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Star Wars: The Old Republic

Game Update 6.1.3 is Live!

Game Update 6.1.3 is now live! Highlights of this update include additional Ranked Replica rewards, the return of Double XP, and more! We’ve also fixed another batch of bugs, and the entire list of fixes can be found at the bottom of the article.

Ranked PvP Rewards

As we previously discussed on the Forums and the most recent Twitch livestream, the “Replica” series rewards will be coming out at an expedited rate. Game Update 6.1.3 brings in the first batch! The following Season 6 and Season 8 Replica Rewards can now be purchased from the Giradda the Hutt vendor, located on the Fleet.

  • The Predacious Weapon Set (Season 6)
  • The Predacious Wrangler mount (Season 6)
  • The Commanding Weapon Set (Season 8)

Along with these rewards, Ranked PvP Reward Tokens are now a Legacy currency and can be shared across every character connected by a Legacy name.



Steam Achievements

Steam Achievements are now live! After previewing achievements on Steam for about a month, players will retroactively unlock all achievements they have already earned upon logging in.All Steam achievements are copies of existing in-game achievements, and there are currently 191 achievements on Steam for players to unlock!

Uprisings

We’ve added improved rewards to all Uprising bosses! This increase means Uprising rewards are now comparable to rewards players receive from Flashpoints. Across the board, the average rewards for Uprisings have been doubled or better. For anyone unfamiliar with Uprisings, they function similarly to Flashpoints but are meant to be faster-paced, action-packed combat adventures. You and your team must fight through multiple enemies at a time as you work your way towards more challenging foes.

Double XP

The Double XP event is back! Starting next week on September 15th and lasting until October 13th, players can enjoy a full month of Double XP, Valor, and Renown.


That wraps up the major highlights for this game update! If you would like to see the entire list of patch notes, you can find them here.

Game Update 6.1.3 Patch Notes

Highlights


Double XP Event - Starting September 15th and lasting until October 13th, there will be a month-long Double XP event! Enjoy a full month of Double XP, Valor, and Renown.
Uprisings - Rewards have been improved and added to all Uprising bosses comparable to Flashpoint rewards.
Ranked PvP Rewards - The first batch of the “Replica” series rewards are now available. The following Season 6 and 8 Replica Rewards can now be purchased on the Giradda the Hutt vendor:

  • The Predacious Weapon Set (season 6).
  • The Predacious Wrangler mount (season 6).
  • The Commanding Weapon Set (season 8).

Steam Achievements - Steam Achievements are now live! The SWTOR Steam Achievements you already unlocked in-game will be automatically granted to your Steam profile once you’ve logged into a character.

Cartel Market



  • Icons are now showing for the Ultimate Cartel Pack and Hypercrate: Ultimate Cartel Pack.
  • Gold Armor Packs no longer contain partial armor packs (Upper, supplementary, or lower body armor packs) and should always contain the full version of armor sets as intended.


General



  • The Republic and Empire banners in the Odessen War room have been reverted to the original neutral banners.
  • Corrected the Subscriber Benefits screen with the correct number of Character Slots per server.
  • The Guild Repair option now uses all remaining Guild Repair Funds first, and then will debit the remainder from the player’s credits.
  • Buff/debuff icons now display the correct time remaining after traveling to a new area.
  • The “Tatooine Screaming Perfection” and “Tatooine Perfection” Achievements now correctly mention Tatooine in the German description.
  • The Activate Random Mount Legacy Perk now clearly states it pulls from the Favorite List.
  • The “Frenzied Power” Tactical is now a requirement for “The Spoils of War: Jedi Sentinel/Sith Marauder” Achievement.
  • The "Internal Strike" Tactical is no longer a requirement for the "The Spoils of War: Jedi Sentinel/Sith Marauder" Achievement.
  • The Undercut hairstyle no longer clips with the character’s skin when the character is moving his head, jumping, or on a mount.
  • Corrected an issue where Unidentified Boxes from the Spoils of War Vendor would grant Set Bonuses meant for other Classes.
  • The “Fanged God Form” Tactical no longer incorrectly displays icons when removed.
  • Effects granted by “On Use” Relics abilities are now removed when the Relic is unequipped.
  • Relics with an item rating of 276 have now the appropriate values for the “Equip” or “Use” effects.

Classes +Combat


General



  • The following self-healing defensive cooldowns no longer generate threat:

    • Unnatural Preservation
    • Kolto Overload
    • Responsive Safeguards
    • Shield Probe
    • Vital Regulators
    • Renewing Darkness
    • Restorative Shade
    • Force Mend
    • Adrenaline Rush
    • Echoing Deterrence



Jedi Knight


Sentinel

  • All active stacks of Centering are lost when a Jedi Sentinel modifies their utility choices.

