10th, 2015 Time: 5:00AM PDT (12:00 GMT) – 9:00AM PDT (16:00 GMT) Version: 3.1.1 Preliminary Patch Notes can be found below. Final patch notes will be posted Monday, March 9th. During maintenance, all updates and additional information will be posted on our Twitter account. Thank you for your patience as we maintain service for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Preliminary Game Update 3.1.1 Patch Notes: General The second dialogue choice when speaking to Jerwo Vhob on Rishi no longer appears blank in French and German. The Decoration “Gree Light Pillar (Blue)” now consistently appears in the Decoration UI. Numerous mounts have been updated to allow similar…
SWTOR PTS 3.1.2 Update #2 Patch Notes
BioWare have updated the SWTOR Public test servers wiht a new patch. This update is focusing on class changes. Check it out below: Jedi Knight Guardian Focused Defense now grants 12 charges (up from 10) and lasts for 15 seconds (up from 10). Sith Warrior Juggernaut Enraged Defense now grants 12 charges (up from 10) and lasts for 15 seconds (up from 10). Jedi Consular Sage Redesigned the Upheaval utility: Project gains a 25% chance to produce a second Project that deals 25% damage. Telekinetics Fixed an issue that caused Tremors to apply Unshakable early, negating interrupts. Shadow Infiltration Kinetic Field now increases damage reduction by 3% for 15 seconds (up from 2%) when dealing critical damage. This effect stacks up to 3 times. Sith Inquisitor Sorcerer Redesigned the Chain Shock utility: Shock gains a 25% chance to produce a second Shock that deals 25% damage. Lightning Fixed an issue…
SWTOR 3.1a Patch Notes
Patch notes from today’s maintenance is now available. Check them out below: 3.1a Patch Notes General The Achievements for Hard Mode Battle of Rishi and Hard Mode Blood Hunt no longer reset on logout. Flashpoints and Operations The Ravagers Players must now begin the Coratanni encounter by interacting with the door to her arena before every attempt. It is no longer possible for players to get stuck in a state where there are unable to return to the Coratanni encounter. Saber Reflect no longer deflects Floor Vent damage during the Torque encounter.
SWTOR PTS Patch 3.1.2 Notes
Here are the patch notes for SWTOR Public test servers. This is for the 3.1.2 PTS build. Jedi Consular The range of Mind Crush has been reduced to 10 meters (down from 30 meters). Shadow Kinetic Combat Force Break now increases the damage dealt by Combat Technique’s Force Breach and Slow Time by 40% (up from 30%). Serenity Force in Balance and Vanquish now have a maximum range of 10 meters (down from 30 meters). The life redistributed by Psychic Absorption for Sever Force and Force Technique’s Force Breach has been reduced to 10% of the damage dealt (down from 25%). Serenity Strike no longer benefits from Mind Quell. Sage Force in Balance, Vanquish, and Mind Crush now additionally receive a 20 meter range increase from Force Reach. Telekinetics Abilities affected by Telekinetic Momentum now have a 25% chance (down from 30%) to trigger a second telekinetic blast that deals 25%…
SWTOR: Game Update 3.1: Conflict On Rishi Patch Notes
Here are the patch notes for tomorrow maintenance. Servers will be down for a few hours while BioWare have there fun.Check out the patch notes below: Game Update 3.1: Conflict On Rishi Highlights Ranked Warzone Arena Season 4 has begun! Get in there and go berserk! Season 3 leaderboards have been archived. New Hard Mode Flashpoints! Hard Mode Blood Hunt and Battle of Rishi are now available through Group Finder in the Hard Mode Flashpoint category at level 60. New Legacy Unlock – Improved Mounting! You can now summon any vehicle or creature mount while moving! Relics of the Gree is back! The Gray Secant has been spotted on Ilum, which means only one thing: the Relics of the Gree Event is back and now available for Level 60 players! From February 24th at 4:00PST/12:00 GMT to March 3rd at 4:00PST/12:00GMT at 4:00PST/12:00GMT, Black Bisectors are called upon to complete…
SWTOR: PTS Patch Notes 3.1.1 update 1
Here are the newest update to the public test servers as posted by Tait Watson on the official forums: Game Update 3.1.1 PTS Patch #1 Notes | 02.05.2015, 10:06 AM Hey everyone! We are going to be applying a patch to the PTS today, and will start in-game messaging around 10:45 CST in order to bring down the server at about 11. I will let you know when to expect the server to come back up! Edit: We are moving the maintenance window by 30 minutes, so in-game messaging will start at 11:15 CST and the servers will come down at about 11:30. In the meantime, here are the incoming changes: Classes + Combat Bounty Hunter Powertech Increased the post-depletion cooldown of Shoulder Cannon to 2 minutes (up from 1.5 minutes) and increased the ability activation cooldown of Shoulder Cannon to 1.5 seconds (up from .5 seconds). Pyrotech Automated Defenses has…
SWTOR: Patch 3.1.1 Jedi Sentinel and Sith Marauder Changes Analytical Video Preview
In this video Vulkk introduces the upcoming changes for Jedi Sentinel and Sith Marauder with Patch 3.1.1, which was recently released on PTS. He shares his opinion and analysis on the impact of these changes. There is a new Utility added and one was removed, a couple abilities were altered. Whether this fix is good for the class and in what situations will Sentinels and Marauders feel stronger and more viable? If you are interested to hear Vulkk’s opinion, the video is attached down below. Don’t forget toshare your own expectations! Quick reminder of the Sentinel / Marauder patch notes for 3.1.1: Sentinel Just Pursuit has been redesigned: Leg Slash immobilizes the target for 3 seconds. This immobilizing effect cannot be applied to the same target more than once every 10 seconds. Removed the Stagger Skillful Utility. New Skillful Utility: Reining Reach. Reining Reach increases the range of Leg Slash to 10 meters and…
SWTOR Patch Notes – 3.0.2a – 1/21/15
Here are the patch notes from today’s maintenance. General Item rarity outlines no longer disappear when an item placed in a Cargo Hold. Cartel Market The Contraband Slot Machine’s Jawa Junk drop rate has been reduced and Faction-specific Walker mounts have been added to the potential rewards. Flashpoints + Operations It is no longer possible to become unable to progress due to a stuck party member if someone is defeated during the Jos and Valk Beroya encounter in Blood Hunt. The Underlurker in Temple of Sacrifice will no long rush extremely quickly back to his target after using his Leap ability. Malaphar the Savage has a new “Frustrated Roar” ability, and now deals damage to all players participating in his Temple of Sacrifice encounter if he reaches 80% health and is unable to reach a target.
