Star Wars: The Old Republic Dev Tracker

Hi folks,

As previously mentioned, I'm keeping you updated on the chat issue you all encounter.

The issue is now fixed. Please do let me know if your issue still persists afterward.

Hi folks,

Thank you for the different reports concerning the chat issue you encounter.

Our team is currently looking into it. I'll update you when I have more information.

Hi all,

The Satele Shan server is once again available! Thank you for your patience.

Hi all,

For those you encounter the issue with the PTS patch, we invite you to follow those troubleshooting steps:

1. Close the launcher
2. Go to the install folder (i.e. C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\BioWare\Star Wars - The Old Republic)
3. Delete retailclient_publictext.version
4. Launch the launcher. It will download the missing PTS files.

Let us know if you are still experiencing it.

Thank you for your patience while the team worked on this issue.

Hey folks,

Gonna take a bit more then just a quick fix to get things corrected for PTS so it will remain offline through the weekend. We'll swing back on Monday with a status update. Thanks all.

-eric

Hey all,

PTS is up but there is a potential issue with the patch (which is why you are seeing the error message). We are seeing if we can resolve before the weekend. I will let you know where it lands.

-eric

Hey everyone!

I have two quick updates for you regarding Augments on PTS. The vendor selling these Augments (just for PTS purposes) can now properly be found on the Fleet. Look for the Spoil of War vendors Takanna and Nitoo. Secondly, we have adjusted the crafting material requirements for the new CM-1337 Augments. The new cost per Augment is:

- 14 RPM-13 (down from 25).
- 7 OEM-37 (down from 15).
- 5 Legendary Embers (this material remains unchanged).

While the material requirements have changed, we are planning to keep the drop chances the same as outlined in the initial post by Chris Schmidt. Let us know your thoughts!

Hi all!

I wanted to take a moment and give another update regarding 6.1.4 and Conquest.

As Chris mentioned yesterday during our Live Stream, live-service game systems changes are based on data we see regarding how everyone is interacting with the system, our own hypothesis, and a dialogue with all of you! We believe the dialogue portion is a critical part of this process, and is one of the driving reasons we took our 6.1.4 Conquest updates to PTS. We want to thank you for all of your input, and encourage you to continue having a conversation with us!

We have continued to iterate on what the 6.1.4 Conquest system looks like based on the above process, and I would like to share with you some updates we are making which you can expect to see coming in an upcoming PTS patch:

• The planetary restrictions for Defeat Enemy Objectives and Heroic Missions Objectives have been removed.
  • This should once again function how it does on our live serv...

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Hi all,

Thanks for pointing that out.

I've informed our team that the bug on the Pragmatic Master's Breastplate is back. I'll update you when I have more information from them.

Hi folks,

The Connectivity issues have been resolved. You can now log back into the game.

Thank you for your patience.

Hi all,

The connectivity issues have been resolved. You can now log back into the game.

Thank you all for your patience.

Hi all,

Our team is aware of the login issues you all encounter. We're currently looking into it.

I'll update you when I have more information.

Hi folks,

Thanks for the report concerning the login issue.

Our team is currently looking into it. I'll update you when I have more information.

Hi all!

First and foremost thank you all for the feedback!

Here are some of the major points of feedback I am seeing:

• Feedback regarding locking Planetary Heroic Objectives to their planet being an available planet to invade. You would like to see these available at all times.
• Feedback regarding locking Planetary Defeat Enemies to their planet being an available planet to invade. You would like to see these available at all times.
• Feedback regarding solo based Objectives being overly reduced.

Our goal with locking Heroic and Defeat Enemy objectives to their planets was two fold; we wanted to create some variability to Conquests from week to week, while also working to streamline the increasing number of Objectives a 71+ player has.

Our Objective balance goal is to bring the points a player can obtain per minute more in line across all Objectives. Unfortunately this means that some of the more accessi... Read more

Hi KratosCv,

Thank you for reporting this issue with your subscription.

Our team is currently looking into it. I'll update you when I have additional information.

Hello everyone!

Today we put up a new PTS phase. In this players can experience the Feast of Prosperity event, Conquest changes, and more.

Feast of Prosperity

The Feast of Prosperity event features new Daily Missions, Weekly Missions, and mini-game activities that you'll be able to participate in on PTS. You'll also have access to an introductory Mission, where you�ll meet Gaboorga the Abundant and Duuba the Magnanimous, the founders of the Feast, and learn a little more about them and their ambitions. When the event reaches the live servers, a new Story Mission will unlock every week, but on PTS, you'll just get a peek at the introductory story mission. The rewards are not currently set up for the event, so don't be alarmed if you don't see any. We encourage you to check out the dailies, weeklies, and mini-games and provide your feedback in the thread below.

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Hi all!

Welcome to 6.1.4 Conquests on PTS! As I mentioned in my original thread, there are a handful of changes you can expect to see with Conquests and 6.1.4. I would like to take a minute and provide some additional insight into our balancing approach as well as what�s coming up!

Point Balance
While looking over our 6.1.2 Conquest values we realized there was opportunity to improve the experience. Simply put, there was too large a discrepancy in value for Objectives which were complicated or required larger time commitments when comparatively speaking to objectives which could be done with relative ease in a short amount of time. This was emphasizing and placing too much value on easier objectives, while simultaneously deemphasizing and devaluing more challenging content.

More so, it was making equally challenging content values unequal as well based on time to complete differences. Let�s take two Daily Areas as an example here: CZ-1... Read more

Hello everyone!

Following Chris Schmidt's announcement of new Augments, they are now available for testing on PTS. This will be a new tier of Augments that can be crafted by Cybertechs.

- How do the augments perform?
- How does the inflow of materials from PvE and PvP feel?
- Are Cybertechs happy with the CM-1337 material?
- Do the schematics take too long?

Let us know your thoughts!

Hello everyone!

The Feast of Prosperity event features new Daily Missions, Weekly Missions, and mini-game activities that you'll be able to participate in on PTS. You'll also have access to an introductory Mission, where you�ll meet Gaboorga the Abundant and Duuba the Magnanimous, the founders of the Feast, and learn a little more about them and their ambitions. When the event reaches the live servers, a new Story Mission will unlock every week, but on PTS, you'll just get a peek at the introductory story mission. We encourage you to check out the dailies, weeklies, and mini-games and provide your feedback.

Once you�re fully logged in to the PTS, head on over to the Fleet to pick up the starting Mission for the Feast of Prosperity! Just speak to the Festival Crier near the Cartel Bazaar elevator on the outer ring. The Daily Missions and minigames will only unlock once this introductory Mission is completed. Below you can find the type of feedback that the team is... Read more

Hey all,

Coming in 6.1.4 are a number of anti-toxicity measures that Chris outlined in his post here. Please use this thread to share your feedback on them, especially if you try any of them on PTS!

• What is your feedback on backfilling in Solo Ranked now prioritizing the same role as the one that left along with increasing the penalties for leaving?
• What is your feedback on the removal of vote kick from Ranked PvP?
• What is your feedback on Ranked PvP now requiring iLvl 306 in order to queue?
• What is your feedback on the addition of Legacy ignore?

Hop on the PTS and share your thoughts with us!

-eric