Guardian

  • The Jedi Guardian’s Force Leap Cooldown reduction from the “Battlefield Command” utility is now working correctly.


Sith Warrior


Marauder

  • All active stacks of Fury are lost when a Sith Marauder modifies their utility choices.

Juggernaut

  • The Sith Juggernaut’s Force Charger Cooldown reduction from the “Warmonger” utility is now working correctly.


Crew Skills


Biochem

  • The following archived Biochem schematics are no longer available to craft:

    • Premium Battle Medpac
    • Premium Battle Med Unit
    • Premium Battle Fortitude Stim
    • Premium Battle Command Stim
    • Premium Field Tech Command Stim



Flashpoints + Operations + Uprisings


Operations
The Nature of Progress

  • 16-Player Master Mode Apex Vanguard has been rebalanced:

    • Reduced the healing value of the Photogenesis ability.



Galactic Starfighter



  • The description of the Galactic Starfighter reward section now clearly mentions that lockboxes can be obtained as a reward.


Items + Economy



  • The flourish animation of the Basilisk War Mount now has sound as intended.
  • The Gambler’s Party Floor decoration’s duration has been changed from 6 seconds to 60 seconds.
  • The decoration of the Advanced Scout Walker now matches the mount.
  • Mount rewards from the Swoop Rally Event now have sound as intended.
  • The reins of the Corrupted Acklay mount are now placed correctly.
  • Corrected the name for Arn's Unshielded Dualsaber in Collections so that it no longer refers to Arn's Unshielded Lightsaber.
  • The Ancient Sith Lord’s Warblade no longer loses its visual effect when the player uses common actions.
  • The "Banner: Pit Screamers (Large)", "Banner: Blatant Bek (Large)", and "Banner: Horizon's Razor (Large)" decorations now all correctly sit against their wall hooks.
  • The Je’daii Warrior’s Mask now correctly shows the headpiece instead of the leggings in the Modification Window.
  • The "Commemorative Statue of Greus" decoration icon color now reflects the hook size it can be placed on.


Missions + NPCs



  • Corrected a typo in the “Taris: Bonus Series” Missions’ names.
  • The Eternal Empire Walker in Chapter VIII of Knights of the Eternal Throne no longer interrupts the abilities of the player’s walker.
  • Corrected a balance issue preventing players from completing Chapters I, V, VIII, and IX of Knights of the Eternal Throne in Veteran and Master Mode.
  • Players are no longer blocked in the “Macrobinoculars: Heroic 4: The Shroud Revealed“ Mission as droids are now spawning after the turrets have been defeated.
  • The location of the “Contact General Garza” step of the “Friend of Foe” Mission is now visible on the map.
  • The Swoop Gang Reputation Vendors can now be found in the Cartel Bazaar on the Fleet when the event is not active.


Warzones


General



  • Players can no longer queue for an Unranked Warzone in a group to circumvent the Deserter Penalty.
  • Ranked PvP Reward Tokens are now a Legacy currency.
  • The Unranked: Achiever Conquest Objective now only shows for players at the required level.
  • The description of the Ranked and Unranked rewards section now clearly mentions that lockboxes can be obtained as a reward.
  • Odessen Proving Grounds (OPG) and Yavin 4 Warzones are now counting for the “General Warzone” Achievements:

    • Warzone Neophyte
    • Warzone Veteran
    • Warzone Expert
    • Warzone Hero


Events


Nar Shaddaa Nightlife

  • The Emperor Slot Machine no longer removes a Kingpin’s Casino Chip when a Cartel Market Certificate is won.

All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally

  • A Small Yield Conquest has been added to The All Worlds Ultimate Swoop Rally event.
  • The “Horizon Razor: Onderon Course” Mission is now tracked for the “Horizon Perfection” Achievement on Onderon as intended.
  • The Merchant in the Swoop Gang Event Mission “Morale Boost” no longer leaves the phased area when a Republic player chooses to duel him.
  • Mek-Sha now has an icon when appearing as a Small Yield Planet in the Conquest Guild Invasion tab.
  • The Swoop Rally Event holo signs are no longer visible on Dantooine when the event is not active.
  • The Conquest Objectives "Tatooine: Saboteur Spy Games" and "Tatooine: Loyalist Sweep" now appear during the Swoop Gang Mayhem Conquest.
  • Corrected the name of the “Swoop Gang Mayhem” reward into "Personal Conquest Reward: Swoop Gang Mayhem".