SWTOR PTS 3.1 Patch Notes – Update 2
Here are the SWTOR 3.1 PTS patch notes for the second round of game testing. If you didn’t catch the first patch notes, we have them for you here Check them out below: TaitWatson Game Update 3.1 PTS Update 2 | 01.15.2015, 10:48 AM Hey everyone! Below are the Patch Notes for the second patch to the PTS. They will also be merged into the “main” notes. -Tait Highlights Two new Hard Mode Flashpoints! Hard Mode Battle of Rishi and Hard Mode Blood Hunt are now available. General The Improved Mounting Legacy Unlock now applies Legacy-wide. Classes + Combat Jedi Knight Guardian Defense Reduced the Blade Storm damage increase from Dust Storm to 40% (down from 50%). Lunge now takes Riposte off the GCD while in Soresu Form and reduces the rage cost of Riposte by 1 (instead of making it free). The 50% critical chance boost to Riposte has…
Game Update 3.0.2 Patch Notes
Here are tomorrows Patch Notes for patch 3.0.2. This patch has many great fixes indeed. Check it out below: Game Update 3.0.2 Patch Notes Long-forgotten Sith spirits have awakened on Yavin 4. This convergence of dark side energies could give rise to a powerful and ancient threat within the moon’s already-treacherous jungles… Highlights New Guild Flagship Destinations! Rishi and Yavin 4 have been added as Guild Flagship destinations, and Flagship Orbital Support and Transport are now available for those locations. New Conquest Event! The “Revenge of the Revanites” Conquest Event has been added to the Conquest rotation. Improved Weekly Reward! Companion Outfit Lockboxes are now awarded for completing the Mission “[WEEKLY] Spirit of Cooperation.” Each lockbox contains a full set of rating 192 armor for its specified companion. General It is no longer possible to loot or complete the Weekly Mission for the final boss of The Ravagers without completing…
Game Update 3.1 PTS Patch Notes
BioWare have updated the Public test servers with game update 3.1. All content and features on the Public Test Server are not final and are subject to change. Below are the patch notes: Game Update 3.1 Last Updated: January 8, 2015 Highlights New Legacy Perk – Improved Mounting! With this perk, you may summon any vehicle or creature mount while moving. Classes + Combat Jedi Knight Guardian General Single Saber Mastery now increases the threat generated by Slash and Riposte by 15% while in Soresu Form, but the increased threat generation it grants to Force Sweep and Cyclone Slash has been reduced to 15% as well (down from 30%). Defense In addition to its current usage, Stasis Mastery now also increases the damage dealt and threat generated by Force Stasis by 100%. Beacon of Might no longer reduces the cooldown of Riposte and now only increases the damage dealt by Guardian…
Game Update 3.0.1 Patch Notes
Tomorrows patch notes are now available. Check them out below: Game Update 3.0.1 Patch Notes Highlights Life Day is upon us once again! Celebrate the occasion from December 16th 2014 until January 6th, 2015 at 4AM PST (12 Noon GMT). General Updated the population limits for Rishi, Yavin 4, and the SOLO-Mode Flashpoints in order to address performance issues. The Master of Ceremonies vendor is now available on both Fleets, and sells the following items: Life Day Snowball Bomb Ability Blue-Purple Life Day Holo-tree Decoration Gold Life Day Holo-tree Decoration Sleigh I Vehicle Cyan Sphere Vehicle Life Day Tree Fireworks Anniversary Personnel has been assigned to either Fleet to distribute free Third Anniversary Stronghold Decorations! They will be available until Game Update 3.0.2, and have the following Decorations: 3rd Anniversary Fireworks Launcher 3rd Anniversary Galactic Memorial Art: 3rd Anniversary Celebration – Coruscant Art: 3rd Anniversary Celebration – Dromund Kaas Art:…