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8/20/10 5:59 PM -
Friday Update: Starships, Fan Friday, and Advanced Classes 
by Staff
, posted August 20th, 2010 at 5:59 PM
This week's Friday update is now online:

Sean Dahlberg said:
Whether you're looking to dominate the galaxy in the name of the Empire or rescue it from darkness as part of the Republic, you wont get very far without a starship. In Star Wars: The Old Republic, your starship will be your base of operations, and it might even be your best friend. Ship models are specially designed to match the needs and tastes of each of the class types, so even though all the starships are outfitted for traveling the galaxy, each has its own character.

Study the style and specifications of the various Starships by accessing the HoloNet now!

You will notice these Starships have been dissected from the Space Combat Video that came out earlier this week. As well as Starships there are new polls available for your perusal. The poll questions are:

Which feature are you most looking forward to in STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™?
Have you played Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR)?

As always, we look forward to seeing the results of the new polls.

There is also a Fan Friday featuring artwork from community members Wraloa and Kiuas, a fan-created video from Tukor, a showcase of a community RP thread, and more new avatars.

But most importantly, the Developer Corner outlined everything announced during our Gamescom presention about Advanced Classs (where we failed the "let's see how many data points we can write down in 20 seconds and if we can read our own handwriting" test -- self-depreciating humor there folks, but you can now see why we had some stuff missing), and new concept art that seems to show HK-47, or at the least a model of his same type.

Aurebesh translations after the jump.
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8/9/10 12:09 AM -
New Space Combat Information 
by sado
, posted August 9th, 2010 at 12:09 AM
PC Action, a German Magazine, released new information today on Space Combat from a demo that was shown to the press leading up to GamesCom. To say that the information has blown up the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Official Forum would be an understatement. Sean Dahlberg replied after stating:

Sean Dahlberg said:
As announced during Comic-Con International...

First, thank you to all of you who participated in our Comic-Con Reveal mission! While we didn't quite make the numbers, we definitely saw how excited the community is about this and how everyone came together. After all of that, there's no way we could hold back with our special reveal at Comic-Con!

If you've been following the news coming out of the Star Wars: The Old Republic panel at Comic-Con International, you've heard the announcement that we will indeed have Space Combat as part of the TOR experience! But what does that mean? Space combat is an alternative gameplay experience to the primary game of storytelling, questing, and ground-based combat. In space combat, you fly your personal ship to various hot spots on your galaxy map. From there, you will blast your way through asteroid fields, enemy fighters, frigates, destroyers, and a variety of other obstacles that will evoke memories of some of the great Star Wars™ space battles.

To learn more, pick up the October 2010 edition of PC Gamer which hits newsstands starting August 17th for screenshots and an exclusive interview or check back with us in the weeks to come.

Check out the cover of PC Gamer's October edition here:

http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/07/23/st...led-in-pcg-us/

There is an article about by the PC Action magazine that gives more details about Space Combat. There is a translation for this posted by a few users but I ask that everyone keep the discussion of the topic to this thread. Keeping the conversation within a (single) thread is easier for the team to look at consolidated constructive criticism and feedback instead of having to search all over and reading numerous short threads.

While discussing this, as always, be courteous to your fellow community members.

UPDATE[1]: To clarify, Space Combat is not a Turret Shooter (this is probably obvious after seeing the screenshot but some people were mentioning it in the other thread).

UPDATE[2]: Added the poll from a community member's thread.

For details on the information that was released today, check the community thread on the Official Forum linked below. Hat tip to Chris and Jamis on the heads up. You can find our community discussing the news on our forum.
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7/23/10 11:34 AM -
Friday Update: Fan Friday 
by sado
, posted July 23rd, 2010 at 11:34 AM
This week's friday update is a Fan Friday which includes some nice screens of Cathars, new avatars, new polls, and fan art from the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ community:

Sean Dahlberg said:
Take a look at the incredible creations were spotlighting from the Star Wars The Old Republic Community and check out the Developer Corner to see new content the team wants to share with you!