Rakghoul Resurgence on Alderaan

Rakghoul Resurgence on Alderaan
Date: September 8 – September 15, 2020 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 11:00AM PDT/6:00PM UTC)
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 nearest trusted medical supply droid and get vaccinated!

FEATURED REWARDS:

  • Reputation with THORN
  • Merciless Seeker’s Armor Set
  • THORN Epicenter and Dark Vector Armor Sets
  • Outbreak Response Weapons
  • Alliance Contact - Doctor Lokin
  • Infected Varactyl and Infected Dewback Mounts
  • Ferocious Rakghoul Mini-pets
  • …and more!

Steam-Inspired Login Reward and Shae Vizla Returns!

Coming August 28th, 2020, the Star Wars™” The Old Republic™ team is excited to announce two new promotions. Inspired by SWTOR’s Steam launch, the Pipeworks Character Flair is available to all players who login to the game. And the legendary Mandalorian Shae Vizla returns for subscribers. Let’s dive in!



Introducing our newest Flair, the “Character Flair: Pipeworks” will be available to all players that login to The Old Republic anytime between August 28th, 2020 and October 5th, 2020. Simply login to the game and you will see an in-game mail waiting for you with your new Flair! If you haven’t used a Flair before, you can activate it by pressing the “Select Title” option in the top left corner of your Character sheet. This Flair is available to all players, not just those of you launching the game through Steam! So, be sure to login and get your Pipeworks Flair.




Your Own Mandalorian Companion

The legendary Mandalorian warrior Shae Vizla has returned! Simply ensure you are a subscriber at any time between August 28th, 2020 and October 5th, 2020 and Shae Vizla will be granted to all characters on your account. Any subscription from either SWTOR.com, Steam, or gametime card will qualify! This is a limited time offer so subscribe today and head into combat with this legendary warrior at your side. Offer expires on October 5th, 2020.

Thank you for being a part of the galaxy, far, far away!


-The Star Wars: The Old Republic Team

Achievements are Coming in September, Preview Available Now!

We are excited to announce that Achievements are coming to Steam in early September alongside our Game Update 6.1.3. All of these Achievements mirror their in-game counterparts and will be granted automatically when 6.1.3 releases, regardless of when you originally earned their in-game versions! If you want to see exactly which Achievements are coming to Steam, they are now visible (but not yet earnable!) in your Steam Library.

Check them out here on Steam right now, jump in-game and earn them today, and then when they go live in September you will instantly gain credit on Steam for any and all that you have already completed! We’ll see you in-game in the galaxy far, far away!

-The STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ Team

Bounty Contract Week

Bounty Contract Week
Date: August 11 – August 18, 2020 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 11:00AM PDT/6:00PM UTC)
Requirement: Level 15+

For a limited time, the Bounty Brokers Association has opened its doors to anyone willing to take on their dangerous contracts, offering an opportunity for both seasoned and rookie hunters to prove their skills and bring crime syndicates and violent gangs to justice!

Each day, you can sign up for one standard Henchman contract and one high profile Kingpin Contract, and each may take you to a separate planet. Complete five standard contracts to unlock Kingpin missions with bigger loot! Head to the fleet now, invite your friends and visit representatives of the Association to get started on your contracts!

FEATURED REWARDS:

  • Reputation with the Bounty Brokers Association
  • Bounty Tracker’s Armor Set and Contract Hunter’s Armor Set
  • Assassin’s Bowcaster and Elite Tracker’s Bowcaster weapons
  • Lobelot, Swamp Kell Drake, and Drink Server Probe Mini-pets
  • BH-7X Custom Hunter Mount
  • … and more!

Nar Shaddaa Nightlife is Live!



Nar Shaddaa Nightlife
Date: July 14 - August 25, 2020 (BEGINS AND ENDS AT 11:00AM PDT/6:00PM UTC)
Requirement: None!

Test your luck at the exotic Star Cluster and Club Vertica Casinos with the return of the Nar Shaddaa Nightlife event! Rare and extravagant rewards await high-rollers or those touched by Lady Luck. For those of you wanting a change in scenery, the event has broadened its horizons and is also happening on Mek-Sha. New Daily Missions and a rewards await all those flushed with credits.

FEATURED REWARDS:


  • Kingpin’s and Nightlife Socialite Armor Sets
  • Phrojo Nuray and Gammorean Bodyguard Companions
  • Vectron Magnus and Kingpin's Rancor Mounts
  • New Kingpin’s Predator Mount
  • New Taxidermy Stronghold Decorations
  • Cartel Market Certificates
  • ... and more!

