Star Wars: The Old Republic Random Question/Discussion thread - F2P

[Guyverarmor]

Well good thing I am subbed till the end of May.

[6souls]

Star Wars Day (May 4th) celebrated with Double XP & a Droid pet

Star Wars: The Old Republic will celebrate May 4 in style, by providing goodies for players who log in on what has become known as Star Wars day.

SWTOR is offering double XP from 11:00AM PDT May 2 through 12:00AM PDT May 5.

If you have no need for XP there’s a more concrete reward on offer.

“We’re excited to announce that in honor of Star Wars Day and as a thank you to you, our players, we’re giving away the new MT-4T Astromech Droid Mini-Pet to the entire Star Wars: The Old Republic community,” BioWare wrote on the SWTOR website.

The droid will be available to existing Force and Sith players from later today. If you’re a new player and register before May 4 ends in the US, you’ll also receive the bonus.

http://www.vg247.com/2014/04/29/swto...xp-free-droid/
http://www.swtor.com/info/news/news-article/20140428

[6souls]

[Anoat]

This too.

Hi again everyone!

I’m here to provide an updated look at the upcoming Summer of SWTOR in light of our recent Galactic Strongholds announcements. The biggest changes to our Summer plans outside of Galactic Strongholds are Game Update 2.8. Here’s a look at the next four months including that update (and not including the May 4th, May 11th, and July 15th rewards deadlines already mentioned in Galactic Strongholds letter):

Game Update 2.8: on June 10th

Nar Shaddaa Casino. For the first time, players are invited to the casinos on Nar Shaddaa to try their luck on the slot machines. Credits can be used to purchase tokens, which in turn can be used on slot machines. Lucky winners will receive certificates that can be traded in for unique rewards that will only be distributed during the Nar Shaddaa Nightlife event. This event will run from June 10th to August 19th.
Double Fleet Requisition, Warzone Comms, and Credits from PvP matches. For three weeks at a time, events will run that yield increased rewards for participating players. Galactic Starfigher will grant players double the Fleet Requisition and double the credit rewards they would normally get. Warzones will similarly give players double the standard Warzone Comms and double the credit rewards. The increased rewards only apply to the rewards on the scorecard at the end of matches, not the rewards you get from daily/weekly missions. The Starfighter event will run from 2.8 – 2.8.1. The Warzone event will be active from 2.8.1 – 2.8.2.
Groupfinder Operations Overhaul. Story Mode Operations will be more accessible to endgame players (levels 50 – 55). The Operations section in the GroupFinder window will list available Operations on a pre-determined schedule, rotating in different Operations every few days. Players who meet the level requirement of the Operation will be Bolstered, removing the requirement for endgame gear. Rewards have also been improved, making this a great opportunity for players to earn Ultimate Commendations and experience new content. These operations will also be for 16-man mode to ensure faster queue times (both 8 and 16 man need 2 tanks and that is typically the gating factor). 16-man is also more forgiving to mistakes and should increase the chances of a successful group.
Nightmare Mode Dread Palace. Face the ultimate challenge, the Dread Masters in their palace with new Nightmare Mode mechanics and difficulty.
Nightmare Dread Fortress update. The NM Fortress difficulty buff will be removed. All of the new NM Fortress mechanics are still in place but it should now be more accessible to larger groups. Fair warning: the unique title for defeating Nightmare Fortress with the buff present will never again be available to those who don’t unlock it prior to this game update.
Two New Starfighter Variants will be available to pilots on both sides of the conflict. The Skirmisher Gunship fills a sniper role and brings dogfighting capabilities to the table, while the Assault Bomber is a heavy fighter that focuses on either mines or drones.
The usual host of additional features, including some graphics improvements and class balance changes.


Events! We will be running every one* of our major recurring events over the period between 2.8 and 2.9. Events include:

Double XP Weekend
Gree Event
Bounty Contract Week

*Except the Rakghoul Resurgence. Obviously, the Rakghoul plague was completely eliminated the last time, and the galaxy is absolutely safe from another outbreak. Right?

Game Update 2.9 is still on for August 19th with our expanded feature set for Galactic Strongholds Subscriber Early Access. The team is making great progress on Strongholds and we are very excited to share this with you. It’s worth noting that Game Update 2.9 will include the next exciting chapter in the Forged Alliances story arc, and we have a lot of folks working on something very big for later this year that I have yet to give details on.

May the Force be with you,

Bruce Maclean

[6souls]

[Anoat]

Summer Pass is available for purchase ($40) for current non subscribers only. http://www.swtor.com/summer-pass

*TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Summer Pass offer is valid for all players without an active subscription to Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ through June 30, 2014, at 11:59PM PDT / July 1, 2014, at 6:59AM GMT.
The Summer Pass is a one-time, non-recurring purchase of $39.99 USD and immediately adds 120 days of continuous subscription time to your SWTOR account. 200 Bonus Cartel Coins will be added to your account within 72 hours of your purchase.
Summer Pass Subscribers receive all Subscriber benefits and rewards, but do not receive monthly Complimentary Cartel Coin grants. They are granted 200 Bonus Cartel Coins within 72 hours of purchasing the Summer Pass.
As an active Subscriber, you are not eligible to purchase a SWTOR Summer Pass. The Summer Pass offer is valid for all players without an active subscription to Star Wars: The Old Republic.

[6souls]

Well suck, I've been buying the 60 day passes and I was going to buy that to add more time for a deal. For shame.

[Purrrfect]

Do you have to be a subscriber to post on the official forums?

[6souls]

You should be able to post as long as you have an account on the main site.

[6souls]

Tatooine housing

So housing (all planets that they will do this for) costs 1mil for the first room, more if you want more than that. The rooms can also be purchased with Cartel Coins. Although I still haven't found a guild I like, I am interested in seeing how the guild starships look.

[BadKarma]

What server are you on?

[6souls]

Shadowlands

[BadKarma]

Me too

[Anoat]

I, too, am on Shadowlands. Let's start our own guild, with blackjack and hookers.

[Daemonxel]

thinking about subbing again...is it worth it?

[Daemonxel]

actually just made a new toon (preferred status) on shadowlands name is calenture. all my others are on prophecy of five

[AidenCarby]

Is there any sort of founder status for this? Might boot it back up, but don't want to pay a sub really.

[Anoat]

Is there any sort of founder status for this? Might boot it back up, but don't want to pay a sub really.

Again, when everyone asks this question I always refer the person to this page. If you have ever at any point been a subscriber, or spend at least $5 on the cartel market, you will be upgraded to Preferred Status.

If you just want to do the class storyline and maybe light pvp along the way, preferred is fine, but if you have any aspirations for endgame raiding and such, you pretty much have to sub.

[Daemonxel]

I broke down and resubbed. I am on shadow but my 50s are on prof of 5

[6souls]