[Read more]

More after the jump.
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7/16/10 10:37 AM -
Friday Update: Music & Sounds of The Old Republic, Blood of The Empire 7 
by Dover
, posted July 16th, 2010 at 10:37 AM
Sean Dahlberg, Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Manager, posted in the official forum today, giving us a heads up about three new pieces of content for this Friday. This massive update includes a Developer Dispatch, a Developer Blog, and a new issue of the Blood of the Empire webcomic.

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7/14/10 2:30 PM -
Special Reveal at Comic-Con? 
by sado
, posted July 14th, 2010 at 2:30 PM
Sean Dahlberg sends word of a special reveal possibly being at Comic-Con, if the community should meet the terms:

Sean Dahlberg said:
Comic-Con International is almost upon us! You already know about the Beyond Solo panel being held on Friday, but we have something extra we want to announce during it. You're going to work for this one, though. If we get at least 200,000 Likes on our Facebook page and 30,000 Followers on our Twitter page by Friday, July 23rd, 2010, we will bring you this cool reveal!

Only time and community involvement will tell what this special reveal is.

Update: On a sidenote, the HD version of the E3 Multiplayer Gameplay Video is now available for download. Hat tip to Haplo
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7/9/10 12:36 PM -
Friday Update: Game Testing Starts, Comic-Con Kick Off & Upcoming Conventions 
by emlaeh
, posted July 9th, 2010 at 12:36 PM
Sean Dahlberg, Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Manager, officially announced the start of game testing today:

Game Testing for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ is underway! Those selected to test will gain access to the game and be able to provide valuable feedback to help us tune particular areas of gameplay and begin the process of balancing and tweaking our content.

Game Testing is an on-going process being rolled out in several phases. These phases began with smaller, more focused tests with community members from North America, and later will expand to other territories. Users selected for the test program will be notified via email with more information on accessing the Game Testing Portal. If you've not been chosen yet, you may be selected in the next wave!

If you haven't signed up already, its definitely not too late! If you're not already a member of the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ community, click here to become one today! Be sure to check the box to indicate you are interested in becoming a tester. If you're already a member, go to the Game Testing Portal to begin the sign up process. Note that you must be at least 18 years of age to accept the Game Tester Agreement.

Please keep in mind that there are no guarantees that you will be selected once you have completed the sign-up process. For more information about testing Star Wars: The Old Republic, take time to read the Game Testing FAQ.

Were looking forward to your help in making Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ a success!
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7/6/10 3:59 PM -
Game Critics Awards: Star Wars: The Old Republic wins Best RPG 
by sado
, posted July 6th, 2010 at 3:59 PM
Sean Dahlberg sends word that Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ won the Best RPG category on the Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 list:

Sean Dahlberg said:
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Game Critics Awards - Best of E3 2010
The 31 voting publications for the Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 are proud to announce the following winners for 2010

And if you look down to Best Role Playing Game you will see Star Wars™: The Old Republic™! This is definitely an honor and a privilege for us to be on the list and to win the award for Best Role Playing Game is amazing!

You can view the full list of winners at:

http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/winners.html

Congratulations to BioWare and LucasArts on the award.
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7/2/10 8:38 PM -
Star Wars: The Old Republic at Comic-Con International 
by sado
, posted July 2nd, 2010 at 8:38 PM
Sean Dahlberg just unveiled the plans for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ at Comic-Con International:

Sean Dahlberg said:
Comic-Con International is coming to San Diego, California! Meet up with The Old Republic team at the panel entitled Beyond Solo: Crafting the Multiplayer Story in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ on July 23rd from 1:00 to 2:00pm in Room 7AB. Morgan Webb (G4s X-Play) moderates a discussion with James Ohlen (Studio Creative Director and Lead Designer, BioWare), Drew Karpyshyn (Principal Writer, BioWare), and Alexander Freed (Managing Editor, BioWare) about the creation of the multiplayer, planet-spanning story in Star Wars: The Old Republic. While much attention has been paid to the unique individual stories of each of the eight classes in the game, the team is excited to share their approach to the broader stories players will experience in The Old Republic.

Other things going on at Comic-Con for The Old Republic:
Blood of the Empire signing by Alexander Freed at the Dark Horse booth
Hope Cinematic Trailer displayed at the Star Wars™ booth

And don't forget, Friday, July 23rd is Star Wars Day! Arrive dressed as your favorite class or character from The Old Republic to show your support!