Ranked Season 13 Begins

Ranked PvP Season 13 has officially started! Rewards for Bronze, Silver, and Gold ranked players from Season 12 are waiting in your mailboxes. For those who climbed to the very top and obtained Platinum ranking, rewards are going out in the near future. Before we kick off the new season, let’s talk about new rewards, the future of replicas, and the revised win requirements.

New Rewards

As we announced at the end of Season 12, we’ll be revealing the seasonal rewards at the start of the new season! Check out the concept art for the Season 13 Armor Set below! Stay tuned--later in the season we’ll show off screenshots of the Armor Set in action.



Replica Rewards

Throughout the course of Season 13 and into the start of Season 14, we’re bringing out all of the remaining Replica rewards. No more waiting for the one you’ve got your eye on to come back each Season! Here’s more information on the order they’ll return and their costs:


  • Predacious Weapon Set (Season 6) and Commanding Weapon Set (Season 8)

    • 50,000 PvP tokens for each Weapon Set

  • Gladiator Weapon Set (Season 5) and Giradda’s Acklay Mount (Season 7)

    • 50,000 tokens for the weapon set, 200,000 for the mount

  • Furious Armor and Weapon Sets (Season 3)

    • 100,000 tokens each for the armor sets (there are 4), 50,000 for the Weapon Set



There’s no unique currency necessary to purchase Replica rewards, so you can start saving now! We’re going to completely retire the Replica rewards from the vendor after the Replica Furious Armor Set is released, so we’ll be sure to communicate the specific time frame well in advance. We want to make sure we give everyone ample notice and ample time to get all of the rewards that they want. Following this change, we’ll be focusing on creating new and unique rewards for our PvP community!

Tier Requirements

Lastly, we wanted to share the Season 13 tier requirements. While we won’t know the rating requirements until later in the season, here are the adjusted win requirements:


  • Bronze: Rating requirement + 20 wins (down from 25).
  • Silver: Rating requirement + 40 wins (down from 50).
  • Gold: Rating requirement + 80 wins (down from 100).
  • Platinum: 160 wins (down from 200) + be one of the top 3 rated players for your Class amongst the players with at least 160 wins.


Earlier this month, we made a number of changes to improve the overall rewards received from playing PvP, which you can check out here. Keep your eyes peeled for more Season 13 details, including rating requirements and the release of the first batch of Replica rewards!

Game Update 6.1.2d

Highlights


Ranked PvP Season 13 - Today marks the beginning of Ranked PVP Season 13. Players who participated and earned Bronze, Silver, and Gold rewards during season 12 will find their rewards waiting in their mailboxes. Top 96 players will receive their rewards in the coming days.
Nar Shaddaa Nightlife event - The Nar Shaddaa Nightlife Event has been extended until August 25th.

Flashpoints + Operations + Uprisings


Operations


The Nature of Progress


  • The Tour De Beast Achievement from the “Nature of Progress” Operation is now working as intended.
  • The Ventilation Station in “The Nature of Progress” Operation is no longer consuming all the charges of the battery as intended.


Galactic Starfighter




  • Players above level 10 are now receiving rewards after completing Galactic Starfighter matches as intended.


Items + Economy




  • Corrected the German name for the Meteor Brawler boots.


Warzones


General



  • Purple team icons are no longer displayed as white in Warzones.
  • Players should no longer be able to travel to their Stronghold from PvP matches as intended.
  • Players now receive a Leaver Penalty when leaving Unranked Warzone. They will not be able to queue for 15 minutes.
  • The following PvP Missions now only progress on victories, previously they progressed based on points earned with Victories counting for 5 or 2 points and Losses counting for 1 point:

    • [DAILY] March Them Down - Now requires 1 Victory (previously required 4 points).
    • [DAILY] No Quarter - Now requires 1 Victory (previously required 4 points).
    • [DAILY] United We Stand - Now requires 1 Victory (previously required 2 points).
    • [DAILY] Zero Tolerance - Now requires 1 Victory (previously required 2 points).
    • [WEEKLY] The War Front - Now requires 10 Victories (previously required 5 points).
    • [WEEKLY] Conspicuous Valor - Now requires 10 Victories (previously required 20 points).
    • [WEEKLY] The Spoils of War - Now requires 10 Victories (previously required 20 points).
    • [DAILY] Arena of Death! - Now requires 1 Victory (previously required 10 points).
    • [DAILY] My Kind of Scum - Now requires 1 Victory (previously required 10 points).
    • [WEEKLY] Go Berserk! - Now requires 6 Victories (previously required 50 points).
    • [WEEKLY] Time for Pain! - Now requires 8 Victories (previously required 50 points).

  • For Season 13, the “minimum games won” requirement has been changed for each Ranked PvP tier as follows:

    • Bronze - 20 wins (down from 25).
    • Silver - 40 wins (down from 50).
    • Gold - 80 wins (down from 100).
    • Platinum - 160 wins (down from 200) and be one of the top 3 rated players for your class among the players with at least 160 wins.

  • The Unranked Warzone map rotation has been adjusted to favor match variety over map variety. Players will have an equal chance to have a Capture Point, Huttball, Ancient Hypergates, or Voidstar match type pop.
  • Due to performance issues, we have temporarily disabled Vandin and Quesh Huttball maps from the Unranked Warzone queue.
  • The chance for players to have the Odessen Proving Grounds in the Unranked Warzone map rotation has been reduced.


Events


Nar Shaddaa Nightlife


  • The NPC to complete the step "Travel to Marked Site" from the "Counterfeit Tokens - Nar Shaddaa" Mission is now visible.
  • Emperor's Grace Slot machines are no longer stuck in a winning state, preventing players from interacting with them.
  • Players can now interact with the Kingpin Slot machines.
  • The "Red Zone" map from the "Counterfeit Tokens - Mek-Sha" Mission on the Imperial side is now displaying correct information.
  • Corrected an issue where an unintended error message is displayed if there is no target selected when using the Mission item to complete the "Buy In, Sell Out" Mission.
  • Corrected an issue where players didn’t receive any rewards attached to the mail when completing the Imperial or Republic "Counterfeit Tokens - Mek-Sha" Mission.
  • Players are no longer kicked out of their conversation when other players choose the fighting option in the "Counterfeit Tokens - Mek-Sha" Mission.

July 21st Livestream Recap

Hey everyone!

For those of you unable to watch the livestream yesterday, here is a bulleted list of everything the team discussed. If you would like to watch the VOD, you can do so here.


  • SWTOR is now on Steam! A full breakdown of everything related to that can be found in the article we published yesterday.
  • Brief re-cap of 2020 so far (Alderaan Stronghold, Conquest, Swoop Rally etc.)
  • Things to come in 2020:

    • 6.1.2d will kick off the start of PvP Season 13.
    • 6.1.3 - Phase 2 of Steam.
    • 6.1.4 - New seasonal event called Feast of Prosperity.
    • 6.2 - Holidays this year. We had initially wanted to get 6.2 out at the end of the summer, but the team decided that in order to deliver the true vision we want players to experience, releasing it around the holidays would be best.



Game Update 6.1.2d

  • We are going to start showing the rewards at the beginning of the Season.
  • Team’s goal is to make Group/Solo Ranked more rewarding than it currently is and drive better play in Unranked.


Game Update 6.1.3

  • Steam Achievements.
  • Next round of Gameplay and Content Updates.


Game Update 6.1.4 - Feast of Prosperity

  • New recurring seasonal event for Fall.
  • Multi-week duration.
  • Feast-themed minigame Missions (non-combat) for the Hutts.
  • Group to defeat World Bosses for rare ingredients.
  • Repeatable Daily and Weekly Missions.
  • Earn Reputation to unlock special Feast of Prosperity rewards.
  • Complete Achievements for Titles and prestige.
  • New Reputation-gated Story Missions.


Game Update 6.2 - Echoes of Vengeance

  • Two story updates in one!
  • Continuation of Kira/Scourge/Satele storyline.

    • Locate the missing ship and uncover the truth of its disappearance.

  • New Flashpoint

    • Face new enemies and old as conflict erupts among the Mandalorians.

  • Showed off a few screenshots/concept for the new story content.


Gameplay and Content Updates

  • Conquests

    • Fine tuning to make the system work better.

  • PvP Rewards

    • Releasing Replica rewards at an increased rate. First pieces will come mid-Season 13. Ranked tokens will become legacy based in a future update.
    • Committed to fixing Desync.

  • Crafting

    • Changes coming later this year.

  • World Design

    • Going back to refresh older planets/pieces of content to make the gameplay feel better.


Amplifiers

  • In an upcoming update there will be a quality of life update, reducing RNG and addressing feedback we’ve received.


What’s Next?

  • Next stream planned in late Summer.
  • “Cantina” stream in October (tentative).
  • Look for regular updates on the Forums on upcoming Gameplay and Content updates.