Stay tuned for more details!

Comic-Con takes place on July 22-25, 2010 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. You can find ticket and event information at the official Comic-Con website.

Update: In another Tweet, Sean Dahlberg seems to confirm SWTOR's presence at PAX as well:

Sean Dahlberg said:
@Kyle_Pants If you're looking for Star Wars info in general, #SWCV is definitely the place to be. If more #swtor, I'd recommend PAX.
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7/2/10 3:17 PM -
Friday Update: E3 Multiplayer Demo 
by emlaeh
, posted July 2nd, 2010 at 3:17 PM
This week's friday update is the E3 Multiplayer Game Play Demo:

Sean Dahlberg said:
During E3 we gave live demos of multiplayer game play in The Old Republic™ for the press. Now we want to share the demo with the community! This demo shows how a diverse group of players use their abilities to complement one another in battle.

Commander Narlock readies his troops for an Imperial assault. As he does, all four Republic classes; a Jedi Consular, Jedi Knight, Smuggler, and Trooper join together to assist in fighting off the attack. Watch as each player does his or her part to take on the enemies, and beat the Imperial Troopers and Imperial Breach Droids.

See how group combat will be a thrilling part of The Old Republic in this Multiplayer Game Play Demo.

The downloadable and localized versions will be available next week.

Sean Dahlberg gives further insight about the video:

Sean Dahlberg said:
This is indeed another take of what happened during E3. In here you have Brian Arndt as the Smuggler, Rob Chestney as the Trooper, Cory as the Jedi Knight, and I played the Jedi Consular.

This was something shown during E3 on G4 but we wanted to give you a version that had no cuts from start to finish, where you got to hear the VO, and saw the same setup tackled in a slightly different way.

Working Dissection after the jump.

Last Updated: July 3 @ 1:22 PM EST
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6/30/10 5:50 AM -
DevTracker Highlights For The Week of June 21, 2010 
by sado
, posted June 30th, 2010 at 5:50 AM
This week's DevTracker Highlights discuss what the developers prefer to play, video capturing, hints on upcoming videos, and more after the jump.
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6/25/10 7:40 PM -
Friday Update: Blood of the Empire Act 2 Issue 2 
by sado
, posted June 25th, 2010 at 7:40 PM
Today's long awaited Star Wars: The Old Republic™ update is Blood of the Empire Act 2 Issue 2:

Sean Dahlberg said:
In the sixth issue of Blood of the Empire™, Teneb Kel fights for his life as Lenico Colony Blue collapses around him. The Emperor's apprentice has proven vastly more powerful than anyone realized--it will take all Teneb's skills and resources to survive, let alone complete his mission. But can he rely on his closest ally in his moment of need, or will he face betrayal?

Check out the latest issue of Blood of the Empire now!

Mentions of Ambria, Glitterflies, and more information about the Emperor abound in this issue.

Update: Chino alerted us to a website that appears to have Act 2 Issue 3 online already. To us it looks legit. SWTOR-Station has the comic translated into English for those interested in reading it. Hat tip to DarthAgony for the heads up on the translation.
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6/25/10 12:01 AM -
Friday Update Preview 
by sado
, posted June 25th, 2010 at 12:01 AM
Sean Dahlberg, Star Wars: The Old Republic™ Community Manager, informs the community that tomorrow's update will be a late one:

Sean Dahlberg said:
Just wanted to let everyone know that tomorrow's update will be running late tomorrow. How late? Hard to say at this point but I should have some more info early tomorrow (that is, early my time). I'll update this thread (and the first post) with such information.

That all said, instead of camping the F5 key, I'd suggest following us on the social networks we are a part of since we post the updates there as soon as everything is ready.

Sean Dahlberg said:
UPDATE [11:20AM CDT]: Nothing really new to tell at this time; we do not have an eta on when today's update will be posted. We apologize for this inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Sean Dahlberg said:
FINAL UPDATE [6:05PM CDT]: Just to let everyone know, we will be putting up the latest issue of the Blood of the Empire within the hour. We thank you for your patience and understanding and definitely check back in next week.

More from the DevTracker after the jump.
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